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MMA STAR HECTOR LOMBARD SIGNS WITH BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP

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**Cuban Olympian & UFC Veteran Looks to Conquer**
**BKFC Light Heavyweight Division**

**Philadelphia** (Lub kaum hli ntuj 8, 2019) – Former Olympian and UFC standoutHector Lombard has become the latest fighter to sign with **Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship** (BKFC) as he looks to make his mark in the biggest and best bare knuckle fights that the sport has to offer.

Lombard is the first-ever Olympian to sign with BKFC, having represented Cuba in judo in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

“I’ve wanted to fight for this amazing organization for a while and I’m excited that it’s all come together,” said Lombard, who will compete in the 185-pound light heavyweight division. “Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is the next level of fighting and I am glad to be part of it.”

“Hector Lombard is one of the most devastating punchers in MMA history and we are looking for Hector to make a huge splash with BKFC,” said BKFC founder and president David Feldman. “Raws li ib tug kiv cua, I cannot wait to see how Hector does in the squared circle. He’s exciting and explosive. This is an incredible signing.”

Lombard also holds the distinction of being the first Bellator champion to sign with BKFC. He was the inaugural Bellator middleweight champion, winning the title in 2009. Lombard went 8 – 0 in Bellator with seven finishes, including a six-second knockout of UFC veteran Jay Silva in May of 2010.

Lombard relinquished the Bellator middleweight championship in 2012, when he moved to the UFC. In the UFC, Lombard fought a total of 12 lub sij hawm, recording notable knockout wins against Rousimar Palhares and Nate Marquardt.

In his professional MMA career, Lombard tallied 34 yeej, 22 of which have come by knockout or TKO. He is regarded as one of the hardest punching middleweights and welterweights in MMA history.

Lombard is from Cuba and moved to Australia after the 2000 Lub caij ntuj sov Olympics. He now lives in Florida.

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OFFICIAL BELLATOR 229: KORESHKOV VS. LARKIN FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS & DUAB

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**Complete Fight Night Photos**

*Bellator 229: Koreshkov vs. Larkin* Main Card

**Lorenz Larkin** (21-7, 1 NC) yeej **Andrey Koreshkov** (22-4) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

**Yamauchi li** (24-4) yeej **Koj Awad** (23-12) ntawm cuav (armbar) ntawm 1:40 ntawm puag ncig ib

**Keri Taylor Melendez** (4-0) yeej **Mandy Polk** (6-4) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

**Tony Johnson** (8-2) yeej **Joe Schilling** (4-6) ntawm KO (punches) ntawm 2:07 ntawm puag ncig peb

**Preliminary Card**

**Salim Mukhidinov** (7-3) yeej **Adel Altamimi** (8-6) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (29-27, 30-26, 30-27)

**Anatoly Tokov** (29-2) yeej **Hracho Darpinyan** (17-9-2) via TKO at 4:38 ntawm round ob

**Derek Anderson** (16-3, 1 NC) yeej **Guilherme “Bomba”** (10-6) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

**Joey Davis** (6-0) yeej **Jeff Peterson** (10-8) ntawm KO (flying knee) ntawm 1:00 ntawm puag ncig ib

**Johnny Eblen** (6-0) yeej **Mauricio Alonso** (13-8, 1 NC) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

**Vladimir Tokov** (5-0) yeej **Brandon Hastings** (6-4) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

**Jordan Newman** (2-0) yeej **Riley Miller** (0-1) via TKO at 4:28 ntawm puag ncig ib

**Kelvin Gentapanan** (1-0) yeej **Sunni Imhotep** (2-0) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

**Jay-Jay Wilson** (4-0) yeej **Jorge Juarez** (4-2) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 1:33 ntawm puag ncig ib

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UNDEFEATED ILIMA-LEI MACFARLANE RETURNS HOME TO HAWAII ON DEC. 21 FOR FLYWEIGHT TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST KATE JACKSON EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN

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**NTXIV, BELLATOR’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX CONTINUES AS UNDEFEATED A.J. MCKEE MEETS DEREK CAMPOS IN FIRST QUARTERFINAL MATCHUP**

***Tickets on sale next Friday, Oct. 11***

**LOS ANGELES** – For the second time in as many years, Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii will host the homecoming of **Ilima-Lei MacFarlane** (10-0), as she puts her undefeated record and Bellator women’s flyweight title on the line against No. 1 contender **Kate Jackson** (11-3-1) in the main event on Saturday, Dec. 21, streamed exclusively on the DAZN app.

