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NO. 10-RANKED BELLATOR LIGHTWEIGHT GADZHI RABADANOV WILL REPRESENT THE PROMOTION AT THE HISTORICAL BELLATOR MMA VS. RIZIN EVENT AGAINST JAPAN’S KOJI TAKEDA ON NEW YEAR’S EVE

Los Angeles— BELLATOR MMA has announced that its fifth participant for the New Year’s Eve spectacle against RIZIN Fighting Federation opponents will be No. 10-ranked lightweightGadzhi Rabadanov(18-4-2), taking on 27-year-old Japanese standoutKoji Takeda(15-3) in a compelling matchup between two competitors riding high on the strength of consecutive victories.

A first-of-its-kind blockbuster co-promotionBELLATOR MMA vs. RIZIN takes place inside the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Saturday, Diċembru 31, and can be seen in the United States on SHOWTIME at 8 p.m. ET/PT on New Year’s Eve.

Rabadanov versus Takeda will join a star-studded five-fightBELLATOR MMA vs. RIZINkarta prinċipali, which is stacked from top to bottom with current and former champions competing in the four-sided ring under RIZIN’s unique rules. Headlining the event will be a dream matchup between RIZIN lightweight championRoberto “Satoshi” de Souza(14-1) against No. 3 BELLATOR pound-for-pound talentAJ “Mercenary” McKee(19-1), with BELLATOR and RIZIN featherweight championsPatricio Pitbull(34-5) uKleber Koike(31-5-1) co-headlining the must-see event.

Former BELLATOR championsJuan “The Spaniard” Archuleta(26-4) uKyoji Horiguchi(30-5) will round out the unparalleled main card, facing off with RIZIN’sSoo Chul Kim(18-6-1) uHiromasa Ougikubo(25-6-2), rispettivament.

Gadzhi Rabadanov, 29, signed with BELLATOR in 2021 after capturing the Eagle FC lightweight title, and has made an immediate impact on the promotion’s remarkably deep lightweight division. He announced his arrival in thunderous fashion atBELLATOR 263with an emphatic viral knockout of Daniel Carey, which he followed up with back-to-back dominant unanimous decision victories over Jay Jay Wilson and Bobby King in 2022. The product of the renowned Club Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s School in Dagestan and the prestigious American Kickboxing Academy, Rabadanov’s pedigree is world-class. On New Year’s Eve, Rabadanov will look to continue building upon his momentum with an impressive performance against Koji Takeda.

“It is a childhood dream come true to fight in Japan at the legendary Saitama Super Arena,” said Rabadanov. “I’m very excited and I know I have a tough opponent, who always leaves everything in the ring. Expect a masterpiece from me, it will be a memorable fight.”

A former DEEP lightweight champion, Japan’sKoji Takedahas been an active fighter since his 2017 debutt professjonali. Takeda boasts a compelling case for inclusion on this historic fight card, winning seven of his last ten and three of his last four outings under the RIZIN and DEEP banners. Takeda is also familiar with BELLATOR foes; he has previously fought Spike Carlyle and submitted Zach Zane by armbar, both of whom fought recently for the Scott Coker-led promotion. Takeda will look to add a third straight win to his resume against the highly-touted Rabadanov in his hometown of Saitama, Ġappun, fuq Diċembru 31.

BELLATOR MMA VS. RIZIN MAIN CARD:

SHOWTIME

IS-SIBT, Diċembru 31 — 8 PM ET/PT

Lightweight Non-Title Main EventAJ McKee(19-1) vs.Roberto de Souza(14-1)

Featherweight Non-Title Main EventPatricio Pitbull(34-5) vs.Kleber Koike(31-5-1)

Bantamweight Feature BoutJuan Archuleta(26-4) vs.Soo Chul Kim(18-6-1)

Flyweight Feature BoutKyoji Horiguchi(30-5) vs.Hiromasa Ougikubo(25-6-2)

Karatteristika Ħafifa: Gadzhi Rabadanov(18-4-2) vs.Koji Takeda(15-3)

For more information on this and other upcomingBELLATOR MMA avvenimenti, żjaraBellator.com.

Updated schedule of BELLATOR eventsclick links for updated fight cards


Free. Novembru. 18 // Bellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2 / Pitbull vs. Nurmagomedov // Wintrust Arena // Chicago, Il.


Free. Diċembru. 9 // Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello // Mohegan Sun Arena // UNCASVILLE, Conn.

Sib. Diċembru. 31 // BELLATOR MMA vs. RIZIN // Saitama Super Arena // Tokyo, Ġappun


Free. Frar. 24 //Bellator: DUBLIN // 3Arena // Dublin, Irlanda

BELLATOR MMA 263: PITBULL VS. MCKEE VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

FULL PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO HERE

LOS ANGELES – June 17, 2021 – BELLATOR MMA’s Featherweight and Lightweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull (32-4) and undefeated top-ranked challenger AJ McKee (17-0) previewed their must-watch Featherweight World Grand Prix Final and 145-pound title fight during a virtual press conference Wednesday. Both fighters’ head coaches, Eric Albarracin of Team Pitbull Brothers, u Antonio McKee of Team Bodyshop, also chimed in with a look at the final preparations both fight camps are taking as we approach the massive event.

Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee will emanate from the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., and will air live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Tickets for the event go on sale tomorrow, Il-ġimgħa, Ġunju 18 at BELLATOR.com and Ticketmaster.com.

Here is what the fighters and their coaches had to say Wednesday:

Patricio Pitbull, BELLATOR Featherweight World Champion & BELLATOR Lightweight World Champion

“I’m a little bit older and faster than the rest of my division and I’m going to use this in my favor. (22:47)

“Of all the opponents I’ve faced, AJ is the most dangerous, and I know that. Ma 'dak being said, I know that I’m going to win this fight and prove his father wrong. (26:18)

“At the beginning of his career, he faced very low-level guys. He has a few wins over tough opponents, but he’s never fought anyone like me. He claims that he is ready for me, but he isn’t, and he’ll learn that very quickly in front of his home crowd.” (38:48)

AJ McKee, Do Mhux. 1 Ranked BELLATOR Featherweight & Featherweight World Grand Prix Finalist

“It’s been a great journey and this is something I’ve dreamed of my entire career. Like I said, I’ve been calling Pitbull’s name since I first stepped into that cage and he’s ignored me, pretending like he doesn’t know who I am. Fl-aħħar tal-ġurnata, there is nowhere else for him to run and he has to look me in my eyes. I’m looking forward to it. Everyone says I haven’t been tested and I agree. Iżda, when you do see me get tested, a whole different animal will come out. (23:22)

“After I beat Pitbull and become the face of BELLATOR, we can run it back for that second belt too. Becoming champ-champ is something that I said I was always going to do, and that I will do. I went through the trials and tribulations of not wanting to fight, to then having my passion for this come back and me seeing all my goals be within reach. It’s going to be fun, especially after the long break due to my knee surgery. I can’t wait to get in there again. The Mercenary does one thing: he signs the contract and then takes the person out. (24:22)

“I’ve been preparing for this fight for six years because Pitbull has been at the top for so long. Għal darb'oħra, I have a foot longer reach on him, so he has to come to me. He says he is training with gold medal wrestlers, but I will do the same thing to him that I did to Pat Curran and Darrion Caldwell. I’m comfortable off my back. Just because he’s Brazilian, that doesn’t mean anything in terms of Jiu jitsu. I have that evolved Jiu jitsu and that’s what I get people with when they don’t see it coming.” (31:45)

Scott coker, BELLATOR President

“We’re excited to be back in California and we are excited to be back in the Forum, a place where we have had so many great fights. It’s going to be an amazing event. My staff is excited and the fighters are excited. When you think about live sports, it needs fans. We got a taste of it last week at the Mohegan Sun, which has been an amazing partner for us, but it’s time to travel and get back to what BELLATOR does best. That is putting on great fights touring from city-to-city, starting with this amazing fight on July 31. (4:10)

“This is the fight that everyone wanted to see. We have so many amazing athletes in this division that we went through the lottery system for matchups, which provided us with amazing fights. But at the beginning, I was wishing that the final would be McKee versus Pitbull. When we signed McKee, he had zero fights to his name. Issa, look at where he is today. Back then, Pitbull was our champion and obviously still is today, so this fight is the “OG” vs. the new guard and we’ll have to see what happens.” (5:13)

Eric Albarracin, Team Pitbull Brothers Head Coach

“Patricio’s had a bullseye on his back since he became the champ in 2014, when he beat Pat Curran and this run has gone exactly as we planned. We were the matchmakers, we sent Darrion Caldwell to the other side of the bracket to take out some of the young bucks and he did. Imbagħad, AJ took him out and here we are. I think this is the perfect matchup for the finals. We have a young, up-and-coming, undefeated fighter and the pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet, Patricio Pitbull. This is going to be the greatest fight in BELLATOR history. (7:20)

“Even at 17-0, AJ is still very young in the game. He’s very unpredictable. Iżda, at the end of the day it’s Pitbull who is the pound-for-pound best on the planet, it’s Pitbull who is the double champ, it’s Pitbull who has the best coaches in the game and they don’t know how to prepare for that.” (8:18)

Antonio McKee, Team Bodyshop Head Coach

“I lived a different life, one where it wasn’t all good. I was dealing with a lot of stuff that a lot of African American men deal with. No mother and no father, growing up in the streets of Los Angeles. It was what it was, but I made the right decisions and never got caught for anything that I did that could have put me away for the rest of my life and found my drive and motivation through my son. The things that AJ would say as a kid, like ‘Daddy if you die, can I die with you?’ I didn’t care about living and I didn’t have a problem with killing either. And then one day AJ says ‘Dad, whatever you do and wherever you go, I want to come with you.’ I was ready to clock out, but then I realized that I needed to be here for him. He had nothing but me, so that gave me the drive and the strength to find a better way out.

