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    Bellator NYC/Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva
    24 June 2017
    Madison Square Garden
    Manhattan, New York, NY

    Pay-Per-View Main Card
    Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva
    Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione
    Michael Chandler (c) vs. Brent Primus
    Aaron Pico vs. Zach Freeman
    Douglas Lima (c) vs. Lorenz Larkin

    Spike TV Preliminaries
    Phil Davis (c) vs. Ryan Bader
    James Gallagher vs. Chinzo Machida
    Neiman Gracie vs. Dave Marfone
    Heather Hardy vs. Alice Yauger

    Bellator.com Preliminaries
    Ryan Couture vs. Haim Gozali
    Jerome Mickle vs. Anthony Giacchina
    John Salgado vs. Hugh McKenna
    Matt Rizzo vs. Sergio da Silva
    Bradley Desir vs. Nate Grebb​
     
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    Although the main event is weak this is a stellar card Scott Coker and Bellator have assembled.

    Fedor/Meathead is unpredictable. Lima/Larkin looks like a showstopper. Pico's debut will be interesting. I wish Chandler had a more interesting opponent.

    Good idea putting Davis/Bader on the prelims. That looks, on paper, like a snoozer. But having Machida on there brings the prelims up.

    Overall this isn't the very best card Bellator could've done. MacDonald/Lima main event would've been better by far. MVP/Larkin on the undercard. Move Pico down to prelims and Sonnen/Silva as the curtain jerker.

    But it isn't bad.

    Some are saying that it will do better than the Rampage PPV they had a while back that sold about 100k buys but I think was cheaper (this one is $50).

    Goldy and Mauro will be involved too which gives this a big event feel.

    If you support MMA and are upset with the way the UFC does business, think about purchasing this PPV and helping to foster competition.
     
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    How is Fedor not the main event?
     
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    His fight has no heat or consequence.



     
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    BELLATOR NYC (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
    • Chael Sonnen (205.8) vs. Wanderlei Silva (205.8)
    • Fedor Emelianenko (236.4) vs. Matt Mitrione (256.6)
    • Champ Douglas Lima (170) vs. Lorenz Larkin (169.8) – for welterweight title
    • Champ Michael Chandler (153.8) vs. Brent Primus (154.2) – for lightweight title
    • Zach Freeman (155.8) vs. Aaron Pico (156)
    BELLATOR 180 (Spike, 8 p.m. ET)
    • Champ Phil Davis (204.8) vs. Ryan Bader (204.4) – for light heavyweight title
    • James Gallagher (144.4) vs. Chinzo Machida (146)
    • Neiman Gracie (170.4) vs. Dave Marfone (170.4)
    • Heather Hardy (125.2) vs. Alice Yauger (125.6)
    PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 6 p.m. ET)
    • Ryan Couture (168.8) vs. Haim Gozali (169.2)
    • Jerome Mickle (155.8) vs. Anthony Giacchina (157.4)**
    • John Salgado (168.2) vs. Hugh McKenna (168.8)
    • Matt Rizzo (133.6) vs. Sergio da Silva (137.6)
    • Nate Grebb (155.4) vs. Bradley Desir (160.6)*
    *Desir missed lightweight limit by 4.6 pounds
    **Giacchina missed lightweight limit by 1.4 pounds
     
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    Heather Hardy steals the show.
     
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    Not sure what they were expecting with the Davis-Bader rematch. The first fight was shit. This fight is shit: the sequel.
     
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    Lima wins. He's definitely one of the better welterweights. I think Rory is a level above him but we'll see.
     
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    Low-key "championship opportunity" reference by Mauro.

    If you aren't into pro wrestling, Vince McMahon has banned the term "belt" and "shot" from the vernacular in the WWE. Wrestlers (er, Superstars) are not allowed to say "title shot" or that they "want the belt." They must say they want a "championship opportunity."

    Because Vince is crazy.
     
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    Rory says he's "underwhelmed" by the Lima-Larkin belt.

    Join the club.
     
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    Aaron Pico loses his debut to journeyman Zach Freeman.

    A setback but one that might spur Pico on to great things.
     
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    We make fun of Tito a lot but a) he's sitting with Randy and b) he was quick to give Zach Freeman a hug after his win. He's not all bad.
     
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    Michael Chandler's leg is fucked.
     
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    Chandler needs a miracle.
     
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    The referee just stopped the fight. I have no clue what is going on.
     
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    Well that was a little odd. The referee is not permitted to stop the fight due to an injury unless it is a groin/eye/back of head situation from a foul, accidental or otherwise, edit: or cut, AFAIK. The referee had the doctor check Chandler's ankle (which is probably badly sprained or worse) and the fight was waved-off.

    Chandler literally fell over two or three times during the fight like his ankle was rubber.
     
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    To recap, Davis-Bader (bad), Lima-Larkin (not awful but not great), Pico-Freeman (24-seconds), Chandler-Primus (under a round, controversial stoppage).

    Murphy's Law
     
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