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British Columbia’s personal Jeremy Kennedy has been on a tear towards the highest contenders in Bellator’s featherweight division and following his final victory he known as for a title shot towards the champ Patricio Pitbull.
Early stories had Kennedy going through Eire’s James Gallagher on the March 22 Belfast card, nevertheless, Bellator got here out with a publish on their Instagram web page on Wednesday and an official press launch on Thursday stating that the Xtreme Couture product would actually be getting the title combat towards Pitbull. Gallagher now has a brand new opponent for the inaugural Bellator Champions Collection occasion, Brazil’s Leandro Higo.
Pitbull will put his belt on the road when he takes on No. 1 contender and winner of six out of his final seven bouts, Kennedy. Pitbull’s large presence in MMA is second to none, boasting a legacy that features conquering two weight lessons concurrently and holding essentially the most wins in Bellator historical past (23). Defeating stars of the game, together with former featherweight world champion AJ McKee and former light-weight world champion Michael Chandler, Pitbull goals to retain his stake within the Featherweight division towards the wrestling standout. No slouch in his personal proper, the 31-year-old Kennedy has been victorious towards the elite within the featherweight division, together with Aaron Pico and Pedro Carvalho, and believes he has the expertise and instruments to dethrone his Brazilian foe in entrance of the Belfast crowd on March 22.
Try the total combat card under.
Foremost Card:Mild Heavyweight World Title Bout: Corey Anderson (17-6, 1 NC) vs. Karl Moore (12-2)Featherweight World Title Bout: Patricio Pitbull (35-7) vs. Jeremy Kennedy (19-3)Middleweight No. 1 Contender Bout: Fabian Edwards (12-3) vs. Aaron Jeffery (14-4)Featherweight Foremost Card Bout: James Gallagher (12-2) vs. Leandro Higo (22-6)Light-weight Foremost Card Bout: Tim Wilde (17-4-1) vs. Manoel Sousa (10-0)
Preliminary Card:Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Ciaran Clarke (8-0) vs. Darius Mafi (4-1)Light-weight Preliminary Bout: Tofiq Musayev (21-5) Alfie Davis (16-4-1)Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Steven Hill (7-0) vs. Jordan Newman (6-0)Mild Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Luke Coach (7-1) vs. Grant Neal (9-1)Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Nathan Kelly (9-2) vs.Vikas Singh Ruhil (12-7)Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Abraham Bably (3-0) vs. Isaiah Pinson (3-0)Beginner 130-Pound Catchweight Bout: Nate Kelly (2-2 AM.) vs. Jordan Elliott (2-3 AM.)
