THE FINALS OF THE BELLATOR MMA FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX – CHAMPION PATRICIO “PITBULL” VS. #1-RANKED AJ MCKEE
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帕特里克“比特犬:”“I am ready to fight AJ McKee right now, please just tell SHOWTIME, I will get in the cage and we can take care of this tomorrow.”
“I want to be the first man to defeat McKee, he has been opening his mouth about me for a very long time, this will be the biggest fight in BELLATOR history.”
AJ麦基: “Patricio Pitbull has been the man. Nothing against him. He’s got great accolades. I already said I’m going to be the champ-champ. 对我来说, it’s the new era. He said my time is over. My time has just begun. 我们会看到.
“It’s a fight the fans have wanted for the longest. 最重要的是, he’s underrated. He’s an outstanding champ. His accolades, his credentials, his record is phenomenal. 但最终, nobody has a win over me. Nobody has a belt with my name on it and nobody is going to get a belt with my name on it.”
Exclusive Fight Content Includes Past Events, 亮点, And In-Depth Analysis of Featherweight And Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix
NEW YORK – MARCH 19, 2021 – BELLATOR MMAis launching on SHOWTIME on Friday, April 2 withBELLATOR MMA 255: 比特犬VS. 桑切斯 2followed by two consecutive Friday nights of live championship MMA fight action. In anticipation of the launch, SHOWTIME will air a collection of BELLATOR specials and fight replays across its distribution platforms to set the stage for the April 2 live event featuring theBELLATOR MMA Featherweight World Grand Prix Semifinal, as well as the beginning of the highly anticipatedBELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Grand Prixset to begin on Friday, April 9 and Friday, 四月 16.
Starting this week, both SHOWTIME subscribers and non-subscribers have access to an exclusive collection of fights that have paved the way for the compelling upcoming matchups in each of these premier mixed martial arts tournaments featuring帕特里西奥“斗犬”, 伊曼纽尔·桑切斯, AJ麦基, 瓦迪姆Nemkov, 瑞安贝德 多.
此外, SHOWTIME Sports will present a pair of highlight-driven specials hosted byMorning Kombat’sBrian Campbell and Luke Thomas to preview the Pitbull vs. Sanchez featherweight semifinal and the start of the eight-man Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament. 标题ROAD TO BELLATOR MMA, bothspecial programs will consist of highlights, 分析, and fight predictions, as SHOWTIME Sports’ dynamic combat sports duo prepares viewers for the live debut of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME.
ROAD TO BELLATOR MMA: 比特犬VS. 桑切斯 2will debut on Monday, March 22 whileROAD TO BELLATOR MMA: Light Heavyweight World Grand Prixwill premiere one week later on Monday, 三月 29 在SHOWTIME体育 和BELLATOR MMAYouTube channels.Both programs also will beavailable to subscribers on all SHOWTIME On Demand platforms, 在Showtime EXTREME, as well as to SHOWTIME distributors for their free-on-demand and online portals.
周六, 三月 27, a replay ofBELLATOR MMA 253: 考德威尔 VS. 麦基will air on SHOWTIME at 8 P.M. ET / PT.The four-fight card, includingMcKee’s iconic “McKee-otine” finish over former BELLATOR Bantamweight World ChampionDarrion考德威尔that propelled the young star into the Featherweight World Grand Prix Final, will also replay onSHOWTIME on Sunday, 三月 28 在 12 Midnight ET/PT, and again on Thursday, 四月 1 在 9 P.M. ET / PT.
BELLATOR 253, along with several past events which featured the world-class fighters in the upcoming tournaments, will be scheduled on SHOWTIME EXTREME weeknights at 10 P.M. ET/PT and are now available on SHOWTIME On Demand platforms. Select events will be available for free to non-subscribers via SHOWTIME distributor platforms and on Pluto TV’s SHOWTIME Selects and BELLATOR MMA channels.
CHAMP PATRICIO ‘PITBULL’ DEFENDS HIS TITLE IN QUARTERFINAL MATCHUP AGAINST PEDRO CARVALHO, WHILE DANIEL WEICHEL FACES EMMANUEL SANCHEZ
更多, DARRION CALDWELL MEETS UNDEFEATED AJ MCKEE IN SEMIFINALS ON NOV. 19
LOS ANGELES — The Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix resumes Thursday, 十一月. 12 with two quarterfinal matchups set to take place, as champ帕特里西奥“斗犬” (30-14) 辩护，他对冠军 佩德罗·卡瓦略 (11-3), 而 丹尼尔Weichel (40-11) 和 伊曼纽尔·桑切斯 (19-4) square off in a battle of former title contenders. 另外, the first semifinal bout is set for Thursday, 十一月. 19, when former titleholderDarrion考德威尔(15-3) 不败之地 AJ麦基(16-0) for a spot in the tournament finals. All the action airs LIVE onCBS体育网 在 7 P.M. ET / 4时三十分. PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 康涅狄格州.
