LOS ANGELES– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s doubleheader return to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Únor. 15 and Feb. 16 has been completed with two stacked five-fight main cards and exciting preliminary matchups.
The main event of Friday’s card on Paramount Network, a simulcast na DAZN, will feature a heavyweight headliner, where former Bellator Grand Prix SemifinalistMatt Mitrione (13-6) faces Russian knockout artistSergei Kharitonov (29-7, 1 NC). Rounding out the stacked main card will see undefeatedLogan Storley (9-0) meet SBG Dublin’sIon Pascu (18-9) na welterweight, former Bellator bantamweight champEduardo Dantas (20-6) return from injury to meet Hawaii’sToby Misech (12-6) at 135-pounds, and the electricMike Kimbel (2-0) making his main card debut against Rhode Island’sJohn Douma(3-1). The opener ofBellator 215will be the promotional debut ofAustin Vanderford (6-0), who looks to remain undefeated againstCody Jones (6-2), a winner of four consecutive fights.
Předkola pro Bellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov will be highlighted by a women’s featherweight contest featuringAmber Leibrock(3-2) proti Amanda Bell (5-5), as well as top heavyweight prospectSteve Mowry (5-0) převzetí Darion Abbey(Pro Debut).
A mere 24-hours later, Bellator 216will take place exclusively on DAZN and will be headlined by one of the most intense grudge matches in MMA history. V sobotu, Únor. 16,neporažený Michael "Venom" Page (13-0) will enter the Bellator cage against 58-fight professionalPaul “Semtex” Daley (40-16-2) in a first-round fight of Bellator’s Welterweight World Grand Prix. The co-main event is a rematch between two heavyweights who undoubtedly will go down in the sport’s history books, když Mirko Cro Cop (37-11-2, 1 NC) makes his Bellator debut againstRoy "Big Country" Nelson (23-16).
Kromě toho, a No. 1 contender’s bout to determine who will face newly crowned heavyweight kingpin Ryan Bader will pitCheick Kongo (29-10-2) proti neporažený, longtime former Bellator heavyweight championVitaly Minakov (21-0). An intriguing welterweight encounter betweenJaroslav Amosov (20-0) a vždy vzrušujícíErick Silva (20-9, 1 NC) is also official, as is the professional debut of multi-time taekwondo championValerie Loureda, when she meets Oklahoma’sColby Fletcher(1-2) v hlavním otvíráku karet.
As if that wasn’t enough top-flight action, Tyrell Fortune (5-0), one of Bellator’s top homegrown prospects returns to the Bellator cage againstRyan Pokryfky(6-5) in the featured preliminary bout ofBellator 216: MVP vs. Daley.
Bellator: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov bude vysílán v pátek, Únor 15 v síti Paramount v 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT a bude streamováno LIVE v DAZN. Bellator: MVP vs. Daley will stream exclusively on DAZN on Saturday, Únor 16 na 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Předběžná akce pro obě události bude streamována na Bellator.com a globálně v mobilní aplikaci Bellator.
Tickets for both events are available now and can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, stejně jako Ticketmaster a Bellator.com. Fans can save when they purchase tickets to both events through the “Back-to-Back Pack!” Please visit Ticketmaster.com for more details.
Kompletní Bellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov Hlavní Card:
Heavyweight Main Event Bout:Matt Mitrione (13-6) proti. Sergei Kharitonov (29-7, 1 NC)
Hlavní událost welterové váhy: Logan Storley (9-0) proti. Ion Pascu (18-9)
RORY MACDONALD DEFENDS WORLD TITLE AGAINST JON FITCH IN OPENING ROUND OF WELTERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX
TAKÉ, UNDEFEATED FLYWEIGHT CHAMP ILIMA-LEI MACFARLANE MEETS VETA ARTEAGA IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT
LOS ANGELES– The fourth and final opening round matchup in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix will feature Bellator’s current welterweight championRory MacDonald (20-5) defending his title in the tournament againstJon Fitch(31-7-1, 1 NC) when Bellator returns to the Bay Area inside SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, Duben 27.
