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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 28, 2015) – Due to a knee injury sustained by title challenger Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator MMA featherweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull (23-2) will now face German submission ace Daniel “The Weasel” Weichel (35-8) in the co-main event of “Bellator: Mhux mitmum Business,” li sseħħ Il-ġimgħa, Ġunju 19 f'St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.
Jidhru wieħed mill-ġlied aktar antiċipati fl-istorja ta 'l-isport ma Kimbo Porzjon vs. Ken Shamrock, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) u Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Oqsma (15-4), with a fifth and final featured bout to be announced shortly.
The 27-year-old “Pitbull,” of Natal, Brażil, 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. Fl 24 apparenzi karriera, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, u kemm kienu r-riżultat ta 'razor-thin, split-decisions.
“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. Fl-aħħar ġlieda tiegħu, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 fil-passat tiegħu 13 ħarġiet. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Green, Matt Bessette u Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 jirbaħ, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.
The 5-fight televised card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. U / 8 p.m. CT, with preliminary fights streaming on Spike.com at 7 p.m. U / 6 p.m. CT.
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“Bellator MMA: Mhux mitmum Business” - Il-ġimgħa, Mejju Ġunju 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.
Main Card
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Kimbo Porzjon (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)
Bellator featherweight Titolu Ġlieda: Qasam Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)
Bellator Dehru Ġlieda Heavyweight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)
Bellator Dehru Ġlieda Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Oqsma (15-4)
Card preliminari
Ġlieda Bellator welterweight Prelim: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)
Ġlieda Bellator Strawweight Prelim: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)
Ġlieda Bellator Ħfief Prelim: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)
Ġlieda Bellator featherweight Prelim: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)