Bellator Adds Maiquel Falcao, Giva Santana to 185-Pound Tournament
by Josh Nason on Jan 12, 2012 2:00 PM EST
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Some names have started to be released for Bellator's 185-pound tournament that kicks off in March with Maiquel Falcao and Giva Santana announced as joining the fray Wednesday.
Sherdog first reported the news of Falcao's involvement, who will be making his promotional debut in the tourney's first round. Falcao (28-4-0-1) was notably released from the UFC even after his only Octagon fight was a win over Gerald Harris at November 2010's UFC 123.
He pulled out of a fight with Alessio Sakara due to an injury and following issues stemming from a 2002 assault on a woman, the UFC cut ties with the 30-year-old. Falcao has fought three times in Brazil since then, going 2-1 with a pair of quick first round TKO wins.
Santana (17-1) made his Bellator debut last October with a first round submission win over Darryl Cobb, his 13th career win by armbar. He's won six fights in a row and is a veteran of EliteXC, M-1 and Tachi Palace Fights.
Brian Rogers (8-3) is the only other middleweight that is confirmed for the tournament, his second for Bellator. In season five, he lost in the semifinals to eventual winner Alexander Shlemenko.
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Awesome.
Now we just need Bellator to adopt soccer kicks.
"If you think, you're late. If you're late, you muscle. If you muscle, you get tired. If you tired, you die. When you die is when you tap..."
-Saulo Ribeiro
Playing with fire here.
From my general “experience” with sports I think that Bellator is gonna end up regretting this.
Why?
For what reason?
It's like saying you dislike Don Frye's mustache, which itself is the equivalent of spitting on the Constitution. - Anthony Pace
I hope that's not his point.
It’d be a terrible one. Hah.
It's like saying you dislike Don Frye's mustache, which itself is the equivalent of spitting on the Constitution. - Anthony Pace
by Jonathan. on Jan 12, 2012 11:28 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I would guess he refers to Falcao’s legal troubles that got him booted from the UFC.
See and learn the secret death touch!
by Horselover Fat on Jan 12, 2012 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
Nice.. I hope Falcao makes it over this time, been wanting to see him in the states again. Getting the Arm Collector in there doesn’t sound too bad either.
See and learn the secret death touch!
Santana/Palhares would be a really fun matchup. The Arm Collector vs Mr. I Hate Legs
My name isn't Todd.
Haha, yeah. You know someone is going home with at least one limb destroyed that night.
See and learn the secret death touch!
by Horselover Fat on Jan 12, 2012 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Ah shit son!
A possible Falcao/Lombard fight!
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Jan 12, 2012 2:21 PM EST reply actions
That would be pretty sick!
See and learn the secret death touch!
by Horselover Fat on Jan 12, 2012 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
Hell yeah, bro.
Wrecking machines FTW – would you say that would make them sentient androids?
"[Lay and pray] refers to a mixed martial artist who lays on you and prays no one gets a boner." - Seanbaby (Cracked.com)
Bad pun is bad?
"[Lay and pray] refers to a mixed martial artist who lays on you and prays no one gets a boner." - Seanbaby (Cracked.com)
You're no seanbaby
See and learn the secret death touch!
by Horselover Fat on Jan 12, 2012 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
Well you're no Michael Bisping
"[Lay and pray] refers to a mixed martial artist who lays on you and prays no one gets a boner." - Seanbaby (Cracked.com)
...
lol, I don’t think so.
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Jan 12, 2012 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Great additions for Bellator
Falcao is a bad man. It’s nice to see the quality of fighters in the Bellator tournaments slowly increasing in quality each season.
I've been waiting for this...
When I'm on the mic it goes down, CINTRON
-Joell Ortiz
by The Lethal Haze on Jan 12, 2012 4:26 PM EST reply actions
Didn't this dude have a heart attack last month?
" Tell me something Steve, How does a guy from Puerto Rico lose a ball in the Sun? "
He says that's not true
There were reports that he had a heart attack but he says he merely got sick from dehydration/exhaustion from overtraining and that he’s fine now.
by MichaelDavidSmith on Jan 12, 2012 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
Hopefully that's the case.
I love watching the man fight.
It's like saying you dislike Don Frye's mustache, which itself is the equivalent of spitting on the Constitution. - Anthony Pace
by Jonathan. on Jan 12, 2012 11:29 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
sweet
Falcao is awesome, cant wait to see him smash people.
I am willing to test myself against the toughest fighters in the world, in front of hundreds of thousands or even millions of fans, over and over again. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose, but I always come to fight. I've been doing this for the past fourteen years, and I have at least a few more strong years left in me. What have you done in the past fourteen years other than act like a moron on this forum and hang on Anderson's nuts? - Dan Henderson.
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