Bellator 159: Guillard vs. Rickels - July 22 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

Bellator 159
July 22, 2016
Kansas Star Arena       
Mulvane, Kansas, USA

Main Card:
Darrion Caldwell (8-0)             vs.            (22-6) Joe Taimanglo   
Main Event |  Title Fight | Bantamweight | 135 lbs (61 kg)
Melvin Guillard (32-16)            vs.             (17-4) David Rickels   
Co-Main Event | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77 kg)
Emmanuel Sanchez (13-2)       vs.           (36-9) Daniel Weichel   
Main Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs (84 kg)
Philipe Lins (9-1)                      vs.           (7-2) Guilherme Viana   
Main Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs (84 kg)

shit

Darrion "The Wolf" Caldwell (9-0) and Joe Taimanglo (22-6-1) to determine the No. 1 contender for the Bantamweight Title in the main event of "Bellator 159: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo" on July 22 inside Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas.

In the co-main event of the evening, local hometown hero Dave "Caveman" Rickels (17-4) will meet Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard (32-16-2) in a lightweight matchup that will surely provide fireworks. Additional contests will be announced shortly.

^Good top contender match for 135. Caldwell probably takes it.

A featherweight contest pitting divisional standouts Emmanuel Sanchez (13-2) and Daniel "The Weasel" Weichel (36-9) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 159: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo" on July 22 inside Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas. In addition, a fourth main card contest has been announced, with the news that Philipe Lins (9-1) will face Guilherme Viana (7-2) in light heavyweight action.

Weichel/Freire II is the fight I'm waiting to see. Their first fight was an instant classic.

Kingfedor wrote:
A featherweight contest pitting divisional standouts Emmanuel Sanchez (13-2) and Daniel "The Weasel" Weichel (36-9) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 159: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo" on July 22 inside Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas. In addition, a fourth main card contest has been announced, with the news that Philipe Lins (9-1) will face Guilherme Viana (7-2) in light heavyweight action.

Two excellent fights. Weichel is great step up for Sanchez who appears to be a good prospect. Lins and Viana are two talented prospects so that should be great too. I hope Lins can bounce back after a 2 year absence from injury and fever.

^Yeah, these are solid fights, just been waiting for them to make that Weichel/Freire rematch. Thought it would have happened by now.

My boy Weichel will fight too precisely for Sanchez to squeak out another split decision.

Hope the Britain card does decent ratings so it can roll over into this.