By now you should have heard the news that Bellator MMA is set to return to the “Gateway City”. After the highly successful tent pole event Bellator 138 "Unfinished Business," the promotion returns with another great card and some familiar faces.
Hometown fighter Michael Chandler will get his chance to wow the fans once again and MMA and pro wrestling star Bobby Lashley also returns. The feature bouts will see Patricio “Pitbull” Freire once again defending his featherweight title this time against the fiery Daniel Straus. Will Brooks will also step into the cage where he will be challenged by heel hook specialist in Marcin Held. It all goes down on November 6th from the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.
Will “Ill Will” Brooks (16-1) may have not been fighting on the last Bellator event in St. Louis but his presence was definitely felt. From coaching his ATT teammates in the crowd to asking Scott Coker questions in the press conference, you could tell he was enjoying the full experience.
In November, he will be fighting and defending his lightweight title against a man shooting up the ranks in Marcin Held (21-3). Held has been taking care of business in the Bellator cage, rattling off six straight wins with four coming via submission. This won’t be an easy fight for either fighter but should make for an exciting match up for the St. Louis crowd.
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (24-2) wowed the St. Louis crowd with an unbelievable knockout of Daniel Weichel at “Unfinished Business”. He faces another fighter with a successful outing his last time in St. Louis in Daniel Straus (23-6, 1 NC). Daniel hopes to finally get past Pitbull who has already defeated him two times. Michael Chandler (13-3) and Bobby Lashley’s (13-2) opponents are yet to be determined but announcements should be coming soon.
The contests will take up four spots during the main card of "Bellator 145: 'Vengeance,'" which airs live on Spike at 9 PM ET/8 PM CT, while preliminary bouts will on Spike.com at 6 PM CT.
Tickets for “Bellator 145: 'Vengeance,'" which start at just $30, go on sale Friday, August 21 at 10 AM on Ticketmaster.com and at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, with a special Bellator Nation presale available on the 19th and 20th for fans using the code: FIGHT. Doors for the event open at 5:00 PM CT local time, and the first contest takes place one hour after.
Don’t Forget Bellator returns to action next on Friday, August 28th, for Bellator 141: Guillard - Ortiz. As always, the main card can be seen on Spike TV.