After big knockout victories at this past Friday’s Bellator 157 card, a pair of fighters in the promotion are on the move up. Michael Chandler (15-3 MMA, 12-3 BMMA) knocked out Patricky Freire (16-8 MMA, 9-7 BMMA) in the card’s co-main event to reclaim the lightweight title, which was vacant. The former champ not only regained a title, but he moved back into the lightweight rankings. And Bellator newcomer Matt Mitrione (10-5 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), who came over from the UFC, had a come-from-behind knockout win over Carl Seumanutafa (10-7 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) to open the main card. He slid up a notch at heavyweight in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA rankings
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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie Rankings, June 28: Bellator’s Chandler, Mitrione on the move – MMA Junkie