BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Demolishes https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Fight video: Michael Chandler demolishes David Rickels at Bellator 97 https://www.badmma.com/fight-video-michael-chandler-demolishes-david-rickels-at-bellator-97.html https://www.badmma.com/fight-video-michael-chandler-demolishes-david-rickels-at-bellator-97.html#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:30:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/fight-video-michael-chandler-demolishes-david-rickels-at-bellator-97.html Each event, Bellator MMA picks a top moment from its fight card. Lightweight champion Michael Chandler easily wrapped up that honor with a devastating first-round knockout of David Rickels . Chandler (12-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) needed just 44 seconds to flatten Rickels (14-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA), a recent tournament winner, and notch the second defense of his title at Wednesday’s Bellator 97 event. Chandler, who’s currently ranked No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA lightweight rankings , quickly unloaded a swarm of punches in the Spike TV-televised headliner to delight fans at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, N.M. Check out the fight video above. And for the latest on Bellator 97 , including the night’s official results, check out the MMA Events section of the site. Edit this article

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