“I made it this far, did my thing as a wrestler and was the best in the world. I did what I was doing, but I didn’t have the right mindset, so I had to check my mental and learn how to be a respectable human being. Once I did that, things started to shift for me and now here we are. I did things to keep AJ in private school, not to buy cars, mużika, and jewelry. I did it all to pay for his school tuition.” (14:36)

Featherweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull Meets AJ McKee in the BELLATOR Featherweight World Grand Prix Finals on Saturday, Lulju 31 — Live fuq Showtime

Bellator 263 TAKES PLACE AT THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES ON SATURDAY, Lulju 31 – LIVE FUQ SHOWTIME®

TICKETS FOR THIS MASSIVE EVENT GO ON SALE TOMORROW ATBELLATOR.COM

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LOS ANGELES — And then there were two…

What began with 16 featherweight athletes vying for a one-million-dollar grand prize and the BELLATOR Featherweight World Championship has been narrowed to the greatest BELLATOR athlete in the history of the promotionPatricio Pitbull (32-4) and the company’s best-ever homegrown fighter in No. 1 iggradataAJ McKee (17-0).

The culmination of the BELLATOR Featherweight World Grand Prix takes place Saturday, Lulju 31 fil Il-Forum fil Inglewood, Calif., and marks the company’s first domestic event hosted away from “The Fightsphere” since February 2020.

Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKeeairs live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT and tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, Ġunju 18 at BELLATOR.com and Ticketmaster.com with a pre-sale taking place on Thursday.

“This is without a doubt going to be the biggest BELLATOR fight of all time,” said BELLATOR President Scott Coker. “AJ McKee has been calling for a shot at Pitbull’s title since his very first professional victory inside our cage six years ago. Now he’s finally getting the opportunity to realize his dream of becoming a world champion against the winningest fighter in BELLATOR history. For Pitbull a win over McKee in this tournament final would be a statement piece to add to his long list of accolades and legacy as the best 145-pounder on the planet.”

One half of the vaunted Pitbull Brothers duo, Patricio has long been considered the crown jewel of BELLATOR MMA, where he sits atop the pound-for-pound rankings. Holding a remarkable record of 32-4 with wins over elite competition including the likes ofPat CurranJuan ArchuletaDaniel Weichel (x2) and most recently a second triumph over Emmanuel Sanchez, the 33-year-old stands alone as the featherweight king. Barra minn hekk, he was able to capture the Lightweight World Championship in a 2019 contest opposite Michael Chandler, becoming only the second BELLATOR athlete to hold two titles simultaneously. Bil 23 finishes in 36 tissielet professjonali, Pitbull has shown time and time again that he possesses the well-rounded skillset required to reign over multiple weight classes.

With a perfect record of 17-0, AJ McKee has exceeded the lofty expectations placed on him since his professional debut at the ripe age of 20-years-old. With an even six knockouts and six submissions, the now-26-year-old McKee has shown a knack for securing finishes—and fast—with nine coming in the first round. “Mercenary” has earned dominant victories over every man who has opposed him including former champions Pat Curran, Georgi Karakhanyan, and Darrion Caldwell, who McKee submitted most-recently with a rare, modified neck crank that was later dubbed the “McKee-otine.” Finally, the Long Beach native will face the man he has called for since signing with BELLATOR, as he takes on Patricio Pitbull in the much-anticipated Featherweight World Grand Prix Final.

The preliminary portion of the event streams live at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel, as well as Pluto TV and features former featherweight title challenger and No. 2 iggradataEmmanuel Sanchez(20-5) versus Denmark’s No. 8 iggradataMads Burnell(15-3), a bantamweight tilt between No. 3 iggradataMagomed “Tiger” Magomedov(18-1) u Nru. 4 RaufeonSupaStots(16-1) and a lightweight affair pitting undefeatedUsman Nurmagomedov (12-0) kontraĦajt Manny(12-6).

Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKeeMain Card:

IS-SIBT, Lulju 31 – Live on SHOWTIME

10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT

Featherweight World Title Main EventC-Patricio Pitbull(32-4) vs. #1-AJ McKee (17-0)

Card preliminari:

BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel | Pluto TV

7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT

Featherweight Bout: #2-Emmanuel Sanchez(20-5) vs. #8-Mads Burnell (15-3)

Bantamweight Bout: #3-Magomed Magomedov(18-1) vs. #4-Raufeon Stots(16-1)

Ħfief Bout: Usman Nurmagomedov (12-0) vs.Ħajt Manny(12-6)

*Karta soġġetta għal bidla.

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ĠLIED IR-RIŻULTATI TAL-LEJL & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 255: PITBULL VS. SANCHEZ 2

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COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS

BELLATOR MMA 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2Main Card:

C-Patricio Pitbull (32-4) defeated #2-Emmanuel Sanchez(20-5) via technical submission (ċowk giljottina) fi 3:35 ta round wieħed

#6-Jason Jackson(14-4) defeated #3-Neiman Gracie(10-2) via deċiżjoni unanima (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

#6-Tyrell Fortune(10-1) defeatedJack May (11-8) permezz TKO (puntelli) fi 3:16 ta round wieħed

Usman Nurmagomedov(12-0) defeatedMike Hamel(7-5) via deċiżjoni unanima (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

5-Kana Watanabe(10-0-1) defeated #4-Alejandra Lara(9-4) permezz deċiżjoni maqsuma (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Card preliminari:  

