Bellator 42 takes place this week at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho Oklahoma. It was announced earlier this week that main event contestant Paul Buentello was forced to withdraw from his fight against Bellator Heavyweight champ Cole Konrad. Pretty disappointed in this I would of liked to seen Konrad up against a bigger name and with some striking ability. Luiz Nogueira vs Jerod Spoon gets the bump onto the main card. I've read conflicting information to what fight will be the new main event but I'm going with Hale vs Linderman.
Light Heavyweight Semi-Final
Richard Hale vs D.J Linderman
Hale is coming off what surely will go down as one of the best submissions wins this year, his inverted triangle choke over Nik Fekete. Linderman is coming off a TKO win over Raphael Davis.
Prediction Hale by TKO 1st Round- I'm guessing the popular pick here is Hale by submission, but I'll go with the TKO as I don't think Linderman will be able to keep pace with Hale.
Light Heavyweight Semi-Final
Tim Carpenter vs Christian M'Pumbu
Carpenter is coming off a split decision victory over Daniel Gracie were M'Pumbu is fresh off a TKO victory over Chris Davis. M'Pumbu has got the edge in the striking in this one but I'd have to say Carpenter is more well rounded.
Prediction Carpenter TKO 2nd Round- Carpenter will use his better ground game to get M'Pumbu down and finish him with ground and pound.
Ronnie Mann vs Josh Arocho
Mann, making his Bellator debut has won 2 in a row after falling to Hatsu Hioki during Sengoku's featherweight tournament. Arocho has a less than stellar 6-9 record but did win his last fight by submission. Mann definitely has the experience advantage in this one.
Prediction Mann Submission 1st Round- This seems like a mismatch to me. Mann is pretty underrated it's too bad he wasn't able to enter this seasons featherweight tournament.
Luiz Nogueira vs Jerod Spoon
Both making their Bellator debuts they get a big opportunity getting their fight moved to the main card. Nogueira has won 6 in a row where as Spoon has won 5 in a row.
Prediction Nogueira Submission 1st Round- Luiz should get through this one with little trouble and most likely be added to next seasons bantamweight tournament.
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