Kromě toho, undefeated Bellator flyweight championIlima-Lei Macfarlane(9-0) will return to action against Boise, Idaho’sVeta Arteaga(5-2) in the co-headliner. Další zápasy budou oznámeny v následujících týdnech.
An exclusive online presale for this event takes place Wednesday, Leden. 30 přes čtvrtek, Leden. 31, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday, Únor. 1 na 10 a.m. PT. Tickets will be available at the ThreatMetrix Ticket Office at SAP Center at San Jose, stejně jako Ticketmaster.com a Bellator.com.
Bellator: MacDonald vs. Fitchbude streamovat živě výhradně naDAZN, the fastest-growing sports streaming service in the world, na 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, zatímco předběžné akce bude vysílat na Bellator.com a globálně na Bellator Mobile App.
Inarguably one of the greatest 170-pound fighters walking the planet, Rory MacDonald returns to the welterweight division following a once-in-a-lifetime “champion vs. champion” matchup againstGegard Mousasi v 2018. Nyní, “The Red King” sets his sights on one million dollars and clearing the landscape at welterweight, entering a tournament where he will defend his belt each and every time he steps inside the cage. First up for the British Columbia, Canada-native is Jon Fitch, a 40-fight veteran who has gone toe-to-toe with the some of the sport’s best, including Georges St-Pierre, B.J. Penn, Jake Shields andPaul Daley. Nyní, v blízkosti svého bydliště, the AKA trained-fighter will have his first shot at Bellator gold.
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane closed out 2018 in style, remaining undefeated and defending her title in front of a sold-out Blaisdell Arena during Bellator’s debut in Hawaii. FinishingValerie Letourneauovávia submission was the toughest test of the 28-year-old’s budding career, but now it’s back to business for the only flyweight champion in Bellator history, as she puts her belt on the line against Veta Arteaga in the co-main event. A native of Boise, Idaho, Arteaga has called Bellator home since 2016, when she made her promotional debut against Macfarlane’s Team Hurricane Awesome teammate Jackie Vandenburgh, a fight she won via unanimous decision. Nyní, after racking up three more victories, including wins against Bellator Kickboxing championDenise Kielholtzand former flyweight title challengerEmily Ducote, 31-year-old Arteaga is ready for her opportunity to become champion.
AktualizovánoBellator: MacDonald vs. FitchBojová karta:
Welterweight World Grand Prix Title Bout: Rory MacDonald (20-5) vs.Jon Fitch (31-7-1, 1 NC)
Flyweight World Title Bout: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane(9-0) vs.Veta Arteaga (5-2)
LOS ANGELES – Kompletní seznam zápasů pro návrat Bellatoru na „Fabulous“ Forum v Inglewoodu, Kalif. dne I. 26 byla dokončena hlavní kartou na pět bojů a 11 předběžné soutěže.
Hlavní událostí karty bude finále světové Grand Prix těžké váhy Bellator, kde největší těžká váha všech dob Fedor Emelianenko (38-5, 1 NC) čelí aktuálnímu šampionovi polotěžké váhy Ryan Bader (26-5) o titul Bellatoru v těžké váze. Co-main event bude představovat velmi propagovaný vyhlídka Aaron Pico (4-1) proti vždy tvrdým Henry Corrales (16-3) na muší.
Kromě toho, profesionální wrestlingová superstarJake Hager začíná svou MMA kariéru protiJ.W. Kiser (1-1) v těžké váze, Juan Archuleta (21-1) čtverce off sRicky Trays (11-1) v bitvě vzmáhajících se bantamových vah aAdel Altamimi(7-5), trenér s programem Jay Glazer's Merging Vets and Players, bude debutovat proti BellatoruBrandon McMahan (5-6) v hlavním otvíráku karet. Předkola proBellator 214: Fedor vs. Baderpředstaví očekávaný debut esa jiu-jitsu v MMAA.J. Agazarm (0-0) protiJesse Roberts(0-0), stejně jako debut Bellator 2016 Člen týmu řecko-římského slovaChris Gonzalez(1-0) převzetíHenry Mendez(0-1) a Lyoto Machida-tréninkový partner, Weber Almeida (1-0), obloženíOdan Činčila(1-0) v bantamové.
