MICHAEL MCDONALD CHALLENGES FORMER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION EDUARDO DANTAS IN CO-MAIN EVENT

ΛΟΣ ΑΝΤΖΕΛΕΣ - Την Παρασκευή, Ιούλιος 13, Julia Budd (11-2) will defend her featherweight world title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Ταλίτα Nogueira (7-0), στο κύριο γεγονός της Bellator 202 at WinStar World Casino and Resort. Εξάλλου, the co-headliner will feature former Bellator world champion Eduardo Dantas (20-5) ανάληψη Μάικλ ΜακΝτόναλντ (18-4) in a bantamweight clash of top contenders.

 

Bellator 202: Budd vs. Καρυδιά θα μεταδοθεί ζωντανά και δωρεάν στο Paramount Network στη διεύθυνση 9 μ.μ. ET / 8 μ.μ.. CT, ενώ η προκαταρκτική δράση θα συνεχιστεί Bellator.comκαι παγκοσμίως Εφαρμογή Bellator Mobile. Τα εισιτήρια για την εκδήλωση θα κυκλοφορήσουν αυτήν την Παρασκευή, Απρίλιος 20 and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Επιπλέον περιόδους θα ανακοινωθούν τις επόμενες εβδομάδες.

 

 

 

Julia Budd, the only fighter to sit atop Bellator women’s featherweight division, has bested Germaine de Randamie, Arlene Blencowe και Marloes Coenen amongst other names over the course of her eight-year mixed martial arts career. “The Jewel” is also the only woman to defeat Gina Carano in Muay-Thai competition. Τώρα, the Canada-native and former STRIKEFORCE competitor, returns to Oklahoma, where she makes her second title defense since winning the belt last year at Bellator 174.

 

 

 

Talita Nogueira had already been crowned a world champion in jiu-jitsu prior to testing her hand in MMA. “Treta” went undefeated in six MMA contests in her home town of Sao Paulo, Brazil between 2009 και 2013, before signing to compete with Bellator. Originally slated to fight Budd at Bellator 133, Nogueira suffered an injury that forced her to withdraw from the contest. Her highly-anticipated promotional debut ultimately took place at Bellator 182, where the 32-year-old scored a first-round submission over Amanda Bell. The Demain Maia-trained fighter now gets a second chance to compete against Budd, and this time, the world championship is on the line.

 

 

 

Former two-time world champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas has proven himself a perennial top-10 bantamweight fighter with impressive performances over Joe Warren, Marcos Galvao (x2), Wilson Reis and Zach Makovsky. Η εποχή Bellator 5 tournament champion has strung together an impressive 10-2 record with Bellator during his seven-year tenure with the promotion. The 29-year-old trains alongside the likes of Jose Aldo at the famed Nova Uniao team in his home town of Rio de Janeiro and is looking for another shot at Bellator gold.

 

 

 

Fighting professionally since the age of 16, McDonald has been a mainstay in the bantamweight rankings for the better part of 11 χρόνια. The exciting Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has amassed an astonishing finishing rate, reaching the judges’ scorecards only three times in his 22 αγώνες. “Mayday” made his Bellator debut in 2017, scoring a victory over Peter Ligier, despite fracturing his hand early in the fight. Now that his hand has fully healed, the former world title challenger from Modesto, Καλιφόρνια. will look to defeat Dantas July 13 on Paramount Network.

Ενημερώθηκε Bellator 202: Budd vs. Καρυδιά Κάρτα μάχης:

Women’s Featherweight World Title Bout: Julia Budd (11-2) vs. Ταλίτα Nogueira (7-0)

Περίοδος κύριας κάρτας Bantamweight: Eduardo Dantas (20-5) vs. Μάικλ ΜακΝτόναλντ (18-4)