LATE CHANGE SHIFTS BELLATOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX – JOSE ‘GUGU’ AUGUSTO NOW FACES ANTHONY “RUMBLE” JOHNSON IN QUARTERFINAL
LOS ANGELES– BELLATOR MMA has today confirmed the full slate of fights foracest VineriBELLATOR MMA 258: Archuleta vs Pettiscard inside the Mohegan Sun Arena. The event is the first of two being held in May, and kicks off an exciting month of fights on SHOWTIME with the action set to begin live at9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
În evenimentul principal al serii, Juan “The Spaniard” Archuleta (25-2) puts his BELLATOR Bantamweight World Title on the line for the first time against No. 1 ranked 135-pounderSergio “SP” Pettis (20-5). În plus față de plafon, three other main card bouts are confirmed, with the co-main event featuring a Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal bout with Team Pitbull productJose “Gugu” Augusto(7-2, 1 NC) stepping up on a week’s notice to fight a debutingAnthony "Rumble" Johnson(22-6).
Rounding out main card action is a lightweight grudge match pitting the No. 2 clasat pe loculPatricky Pitbull(23-9) against the resilient Irishman, Peter Queally(12-5-1), and a must-watch bout between the No. 2 clasat în greutate sudurăMichael "Venom" Page(18-1) și nr. 6 clasat în greutate sudură Derek Anderson(17-3-1), a fight that has been booked twice previously, but was derailed due to injuries.
The preliminary card consists of eight fights and is stacked throughout, featuring former 185-pound championRafael Carvalho(16-5) stepping in on less than a week’s notice to welcomeLorenz Larkin(22-7) to the BELLATOR middleweight division. De asemenea, Nu Face. 5 clasat în greutate sudurăLogan Storley(11-1) returns againstOmar Hussein (8-2).
Fans will also see the promotion’s bantamweight depth on display, seeing No. 4 clasat pe loculRaufeon Stots (15-1) face No. 7 clasat pe loculJosh Hill (20-3), as well as appearances from former title challenger and No 2. clasat în greutate“Patchy” Mix (13-1), Erik “Goyito” Perez (19-8), and the always-gameHenry Corrales(18-5), who moves to bantamweight for the first time in his BELLATOR career.
ToateBELLATOR MMA 258: Archuleta vs Pettis prelims will stream live at5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV.
As part of the launch of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME, the network is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up atSHO.com/BellatorMMA. Subscribers will be delivered two premier BELLATOR MMA events per month throughout 2021 si dincolo, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.
Full bout listings are below:
BELLATOR MMA 258: Archuleta vs. PettisCard de principal:
Vineri, Mai 7 – live onARATĂ TIMPUL
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Bantamweight Title Bout: c-Juan Archuleta (25-2) vs. #1-Sergio Pettis(20-5)
Light Heavyweight WGP Quarterfinal Bout: Anthony Johnson(22-6) vs. Jose “Gugu” Augusto(7-2, 1 NC)
Ușoare Bout: #2-Patricky Pitbull (23-9) vs.Peter Queally (12-5-1)
175-Pound Contract Weight Bout: #2-Michael Page(18-1) vs. #6-Derek Anderson(17-3, 1 NC)
Card de preliminară:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel | Pluto TV
5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
Cocoș Bout: #7-Josh Hill (20-3) vs. #4-Raufeon Stots (15-1)
Mijlocie Bout: Lorenz Larkin(22-7, 1 NC) vs.Rafael Carvalho (16-5)
Cocoș Bout: #2-Patchy Mix(13-1) vs.Albert Morales(10-6-1)
Semimijlocie Bout: #5-Logan Storley(11-1) vs.Omar Hussein(8-2)
Mijlocie Bout: #6-Johnny Eblen (7-0) vs.Daniel Madrid(18-6)
Cocoș Bout: Henry Corrales (18-5) vs.Johnny Campbell (20-13, 1 NC)
Pană Bout: Weber Almeida (5-0) vs.Johnny Soto(3-1)
Cocoș Bout: Erik Perez(19-8) vs.Blaine Shutt(8-4)
*Cardul poate fi modificat.
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