ЛОС АНЏЕЛЕС– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s doubleheader return to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Конектикат. во февруари. 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, and simulcast on DAZN, will feature a heavyweight headliner, where former Bellator Grand Prix SemifinalistМет Mitrione (13-6) faces Russian knockout artistСергеј Kharitonov (29-7, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави). Rounding out the stacked main card will see undefeatedЛоган Сторли (9-0) meet SBG Dublin’sЈон Паску (18-9) на боксер од полусредна категорија, former Bellator bantamweight champEduardo Dantas (20-6) return from injury to meet Hawaii’sToby Misech (12-6) at 135-pounds, and the electricМајк Кимбел (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.
The prelims forBellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov will be highlighted by a women’s featherweight contest featuringAmber Leibrock(3-2) против Аманда Бел (5-5), as well as top heavyweight prospectSteve Mowry (5-0) преземање на Darion Abbey(Про дебитантски).
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. Во саботата, Февруари. 16,непоразен Мајкл "отровот" Page (13-0) will enter the Bellator cage against 58-fight professionalПавле "семтекс" Дејли (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, кога Mirko Cro Cop (37-11-2, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) makes his Bellator debut againstRoy “Big Country” Nelson (23-16).
Во прилог, a No. 1 contender’s bout to determine who will face newly crowned heavyweight kingpin Ryan Bader will pitCheick конго (29-10-2) против непоразен, longtime former Bellator heavyweight championВиталиј Minakov (21-0). An intriguing welterweight encounter betweenYaroslav Amosov (20-0) and the always-excitingErick Silva (20-9, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) is also official, as is the professional debut of multi-time taekwondo championВалери Луреда, when she meets Oklahoma’sColby Fletcher(1-2) in the main card opener.
As if that wasn’t enough top-flight action, Тајрел Фортун (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. Дејли.
Bellator: Mitrione vs. Kharitonovwill be broadcast Friday, Февруари 15 on Paramount Network at 9 вечер. ЕТ / 8 вечер. CT and will stream LIVE on DAZN. Bellator: MVP vs. Дејли will stream exclusively on DAZN on Saturday, Февруари 16 на 10 вечер. ЕТ / 7 вечер. Португалија. Preliminary action for both events will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
Tickets for both events are available now and can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, as well as Ticketmaster and 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.
Заврши Bellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov Главната картичка:
Heavyweight Main Event Bout:Мет Mitrione (13-6) наспроти. Сергеј Kharitonov (29-7, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)
RORY MACDONALD DEFENDS WORLD TITLE AGAINST JON FITCH IN OPENING ROUND OF WELTERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX
ИСТО, UNDEFEATED FLYWEIGHT CHAMP ILIMA-LEI MACFARLANE MEETS VETA ARTEAGA IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT
ЛОС АНЏЕЛЕС– The fourth and final opening round matchup in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix will feature Bellator’s current welterweight championРори МекДоналд (20-5) defending his title in the tournament againstЏон Фич(31-7-1, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) when Bellator returns to the Bay Area inside SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, Април 27.
Во прилог, undefeated Bellator flyweight championIlima-Леи Macfarlane(9-0) will return to action against Boise, Idaho’sВета Arteaga(5-2) in the co-headliner. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
An exclusive online presale for this event takes place Wednesday, Јан. 30 through Thursday, Јан. 31, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday, Февруари. 1 на 10 изутрина. Португалија. Tickets will be available at the ThreatMetrix Ticket Office at SAP Center at San Jose, како и Ticketmaster.com и Bellator.com.
Bellator: MacDonald vs. Fitchќе се емитува во живо исклучиво наДАЗН, the fastest-growing sports streaming service in the world, на 10 вечер. ЕТ / 7 вечер. Португалија, додека прелиминарните акција ќе поток на Bellator.com и глобално на Bellator мобилен стан.
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 во 2018. Сега, “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. Пен, Jake Shields andПол Дејли. Сега, блиску до дома, 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 Letourneauvia 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, Ајдахо, 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. Сега, after racking up three more victories, including wins against Bellator Kickboxing championДениз Киелхолцand former flyweight title challengerЕмили Дукот, 31-year-old Arteaga is ready for her opportunity to become champion.
