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Bellator 145: Michael Chandler vs David Rickels 2 official for Nov. 6

Thaw out "The Caveman," he's got a date on Nov. 6.

David Rickels and Michael Chandler have met once before. Rickels won the Bellator Season 8 Lightweight Tournament to earn a title shot at then-champion Chandler. Rickels cashed in that shot at Bellator 97 -- unsuccessfully -- being knocked out just 44 seconds into the first round.

Since that time, Rickels has vowed revenge, going so far as to declare it his "evil plan" to face Chandler again this year. Unfortunately, Rickels was accidentally over-aggressive against John Alessio, but given that their fight was ruled a "no contest," Bellator isn't holding it against him.