Bellator 97: Chandler vs. Rickels

BFC 97

Bellator 97: Chandler vs. Rickels

Date: July 31, 2013

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Venue: Santa Ana Center

Broadcast: Spike TV, Spike.com

MAIN CARD (Spike TV, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Michael Chandler vs. David Rickels – for lightweight title
  • Ben Askren vs. Andrey Koreshkov – for welterweight title
  • Muhammed Lawal vs. Jacob Noe – Summer Series light-heavyweight tourney final
  • Ryan Martinez vs. Vitaly Minakov – Summer Series heavyweight tourney final
  • Jared Downing vs. Patricio Freire

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Will Brooks vs. Cris Leyva
  • Rodrigo Lima vs. Rafael Silva – bantamweight tournament semifinal
  • Frank Baca vs. Anthony Leone – bantamweight tournament semifinal
  • Mike Barreras vs. Bubba Jenkins
  • Richard Jacquez vs. Javier Palacios
  • Keith Berry vs. Jeremy Kimball
  • Felipe Chavez vs. Adrian Cruz
  • Shawn Bunch vs. Steve Garcia
  • Donald Sanchez vs. Cliff Wright

*fight card cred MMAJunkie.com

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