Sherdog’s Jay Pettry examines the latest offering from the Bellator MMA organization, which features a pair of overlooked aging vets who still have plenty to prove in matchups where they can excel.
by staging a special Saturday showcase that kicks off in the midst of the UFC’s main card. The show took a few hits but is rumbling into the station with a trim lineup of 10 bouts, and there is money to be made on a few of them. Skipping past the lopsided main event—there may be a smidge of value on the underdog but not enough to warrant a three-paragraph pitch—theedition of Prime Picks features a pair of overlooked aging vets who still have plenty to prove in matchups where they can excel.
Dating back to 2018, the lone loss on the ledger of UFC ex-pat Larkin came in a contentious split decision where some felt he won the rematch against. Fresh off his 38th birthday, “The Monsoon” has as much pop on his shots as ever, if not more. His last three wins have all come via first-round stoppage, a feat he had not accomplished since 2010.
Due to sketchy recordkeeping in Georgia, Chokheli’s record might be accurate on Fight Finder, or it could be off because no one bothered to correct it. What is known is that the Georgian’s path to a major organization was easy, facing just one adversary with a winning record in his first nine outings. While he surpassedin 2020 by figuratively driving knees through his skull—it was no doctor stoppage—that marked his lone solid win against an opponent of merit.
Multiple-time Bellator champ Lima looked listless after four deflating decision losses across two weight classes. Seemingly unable to shake his funk or implement his offense, the man from Goiania, Brazil, flirted with retirement. Instead, Lima inked a new contract and showed he had a place at 185 pounds by outhustling a live. Given his public frustrations with his organization’s parent company, there may be a few questions regarding Lima’s headspace going into this pairing.
Coaches hate him. See how Lima makes some fights look easy with one simple trick. That trick? A never-ending stream of leg kicks. Even in the fights he lost, Lima did decent work chopping trees down. The taller, lankier Jeffrey likes to toss them out, but he will be in for a rude awakening if he decides to go kick-for-kick with the Brazilian. Lima’s offense is far more varied than a calf kick from his rear leg, and he can set those strikes up to either start or end combinations.
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