לאס אנדזשעלעס– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s doubleheader return to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, קאַן. אויף פעברואר. 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 Semifinalistמאַט מיטריאָנע (13-6) faces Russian knockout artistסערגעי כאַריטאָנאָוו (29-7, 1 נק). Rounding out the stacked main card will see undefeatedLogan Storley (9-0) meet SBG Dublin’sIon Pascu (18-9) בייַ וועלטערווייט, former Bellator bantamweight champEduardo דאַנטאַס (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 ofבעללאַטאָר 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 forבעללאַטאָר 215: Mitrione vs. כאַריטאָנאָוו will be highlighted by a women’s featherweight contest featuringAmber Leibrock(3-2) קעגן Amanda Bell (5-5), as well as top heavyweight prospectSteve Mowry (5-0) גענומען אויף Darion Abbey(פּראָ דעבוט).
A mere 24-hours later, בעללאַטאָר 216will take place exclusively on DAZN and will be headlined by one of the most intense grudge matches in MMA history. אויף שבת, פעברואר. 16,ונדעפעאַטעד מיכאל "ווענאָם" Page (13-0) will enter the Bellator cage against 58-fight professionalPaul "סעמטעקס" דיילי (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, ווען Mirko Cro Cop (37-11-2, 1 נק) makes his Bellator debut againstRoy “Big Country” Nelson (23-16).
דערצו, a No. 1 contender’s bout to determine who will face newly crowned heavyweight kingpin Ryan Bader will pitטשעיקק קאָנגאָ (29-10-2) קעגן אַנדיפיטיד, longtime former Bellator heavyweight championוויטאַלי מינאַקאָוו (21-0). An intriguing welterweight encounter betweenYaroslav Amosov (20-0) and the always-excitingErick Silva (20-9, 1 נק) is also official, as is the professional debut of multi-time taekwondo championValerie Loureda, when she meets Oklahoma’sColby Fletcher(1-2) in the main card opener.
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 ofבעללאַטאָר 216: MVP vs. דיילי.
בעללאַטאָר: Mitrione vs. כאַריטאָנאָווwill be broadcast Friday, פעברואַר 15 on Paramount Network at 9 פּ.ם. עט / 8 פּ.ם. CT and will stream LIVE on DAZN. בעללאַטאָר: MVP vs. דיילי will stream exclusively on DAZN on Saturday, פעברואַר 16 בייַ 10 פּ.ם. עט / 7 פּ.ם. פּט. 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.
Completeבעללאַטאָר 215: Mitrione vs. כאַריטאָנאָוו הויפּט קאַרד:
RORY MACDONALD DEFENDS WORLD TITLE AGAINST JON FITCH IN OPENING ROUND OF WELTERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX
אויך, UNDEFEATED FLYWEIGHT CHAMP ILIMA-LEI MACFARLANE MEETS VETA ARTEAGA IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT
לאס אנדזשעלעס– The fourth and final opening round matchup in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix will feature Bellator’s current welterweight championראָרי מאַקדאַנאַלד (20-5) defending his title in the tournament againstדזשאָן פיטטש(31-7-1, 1 נק) when Bellator returns to the Bay Area inside SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, אַפּריל 27.
דערצו, undefeated Bellator flyweight championילימאַ-ליי מאַקפאַרלאַנע(9-0) will return to action against Boise, Idaho’sוועטאַ 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, Jan. 30 through Thursday, Jan. 31, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday, פעברואר. 1 בייַ 10 אַ.ם. פּט. Tickets will be available at the ThreatMetrix Ticket Office at SAP Center at San Jose, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
בעללאַטאָר: MacDonald vs. Fitchwill stream live exclusively onDAZN, the fastest-growing sports streaming service in the world, בייַ 10 פּ.ם. עט / 7 פּ.ם. פּט, בשעת פּרילימאַנערי אַקציע וועט טייַך אויף Bellator.com און גלאָובאַלי אויף די בעללאַטאָר מאָביל אַפּ.
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 againstגעגאַרד מאָוסאַסי אין 2018. איצט, “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, ב.דזש. פּען, Jake Shields andפאולוס דיילי. איצט, נאָענט צו היים, 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, ידאַהאָ, 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. איצט, 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.
