6 Additions to Bellator 153
Newly announced fro Bellator 153, the co-main event will see Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (24-3) against John “Macapa” Teixeira (19-2-1).
Freire will be returning to the cage for the first time since having lost the Bellator Featherweight to Daniel Straus, via unanimous decision , at Bellator 145. The loss also ended a 7 fight win streak. Teixeira is unbeaten in his last 7 and is riding a 4 fight win streak, with 3 consecutive split decision wins inside the Bellator cage.
Also announce fort he Spike TV main card was a Welterweight bout between “Irish” Brennan Ward (13-3) and Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos (20-16). Ward has won 4 straight with knock outs of Roger Carroll and Dennis Olson, plus submissions of Curtis Millender and Ken Hasegawa.
The prelim side of the card is filling quickly, with 4 additions. In a battle of undefeated Lightweights Sam Watford (1-0) meets Dean Hancock (2-0). At Featherweight undefeated Felipe Lanvandocki faces Chris Foster. Mike Mangan looks for his first pro win when he squares off with Pete Rogers. Last but not least Jason Bakanowski clashes with TJ Hepburn.
Bellator 153 takes place on April 22nd, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut; and is headlined y “Smooth” Benson Henderson challenging Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov for the Bellator Welterweight title.
Main Card
Champ: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)- Welterweight title
Featherweight: Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. Jonh Teixeira (19-2-1)
Welterweight: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista Santos (20-16)
Prelims
Lightweight: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Dean Hancock (2-0)
Featherweight: Chris Foster (8-4) vs. Felipe Lanvandocki (5-0)
Lightweight: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. TJ Hepburn (4-2)
Featherweight: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)
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