БОЛЬШ, FORMER TITLEHOLDER JULIA BUDD RETURNS TO ACTION AGAINST JESSY MIELE IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT
Лос-Анджэлес– On Friday, August 21, Bellator’s “FightSphere” atMohegan Sun Arena у Uncasville, Канэктыкут. will host a light heavyweight world title main event bout featuring two-division Bellator champРаян Бадер (27-5, 1 Паўночная Караліна) defending his 205-pound championship against Russia’sВадзім немка (11-2).
The evening’s co-main event sees fomer world championЮлія Бадзі (13-3) take on Connecticut’sJessy Miele (9-3) in a featherweight clash.
Bellator 244: Бадер супраць. Немкаairs live onParamount Network іDAZN Пятніца, Жнівень 21 на 10 p.m. І / 9 p.m. Канэктыкут. Preliminary action will stream onBellator MMA’s YouTube channel. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.
A winner of seven out of eight contests at both heavyweight and light heavyweight, Bellator’s double champ Ryan Bader will make his first light heavyweight title defense since defeating “King Mo” Lawal, Митрион іФёдар Емяльяненкаen route to winning Bellator’s 2018 Heavyweight World Grand Prix and becoming world heavyweight champ. Fighting out of Chandler, Штат Арызона., the former two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler out of Arizona State University began his professional career by winning season eight ofUltimate Fighter. “Darth” continued his path of dominance by collecting victories over some of the 205-pound division’s top talent, including career wins overФіл Дэвіс(x2), Лінтан Vassell, “Rampage” Jackson, Rashad Evans, Rafael “Feijão” Cavalcante and Ovince Saint Preux. Зусім нядаўна, Bader fought heavyweightШэйх Конга to a no contest following an accidental eye poke.
The 28-year-old Russian powerhouse Vadim Nemkov, who is undefeated over his last six fights and a perfect 4-0 in Bellator since signing in 2017, will enter his first-ever title shot in MMA fresh off a submission win against former middleweight world championРафаэль Карвалью. With that victory, Nemkov has defeated some of the best athletes Bellator has to offer, including three former champions consecutively in Carvalho, Філ Дэвіс іЛіам Мак-Гіры. A three-time Russian national sambo champion, Nemkov trains alongside the legendary Fedor Emelianenko in Stary Oskol, Russia for the standout Team Fedor.
Former Bellator featherweight world champion Julia Budd has won 11 of her last 12 канцы, including seven victories since signing with Bellator in 2015. After defeating Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title atBellator 174, the Gibson MMA-product and Port Moody, British Columbia native has gone on to collect victories over top contendersOlga Rubin, Арлин Blencowe іТалита Ногейра. With seven of her 13 кар'ерныя перамогі бліжэйшых шляхам накаўту або прадстаўлення, “The Jewel” will look to jump back into title contention with a statement win on August 21.
With an impressive career mark of 9-3, Jessy Miele will look to parlay her most recent win over former Bellator title contenderТалита Ногейраwhen she competes atBellator 244.Hailing from Waterbury, Канэктыкут. the 35-year-old is currently in the midst of a four-fight unbeaten streak and was slated to compete againstLeslie Smith наBellator 241before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Fighting professionally since 2014, and competing against the likes of Nogueira and Charmaine Tweet along the way, “The Widowmaker” will undoubtedly face the stiffest test of her nearly six year-career when she meets Budd on August. 21.
АбноўленыBellator 244: Бадер супраць. НемкаГалоўная Карта:
Paramount Network і DAZN
10 p.m. І / 9 p.m. Канэктыкут
Паўцяжкай World Назва Бута: Раян Бадер (27-5, 1 Паўночная Караліна) супрацьВадзім немка(11-2)
Featherweight Co-Main Event: Юлія Бадзі(13-3) супрацьJessy Miele(9-3)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Рой Нэльсан(23-19) супрацьValentin Moldavsky(9-1)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Джон Солтэрам(17-4) супрацьAndrew Kapel(15-6)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Адам Piccolot(12-3) супрацьSidney Outlaw(14-4)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Erik Perez(19-7) супрацьJoshua Hill(19-3)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Lucas Brennan (2-0) супрацьWill Smith (3-1)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Vladimir Tokov(7-0) супрацьChris Gonzalez(4-0)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Lance Gibson Jr.(3-0) супрацьShane Kruchten(12-5)
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