Terry Etim Makes Bellator Tournament Debut at Bellator 113

Terry Etim Makes Bellator Tournament Debut at Bellator 113
by Chris Houten - @mrhouts

The UKs Terry Etim will make his Bellator tournament debut at Bellator 113 against undefeated prospect Derek Anderson.

Bellator 113 takes place March 21st at Kanas Star Arena, USA and is headline by a light-heavyweight unification bout between Attila Vegh and Emmanuel Newton. Notable lightweights Patricky Pitbull, David Rickels, and Marcin Held will also feature on the card as part of Bellator's lightweight tournament.

Top 5 in the UK lightweight rankings, Terry Etim (19-5) fights for the second time under the Bellator banner since being released by The UFC following back-to-back losses to Brazilians Edson Barboza and Renne Forte.

Fighting out of Team Kaobon, the Liverpudlian made his Bellator debut with a unanimous decision victory over Patrick Cenoble at Bellator 109 in November. A fight against Anderson in March will represent a relatively quick turn around for Etim who has suffered with injury problem in recent years, having fought once each year since 2010. 

His opponent Derek Anderson is unbeaten in his MMA career taking 9 of 10 victories either by TKO or submission; 7 in the first round. The only time Anderson has been to decision is in his most recent outing when he fought Bellator Season 4 Lightweight Runner-Up Patricky Freire at Bellator 98.

“I am extremely confident and excited to have the opportunity to be in a tournament,” Anderson said. “I saw Terry’s previous fight and I was unimpressed.”

Bellator 113 Fight Card
Attila Vegh (29-4) vs. Emanuel Newton (22-7) - For the  Bellator Light Heavyweight World Title David Rickels (15-2) vs. Patricky Pitbull (11-5) - Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round
Marcin Held (16-3) vs. Rodrigo Cavalheiro (14-2) - Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round
Terry Etim (16-5) vs. Derek Anderson (10-0) - Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round 
Brandon Girtz (10-3) vs. Derek Campos (13-3) - Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round

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