TICKETS ON SALE THIS Vrijdag
LOS ANGELES – One year removed from its previous event at the world-famous Forum, Bellator returns to Los Angeles to kick off its 2018 schedule with a championship bout on Saturday, Januari 20.
The main event features two of the best 170-pounders in the world, als kampioen Douglas Lima (29-6) defends his Bellator welterweight world title against Rory MacDonald (19-4) in a thrilling five-round matchup.
A special Bellator Nation presale takes place Woensdag, Zeven. 27 and Thursday, Zeven. 28, while tickets go on sale to the general public starting Vrijdag, Zeven. 29 bij 10 a.m. PT and can be purchased at the Forum box office, as well as Ticketmaster.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network (formerly named Spike TV) bij 9 p.m. EN/8 p.m. CT, terwijl de voorbereidende actie wordt gestreamd op Bellator.com en de Bellator Mobile App. Extra gevechten worden in de komende weken aangekondigd.
Vechten uit Atlanta, Ga., Douglas “The Phenom” Lima has been ruling the roost at 170-pounds in Bellator for the better part of three years. Met overwinningen tegen mensen als Lorenz Larkin, Andrey Koreshkov, Paul Daley en Ben Saunders, the 29-year-old has quietly placed himself among division’s elite. A winner of 17 van zijn laatste 19 prijsvragen, the American Top Team product remains set on showing the world how dominant he is.
Over the last several years, “The Red King” Rory MacDonald has become the most popular Canadian mixed martial artist due to his classic stand-up wars and wins over some of MMA’s best in Nate Diaz, Tyron Woodley, B.J. Penn and Demian Maia. A training partner of Georges St-Pierre at the world-renowned TriStar Gym in Montreal, the 28-year-old joined Bellator’s welterweight fray in 2016 and immediately made an impact by submittingPaul Daley bij Bellator 179 in de tweede ronde.
Updated Bellator Card:
Weltergewicht Wereldtitel Main Event: Douglas Lima (29-6) vs. Rory MacDonald (19-4)
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About Bellator:
Bellator is a leading mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization featuring many of the best fighters in the world. Onder leiding van veteraan strijd promotor Scott Coker, Bellator beschikbaar bijna 1 billion people worldwide in over 160 landen. In de Verenigde Staten, Bellator can be seen on SPIKE, the combat sports television leader. Bellator is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, live-evenement orkestratie, vechter ontwikkeling / relaties, venue inkoop, sponsoring creatie / ontwikkeling, internationale licentie, verkoop, adverteren, publiciteit en provisie relaties. Bellator is based in Hollywood, Calif. and owned by entertainment giant Viacom, de thuisbasis van 's werelds grootste entertainment merken die verbinding met het publiek door middel van boeiende content via televisie, film, online en mobiele platforms.
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