Bellator 97 – July 31
Date: July 31, 2013
Venue: Santa Ana Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico
TV: Spike TV and Spike.com
Fight Card:
155lbs- Michael Chandler (11-0) vs. David Rickels (14-1)
***Lightweight Title Fight
170lbs- Ben Askren (11-0) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (13-0)
***Welterweight Title Fight
205lbs- *Muhammed Lawal (10-2) vs. Jacob Noe (12-2)
265lbs- ^Ryan Martinez (10-2) vs. Vitaly Minakov (11-0)
145lbs- Patricio Freire (17-2) vs. Jared Downing (9-2)
Preliminary Card:
155lbs- Will Brooks (9-1) vs. Cris Leyva (9-5)
135lbs- +Rodrigo Lima (11-1) vs. Rafael Silva (19-3)
135lbs- +Frank Baca (16-2) vs. Anthony Leone (12-5)
155lbs- Mike Barreras (5-5) vs. Bubba Jenkins (3-0)
185lbs- Keith Berry (15-10) vs. Jeremy Kimball (9-3)
135lbs- Felipe Chavez (5-3) vs. Adrian Cruz (4-0)
135lbs- Shawn Bunch (1-0) vs. Steve Garcia (0-0)
145lbs- Donald Sanchez (28-13) vs. Cliff Wright (7-4)
135lbs- Richard Jacques (0-1) vs. Javier Palacios (0-0)
*Summer Series Light-Heavyweight Tournament Finals
^Summer Series Heavyweight Tournament Finals
+Summer Series Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal
Jermey Kimball vs Lionel Lanham
Will Brooks vs TBA
Added Michael Chandler vs. David Rickels
Douglas Lima out due to injury, unclear if Ben Saunders will remain on the card
Added Muhammed Lawal vs. Jacob Noe and Ryan Martinez vs. Vitaly Minakov
Added full preliminary card including Summer Series Bantamweight Semi Finals
Jared Downing replaces Rob Emerson against Patricio “Pitbull” Freire