Vstupenky naBellator 214: Fedor vs. Baderjsou nyní v prodeji a lze je zakoupit na pokladně fóra, stejně jako Bellator.com a Ticketmaster.com. Událost bude vysílána živě a zdarma na Paramount Network na 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. ČT a bude simultánně vysílán živě na DAZN. Předběžná akce bude streamována na Bellator.com a globálně na Bellator Mobile App.
KompletníBellator: Fedor vs. BaderBojová karta:
Hlavní událost finále World Grand Prix v těžké váze: Fedor Emelianenko(38-5, 1 NC) vs.Ryan Bader(26-5)
TAKÉ, VSTUPENKY NA BELLATOR: KORESHKOV VS. LARKIN ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, Prosince 14
LOS ANGELES– Bellator returns to Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Kalif. v pátek, Březen 29 with an exciting welterweight clash, as former 170-pound world championAndrey Koreshkov (21-3) squares off against Southern California nativeLorenz Larkin (20-7, 1 NC) in the headliner.
Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, Prosinec 14 and will be available at the Pechanga box office, jakož i Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com and Pechanga.com. Událost bude vysílána živě a zdarma na Paramount Network na 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT and simulcast on DAZN.com, zatímco předběžné akce bude vysílat na Bellator.com a globálně na Bellator Mobile App. Další zápasy budou oznámeny v následujících týdnech.
Hailing from Omsk, Rusko, 28-year-old Andrey Koreshkov will enter this bout on the heels of a 23-minute marathon withDouglas Limain the opening round of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix only a few months ago. “Spartan” will be making his 16th career appearance for Bellator and his first of his 2019 kampaň. Since joining Bellator, Koreshkov has tallied a dozen victories over his six-year stint, emphasized by a welterweight world title win over former division kingDouglas Lima naBellator 140. Training alongside another former Bellator champion inAlexander Shlemenko, Koreshkov has earned 21 career wins over 24 konce, počítaje v to 15 finishes since making his professional debut in 2010. Jeho 15 končí, 12 have come by way of knockout and 10 via first-round KO, making the Russian knockout artist one of the toughest tests Larkin has ever faced. Koreshkov will look to add to an already impressive professional resume when he returns to action at Pechanga Resort Casino on March 29.
Larkin enters a pivotal main event matchup following a pair of victories overFernando Gonzalez naBellator 193aIon Pascu naBellator 207. The official alternate in Bellator’s Welterweight World Grand Prix, “Da Monsoon” has held his own against the promotion’s elite, also competing againstDouglas Lima aPaul Daley. Proudly hailing from Riverside, Calif., Pechanga Resort Casino provides an ideal site for the Millenia MMA-product to extend his current winning streak and put on a show for a raucous partisan crowd. S 11 z jeho 20 career victories coming via knockout, the 32-year-old striker hopes to add yet another former champion to his list of victims when he takes on Koreshkov in Temecula.
FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINED BY MATT MITRIONE VS. SERGEI KHARITONOV IN HEAVYWEIGHT CLASH
SATURDAY’S CARD TO FEATURE ‘MVP’ VS. PAUL DALEY IN WELTERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX GRUDGE MATCH & A HEAVYWEIGHT NO. 1 CONTENDER’S BOUT PITTING CHEICK KONGO AGAINST VITALY MINAKOV
LOS ANGELES -Února 15 a 16, Bellator returns to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. for two back-to-back nights of exciting MMA action.
V pátek, the event will be anchored by a heavyweight battle betweenMatt Mitrione (13-6) aSergei Kharitonov (29-7, 1 NC), while Saturday’s show will see the long-awaited matchup betweenMichael "Venom" Page (13-0) aPaul Daley (40-16-2) headline in a Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix opening round pairing. Kromě toho, the card will also see a heavyweight No. 1 contender’s bout betweenCheick Kongo (29-10-2) and undefeated former Bellator heavyweight championVitaly Minakov (21-0).
