UNDEFEATED LIGHTWEIGHT IS COUSIN AND TRAINING PARTNER OF KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV
לאס אנדזשעלעס— Bellator MMA is proud to announce that undefeated, highly touted prospectUsman Nurmagomedov(11-0) has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight contract with the ViacomCBS-owned promotion.
Unbeaten to start his mixed martial arts career, a run that has taken place in regional promotions around the globe, the younger cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov has been lauded by those close to both fighters as an elite talent that is capable of eclipsing the current world champion. Training under the tutelage of Javier Mendez at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, קאַליף. as well as Khabib’s late father Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov in Dagestan, רוסלאַנד, Usman has utilized his stellar wrestling and Muay Thai credentials to breeze through his first 11 פאַכמאַן קאַנטעס, with finishes in all but one outing.
“With today’s signing of Usman Nurmagomedov, we are making it clear that Bellator is home to the best fighters on the planet and an organization where the sport’s future stars are coming to compete,” Bellator President Scott Coker said. “I am thrilled to have Usman join the promotion and he will be placed in an immediate position to showcase his skills and contend at 155-pounds. We hope to have him in action inside the Bellator cage by December or January.”
Nurmagomedov will compete in Bellator MMA’s lightweight division, a weight class currently championed by double champPatricio “Pitbull”and includes other top athletes, including brotherPatricky “Pitbull," Sidney Outlaw, ברענט פּרימוס, בענסאָן הענדערסאָן, יאַמאַוטשי אַרויף און Chris Gonzalez, אַמאַנגסט אנדערע.
LOS ANGELES –Bellator MMA has today confirmed the full fight card forבעללאַטאָר 247: דיילי ווס. Anderson, which takes place Thursday, אקטאבער. 1 at Allianz Cloud in Milan, איטאליע.
בעללאַטאָר 247: דיילי ווס. Andersonkicks off the new partnership between Bellator MMA and CBS Sports Network, which will air the event LIVE Thursday, אקטאבער. 1 (4 פּ.ם. און) from Italy’s fashion capital. Beginning with this event, CBS Sports Network will televise Bellator MMA events, both domestic and international, LIVE in all U.S. מאַרק, while preliminary matchups will stream on CBSSports.com and Bellator MMA’s YouTube channel.
In addition to the exciting welterweight main event between veteranפאולוס דיילי (42-17-2) אוןדערעק אַנדערסאָן(16-3, 1 נק), three other main card bouts are now confirmed, with the additions ofNorbert Novenyi Jr. (5-0) גענומען אויףLaid Zerhouni(7-5) ביי מידדלעוועיגהט, a flyweight matchup between former title challengerKate Jackson (11-4-1) and current Bellator Kickboxing flyweight championDenise Kielholtz(5-2), as well as a lightweight contest pittingIlias Bulaid(2-0) קעגןIvan Naccari(פּראָ דעבוט) in an explosive opening bout.
אויף די פּרילימאַנערי קאָרט, ירעלאַנד סBrian Moore (12-7) will make his return to the Bellator cage following injury against Italy’sSimone D’anna(7-2) at 145-pounds. אויך, four welterweight bouts are official, when undefeatedJustin Burlinson(5-0) faces fellow unbeaten foeBobby Pallett(5-0), Lewis Long(17-6) meets former Bellator headlinerGianni Melillo(13-5), Walter Gahadza(18-5) returns against the undefeatedUros Jurisic(10-0) אוןKywan Gracie(1-0) continues his young MMA career against Moldova’sConstantin Gnusariev(3-0-1).
Originally slated to face Liz Carmouche prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, flyweightMandy Bohm(6-0, 1 נק) gets a new assignment and welcomesGriet Eeckhout(5-3-1) to the Bellator cage in the first of two women’s preliminary bouts atבעללאַטאָר 247: דיילי ווס. Anderson.The second pitsJade JorandקעגןMonika Tochlikovain an atomweight contest that will serve as both fighters’ professional debuts.
אַדדיטיאָנאַללי, two Bellator veterans welcome two new athletes to the Bellator cage, וועןLee Chadwick(25-15-1) goes to battle with London Shootfighters-productEderson Cristian Macedo(10-5) at light heavyweight and SBG Ireland’sBlaine O’Driscoll(8-3) tests his skills against France’sSalah Elkas(6-6) in a flyweight affair. Lastly, a 160-pound contract weight bout has been booked, as undefeatedChris Duncan(6-0) מיץIamik Furtado (6-3).
A proud Hungarian, Norbert Novenyi Jr. enters the Oct. 1 contest boasting a perfect professional mark of 5-0, including a trio of submissions and two first-round finishes. The middleweight will be making his fourth appearance for Bellator MMA, collecting decisive wins in each of the previous three contests. Another decisive finish atבעללאַטאָר 247could place the London Shootfighters-product into the mix at the top of the 185-pound division. Hailing from Montpellier, פֿראַנקרייַך, Zerhouni will be making his first appearance of 2020 and first fight on a Bellator card, where he will be searching for his fourth win over his last five fights. With each of his five career victories coming by way of knockout or submission, including four in the opening round, the 24-year-old finisher will look for yet another early stoppage in the co-main event ofבעללאַטאָר 247.
Fighting out of Amsterdam, 31-year-old Denise Kielholtz will be making her second MMA appearance of her 2020 campaign and seventh since joining Bellator MMA in 2017. מיט 47 career kickboxing wins, including a Bellator Kickboxing women’s flyweight championship, the multi-dimensional Dutch Muay Thai fighter hopes to extend her current three-fight winning streak when she enters the cage in Milan. “Miss Dynamite” also enters the contest riding a successful streak that includes five victories in six contests, highlighted by a trio of first-round finishes. With victories in four of her past six contests and nine of her last 12, Kate Jackson comes into the bout riding one of the hottest streaks in the women’s flyweight division. Hailing from Cornwall, ענגלאַנד, the former Bellator flyweight No. 1-contender will be looking to add to her six career knockouts, a total that includes five in the first round. The 34-year-old Jackson is hoping a win over Kielholtz puts her right back into the 125-pound world title conversation.