The Беллатор 261 main card airs live on СХОВТИМЕ у 9 п.м. ЕТ / 6 п.м. ПТ and takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Цонн. 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 Јаилон Батес (2-0) против Cody Matthews (1-1) and middleweight matchup between Таилор Јохнсон (6-2) и Lance Wright (5-1).
The preliminary portion of Беллатор 261: Џонсон против. Moldavsky почиње у 5:30 п.м. ET/2:30 п.м. PT and will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, СХОВТИМЕ Спортски ИоуТубе канал и Плуто ТВ.
Беллатор 261: Џонсон против. Moldavsky is anchored by an interim heavyweight title bout between No. 1 ранкед Тимотхи Јохнсон (15-6) и не. 3 ранкед Валентин Молдавски (10-1). A featherweight fight featuring former title challenger No. 5 ранкед Данијел Веицхел (40-12) against Hawaii’s undefeated Кеони Диггс (9-0) and a light heavyweight re-booking between No. 10 ранкед Цхристиан Едвардс (4-0) и Бен Паррисх (4-1) have also been confirmed for the main card.
Additional prelims include a lightweight bout featuring No. 6 ранкед Myles Jury (19-5) versus No. 7 ранкед Сиднеи Оутлав (15-4), a women’s strawweight fight pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 НЦ) против Кира Батара (8-4), a light heavyweight contest seeing Лее Цхадвицк (26-15-1) наспрам Симон Биионг (7-1), and a lightweight affair between Søren Bak (14-1) и Бобби Лее (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. Fighting out of San Diego, the 37-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, notching a pair of victories with the promotion. 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, the Lafayette, Louisiana-native spent five years serving as an aviation electrician in the United Stated Marine Corps, where she completed three tours of duty in the Middle East.
“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 туче, Japan’s Watanabe steps into the BELLATOR MMA cage for the third time in as many years. Са frying-pan-bending снага, 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. Уз то се, рекао је, 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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БЕЛЛАТОР ММА 261: Џонсон против. Moldavsky Главни картица:
СХОВТИМЕ
9 п.м. ЕТ / 6 п.м. ПТ
Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-Тим Јохнсон (15-6) вс. #3-Валентин Молдавски (10-1)
Flyweight Co-Main Event: #2– Лиз цармоуцхе (15-7) вс. #3-Кана Ватанабе (10-0-1)
Борба за главну карту у перолакој категорији: #5- Данијел Веицхел (40-12) вс. Кеони Диггс (9-0)
Light Heavyweight Main Card Bout: #10– Цхристиан Едвардс (4-0) вс. Бен Паррисх (4-1)
Прелиминарни картица:
БЕЛЛАТОР ММА ИоуТубе канал | СХОВТИМЕ Спортски ИоуТубе канал | Плутон ТВ
5:30 п.м. ET/2:30 п.м. ПТ
Strawweight bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 НЦ) вс. Кира Батара (8-4)
Лигхтвеигхт боут: #6-Myles Jury (19-5) вс. #7-Сиднеи Оутлав (15-4)
Лигхтвеигхт боут: Søren Bak (14-1) вс. Бобби Лее (12-5)
Хеавивеигхт Боут: Јаилон Батес (2-0) вс. Cody Matthews (1-1)
Миддлевеигхт боут: Таилор Јохнсон (6-2) вс. Lance Wright (5-1)
Лигхт Хеавивеигхт Боут: Лее Цхадвицк (26-15-1) вс. Симон Биионг (7-1)
*Картица подложна променама.
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