Tickets for both events are available early through an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale beginning Wednesday, Prosince. 5 na 10 a.m. A. Vstupenky budou v prodeji široké veřejnosti v pátek, Prosince. 7 na 10 a.m. A. Tickets can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, stejně jako Ticketmaster a Bellator.com. Fans can save when they purchase tickets to both events through the “Back-to-Back Pack!” Please visit Ticketmaster.com for more details.
Bellator: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov bude vysílán v pátek, Únor 15 v síti Paramount v 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT a bude streamováno LIVE v DAZN.
Bellator: MVP vs. Daleywill stream exclusively on DAZN on Saturday, Únor 16 na 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Předběžná akce pro obě události bude streamována na Bellator.com a globálně v mobilní aplikaci Bellator. Dodatečné záchvaty budou oznámeny v nejbližších týdnech.
Fresh off an impressive semi-final run in Bellator’s Heavyweight World Grand Prix, Matt Mitrione returns to action on February 15 against a true veteran in Sergei Kharitonov. The former Purdue football defensive lineman splits his training between Indianapolis and Combat Club in South Florida, and is in the best shape of his fighting career. Nedávno, Mitrione has defeatedRoy Nelson aFedor Emelianenko, adding to an already-impressive list of career victories.The man dubbed “The Paratrooper,” Kharitonov is the owner of an equally notable MMA resume, with the 38-year-old scoring wins against some of the sport’s most marquee names, including an incredible performance against Roy Nelson, as well as Fabricio Werdum, Andrei Arlovski, Pedro Rizzo, Murilo “Ninja” Rua and Alistair Overeem.
One of the most unorthodox strikers to ever compete for Bellator, “MVP” has steadily worked his way up the welterweight ranks since signing with the organization in 2013. Known for his antics both inside the cage and out, every Michael Page fight is must-see entertainment. With an undefeated record of 13-0, a 11 of those victories coming by stoppage, the 31-year-old out of London Shootfighters finally meets up with fellow Brit and longtime rival, Paul Daley. A veteran of Strikeforce, UFC and BAMMA, Nottingham’s Daley has competed professionally since 2003. Throughout his career, „Semtex“ byl polovinou některých z nejpamátnějších zápasů v historii MMA, Včetněknockout roku nad Brennanovou Wardovou 2017.
A rematch ofBellator 115, Cheick Kongo will look for redemption against Bellator’s longest reigning heavyweight champion, when Vitaly Minakov returns for his first fight with the promotion since 2014. A winner of seven straight, including two consecutive first-round knockouts overTimothy JohnsonaJavy Ayala, Kongo has earned the opportunity to compete in a No. 1 contender’s bout. Undefeated as a professional, Minakov earned a victory against Alexander Volkov, as well as a previous win against Kongo, in his previous Bellator stint, and later continued his winning ways in Russia against “Bigfoot” Silva and Tony Johnson. The two now meet to determine who will go on to face the winner of Fedor Emelianenko andRyan Bader.
Updated Bellator: Mitrione vs. KharitonovBojová karta:
Heavyweight Main Event Bout:Matt Mitrione (13-6) vs.Sergei Kharitonov(29-7, 1 NC)
Updated Bellator: MVP vs. DaleyBojová karta:
Welterweight World Grand Prix Matchup:Michael Page (13-0) vs.Paul Daley(40-16-2)
Heavyweight Main Card Bout: Cheick Kongo(29-10-2) vs.Vitaly Minakov (21-0)
LOS ANGELES -Following his exciting back-and-forth championship bout atBellator 209earlier this month, Emmanuel Sanchez (17-4) quickly returns to featherweight action on Friday, Březen 22 at WinStar World Casino and Resort against one of Bellator’s newest European signings, Ashleigh Grimshaw (20-10-1, 3 NC).
Událost bude vysílána živě a zdarma na Paramount Network na 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, as well as DAZN.com, zatímco předběžná akce se spustí Bellator.com a celosvětově na internetu Mobilní aplikace Bellator. Lístkyare on sale now and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Další zápasy budou oznámeny v následujících týdnech.
