Preview and predictions for Bellator 228, which takes place this Saturday in Inglewood, California. The event is headlined by the featherweight championship battle between Patricio "Pitbull" Freire and Juan Archuleta,
On Saturday, Nov. 15, Bellator MMA hosted its 131st event from the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego.
In the night’s main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz clashed with fellow UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar. Ortiz made his promotional debut at Bellator 120 in May and scored a submission win over former middleweight title holder Alexander Shlemenko. It marked Ortiz’s second win in his last 10 fights. Bonnar, meanwhile, had been out of action for more than two years. The 37-year-old was last in action at UFC 153, where he succumbed to a first-round TKO against Anderson Silva.