#6-Magomed Magomedov (18-1) defeatedCee Jay Hamilton (15-8) permezz sottomissjoni (ċowk wara-naked) fi 1:22 ta 'round tnejn

Mandel Nallo (8-1) defeatedRicardo Seixas (9-3) permezz eliminatorja (strajkijiet) fi 3:23 ta round wieħed

Khalid Murtazaliev (15-2) defeatedFabio Aguiar (17-2) via deċiżjoni unanima (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Chris Gonzalez (6-0) defeatedRoger Huerta (24-13-1) permezz sottomissjoni (strajkijiet) fi 3:01 tal round tliet

Jose Augusto (17-1) defeatedJonathan Wilson (9-3) permezz sottomissjoni (head and arm choke) fi 4:58 ta round wieħed

Roman Faraldo (5-0) defeatedTrevor Gudde (2-2) permezz TKO 1:30 ta round wieħed

Jordan Newman (3-0) defeatedBranko Busick (2-2) permezz TKO (strajkijiet) fi 2:30 ta 'round tnejn

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THE FINALS OF THE BELLATOR MMA FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX – CHAMPION PATRICIO “PITBULL” VS. #1-RANKED AJ MCKEE

Quotes:

Patrick “Pitbull:"“I am ready to fight AJ McKee right now, please just tell SHOWTIME, I will get in the cage and we can take care of this tomorrow.”

“I want to be the first man to defeat McKee, he has been opening his mouth about me for a very long time, this will be the biggest fight in BELLATOR history.”

AJ McKee: “Patricio Pitbull has been the man. Nothing against him. He’s got great accolades. I already said I’m going to be the champ-champ. Għalija, it’s the new era. He said my time is over. My time has just begun. We’ll see.

“It’s a fight the fans have wanted for the longest. Fit-quċċata ta 'dik, he’s underrated. He’s an outstanding champ. His accolades, his credentials, his record is phenomenal. Iżda fl-aħħar tal-ġurnata, nobody has a win over me. Nobody has a belt with my name on it and nobody is going to get a belt with my name on it.”

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SHOWTIME® BIEX TAGĦTI FLURRY TA 'KONTENUT TA' BELLATOR MMA ™ FUQ IL-PJATTOMATURI MINN QABEL ID-DEBUT TAL-BELLATOR LIVE F'APRIL 2

Kontenut ta ’Ġlieda Esklussiva Jinkludi Avvenimenti tal-Passat, Jenfasizza, U Analiżi fil-Fond tal-Grand Prix Dinji tal-Featherweight U Light Heavyweight

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Deskrizzjoni ġġenerata awtomatikament b'kunfidenza medja

NEW YORK - MARZU 19, 2021 - BELLATOR MMAis tnedija fuq SHOWTIME nhar il-Ġimgħa, 2 ta 'April biBELLATOR MMA 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 segwit minn żewġ iljieli konsekuttivi tal-Ġimgħa ta 'azzjoni ta' ġlieda MMA tal-kampjonat ħaj. Fl-antiċipazzjoni tat-tnedija, SHOWTIME se jxandar ġabra ta 'speċjali ta' BELLATOR u jiġġieled mill-ġdid fuq il-pjattaformi ta 'distribuzzjoni tiegħu biex iħejji t-triq għal April 2 avveniment live li fih il -Semifinali tal-BELLATOR MMA Featherweight World Grand Prix, kif ukoll il-bidu ta 'dak antiċipat ħafnaBELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix mistenni jibda nhar il-Ġimgħa, 9 ta 'April u l-Ġimgħa, April 16.

Nibdew din il-ġimgħa, kemm l-abbonati ta 'SHOWTIME kif ukoll dawk mhux abbonati għandhom aċċess għal ġabra esklussiva ta' ġlied li wittew it-triq għall-konfronti li jmiss konvinċenti f'kull wieħed minn dawn il-kampjonati mħallta tal-arti marzjali premier li fihomPatrick "Pitbull"Emmanuel SanchezAJ McKeeVadim NemkovRyan Bader u aktar.

B'żieda, SHOWTIME Sports se jippreżenta par ta 'speċjali mmexxija mill-punti ewlenin ospitati minnMorning Kombat’sBrian Campbell u Luke Thomas biex jipprevedu l-Pitbull vs.. Semifinali Sanchez featherweight u l-bidu tat-turnament tal-Grand Prix Dinji Lightweightweight ta ’tmien persuni. IntitolatTRIQ LILL-BELLATOR MMA, iż-żewġ programmi speċjali se jikkonsistu minn punti ewlenin, analiżi, u jiġġieldu t-tbassir, hekk kif id-duo tal-isports tal-ġlied dinamiku ta ’SHOWTIME Sports jipprepara lit-telespettaturi għad-debutt dirett ta’ BELLATOR MMA fuq SHOWTIME.

