The Bellator 261 main card airs live on SHOWTIME na 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. 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) proti Cody Matthews (1-1) and middleweight matchup between Taylor Johnson (6-2) in Lance Wright (5-1).
The preliminary portion of Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky se začne na 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT and will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Športni YouTube kanal in Pluto TV.
Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky is anchored by an interim heavyweight title bout between No. 1 uvrstila Timothy Johnson (15-6) in št. 3 uvrstila Valentin Moldavsky (10-1). A featherweight fight featuring former title challenger No. 5 uvrstila Daniel Weichel (40-12) against Hawaii’s undefeated Keoni Diggs (9-0) and a light heavyweight re-booking between No. 10 uvrstila Christian Edwards (4-0) in Ben Parrish (4-1) have also been confirmed for the main card.
Additional prelims include a lightweight bout featuring No. 6 uvrstila Myles Jury (19-5) versus No. 7 uvrstila Sidney Outlaw (15-4), a women’s strawweight fight pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 NC) proti Kyra Batara (8-4), a light heavyweight contest seeing Lee Chadwick (26-15-1) versus Simon Biyong (7-1), and a lightweight affair between Søren Bak (14-1) in 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. Boj iz San Diega, the 37-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, prepuščanjem par zmag s spodbujanjem. 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, Lafayette, Louisiana, materni preživel pet let služi kot letalski električar v Združenih uradne vrednosti Marine Corps, kjer je zaključil tri ture dajatve na Bližnjem vzhodu.
“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 strokovne boji, Japan’s Watanabe steps into the BELLATOR MMA cage for the third time in as many years. S frying-pan-bending Moč, 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. S tem pa je dejal,, 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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BELLATOR MMA 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky Glavni Card:
SHOWTIME
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-Tim Johnson (15-6) vs. #3-Valentin Moldavsky (10-1)
Flyweight Co-Main Event: #2– Liz Carmouche (15-7) vs. #3-Kana Watanabe (10-0-1)
Peresno Glavna kartica Bout: #5- Daniel Weichel (40-12) vs. Keoni Diggs (9-0)
Light Heavyweight Main Card Bout: #10– Christian Edwards (4-0) vs. Ben Parrish (4-1)
Predhodni Card:
YouTube kanal BELLATOR MMA | SHOWTIME Športni YouTube kanal | Pluton TV
5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
Strawweight bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 NC) vs. Kyra Batara (8-4)
Lahek dvoboj: #6-Myles Jury (19-5) vs. #7-Sidney Outlaw (15-4)
Lahek dvoboj: Søren Bak (14-1) vs. Bobby Lee (12-5)
Bantamweight Bout: Jaylon Bates (2-0) vs. Cody Matthews (1-1)
Srednji Bout: Taylor Johnson (6-2) vs. Lance Wright (5-1)
Svetloba Heavyweight Bout: Lee Chadwick (26-15-1) vs. Simon Biyong (7-1)
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