Bellator 85

[Liverlips]

Just a reminder that this is on tonight (Not Friday)

MAIN (Spike TV, 10 p.m. ET)

• Michael Chandler vs. Rick Hawn - for lightweight title
• Pat Curran vs. Patricio Freire - for featherweight title
• Renato Sobral vs. Mikhail Zayats - light heavyweight tournament opening round

PRELIMINARY (Spike.com, 7 p.m. ET)

• Jacob Noe vs. Seth Petruzelli - light-heavyweight tournament opening round
• Atanas Djambazov vs. Emanuel Newton - light-heavyweight tournament opening round
• Jason Lambert vs. Hector Ramirez
• Joe Camacho vs. Aaron Miller
• Joe Williams vs. Jamie Yager
• Mike Guymon vs. Savant Young
• J.J. Ambrose vs. Brian Warren
• Cleber Luciano vs. Mario Navarro

 

[Liverlips]

Bellator is very white-friendly and Chandler (155) and Curran (145) are champs.

 

[Liverlips]

Petruzulli is the white guy who KO'd Kimbo Slice in 11 seconds.

 

[Liverlips]

Joe Williams - a white welterweight - is now 8-1 after stopping Negro Jamie Yager of TUF fame with some G&P in the 1st round.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Pat Curran won a great fight.

 

[Liverlips]

Yep - awesome standup from both guys. Either one would do very well in the UFC.

 

[Hawkeye2]

I want to see how Zayats does against Babalu. Zayats looked pretty impressive in the videos I've seen of him.

 

[Liverlips]

Babalu is 37 but looks 47.

 

[Liverlips]

Zayats looked very good in the clinch and the standup. And he is a sambo champ.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Zayats striking needs work, but I think he could win the 205 tournament. Babalu is very hard to prepare for because of his ground game, but Zayats looked good.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Anyone who wants to say crap about wrestling, please explain to me how a decent All-American in Michael Chandler just took down a Judo olympian in Rick Hawn at wiil. Chandler took Hawn down three times in 2 rounds before finally submitting him. Chandler btw never finished higher than fifth in college.

 

[Liverlips]

Chandler is one of my favorites.