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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprīlis 28, 2015) – Due to a knee injury sustained by title challenger Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator MMA viegls pasaules čempions 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,” kas notiek Piektdiena, Jūnijs 19 at St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.
Featuring vienu no visvairāk gaidāmo cīņu vēsturē sportu ar Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) un 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, Brazīlija, 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. Uz 24 karjeras šķietamību, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, un abi bija rezultāts skuveklis plānas, split-decisions.
“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. Savā pēdējā cīņā, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 viņa agrāk 13 Izbraukuma. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Green, Matt Bessette un Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 uzvar, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.
The 5-fight televised card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. UN / 8 p.m. CT, with preliminary fights streaming on Spike.com at 7 p.m. UN / 6 p.m. CT.
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“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Piektdiena, Maijs Jūnijs 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Tu.
Galvenais Card
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)
Bellator viegls Title Fight: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)
Bellator Featured smagiem cīņa: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)
Bellator Featured Viegla cīņa: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)
Iepriekšēja Card
Bellator papildsvars, atlases cīņa: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)
Bellator Strawweight atlases cīņa: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)
Bellator Viegls, atlases cīņa: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)
Bellator viegls, atlases cīņa: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)