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, *Bellator Hawaii* will feature the first quarterfinal matchup of Bellator’s Featherweight World Grand Prix, when the man with the longest winning streak in promotional history, **A.J. McKee** (15-0), takes on the always-exciting **Derek Liaj teb** (20-9) in the evening’s co-headliner.

*Bellator: Macfarlane vs. Jackson –* one of the star-powered, year-end highlights of fight season on DAZN – will stream live exclusively on DAZN ntawm 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com, DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets go on sale next Friday, Oct. 11 and can be purchased through Bellator.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com or the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena box office. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.

Born and raised in Honolulu, current Bellator women’s flyweight champ Macfarlane made her pro debut in 2015 with a KO victory that went viral and has not looked back since, remaining undefeated in her career. With impressive victories over **Valerie Letourneau** thiab **Veta Arteaga**, Macfarlane was the focal point of Bellator’s debut in Hawaii last year. A proud graduate of Honolulu’s Punahou High School in 2009, Macfarlane later attended San Diego State University, where she would go on to earn her Master’s degree in liberal arts and science with a focus on indigenous issues – a subject she remains passionate about, launching “The Ilimanator Scholarship” for indigenous girls last year. Now Ilima-Lei turns her focus to Kate Jackson, who will be looking to play the role of spoiler when she enters the Bellator cage on December 21.

A winner of seven of her last eight fights, Kate Jackson has earned her way to a title shot against the division’s inaugural champion. A competitor on the 23rd season of *Qhov kawg Fighter*, Jackson hails from Lostwithiel, Cornwall, Hais, and most recently defeated **Lena Ovchynnikova** nyob rau hauv London. Jackson made her Bellator debut in 2017 with a first round-victory over of **Colleen Schneider** and would later go on to dominate Anastasia Yankova at historic *Bellator 200* in front of her hometown crowd. Facing the biggest test of her career, Jackson looks to reign atop the flyweight division when she leaves Hawaii.

With an undefeated professional record of 15-0, including six knockouts and eight first round finishes, there doesn’t seem to be much more for the talent-oozing 24-year-old to prove to the MMA community before his name is routinely mentioned among the division’s elite. Fighting out of Long Beach, California., “Mercenary” is fresh off of a jaw-dropping performance that saw him finish **Georgi Karakhanyan** in only eight seconds just moments after watching his father, **Antonio McKee**, collect a knockout victory in what was the first ever father-son duo to compete on the same card in the US. With all 15 of his career wins coming under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion, the Team BodyShop product has made it clear that he has his sights on **Patricio “Pitbull”** and his 145-pound belt, as he continues to build a strong argument as the new face of Bellator. Constantly looking for new records to break, McKee may have found the perfect match in Campos, as the two brawlers have combined for a remarkable 22 finishes over 36 hauj lwm victories.

Fighting out of Lubbock, Texas, Campos will be competing in the first of the four quarterfinal matchups in Bellator’s Featherweight World Grand Prix, following a decisive victory over former featherweight world champion **Daniel Straus** ntawm *Bellator 226* this past September. The 31-year-old knockout artist is ready to build on his impressive professional record of 20-9, when he takes on undefeated superstar McKee on December 21. Always ready to trade blows, the heavy-handed veteran has spent much of his time competing in Bellator’s lightweight and welterweight divisions over the past six years of his career. Tam sim no, “The Stallion” hopes to continue his impressive surge in the 145-pound class, as he prepares to go toe-to-toe with one of the most dangerous featherweights in the world. With a shot at one million dollars on the line, Campos will rely on his fearless fighting style and sound wrestling background if he wants to advance in what many have pinned as one of the most anticipated matchups in the second round.

*Bellator Hawaii: Macfarlane vs. Jackson* Main Card:

*Flyweight World Title Bout:* **Ilima-Lei MacFarlane** (10-0) vs. **Kate Jackson** (11-3-1)

*Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal Bout:* **A.J. McKee** (15-0) vs. **Derek Liaj teb** (20-9)

*Card subject to change.

