MORE, THE BELLATOR DEBUTS OF FORMER TITLE CHALLENGERS CAT ZINGANO AND LIZ CARMOUCHE

LOS ANGELES— For the first time, Bellator MMA’s “FightSphere” atMOHEGAN արեւը Arena ին Uncasville, Նյութեր. will host a stacked doubleheader weekend on Friday, Յոթ. 11 and Saturday, Յոթ. 12. On night one, Bellator 245is headlined by former world champsPhil Davis (21-5, 1 NC) իսկLyoto Machida (26-9) in a light heavyweight rematch, ժամանակBellator 246on night two sees a bantamweight world championship fight featuring top contenderԽուան Արխուլետա (24-2) taking on the undefeatedԿպչուն խառնուրդ (13-0) for the vacant title.

Two former world title challengers also make their long-awaited Bellator debuts, ինչպեսCat Zingano (10-4) վերցնում էGabby Holloway (6-5) in a featherweight matchup atBellator 245, ժամանակLiz Carmouche (13-7) meets the newly signedDeAnna Bennett (10-6-1) at flyweight during the main card ofBellator 246.

Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2Ուրբաթ օրը, Յոթ. 11 իսկBellator 246: Archuleta vs. MixՇաբաթ օրը, Յոթ. 12 air live onParamount Network իսկDAZN ի 10 կեսօրից. ET/9 p.m. CT. Preliminary action will stream onBellator MMA’s YouTube channel. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.

A former Bellator light heavyweight world champion, Phil Davis returns to the Bellator cage for the first time since stoppingKarl Albrektsson իBellator 231 in October of last year. A four-time NCAA D-I All-American wrestler at Penn State University, «Պարոն. Wonderful” has earned professional victories over Brian Stann, Alexander Gustafsson, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and the man he will face again on Sept. 11, Lyoto Machida. With eight Bellator appearances already, the San Diego-based fighter has his sights set on reclaiming his world title in the sport’s toughest light heavyweight division.

After signing with Bellator in 2018, Lyoto Machida made his highly anticipated promotional debut with a victory over former champՌաֆայել CarvalhoիBellator 213and would later go on to defeat the now-retiredChael Sonneninside the famed Madison Square Garden atBellator 222. The former UFC light heavyweight champ, known to fans around the globe as “The Dragon,” owns notable career wins over Tito Ortiz, “Shogun” Rua, Dan Henderson, Rashad Evans and Randy Couture. Having lost to Davis in the first matchup in Brazil, the native ofSalvador, Bahia, Brazil is looking for redemption and a future shot at Bellator gold.

Fresh off of an impressive victory overHenry Corrales իBellator 238 այս տարի ավելի վաղ, Juan Archuleta will look to capture the promotion’s vacant bantamweight strap. Fighting out of Hesperia, Կալիֆոռնիա, the 32-year-old knockout artist will once again drop down a weight class for a shot at the world title, something he successfully accomplished on four separate occasions while competing for regional promotion King of the Cage (թեթև քաշային կարգ, Թեթեւ, flyweight and bantamweight). Following a hard-fought featherweight world title bout withPatricio Pitbull last September, “The Spaniard” returns to bantamweight, where he has been undefeated for over five years.

Currently fighting out of Jackson Wink MMA in Albuquerque, N.M., Patchy Mix will make his fourth appearance for Bellator, where he has tallied three first-round submission victories. The 26-year-old Buffalo, N.Y.-native hopes to remain undefeated and build off of his most recent win on New Year’s Eve, which saw “No Love” earn a guillotine choke-submission over Yuki Motoya at Bellator’s co-promotional event with Rizin atRizin.20ին Ճապոնիայում. Prior to his time with the Scott Coker-led promotion, Mix dominated his competition in all nine of his fights with King of the Cage, collecting five first round finishes. Այժմ, the submission specialist will face the toughest test of his young career, a matchup with the former Bellator featherweight world title contender and a shot at Bellator’s vacant 135-pound strap.

Also announced forBellator 245…“Easy” Ed Ruth (8-2) returns to middleweight against the debutingTaylor “Tombstone” Johnson (5-1) on the main card; current Bellator Kickboxing welterweight world champRaymond “The Real Deal” Daniels(2-1) returns to MMA againstPeter Stanonik(5-4); former middleweight champՌաֆայել Carvalho(16-4) squares off with undefeatedAlex “Easy” Polizzi(6-0) ժամը թեթեւ քաշային կարգ; hard-hitting heavyweightsԹայրել Ֆորտուն(8-1) իսկJack May(11-6) collide; “Killa” Keith Lee (6-3) դեմքերըDominic “The Honey Badger” Mazzotta (15-3) in a 140-lb. contract weight preliminary matchup.

Also announced forBellator 246…top welterweight contendersJon Fitch (32-7-2, 1 NC) իսկNeiman Gracie (9-1) square off in the co-main event; Derek "The Stallion» Campos(20-10) իսկRoger “El Matador” Huerta(24-12-1, 1 NC) go toe-to-toe in a lightweight battle; Jackson Wink MMA heavyweight prospectDavion “The Don” Franklin (1-0) վերցնում էRas “The Jamaican Shamrock” Hylton (6-4) on the prelims; Հավայան կղզիներTy “Savage” Gwerder(4-1) meets London’sGeorge “Tuco” Tokkos(4-1) է միջին մրցույթին.

Թարմացվել էBellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2Գլխավոր Card:

Paramount Network and DAZN

Ուրբաթ, Յոթ. 11 - 10 կեսօրից. ET/9 p.m. CT

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Phil Davis(21-5, 1 NC) ընդդեմLyoto Machida (26-9)

Featherweight համանախագահ իրադարձություն: Cat Zingano(10-4) ընդդեմGabby Holloway(6-5)

Middleweight Feature Bout: Ռութ (8-2) ընդդեմTaylor Johnson(5-1)

Welterweight Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels(2-1) ընդդեմPeter Stanonik(5-4)

Updated Preliminary Card:

Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Ռաֆայել Carvalho(16-4) ընդդեմAlex Polizzi(6-0)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Թայրել Ֆորտուն(8-1) ընդդեմJack May(11-6)

140-դրամ. Contract Weight Preliminary Bout: Keith Lee(6-3) ընդդեմDominic Mazzotta(15-3)

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Թարմացվել էBellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mix Գլխավոր Card:

Paramount Network and DAZN

Շաբաթ, Յոթ. 12 - 10 կեսօրից. ET/9 p.m. CT

Bantamweight World Title Bout: Խուան Արխուլետա(24-2) ընդդեմԿպչուն խառնուրդ(13-0)

Միջին քաշային կարգի համահիմնական իրադարձություն: Jon Fitch(32-7-2, 1 NC) ընդդեմNeiman Gracie(9-1)

Flyweight Feature Bout: Liz Carmouche (13-7) ընդդեմDeAnna Bennett(10-6-1)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Derek Տերեւներ(20-10) ընդդեմՌոջեր Հուերտա(24-12-1, 1 NC)

Updated Preliminary Card:

Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Ty Gwerder(4-1) ընդդեմGeorge Tokkos(4-1)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Դևիոն Ֆրանկլին (1-0) ընդդեմRas Hylton(6-4)

*Քարտը ենթակա է փոփոխման.

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