Pick: Campos by decision John Salter (13-3) vs. Expect Campos to take the rubber match by decision. Only this time Campos will weather the early storm and might even take some damage, but ultimately he’s the better fighter. Girtz will come out aggressively and pressure Campos in an effort to get him out of there early. While I think this will be a good fight, I don’t expect Campos to get knocked out again. For Girtz, he hasn’t won a fight since beating Campos, and for Campos a win here can put him line for a title shot depending on how the promotion handles the Chandler vs. These are two fighters heading in opposite directions. Fighting out of the Grudge Training Center, the thirty-two year old has eight wins by submission to go along with two by KO/TKO. The fight against Gonzalez was on short notice and at 170 lbs. He lost both by decision, first to Adam Piccolotti at Bellator 165 and most recently Fernando Gonzalez at Bellator 174. The twenty-nine year old boasts ten finishes in eighteen career wins.Īfter winning three in a row, Brandon Girtz has now lost his last two fights. Campos is 7-3 since coming to Bellator with the losses coming against some of the lightweight division’s best in Girtz, Michael Chandler and Patricky Freire. In his most recent win he put on an excellent performance by beating Derek Anderson by unanimous decision in a fight I expected him to lose. Derek Campos (18-6) – Catchweight 157 lbs.Ĭurrent Odds: After getting stopped by Girtz in 37 seconds at Bellator 146, Derek Campos has won his last three fights. CT with the main card starting at 8PM CT on Spike. The prelims will stream live at at 5 p.m. The four-fight main card rounds out with Jessica Middleton stepping in on short notice for the injured Valerie Letourneau taking on Emily Ducote in the women’s flyweight division and in the men’s bantamweight division Joe Warren goes up against Steve Garcia. The co-main event features long time UFC and Bellator veteran Kendall Grove taking on the surging John Salter in a battle of middleweights. They fought again at Bellator 146 where Girtz finished Campos in 37 seconds into the first round. Campos won the first fight by unanimous decision at Bellator 96. The main event will be fought at a catch weight when Derek Campos squares off against Brandon Girtz for the third time. This is the promotions one and only event for the month of July. Bellator MMA returns to the WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma for Bellator 181 on Friday night.
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