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Bellator, DAZN, mixed martial arts, MMA

OFFICIAL BELLATOR 228 FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS & DUAB

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Complete Event Photos Here

*Bellator 228* Main Card tau:

**Gegard Mousasi** (46-7-2) yeej **Lyoto Machida** (26-9) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

**Patricio "Pitbull" Freire** (30-4) yeej **Juan Archuleta** (23-2) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (49-46, 50-45, 49-46)

**A.J. McKee** (15-0) yeej **Georgi Karakhanyan** (28-10-1, 1 NC) ntawm KO (punches) ntawm :08 ntawm puag ncig ib

**Darrion Caldwell** (14-3) yeej **Henry Corrales** (17-4) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (29-27, 30-27, 30-27)

**Daniel Weichel** (40-11) yeej **Saul Rogers** (13-3) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

**Preliminary Card:**

**Adrian Najera** (2-0) yeej **Jason Edwards** (2-1) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 2:28 ntawm puag ncig peb

**Benji Gomez** (9-12) yeej **Johnny Santa Maria** (3-5) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27 x 3)

**Ozzy Diaz** (4-1) yeej **Andre Walker** (5-3) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 3:05 ntawm puag ncig ib

**Ian Butler** (7-6) yeej **Emilio Williams** (4-3) ntawm TKO (punches) ntawm :53 ntawm round ob

**AJ Agazarm** (2-1) yeej **Jonathan Quiroz** (3-4) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (29-28 x 3)

**Ava Knight** (1-0) yeej **Shannon Goughary** (4-4) ntawm TKO (punch) ntawm 1:46 ntawm puag ncig peb

**Antonio McKee** (30-6-2) yeej **William Sriyapai** (14-9) ntawm TKO (punches) ntawm 1:17 ntawm round ob

**Johnny Cisneros** (13-7) yeej **Mike Jasper** (13-6) ntawm TKO (leg injury) ntawm 4:28 ntawm round ob

**Leandro Higo** (19-5) yeej **Shawn Rev** (9-4) ntawm cuav (guillotine caj pas) ntawm 4:34 ntawm round ob

**Weber Almeida** (2-0) vs. **Castle Williams** (4-2) via TKO at 0:20 ntawm round ob

**Joshua Jones** (9-4) yeej **Dominic Clark** (14-9) ntawm cuav (guillotine caj pas) ntawm 2:39 ntawm puag ncig ib

**James Barnes** (12-4) yeej **David Duran** (8-6) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 1:51 ntawm round ob

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HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BELLATOR FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SUPERFIGHT BETWEEN JULIA BUDD AND CRIS ‘CYBORG’ IS OFFICIAL

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**MATCHUP SET FOR JANUARY 25 AT THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES AND LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN**

***TICKETS ON SALE NEXT FRIDAY, KAUM HLI 4***

**LOS ANGELES** – Bellator is set to deliver one of the most anticipated bouts in the history of women’s MMA on Saturday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 25 at the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, California. when reigning champ **Julia Budd** (13-2) defends her world featherweight title against **Cris “Cyborg”** (21-2, 1 NC) nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim.

Daim pib rau *Bellator: Budd vs.Cyborg* go on sale to the general public Friday, Oct. 4 ntawm 10 a.m. PT and can be purchased at the Forum box office, as well as Bellator.com thiab Ticketmaster.com. A special presale is scheduled to take place Wednesday, Oct. 2 through Thursday, Oct. 3 using code “BELLATOR” upon purchase.

*Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg* will stream live exclusively on the DAZN app at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com,DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.

Fighting out of Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada, Budd will enter the Bellator cage in January for the fourth time since claiming the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title in 2017. Currently riding a winning streak of 11 xaus, including seven straight fights since joining forces with Bellator in 2015, “The Jewel” has her eyes set on a fourth consecutive world title defense when she finally has the opportunity to challenge “Cyborg.” Since knocking off Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the 145-pound strap at *Bellator 174*, the Gibson MMA-product has since collected victories over top contenders **Olga Rubin**,**Arlene Blencowe** thiab **Talita Nogueira**. With seven of her 13 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm knockout los yog kev mloog lus, the former kickboxing standout will look to derail the Bellator debut of “Cyborg.”

On the heels of signing the largest contract in women’s MMA history, Cris “Cyborg” will enter the Bellator cage for the first time on January 25, with the opportunity to lay claim to Bellator gold. Just like her upcoming opponent, “Cyborg” too was an inaugural champion, winning the inaugural Strikeforce Featherweight Championship in 2009 after defeating Gina Carano. The 34-year-old Curitiba, Brazil-native’s Bellator tenure follows a three-year run in UFC, multiple world title and a 20-fight unbeaten streak that includes notable victories against Holly Holm, Tonya Evinger, Marloes Coenen and **Leslie Smith**.

