巴黎, 法国 - Fresh off unifying the BELLATOR MMA Heavyweight Championship, 瑞安贝德 (29-7, 1 NC) will defend his crown in enemy territory against hometown favorite and No. 2-排名重量级 谢赫·金刚 (31-11-2, 1 NC) 在周五, 五月 6. Paris’ Accor Arena is set to play host to the world title fight, which will headline the BELLATOR 巴黎: 贝德VS. 金刚 事件.
门票 BELLATOR 巴黎: 贝德VS. 金刚 2 到货了在 accorarena.com 和 bellator.fr.
Broadcast details and additional fights, including a plethora of French talent, are set to be announced in the coming weeks. 在 Instagram @BellatorFrance 和 Facebook 上关注 Bellator France www.facebook.com/Bellator法国/.
随着混合武术在法国合法化 2020, BELLATOR 成为第一个举办大型综合格斗赛事的促销员 BELLATOR 248 那年十月. The success of that historic card propelled BELLATOR to make a return to “The City of Lights.”
“Bringing BELLATOR to France in 2020 was one of the highlights of my career, and I knew that it was the start of a long run of big events in Paris,” BELLATOR President Scott Coker said. “Here we are ready for our second trip to France and this time we are bringing a heavyweight world title rematch featuring arguably the most recognizable French mixed martial artist in our sports history. It’s personally important to me to help grow the sport in France and give these athletes a chance to perform on a large stage.”
The main event is a rematch from BELLATOR 226 在 2019 that ended in a controversial no-contest following a disputed eye poke, creating heightened tension between the two fight camps that will surely boil over on May 6.
Successfully returning to the 265-pound division following an impressive run in the BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix, 瑞安贝德 (29-7) is fresh off a dominant BELLATOR MMA World Heavyweight Title defense over interim champion 瓦伦丁Moldavsky in front of a partisan Phoenix crowd on Jan. 29. A former two-division champion, Bader has defeated nine of his last 12 opponents at both heavyweight and light heavyweight. 与钱德勒战斗, 亚利桑那州。, the former two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler from Arizona State University opened his professional career by winning season eight of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Never one to shy away from an opponent, Bader has had nothing but high-profile bouts since signing with BELLATOR MMA in 2017, defeating Fedor Emelianenko, 莫景, Matt Mitrione, 林顿瓦塞尔, 町田龙太, and Phil Davis. In his initial 265-pound title defense against Kongo, Bader controlled the action before referee Mike Beltran stopped the contest due to an accidental poke to Kongo’s left eye at 3:52 的首轮.
Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat at BELLATOR MMA 265, longtime BELLATOR veteran 谢赫·金刚 (31-11-2, 1 NC) was on the verge of being stopped by Sergei Kharitonov in the initial stanza during his last outing on Aug. 20, 2021. After hitting the canvas and becoming badly hurt, the exhausted Parisian rallied to secure a tap out via rear-naked choke with one second remaining in round two. Ten months prior to the dramatic triumph, the former UFC standout headlined the first major MMA event in his native France as he took on 蒂姆·约翰逊 in a rematch on Oct. 10, 2020. Since signing with the Scott Coker-led company in late August 2013, the promotional mainstay, who currently sports a 13-3 promotional record with one no contest, holds the records for most fights (17) 并获胜 (12) 在 BELLATOR 重量级历史上. Just three years shy of 50, Kongo has proven that age is just a number as he continues to challenge the best that BELLATOR MMA has to offer.
BELLATOR 巴黎: 巴德VS. 金刚 2 主卡:
重量级世界冠军主赛事: #Ç-瑞安贝德 (29-7, 1 NC) VS. #2-谢赫·金刚 (31-11-2, 1 NC)
*卡可能发生变化.
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更新了 BELLATOR 活动的时间表
周六, 二月. 19 / / BELLATOR 274: 格雷西 vs. 斯托利 // 金神山地区 // 安卡斯维尔, 康涅狄格州.
免费. 二月. 25 // BELLATOR 275: 穆萨西 vs. 范德福 // 3竞技场 // 都柏林, 爱尔兰共和军
免费. 五月 6 // BELLATOR 巴黎: 贝德VS. 金刚 2 // 雅高竞技场 // 巴黎, 从
免费. 五月 13 // 该活动还将在 Salita Promotions 上进行直播: 该活动还将在 Salita Promotions 上进行直播. MVP // SSE竞技场, 温布利 // 伦敦
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