There’s not just UFC 237 on Saturday night! Bellator 221 takes place at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois — this is technically in Rosemont, but it’s a Chicago suburb so this is Chicago enough — and it’s a very good card. The main event is a champ vs. champ “superfight” between two of Bellator’s greatest ever fighters, as lightweight king Michael Chandler takes on featherweight titleholder Patricio “Pitbull” Freire.
As for the rest of the main card, Michael Page and Douglas Lima will do battle in the semifinals of the welterweight tournament. Featherweight contender/prospect A.J. McKee gets a big step up in competition against ex-champion Pat Curran.