星期六, APRIL 23 - BELLATOR 279 BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX QUARTERFINALS Champion Sergio Pettis vs. Raufeon索陶 Patchy Mix vs. 堀口恭司 更多, BELLATOR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Champion Cris Cyborg vs. 阿琳Blencowe 2 And Hawaii’s Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Justine Kish DETAILS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 22 TO BE ANNOUNCED 洛杉磯 - BELLATOR MMA has announced its return to the Hawaiian island of Oahu, where Honolulu’s Neal S. Blaisdell Arena will play home to an extremely stacked duo of events on back-to-back nights Friday, 四月 22 週六, 四月 23.
Friday night’sBELLATOR 278 will be a special event free for current military, 退伍軍人, and first responders. Matchups and additional details for the event will be announced shortly.
Saturday night’sBELLATOR 279 will feature the launch of the highly anticipated one-million-dollar BELLATOR Bantamweight World Grand Prix. The headliner will see current bantamweight world champion塞爾吉奧·佩蒂斯 (22-5) take on No. 3-排名 Raufeon索陶 (17-1), while the co-main event features a rematch between the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time, 克里斯機器俠 (25-2, 1 NC) and Australia’s No. 1-排名 阿琳Blencowe (15-8), who will look to claim gold in her third attempt at a world title.
週六 BELLATOR 279: 佩蒂斯VS. Stots / 半機械人 vs. Blencowe 2 will air live on SHOWTIME at4:30 P.M.HST 當地時間, 10:30 P.M. AND / 7:30 P.M. PT. The preliminary fights 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 2 P.M. HST 當地時間, 8 P.M. ET /下午5時. PT.
Tickets for Saturday night’sBELLATOR 279: 佩蒂斯VS. Stots / 半機械人 vs. Blencowe 2 開始銷售本星期五, 三月 11 and can be purchased throughBellator.com, 以及 Ticketmaster.comor the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Box Office. A special presale will take place on Thursday, 三月 10.
Also scheduled for a return to action, Honolulu’s own former Women’s Flyweight World ChampionIlima雷·麥克法蘭 (11-1) will return home to compete againstJustine Kish (7-5) 作為無. 1 ranked women’s flyweight looks to start her journey back to a world title in the same arena two of the most memorable BELLATOR main events in recent memory took place. Opening the four-fight main card is another BELLATOR Bantamweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal matchup between No. 2-ranked bantamweight補丁混合 (15-1) and former BELLATOR and Rizin Bantamweight World Champion堀口恭司 (29-4).
Current BELLATOR Bantamweight World Champion Sergio “The Phenom” Pettis sits at No. 7 on the promotion’s pound-for-pound list. He successfully defended his belt for the first time against former BELLATOR 135-pound titleholder Kyoji Horiguchi with a “knockout of the year” style finish atBELLATOR 272 十二月. The hard-hitting Midwesterner out of Milwaukee originally captured the crown by outpointing former champion Juan Archuleta. The younger brother of former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will be in for one of the toughest fights of his career when he takes on Raufeon Stots. Stots, who used to train alongside Pettis for several years, has been flawless since making his promotion debut in December 2019. He most recently scored a dominant unanimous decision victory over Magomed Magomedov atBELLATOR 264.
Featherweight world champion and top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter Cris “Cyborg” has made three straight title defenses including a second-round submission of Arlene Blencowe in 2020, which surprisingly is the lone submission victory of her storied career. The Brazilian native who currently fights out of Las Vegas, 內華達州. is a “Grand Slam Champion” having won belts in four different organizations. She sports 20 wins by finish with victories over elite competition including Holly Holm, 萊斯利·史密斯 (兩次), Gina Carano and aims to further her legacy as the greatest women’s mixed martial artist of all time in the rematch versus Blencowe. Australia’s Blencowe is BELLATOR’s No. 6 pound-for-pound female fighter and the No. 1 羽量級排名. She has won five of her last six fights and earned her shot at the world title rematch with a unanimous decision over Pam Sorenson at BELLATOR 271 十一月.
Currently BELLATOR’s No. 2 ranked bantamweight, Patchy Mix recently defeated James Gallagher via submission in his last outing at BELLATOR 270 在都柏林. Mix has made a name for himself in the BELLATOR cage by displaying impressive submissions and his lone professional loss came to former champion Juan Archuleta. He now faces Horiguchi, another former world champion who hails from Takasaki, 日本. The American Top Team prodigy Horiguchi became a simultaneous, 在復活格鬥聯盟的蠅量級和北美格鬥錦標賽的 135 磅級中獲得世界冠軍 2019 after he upset then-BELLATOR champion Darrion Caldwell while also holding the RIZIN Championship. After he was forced to relinquish his BELLATOR title due to an injury, Horiguchi nearly got his hands back on BELLATOR’s title but was stopped by current champion Sergio Pettis in December. The No. 5 ranked bantamweight now aims to get back in the winning column and recapture his belt, along with the million-dollar prize that awaits the winner of the BELLATOR Bantamweight World Grand Prix.
