Nunes joins Bellator after a nearly six year run with the WEC/UFC, and is looking to get his first taste of the Toughest Tournament in Sports. Two of Brazil’s best featherweights collide as long time Bellator veteran Patricio Pitbull battles Diego “The Gun” Nunes in the opening round of the featherweight tournament. “I still have a lot of fights left in my tank, and this is the start of a new chapter in my career.” “This is exactly what I wanted entering Bellator, a tough test right from the start,” Matyushenko said. With a combined record of 44-12 between the two veterans, collecting a victory will be well deserved for either competitor. No stranger to big fights, Matyushenko is primed to make a statement in his debut appearance with Bellator as he battles former Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M’Pumbu.

Tickets for the event start at just $50, and can be purchased by visiting, , or by calling the Pechanga Box Office at 87 or visiting between noon and 8 p.m. daily. The preliminary card will be streamed LIVE and FREE on. PST, as well as in Spanish language on mun2. PST and the LIVE national television broadcast on Spike TV starts at 6 p.m. The first fight of the night will begin at 4 p.m. The night will also feature a loaded preliminary fight card featuring Southern California’s top mixed martial artists. (July 18, 2013) –Bellator MMA will return to Southern California’s Pechanga Resort & Casino on Friday, September 13 th as a Light Heavyweight battle between former World Champion Christian M’Pumbu and Vladimir Matyushenko headlines a night that will also feature the opening round of the Bellator Featherweight Tournament live on Spike TV.

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