АжурираноBellator: MacDonald vs. FitchКарта за борба:
Welterweight World Grand Prix Title Bout: Рори МекДоналд (20-5) наспротиЏон Фич (31-7-1, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)
Flyweight World Title Bout: Ilima-Леи Macfarlane(9-0) наспротиВета Arteaga (5-2)
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ЛОС АНЏЕЛЕС– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s return to the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Калифорнија. на Jan. 26 has been completed with a five-fight main card and 11 preliminary contests.
The main event of the card will feature the Finals of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix, where the greatest heavyweight of all-timeFedor Emelianenko (38-5, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) faces current light heavyweight champРајан Бадер (26-5) for the Bellator world heavyweight title. The co-main event will feature the highly touted prospectАрон Пико (4-1) against the always-toughХенри Corrales (16-3) во перолесна.
Во прилог, professional wrestling superstarJake Hagerbegins his MMA career againstJ.W. Kiser (1-1) во тешка категорија, Хуан Арчулета (21-1) плоштади со исклучувањеRicky Bandejas (11-1) in a battle of surging bantamweights andAdel Altamimi(7-5), a coach with Jay Glazer’s Merging Vets and Players program, will make his Bellator debut againstBrandon McMahan (5-6) in the main card opener. The prelims forBellator 214: Fedor наспроти. Baderwill feature the anticipated MMA debut of jiu-jitsu aceA.J. Agazarm (0-0) противJesse Roberts(0-0), as well as the Bellator debut of 2016 Greco-Roman Word team memberКрис Гонзалес(1-0) преземање наHenry Mendez(0-1) and Lyoto Machida-training partner, Weber Almeida (1-0), со кои се соочуваOdan Chinchilla(1-0) на bantamweight.
Билети заBellator 214: Fedor наспроти. Baderare on sale now and can be purchased at the Forum box office, as well as Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 вечер. ЕТ / 8 вечер. CT and will be simulcast live on DAZN. Preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
ЗавршиBellator: Fedor наспроти. BaderКарта за борба:
Heavyweight World Grand Prix Finals Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko(38-5, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспротиРајан Бадер(26-5)
ИСТО,TICKETS FOR BELLATOR: KORESHKOV VS. LARKIN ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, Декември 14
ЛОС АНЏЕЛЕС– Bellator returns to Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Калифорнија. во петокот, Март 29 with an exciting welterweight clash, as former 170-pound world championАндреј Koreshkov (21-3) squares off against Southern California nativeLorenz Larkin (20-7, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) in the headliner.
Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, Декември 14 and will be available at the Pechanga box office, како и Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com and Pechanga.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 вечер. ЕТ / 8 вечер. CT and simulcast on DAZN.com, додека прелиминарните акција ќе поток на Bellator.com и глобално на Bellator мобилен стан. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Hailing from Omsk, Русија, 28-year-old Andrey Koreshkov will enter this bout on the heels of a 23-minute marathon withДаглас Лимаin 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 кампања. Since joining Bellator, Koreshkov has tallied a dozen victories over his six-year stint, emphasized by a welterweight world title win over former division kingДаглас Лима наBellator 140. Training alongside another former Bellator champion inАлександар Shlemenko, Koreshkov has earned 21 career wins over 24 краеви, Вклучувајќи 15 finishes since making his professional debut in 2010. Of his 15 finishes, 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 overФернандо Гонзалез наBellator 193иЈон Паску наBellator 207. The official alternate in Bellator’s Welterweight World Grand Prix, “Da Monsoon” has held his own against the promotion’s elite, also competing againstДаглас Лима иПол Дејли. Proudly hailing from Riverside, Калифорнија., 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. Со 11 на неговата 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.
АжурираноBellator: Koreshkov vs.LarkinКарта за борба:
Полусредна категорија главниот настан: Андреј Koreshkov (21-3) наспротиLorenz Larkin (20-7, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)
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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
ЛОС АНЏЕЛЕС -Во февруари 15 и 16, Bellator returns to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Конектикат. for two back-to-back nights of exciting MMA action.
