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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
"Bellator 145: Vengeance" is official for Nov. 6 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo., and in addition to the two title fights announced for the card, Michael Chandler and Bobby Lashley will each compete in separate bouts on the event.
Bellator officials confirmed on Friday that the event will be headlined by the Featherweight Title bout between Patricio "Pitbull" Freire and Daniel Straus, with Will Brooks putting his Lightweight Title on the line against Marcin Held. Further, they announced that former Lightweight Champion Chandler and dual MMA heavyweight and pro wrestler Lashley will both return against to-be-determined opponents.
"Following the success of 'Unfinished Business' in June, it was a no-brainer for us to make our return to the Scottrade Center and St. Louis before the year's end," said Bellator MMA President Scott Coker in a press release announcing the event. "Once again, I look forward to working alongside Jesse Finney and his standout promotion Shamrock FC on putting together another must-see event. In addition to not one, but two world-class title fights, Michael Chandler and Bobby Lashley also being featured at 'Vengeance' brings a sense of hometown pride back to the outstanding fans of Missouri."
Chandler is a native of Missouri, and returns to the cage for his second bout in St. Louis of the year. On that June "Unfinished Business" card, Chandler halted a three fight losing streak with a first round submission over Derek Campos.
As for Lashley, the Kansas native also fought on that last St. Louis card, stopping Dan Charles in the second round for his sixth straight victory.
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