Thiago Santos Misses Weight, Eric Prindle Awarded Bellator Heavyweight Title Shot

by Shawn M. Smith on March 23, 2012

After the fight between Thiago Santos and Eric Prindle ended in a controversial “no contest” last year, both fighters have been eager to get back into the cage and settle the score. With their return bout scheduled for Bellator 62, Santos missed weight by 12.7 lbs. Thursday evening and, as a result, it appears that the fight has been called off.

Prindle was awarded the title shot at Bellator Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad as well as the $100,000 tournament-winning prize.

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Tags: Bellator, Cole Konrad, Eric Prindle, Thiago Santos

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A fan of mixed martial arts since Royce Gracie still rocked a gi, SMS is one of the founding members of Inside Pulse and serves as the Chief Marketing Officer on the Executive Board. Having covered music festivals around the world as well as interviews with top-class professional wrestlers and musicians, he switched gears from music coverage at Radio Exile to MMA after the first The Ultimate Fighter Finale. He resides with his wife in Miami, Florida.

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