Во петокот, the event will be anchored by a heavyweight battle betweenМет Mitrione (13-6) иСергеј Kharitonov (29-7, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави), while Saturday’s show will see the long-awaited matchup betweenМајкл "отровот" Page (13-0) иПол Дејли (40-16-2) headline in a Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix opening round pairing. Во прилог, the card will also see a heavyweight No. 1 contender’s bout betweenCheick конго (29-10-2) and undefeated former Bellator heavyweight championВиталиј Minakov (21-0).
Tickets for both events are available early through an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale beginning Wednesday, Декември. 5 на 10 изутрина. И. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday, Декември. 7 на 10 изутрина. И. Tickets can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, as well as Ticketmaster and 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. Kharitonovwill be broadcast Friday, Февруари 15 on Paramount Network at 9 вечер. ЕТ / 8 вечер. CT and will stream LIVE on DAZN.
Bellator: MVP vs. Дејлиwill stream exclusively on DAZN on Saturday, Февруари 16 на 10 вечер. ЕТ / 7 вечер. Португалија. Preliminary action for both events will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App. Дополнителни борби ќе бидат објавени во следните неколку недели.
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. Неодамна, Mitrione has defeatedРој Нелсон иFedor 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, Андреј Arlovski, Педро Рицо, 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, и 11 of those victories coming by stoppage, the 31-year-old out of London Shootfighters finally meets up with fellow Brit and longtime rival, Пол Дејли. A veteran of Strikeforce, UFC and BAMMA, Nottingham’s Daley has competed professionally since 2003. Throughout his career, “Semtex” has been one half of some of the most memorable bouts in MMA history, вклучувајќиknockout of the year over Brennan Ward in 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 overТимотеј ЏонсониJavy 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 andРајан Бадер.
Updated Bellator: Mitrione vs. KharitonovКарта за борба:
Heavyweight Main Event Bout:Мет Mitrione (13-6) наспротиСергеј Kharitonov(29-7, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)
Updated Bellator: MVP vs. ДејлиКарта за борба:
Welterweight World Grand Prix Matchup:Мајкл страна (13-0) наспротиПол Дејли(40-16-2)
Натпревар за главна картичка во тешка категорија: Cheick конго(29-10-2) наспротиВиталиј Minakov (21-0)
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ЛОС АНЏЕЛЕС -Following his exciting back-and-forth championship bout atBellator 209earlier this month, Емануел Санчез (17-4) quickly returns to featherweight action on Friday, Март 22 at WinStar World Casino and Resort against one of Bellator’s newest European signings, Ashleigh Grimshaw (20-10-1, 3 Соединетите Американски Држави).
The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 вечер. ЕТ / 8 вечер. КТ, as well as DAZN.com, додека прелиминарните активности ќе започнат Bellator.comand globally on theBellator Mobile App. Билетиare on sale now and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
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 championsДаниел Штраусand Marcos Galvao, as well as standoutsСем Сицилија, Justin Lawrence and Georgi Karakhanyan. Сега, 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 победи. Сега, set for his promotional debut with Bellator, the 36-year-old will be looking to make noise in a division currently championed byPatricio "Pitbull" Фреире.
Updated Bellator: Санчез наспроти. GrimshawКарта за борба:
Featherweight Main Event Bout:Емануел Санчез (17-4) наспроти. Ashleigh Grimshaw(20-10-1, 3 Соединетите Американски Држави)
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ЛОС АНЏЕЛЕС -Bellator is pleased to announce that the organization’s current bantamweight titleholderDarrion Колдвел (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 во понеделникот, Декември. 31 from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Јапонија.
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, Вклучувајќи Fedor Emelianenko, "Кинг Мо" Lawal иHisaki Като меѓу другото, 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,” Bellator President Scott Coker said. “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 veteranНоад Лахат. Борба надвор од Сан Диего, Калифорнија., “The Wolf” has emerged as one of the most well-rounded fighters in the world, collecting 10 victories since signing with Bellator in 2013. На 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.
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