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

LOS ANGELES— For the first time, Bellator MMA’s “FightSphere” atMohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. will host a stacked doubleheader weekend on Friday, შვიდი. 11 and Saturday, შვიდი. 12. On night one, Bellator 245is headlined by former world champsფილ დევისი (21-5, 1 NC) დაLyoto Machida (26-9) in a light heavyweight rematch, ხოლოBellator 246on night two sees a bantamweight world championship fight featuring top contenderხუან არჩულეტა (24-2) taking on the undefeatedPatchy Mix (13-0) for the vacant title.

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

Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2პარასკევი, შვიდი. 11 დაBellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mixშაბათს, შვიდი. 12 air live onParamount Network დაDAZN 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 former Bellator light heavyweight world champion, Phil Davis returns to the Bellator cage for the first time since stoppingკარლ Albrektsson atBellator 231 in October of last year. A four-time NCAA D-I All-American wrestler at Penn State University, "ბატონი. Wonderful” has earned professional victories over Brian Stann, ალექსანდრე 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 champRafael CarvalhoatBellator 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 atBellator 238 ამ წლის დასაწყისში, Juan Archuleta will look to capture the promotion’s vacant bantamweight strap. Fighting out of Hesperia, Calif., 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 (light welterweight, მსუბუქი, flyweight and bantamweight). Following a hard-fought featherweight world title bout withPatricio Pitbull გასული სექტემბერი, “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.20იაპონიაში. 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. ახლა, 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 champRafael Carvalho(16-4) მოედნები დაუმარცხებლადAlex “Easy” Polizzi(6-0) მსუბუქი მძიმეწონოსანმა; hard-hitting heavyweightsTyrell Fortune(8-1) დაJack May(11-6) შეეჯახა; “Killa” Keith Lee (6-3) სახეებიDominic “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) დაNeiman Gracie (9-1) square off in the co-main event; Derek "Stallion" Campos(20-10) დაRoger “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) იღებსRas “The Jamaican Shamrock” Hylton (6-4) on the prelims; Hawaii’sTy “Savage” Gwerder(4-1) meets London’sGeorge “Tuco” Tokkos(4-1) in a middleweight contest.

განახლებულიაBellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2ძირითადი ბარათის:

Paramount Network and DAZN

პარასკევი, შვიდი. 11 - 10 საათამდე. ET/9 p.m. CT

Light Heavyweight Main Event: ფილ დევისი(21-5, 1 NC) წინააღმდეგLyoto Machida (26-9)

Featherweight Co-Main Event: Cat Zingano(10-4) წინააღმდეგGabby Holloway(6-5)

საშუალო წონის მხატვრული ორთაბრძოლა: და Ruth (8-2) წინააღმდეგTaylor Johnson(5-1)

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

Updated Preliminary Card:

Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel

მსუბუქი მძიმე წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Rafael Carvalho(16-4) წინააღმდეგAlex Polizzi(6-0)

მძიმე წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Tyrell Fortune(8-1) წინააღმდეგJack May(11-6)

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

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განახლებულიაBellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mix ძირითადი ბარათის:

Paramount Network and DAZN

შაბათი, შვიდი. 12 - 10 საათამდე. ET/9 p.m. CT

Bantamweight World Title Bout: ხუან არჩულეტა(24-2) წინააღმდეგPatchy Mix(13-0)

Welterweight თანამშრომლობის ძირითადი ღონისძიება: Jon Fitch(32-7-2, 1 NC) წინააღმდეგNeiman Gracie(9-1)

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

მსუბუქი მხატვრული ორთაბრძოლა: Derek Fields(20-10) წინააღმდეგRoger Huerta(24-12-1, 1 NC)

Updated Preliminary Card:

Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel

საშუალო წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Ty Gwerder(4-1) წინააღმდეგGeorge Tokkos(4-1)

მძიმე წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Davion Franklin (1-0) წინააღმდეგRas Hylton(6-4)

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