Los Angeles — Bellator MMA is returning to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. with a lightweight main event pitting Patricky "Lucenzo" Freire(17-8) da Derek noman (18-6) a kan Jumma'a, Yuli 14.
The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. DA/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Tikiti na Bellator 181: Lucenzo, Daddy Yankee vs. Campos 2 tafi a kan sayar da wannan Jumma'a, Afrilu 28, 2017 a 10 a.m. CT and can be purchased at WinStar’s Global Event Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.
Additional main and preliminary card bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Hailing from Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil, the eldest of the “Pitbull” brothers steps inside the Bellator cage for the18th time in his professional career. Patricky Freire will be looking to build on an impressive start to his 2017 yaƙin neman zaɓe, following a second-round finish of Josh Thomson a Bellator 172. Having won seven of his last 10 iyakar, “Pitbull” is on a fierce path that has firmly established himself as a contender for the 155-pound belt. Tare da 11 da ya 12 career finishes coming by way of knockout, including each of his seven in Bellator, the 31-year-old Brazilian phenom hopes to add to that total and once again defeat Campos in the evening’s main event.
Similar to “Pitbull,” Campos has started off his 2017 season on the right foot, earning a pivotal win over Derek Anderson a Bellator 170 a farkon wannan shekara. Fighting out of Lubbock, Texas, “The Stallion” will enter the Bellator cage for the 12th time. Having won nine of his last 12 gasar, Campos hopes to continue his recent success and avenge his earlier loss to “Pitbull” over three years ago at Bellator 117. Campos will also enter the bout riding a three-fight winning streak, which includes impressive victories over Melvin Guillard and Anderson.
Updated Bellator 181: Lucenzo, Daddy Yankee vs. Campos 2 Babban Card:
Lightweight Main Event: Patricky “Pitbull” (17-8) vs. Derek noman (18-6)