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LOS ANGELES– BELLATOR MMA’s Welterweight World ChampionDouglas Lima (32-8) will defend his 170-pound title against the undefeated and top-rankedJaroslaw Amosow (25-0) im Main Event vonBellator MMA 260 aufFreitag, Juni 11 im Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The event will be televised live on SHOWTIME at9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

In addition to the main event, a pair of preliminary bouts are official, als Nein. 9 Platz Tywan Claxton (6-2) faces the undefeated and newly signedJustin Gonzales (11-0) Federgewicht in Aktion, while Connecticut’sNick Newell (16-3) takes center stage against promotional debutantBobby King (9-3) in a 155-pound clash. The preliminary card will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube-Kanal und Pluto TV. Weitere Kämpfe werden zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt bekannt gegeben.

Fighting out of American Top Team in Atlanta, Ga., “The Phenom” Douglas Lima will look to protect the 170-pound title for the first time since reclaiming his status as division king with a win over Rory MacDonald atBellator 232 in 2019. With notable wins over the likes ofMichael "Venom" Seite, Paul Daley, Lorenz Larkin, and MacDonald, Lima is the promotion’s No. 6 ranked pound-for-pound fighter. Jetzt, he looks to reassert his dominance at 170-pounds after challenging middleweight world championGegard Mousasiin an attempt to become double-champ. The BELLATOR MMA Welterweight World Grand Prix winner went five rounds with Mousasi, giving fans an instant-classic and a glimpse of just how special the three-time BELLATOR welterweight world champion truly is. The 18-fight BELLATOR veteran is on a mission to to become the first to defeat Amosov on June 11.

“I’m pumped to get back in the cage and show everyone why I’m the most-feared welterweight in the game,” said Lima. “Amosov is a game opponent, who has climbed the rankings against top competition. He’s more than deserving of this title shot, but this is still my division and that isn’t changing any time soon.”

A relatively new addition amongst the sport’s elite welterweights, Amosov will enter his first BELLATOR world title bout riding a streak of six consecutive victories since signing with BELLATOR in 2018. “Dynamo” has established himself as a well-rounded and extremely dangerous fighter, collecting a remarkable 19 wins by finish, einschließlich 13 in der ersten Runde. The 27-year-old native of Irpin, Ukraine is a three-time combat sambo world champion and the No. 10 ranked pound-for-pound athlete in BELLATOR. Training out of American Top Team in Florida, Amosov aims to protect his unblemished professional mark of 25-0 and snatch away Lima’s most prized possession.

“It is an honor to challenge Douglas Lima for the Bellator Welterweight Title,” Amosov said. “I have dreamed of becoming a champion since I have chose this path of MMA. Here I am, undefeated and on the verge of earning the gold.”

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Bellator MMA 260: Lima vs. AmosovHauptkarte:

SHOW TIME

9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT

Weltergewicht WM-Titel Main Event: C-Douglas Lima (32-8) kehrt frisch von ihrem Sieg in der 3Arena im November gegen Audrey Kerouche zurück-Jaroslaw Amosow(25-0)

Vorläufige Karte: 

BELLATOR MMA YouTube-Kanal | Showtime Sport YouTube-Kanal | Pluto-Fernseher

6 p.m. von Jefferson City hofft, die Missouri-Gläubigen gegen Athen zu begeistern. PT

Federgewicht Kampf: #9-Tywan Claxton(6-2) vs.Justin Gonzales(11-0)

Lightweight Bout: Nick Newell (16-3) vs.Bobby King(9-3)

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