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Bellator's Second "Super" Fight is far more Super (Update)

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(Well, we know who would win the crazy tattoo contest...)


According to Tatame.com Bellator's second "super" fight will be between middleweight champion, Hector Lombard, and former WEC middleweight champion, Paulo Filho.

Bellator had previously announced that the promotion would hold "super" fights for their champions during the second season as the champions wait for number one contenders to be crowned from the tournaments. Bellator previously announced that lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez, will fight Josh Neer in a "super" fight.

Lombard vs. Filho is scheduled for May 20th.

Hector Lombard has been busy during the Bellator off-season fighting Kalib Starnes and defending his CFC middleweight belt twice. 

Most MMA fans know Filho as a top grappler in the WEC, who went...how should we say this delicately...hmmm...went all Shutter Island in 2008 and has been dealing with depression. Though he did get a Mike Tyson style face tattoo, which screams "mental stability".

For Bellator this is a great match-up as there are few name middleweight fighters to challenge Lombard. That being said there is always the potential for Filho to go, well, all Filho on Bellator, and withdraw from the bout at the last minute.

Update: MMA Junkie quotes a source who says that Filho is, "on the short list".

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Depends on if Fiho shows up both physically & mentally.

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by _Felix_ on Mar 16, 2010 7:02 PM EDT reply actions  

exactly!

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by Zak Woods on Mar 16, 2010 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

Filho looks like he’s coming to mow Lombard’s lawn.

by agentsmith on Mar 16, 2010 7:09 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

I really gotta check my local listings to see if I am gonna be able to watch this.

by clydeftones on Mar 16, 2010 7:09 PM EDT reply actions  

It means the re-start of career for Filho anyway. Or he comes to fight like in Pride or goes down hill.

"Once Flamengo, Flamengo until die"

by Eduardo Cruz on Mar 17, 2010 8:45 AM EDT reply actions  

when did mike tyson grow hair, get skinny and white?

by Lil Pinga on Mar 17, 2010 3:50 PM EDT reply actions  

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