{"id":115678,"date":"2014-10-18T11:20:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T18:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=115678"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:16:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:16:45","slug":"ufc-vet-nam-phan-to-make-bellator-debut-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/ufc-vet-nam-phan-to-make-bellator-debut-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Vet Nam Phan To Make Bellator Debut Next Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-vet-nam-phan-to-make-bellator-debut-next-month\/nam-phan-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-115679\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Nam-Phan.jpg\" alt=\"Nam Phan\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Nam-Phan.jpg 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Nam-Phan-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Nam-Phan-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bellator 131 is set to kick off with a bang as two explosive bantamweights are set to square off to open the main card on Saturday, November 15th from The Valley View Casino Center as Mike \u201cThe Marine\u201d Richman will take on Nam Phan live on Spike TV. The fight joins a card already featuring an explosive middleweight fight between Melvin Manhoef and Joe Schilling, a light heavyweight affair between King Mo and Tom DeBlass, a lightweight title fight between Michael Chandler and Will Brooks, along with one of the biggest grudge matches in the sport as MMA icons Tito \u201cThe Huntington Beach Bad Boy\u201d and \u201cThe American Psycho\u201d Stephan Bonnar battle at light heavyweight.<\/p>\n<p>Richman enters the fight fresh off a devastating knockout victory in his bantamweight debut against Ed West at Bellator 126 and is looking to keep the momentum going at Bellator 131 November 15th. The fight also has a deeper meaning for the Minnesota native, as one of the largest Marine bases in the country, Camp Pendleton, is located just miles from San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a fight that is going to kick off this stacked show with a bang,\u201d Richman said. \u201cFans can expect two talented punchers staying in the pocket looking for the finish. I plan on seeing a bunch of Marines in attendance cheering loud, and just like we do in the Marine Corps, I&#8217;m going to locate, close width, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Phan joins Bellator currently riding a two fight finish streak and has collected victories over Cole Miller, Leonard Garcia and Saad Awad during his thirteen year career. 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