Due to a case of appendicitis, lightweight tournament competitor Ferrid Kheder has been forced out of the eight-man field and has been replaced by WEC veteran James Krause. His bout with Toby Imada – originally slated for Bellator 15 – is now part of Bellator 14.
To make room, a planned Bellator 14 featherweight tourney bout between Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and William Romero has been moved to next week’s Bellator 15 event.
Ferrid Kheder Out Of Bellator Lightweight Tourney; Replaced By James Krause
Kheder was one of the few guys in the 155 tournament that I saw having even a slight chance at beating Roger Huerta. Now with James Krause coming in it should be a cakewalk to the tournament title for Roger. Still, Krause is a decent fight for Imada. He is 11-2 and only lost his two WEC fights while getting stoppage victories in every other bout.
The Freire/Romero bout being moved is a downer for the Chicago fans as it’s arguably the best and most interesting of the first round of the featherweight tournament.
Tomorrow’s Bellator XIV Card:
MAIN CARD
- Shad Lierley vs. Wilson Reis (featherweight tourney first round)
- Ben Askren vs. Ryan Thomas (welterweight tourney first round)
- Toby Imada vs. James Krause (lightweight tourney first round)
- Pat Curran vs. Mike Ricci (lightweight tourney first round)
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Jeff Curran vs. Bryan Goldsby
- Felice Herrig vs. Jessica Rakoczy
- Ryan Sturdy vs. Louis Taylor
- Jonatas Novaes vs. Daniel Straus
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