INGLID -BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card forBELLATOR MMA 274: Gracie vs. StorleySel laupäeval, Veebruar. 19, kell Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Conn. SHOWTIME will televise the phenomenal main card live at9 Pärastlõunal. ET / 6 Pärastlõunal. PT.
Lisaks, nine thrilling preliminary fights will stream live three hours earlier on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV beginning at6 Pärastlõunal. ET/3p.m. PT.
In põhiturniiri õhtu, Ära. 4-kohalNeiman Gracie(11-2) will strap on the BELLATOR gloves for the 12thconsecutive time when he takes on former four-time collegiate All-American wrestler and No. 5-kohalLogan Storley(12-1) in a five-round clash of top-5 welterweights. In co-Objekte hooaeg, former BELLATOR Welterweight Champion and No. 9-kohalAndrei Koreshkov (24-4) will return to action and open his 2002 campaign against Alliance MMA product and owner of seven first-round finishesVõimalus kohtub(16-4) of Pawhuska, Okla.
The updated and complete listing of bouts can be found below.
BELLATOR’S NO. 4-RANKED WELTERWEIGHT NEIMAN GRACIETO TAKE ON NO. 5 LOGAN STORLEY IN AN INTERNATIONAL BATTLE OF TOP-10 CONTENDERS IN MAIN EVENT OFBELLATOR MMA 274 Laupäeval, Veebruar. 19, LIVE Showtime
FORMER BELLATOR CHAMPION ANDREY KORESHKOV FACES FELLOW RUSSIAN STAR MUKHAMED BERKHAMOV IN CO-HEADLINER WHEN BELLATOR RETURNS TO MOHEGAN SUN ARENA IN UNCASVILLE, CONN., WITH AN ACTION-PACKED NIGHT OF FIGHTS
INGLID -Fresh off an 87-second destruction of Mark Lemminger in the co-main event ofBELLATOR MMA 266, Ära. 4-kohalNeiman Gracie(11-2) will strap on the BELLATOR gloves for the 12thconsecutive time when he takes on once-beaten and No. 5-kohalLogan Storley(12-1) in a clash of top-10 170-pounders atBELLATOR MMA 274: Gracie vs. Storley laupäeval, Veebruar. 19.
In the co-featured bout inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., former BELLATOR Welterweight Champion and No. 8-kohalAndrei Koreshkov (24-4) will return to action and open his 2022 campaign againstMukhamed Berkhamov(15-1), a winner of his last seven contests. The main card will also see undefeatedKeri Taylor Melendez (5-0) compete at flyweight against former title challenger and No. 6-kohalVeTa Arteaga (6-4) and a pair of heavyweights who find themselves tied at No. 8 in the official rankings will open the main card, when undefeated prospectDavion Franklin (4-0) võitlebSaid Sowma (8-2).
SHOWTIME will televise theBELLATOR MMA 274: Gracie vs. Storleymain card live at9 Pärastlõunal. ET / 6 Pärastlõunal. PT.Lisaks, the thrilling preliminary fights will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV beginning at6 Pärastlõunal. ET/3p.m. PT.
PiletidBELLATOR MMA 274: Gracie vs. Storleywill go on sale Friday, Jan. 7 at bothTicketmaster.com jaBellator.com, with a special presale taking place Thursday, Jan. 6.
Five preliminary contests are also official forBELLATOR MMA 274,three lightweight bouts, the first pitting 44-fight veteranGeorgi Karakhanyan(31-12-1) against Northern California’sAdam Piccolot(12-4), a battle between two of the best nicknames in MMA, Mandel “Rat Garbage” Nallo (8-1, 1 NC) jaNick “Nyquil” Browne(12-1), samutiCorey Samuels (3-2), who won in ten seconds in his BELLATOR debut, returning to face undefeatedJustin Montalvo(4-0).
The final two preliminary contests will seeIsaiah Hokit (0-1) will move down to featherweight in his second BELLATOR outing, kui ta võtabAlbert Birckhead (0-1) tema reklaami debüüdi. Lastly, top-flight bantamweight prospectJaylon Bates (4-0) welcomesChris Disonell (6-4) back to BELLATOR for the first time since 2019.
Originating from the exalted Brazilian jiu-jitsu family, Gracie scored his first professional TKO when he backed his opponent against the fence and unleashed a barrage of unanswered punches to Lemminger’s head, forcing referee Jason Herzog to stop the contest at 1:27 of the opening round on Sept. 18, 2021, San Jose, Californias.