Bantamweight World Title Bout: Ç-Sergio Pettis (22-5) VS. #3-Raufeon索陶 (17-1) Featherweight World Title Bout: Ç-克里斯“機器人”(25-2, 1 NC) VS. #1-阿琳Blencowe (15-8) 飛錘布特: #1-Ilima雷·麥克法蘭 (11-1) VS. Justine Kish(7-5) Bantamweight World Grand Prix Bout: #2-補丁混合 (15-1) VS. #5-堀口恭司 (29-4)
LOS ANGELES – On Thursday, 十二月 10, Bellator MMA presents a long-awaited world title bout featuring a clash of undefeated flyweights, 作為冠軍Ilima雷·麥克法蘭(11-0) defends her 125-pound championship belt against Brazil’s朱莉安娜·貝拉斯克斯（Juliana Velasquez） (10-0) 在 Bellator 254. The event airs live on CBS Sports Network from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 康涅狄格州.
Returning to the Bellator cage for the first time since a victory over凱特·傑克遜in her hometown of Honolulu last December, Macfarlane will look to continue her dominance over Bellator’s elite woman’s flyweight division as she defends her title against Julianna Velasquez on December 10. The inaugural Bellator flyweight champion, Macfarlane enters the contest with a perfect professional record of 11-0, including eight coming by way of stoppage. Adding to her impressive resume, “The Ilimanator” has the most victories amongst women in the Bellator cage (10) and has no plans of slowing down, as she seeks to add to her legacy inside the cage with her fifth successful title defense atBellator 254. With a professional record of 10-0, Rio de Janeiro’s Juliana Velasquez looks to remain perfect in her first chance at Bellator gold. The black belt judoka will attempt to become the second women’s flyweight champion in Bellator history when she looks to extend her promotional winning streak to six. With prior stoppage wins over Rebecca Ruth and Kristina Williams, Velasquez also defeated former 125-pound title challenger亞歷杭德拉拉拉en route to her upcoming title shot. Much like Macfarlane, the 34-year-old Team Nogueira-product will be competing for the first time in 2020, nearly a year removed from herBellator 236 一致決定大勝 艾倫·布朗.
更新 Bellator 254: 麥克法蘭VS. 貝拉斯克斯 主卡: CBS體育網 | DAZN
飛錘世界冠軍布特: Ilima雷·麥克法蘭 (11-0) VS. 朱莉安娜·貝拉斯克斯（Juliana Velasquez） (10-0)
LOS ANGELES– Bellator is proud to announce that welterweight champion道格拉斯·利馬 (32-7) and flyweight championIlima雷·麥克法蘭 (11-0) will continue to compete inside the Bellator cage after signing exclusive multi-year, multi-fight extensions to remain with the ViacomCBS-owned promotion.
“Both Douglas Lima and Ilima-Lei Macfarlane continue to prove they are two of the most dominant fighters on the Bellator roster,“Bellator總裁Scott Coker的說. “They made their Bellator debuts very early on in their careers, have climbed to the top of their respective divisions and have come to represent what this promotion is all about. As champions, both have taken on all challenges and have succeeded in every opportunity. I look forward to watching them continue their careers with us.”
Hailing from Goiania, Brazil and now fighting out of Atlanta, 格魯吉亞, the 32-year-old Lima most recently handled Rory MacDonald in a rematch – a Welterweight World Grand Prix final matchup that saw Lima leave as a world champion with a one-million-dollar prize. 自從他在 2011, “飛鴻”贏得了 14 勝利, 包括三項世界冠軍 10 完成, 使美國頂級團隊產品成為170磅重的部門中最主要的戰鬥機之一. 同 26 他 32 淘汰賽或投降帶來的職業勝利, 包括超過 安德烈Koreshkov 和 邁克爾“毒液”頁” 在世界大獎賽的前兩輪中, Lima has recently made it clear that he now has title aspirations at middleweight.
Born and raised in Honolulu, the inaugural Bellator flyweight champ Macfarlane made her pro debut in 2015 with a KO victory that went viral and has not looked back since, while remaining undefeated in her career. With impressive victories over瓦萊麗·萊托諾 和 女傑阿特亞加, Macfarlane was the focal point of Bellator’s debut in Hawaii last year and returned to Hawaii with a submission win over凱特·傑克遜 在去年12月. A proud graduate of Honolulu’s Punahou High School in 2009, Macfarlane later attended San Diego State University, where she would go on to earn her Master’s degree in liberal arts and science with a focus on indigenous issues – a subject she remains passionate about, recently launching“The Ilimanator Scholarship”for indigenous girls.