**Tshiab *Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg* Fight Card:**

*Featherweight World Title Bout:* **Julia Budd** (13-2) vs. **Cris “Cyborg”** (21-2, 1 NC)

*Card subject to change

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Bellator, DAZN, mixed martial arts, MMA

COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 226: BADER vs. KONGO

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**COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS**

*Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo* Main Card:

**Ryan Bader** (27-5, 1 NC) thiab **Cheick Kongo** (30-10-2, 1 NC) was ruled a no-contest due to an accidental eye poke

**Derek Liaj teb** (20-9) yeej **Daniel Straus** (26-9) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)

**Adam Borics** (14-0) yeej **Pat Curran** (23-9) ntawm TKO (punches) ntawm 4:59 ntawm puag ncig ib

**Pedro Carvalho** (11-3) yeej **Sam Sicilia** (17-10) ntawm cuav (face-crank) ntawm 1:56 ntawm round ob

**Emmanuel Sanchez** (19-4) yeej **Tywan Claxton** (5-1) ntawm cuav (daim duab peb sab caj pas) ntawm 4:11 ntawm round ob

**Daniel Carey** (7-3) yeej **Gaston Bolanos** (5-2) via technical submission (guillotine) ntawm 4:19 ntawm puag ncig ib

**Preliminary Card:**

**Ivan Batinich** (4-1) yeej **Daniel Compton** (2-2) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ib tug 4:33 ntawm round ob

**Tyson Miller** (1-0) yeej **Albert Gonzales** (1-2) via TKO at 1:18 ntawm puag ncig ib

**Alan Benson** (1-1) yeej **Favian Gutierrez** (2-3) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

**Peter Ishiguro** (2-1) yeej **Elias Anderson** (0-1) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (29-28 x 3)

**Daniel Gonzalez** (3-2) yeej **Jon Adams** (0-1-1) ntawm TKO (ntaus) ntawm 4:56 ntawm round ob

**Cornelius Savage** (1-0) yeej **Evan Gubera** (0-2) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

**John Macapa** (23-4-2) yeej **Ashleigh Grimshaw** (20-11-1) ntawm TKO (corner stoppage) ntawm 5:00 ntawm round ob

**Adas Piccolot** (12-3) yeej **Jake Smith** (7-3) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 2:34 ntawm round ob

**Jessica Borga** (3-2) yeej **Amber Leibrock** (3-4) ntawm cuav (armbar) ntawm 4:45 ntawm puag ncig ib

**Cass Bell** (4-0) yeej **Isaiah Rocha** (1-1) ntawm cuav (guillotine caj pas) ntawm 1:21 ntawm puag ncig ib

**Batsumberel Dagvadorj** (6-0) yeej **James Terry** (20-11) ntawm cuav (bulldog choke) ntawm 2:43 ntawm puag ncig ib

**Renato Valente Alves** (6-4) yeej **Abraham Vaesau** (5-3) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 3:36 ntawm puag ncig peb

**Hyder Amil** (4-0) yeej **Ignacio Ortiz** (2-1-1) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

**Chris Gonzalez** (3-0) yeej **Luis Vargas** (2-4) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-26, 30-25)

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BELLATOR SIGNS CRIS ‘CYBORG’ TO LARGEST CONTRACT IN WOMEN’S MMA HISTORY

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LOS ANGELES - Bellator is proud to announce the signing of Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (21-2, 1 NC) to the organization. The deal – the largest of its kind in women’s MMA history – exclusively secures “Cyborg’s” talents with a multi-year, multi-sib ntaus daim ntawv cog lus.

“Cyborg” joins current champJulia Budd, Olga Rubin, Arlene Blencowe, Janay Harding thiabLeslie Smithntawm lwm tus neeg, cementing Bellator’s 145-pound weight class as the strongest women’s featherweight division in MMA.

“Cyborg” joins Bellator following a three-year run in UFC, multiple world titles and a 20-fight unbeaten streak that includes notable victories against Holly Holm, Tonya Evinger, Marloes Coenen and Leslie Smith. Notably, the 34-year-old Curitiba, Brazil-native was the inaugural Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight Champion, defeating Gina Carano for the title in 2009.

“I have worked with countless athletes over my thirty-plus years of promoting combat sports, but there is no one quite like ‘Cyborg’,” Bellator President Scott Coker said. “Her ability to excite the crowd from the moment she makes her walk to the cage is special, and having had the pleasure of promoting several of her fights in the past, I am looking forward to the opportunity of promoting her once again. ‘Cyborg’ is the most dominant female fighter in the history of the sport and she will be a perfect fit here at Bellator, where champion Julia Budd and the other women that make up best female featherweight division in the world have eagerly awaited her arrival.”

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