TICKETS ON SALE THIS Sexta-feira
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, Janeiro 20.
The main event features two of the best 170-pounders in the world, como campeão 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 Quarta-feira, Sete. 27 and Thursday, Sete. 28, while tickets go on sale to the general public starting Sexta-feira, Sete. 29 em 10 a.m. PT and can be purchased at the Forum box office, bem como Ticketmaster.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network (formerly named Spike TV) em 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, enquanto a ação preliminar será transmitida no Bellator.com e no aplicativo Bellator Mobile. Lutas adicionais serão anunciadas nas próximas semanas.
Fighting out of Atlanta, Ga., Douglas “The Phenom” Lima has been ruling the roost at 170-pounds in Bellator for the better part of three years. With wins against the likes of Lorenz Larkin, Andrey Koreshkov, Paul Daley and Ben Saunders, the 29-year-old has quietly placed himself among division’s elite. A winner of 17 de sua última 19 concursos, 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 em Bellator 179 na segunda rodada.
Updated Bellator Card:
Evento principal do título mundial dos meio-médios: Douglas Lima (29-6) vs. Rory MacDonald (19-4)
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Bellator is a leading mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization featuring many of the best fighters in the world. Sob a direção do veterano promotor luta Scott Coker, Bellator está disponível para quase 1 billion people worldwide in over 160 países. Nos Estados Unidos, 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, orquestração de eventos ao vivo, desenvolvimento lutador / relações, procurement local, criação de patrocínio / desenvolvimento, licenciamento internacional, marketing, publicidade, publicidade e Comissão de Relações. Bellator is based in Hollywood, Califa. and owned by entertainment giant Viacom, lar de marcas de entretenimento do mundo premier que se conectam com o público por meio de conteúdo atraente através da televisão, filme cinematográfico, plataformas on-line e móveis.
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