在主要事件 Bellator 252 11月. 12, fans will see a featherweight world title bout with two-division Bellator champion Patricio “Pitbull” defending his 145-pound crown against SBG Ireland’s Carvalho. In addition to the five-round championship headliner, a second Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal will go down, as two former title challengers in Weichel and Sanchez meet again following a razor-thin split decision-victory for Weichel in 2016. The winners of these two bouts can expect to see each other in the next semifinal matchup.
该 Bellator 253 headliner on Nov. 19 sees former bantamweight world champion Caldwell go toe-to-toe with rising prospect McKee on the other side of the bracket in the first semifinal. The winner earns a guaranteed spot in the finals and a shot at the Bellator world title and a chance to take home one million dollars.
All three Featherweight World Grand Prix bouts were initially slated to take place at the postponedBellator 241 和 Bellator 244 events prior to the COVID-19 pandemic effectively putting the yearlong tournament on hiatus.
CBS体育网 将播出 Bellator 252: 比特犬VS. 卡瓦略 和 Bellator 253: 考德威尔 VS. 麦基 全美直播. markets at 7 P.M. ET / 4时三十分. PT, 而初步对决将在CBSSports.com和Bellator MMA的YouTube频道上进行. 其他比赛将在稍后公布.
从纳塔尔海陵, 北里奥格兰德州, 巴西, two-time featherweight champ Patricio “Pitbull” will enter the Bellator cage for a promotional record 23rd time on Nov. 12. With impressive wins to his credit over Michael Chandler, 丹尼尔·斯特劳斯 (X3), 丹尼尔Weichel (x2) 和 帕特·柯伦, the 33-year old continues on in the Featherweight World Grand Prix not far removed from his lightweight championship victory in May of last year. 已经获得了一个完成 21 他 30 赢得作为一个专业, the simultaneous two-division champion most recently bested current bantamweight champion胡安·阿丘利塔on the scorecards in an exciting opening round World Grand Prix matchup and fans can certainly expect more fireworks when he finally sets his sights on Carvalho.
葡萄牙提交专家佩德罗·卡瓦略将在他8年的职业生涯将进入Bellator笼刚刚第五次, 找他连续第七次胜利和他的第一个世界冠军的胜利. 在他最后的9胜 11 竞赛, including against DerekCampos, 丹尼尔Crawfordand a face crank-submission over Sam Sicilia in the opening round, the 25-year-old SBG Ireland-product is on the cusp of greatness – and winning the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix would be the perfect way to solidify it.
拥有超过 50 专业的战斗，以他的名字, 德国的丹尼尔·韦歇尔是准备让他 2020 debut in a highly anticipated World Grand Prix quarterfinal bout with Sanchez, a fighter Weichel got the better of four years ago atBellator 159. 继在他Bellator登场 2014, “德雷克”享有的令人印象深刻的促销标志 9-3, 包括超过桑切斯枢轴胜利, 帕特·柯伦, 格奥尔基Karakhanyan 和 索尔·罗杰斯.
论高跟鞋又高超的性能，在提交大胜告终 Tywan克拉克斯顿in the opening round of the World Grand Prix, “El Matador” is ready for another title run as he prepares for the 50-fight veteran and the man who beat him once before, 丹尼尔Weichel. 由于与Bellator联手 2014, 密尔沃基, Wisc.-resident has collected 11 在14战斗进站的胜利, 包括关键战胜克拉克斯顿的喜欢, 丹尼尔·斯特劳斯, 马科斯·加瓦和格奥尔基·卡克哈尼安 (2X).
Having needed just one round to put away his last opponent via submission in the quarterfinals of the World Grand Prix, Darrion Caldwell is on a mission to regain Bellator gold. “The Wolf,” a former North Carolina State University NCAA National Champion wrestler, has looked unstoppable since moving up to the featherweight division, having defeated亚当Borics, 以及 亨利·科拉莱斯 in the opening round of the tournament. 现在, the former bantamweight champ sits only two victories away from holding a title in his second division – a feat very few athletes can claim.
Touted byESPNas the best fighter in MMA under the age of 25, AJ麦基 looks to back up the lofty expectations often held by the public for second generations-athletes. Undefeated in his career, “The Mercenary” has made himself known to the world through his flashy persona and trash talk, 但最重要的, his work inside the Bellator cage. With every one of his pro bouts taking place with Bellator, the Long Beach-native can achieve what he set out to do beginning atBellator 146 在 2015 and become world champion with just two more wins.
还宣布了 Bellator 252…is a third main card bout featuring the always-exciting亚伦微微 (6-3) of Jackson-Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, N.M., who returns for his second appearance inside Bellator’s “FightSphere, having previously defeated Solo Hatley Jr. in impressive fashion atBellator 242. He will take on Pittsburgh’s约翰·德·耶稣 (13-8), who was most recently victorious atBellator 244 against Vladyslav Parubchenko, in what promises to an explosive featherweight contest.
