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SANTA MONICA, Kalif. (April 28, 2015) – Due to a knee injury sustained by title challenger Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator MMA Featherweight svjetski prvak Patricio Pitbull (23-2) will now face German submission ace Danijel “The Weasel” Weichel (35-8) in the co-main event of “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” which takes place Petak, Jun 19 u St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.
Uz jedan od najočekivanijih borbe u povijesti ovog sporta sa Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) i Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4), with a fifth and final featured bout to be announced shortly.
The 27-year-old “Pitbull,” of Natal, Brazil, is a 13-time veteran of the promotion who captured the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title with a September win over then-champion Pat Curran. “Pitbull” then defended his belt in January with a thrilling submission win over former champion Daniel Straus. U 24 karijeru nastupa, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, i oba su rezultat vrlo tanku, split-decisions.
“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. U svojoj zadnjoj borbi, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 u svojoj prošlosti 13 izlete. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Green, Matt Bessette i Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 wins, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.
The 5-fight televised card airs live on Spike at 9 poslije podne. I / 8 poslije podne. CT, with preliminary fights streaming on Spike.com at 7 poslije podne. I / 6 poslije podne. CT.
Ulaznice za “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” koje se kreću od samo $30, Trenutno se nalazite na prodaju Ticketmaster.com.
“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Petak, Maj Jun 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Vas.
Glavni Card
Bellator u teškoj kategoriji Main Event: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)
Bellator Featherweight Naslov Fight: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)
Bellator Istaknute Heavyweight Fight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)
Bellator Izdvojeni Lagane Fight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)
Preliminarni Card
Bellator Welterweight Prelim Fight: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)
Bellator Strawweight Prelim Fight: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)
Bellator Lagani Prelim Fight: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim Fight: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)