Lightweight tournament final between Marcin Held and Patricky Pitbull targeted for season eleven

The season ten lightweight tournament final between Marcin Held and Patricky Pitbull was scheduled to take place on Saturday night, but a hand injury forced Pitbull off the card and Held scored a submission victory over Nate Jolly. Marcin Held

Pitbull is expected to need thirty days to recover from his injury and according to Bellator MMA Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney, they are targeting to have the tournament final take place during season eleven.

Rebney told TheMMAReport.com that the fight is begin targeted to take place in either September or October. Bellator has not announced the start date for season eleven, but the fall season typically starts in early September.

This lightweight tournament final will be the second final for both fighters as Pitbull was a finalist during season four, and Held was a finalist during season seven. Both fighters lost their tournament final by decision with Pitbull losing to Michael Chandler, and Held being defeated by Dave Jansen.