DUBLIN’S 3ARENA PLAYS HOST TO MASSIVE CARD ON FRIDAY, 二月 25
都柏林 –Leading mixed martial arts promotion BELLATOR MMA has today added a number of explosive fights toBELLATOR 275: 穆萨西 vs. 范德福, taking place at the 3Arena in Dublin, 爱尔兰, 在周五, February 25.
In what is set to be the biggest Irish female fight ever, a women’s featherweight bout between Northern Ireland’s利亚·麦考特 (6-1) and Ireland’s most-recent title challenger西尼德·卡瓦纳(7-5) is set to light up the main card. 更多, a bantamweight main card attraction between home favorite布莱恩·摩尔(14-8), whotakes on No. 9 排名卢戈Jornel (7-0).
The promotion’s explosive return to the Irish capital forBELLATOR 275: Mousasi vs Vanderford,sees middleweight world championGegard Mousasidefend his crown against undefeated American奥斯汀Vanderford. The co-main event sees Irish star 彼得奎利return to action against Manchester, 英格兰凯恩鼠标 (13-4) in the lightweight division.
Broadcast details and additional fights are set to be announced in the coming weeks. 将在英国现场直播票务大师 和Bellator.com.
Sinead Kavanagh will be hoping to respond to a heartbreaking world title loss against Cyborg in her last outing in November atBELLATOR 271. A winner of her two previous BELLATOR outings before facing the pound-for-pound queen, Kavanagh will be looking to get back to her winning ways and live up to her “KO” moniker in front of the 3Arena crowd.
Currently riding a five-fight win streak, Northern Ireland’s McCourt returns to action following a dominant display in a unanimous decision victory against杰西卡Borga在她最后一次郊游期间BELLATOR 267十月. 现在坐在否. 4 在 BELLATOR 的羽量级排名中, a win at the expense of her opponent on Feb. 25 will go a long way towards moving “The Curse” one step closer to a BELLATOR world title shot against incumbent champion, 克里斯机器侠.
Brian Moore’s long-awaited Dublin return will see the Wexford fighter go toe-to-toe with No. 9 ranked bantamweight Jornel Lugo. “The Pikeman” will be hoping the home support helps him hand Lugo his first professional defeat and in doing so climb into the official bantamweight rankings for the first time. Lugo has won all four of his bouts under the BELLATOR banner, including an emphatic first round submission win against Keith Lee atBELLATOR 265 今年早些时候，.
Several additions have been confirmed for the preliminary card including a bantamweight bout between Welshman布雷特·约翰斯 (17-3) 和胡尔谢德·卡霍罗夫 (8-0). Johns makes his return to European soil looking to make a statement in a must-see match-up against the undefeated Kakhorov. MMA veteran Johns boasts an impressive 17 wins from his 20 专业的战斗, while Kakhorov has won each of his first eight bouts, including a dominant unanimous decision win in his BELLATOR debut against Jair Junior atBELLATOR 267in October.
England’s No. 5 排名法比安·爱德华兹 (9-2) is set to make his return to the cage in Dublin when he takes onMarian Dimitrov(10-2). “The Assassin” won his first nine professional fights and established himself as one of the rising stars in BELLATOR’s middleweight division. He will be looking to bounce back from a defeat in his last fight against Dublin title challenger Austin Vanderford atBELLATOR 259 在五月.
爱尔兰Danni McCormack(5-0) returns to action fresh from her win at the 3Arena in November against Audrey Kerouche, when she facesStephanie Page(5-3) in a strawweight bout. The preliminary card also features a welterweight bout between Italian斯特凡诺帕特诺(13-4-1) and BELLATOR debutantLuca Poclit(6-1) and a featherweight fight between Wales’Scott Pedersen(1-2) and Ireland’sNathan Kelly(3-2).
Rounding out the additions to the preliminary card is a featherweight affair between up-and-coming Irishman西亚兰·克拉克（Ciaran Clarke） (4-0) and BELLATOR debutantAbou Tounkara (7-2).
Fans can see the updated card forBELLATOR 275: Mousasi vs Vanderford下面:
The fight will be the professional debut for Al Kinani who finished his amateur career with an impressive record of 9-1. He leaves the amateur division as the number-one ranked lightweight in both New England and the Northeast. Six of Al Kinani’s nine victories have been finishes, including a 34-second knockout in his final amateur fight last fall. The fight with Rooney will be Al Kinani’s first in his home state of Maine in over three years. He represents Evolution Athletix based in Saco, 缅因.