דערהייַנטיקטבעללאַטאָר: MacDonald vs. FitchFight Card:
Welterweight World Grand Prix Title Bout: ראָרי מאַקדאַנאַלד (20-5) vs.דזשאָן פיטטש (31-7-1, 1 נק)
Flyweight World Title Bout: ילימאַ-ליי מאַקפאַרלאַנע(9-0) vs.וועטאַ Arteaga (5-2)
לאס אנדזשעלעס– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s return to the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, קאַליף. אויף 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-timeפעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ (38-5, 1 נק) faces current light heavyweight champרייאַן באַדער (26-5) for the Bellator world heavyweight title. The co-main event will feature the highly touted prospectאהרן פּיקאָ (4-1) against the always-toughהענרי קאָרראַלעס (16-3) ביי פעאַטהערוועיגהט.
דערצו, professional wrestling superstarJake Hagerbegins his MMA career againstJ.W. Kiser (1-1) בייַ כעוויווייט, Juan Archuleta (21-1) סקווערז אַוועק מיטRicky 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 forבעללאַטאָר 214: פעדער ווס. Baderwill feature the anticipated MMA debut of jiu-jitsu aceאַ.דזש. Agazarm (0-0) קעגןJesse Roberts(0-0), as well as the Bellator debut of 2016 Greco-Roman Word team memberChris Gonzalez(1-0) גענומען אויףHenry Mendez(0-1) and Lyoto Machida-training partner, Weber Almeida (1-0), פאַסינגOdan Chinchilla(1-0) בייַ באַנטאַמוועיגהט.
טיקקעץ פֿאַרבעללאַטאָר 214: פעדער ווס. 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 פּ.ם. עט / 8 פּ.ם. CT and will be simulcast live on DAZN. Preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
Completeבעללאַטאָר: פעדער ווס. BaderFight Card:
Heavyweight World Grand Prix Finals Main Event: פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ(38-5, 1 נק) vs.רייאַן באַדער(26-5)
Featherweight Co-Main Event: אהרן פּיקאָ (4-1) vs.הענרי קאָרראַלעס (16-3)
אויך,TICKETS FOR BELLATOR: KORESHKOV VS. LARKIN ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, דעצעמבער 14
לאס אנדזשעלעס– Bellator returns to Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, קאַליף. אויף פרייטאג, מאַרץ 29 with an exciting welterweight clash, as former 170-pound world championאַנדריי קאָרעשקאָוו (21-3) squares off against Southern California nativeLorenz Larkin (20-7, 1 נק) in the headliner.
Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, דעצעמבער 14 and will be available at the Pechanga box office, ווי געזונט ווי Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com and Pechanga.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 פּ.ם. עט / 8 פּ.ם. CT and simulcast on DAZN.com, בשעת פּרילימאַנערי אַקציע וועט טייַך אויף Bellator.com און גלאָובאַלי אויף די בעללאַטאָר מאָביל אַפּ. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Hailing from Omsk, רוסלאַנד, 28-year-old Andrey Koreshkov will enter this bout on the heels of a 23-minute marathon withדאָוגלאַס לימאַin 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 קאַמפּיין. Since joining Bellator, Koreshkov has tallied a dozen victories over his six-year stint, emphasized by a welterweight world title win over former division kingדאָוגלאַס לימאַ בייַבעללאַטאָר 140. Training alongside another former Bellator champion inאלכסנדר שלעמענקאָ, Koreshkov has earned 21 career wins over 24 ענדס, אַרייַנגערעכנט 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 overפערנאַנדאָ גאָנזאַלעז בייַBellator 193אוןIon Pascu בייַבעללאַטאָר 207. The official alternate in Bellator’s Welterweight World Grand Prix, “Da Monsoon” has held his own against the promotion’s elite, also competing againstדאָוגלאַס לימאַ אוןפאולוס דיילי. Proudly hailing from Riverside, קאַליף., 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. מיט 11 פון זיין 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
לאס אנדזשעלעס -אויף פעברואר 15 און 16, Bellator returns to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, קאַן. for two back-to-back nights of exciting MMA action.
