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Bellator Fighting Championships has announced that a bantamweight fight between Marcos Galvao (12-5-1 MMA, 3-2 BFC) and Luis Nogueira (14-2 MMA, 4-1 BFC) will take place on August 24 at Bellator 73, the conclusion of the promotion’s “Summer Series”. The winner of this bout will go on to face Eduardo Dantas (14-2 MMA, 4-0 BFC) for the title.Galvao is coming in off back-to-back wins over Travis Marx and Ed West in the tournament’s first two rounds. Nogueira is coming in from a three fight winning streak of

Bellator Fighting Championship concluded their 2012 Summer Series with Bellator 73. In the main event, Light Heavyweight Attila Vegh knocked out Travis Wiuff 25 seconds into the first round. Vegh let loose with a left uppercut and right hook combination that sent Wiuff to the ground. Once down, he followed up with a ground and pound. Attila Vegh will next face Christane M’Pumbu for the Light Heavyweight title in a future match.Marcos Galvao faced Luis Nogueira in the co-main event in a fast paced

Bellator Featherweight champion Pat Curran’s scheduled title fight against Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire for next weekend’s Bellator 73 show has been postponed due to injury. Bellator will now move the Bantamweight tournament finals between Marcos Galvao and Luis Nogueira to the main event.Curran suffered a broken orbital bone while training for the fight, and it looks like he will be out for several months to recover. The fighter told ESPN: “It’s an incredibly frustrating injury, especially

The finale of Bellator’s Summer Series will feature three championship fights in one night at Bellator 73: Curran vs. Pitbull on Friday, August 24 from Harrah’s Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. Bellator Featherweight World Champion Pat Curran will make his first title defense against the dangerous Patricio Pitbull, the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Championship will be on the line in Marcos Galvao vs. Luis Nogueira square and the night will be rounded off in the Summer

Bellator Season Six will kick off this Friday from The Venue at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond Indiana.
The five fight main card will feature four bouts in the Featherweight tournament and a title fight as a main event. In the main event Joe Warren will defend his title for the first time when he faces Pat Curran who earned his shot at Warren by defeating Marlon Sandro via knockout at Bellator 48.
Warren has fought twice since winning that title, defeating Marcos Galvao at catchweight in April of last