The Bellator summer series now has the light heavyweight tournament final pairing all set after tonight Bellator 72. Travis Wiuff and Attila Vegh each punched their tickets to the finals in completely different ways.
Tonight Bellator returns for their 72nd event showcased in the sunny Tampa Florida. The Light Heavyweight Semi-Finals will take place setting up who will have a chance to steal the belt away from the newly crowned champ. A good mix of the nations outside of the UFC talent will square off and will we will be sure to catch great free fights tonight on MTV 2.
Making his Bellator debut at last Friday’s Bellator 71 summer series event, Emanuel Newton looked impressive in capturing his sixth consecutive victory. In the opening round of the light heavyweight tournament, Newton took on Caesar Gracie trained fighter Roy Boughton.
As Summer is a mere two days old, the heat that has already enveloped the East Coast was matched by the hard-hitting action as Bellator premiered it’s Summer Series, tonight, in Chester, WV. Bellator 71 featured the beginning of its Light Heavyweight tournament, highlighted by Travis Wiuff, who many claim as the REAL Bellator Light Heavyweight Champ.
The summer solstice is here and that officially means its summer time, but it also means time for Bellator’s summer season. Airing at the same time as the UFC on FX 4, Bellator 71 will feature the opening round of the light heavyweight tournament and can be watched across multiple platforms, including right here.
Shark Fights 18 is in the books but fans not in attendance will not be able to see the fights until September 2nd on Fuel TV. Part of the networks Friday Night Fights series, the five bout main card from Shark Fight 18 can be seen at 6pm PT / 9pm ET. For those that cannot wait to see the action you can check out pictures from the event on MMA Valor.
One of the biggest crowd pleaser’s in Mixed Martial Arts is the slam, seeing someone lifted up off the canvas and thrown down just makes the fans go crazy. Fans of the slam were treated to a clinic by former Maximum Fighting Champion light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton during Fridays Shark Fights 18 co-main event.
Tonight from the John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Reno, Nevada is Shark Fights 18 and though you cannot watch the fights live tonight, we got you covered with live play-by-play. Starting at 7pm PT / 10pm ET the 8 bout fight card will get under way. Headlined by former UFC fighter Shane Nelson you can follow all the nights action right here.
