BELLATOR 236 KA MOQEBELO, Aug. 21 SEES ILIMA-LEI MACFARLANE DEFEND HER WORLD TITLE AGAINST KATE JACKSON
Los Angeles – The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s return to Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii this Friday, Aug. 20 and Saturday, Aug. 21 is official with a stacked doubleheader featuring something for every mixed martial arts fan.
Bellator and the USO Present: Salute the Troops will air on Paramount Network on Friday, December 20 ka 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT. The entire event will also stream on DAZN, while preliminary bouts will stream on Bellator.com, DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs. Jackson – one of the star-powered, year-end highlights of fight season on DAZN – will stream Saturday, December 21 live exclusively on DAZN ka 10 p.m. Et / 7 p.m. PT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com, DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
The main event of Friday’s card on Paramount Network will see a heavyweight headliner, featuring the Bellator debuts of former world champion Josh Barnett (35-8) le Ronny Markes (19-7). Rounding out the stacked main card will see another Bellator debut, e le Erik Perez (19-6) enters the cage to meet Hawaii’s own Toby Misech (11-7), former flyweight No. 1 hlolisanang Alejandra Lara (8-3) le Veta Arteaga (5-3) return to action and Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix participant Tywan Claxton (5-1) takes on the undefeated prospect out of Maili, Hawaii, Braydon Akeo (3-0). E boetse e, undefeated teammate of A.J. McKee Joey Davis (6-0) returns to the Bellator cage when he faces the “Big Island’s” 29-fight MMA veteran, Chris Cisneros (19-10).
The prelims for Bellator and the USO Present: Salute the Troops will feature an appearance from undefeated Bay Area-fighter fighter Cass Bell (4-0), as well as undefeated Hawaiian prospect Ty Gwerder (4-0).
A mere 24-hours later, Bellator 236 will take place exclusively on DAZN and will be headlined by a flyweight world title bout between Honolulu’s Ilima-Lei MacFarlane (10-0) le England ea Kate Jackson (11-3-1). The co-main event is a quarterfinal matchup of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix with A.J. McKee (15-0) ho jara Derek Fields (20-9.).
Holim'a moo, recently signed Bellator welterweight Jason Jackson (10-4) ea Hollywood, Fla. returns to the Bellator cage on short notice to take on Kiichi Kunimoto of Osaka, Japane. Juliana Velasquez (9-0) looks to remain undefeated with Bellator when she meets Bruna Ellen (10-6) at flyweight, while local Hawaiian standouts Cheyden Leialoha(7-1) le Nainoa Dung (3-0) go to battle against Raufeon Stots (12-1) le Zach Zane (13-9), ka ho latellana, to complete the main card.
Bellator and the USO Present: Salute the Troops Main Card:
Paramount Network & DAZN
10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT/5 p.m. HST
Heavyweight Main Event: Josh Barnett (35-8) vs.. Ronny Markes (19-7)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout: Toby Misech (11-7) vs.. Erik Perez (19-6)
Flyweight Main Card Bout: Alejandra Lara (8-3) vs.. Veta Artega (5-3)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: Tywan Claxton (5-1) vs.. Braydon Akeo (3-0)
Welterweight Main Card Bout: Joey Davis (6-0) vs.. Chris Cisneros (19-10)
Selelekela Card:
DAZN, Bellator.com & the Bellator Mobile App
8:45 p.m. LE / 7,:45 p.m. CT/3:45 p.m. HST
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Cass Bell (4-0) vs.. Pierre Daguzan (5-3, 1 NC)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Ty Gwerder (4-0) vs.. Joseph Creer (6-1-1)
180-Pound Contract Weight Preliminary Bout: Hunter Ewald (Pro qalo) vs.. Brysen Bolohao (0-1)
Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs. Jackson Main Card:
DAZN
10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT/5 p.m. HST
Flyweight World Title Bout: Ilima-Lei MacFarlane (10-0) vs.. Kate Jackson (11-3-1)
Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal Bout: A.J. McKee (15-0) vs.. Derek Fields (20-9)
Welterweight Main Card Bout: Jason Jackson (10-4) vs.. Kiichi Kunimoto (20-8-2, 1 NC)
Flyweight Main Card Bout: Julianna Velasquez (9-0) vs.. Bruna Ellen (5-2)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout: Raufeon Stots (12-1) vs.. Cheyden Leialoha (7-1)
Lightweight Main Card Bout: Nainoa Dung (3-0) vs.. Zach Zane (13-9)
Selelekela Card:
DAZN, Bellator.com & the Bellator Mobile App
8:30 p.m. LE / 7,:30 p.m. CT/3:30 p.m. HST
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Keoni Diggs (7-0) vs.. Scotty Hao (4-2)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Kai Kamaka III (5-2) vs.. Spencer Higa (7-10)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Dustin Barca (3-0) vs.. Brandon Pieper (11-13)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Ben Wilhelm (3-0) vs.. Keali’i Kanekoa (2-2)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Swayne Makana Lunasco (Pro qalo) vs.. Kaylan Gorospe (Pro qalo)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Nate Yoshimura (Pro qalo) vs.. Chas Dunhour (0-1)
*Card subject to change
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