The Bellator 167 event has lost its main event. According to a report from MMAfighting.com, Patricky Freire (16-8 MMA, 9-7 BMMA) is out of his lightweight main event against Derek Campos (17-6 MMA, 6-3 BMMA). Bellator MMA officials have yet to confirm the news, but it’s expected that the promotion will soon. Freire (16-8) is
The Bellator 167 event has lost its main event. According to a report from MMAfighting.com, Patricky Freire (16-8 MMA, 9-7 BMMA) is out of his lightweight main event against Derek Campos (17-6 MMA, 6-3 BMMA). Bellator MMA officials have yet to confirm the news, but it’s expected that the promotion will soon.
Freire (16-8) is 3-3 n his last six bouts and is coming off a loss to Michael Chandler at Bellator Dynamite 2 by first round KO. If Bellator does not find an opponent for Campos, then Emily Ducote vs. Ilima MacFarlane will be the main event.
Bellator 167 takes place Dec. 3 at WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Okla. The previous day, Bellator 166 takes place at the same location. Here is the updated card for the event:
MAIN CARD (Spike, 9 p.m. ET)
Emily Ducote vs. Ilima MacFarlane Andre Fialho vs. Chidi Njokuani Justin Lawrence vs. John Teixeira Darrion Caldwell vs. Joe Taimanglo
PRELIMINARY CARD (Online, 7 p.m. ET)
Brandon Lee vs. Jarod Trice Jonathan Gary vs. Aaron Roberson Stephen Banaszak vs. Brandon Phillips Codale Ford vs. Justin Peterson
A new main event has been tabbed for the upcoming Bellator 167 event, as Derek Campos and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire square off for a second time.
Originally, the December 3 card from Thac…
A new main event has been tabbed for the upcoming Bellator 167 event, as Derek Campos and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire square off for a second time.
Originally, the December 3 card from Thackerville, Oklahoma was to feature John Teixeira and former champion Pat Curran. An injury to Curran, though, scrapped those plans. Teixeira will remain on the docket, facing Justin Lawrence.
Campos (17-6) and Freire (16-8) own a combined 15 wins inside the Bellator cage. That includes a 2014 TKO win by Freire over Campos.
The Brazilian recently fell to division champion Michael Chandler in his quest to bring gold to the Freire home. He is 3-3 over his last six, while Campos is 3-2 with a knockout of Melvin Guillard on his resume.
The current fight card can be found below:
MAIN CARD (Spike/9 p.m. ET)
Derek Campos vs. Patricky Freire
Emily Ducote vs. Ilima MacFarlane
Andre Fialho vs. Chidi Njokuani
Justin Lawrence vs. John Teixeira
PRELIMINARY CARD (Bellator.com/7 p.m. ET)
Brandon Lee vs. Jarod Trice
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Dakota Cochrane
Jonathan Gary vs. Aaron Roberson
Stephen Banaszak vs. Brandon Phillips
Codale Ford vs. Justin Peterson
Fernando Gonzalez vs. Chris Hicks
With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past at Bellator: Dynamite 2, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. Some of the more notable suspensions include Patricky Freire being suspended indefinitely, pending neurological clearance. No other top names were suspended
With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle this past at Bellator: Dynamite 2, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.
Some of the more notable suspensions include Patricky Freire being suspended indefinitely, pending neurological clearance. No other top names were suspended following the event.
Bellator: Dynamite 2 took place on Friday, June 24, 2016, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The prelims aired on Spike TV.com and the main card that features four bouts aired on Spike TV.
The main event was a heavyweight bout between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Satoshi Ishii while the co-main event was a lightweight title showdown between Michael Chandler and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. The other two MMA bouts on the main card were Matt Mitrione (9-5) vs. Carl Seumanutafa and Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Rebecca Ruth.
Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 152 on Friday and all of the fighters are on point for competition. Bellator 152 will take place April 16, 2016, at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy. The main card will air on Spike TV and will feature five bouts. The main event will be a lightweight bout
Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 152 on Friday and all of the fighters are on point for competition.
Bellator 152 will take place April 16, 2016, at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy. The main card will air on Spike TV and will feature five bouts.
The main event will be a lightweight bout between Patricky Freire and Kevin Souza while the co-main event will be a light heavyweight bout between Alessio Sakara and Brian Rogers.
Here are the weigh-in results:
Patricky Freire (155.2) vs. Kevin Souza (155.2)
Brian Rogers (205.3) vs. Alessio Sakara (203.9)
Danilo Belluardo (145.4) vs. A.J. McKee (145.5)
Anjela Pink (129.3) vs. Anastasia Yankova (130)
Daniele Miceli (167.5) vs. Daniele Scatizzi (168.2)
Well, it looks like Patricky Freire finally has a new opponent for the upcoming Bellator 152 event.
