Review: 2013-07-31, good first round between Michael Chandler and David Rickels: it gets three stars. The undefeated Michael Chandler (11-0-0, 81% finishing rate) entered as the No.4 lightweight in the world while David Rickels (14-1-0, 64% finishing rate) entered as the No.22. Chandler vs Rickels, main event of Bellator 97, is valid for the Bellator lightweight title (Chandler’s second defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-07-31, good ground control but the fight between Ben Askren and Andrey Koreshkov was not so exciting: it gets two stars. Both undefeated, the American Ben Askren (11-0-0, 45% finishing rate) entered as the No.9 welterweight in the world while the Russian Andrey Koreshkov (13-0-0, 85% finishing rate) entered as the No.25. Askren vs Koreshkov is valid for the Bellator welterweight title (Askren’s fourth defense); undercard of Michael Chandler vs David Rickels – Bellator 97. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-07-31, one sided fight, Muhammed Lawal vs Jacob Noe gets two stars. Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (10-2-0, 80% finishing rate – curiously he has never won by submission) entered as the No.22 light heavyweight in the world while Jacob Noe (12-2-0, 92% finishing rate) entered as the No.30. “King Mo” Lawal vs Noe is the final of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Michael Chandler vs David Rickels – Bellator 97. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-07-31, fight not particularly good between Vitaly Minakov and Ryan Martinez: it gets two stars. The undefeated Vitaly Minakov (11-0-0, 91% finishing rate) entered as the No.31 heavyweight in the world while Ryan Martinez (10-2-0, 70% finishing rate) entered as the No.22. Minakov vs Martinez is the final of the Bellator heavyweight tournament; undercard of Michael Chandler vs David Rickels – Bellator 97. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-07-31, good start and good finish between Patricio Freire and Jared Downing: it gets three stars. Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire (17-2-0, 76% finishing rate) entered as the No.15 featherweight in the world while Jared Downing (9-2-0, 22% finishing rate) entered as the No.54. Freire vs Downing is on the undercard of Michael Chandler vs David Rickels – Bellator 97. Watch the video!
