MICHAEL MCDONALD CHALLENGES FORMER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION EDUARDO DANTAS IN CO-MAIN EVENT
LOS ANGELES – On Friday, జూలై 13, జూలియా బడ్ (11-2) will defend her featherweight world title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Talita నోగ్యుర (7-0), ప్రధాన ఈవెంట్లో వారియర్ 202 at WinStar World Casino and Resort. అదనంగా, the co-headliner will feature former Bellator world champion ఎడ్వర్డో Dantas (20-5) ఇస్తోంది Michael McDonald (18-4) in a bantamweight clash of top contenders.
వారియర్ 202: Budd vs. వాల్నట్ will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 ప్రధానమంత్రి. ET / 8 గంటల. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.comand globally on the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, ఏప్రిల్ 20 and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. రాబోయే వారాల్లో అదనపు పోటీలు ప్రకటించబడతాయి.
జూలియా బడ్, the only fighter to sit atop Bellator women’s featherweight division, has bested Germaine de Randamie, అర్లేన్ Blencowe మరియు Marloes Coenen amongst other names over the course of her eight-year mixed martial arts career. “The Jewel” is also the only woman to defeat Gina Carano in Muay-Thai competition. ఇప్పుడు, the Canada-native and former STRIKEFORCE competitor, returns to Oklahoma, where she makes her second title defense since winning the belt last year at వారియర్ 174.
Talita Nogueira had already been crowned a world champion in jiu-jitsu prior to testing her hand in MMA. “Treta” went undefeated in six MMA contests in her home town of Sao Paulo, Brazil between 2009 మరియు 2013, before signing to compete with Bellator. Originally slated to fight Budd at వారియర్ 133, Nogueira suffered an injury that forced her to withdraw from the contest. Her highly-anticipated promotional debut ultimately took place at వారియర్ 182, where the 32-year-old scored a first-round submission over Amanda Bell. The Demain Maia-trained fighter now gets a second chance to compete against Budd, and this time, the world championship is on the line.
Former two-time world champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas has proven himself a perennial top-10 bantamweight fighter with impressive performances over జో వారెన్, మార్కోస్ గార్వాయో (x2), Wilson Reis and Zach Makovsky. వారియర్ సీజన్ 5 tournament champion has strung together an impressive 10-2 record with Bellator during his seven-year tenure with the promotion. The 29-year-old trains alongside the likes of Jose Aldo at the famed Nova Uniao team in his home town of Rio de Janeiro and is looking for another shot at Bellator gold.
Fighting professionally since the age of 16, McDonald has been a mainstay in the bantamweight rankings for the better part of 11 సంవత్సరాల. The exciting Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has amassed an astonishing finishing rate, reaching the judges’ scorecards only three times in his 22 పోరాటాలు. “Mayday” made his Bellator debut in 2017, scoring a victory over Peter Ligier, despite fracturing his hand early in the fight. Now that his hand has fully healed, the former world title challenger from Modesto, కాలిఫోర్నియా. will look to defeat Dantas July 13 on Paramount Network.
నవీకరించబడింది వారియర్ 202: Budd vs. వాల్నట్ ఫైట్ కార్డ్:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Bout: జూలియా బడ్ (11-2) vs. Talita నోగ్యుర (7-0)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout: ఎడ్వర్డో Dantas (20-5) vs. Michael McDonald (18-4)
