SANTA MONICA, ແຄລິຟໍເນຍ. (ພຶດສະພາ 14, 2016) – The Bellator MMA Lightweight Championship will be up for grabs “Iron” Michael Chandler (14-3) ກອງປະຊຸມ Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (16-7) in the co-main event of "Bellator: Dynamite 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) ແລະ Satoshi Ishii (14-5-1), as well as a heavyweight showdown pitting Matt Mitrione (9-5) ຕໍ່ Carl “Badwater” Seumanutafa (10-6). Much like the first iteration of Scott Coker’s “Dynamite” 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,” ຊຶ່ງວາງທ່າອາໄສຢູ່ໃນແບບຮວງຕັ້ງແຈບທີ່ 9 p.m. ແລະ/8 p.m. CT, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນຈະໄດ້ນ້ໍາດໍາລົງຊີວິດໃນ Bellator.com ແລະ The Bellator App ມືຖື. ການແຂ່ງຂັນເພີ່ມເຕີມຈະໄດ້ຮັບການປະກາດບໍ່ດົນ.
ປີ້ສໍາລັບການ "Bellator: Dynamite 2” ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນຢູ່ທີ່ພຽງແຕ່ $30 and are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center. ປະຕູສໍາລັບກໍລະນີທີ່ເປີດຢູ່ໃນ 5 p.m. CT ເວລາທ້ອງຖິ່ນ, 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” ໃນ 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 Fields, ແລະ Marcin ໄດ້ຈັດຂຶ້ນ. 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 ການໂຄສະນາ, with back-to-back wins over Ryan Couture ແລະ 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, ອິຕາລີ, 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 ເດືອນມິຖຸນາ 24.
ການປັບປຸງ "Bellator: Dynamite 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Main Event: ວິນ "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 ການແຂ່ງຂັນຄຸນສົມບັດຫນັກ: Matt Mitrione (9-5) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (10-6)
ບັດ Preliminary:
Bellator MMA ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ Welterweight: Kevin Engel (5-0) vs. Chel Erwin, Davis (3-1)
Bellator MMA ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ Bantamweight: Jordan Howard (9-3) vs Justin Robbins (14-17-1)
Bellator MMA ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ Welterweight: 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 ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ Middleweight: Jason Christeson (1-0) vs Jarrod Thomas (0-0)
Bellator MMA ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນໜັກ: Lee Burns (2-0) vs. Byron Stevens (0-0)
Bellator MMA ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ Welterweight: Steven Mann (11-4) vs. Mike Estus (7-4)
Bellator MMA ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ Welterweight: 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 Preliminary Bout: Elmir Kulosman (3-0) vs. Darryl Cobb (2-1)
Bellator Kickboxing Preliminary Bout: Tara Walker (4-3-1) vs. Mimi Kutzin (3-2)