Breakdown: Bellator 148

Breakdown: Bellator 148

 

            Bellator 148 takes place Friday Jan 29, 2016 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Ca. The main event, in the Welterweight division, matches Paul “Semtex” Daley VS Andy “Stunner” Uhrich. If Daley’s name sounds familiar it’s because, in May of 2010 Daley was 2-0 in the UFC with two KO wins, and on the 8^th Daley fought Josh Koscheck. There was building animosity between the two going into the fight. Koscheck out-wrestled Daley for three rounds and after the final bell sounded Daley hit Koscheck with a cheap shot. Dana White said the late punch earned Semtex a lifetime ban from the promotion, forcing Daley to carve a career outside of the UFC.

The Nottingham England native is currently 37-13-2 with 27 Knock Outs. This is his third fight with Bellator, his last: a 2^nd round TKO (1:12) over Dennis Olson in July.

Andy Uhrich has been out of BFC for a while, following back to back losses to Nathan Coy (9/27/15) by Unanimous Decision and Ben Brewer (5/17/14) by KO at 2:40 of the second round. “Stunner” has rattled off 3 straight, his latest a Split Decision over Bobby Cooper at Titan FC 33 (3/20/15). Uhrich, who also fights at Lightweight, will benefit from a three inch height advantage and looking to improve on his 11-5 record.

Rematch from July 17, 2015

            Paul Bradley fights out of Alliance MMA in San Diego. The 5’9” Welterweight has a balanced record 22-6 with 7 KO 7 Sub and 8 Decision wins to date. His last win was a UD over Josh Neer at Bellator 129 (10/17/14). Bradley rematches Chris Honeycutt after an accidental head clash (2^nd round 2:47) caused a no contest awarded.

Chris “The Cutt” Honeycutt is 6-0-1 with 4 KO and 1 sub win. Prior to the No Contest with Bradley, “The Cutt” was 2-0 in Bellator, both by TKO. His last was over Clayton Macfarlane (3^rd 4:16).

Heavyweight Division

            At twenty-nine years old Tony Johnson is 9-2. The Nebraska native’s last fight ended as a SD win over Alexander Volkov (4/10/15). He also holds a win over Derrick Lewis and a TKO of former UFC HW Champ Tim Silvia. He takes on Raphael Butler.

Butler has finished all of his nine wins: six by KO and three Submissions. “The Silencer” has only been out of the first round twice: Richard White made it to the 2^nd before submitting to strikes (3/25/11), and Nick Rossborough fought to a draw (5/9/14). Most recently he stopped Josh Diekmann by Guillotine Choke in the opening 1:04.

Fourteenth Fight in Bellator

          Patricky “Pitbull” Freire is fresh from a Split Decision loss to Derek Anderson in December. This fight with Ryan Couture will be the Brazilian’s 14^th with the promotion. The Thirty year old Lightweight is 14-7 with 9 KO wins. Earlier last year he bested Saad Awad by UD (8/28/15).

Ryan Couture is 10-3, currently riding a four fight win streak. All four of those wins by Rear-Naked Choke. The Las Vegas native has 6 submission wins in his career. The latest over Dakota Cochrane (3/27/15) in the opening (3:23).

 

Bellator 148 Fri Jan 29^th 2016 at Save Mart Center Fresno, Ca. 7:45 PM Prelims 9:00 ET Main Card airs on Spike TV