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.
GEGARD MOUSASI DEFENDS BELLATOR MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST UNBEATEN RAFAEL LOVATO JR.
לאס אנדזשעלעס– The co-main event of Bellator’s return to the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, קאַליף. אויף Jan. 26 will see reigning middleweight championגעגאַרד מאָוסאַסי (45-6-2) defend his title against undefeated Brazilian jiu-jitsu black beltRafael Lovato Jr. (9-0).
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. A recently added featherweight bout will pit super-prospectאהרן פּיקאָ (4-1) against the always-toughהענרי קאָרראַלעס (16-3). Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
טיקקעץ פֿאַר בעללאַטאָר 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.
Fighting out of Leiden, South Holland, נעטהערלאַנדס, Gegard Mousasi will be looking to follow-up his decisive TKO victory overראָרי מאַקדאַנאַלד בייַ בעללאַטאָר 206in what will be his second title defense since becoming champion earlier this year. “The Dreamcatcher” is currently in the midst of an impressive eight-fight win streak that dates back to 2016. The 33-year-old judo black belt has dominated the stacked middleweight class since signing with Bellator in 2017, collecting three victories in as many bouts, including a pair of knockouts againstראַפאַעל קאַרוואַלהאָ and MacDonald in both of his world title fights. The former Strikeforce champion, who debuted in impressive fashion againstאלכסנדר שלעמענקאָ,now looks to extend his current win streak and defend the middleweight belt for the second time in just five months.
Rafael Lovato Jr. will be making his sixth appearance for Bellator, a bout where not only will the 35-year-old’s unblemished mark of 9-0 be on the line, but also a world championship belt. Since signing with the Viacom-owned promotion in 2017, the Oklahoma City-based fighter has tallied five wins and four finishes, three of which came in the opening round, including his most recent submission win over top middleweight contenderיוחנן סאָלטער בייַ בעללאַטאָר 205. A fourth-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, the former Legacy FC middleweight champ will finally have his shot at Bellator gold when he takes on current 185-pound champion Mousasi in the co-main event of Bellator’s return to Los Angeles on Jan. 26.