PItbull fights Sanchez on Friday and if he wins he is in the GP finals vs McKee to go after his 4th Bellator tournament title while at the same time he will be defending his FW title.
Pitbull vs McKee will to me be the best fight Bellator has ever booked given everything both fighters have done and where they are in their careers.
Gracie fights Jason Jackson and if he wins he should get a title shot vs the Lima vs Amosov winner.
Magomed Magomedov is also joining a growing Bellator BW division.
Usman Nurmagomedov is also supposed to be the next big thing out of Dagestan and he makes his debut as well.
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Sanchez is no joke I wonder how big of an underdog he is. May be a good bet.
dinkledorf - Sanchez is no joke I wonder how big of an underdog he is. May be a good bet.
Yep, he gave Patricio a tough fight the first time they fought. Just looked it up, he is a 3-1 dog. Even if the books got it wrong and made Sanchez a 6-1 dog, I could not bet it, I want to see Pitbull win too bad. As soon as this tourny was announced a year and a half ago I've wanted to see Pitbull vs McKee and we are almost there. Both have looked awesome so far. Will be an epic finals if Pitbull can punch his ticket on Friday.
Gracie just a -135 fav. Jackson is tough. Gave Ed Ruth problems.
Don't see it listed at tapology but I see odds are still up for Fortune vs Mitrione so I guess the fight is still on. When I didnt see it listed at tapology I thought something happened because their cards are always accurate.
BJ Penn Forever - Gracie just a -135 fav. Jackson is tough. Gave Ed Ruth problems.
Gracie beat the shit out of Ruth...
when is this card??
And that is why tapology is #1. Just googled it... mmajunkie posted a couple hours ago that Mitrione is out. Jack May might replace him and rematch Fortune. No official news yet from Bellator.
Here is the bout order mmajunkie is posting:
MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)
- Champ Patricio Freire vs. Emmanuel Sanchez – for featherweight title; featherweight grand prix semifinal
- Mike Hamel vs. Usman Nurmagomedov
- Neiman Gracie vs. Jason Jackson
- Alejandra Lara vs. Kana Watanabe
- Tyrell Fortune vs. Jack May
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6 p.m. ET)
- Mukhamed Berkhamov vs. Herman Terrado
- Fabio Aguiar vs. Khalid Murtazaliev
- Branko Busick vs. Jordan Newman
- Roman Faraldo vs. Trevor Gudde
- Cee Jay Hamilton vs. Magomed Magomedov
- Ricardo Seixas Filho vs. Mandel Nallo
- Chris Gonzalez vs. Roger Huerta
Bend The Knee - BJ Penn Forever - Gracie just a -135 fav. Jackson is tough. Gave Ed Ruth problems.
Gracie beat the shit out of Ruth...
when is this card??
This Friday. It is the Bellator Showtime debut. Just posted the card with bout order above this post.
This is Bellator’s Showtime debut but the entire card will also be free on youtube.
Impressive card. That’s almost a UFC PPV nowadays and I wish I were kidding.
The guy Pitbull KOd in 30 seconds fights for the UFC title next month, he’s absolutely PPV worthy. Top 15 P4P guy, 2 division Bellator champ (first simultaneous right?).
And the finals are set. Pitbull vs McKee, the fight a lot of fans were hoping for in the finals when this 16-man GP was announced is happening. Both fighters have looked great throughout the tournament.
I’ve been saying it for years, Pitbull is the most underrated fighter in Bellator, if not the sport.