“This fight on February 12th is the first step of a long journey that I’ve been dreaming of for quite some time,” said Al Kinani. “It’s going to be a fight that’ll start and end with a handshake, but you know how I roll once I’m locked in there. It’s all business, 婴儿. 这就是我做什么: I take care of fucking business.”
Chris Rooney will make his first appearance in the NEF cage on February 12, but he is a longtime MMA veteran, having competed in the sport since February 2011. He won twelve fights as an amateur prior to making his professional debut last September. Rooney trains at Sargent Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in St. 奥尔本斯, 佛蒙特.
“I am very excited to announce that my next fight will be against Mo Kinani for New England Fights,” stated Rooney. “Though this will be my second fight as a professional, this will be my debut with NEF. I am looking forward to showcasing my knockout power and overall abilities as a mixed martial artist. Even though the fans in Maine may not yet know the name Rooney, they won’t forget it after they witness my iron-fist power.”
即时发布: 波特兰, 缅因 (十一月 26, 2021) - 新英格兰战斗 (NEF) 带着它的下一个混合武术回来 (MMA) 事件, “NEF 46: 多米尼加超级次中量级胡安索拉诺桑托斯,多米尼加超级次中量级胡安索拉诺桑托斯, 二月 12, 2022, 在Aura在波特兰, 缅因州。该活动将纪念NEF成立十周年. 领先的区域促销活动于2月启动 11, 2012. 今天早些时候，, NEF announced the addition of an amateur championship bout to the fight card. NEF Flyweight Champion泰勒·斯迈思 (3-1) is scheduled to defend his title against former NEF Flyweight Champion瑞恩“戈多”伯吉斯 (3-2) 在战斗重量 125 英镑.
Tyler Smythe notched his third MMA win and captured coveted NEF gold in the process when he recently stopped previously undefeated flyweight prospect Caleb “Dr. 感觉良好”奥斯汀 (5-1) in a “Fight of the Night” performance at “NEF 45: Uprising.” Down on the scorecards but not discouraged, Smythe waged a come-from-behind victory to earn the technical knockout (WHO) stoppage over Austin in the final second of the fourth round of their championship bout. Never one to slow down, Smythe, who is trained by Nate Libby out of Evolution Athletix in Saco, 缅因, is anxious to make an immediate turnaround and defend his title against a former NEF Champion.
“From bell to bell, every round, I’ll be going at this kid like he owes me money,” Smythe stated. “I want a quick finish. Ryan doesn’t deserve to be in that cage with me. February 12th, I’ll show why I’m the NEF flyweight champ.”
Ryan Burgess is no stranger to championship challenges. Hailing from Rumford, 缅因, Burgess is one of only four Mountain Valley High School mat men to ever win triple state crowns in wrestling. He amassed an amazing 151-23 overall high school record before graduating and turning his attention to mixed martial arts. Burgess quickly made a name for himself in MMA when he won the NEF Flyweight Championship in November 2015 with a split-decision nod over then Champion Dustin Veinott (5-4). When Burgess last competed, he displayed a dangerous Brazilian jiu-jitsu (巴西柔术) game off his back in defeating Nate Boucher (0-1) in a heated hometown rivalry. 伯吉斯, a BJJ purple belt, trains under Jason “JB” Bell and fights out of Bell’s Famoso BJJ.
“I’m super excited to make my return on NEF’s 10-year anniversary show,” Burgess stated. “It’s been a long time coming for me to return to the cage and I can’t think of a more perfect scenario than coming back and regaining my flyweight title with a finish over Smythe. It’s been three years since I’ve competed, but my coach, 杰森·贝尔, and I have been putting in work behind the scenes. I can’t wait to showcase my skills and put on a show for the fans.
“Smythe seems like a tough opponent, and it was no easy feat for him to defeat Caleb Austin for the belt,” Burgess continued. “With that being said, I see many holes in his game that I plan to exploit come February 12th. I hope he’s not expecting the same fighter he’s watching in the three-plus-year-old film he’s researching to better understand me. Mentally and skillfully, I am a far superior fighter compared to my previous bouts and only my training partners actually know the weapons I’ll be bringing into that cage to get the job done. Smythe may rethink his entire pursuit of a professional MMA career when I’m finished with him. The pressure I’m going to bring would melt any of these amateur flyweights in New England and come February they will all be on notice.”
