Bellator 151 adds Michael Page vs. Fernando Gonzalez Per MMA Fighting a welterweight matchup has been added to Bellator 151’s co-main event. Page (9-0) has won all of his professional bouts by stoppage and is coming off a first round TKO victory over Charlie Ontiveros at Bellator 144 back in October. Gonzalez (24-13) is coming off a decision loss to Paul Daley in a kickboxing match at Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1 back in September. However he has remained undefeated in the Bellator cage, going 4-0 with victories over notable fighters Karl Amoussou and Marius Zaromskis. Page will meet veteran welterweight Fernando Gonzalez in the co-main event of Bellator 151 on March 4 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla., sources told MMA Fighting on Monday. Bellator officials confirmed the bout. Bellator 151 is headlined by Joe Warren taking on Darrion Caldwell. The event takes place at the WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, OK. No other matchups have been announced for the event. Augusto Mendes steps up to fight Charles Rosa at UFC Fight Night 81 Mendes (5-0) replaces the injured Jimmy Hettes against featherweight Charles Rosa. The 32-year old has won all of his fights by stoppage, with four submission victories to his resume. He won Legacy’s bantamweight title this past July at Legacy FC 43. He was slated to defend his belt against Ricardo Ramos next month at Legacy FC 51 before the UFC call-up. UFC Fight Night 81 adds Elvis Mutapcic, who takes short notice fight against Francimar Barroso Mutapcic (15-3) replaces the injured Abdul-Kerim Edilov against Francimar Barroso. The former MFC middleweight champion also steps up to light heavyweight for just the second time in his career and is currently 7-1 in his last eight fights. He was slated to take on Anthony Smith in the main event of Victory FC 47 on Jan. 29th live on UFC Fight Pass. UFC Fight Night 81 takes place Sunday at TD Garden in Boston. Here’s an updated look at the card. MAIN CARD Champ T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz – for bantamweight title Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo PRELIMINARY CARD Patrick Cote vs. Ben Saunders Medhi Baghdad vs. Chris Wade Tim Boetsch vs. Ed Herman Maximo Blanco vs. Luke Sanders PRELIMINARY CARD- UFC Fight Pass Daron Cruickshank vs. Paul Felder Ilir Latifi vs. Sean O’Connell Augusto Mendes vs. Charles Rosa Rob Font vs. Joey Gomez Francimar Barroso vs. Elvis Mutapcic Patricky Freire steps in to fight Ryan Couture at Bellator 148 MMAJunkie’s Mike Bohn reports that Derek Anderson is injured and off of Bellator 148’s main card against Ryan Couture. Replacing him is Brazillian Patricky Freire. Freire (14-7) takes this fight on two-weeks notice and is coming off a controversial split-decision loss to Derek Anderson at Bellator 147. Couture (10-3) is coming off a first round submission victory over Dakota Cochrane at Bellator 135. The son of UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture has won four-straight fights. Bellator 148 takes place Jan. 29 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif. Here’s an updated look at the card. MAIN CARD Paul Daley vs. Andy Uhrich Paul Bradley vs. Chris Honeycutt Raphael Butler vs. Tony Johnson Ryan Couture vs. Patricky Freire PRELIMINARY CARD Ilima MacFarlane vs. Amber Tackett Anthony Avila vs. John Reedy Javy Ayala vs. Carl Seumanutafa Art Arciniega vs. Justin Smitley Mason Fowler vs. Idris Wasi Thomas Diagne vs. Mark Dickman Paul Ruiz vs. Josh San Diego For more on Bellator 148, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
