SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Svibanj 14, 2016) – The Bellator MMA Lightweight Championship will be up for grabs “Iron” Michael Chandler (14-3) Upoznajte Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (16-7) in the co-main event of "Bellator: Dinamit 2" inside the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on June 24.
The title fight joins a main event that features a 215-pound heavyweight matchup between“Rampage” Jackson (36-11) a Satoshi Ishii (14-5-1), as well as a heavyweight showdown pitting Matt Mitrione (9-5) protiv Carl “Badwater” Seumanutafa (10-6). Much like the first iteration of Scott Coker’s “Dinamit” series, both a mixed martial arts cage and kickboxing ring will be featured on the arena floor.
The contests make up part of the televised portion of “Bellator: Dynamite 2,” koja emitira uživo na Spike na 9 poslije podne. I/8 poslije podne. CT, Preliminarne borbe će izlaziti uživo na Bellator.com a Bellator mobilne aplikacije. Dodatni natjecanja bit će objavljeni uskoro.
Ulaznice za "Bellator: Dinamit 2” započeti u samo $30 and are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center. Vrata za događaj otvorenog kod 5 poslije podne. CT po lokalnom vremenu, and the first bout is scheduled to take place one hour after.
Chandler will look to replicate the success that he had during his first meeting with Freire at“Bellator 44” u 2011, when he went toe-to-toe with “Pitbull” before walking away with the unanimous decision victory. A 14-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, the 30-year-old lightweight has put together an impressive resume within the promotion, posting an 11-3 record and earning key wins over the likes of: Eddie Alvarez, Dave Rickels (2x), Derek Polja, a Marcin Held. The Missouri native will be making his 2016 debut with the hopes of adding to his current two-fight winning streak.
“Pitbull” has quickly strung together an impressive start to his 2016 kampanja, with back-to-back wins over Ryan Couture a Kevin Souza. “Pitbull” most recently headlined the mixed martial arts portion of Bellator MMA’s inaugural event overseas, "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” in Torino, Italija, defeating Souza via unanimous decision. The elder “Pitbull” brother will be making his 16th appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, a promotion that he has been loyal to since 2011. The Brazilian slugger eyes a third straight victory when he enters the cage with the hometown boy at Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Lipanj 24.
Ažurirano "Bellator: Dynamite 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Glavni događaj u teškoj kategoriji: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (36-11) vs. Satoshi Ishii (14-5-1)
Bellator MMA Lightweight World Title Bout: Michael Chandler (14-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (16-7)
Bellator MMA Teška kategorija: Matt Mitrione (9-5) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (10-6)
Prethodno Card:
Bellator MMA Velter Prethodno Bout: Kevin Engel (5-0) vs. Chel Erwin-Davis (3-1)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Prethodno Bout: Jordan Howard (9-3) vs Justin Robbins (14-17-1)
Bellator MMA Velter Prethodno Bout: Joaquin Buckley (5-0) vs Chris Heatherly (9-3-1)
Bellator MMA 130-pound Preliminary Bout: Michelle Royer (1-0) vs Katy Collins (3-1)
Bellator MMA 180-pound Preliminary Bout: Brad Jones (5-4) vs Tyler Claussen (2-0)
Bellator MMA Srednjoj Prethodno Bout: Jason Christeson (1-0) vs Jarrod Thomas (0-0)
Bellator MMA Teški Prethodno Bout: Lee Burns (2-0) vs. Byron Stevens (0-0)
Bellator MMA Velter Prethodno Bout: Steven Mann (11-4) vs. Mike Estus (7-4)
Bellator MMA Velter Prethodno Bout: Rashard Lovelace (3-0) vs. Garret Mueller (2-1)
Bellator MMA Strawweight Preliminary Bout: Nikki Smith (1-0) vs. Ashley Cummins (3-3)
Bellator Kickboxing preliminarni Bout: Elmir Kulosman (3-0) vs. Darryl Cobb (2-1)
Bellator Kickboxing preliminarni Bout: Tara Walker (4-3-1) vs. Mimi Kutzin (3-2)