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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 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: Unfinished Business,” ambayo hufanyika Ijumaa, Juni 19 katika St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.
Akishirikiana moja ya mapambano kutarajia katika historia ya mchezo na Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) na 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. Katika 24 kuonekana kazi, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, na wote walikuwa ni matokeo ya wembe-thin, split-decisions.
“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. Katika mapambano yake ya mwisho, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 katika siku za nyuma yake 13 outings. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Green, Matt Bessette na Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 mafanikio, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.
The 5-fight televised card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. NA / 8 p.m. CT, with preliminary fights streaming on Spike.com at 7 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. CT.
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“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Ijumaa, Mei Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.
Kuu ya Kadi
Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)
Bellator Featherweight Title Kupambana: Uwanja Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)
Bellator Matukio ya Kupambana Heavyweight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)
Bellator Matukio Kupambana Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)
Awali Kadi
Bellator welterweight Prelim Kupambana: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)
Bellator Strawweight Prelim Kupambana: Maili McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)
Bellator Lightweight Prelim Kupambana: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim Kupambana: Kaini Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)