TRIQ LILL-BELLATOR MMA: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 se jiddebutta nhar it-Tnejn, 22 ta 'Marzu waqtTRIQ LILL-BELLATOR MMA: Grand Prix Dinji tal-Heavyweightse tkun premiere ġimgħa wara nhar it-Tnejn, Marzu 29 fuq il-Showtime Sports uBELLATOR MMA Kanali tal-YouTube.Iż-żewġ programmi se jkunu wkolldisponibbli għall-abbonati fuq il-pjattaformi kollha SHOWTIME On Demand, fuq SHOWTIME EXTREME, kif ukoll lid-distributuri SHOWTIME għall-portali onlajn u bla ħlas fuq talba tagħhom.

Nhar is-Sibt, Marzu 27, ripetizzjoni ta 'BELLATOR MMA 253: Caldwell vs.. McKee se jixxandar fuq SHOWTIME fi 8 p.m. ET / PT. Il-karta ta ’erba’ ġlied, inkluż il-finitura emblematika ta 'McKee "McKee-otine" fuq l-ex Champion tad-Dinja Bantamweight BELLATORDarrion Caldwell li mexxa lill-istilla żagħżugħa fil-Finali tal-Grand Prix Dinji tal-Featherweight, nirrepetu wkoll fuq SHOWTIME nhar il-Ħadd, Marzu 28 fi 12 Nofsillejl ET / PT, u għal darb'oħra nhar il-Ħamis, April 1 fi 9 p.m. ET / PT.

Bellator 253, flimkien ma 'bosta avvenimenti tal-passat li dehru lill-ġellieda ta' klassi dinjija fil-kampjonati li ġejjin, se jkun skedat fi SHOWTIME EXTREME fil-ġimgħa fil-ġimgħa 10 p.m. ET / PT u issa huma disponibbli fuq pjattaformi SHOWTIME On Demand. Avvenimenti magħżula jkunu disponibbli b’xejn għal dawk li mhumiex abbonati permezz tal-pjattaformi tad-distributuri SHOWTIME u fuq il-programmi SHOWTIME Selects u BELLATOR MMA ta ’Pluto TV..

Bħala parti mit-tnedija ta 'BELLATOR MMA fuq SHOWTIME, in-netwerk qed joffri lit-telespettaturi li huma ġodda għas-servizz ta 'streaming SHOWTIME prova ta' 30 jum b'xejn, segwit minn miżata skontata ta 'abbonament ta' kull xahar ta '$ 4.99 / xahar għas-sitt xhur li ġejjin. It-telespettaturi jistgħu jiffirmaw fuqSHO.com/BellatorMMA.

Ir-replays tal-ġlieda li ġejjin huma skedati għall-ġimgħat li ġejjin hekk kif il-partitarji jippreparaw għat-tnedija ta 'BELLATOR MMA fuq SHOWTIME:

·       BELLATOR MMA 252: Pitbull vs. Carvalho- (Data oriġinali tal-arja 11/12/2020)

·BELLATOR MMA 251: Manhoef vs. Anderson- (Data oriġinali tal-arja 11/05/2020)

·BELLATOR MMA 245: Davis vs. Machida 2- (Data oriġinali tal-arja 09/11/2020)

·BELLATOR MMA 244: Bader vs.. Nemkov- (Data oriġinali tal-arja 08/21/2020)

·BELLATOR MMA 222: MacDonald vs.. Gracie- (Data oriġinali tal-arja 06/14/2019)

·BELLATOR MMA 220: MacDonald vs.. Fitch- (Data oriġinali tal-arja 04/27/2019)

·BELLATOR MMA 214: Fedor vs. Aktar ħażin- (Data oriġinali tal-arja 01/26/2019)

·BELLATOR MMA 186: Bader vs.. Vassell- (Data oriġinali tal-arja 11/03/2017)

·Aktar, żewġ bouts individwali minn BELLATOR MMA 209: - (Data oriġinali tal-arja 11/16/2018)

  • BELLATOR MMA: Davis vs Nemkov
  • BELLATOR MMA: Pitbull vs. Sanchez

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RIŻULTATI UFFIĊJALI & RITRATTI GĦAL BELLATOR 252: PITBULL VS. CARVALHO

IKKOMPLI RITRATTI TA 'AVVENIMENT HAWN

INTERVISTI TAL-VIDEO TA 'WARA T-TIĠLIJA

Bellator 252: Pitbull vs. Carvalho Main Card:
Patrick "Pitbull" (31-4) defeated Pedro Carvalho (11-4) permezz KO (punch) fi 2:10 ta round wieħed
Yaroslav Amosov (25-0) defeated Logan Storley (11-1) permezz deċiżjoni maqsuma (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Emmanuel Sanchez (20-4) defeated Daniel Weichel (40-12) via deċiżjoni unanima (48-46, 49-46, 49-45)

Card preliminari:
Aaron Pico (7-3) defeated John de Jesus (13-9) permezz KO (punch) fi 4:12 ta 'round tnejn
Keri Taylor Melendez (5-0) defeated Emilee King (4-4) permezz sottomissjoni (ċowk wara-naked) fi 3:02 ta round wieħed
Ħajt Manny (12-6) defeated Devin Powell (10-5) via deċiżjoni unanima (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Jornel Lugo (5-0) defeated Schyler Sootho (4-1) via deċiżjoni unanima (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Lucas Brennan (4-0) defeated Andrew Salas (6-5) via deċiżjoni unanima (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Roman Faraldo (4-0) defeated Pat Casey (6-4) permezz (WHO) puntelli fi 2:30 ta 'round tnejn
Trevor Gudde (2-1) defeated Khonry Gracie (2-2) permezz TKO (irkoppa) fi 3:28 tal round tliet