The great grandson of Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie, nephew of MMA icon Royce Gracie, and cousin to Renzo Gracie, Neiman Gracie opened his outstanding MMA career by recording nine consecutive wins of then-undefeated opponents, including eight by submission.
A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brasiilia, the 33-year-old BELLATOR veteran currently holds a 9-2 promotional record. While others his age were learning to speak their native language, Gracie began jiu-jitsu training at age four. Fast forward to 18 years later when the multi-faceted fighter earned the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt at 22. Lisaks, the Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and Kings MMA fighter captured the 2011 U.S National Jiu-Jitsu title, 2008 Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu crown, ja 2007 American National Jiu-Jitsu championship during an illustrious amateur career.
Hailing from Webster, S.D., the hard-hitting Storley commenced his pro vocation with six consecutive knockouts, including five in the initial stanza, en route to 11 straight triumphs overall. Pealegi, “The Storm” will make his ninth consecutive BELLATOR appearance where he currently holds a magnificent 7-1 rekord.
Like his counterpart on Feb. 19, Storley began wresting at a young age, albeit one year later at age five. Lisaks, the Sanford MMA product and former folkstyle wrestler completed a fabled amateur career as a four-time NCAA Division-I champion at the University of Minnesota, as well as a six-time South Dakota High School Activities Association titlist.
The 29-year-old Storley, who holds academic degrees in both business and marketing, thrilled his hometown crowd in his last turn by earning a split-decision victory over Dante Schiro in the co-featured bout ofBELLATOR MMA 265in Sioux Falls, S.D.
BELLATOR MMA 274: GRACIE VS. STORLEYPõhikaardi:
Laupäev, Veebruar. 19 – live onShowtime
9 Pärastlõunal. ET / 6 Pärastlõunal. PT
Race põhiturniirile: #4-Neiman Gracie (11-2) vs. #5-Logan Storley (12-1)
KA,TICKETS FOR BELLATOR: KORESHKOV VS. LARKIN ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, Detsember 14
LOS ANGELES– Bellator returns to Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Californias. reedel, Märts 29 with an exciting welterweight clash, as former 170-pound world championAndrei Koreshkov (21-3) squares off against Southern California nativeLorenz Larkin (20-7, 1 NC) in the headliner.
Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, Detsember 14 and will be available at the Pechanga box office, samuti Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com and Pechanga.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 Pärastlõunal. ET / 8 Öösel. CT and simulcast on DAZN.com, samas esialgse meetme stream kohta Bellator.com ja üldistusi Bellator Mobile App. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Hailing from Omsk, Venemaa, 28-year-old Andrey Koreshkov will enter this bout on the heels of a 23-minute marathon withDouglas Limain the opening round of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix only a few months ago. “Spartan” will be making his 16th career appearance for Bellator and his first of his 2019 kampaania. Since joining Bellator, Koreshkov has tallied a dozen victories over his six-year stint, emphasized by a welterweight world title win over former division kingDouglas Lima juuresBellator 140. Training alongside another former Bellator champion inAlexander Shlemenko, Koreshkov has earned 21 career wins over 24 otsad, koosnedes 15 finishes since making his professional debut in 2010. Of his 15 lõpetab, 12 have come by way of knockout and 10 via first-round KO, making the Russian knockout artist one of the toughest tests Larkin has ever faced. Koreshkov will look to add to an already impressive professional resume when he returns to action at Pechanga Resort Casino on March 29.
Larkin enters a pivotal main event matchup following a pair of victories overFernando Gonzalez juuresBellator 193jaIon Pascu juuresBellator 207. The official alternate in Bellator’s Welterweight World Grand Prix, “Da Monsoon” has held his own against the promotion’s elite, also competing againstDouglas Lima jaPaul Daley. Proudly hailing from Riverside, Californias., Pechanga Resort Casino provides an ideal site for the Millenia MMA-product to extend his current winning streak and put on a show for a raucous partisan crowd. Koos 11 tema 20 career victories coming via knockout, the 32-year-old striker hopes to add yet another former champion to his list of victims when he takes on Koreshkov in Temecula.
KA, CONNECTICUTI BRENNAN WARD naaseb plahvatusohtlikus mängus FERNANDO GONZALEZI VASTU
LOS ANGELES — Järgnev Bellator NYC Madison Square Garden, Bellator MMA naaseb Empire State'i, et teha oma New Yorgi osariigi debüüt, et vallutada Verona Turning Stone ResortCasino, NY. poolkaalu põhiturniiriga, mis tõi välja endise Bellator tšempioni Andrei Koreshkov (19-2) vastu Chidi Njokuani (17-4, 1 NC) reedel, 25. augustil Bellator 182.
