Preview and predictions for Bellator London 2, which takes place on Saturday. The event is headlined by a welterweight battle between Michael "Venom" Page and Giovanni Melillo.
MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee takes a look back at recent overlooked battles, including a truly mad 5-on-5 fight in Poland, some of the nastiest knee knockouts and falls you’ll ever see, fights ending in less than 30 seconds, and much more.
Apr 6, 2021
A middleweight matchup between undefeated wrestling expert, Austin ‘The Gentleman’ Vanderford and emerging British contender, Fabian ‘The Assassin’ Edwards is currently targeted to land at Bellator 259 on May 21. with the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut expected to house the event.
Undefeated in ten professional walks, 31-year-old contender, Vanderford enters the proposed clash with Edwards off the back of a unanimous decision victory over Vinicius de Jesus at Bellator 251 last November.
Edwards, the younger brother of the #3 ranked UFC welterweight challenger, Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards dropped his first professional loss in his most recent trip to the Bellator cage, in the form of a split decision defeat to Dutch submission threat, Costello Van Steenis at Bellator Euro Series 8 last September in Milan, Italy. News of the targeted matchup was first reported by ESPN MMA.