Warren vs. Curran, March 9 at Bellator 61 - MMA Combat

Warren vs. Curran, March 9 at Bellator 61 - MMA Combat

Friday, March 9, 2012, two-time Bellator tournament winner Pat Curran (16-4-0) will get his shot at featherweight champion Joe Warren (7-2-0) as per promotion CEO Bjorn Rebney who confirmed the news with the Chicago Tribune this week.

The bout will likely headline Bellator 61 which will emanate from The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.

Team Nogueira standout Patricio Freire (17-1-0) was next in line for Warren after capturing the Season 4 Featherweight Tournament, but a broken hand suffered during training saw his shot given to Summer Series Tournament winner Pat Curran who introduced himself to the 145lb ranks in 2011.

Curran has amassed a record of 6-1 inside the Bellator cage with two separate winning streaks of three fights. First, he won the 2010 Bellator Lightweight Tournament to earn a shot against then-champion Eddie Alvarez, but fell short over five hard fought rounds against the larger, more experienced division front-runner.

He then announced that he would drop down a weight class to participate in the 2011 Summer Series Featherweight Tournament; Curran racked up victories against Luis Palomino, Ronnie Mann, and Marlon Sandro from June until August to become the first two-tournament winner in promotion history.

Joe Warren, already a tournament winner himself and the current 145lb king tried to accomplish a similar feat when he entered the Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament bracket. Unfortunately for the Team Quest product, his mission to hold two belts at once was halted almost as quickly as it began when he ran into the heavy hands of fellow wrestling ace Alexis Vila, who left Warren unconscious in their quarterfinal match-up with a thudding left hand that found its mark flush on the American's jaw.


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