The 28-year-old, nicknamed “El Matador,” will serve as Bellator’s headliner for the second consecutive time in his 13th fight with the promotion. A homegrown fighter from the famed Roufusport MMA Academy in Milwaukee has defeated a who’s who of 145-pounders including former championsDaniel Straus a Marcos Galvao, as well as standoutsSam Sicilia, Justin Lawrence and Georgi Karakhanyan. Nyní, Sanchez looks to immediately put himself back into contender status with a tough test on March 22.
Based out of London, Ashleigh “The White Wolf” Grimshaw has competed professionally since 2003, amassing more than 30 professional bouts across the European MMA scene. Unbeaten in his last four contests, Grimshaw has finished his opponent 18 times in his 20 vítězství. Nyní, set for his promotional debut with Bellator, the 36-year-old will be looking to make noise in a division currently championed byPatricio "Pitbull" Freire.
Updated Bellator: Sanchez vs. GrimshawBojová karta:
Zápas Main Eventu muší váhy:Emmanuel Sanchez (17-4) proti. Ashleigh Grimshaw (20-10-1, 3 NC)
LOS ANGELES -Bellator is pleased to announce that the organization’s current bantamweight titleholderDarrion Caldwell (13-1) will represent the promotion in an exciting matchup against 2017 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix winner Kyoji Horiguchi (25-2). The two will compete for the inaugural Rizin bantamweight championship atRizin 14 v pondělí, Prosince. 31 from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japonsko.
In the three-round (15-minute) Rizin FF world championship bout – which will be held in a ring under Rizin’s unique rule set – the victor of Caldwell vs. Horiguchi will leave Japan’s historic combat sports venue a Rizin FF champion. Caldwell’s Bellator bantamweight title will not be on the line in the contest.
The latest agreement between Bellator and Rizin FF furthers a collaboration between the two companies which has seen multiple athletes, počítaje v to Fedor Emelianenko, "Král Mo" Lawal aHisaki Kato mimo jiné, compete interpromotionally, but never before has a title from either promotion been on the line.
“Working for the Japanese fight company K-1 was a magical time during my promotional career and I have always felt strongly that MMA in the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ would rise again. It truly is amazing to see what Nobuyuki Sakakibara has been able to do thus far with Rizin FF, so when he reached out to me about putting Darrion Caldwell against Kyoji Horiguchi for Rizin’s belt, we spoke to Darrion and he jumped at the opportunity,“Prezident Bellatoru Scott Coker řekl. “Bellator wants to support Rizin, and by sending our bantamweight champion to compete during their New Year’s Eve event, we look forward to this leading towards more collaboration between the two promotions in 2019. I want to wish Darrion luck in his quest to prove he is the best 135-pound fighter on the planet.”
“I am very grateful and honored that Bellator and Scott Coker would send us their unarguable bantamweight champion to fight for Rizin’s first-ever world title fight. This title fight will be a true champion vs. champion to determine the world’s best bantamweight fighter,” Rizin FF President Nobuyuki Sakakibara said. “We hope this kind gesture will kick off of a series of exciting matchups between both promotions in 2019. My dream would be that eventually we can co-promote a mega event in both countries with a ‘Champion Carnival’ taking place where stories and rivalries can be built and told.”
Caldwell, a 30-year-old Rahway, N.J. native and the current Bellator bantamweight champion, most recently moved up a weight class to challenge himself, successfully finishing veteranNoad Vše. Bojovat ze San Diega, Calif., “The Wolf” has emerged as one of the most well-rounded fighters in the world, collecting 10 victories since signing with Bellator in 2013. The 2009 NCAA D-1 National Champion wrestler from NC State boasts a resume that includes five first-round finishes, a 25-minute war againstEduardo Dantasto claim the world title and a textbook guillotine choke submission victory overLeandro Higoin his first career title defense earlier this year. Caldwell will look for fifth consecutive win and a second world title belt when he enters the ring against Kyoji Horiguchi on New Year’s Eve in Japan.
