Dec 022011
Nov 272011
- Marcin Held (red gloves) came out ahead of Phillipe Nover (blue gloves) in a controversial Split Decision at Bellator 59. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)
It was the conclusion to yet another successful and entertaining season for Bellator Fighting Championships, last night docking in Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the bantamweight and heavyweight tournament finals and the return of UFC veteran and hometown fighter “Batman” Kurt Pellegrino (16-7) against heavy-handed Brazilian “Pitbull” Patricky Freire (4-1). ”The American Soldier” Eric Prindle (6-1) faced “Big Monster” Thiago Santos (6-1) for the Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament title and a shot against champion “The Polar Bear” Cole Konrad (8-0). Bantamweights “The Executioner” Alexis Vila (10-1) and Eduardo Dantas (9-2) faced off in the youth versus experience, speed versus power match-up. A late addition to the main card in TUF Season 8 runner-up “The Filipino Assassin” Phillipe Nover (5-4) and Polish prospect Marcin Held (12-2) started off the night with a three-round battle between the young fighters looking to steal the spotlight of the organization’s 155lbs. division. Controversial decisions and stoppages aside, the evening closed out Bellator’s fifth season with the bang that is sure to leave fans clamoring for the start of Season 6.
Nov 272011
Nov 262011
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Nov 262011
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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2 and EPIX HD)—
Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Finals Fight
Thiago Santos vs. Eric Prindle: Fight is ruled a No Contest due to Santos’ inadvertent groin strike
Lightweight Feature Fight
Patricky Freire vs. Kurt Pellegrino: Freire via TKO (Strikes), Round 1, 0:50
Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Finals Fight
Alexis Vila vs. Eduardo Dantas: Dantas via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00
Lightweight Feature Fight
Marcin Held vs. Phillipe Nover: Held via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00 Continue reading »
Nov 262011
Nov 252011
- “TUF” alum Phillipe Nover (right) is seeking a career rebirth as a Bellator lightweight and will use his superior striking to achieve it against Marcin Held (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)
The last of the Bellator Season 5 tournament finals are under way this Saturday in Atlantic City, New Jersey with the heavyweights and bantamweights taking to the cage determined to earn a bonus check to the tune of $100,000 as well as a shot at his division’s respective champion. Forty-year-old knockout artist and bantamweight underdog “The Exorcist” Alexis Vila (10-0) will face the young and wild Brazilian Eduardo Dantas (7-2) for the 135lbs. title shot against “Fun Size” Zach Makovsky (14-2). Boxing stand-out ”The American Soldier” Eric Prindle (6-1) will face the giant from Brazil in “Big Monster” Thiago Santos (6-1) for a shot at Bellator Heavyweight Champion “The Polar Bear” Cole Konrad (7-0). A treat for the locals will be the return to the cage and Bellator debut of UFC veteran and New Jersey native “Batman” Kurt Pellegrino (16-6); welcoming him to the cage is heavy handed “Pitbull” Patricky Freire (3-1). A 170lbs. bout was scheduled between former Bellator Welterweight Champion “Cyborg” Lyman Good (11-2) and Michael Costa (10-5), however a last-minute injury forced the bout off the card. Now a lightweight showdown between UFC veteran and TUF Season 8 runner up ”The Filipino Assassin” Phillipe Nover (5-3) and returning one-time Bellator veteran and Polish prodigy Marcin Held (11-2) will take the honors of opening up the Bellator 59 main card on MTV2. Continue reading »
Oct 252011
Former Bellator 170lbs. champion Lyman Good returns to action against Michael Costa at Bellator 59 next month. (Photo courtesy of Bellator)
Former Bellator Welterweight Champion “Cyborg” Lyman Good (11-2) is returning to the cage after a six-month hiatus following his Split Decision loss to Season 4 Welterweight Tournament finalist “Judo” Rick Hawn (11-1) in April.
Good was slated to take on “The Handler” Dan Hornbuckle (18-5) at Bellator 44 the following month but a hamstring injury forced him to withdraw from the fight. Now fully healed and ready to start his climb back to a shot at the Bellator championship gold of which he was the first to wield, “Cyborg” will face off with Brazilian native and Sengoku veteran ”Maicon” Michael Costa (10-5) in a welterweight tourney qualifying match at Bellator 59 on November 26.
Costa, a Chute Boxe fighter, will debut under the Bellator banner with nine finishes out of his ten victories, and with a training camp that is Chute Boxe there’s no question that his Muay Thai is extremely lethal. Costa’s last fight will be a day shy of a year come November 26 and what a welcome back he gets with a former champion of Good’s caliber. Costa is a Royler Gracie-trained black belt who currently trains alongside Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament finalist Vitor Vianna (12-1-1) at Wand Fight Team in Las Vegas, Nevada. Continue reading »