Bellator Season 4
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Decent fights this weekend. Sucks Good vs. Hornbuckle got scrapped, been waiting for that one for awhile. Hoping Pitbull2 wins, him vs. Alvarez will be crazy
Main Card
Non-Title Middleweight bout: Hector Lombard (c) vs. Falaniko Vitale
Lightweight Tournament Final bout: Patricky "Pitbull2" Freire vs. Michael Chandler
Middleweight bout: Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brett Cooper
Bantamweight bout: Anthony Morrison vs. Bryan Goldsby
Local Feature Fights
Welterweight bout: Giedrius Karavackas vs. Sam Oropeza
Featherweight bout: Anthony Leone vs. Jeff Lentz
Heavyweight bout: Randy Smith vs. Jamall Johnson
Middleweight bout: Jay Silva vs. Gemiyale Adkins
Main Card
Non-Title Middleweight bout: Hector Lombard (c) vs. Falaniko Vitale
Lightweight Tournament Final bout: Patricky "Pitbull2" Freire vs. Michael Chandler
Middleweight bout: Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brett Cooper
Bantamweight bout: Anthony Morrison vs. Bryan Goldsby
Local Feature Fights
Welterweight bout: Giedrius Karavackas vs. Sam Oropeza
Featherweight bout: Anthony Leone vs. Jeff Lentz
Heavyweight bout: Randy Smith vs. Jamall Johnson
Middleweight bout: Jay Silva vs. Gemiyale Adkins
Lombard's still scary as fuck
my friend and me always joke about Mirigliotta egging guys on to fuck people up worse than a normal ref would allow, so after Oropeza had that crazy ass kimura-crucifix thing and wrecked Karavackas' shit and Mirigliotta walked up to him laughing and high fived him it was the funniest shit I've ever seen.
Warren to Defend Title At Bellator 47
Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight champion Joe Warren has made it known that he intends to hold two titles simultaneously, as evidenced by his entry into the promotion’s upcoming, fifth-season bantamweight tournament.
However, if he is to accomplish that goal, Warren will first have to get past fourth-season featherweight tournament winner Patricio “Pitbull” Freire in a rematch of their 2010 clash. Sherdog.com has learned from a source close to the fighters that the self-professed “baddest man on the planet” will likely square off with Freire at Bellator 47 on July 23.
The second event in Bellator’s planned “Summer Series,” Bellator 47 will likely feature the semifinals of the promotion’s latest featherweight tournament and will air live on MTV2. No location or venue has been announced for the event.
A former Greco-Roman wrestling world champion, Warren made his Bellator debut in April 2010, running the gauntlet to capture the second-season featherweight tournament crown. The 34-year-old came back from the brink of defeat against then-champion Joe Soto at Bellator 27, knocking his foe out in the second round with a flurry of strikes. Most recently, Warren walked away with a contentious unanimous decision over Marcos Galvao in their 137-pound catchweight contest at Bellator 41 in April.
The lone loss in Freire’s seven-year pro career came at the hands of Warren in Bellator’s Season Two tournament final. Though the Brazilian gave an excellent account of himself in their Bellator 23 clash, Freire ultimately wound up on the short end of a three-round split decision. The 23-year-old returned to Bellator with a vengeance in 2011, knocking out Georgi Karakhanyan and Wilson Reis en route to a second finals berth, this time against Daniel Straus. “Pitbull” controlled the action against Straus, using excellent wrestling defense to earn a unanimous nod and a shot at redemption against Warren.
Bellator Fighting Championships featherweight champion Joe Warren has made it known that he intends to hold two titles simultaneously, as evidenced by his entry into the promotion’s upcoming, fifth-season bantamweight tournament.
However, if he is to accomplish that goal, Warren will first have to get past fourth-season featherweight tournament winner Patricio “Pitbull” Freire in a rematch of their 2010 clash. Sherdog.com has learned from a source close to the fighters that the self-professed “baddest man on the planet” will likely square off with Freire at Bellator 47 on July 23.
The second event in Bellator’s planned “Summer Series,” Bellator 47 will likely feature the semifinals of the promotion’s latest featherweight tournament and will air live on MTV2. No location or venue has been announced for the event.
A former Greco-Roman wrestling world champion, Warren made his Bellator debut in April 2010, running the gauntlet to capture the second-season featherweight tournament crown. The 34-year-old came back from the brink of defeat against then-champion Joe Soto at Bellator 27, knocking his foe out in the second round with a flurry of strikes. Most recently, Warren walked away with a contentious unanimous decision over Marcos Galvao in their 137-pound catchweight contest at Bellator 41 in April.
The lone loss in Freire’s seven-year pro career came at the hands of Warren in Bellator’s Season Two tournament final. Though the Brazilian gave an excellent account of himself in their Bellator 23 clash, Freire ultimately wound up on the short end of a three-round split decision. The 23-year-old returned to Bellator with a vengeance in 2011, knocking out Georgi Karakhanyan and Wilson Reis en route to a second finals berth, this time against Daniel Straus. “Pitbull” controlled the action against Straus, using excellent wrestling defense to earn a unanimous nod and a shot at redemption against Warren.
