Gampang tweet: “NEW FIGHT: @danielweichel to face @PatricioPitbull for #Bellator featherweight championship on June 19 #UnfinishedBusiness”
Santa Monica, Calif. (April 28, 2015) – Due to a knee injury sustained by title challenger Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator MMA Featherweight World Jawara Patricio Pitbull (23-2) will now face German submission ace Daniel “The Weasel” Weichel (35-8) in the co-main event of “Bellator: Business Unfinished,” nu lumangsung Jumaah, Juni 19 di St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.
Featuring salah sahiji gelut paling diantisipasi dina sajarah olahraga jeung Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Dadan Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) jeung Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Saderek Widang (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 Agus Karana. “Pitbull” then defended his belt in January with a thrilling submission win over former champion Daniel Straus. Dina 24 appearances karir, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, jeung boh éta hasil agul-ipis, split-decisions.
“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. Dina tarung panungtungan-Na, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 di jaman baheula-Na 13 outings. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Green, Matt Bessette jeung Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 ngéléhkeun, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.
The 5-fight televised card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. AND / 8 p.m. CT, with preliminary fights streaming on Spike.com at 7 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. CT.
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“Bellator MMA: Business Unfinished” - Jumaah, Mei Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Maneh.
Card utama
Bellator Heavyweight utama Pajajaran: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)
Bellator Featherweight Ibing ngalawan: Lapang Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)
Bellator Artikel ngalawan Heavyweight: Dadan Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)
Bellator Artikel ngalawan Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Saderek Widang (15-4)
Card awal
Bellator Welterweight Prelim ngalawan: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)
Bellator Strawweight Prelim ngalawan: Mil McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)
Bellator Lightweight Prelim ngalawan: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Lukas Nelson (2-1)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim ngalawan: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)