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BELLATOR MMA FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX PRINĊIŻI ĦAJN FUQ NETWORK SPORTIV CBS LI JIBDA NOV. 12

CHAMP PATRICIO ‘PITBULL’ JIDDEFENDI T-TITOLU TIEGĦU FIL-MATCHUP KWARTERFINALI KONTRA PEDRO CARVALHO, WAQT LI DANIEL WEICHEL JIFFAĊĊJA LIL EMMANUEL SANCHEZ

AKTAR, DARRION CALDWELL TILTAQA 'AJ MCKEE MHUX MIRSIEF FIS-SEMIFINALI FUQ NOV. 19



LOS ANGELES — Il-Grand Prix Dinji tal-Bellator Featherweight jerġa ’jibda nhar il-Ħamis, Novembru. 12 b’żewġ logħbiet tal-kwarti tal-finali li se jsiru, bħala champ Patrick "Pitbull" (30-14) jiddefendi t-titlu tiegħu kontra Pedro Carvalho (11-3), filwaqt Daniel Weichel (40-11) u Emmanuel Sanchez (19-4) kwadru fil-battalja ta 'ex kontendenti titolu. Barra minn hekk, l-ewwel bout tas-semifinali huwa stabbilit għal nhar il-Ħamis, Novembru. 19, meta kien detentur tat-titlu Darrion Caldwell (15-3) kwadri off ma 'megħluba AJ McKee (16-0) għal post fil-finali tat-turnament. L-azzjoni kollha tixxandar LIVE fuq CBS Sports Network fi 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT minn Mohegan Sun Arena f'Uncasville, Conn.

Fil-każ prinċipali ta ' Bellator 252 fuq Novembru. 12, il-partitarji se jaraw battalja tat-titlu dinji bir-rix biċ-ċampjin tal-Bellator b'żewġ diviżjonijiet Patricio "Pitbull" jiddefendu l-kuruna ta '145 lira tiegħu kontra Carvalho ta' SBG Ireland. Minbarra l-headliner tal-kampjonat ta ’ħames rawnds, it-tieni kwarti tal-finali tal-Grand Prix tad-Dinja tal-Bellator Featherweight se tinżel, hekk kif żewġ eks sfidanti tat-titlu f'Weichel u Sanchez jerġgħu jiltaqgħu wara rebħa ta 'deċiżjoni maqsuma tal-leħja għal Weichel fi 2016. Ir-rebbieħa ta 'dawn iż-żewġ bouts jistgħu jistennew li jaraw lil xulxin fil-konfront tas-semifinali li jmiss.

Il Bellator 253 headliner fuq Nov.. 19 jara l-eks champion tad-dinja bantamweight Caldwell imur toe-to-toe to prospek dejjem jiżdied McKee fuq in-naħa l-oħra tal-parentesi fl-ewwel semifinali. Ir-rebbieħ jaqla ’post garantit fil-finali u tir fuq it-titlu dinji ta’ Bellator u ċ-ċans li jieħu d-dar miljun dollaru.

It-tliet laqgħat tal-Grand Prix Dinji tal-Featherweight inizjalment kellhom iseħħu fil-postponat Bellator 241 u Bellator 244 avvenimenti qabel il-pandemija COVID-19 li effettivament ipoġġu l-kampjonat ta ’sena kollha fuq il-waqfien.

CBS Sports Network se arja Bellator 252: Pitbull vs. Carvalho u Bellator 253: Caldwell vs.. McKee JGĦIXU fl-Istati Uniti kollha. swieq fi 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, filwaqt li t-tlaqqigħ preliminari jixxandar fuq CBSSports.com u l-kanal YouTube ta ’Bellator MMA. Attakki addizzjonali jitħabbru f'data aktar tard.

Ġej minn Natal, xmara kbira tat-tramuntana, Brażil, Patricio "Pitbull", ċampjin darbtejn bil-piż tar-rix se jidħol fil-gaġġa Bellator għal rekord promozzjonali fit-23 darba f'Novembru. 12. B'rebħiet impressjonanti għall-kreditu tiegħu fuq Michael Chandler, Daniel Straus (x3), Daniel Weichel (x2) u Pat Curran, il-plejer ta '33 sena jkompli fil-Grand Prix Dinji tal-Featherweight mhux' il bogħod mir-rebħa tal-kampjonat ħafif tiegħu f'Mejju tas-sena li għaddiet. Wara li qala 'finitura fl 21 ta 'dmirijietu 30 jirbaħ bħala professjonali, iċ-ċampjin simultanju taż-żewġ diviżjonijiet reċentement rebaħ iċ-ċampjin attwali tal-piż bantam Juan Archuleta fuq l-iskorecards f’tundizzjoni eċċitanti tal-ftuħ tal-Grand Prix Dinji u l-partitarji jistgħu ċertament jistennew aktar logħob tan-nar meta finalment iħares lejn Carvalho.

