Two cards, about 90 minutes apart, and easy driving distance from Hartford and New York City. Both on one night. And with the fighters headlining these cards, let's just say that this is basically STRIKEFORCE Tribute Night.
Why did I type 'STRIKEFORCE Tribute Night'? Simply because Mo Lawal, Bobby Lashley, Cheick Kongo, Alastair Overeem, Jacare Sousa and Gegard Mousasi will all be in action on those two separate cards Friday night. They all fought in STRIKEFORCE for some point of their MMA career. Also current BELLATOR CEO Scott Coker is the founder of STRIKEFORCE, which he sold to ZUFFA in 2011. There it is, a coincidence folks.
At Mohegan Sun Uncasville, will be a proper card of MMA, as BELLATOR MMA returns for a new season, and as the tournaments will dissolve, a restructuring of one sort has taken over the landscape since Coker joined the promotion. The second meeting in the featherweight division between Pat Curran and Patricio Freire will have Curran defending his title. Kongo, Lawal and Lashley will also be on the main card. Lashley is also the current TNA IMPACT Wrestling world champion.
CARD
Featherweight championship
Featherweight championship
(145 lb/65.25 kg)
Pat Curran (c) v Patricio Freire
The card will air live on SPIKE Friday night. That 'other' card in Connecticut on Friday will air at the same time on Fox Sports 1, and will be held at Foxwoods. Jacare will fight Mousasi as that match is the headliner, while Overeem will also be in action.
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