אויף פרייטאג, the event will be anchored by a heavyweight battle betweenמאַט מיטריאָנע (13-6) אוןסערגעי כאַריטאָנאָוו (29-7, 1 נק), while Saturday’s show will see the long-awaited matchup betweenמיכאל "ווענאָם" Page (13-0) אוןפאולוס דיילי (40-16-2) headline in a Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix opening round pairing. דערצו, the card will also see a heavyweight No. 1 contender’s bout betweenטשעיקק קאָנגאָ (29-10-2) and undefeated former Bellator heavyweight championוויטאַלי מינאַקאָוו (21-0).
Tickets for both events are available early through an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale beginning Wednesday, דעצעמבער. 5 בייַ 10 אַ.ם. און. Tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday, דעצעמבער. 7 בייַ 10 אַ.ם. און. 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.
בעללאַטאָר: Mitrione vs. כאַריטאָנאָווwill be broadcast Friday, פעברואַר 15 on Paramount Network at 9 פּ.ם. עט / 8 פּ.ם. CT and will stream LIVE on DAZN.
בעללאַטאָר: MVP vs. דייליwill stream exclusively on DAZN on Saturday, פעברואַר 16 בייַ 10 פּ.ם. עט / 7 פּ.ם. פּט. Preliminary action for both events will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App. נאָך באַוץ וועט זיין מודיע אין קומענדיק וואָכן.
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. לעצטנס, Mitrione has defeatedרוי נעלסאָן אוןפעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ, 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, אַנדריי אַרלאָווסקי, פּעדראָ ריזזאָ, 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, און 11 of those victories coming by stoppage, the 31-year-old out of London Shootfighters finally meets up with fellow Brit and longtime rival, פאולוס דיילי. 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, כולל אַknockout of the year over Brennan Ward in 2017.
A rematch ofבעללאַטאָר 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 overטימאטעאוס זשאנסאןאוןדזשאַווי אַיאַלאַ, 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 andרייאַן באַדער.
Updated Bellator: Mitrione vs. כאַריטאָנאָווFight Card:
Heavyweight Main Event Bout:מאַט מיטריאָנע (13-6) vs.סערגעי כאַריטאָנאָוו(29-7, 1 נק)
Updated Bellator: MVP vs. דייליFight Card:
Welterweight World Grand Prix Matchup:מיכאל Page (13-0) vs.פאולוס דיילי(40-16-2)
Heavyweight Main Card Bout: טשעיקק קאָנגאָ(29-10-2) vs.וויטאַלי מינאַקאָוו (21-0)
לאס אנדזשעלעס -Following his exciting back-and-forth championship bout atבעללאַטאָר 209earlier this month, עממאַנועל סאַנטשעז (17-4) quickly returns to featherweight action on Friday, מאַרץ 22 at WinStar World Casino and Resort against one of Bellator’s newest European signings, Ashleigh Grimshaw (20-10-1, 3 נק).
The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 פּ.ם. עט / 8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, as well as DAZN.com, while preliminary action will stream onBellator.comand globally on theBellator Mobile App. טיקקעץare 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 championsדניאל סטראַוסand Marcos Galvao, as well as standoutsסאַם סיסילי, Justin Lawrence and Georgi Karakhanyan. איצט, 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 וויקטאָריעס. איצט, set for his promotional debut with Bellator, the 36-year-old will be looking to make noise in a division currently championed byפּאַטריסיאָ "פּיטבולל" פרעירע.
לאס אנדזשעלעס -Bellator is pleased to announce that the organization’s current bantamweight titleholderדאַרריאָן קאָלדוועל (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 אויף מאנטאג, דעצעמבער. 31 from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, דזשאַפּאַן.
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, אַרייַנגערעכנט פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ, "מלך מאָ" לאַוואַל אוןהיסאַקי קאַטאָ אַמאַנגסט אנדערע, 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, נ.דזש. native and the current Bellator bantamweight champion, most recently moved up a weight class to challenge himself, successfully finishing veteranNoad Lahat. Fighting out of San Diego, קאַליף., “The Wolf” has emerged as one of the most well-rounded fighters in the world, collecting 10 victories since signing with Bellator in 2013. די 2009 NCAA D-1 National Champion wrestler from NC State boasts a resume that includes five first-round finishes, a 25-minute war againstEduardo דאַנטאַסto claim the world title and a textbook guillotine choke submission victory overלעאַנדראָ היגאָin 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.
