На BELLATOR 261 main card airs live on Showtime на 9 вечер. ЕТ / 6 вечер. Португалија and takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Конектикат. A limited number of tickets starting at $60 are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.
Newly announced preliminary matchups feature a bantamweight tilt pitting Jaylon Bates (2-0) против Cody Matthews (1-1) and middleweight matchup between Тејлор sonонсон (6-2) и Lance Wright (5-1).
The preliminary portion of BELLATOR 261: Џонсон наспроти. Moldavsky почнува на 5:30 вечер. ET/2:30 вечер. PT and will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV.
BELLATOR 261: Џонсон наспроти. Moldavsky is anchored by an interim heavyweight title bout between No. 1 рангираше Тимотеј Џонсон (15-6) и Не. 3 рангираше Валентин Молдавски (10-1). A featherweight fight featuring former title challenger No. 5 рангираше Даниел Weichel (40-12) against Hawaii’s undefeated Кеони Дигс (9-0) and a light heavyweight re-booking between No. 10 рангираше Christian Edwards (4-0) и Ben Parrish (4-1) have also been confirmed for the main card.
Additional prelims include a lightweight bout featuring No. 6 рангираше Myles Jury (19-5) versus No. 7 рангираше Одметник на Сидни (15-4), a women’s strawweight fight pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) против Kyra Batara (8-4), a light heavyweight contest seeing Lee Chadwick (26-15-1) наспроти Simon Biyong (7-1), and a lightweight affair between Søren Bak (14-1) и Bobby Lee (12-5).
Carmouche is a highly skilled veteran of the sport who joined BELLATOR’s women’s flyweight division in 2019 following a six-year run in the UFC. Борба надвор од Сан Диего, the 37-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, забележувајќи пар победи со промоцијата. Since signing with BELLATOR, “Girl-Rilla” has rallied off two straight wins, defeating Vanessa Porto and DeAnna Bennett. Prior to Carmouche’s days as a professional athlete, Лафајет, Роден во Луизијана, помина пет години служејќи како електричар во авијацијата во обединетите маринци, каде завршила три обиколки на Блискиот исток.
“I’m looking forward to getting back in the cage. I plan to end this fight with a dominant finish that stamps my name as the top contender for the belt,” Carmouche said.
Undefeated through 11 професионални борби, Japan’s Watanabe steps into the BELLATOR MMA cage for the third time in as many years. Со frying-pan-bending сила, the 32-year-old judoka boasts an impressive 60% finishing rate and has bested fellow BELLATOR flyweights Alejandra Lara and Ilara Joanne since joining the promotion’s ranks. The No. 3 ranked flyweight is looking to make a statement of her own and stake her claim to a shot at BELLATOR’s coveted 125-pound championship.
“I am very grateful to be given another opportunity to fight during these hard times. Liz Carmouche has tons of experience and has constantly been fighting the best which makes her without a doubt one of the best in the world,” Watanabe said. “I fully respect her in every aspect and am truly honored to face such an athlete. Со тоа се рече, I am excited to take on this challenge to prove to everybody and myself that I have what it takes to become the best in the world. I want to win this fight in a convincing way, to open up the doors for a title challenge shot.”
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БЕЛАТОР ММА 261: Џонсон наспроти. Moldavsky Главната картичка:
Showtime
9 вечер. ЕТ / 6 вечер. Португалија
Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-Tim Johnson (15-6) наспроти. #3-Валентин Молдавски (10-1)
Flyweight Co-Main Event: #2– Лиз кармуш (15-7) наспроти. #3-Kana Watanabe (10-0-1)
Пет категорија во главната карта: #5- Даниел Weichel (40-12) наспроти. Кеони Дигс (9-0)
Light Heavyweight Main Card Bout: #10– Christian Edwards (4-0) наспроти. Ben Parrish (4-1)
Прелиминарните картички:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV
5:30 вечер. ET/2:30 вечер. Португалија
Strawweight bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Kyra Batara (8-4)
Лесни рунда: #6-Myles Jury (19-5) наспроти. #7-Одметник на Сидни (15-4)
Лесни рунда: Søren Bak (14-1) наспроти. Bobby Lee (12-5)
Bantamweight Бу: Jaylon Bates (2-0) наспроти. Cody Matthews (1-1)
Средна Бу: Тејлор sonонсон (6-2) наспроти. Lance Wright (5-1)
Светлина тешка категорија Бу: Lee Chadwick (26-15-1) наспроти. Simon Biyong (7-1)
*Картичката е предмет на промена.
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