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SANTA MONICA, Ill. (Aprilis 28, 2015) – Due to a knee injury sustained by title challenger Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator featherweight mundi MMA Champion Patricio Pitbull (23-2) will now face German submission ace Daniel “The Weasel” Weichel (35-8) in the co-main event of “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” which takes place Friday, June 19 apud Sanctum Petrum,. Louis’ Scottrade Center.
Praesent historia pugnat maxime anticipatae delude Kimbo Slice vs. Ken trifolium, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) atque Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Suspendisse 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. In 24 career apparentiae, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, uterque ex novacula tenues, split-decisions.
“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. In ultimo proelio, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 in anteacta 13 outings. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Viridis Desmond, Matt Bessette atque Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 uincit, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.
The 5-fight televised card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. ATQUE / 8 p.m. CT, with preliminary fights streaming on Spike.com at 7 p.m. ATQUE / 6 p.m. CT.
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“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Friday, May June 19, Scottrade Center, S.. Louis, You.
Main Card
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken trifolium (28-15-2)
Bellator featherweight Title proelium: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)
Featured bellator Pullover proelium: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)
Bellator Featured Lightweight proelium: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Suspendisse Fields (15-4)
Praevium Card
Bellator Welterweight Prelim proelium: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)
Bellator Strawweight Prelim proelium: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)
Bellator Lightweight Prelim proelium: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)
Bellator featherweight Prelim proelium: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)