RAFAEL CARVALHO DEFENDS MIDDLEWIGHT TITLE AGAINST GEGARD MOUSASI IN NEW HEADLINER, WHILE ‘MVP’ TAKES ON DAVID RICKELS IN CO-MAIN
LOS ANGELES – Due to injury, Mirko Cro Cop can no longer compete in his highly anticipated Bellator debut atBellator 200 contre Roy Nelson. Par conséquent, la Bellator 200 main event now sees reigning middleweight champRafael Carvalho (15-1) defend his title against top contender Gegard Mousasi (43-6-2) dans une affaire de cinq rondes, while the co-main event features undefeated British striker Michael "Venom" la page (12-0), better known as “MVP,” againstDavid Rickels (19-4, 2 Caroline du Nord) à mi-moyens. Bellator 200 a lieu vendredi, Mai 25 à The SSE Arena, Wembley in London and will air on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. HE / 8 h, heure. CT.
The main card also includes former titleholder Phil Davis (18-4) prenant Linton Vassell (18-6) in a light heavyweight matchup and reality star turned MMA fighter Aaron Chalmers (3-0) making his promotional debut against fellow BritAsh Griffiths (4-5). The remainder of the main card will be announced later this week.
Prior to the main card on Paramount Network, Bellator 200 will also feature plenty of exciting preliminary matchups showcasing many of the U.K.’s top young talent. L'invaincu Anastasia Yankova (5-0) returns against the always-tough Jackson Kate (9-3-1), while a trio of former BAMMA champions are in action when former middleweight champion Mike Shipman (11-1) combats Carl Noon (7-2), former BAMMA featherweight kingpin Daniel Crawford (10-1) défis Pedro Carvalho (6-3) and former BAMMA lightweight titlist Ryan Scope (11-1) visages Martyn Harris(4-4). Fans will see Bellator veteran Anatoli Tokov (25-3) clash with Vladimir Filipovic (10-2), SBG Ireland-productCharlie Ward (4-3) dans la lutte contre Louis King (1-1) and Mousasi-trained prospect Costello Steenis (9-1) réunion Kevin Fryer (6-2).
Tickets for the event are on sale now at The SSE Arena, Wembley box office (0844 815 0815), Ticketmaster.com,ssearena.co.uk et axs.com. Bellator 200 will be broadcast on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. HE / 8 h, heure. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT.
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