Patricky Pitbull has won her first title defense.
Bellator announced Tuesday that Pitbull (24-10) will defend his lightweight title against Sidney Outlaw (16-4) in the main event of Bellator 283, which takes place July 22 at Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. Showtime will broadcast the event live.
Pitbull was promoted’s 155-pound champ at Bellator 270 in November when he beat Peter Queally via first round knockout. This vacant title is his. In 23 appearances for Bellator, Pitbull sports a 15-8 record. He also fought twice for RIZIN while still contracted to Bellator, going 1-1 in those outings. He has won eight of his past 10 fights.
Outlaw enters his first Bellator title bout on an 11-1 run, with his lone loss during that stretch coming at the hands of Michael Chandler. In his most recent outing at Bellator 261 in June 2021, Outlaw defeated Myles Jury by third-round submission.
View the latest lineup for Bellator 283 under :
Main Card (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET)
Patricky Pitbull and Sidney Outlaw
Douglas Lima vs. Jason Jackson
Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Chris Gonzalez
Preliminary Card (MMA Fighting, 7 p.m. ET)
Adam Piccolotti vs. Tofiq Musayev
Romero Cotton vs. Dalton Rosta
Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Bobby King
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