BELLATOR MMA 131: Lightweight Championship Fight

Another "Fuck you to UFC PPV" is another stacked card just about the same time as MMA World Series of Fighting 15.

BELLATOR MMA 131 will mark the season finale of the current season. There is a title fight, as Michael Chandler will take on Will Brooks in the lightweight championship rematch.

Plus Tito Ortiz takes on Stephan Bonnar. This is Bonnar's BELLATOR MMA debut. Joe Schilling take on Melvin Manhoef. Mike Richman and Mo Lawal will also be in action.

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Lightweight championship fight

(155 lb/69.75 kg)

Michael Chandler (c) v Will Brooks

 

LIVE on SPIKE this Saturday. Save your UFC PPV money. 

BELLATOR MMA 120 Saturday: Heavyweight & Light Heavyweight Tournament Finals & Chandler v. Brooks for the Interim Lightweight Title

UFC has done it, INVICTA has, and now finally BELLATOR MMA will go on as scheduled for something that would've happened six months ago--live fights on pay per view. I know some people are butthurt or finding any excuse to shit on this good card (despite Eddie Alvarez's 'injury' which caused him to withdraw), but it is still a good card and probably a better fight card than that so-called 'Moment' two weeks ago. It's even better than the UFC PPV next weekend (I'm only excited for Cormier/Henderson, and that's it).

The pay per view will originate from suburban Memphis, and was originally to have Alvarez take on Michael Chandler for the lightweight title for the third time ever. Will Brooks will take his place, and as a result, Alvarez had to give up the belt (it is an athletic commission rule, not promotion). Therefore the Brooks-Chandler fight is an 'interim' title fight.

Two tournament finals will also take place on the pay per view card. In the heavyweight tournament final, Blagoi Ivanov will take on Alex Volkov, while in the light heavyweight tournament final, it will be Mo Lawal taking on Quinton Jackson. We all know who the Memphis fans will be cheering for in that match.

Alexander Shlemenko will also fight Tito Ortiz in a feature fight.

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Heavyweight tournament

Final

(265 lb/119.25 kg)

Blagoi Ivanov v Alex Volkov

 

Light heavyweight tournament

Final

(205 lb/92.25 kg)

Mo Lawal v Quinton Jackson

 

Lightweight championship

Interim fight

Michael Chandler v Will Brooks

 

Once again, it is on pay per view. Wish that this was shown in theatres, like the 'Moment' was two weeks ago. They will soon. The biggest night in MMA indeed.

BELLATOR 67: Chandler v Gono, this Friday!

After a week off, BELLATOR is back. And this time, another import is coming to North America, as K-1, DREAM and Sengoku veteran Akihiro Gono is making his North American debut Friday night at BELLATOR 67!

Gono will be in a non-title lightweight superfight against lightweight champion Michael Chandler. Also another welterweight semifinal will take place on Friday night as Ben Saunders will take on Bryan Baker. Winner heads to the tournament final.

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Welterweight qualifying tournament

Semifinal

(170lb/76.5kg)

Bryan Baker v Ben Saunders

Lightweight superfight

*non-title fight*

(155lb/69.75kg)

Michael Chandler (c) v Akihiro Gono

LIVE on MTV2 and epix HD Friday night!



BELLATOR 58: Eddie Alvarez Returns!

Another blockbuster title fight is here! Eddie Alvarez returns as he defends his lightweight belt against lightweight tournament winner Michael Chandler. Alvarez is one of my favorite fighters in MMA and sure excites the crowd.

Middleweight world champion Hector Lombard will be in action as well.

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Lightweight (155 lb./69.75kg) World Championship

Eddie Alvarez (c) v Michael Chandler

Middleweight (185 lb./83.25kg) non-title match

Hector Lombard (c) v Trevor Prangley

For the second week in a row, Bellator on MTV2 and epix HD will be on at 6pm USCST (7pm USEST), because of ZUFFA 139 on at 8pm Central on PPV.