די בעללאַטאָר 261 main card airs live on שאָוטיים בייַ 9 פּ.ם. עט / 6 פּ.ם. פּט and takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, קאַן. 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) קעגן Cody Matthews (1-1) and middleweight matchup between Taylor Johnson (6-2) און Lance Wright (5-1).
The preliminary portion of בעללאַטאָר 261: זשאנסאן ווס. Moldavsky הייבט בייַ 5:30 פּ.ם. ET/2:30 פּ.ם. PT and will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV.
בעללאַטאָר 261: זשאנסאן ווס. Moldavsky is anchored by an interim heavyweight title bout between No. 1 ראַנגקט טימאטעאוס זשאנסאן (15-6) און ניט קיין. 3 ראַנגקט Valentin Moldavsky (10-1). A featherweight fight featuring former title challenger No. 5 ראַנגקט דניאל וועיטשעל (40-12) against Hawaii’s undefeated Keoni Diggs (9-0) and a light heavyweight re-booking between No. 10 ראַנגקט Christian Edwards (4-0) און Ben Parrish (4-1) have also been confirmed for the main card.
Additional prelims include a lightweight bout featuring No. 6 ראַנגקט Myles Jury (19-5) versus No. 7 ראַנגקט Sidney Outlaw (15-4), a women’s strawweight fight pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 נק) קעגן קיראַ באַטאַראַ (8-4), a light heavyweight contest seeing Lee Chadwick (26-15-1) קעגן Simon Biyong (7-1), and a lightweight affair between Søren Bak (14-1) און 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. 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 פאַכמאַן פיגהץ, Japan’s Watanabe steps into the BELLATOR MMA cage for the third time in as many years. מיט frying-pan-bending שטאַרקייַט, 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. מיט אַז זייַענדיק האט, 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: זשאנסאן ווס. Moldavsky הויפּט קאַרד:
שאָוטיים
9 פּ.ם. עט / 6 פּ.ם. פּט
Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-Tim Johnson (15-6) ווס. #3-Valentin Moldavsky (10-1)
Flyweight Co-Main Event: #2– Liz Carmouche (15-7) ווס. #3-Kana Watanabe (10-0-1)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: #5- דניאל וועיטשעל (40-12) ווס. Keoni Diggs (9-0)
Light Heavyweight Main Card Bout: #10– Christian Edwards (4-0) ווס. Ben Parrish (4-1)
פּרעלימינאַרי קאַרד:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV
5:30 פּ.ם. ET/2:30 פּ.ם. פּט
Strawweight bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 נק) ווס. קיראַ באַטאַראַ (8-4)
לייטווייט באַוט: #6-Myles Jury (19-5) ווס. #7-Sidney Outlaw (15-4)
לייטווייט באַוט: Søren Bak (14-1) ווס. Bobby Lee (12-5)
באַנטאַמוועיגהט באָוט: Jaylon Bates (2-0) ווס. Cody Matthews (1-1)
מידדלעוועיגהט באָוט: Taylor Johnson (6-2) ווס. Lance Wright (5-1)
ליכט כעוויווייט באָוט: Lee Chadwick (26-15-1) ווס. Simon Biyong (7-1)
*Card subject to change.
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