Kevin Souza (16-4), a former UFC featherweight veteran, has signed with Bellator MMA and will be making his promotional debut at Bellator 152, replacing the injured Derek Campos against Freire in the main event.
Souza, who fought at 145 pounds in the UFC, will be moving up to 155 pounds for the Freire fight and depending on how he feels, could be staying in that division.
“Maybe, I don’t know yet,” Souza told MMAFighting.com, confirming that he signed a four-fight deal with Bellator. “I will fight and see how I feel. I’m fighting a guy that is at the top of the division, close to the title, and I believe that a win over him gives me a big chance of being the next in line, so we’ll see what happens.”
Bellator 152 takes place at the Pala Alpitour Arena in Torino, Italy on April 16, 2016.
Well, it looks like Patricky Freire finally has a new opponent for the upcoming Bellator 152 event.
Kevin Souza (16-4), a former UFC featherweight veteran, has signed with Bellator MMA and will be making his promotional debut at Bellator 152, replacing the injured Derek Campos against Freire in the main event.
Souza, who fought at 145 pounds in the UFC, will be moving up to 155 pounds for the Freire fight and depending on how he feels, could be staying in that division.
“Maybe, I don’t know yet,” Souza told MMAFighting.com, confirming that he signed a four-fight deal with Bellator. “I will fight and see how I feel. I’m fighting a guy that is at the top of the division, close to the title, and I believe that a win over him gives me a big chance of being the next in line, so we’ll see what happens.”
Bellator 152 takes place at the Pala Alpitour Arena in Torino, Italy on April 16, 2016.
The whistling of Conor McGregor‘s hypetrain heading into UFC 178 made it easy to forget about Bellator 126. However, as always, CagePotato has you covered with a Bellator recap post.
Here’s a rundown of the fight card, with GIFs courtesy @ZProphet_MMA.
In the opener, Mike Richman knocked Ed West OUT COLD. Richman had control of the stand-up throughout the fight. He masterfully cut off the cage, forcing West to literally run from him at points. Late in the first round, West couldn’t run anymore. Richman landed a massive two-punch combo while West was against the cage that sucked the life out of him. See the GIF after the jump.
The whistling of Conor McGregor‘s hypetrain heading into UFC 178 made it easy to forget about Bellator 126. However, as always, CagePotato has you covered with a Bellator recap post.
In the opener, Mike Richman knocked Ed West OUT COLD. Richman had control of the stand-up throughout the fight. He masterfully cut off the cage, forcing West to literally run from him at points. Late in the first round, West couldn’t run anymore. Richman landed a massive two-punch combo while West was against the cage that sucked the life out of him.
Then came wrestling standout Bubba Jenkins against Thiago Meller. The fight was all Jenkins, who lived up to his grinder reputation and smothered Meller for the full 15 minutes of the fight. But it wasn’t just “lay and pray.” Jenkins punished Meller throughout the fight, making his face look like hamburger meat. Meller, to his credit, almost caught a guillotine a couple times. The Z-man (that’s what we’re calling him now) didn’t post any GIFs of this fight.
In the co-main event famed Polish prospect Marcin Held met Bellator mainstay Patricky “Pitbull” Freire in the next fight. Held put on an incredible performance. Save for a couple minutes in the first round, Held controlled the entire fight. Held’s wrestling always seemed to be deficient in his last few fights, but his improvements in that area were apparent as he took down Freire repeatedly. Once the fight went to the ground, Held maintained dominant positions and controlled the scrambles. He even opened up a nice cut underneath Freire’s eye. He won a unanimous decision win. Check out the GIF of an insane takedown he landed in the first round:
The main event was a title bout between middleweight champ Alexander Shlemenko and challenger Brandon Halsey. It was the least competitive bout of the night. Halsey dragged Shlemenko to the mat, took his back, and choked him out in under a minute. If MMA were Mortal Kombat, this would be a “Flawless Victory.”
Here are the complete results of the card:
Main Card
Brandon Halsey def. Alexander Shlemenko via submission (rear naked choke), Round 1, 0:35.
Marcin Held def. Patricky Freire via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-26).
Bubba Jenkins def. Thiago Meller via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
Mike Richman def. Ed West via KO (punches), Round 1, 2:44.
Preliminary Card
LaRue Burley def. Raymond Pina via submission (guillotine choke), Round 2, 0:22.
Clifford Starks def. Jacob Ortiz via technical submission (guillotine choke), Round 2, 0:52.
Nick Rossborough def. Ryan Martinez via TKO (injury), Round 1, 5:00.
Joe Taimanglo def. Michael Parker via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27).
Dan Charles def. Stuart Austin via knockout (punches), Round 3, 0:18.
Derek Campos def. Estevan Payan via knockout (punch), Round 1, 0:31.
Brandon Girtz def. Benny Madrid via TKO (punches), Round 1, 0:57.