DREAM Vet Galesic Signs On For Season 5 Middleweight Tourney
Croatian middleweight Zelg Galesic has signed with Chicago-based Bellator Fighting Championships and will participate in the promotion’s fifth-season 185-pound tournament.
Sherdog.com confirmed the news with a source close to the negotiations Wednesday following an initial report from MMAWeekly.com. Galesic joins second-season tournament winner Alexander Shlemenko, Sam Alvey, Bryan Baker, Jared Hess, Brian Rogers and Vitor Vianna in the eight-man bracket, which is expected to begin in September.
As with all Bellator tournaments, the middleweight field’s participants will vie for a total of $100,000 in pay and a shot at the division’s reigning champion -- in this case, streaking Cuban knockout artist Hector Lombard.
Galesic, 32, is a taekwondo stylist who cut his teeth on the U.K. amateur circuit, but made his name with a string of vicious knockouts in England’s now-defunct Cage Rage organization. Having claimed the promotion’s British middleweight title, “Benkei” took his career to Japan, where he competed for Pride, K-1 Hero’s and Dream between 2007 and 2009.
After advancing to the semifinals of Dream’s 2008 middleweight grand prix, Galesic was dealt his first defeat in the Dream ring, an 87-second armbar submission to current Strikeforce ace Ronaldo Souza. Following a 13-month layoff, Galesic returned against Kazushi Sakuraba in October 2009, only to have a preexisting leg injury aggravated by a kneebar from the Japanese legend. Returning from another year-plus layoff, Galesic bounced back on March 5 by knocking out Lee Chadwick in Liverpool, England.
Croatian middleweight Zelg Galesic has signed with Chicago-based Bellator Fighting Championships and will participate in the promotion’s fifth-season 185-pound tournament.
Sherdog.com confirmed the news with a source close to the negotiations Wednesday following an initial report from MMAWeekly.com. Galesic joins second-season tournament winner Alexander Shlemenko, Sam Alvey, Bryan Baker, Jared Hess, Brian Rogers and Vitor Vianna in the eight-man bracket, which is expected to begin in September.
As with all Bellator tournaments, the middleweight field’s participants will vie for a total of $100,000 in pay and a shot at the division’s reigning champion -- in this case, streaking Cuban knockout artist Hector Lombard.
Galesic, 32, is a taekwondo stylist who cut his teeth on the U.K. amateur circuit, but made his name with a string of vicious knockouts in England’s now-defunct Cage Rage organization. Having claimed the promotion’s British middleweight title, “Benkei” took his career to Japan, where he competed for Pride, K-1 Hero’s and Dream between 2007 and 2009.
After advancing to the semifinals of Dream’s 2008 middleweight grand prix, Galesic was dealt his first defeat in the Dream ring, an 87-second armbar submission to current Strikeforce ace Ronaldo Souza. Following a 13-month layoff, Galesic returned against Kazushi Sakuraba in October 2009, only to have a preexisting leg injury aggravated by a kneebar from the Japanese legend. Returning from another year-plus layoff, Galesic bounced back on March 5 by knocking out Lee Chadwick in Liverpool, England.
Summer Series starts Saturday. New Featherweight tourney.
Main Card
Featherweight Quarterfinal bout: Pat Curran vs. Luis Palomino
Featherweight Quarterfinal bout: Marlon Sandro vs. Genair da Silva
Featherweight Quarterfinal bout: Nazareno Malegarie vs. Jacob DeVree
Featherweight Quarterfinal bout: Ronnie Mann vs. Adam Schindler
Local Feature Fights
Middleweight bout: Dan Cramer vs. Josh Samman
Featherweight bout: Alexandre Bezerra vs. Matt McCook
Heavyweight bout: Tony Johnson Jr. vs. Derrick Lewis
Women's (125) lbs. bout: Jessica Aguilar vs. Carla Esparza
Middleweight bout: Moyses Gabin vs. David Baggett
Main Card
Featherweight Quarterfinal bout: Pat Curran vs. Luis Palomino
Featherweight Quarterfinal bout: Marlon Sandro vs. Genair da Silva
Featherweight Quarterfinal bout: Nazareno Malegarie vs. Jacob DeVree
Featherweight Quarterfinal bout: Ronnie Mann vs. Adam Schindler
Local Feature Fights
Middleweight bout: Dan Cramer vs. Josh Samman
Featherweight bout: Alexandre Bezerra vs. Matt McCook
Heavyweight bout: Tony Johnson Jr. vs. Derrick Lewis
Women's (125) lbs. bout: Jessica Aguilar vs. Carla Esparza
Middleweight bout: Moyses Gabin vs. David Baggett