LOS ANGELES — Bellator MMA is returning to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. with a lightweight main event pitting Patricky "Pitbull" Freire(17-8) tiv thaiv Derek Liaj teb (18-6) rau Friday, Lub Xya hli ntuj 14.
The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. I, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Daim pib rau Bellator 181: Pitbull vs. Campos 2 mus rau ntawm kev muag no Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 28, 2017 ntawm 10 a.m. I 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 phiaj los nqis tes, following a second-round finish of Josh Thomson ntawm Bellator 172. Having won seven of his last 10 xaus, “Pitbull” is on a fierce path that has firmly established himself as a contender for the 155-pound belt. Nrog 11 ntawm nws 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 ntawm Bellator 170 nyuam qhuav pib lub xyoo. Fighting out of Lubbock, Texas, “The Stallion” will enter the Bellator cage for the 12th time. Having won nine of his last 12 kev sib tw, 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.
Tshiab Bellator 181: Pitbull vs. Campos 2 Main Card:
Lightweight Main Event: Patricky “Pitbull” (17-8) vs. Derek Liaj teb (18-6)