Bellator 182: Koreshkov vs. Njokuani tehakse otseülekandena ja tasuta SPIKE -is aadressil 9 Pärastlõunal. JA/8 Pärastlõunal. CT, samal ajal kui eeltööd toimuvad saidil Bellator.com ja Bellator Mobile App. Piletid Bellator 182 lähevad müüki Reede, Juuni 2 juures 10:00 a.m. JA jaoks $85, $65, $47 ja $37 ja seda saab isiklikult osta Turning Stone'i kassast, helistades 877.833.NÄITA, või Internetis Ticketmaster.com.
Täiendavad põhi- ja esialgsed kaardivõistlused kuulutatakse välja lähinädalatel.
26-aastane vene fenoom Koreshkov on tõusnud alates esimesest professionaalsest võitlusest, väites 19 karjäärivõidud üle 21 otsad, sealhulgas võidud kõigis tema esimestes 13 võistlused. Võitlus Omskist, Venemaa, “Spartan” teeb Bellator MMA lipu all oma karjääri 13. ja esimest korda 2017. Bellator MMA juhtimisel, Koreshkovi on kogunenud kokku 10 võidud nelja-aastase jooksu jooksul, rõhutas poolkaalu maailmameistritiitli triumf praeguse meistri üle Douglas Lima ja edukas tiitlikaitsmine läbi Benson Henderson juures Bellator 153. Alates oma professionaalse debüüdi tegemisest aastal 2010, Koreshkov on kogunud 13 lõpetab, koosnedes 10 knockouts, neist kaheksa tuli esimeses voorus, muutes ta mängu üheks ohtlikumaks 170 naelaks.
Võitlus välja Las Vegas, Nev., Njokuani siseneb puuris ratsutamise hoogu muljetavaldavast seeriast, mille tulemusel on ta võitnud kaheksa järjestikust matši ja 12 Oma viimase 13. Pärast liitumist Bellator MMA katsega 2015, 28-aastane Njokuani on kogunud neli võitu, sealhulgas paar nokauti. Hiljuti, "Chidi Bang Bang" alistati Melvin Guillard juures Bellator 171 jaanuaris, lisades oma praegusele edule.
28-aastane Ward osaleb võistlusel kui üks kardetumaid võitlejaid Bellator MMA 170-naelses klassis. Koos 13 lõpetab oma 14 karjääri võidud, sealhulgas üheksa knockouts, “Iiri” omab täiuslikku kombinatsiooni puhtast jõust ja kartmatusest. Bellator MMA 14 võitluse veteran, Waterford, Conn. native soovib Scott Cokeri juhitud edutamise juhtimisel teenida oma 10. võitu. Alates Bellator MMAga liitumisest aastal 2012, Ward ei ole veel näinud, et kolmandasse raami siseneb ja on avaringis üheksast vastasest kuus lõpetanud. Fännid võivad oodata ilutulestikku, kui Ward on Bellator puuris sees August 25.
Pärineb Menifeest, Californias., 33-aastane Gonzalez siseneb Bellaatori puuri kaheksandat korda oma 14-aastase professionaalse karjääri jooksul. Pärast jõudude ühendamist Bellator MMA -ga on Gonzalez näinud palju edu; kogudes seitsmevõitluses kuus võitu, kolmeaastane periood, rõhutas Karo Parisyani esimese ringi nokaut. Gonzalez on hiljaks jäänud, kokku üheksa võitu oma viimase kohta 12 otsad, sealhulgas paar esimese ringi nokaute ja viie võitluse võiduseeria alates 2014-16. Koos 16 tema 26 karjäärivõidud, mis tulevad nokaudi või alistumise teel, 40 võitlusega veteran püüab seda kogusummat täiendada, kui ta valmistub käima varba ja varba vahel ühe vankumatu talendiga, mida poolkaalu divisjon pakub.
Austatud MMA veterani Antonio McKee poeg, A.J. McKee veetis kogu oma lapsepõlve jõusaalis, ammutades talle kättesaadavaid teadmisi ja kogemusi. 22-aastane imelaps on rakendanud neid teadmisi Bellator-puuris ja teinud oma esimese kaheksa võitluse ajal MMA-profina päris palju., kogudes kaheksa väljasõiduga kuus finišit. Pikk rand, Californias. põliselanikud suunduvad idarannikule ja soovivad jääda võitmatuks veel ühe muljetavaldava viimistlusega.
