Michael Chandler Wins Bellator Tournament, Lombard KOs Vitale

Filed under: Bellator, NewsIn the biggest fight of his mixed martial arts career, Michael Chandler stepped up with the best performance of his career, defeating Patricky “Pitbull” Freire by unanimous decision in the final of Bellator’s lightweight tour…

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In the biggest fight of his mixed martial arts career, Michael Chandler stepped up with the best performance of his career, defeating Patricky “Pitbull” Freire by unanimous decision in the final of Bellator’s lightweight tournament at Bellator 44 on Saturday.

The victory earns Chandler a shot at Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, who stepped into the cage immediately after the fight to congratulate Chandler.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Alvarez said. “I can’t wait.”

Bellator 44 Preview: The Rundown

Filed under: BellatorBellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard in action, and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire vs. Michael Chandler in the finals of the lightweight tournament, are the anchors for this Saturday’s Bellator 44 in Atlantic City.

With two ep…

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Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard in action, and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire vs. Michael Chandler in the finals of the lightweight tournament, are the anchors for this Saturday’s Bellator 44 in Atlantic City.

With two episodes remaining, the season four tournaments are winding down while other bouts are potential qualifiers for next season’s tournaments in September.

After the jump, let’s take a look at five of the storylines heading into Bellator 44.

Bellator 39 Results: Alvarez vs. Curran, Saunders vs. Lee, More

Filed under: Bellator, ResultsMMA Fighting has live Bellator results of Eddie Alvarez vs. Pat Curran and the rest of the MTV2 card happening tonight at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

In the main event, Alvarez will put his lightweight titl…

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MMA Fighting has live Bellator results of Eddie Alvarez vs. Pat Curran and the rest of the MTV2 card happening tonight at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

In the main event, Alvarez will put his lightweight title on the line against season two tournament winner Curran.

Also in semifinal matchups, former Bellator champion Lyman Good will face Rick Hawn in a welterweight bout and Toby Imada will meet Patricky “Pitbull” Freire in a lightweight showdown.

Finally, in a special 175-pound attraction, UFC veteran Ben Saunders will face East Coast mainstay Matt Lee.

Bellator 39 results are below.

Bellator 39 Predictions

Filed under: BellatorBellator’s picked a good time for its best fight card of the year so far, with Bellator 39 taking place during an otherwise slow week for mixed martial arts, and a Saturday night without any UFC or Strikeforce competition. The Bell…

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Eddie Alvarez after a win at Bellator.Bellator’s picked a good time for its best fight card of the year so far, with Bellator 39 taking place during an otherwise slow week for mixed martial arts, and a Saturday night without any UFC or Strikeforce competition. The Bellator card should be a highly entertaining one, headlined by a lightweight title fight featuring Bellator’s top star, Eddie Alvarez.

What: Bellator XXXIX

When: Saturday, the MTV2 televised card starts at 9 PM ET

Where: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut

Predictions on the four televised fights below.