Patrik Pietilä (11-7) has been booked for the upcoming Bellator 227 card that will take place on September 27 in Dublin. The Finn steps in as a replacement for England’s Gavin Hughes to face Ireland’s Ryan Roddy (7-1-1). MMA Fighting was the first to report the bout. “I am happy to fight there” says Pietilä to MMA Viking.
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Patrik is coming off his shocking win in Stockholm by outpointing David Bielkheden (26-13) in the co-main event at Cirkus in Stockholm at Superior Challenge 19. It was by far the biggest win for the Finn that moved up to welterweight to beat the UFC veteran.
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Roddy is making his return to the cage after is 4 year layoff. He was last in the cage at M4TC 18 in 2015, when he was in a majority draw against now UFC fighter Chris Fishgold. He also has a win over Sweden’s Fernando Gonzalez.
This bout is set to take place in the lightweight division.