Riiklikult tunnustatud legendaarse majutamise eest, aasta võitluse tasemel poksisündmused, konkureerivad kohad suurtes linnades, näiteks Las Vegas, Miami ja New York City, Turning Stone oli üks esimesi kohti New Yorgis, kus võõrustati professionaalset MMA -d pärast seda, kui riik selle eelmisel aastal legaliseeris, eristades seda veelgi elusate võitlusspordide peamiseks sihtkohaks. The August 25 Bellator MMA üritus tähistab Turning Stone'i kolmandat professionaalset MMA üritust vähem kui aasta jooksul.
Ajakohastatud Bellator 182: Koreshkov vs. NjokuaniMain Card:
Race põhiturniirile: Andrei Koreshkov (19-2) vs. Chidi Njokuani (17-4, 1 NC)
Kaalukaalu kaasvõistlus: Brennan Ward (14-5) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (26-14)
Featherweight Feature Bout: A.J. McKee (8-0) vs. TBD
Julia Budd (10-2) võidetud Marloes Coenen (23-8) via TKO (löögid) juures 2:42 ringi neli
Quotes: “I have dreamt about this moment forever. Kui ma olin 21 and first started kickboxing, I dreamt about being a champion and I didn’t make it, I lost.” Budd said. “Nii, this is my dream come true. The moment I signed with Bellator, I saw all the champions up there on the banners and I said to myself that i want to be up there with them some day. Now it feels like everything has come together.”
“Theres only one message that I want to give out to all the fighters out there and that’s please listen to your body. I’m very proud of all the women in MMA and I’m very grateful for Bellator,” Coenen said. “This company picked me up when I was in a dark place and Scott Coker has given me so many opportunities throughout my career. Bellator MMA will always be my home.”
Fernando Gonzalez (26-14) võidetud Brandon Girtz (14-6) via ühehäälse otsusega (29-28, 29-27, 30-26)
Tsiteeri: “Everything I thought was going to happentäna õhtul, happened. Every time he was going to go for a take down, I wanted to make him pay for it.” Gonzalez ütles. “I had to keep him busy and make him scramble. My plan was to box with him and then keep him away with the leg kicks. I wanted to make him work and get him tired and it proved to be effective in the third round. My next fight, Ma tahan Andrei Koreshkov. He is one of the best and Bellator’s former champion. I think I will win that fight, which will put me right in line withDouglas Limanext.”
Justin Wren (13-2) võidetud Roman Pizzolato (8-9) kaudu esitamise (arm triangle) juures 2:35 ringi üks
Tsiteeri:“I’m so grateful for Bellator and Spike to be able to come out here, do what I love and perform. Kuid, for me, it’s about so much more than the competition, it’s all about knocking some dude out, so that we can knock out the water crisis with my team out there in the Congo,” Wren said. “They are so incredible. I just train them and put the tools in their hands. They are much better fighters than I ever could be in this cage, so I want to be as good as I can, so that I can give them a voice.”
Rafael Lovato Jr. (5-0) võidetud Charles Hackman(4-5) TKO kaudu aadressil 0:13 ringi üks
Tsiteeri:“I was completely prepared for this fight and had an incredible camp," Lovato Jr. öeldud.“I’m just so happy and thankful to be with Bellator now. I’m so excited about my future, so let’s ride this wave.
Justin Patterson (9-1) võidetudJason Witt(7-4) TKO kaudu aadressil 0:13 ringi kolm
Gabrielle Holloway (6-5) võidetud Alexis Dufresne(6-3) TKO kaudu aadressil 2:53 ringi kaks
Emily Ducote (5-2) võidetud Katy Collins(6-2) kaudu esitamise (tagant-choke) juures 4:53 ringi üks
Emmanuel Rivera(6-0) võidetud Treston Thomison (10-5) via ühehäälse otsusega (30-26, 30-27 2x)
Cody Pfister (13-6-1) võidetudJonathan Gary(12-8-2) kaudu esitamise (tagant-choke) juures 4:04 ringi üks
Tsiteeri:"Jonathan Garyis a class act, a great guy, and I’m glad that I had the chance to compete against himtäna õhtul. My retirement caught a lot of people by surprise," Pfister said.“I’m going to take time off to focus on other aspirations, but who knows, maybe I’ll be back. Bellator is a class company and I’m honored that my last fight will be with them. Scott Coker and Bellator know how to take care of the fighters and I really like what they’ve done with the company.”