Breaking Down: Bellator 143

Breaking Down: Bellator 143

 

State Farm Arena, Hidalgo Texas will be the home to Bellator 143 (9/25/15). The Main Event matches up Joe Warren and LC Davis in the Bantamweight division. The 38 yr. old Warren was on a 5 fight win streak before Marcos Galvao ended it with a Knee-bar (Round 2, 0:45). Warren was dominating the fight in round 1, but may have inadvertently verbally submitted when Galvao cranked the knee. Warren’s scream cost him the BW Title on March 27, 2015. His wrestling background is what gives, the self-proclaimed, “Baddest Man on the Planet” the grinding style that allows him to outwork opponents. Of his 12 wins 8 have come by decision. In 4 losses, none have gone the distance, 2 KO’s and 2 Submissions.  

LC Davis is riding a 3 fight win streak. In fact he holds 7 wins in his last 8 contests. Davis’s last win was the same night Joe Warren lost his title, back in March, over Hideo Tokoro. The 34 year old, at 5’8” will enjoy a 3” advantage. In his 23 wins, 8 have come by KO and 7 by way of submission.

Kendall Grove takes on Joey Beltran. Grove’s last fight ended by TKO at 2:25 of the 4^th v Brandon Halsey. In fact “The Spider” has been stopped by KO/TKO 7 times in his career. The TUF 3 winner’s career spans over 12 years and at 32 years old has nearly 40 fights, most against world class talent. At 6’6” Grove is long and lean, owning 10 submission wins and 5 KO’s.

In 10 fights that have gone to the judges, Joey Beltran has had only 3 go his way. In his 16 wins he does boast, an impressive 11 KO’s. The 33 year old is looking to win his 2^nd straight since dropping down to the Middleweight division. He won a decision (1 of the 3) over Brian Rogers in April.

In the Featherweight division Henry Corrales takes on Emmanuel Sanchez. The 29 year old Corrales has 4 KO’s and 6 submissions in his career. His only loss came in his Bellator debut, when Daniel Straus submitted him with a Guillotine Choke in the 2^nd round (3:47) in June.

Emmanuel Sanchez is also fresh from a loss, his an UD to Pat Curran (6/26/15). Before that he was on a 6 fight win streak, including 4 straight 1^st round stoppages (1 KO and 3 Subs). At 10-2, the 25 year old is looking to put another in the win column.

Kicking off the Main Card on Spike TV will be a Heavy Weight showdown between Ewerton Teixeira and Vinicius Kappke De Queiroz. Texeira is 3-0 with 1 KO. The Sao Paulo resident is making his Bellator Debut. Previous fights were all in Brazil, the last, back in April of 2013.

Vinicius Kappke De Queiroz has been inactive lately, but the last fight he KO’d Lavar “Big” Johnson in just 23 seconds at Bellator 102 (10/4/13). 6 of his 7 wins have been by KO/TKO, the other win was a submission. In fact the last time “Spartan” went the distance was back in 8/18/07. The 6’7” Heavy Weight will enjoy a 6” height advantage.