Terry Etim Makes Bellator Tournament Debut at Bellator 113

Terry Etim Makes Bellator Tournament Debut at Bellator 113
by Chris Houten - @mrhouts

The UKs Terry Etim will make his Bellator tournament debut at Bellator 113 against undefeated prospect Derek Anderson.

Bellator 113 takes place March 21st at Kanas Star Arena, USA and is headline by a light-heavyweight unification bout between Attila Vegh and Emmanuel Newton. Notable lightweights Patricky Pitbull, David Rickels, and Marcin Held will also feature on the card as part of Bellator's lightweight tournament.

Top 5 in the UK lightweight rankings, Terry Etim (19-5) fights for the second time under the Bellator banner since being released by The UFC following back-to-back losses to Brazilians Edson Barboza and Renne Forte.

Fighting out of Team Kaobon, the Liverpudlian made his Bellator debut with a unanimous decision victory over Patrick Cenoble at Bellator 109 in November. A fight against Anderson in March will represent a relatively quick turn around for Etim who has suffered with injury problem in recent years, having fought once each year since 2010. 

His opponent Derek Anderson is unbeaten in his MMA career taking 9 of 10 victories either by TKO or submission; 7 in the first round. The only time Anderson has been to decision is in his most recent outing when he fought Bellator Season 4 Lightweight Runner-Up Patricky Freire at Bellator 98.

“I am extremely confident and excited to have the opportunity to be in a tournament,” Anderson said. “I saw Terry’s previous fight and I was unimpressed.”

Bellator 113 Fight Card
Attila Vegh (29-4) vs. Emanuel Newton (22-7) - For the  Bellator Light Heavyweight World Title David Rickels (15-2) vs. Patricky Pitbull (11-5) - Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round
Marcin Held (16-3) vs. Rodrigo Cavalheiro (14-2) - Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round
Terry Etim (16-5) vs. Derek Anderson (10-0) - Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round 
Brandon Girtz (10-3) vs. Derek Campos (13-3) - Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round

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Terry Etim Make Return to Cage at Bellator 106 PPV

Terry Etim Make Return to Cage at Bellator 106 PPV

 

Submission ace Terry Etim will return to the cage on November 2^nd as the Liverpool native will make his Bellator debut against Patrick Cenoble. The lightweight affair will be featured on Spike TV leading up to Bellator’s highly anticipated Pay-Per-View, which is headlined by MMA icons Rampage Jackson and Tito Ortiz.

“Rampage vs. Tito” will be held at Southern California’s Long Beach Arena on Saturday, November 2nd, with tickets on sale now. Tickets can be purchased on Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com, as well as at The Long Beach Arena Box Office.

Only 27, Etim joins Bellator with an impressive 15-5 record to his name including 12 submission finishes in his young career. Etim holds notable victories over Matt Grice, Sam Stout and Brian Cobb and is looking to make his mark inside the Bellator cage.

“I’m excited to get back into the cage and do what I do best, fight,” Etim said. “Bellator has continued to grow and to be part of the organization and be part of the first PPV is a huge honor, and I’m pumped to be able to showcase my skills on such a big stage. November 2^nd is going to be a huge night.”

Florida native Patrick Cenoble will look to get back to his winning ways on November 2^nd after the quick finisher fought to a draw against veteran Tony Fryklund at Bellator 94. Just 23, Cenoble packs a powerful punch and plans to keep the fight on the feet on November 2^nd from the Long Beach Arena.

The fight card for Bellator MMA’s inaugural Pay-Per-View is below. Additional fights will be announced in the coming weeks.

Pay-Per-View Main Card

Rampage Jackson vs. Tito Ortiz
Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez For the Bellator Lightweight Title
King Mo Lawal vs. Emanuel Newton For the Bellator Light-Heavyweight Interim Title
Pat Curran vs. Daniel Straus For the Bellator Featherweight Title

Spike TV Preliminary Fights 

Joe Riggs vs. Mike Bronzoulis Fight Master Season 1 Welterweight Final
Terry Etim vs. Patrick Cenoble

Spike.com Preliminary Fights
Joe Williams vs. Jesse Juarez
Brandon Halsey vs. Hector Ramirez
Mike Guymon vs. Aaron Miller
Joe Camacho vs. Cleber Luciano
Darren Smith vs. Josh Smith