Bellator 66: Aoki vs Alvarez II this Friday (4/20)

Bellator 66: Aoki vs. Alvarez 2
Friday, April 20 @ 8pm eastern on MTV2
Prelims @ 7pm eastern on Bellator.com and Spike.com

Lightweight Superfight Rematch

Shinya Aoki vs. Eddie Alvarez

Season 6 Lightweight Tournament Semifinals
Rick Hawn vs. Lloyd Woodard
Thiago Michel Silva vs. Brent Weedman

Season 6 Middleweight Tournament Semifinals
Maiquel Falcao vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky
Brian Rogers vs. Bruno Santos

PRELIMS
Jason Dent vs. Tyler Combs
Attila Vegh vs. Dan Spohn
Marcus Vanttinen vs. John Hawk
Frank Caraballo vs. Donny Walker
Anita Rodriguez vs. Jessica Eye
Joe Heiland vs. Julian Lane

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Can't wait. WAR Aoki!

Great main card

Tonight!

Want to see how Aoki fights in the cage again and if he can get his game going against Alvarez

LW semis
MW semis

Thank you SO much for reminding me about this!!!! :D

War Aoki! Get this fight to the ground quick..

I dont see this fight going much different from the first honestly. Im sure Alvarez worked his leg lock defense but I got Aoki winning this via flying gogoplata

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Awh8P4HW3Kk

Heres the first fight to get y'all primed for tonight!

Aoki!!!!!

Aoki 1st round inverted heel hook.

Aoki!!!

Prelims are on, main show starts at 8!

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Didnt expect that. Should have known better to pick a japanese fighter in a cage in the US

3/10

Aoki is my idol so guttered he lost.

Very disappointing fight. I hope Aoki gets another fight sometime soon, I hate having to wait so long to see such great jiu-jitsu in mma.

Alvarez had a smart game plan. Even after dropping Aoki you could tell he wasnt sure he wanted to follow him to the ground. I was hoping for a better showing but maybe they'll send him through the next LW tourney that would be sweet!

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Originally Posted by Brent Smith

Even after dropping Aoki you could tell he wasnt sure he wanted to follow him to the ground.

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I think Aoki was thinking the same thing. I dont think he was expecting him to come in at him like that. But I think it was good for Aoki just so now hes expecting it. I doubt he'll make the mistake of letting his guard down once he hits the ground. In a way, Id say his extreme confidence in his ground game was maybe what lost it for him this time. When youre that good, you dont expect anyone to actually come down on top of you. I still cant wait to see his next fight. Aoki is one of my favorite fighters to watch. Just because once he does get on the ground with someone.. Its like watching a masterpiece being painted. He definitely puts the art in martial arts

Highlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=52FgIcQcxQE

Post fight push and brawl between Spang and Falcao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XQjO8hRP_BQ

Sad to see Aoki get clipped like that early. Was hoping to see a lot more out of that fight with Aoki :(. BTW I thought Vasilevsky won the fight against Falcao...

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Originally Posted by Mike Seabrook

BTW I thought Vasilevsky won the fight against Falcao...

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Youre not alone on that one