Bellator 131 Fight Card

Bellator 131 takes place this Saturday night on Spike TV and we’ve got the full fight card for you below.

Headlining the show is a light-heavyweight grudge match between former UFC stars Tito Ortiz and Stephan Bonnar who’ve been taking a leaf out of pro wrestling’s playbook in an attempt to hype up their fight.

In the co-main event interim lightweight champion Will Brooks will look to become the official title holder when he takes on Michael Chandler.

Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal is also on the card fighting late replacement Joe Vedepo, while Melvin Manhoef looks to secure his second victory inside the Bellator cage against Joe Schilling.

Rounding off one of Bellator’s stronger cards in recent times is former UFC fighter Nam Phan who’ll look to add to his current back-to-back wins when he takes on Mike Richman.

Main card:

Tito Ortiz vs. Stephan Bonnar
Michael Chandler vs. Will Brooks
Mo Lawal vs. Joe Vedepo
Melvin Manhoef vs. Joe Schilling
Nam Phan vs. Mike Richman

Prelims:

Kyle Bolt vs. A.J. Matthews
Ron Henderson vs. Jonathan Santa Maria
Jordan Bailey vs. Alex Higley
Nick Garcia vs. Matthew Ramirez
Andy Murad vs. Bubba Pugh
Rolando Perez vs. Mark Vorgeas
Ian Butler vs. Joao Faria

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