L-ispeċjalista Portugiż fis-sottomissjoni Pedro Carvalho se jkun qed jidħol fil-gaġġa Bellator għall-ħames darba biss fil-karriera professjonali tiegħu ta ’tmien snin, tfittex is-seba 'rebħa konsekuttiva u l-ewwel rebħa tat-titlu dinji. B’rebħiet f’disa ’mill-aħħar tiegħu 11 kompetizzjonijiet, inkluż kontra Derek Oqsma, Daniel Crawford u wiċċ krank-sottomissjoni fuq Sam Sicilia fir-rawnd tal-ftuħ, il-prodott SBG Ireland ta ’25 sena jinsab fuq il-quċċata tal-kobor - u li tirbaħ il-Grand Prix Dinji tal-Bellator Featherweight ikun il-mod perfett biex tissolidifikah.

B'aktar minn 50 ġlied professjonali għal ismu, Il-Ġermaniż Daniel Weichel huwa lest li jagħmel tiegħu 2020 iddebutta f’taqbila kwartifinali tal-Grand Prix tad-Dinja mistennija ħafna ma ’Sanchez, ġellied Weichel ħa l-aħjar minn erba 'snin ilu Bellator 159. Wara d-debutt tiegħu ta 'Bellator fl-2006 2014, "Drake" gawdiet marka promozzjonali impressjonanti ta ' 9-3, inklużi rebħiet kruċjali fuq Sanchez, Pat Curran, Georgi Karakhanyan u Saul Rogers.

Fuq l-għarqbejn ta 'eżekuzzjoni oħra kaptan li spiċċat f'rebħa ta' sottomissjoni fuq Tywan Claxton fir-rawnd tal-ftuħ tal-Grand Prix Dinji, "El Matador" lest għal ġirja oħra ta 'titlu hekk kif jipprepara għall-veteran ta' 50 ġlieda u r-raġel li rebaħlu darba qabel, Daniel Weichel. Minn meta ngħaqad ma 'Bellator fi 2014, il-Milwaukee, Wisc.-resident ġabar 11 rebħiet fuq stint ta ’14-il ġlieda, inklużi rebħiet ewlenin fuq it-tipi ta 'Claxton, Daniel Straus, Marcos Galvao u Georgi Karakhanyan (2x).

Wara li kellu bżonn rawnd wieħed biss biex iwarrab l-aħħar avversarju tiegħu permezz tas-sottomissjoni fil-kwarti tal-finali tal-Grand Prix Dinji, Darrion Caldwell jinsab fuq missjoni biex jerġa 'jikseb id-deheb ta' Bellator. “Il-Lupu,”Ex wrestler Champion Nazzjonali ta’ l-NCAA ta ’l-Università ta’ North Carolina State, deher bla waqfien minn meta tela 'għad-diviżjoni tal-piż tar-rix, wara li għelbet Adam Borics, kif ukoll Henry Corrales fir-rawnd tal-ftuħ tal-kampjonat. Issa, l-eks champion bantamweight joqgħod biss żewġ rebħiet 'il bogħod milli jkollu titlu fit-tieni diviżjoni tiegħu - proeza li ftit atleti jistgħu jitolbu.

Magħmul minn ESPN bħala l-aqwa ġellied fl-MMA taħt l-età ta ' 25, AJ McKee jidher li jappoġġja l-aspettattivi għoljin li spiss ikollhom il-pubbliku għat-tieni ġenerazzjonijiet-atleti. Mhux megħlub fil-karriera tiegħu, "Il-Mercenarju" għamel lilu nnifsu magħruf mad-dinja permezz tal-flashy persona u trash talk tiegħu, iżda aktar importanti, ix-xogħol tiegħu ġewwa l-gaġġa Bellator. Ma 'kull wieħed mill-pro bouts tiegħu li qed iseħħ ma' Bellator, l-indiġen ta ’Long Beach jista’ jikseb dak li huwa beda jagħmel biex jibda minnu Bellator 146 fil 2015 u ssir champion tad-dinja b’żewġ rebħiet oħra biss.

Tħabbar ukoll għal Bellator 252... huwa t-tielet bout tal-karta ewlenija li fih dak dejjem eċċitanti Aaron Pico (6-3) ta 'Jackson-Wink MMA Academy f'Albuquerque, N.M., li jirritorna għat-tieni dehra tiegħu ġewwa “FightSphere ta’ Bellator, wara li qabel għeleb lil Solo Hatley Jr.. b'mod impressjonanti fi Bellator 242. Huwa se jieħu Pittsburgh’s John de Jesus (13-8), li reċentement rebaħ fi Bellator 244 kontra Vladyslav Parubchenko, f’dak li jwiegħed għal konkors splussiv tal-piż tar-rix.

