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Los Angeles— For the first time, Bellator MMA’s “FightSphere” atMohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Conn. will host a stacked doubleheader weekend on Friday, Yetti. 11 and Saturday, Yetti. 12. On night one, Bellator 245is headlined by former world champsPhil Davis (21-5, 1 Shimoliy Karolina) vaLyoto Machida (26-9) in a light heavyweight rematch, paytdaBellator 246on night two sees a bantamweight world championship fight featuring top contenderJuan Archuleta (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, sifatidaCat Zingano (10-4) oladiGabby Holloway (6-5) in a featherweight matchup atBellator 245, paytdaLiz Karmush (13-7) meets the newly signedDeAnna Bennett (10-6-1) at flyweight during the main card ofBellator 246.

Bellator 245: Davis va boshqalar. Machida 2Juma kuni, Yetti. 11 vaBellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mixshanba kuni, Yetti. 12 air live onParamount Tarmoq vaDAZN da 10 p.m. VA / 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 daBellator 231 in October of last year. A four-time NCAA D-I All-American wrestler at Penn State University, "Janob. Wonderful” has earned professional victories over Brian Stann, Alexander Gustafsson, Antônio Rogério 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 CarvalhodaBellator 213and would later go on to defeat the now-retiredBirovga 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 Xenderson |, 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 daBellator 238 Shu yil, 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 (engil ikkinchi yarim og'ir vazn, engil, flyweight and bantamweight). Following a hard-fought featherweight world title bout withPatricio Pitbull o'tgan sentyabr, “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.20Yaponiyada. 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. Hozir, 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) squares off with undefeatedAlex “Easy” Polizzi(6-0) Engil Og'ir vazn toifasida da; hard-hitting heavyweightsTyrell Fortune(8-1) vaJack May(11-6) collide; “Killa” Keith Lee (6-3) YuzlariDominic “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 Shimoliy Karolina) vaNeiman Gracie (9-1) square off in the co-main event; Derek "Stallion" Campos(20-10) vaRoger “El Matador” Huerta(24-12-1, 1 Shimoliy Karolina) go toe-to-toe in a lightweight battle; Jackson Wink MMA heavyweight prospectDavion “The Don” Franklin (1-0) oladiRas “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.

YangilanganBellator 245: Davis va boshqalar. Machida 2Bosh Karta:

Paramount Network and DAZN

Juma, Yetti. 11 - 10 p.m. VA / 9 p.m. CT

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Phil Davis(21-5, 1 Shimoliy Karolina) va boshqalarLyoto Machida (26-9)

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

Middleweight Feature Bout: Va Rut (8-2) va boshqalarTaylor Johnson(5-1)

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

Updated Preliminary Card:

Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Rafael Carvalho(16-4) va boshqalarAlex Polizzi(6-0)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Fortune(8-1) va boshqalarJack May(11-6)

140-funt. Contract Weight Preliminary Bout: Keith Lee(6-3) va boshqalarDominic Mazzotta(15-3)

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YangilanganBellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mix Bosh Karta:

Paramount Network and DAZN

Shanba, Yetti. 12 - 10 p.m. VA / 9 p.m. CT

Bantamweight World Title Bout: Juan Archuleta(24-2) va boshqalarPatchy Mix(13-0)

Welterweight Co-Main Event: Jon Fitch(32-7-2, 1 Shimoliy Karolina) va boshqalarNeiman Gracie(9-1)

Flyweight Feature Bout: Liz Karmush (13-7) va boshqalarDeAnna Bennett(10-6-1)

Engil vazn toifasidagi jang: Derek Fields(20-10) va boshqalarRojer Xerta(24-12-1, 1 Shimoliy Karolina)

Updated Preliminary Card:

Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel

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

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Davion Franklin (1-0) va boshqalarRas Hylton(6-4)

*Karta o'zgarishi mumkin.

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