LOS ANGELES – A previously announced BELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Championship bout between 瓦迪姆Nemkov (14-2) 和 安東尼“隆隆聲”約翰遜 has been cancelled following the news that “Rumble” has been forced to withdraw from the bout due to an undisclosed illness.
其結果, official BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix alternate 朱利葉斯·Anglickas (10-1) has been called upon to fill-in for Johnson in the semifinal bout and will now challenge defending champion Nemkov on Saturday, 十月. 16 在主要事件 BELLATOR 268: 輕量級世界大獎賽半決賽 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix.
After earning the distinction of alternate in BELLATOR MMA’s Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix following a victory over Gregory Milliard at BELLATOR 257, the 30-year-old Lithuanian will now have the golden opportunity to showcase his skills on MMA’s biggest stage, win BELLATOR gold and move to the grand prix finals. Anglickas’ original opponent No. 10 ranked light heavyweight 卡爾Albrektsson (12-3) will now meet Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (18-6-1) during the preliminary card. 還, a bantamweight tilt between undefeated 杰倫·貝茨 (3-0) 和 Raphael Montini de Lima (6-4, 1 NC) is official, along with a welterweight bout pitting 在安卡斯維爾的 Mohegan Sun Arena 內的共同特色比賽中 (14-0) 與 Jaleel Willis (15-2).
BELLATOR MMA: Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Semifinals will be telecast live on SHOWTIME at 10 P.M. ET /下午7時. PT. The preliminary portion of the docket will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, 在安卡斯維爾的 Mohegan Sun Arena 內的共同特色比賽中 7 P.M. ET / 4時三十分. PT. The card features a second grand prix semifinal between current BELLATOR Heavyweight World Champion 瑞安貝德 (28-6) 和No. 2 ranked 205-pounder 科里·安德森 (15-5)
Undefeated since joining forces with the Scott Coker-led promotion in 2019, the Anglickas has emerged as the No. 5 ranked fighter in the promotion’s stacked 205-pound weight class. Holding a professional record of 10-1 and currently sporting a nine-fight winning streak that began in 2016, the 30-year-old powerhouse is now in the running for the million-dollar grand prix prize. Team Fedor’s Vadim Nemkov most recently went five hard rounds with former champion Phil Davis, earning a unanimous decision victory en route to punching his ticket to the semifinals. Nemkov has been perfect in BELLATOR to this point, winning all six of his contests including three knockouts and a submission.
Updated schedule of BELLATOR MMA events
免費. 十月. 1 // BELLATOR 267: 利馬VS. MVP 2 //The SSE Arena, Wembley // 倫敦, 英國
週六. 十月. 16 // BELLATOR 268: Nemkov VS. Anglickas // 足跡中心 // 長生鳥, THE
週六. 十月. 23 // BELLATOR 269: 費多爾VS. 約翰遜 // VTB競技場 // 莫斯科, 俄羅斯
免費. 十一月. 5 // BELLATOR 270: 加拉格爾 vs. 混合 // 3競技場 // 都柏林, 愛爾蘭
BELLATOR 268: 輕量級世界大獎賽半決賽 主卡:
開演時間
10 P.M. ET /下午7時. PT
Light Heavyweight World Title Main Event: Ç-瓦迪姆Nemkov (14-2) VS. #5-朱利葉斯·Anglickas (10-1)
Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Semifinal Bout: #1-瑞安貝德 (28-6, 1 NC) VS. #2-科里·安德森 (15-5)
輕量級回合: #3-本森·亨德森 (28-10) VS. 布倫特博智 (10-2)
羽量級布特: 亨利·科拉萊斯 (18-6) VS. Vladyslav Parubchenko (16-2)
初步卡:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube 頻道 | SHOWTIME 體育 YouTube 頻道 | 冥王星電視
7 P.M. ET / 4時三十分. PT
輕重量級回合: #10-卡爾Albrektsson (12-3) VS. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (18-6-1)
輕量級布特: 埃里克·佩雷斯 (20-8) VS. 布雷特·約翰斯 (17-3)
輕重量級回合: Sullivan Cauley (1-0) VS. Deon Clash (1-0)
輕量級回合: 在他的最後一回合中，他的家鄉觀眾激動不已，他在共同特色的回合中以分裂決定戰勝但丁席羅 (11-1) VS. Bobby Lee (12-6)
中量級回合: 哈維爾·托雷斯 (11-5, 1 NC) VS. Gregory Milliard (12-6)
女子最輕量級布特: Sumiko Inaba (2-0) VS. Randi Field (2-0)
輕量級回合: 蘭斯·吉布森JR. (4-0) VS. Raymond Pina (9-4)
輕量級布特: 杰倫·貝茨 (3-0) VS. Raphael Montini de Lima (6-4, 1 NC)
次中量級回合: 在安卡斯維爾的 Mohegan Sun Arena 內的共同特色比賽中 (14-0) VS. Jaleel Willis (15-2)
Amateur Strawweight Bout: Maria Henderson (1-0) VS. Collette Santiago (0-1)
*卡可能發生變化.
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