Bellator 181: Girtz vs. Campos 3 - July 14 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

Bellator 181
August 23, 2017
SAP Center     
San Jose, California, USA

Main Card:
Brandon Girtz (14-6)     vs.       (18-6) Derek Campos 
Main Event | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 kg)
Kendall Grove (22-14)   vs.            (13-3) John Salter   
Co-Main Event | Middleweight | 185 lbs (84 kg)
Emily Ducote (5-2)        vs.   (8-6) Valérie Létourneau 
Main Card | Female Flyweight | 125 lbs (57 kg)
Joe Warren (14-6)          vs.       (7-1) Steve Garcia Jr.   
Main Card | Bantamweight | 135 lbs (61 kg)

Patricky 'Pitbull' vs. Derek Campos 2 Set to Headline Bellator 181 AT Winstar World Casino and Resort on July 14

Hailing from Rio Grande Do Norte, Brazil, the oldest of the "Pitbull" brothers steps inside the Bellator cage for the 18th time in his professional career. Patricky Freire will be looking to build on an impressive start to his 2017 campaign, following a second-round finish of Josh Thomson at Bellator 172. Having won seven of his last 10 bouts, "Pitbull" is on a fierce path that has firmly established himself as a contender for the 155-pound belt. With 11 of his 12 career finishes coming by way of knockout, including each of his seven in Bellator, the 31-year-old Brazilian phenom hopes to add to that total and once again defeat Campos in the evening's main event.

Similar to "Pitbull," Campos has started off his 2017 season on the right foot, earning a pivotal win over Derek Anderson at Bellator 170 earlier this year. Fighting out of Lubbock, Texas, "The Stallion" will enter the Bellator cage for the 12th time, a promotion with which he has accrued seven victories under. Having won nine of his last 12 contests, Campos hopes to continue his recent success and avenge his earlier loss to "Pitbull" over three years ago at Bellator 117. Campos will also enter the bout riding a three-fight winning streak, which includes impressive victories over Melvin Guillard and Anderson.