სხვა, FORMER TITLEHOLDER JULIA BUDD RETURNS TO ACTION AGAINST JESSY MIELE IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT
LOS ANGELES– On Friday, August 21, Bellator’s “FightSphere” atMohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. will host a light heavyweight world title main event bout featuring two-division Bellator champRyan Bader (27-5, 1 NC) defending his 205-pound championship against Russia’sვადიმ Nemkov (11-2).
The evening’s co-main event sees fomer world championJulia Budd (13-3) take on Connecticut’sJessy Miele (9-3) in a featherweight clash.
Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkovairs live onParamount Network დაDAZN პარასკევი, აგვისტო 21 at 10 საათამდე. ET/9 p.m. CT. 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, მეთიუ Mitrione დაფიოდორen route to winning Bellator’s 2018 Heavyweight World Grand Prix and becoming world heavyweight champ. Fighting out of Chandler, Ariz., the former two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler out of Arizona State University began his professional career by winning season eight ofThe Ultimate Fighter. “Darth” continued his path of dominance by collecting victories over some of the 205-pound division’s top talent, including career wins overფილ დევისი(x2), Linton Vassell, “Rampage” Jackson, Rashad Evans, Rafael “Feijão” Cavalcante and Ovince Saint Preux. ყველაზე ცოტა ხნის წინ, Bader fought heavyweightCheick კონგო 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 championRafael Carvalho. With that victory, Nemkov has defeated some of the best athletes Bellator has to offer, including three former champions consecutively in Carvalho, ფილ დევისი დაLiam McGeary. 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 მთავრდება, 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 რუბინი, Arlene Blencowe დაTalita Nogueira. With seven of her 13 career victories coming by way of knockout or submission, “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 contenderTalita Nogueirawhen she competes atBellator 244.Hailing from Waterbury, Conn. the 35-year-old is currently in the midst of a four-fight unbeaten streak and was slated to compete againstლესლი სმიტი atBellator 241before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. მას შემდეგ პროფესიონალურად იბრძოდა 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.
განახლებულიაBellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkovძირითადი ბარათის:
Paramount Network and DAZN
10 საათამდე. ET/9 p.m. CT
Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Ryan Bader (27-5, 1 NC) წინააღმდეგვადიმ Nemkov(11-2)
Featherweight Co-Main Event: Julia Budd(13-3) წინააღმდეგJessy Miele(9-3)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Roy Nelson(23-19) წინააღმდეგValentin Moldavsky(9-1)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel
საშუალო წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: John Salter(17-4) წინააღმდეგAndrew Kapel(15-6)
მსუბუქი წილის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Adam Piccolot(12-3) წინააღმდეგსიდნი უკანონო(14-4)
Bantamweight წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: ერიკ პერეზი(19-7) წინააღმდეგJoshua Hill(19-3)
ბეწვის წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: ლუკას ბრენანი (2-0) წინააღმდეგWill Smith (3-1)
მსუბუქი წილის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Vladimir Tokov(7-0) წინააღმდეგკრის გონსალესი(4-0)
მსუბუქი წილის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Lance Gibson Jr.(3-0) წინააღმდეგShane Kruchten(12-5)
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