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Aġġornat Bellator 252: Pitbull vs. Carvalho Karta tal-Ġlieda:
CBS Sports Network | DAZN
7 p.m. U

Featherweight World Title Bout / FWGP Quarterfinal: Patrick "Pitbull" Freire (30-4) vs. Pedro Carvalho (11-3)
Kwarti tal-Finali tal-Grand Prix Dinji Featherweight: Daniel Weichel (40-11) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (19-4)
Bout tal-Karta Prinċipali Featherweight: Aaron Pico (6-3) vs. John de Jesus (13-8)


Aġġornat Bellator 253: Caldwell vs.. McKee Karta tal-Ġlieda:
CBS Sports Network | DAZN
7 p.m. U

Semifinali tal-Grand Prix Dinji Featherweight: Darrion Caldwell (15-3) vs. AJ McKee (16-0)


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UNDEFEATED ILIMA-LEI MACFARLANE RETURNS HOME TO HAWAII ON DEC. 21 FOR FLYWEIGHT TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST KATE JACKSON EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN

AKTAR, BELLATOR’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX CONTINUES AS UNDEFEATED A.J. MCKEE MEETS DEREK CAMPOS IN FIRST QUARTERFINAL MATCHUP

Biljetti għall-bejgħ nhar il-Ġimgħa li ġej, Ottubru. 11



LOS ANGELES – For the second time in as many years, Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii will host the homecoming of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (10-0), as she puts her undefeated record and Bellator women’s flyweight title on the line against No. 1 konkorrent Kate Jackson (11-3-1) in the main event on Saturday, Diċembru. 21, streamed exclusively on the DAZN app.



B'żieda, Bellator Hawaii will feature the first quarterfinal matchup of Bellator’s Featherweight World Grand Prix, when the man with the longest winning streak in promotional history, A.J. McKee (15-0), takes on the always-exciting Derek Oqsma (20-9) in the evening’s co-headliner.



Bellator: Macfarlane vs. Jackson – one of the star-powered, year-end highlights of fight season on DAZN – will stream live exclusively on DAZN fi 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, filwaqt li azzjoni preliminari tibqa 'għaddejja Bellator.com, DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets go on sale next Friday, Ottubru. 11 and can be purchased through Bellator.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com or the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena box office. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.



Born and raised in Honolulu, current Bellator women’s flyweight champ Macfarlane made her pro debut in 2015 with a KO victory that went viral and has not looked back since, remaining undefeated in her career. With impressive victories over Valerie Letourneau u VETA Arteaga, Macfarlane was the focal point of Bellator’s debut in Hawaii last year. A proud graduate of Honolulu’s Punahou High School in 2009, Macfarlane later attended San Diego State University, where she would go on to earn her Master’s degree in liberal arts and science with a focus on indigenous issues – a subject she remains passionate about, launching “The Ilimanator Scholarship” for indigenous girls last year. Now Ilima-Lei turns her focus to Kate Jackson, who will be looking to play the role of spoiler when she enters the Bellator cage on December 21.



A winner of seven of her last eight fights, Kate Jackson has earned her way to a title shot against the division’s inaugural champion. A competitor on the 23rd season of Il Fighter Ultimate, Jackson hails from Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, and most recently defeated Lena Ovchynnikova f'Londra. Jackson made her Bellator debut in 2017 with a first round-victory over of Colleen Schneider and would later go on to dominate Anastasia Yankova at historic Bellator 200 in front of her hometown crowd. Facing the biggest test of her career, Jackson looks to reign atop the flyweight division when she leaves Hawaii.



With an undefeated professional record of 15-0, including six knockouts and eight first round finishes, there doesn’t seem to be much more for the talent-oozing 24-year-old to prove to the MMA community before his name is routinely mentioned among the division’s elite. Fighting out of Long Beach, Calif., “Mercenary” is fresh off of a jaw-dropping performance that saw him finish Georgi Karakhanyan in only eight seconds just moments after watching his father, Antonio McKee, collect a knockout victory in what was the first ever father-son duo to compete on the same card in the US. With all 15 of his career wins coming under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion, the Team BodyShop product has made it clear that he has his sights on Patrick "Pitbull" and his 145-pound belt, as he continues to build a strong argument as the new face of Bellator. Constantly looking for new records to break, McKee may have found the perfect match in Campos, as the two brawlers have combined for a remarkable 22 finishes over 36 rebħiet karriera.



Fighting out of Lubbock, Texas, Campos will be competing in the first of the four quarterfinal matchups in Bellator’s Featherweight World Grand Prix, following a decisive victory over former featherweight world champion Daniel Straus fi Bellator 226 this past September. The 31-year-old knockout artist is ready to build on his impressive professional record of 20-9, when he takes on undefeated superstar McKee on December 21. Always ready to trade blows, the heavy-handed veteran has spent much of his time competing in Bellator’s lightweight and welterweight divisions over the past six years of his career. Issa, “The Stallion” hopes to continue his impressive surge in the 145-pound class, as he prepares to go toe-to-toe with one of the most dangerous featherweights in the world. With a shot at one million dollars on the line, Campos will rely on his fearless fighting style and sound wrestling background if he wants to advance in what many have pinned as one of the most anticipated matchups in the second round.



Bellator Hawaii: Macfarlane vs. Jackson Main Card:

Flyweight World Title Bout: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (10-0) vs. Kate Jackson (11-3-1)

Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal Bout: A.J. McKee (15-0) vs. Derek Oqsma (20-9)



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