For the second time in as many weeks, Bellator MMA will be taking place on a Saturday. Bellator 221 kicks off on May 11th from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The night will be capped off with a lightweight title fight between current champ Michael Chandler, and the promotion’s featherweight champ, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. That champ vs. champ matchup will get its own preview post as this write-up will cover the rest of the main card.
In the co-main event slot will be a five-round semi-final matchup in Bellator’s welterweight World Grand Prix. The promotion’s former 170-pound king Douglas Lima is pitted against undefeated sniper-striker Michael Page.