喬什 - 巴內特 (35-8) VS. 羅尼Markes的 (19-7) was cancelled by the Hawaii State Boxing Commission deeming Barnett unable to compete tonight due to severe illness
HONOLULU - On the same night asBellator和USO現: 致敬部隊, Bellator is proud to announce the signing of United States Marine Corps veteran and established flyweight competitor麗茲·卡莫奇（Liz carmouche） (13-7) 以獨家多年, 多打合同.
Carmouche joins Bellator’s women’s flyweight division following a six-year run in UFC – a tenure that includes world title bouts in both the bantamweight and flyweight divisions, 以及凱特琳·丘卡吉安（Kalyn Chookagian）和傑西卡·安德拉德（Jessica Andrade）的顯著勝利.
從聖地亞哥出發, the 35-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, 在促銷中取得雙贏. She earned an additional win over Valentina Shevchenko earlier in her career.
Prior to her days as a professional athlete, 拉斐特, 路易斯安那州本地人在美國海軍陸戰隊工作了五年，擔任航空電工, 她在中東完成了三次值班之旅. A longtime friend and teammate of Hawaii’s ownIlima雷·麥克法蘭, “Girl-Rilla” finally has the opportunity to compete alongside Bellator women’s flyweight world champion in an already-stacked 125-pound division.
Carmouche’s promotional debut will take place early 2020 in the flyweight division, which is championed by her training partner, Ilima-lei Macfarlane, 誰頭條 Bellator 236on DAZN tomorrow night in Honolulu, 夏威夷. The division also features Macfarlane’s opponent凱特·傑克遜, as well as other top athletes competing this weekend in Hawaii, 含 朱莉安娜·貝拉斯克斯（Juliana Velasquez）, 女傑阿特亞加, 艾倫·布朗 和 亞歷杭德拉拉拉.
JOSH BARNETT AND RONNY MARKES HEADLINEBELLATOR & THE USO PRESENT: SALUTE THE TROOPS在週五, DEC. 20
BELLATOR 236 週六, DEC. 21 SEES ILIMA-LEI MACFARLANE DEFEND HER WORLD TITLE AGAINST KATE JACKSON
LOS ANGELES– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s return to Neal S. 布萊斯德爾競技場在檀香山, Hawaii this Friday, 十二月. 20 週六, 十二月. 21 is official with a stacked doubleheader featuring something for every mixed martial arts fan.
The main event of Friday’s card on Paramount Network will see a heavyweight headliner, featuring the Bellator debuts of former world champion喬什 - 巴內特 (35-8) 和 羅尼Markes的 (19-7). Rounding out the stacked main card will see another Bellator debut, 如 埃里克·佩雷斯 (19-6) enters the cage to meet Hawaii’s own托比Misech (11-7), former flyweight No. 1 競爭者 亞歷杭德拉拉拉 (8-3) 和 女傑阿特亞加 (5-3) return to action and Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix participantTywan克拉克斯頓 (5-1) takes on the undefeated prospect out of Maili, 夏威夷, Braydon Akeo (3-0). 還, undefeated teammate of A.J. 麥基 Joey Davis (6-0) returns to the Bellator cage when he faces the “Big Island’s” 29-fight MMA veteran, Chris Cisneros (19-10).
The prelims forBellator和USO現: 致敬部隊 will feature an appearance from undefeated Bay Area-fighter fighter卡斯貝爾 (4-0), as well as undefeated Hawaiian prospect你格洛德 (4-0).
A mere 24-hours later, Bellator 236 will take place exclusively on DAZN and will be headlined by a flyweight world title bout between Honolulu’sIlima雷·麥克法蘭 (10-0) 和英格蘭的 凱特·傑克遜 (11-3-1). The co-main event is a quarterfinal matchup of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix withA.J. 麥基 (15-0)承擔 德里克場 (20-9.).
此外, recently signed Bellator welterweight賈森·傑克遜 (10-4) 好萊塢, 佛羅里達州. returns to the Bellator cage on short notice to take on喜一國本of Osaka, 日本. 朱莉安娜·貝拉斯克斯（Juliana Velasquez） (9-0) looks to remain undefeated with Bellator when she meets艾倫·布朗 (10-6) 在輕量級, while local Hawaiian standouts蒂芙尼Cheyden(7-1) 和 馮阮晉勇 (3-0) go to battle againstRaufeon索陶 (12-1) 和 扎克 - 贊恩 (13-9), 分別, to complete the main card.
Bellator和USO現: 致敬部隊主卡:
派拉蒙網絡 & DAZN
10 P.M. AND / 9時三十分. CT /下午5時. HST
重量級的主要事件:喬什 - 巴內特 (35-8) VS. 羅尼Markes的 (19-7)
輕量級主卡布特: 托比Misech (11-7) VS. 埃里克·佩雷斯 (19-6)
飛錘主卡布特: 亞歷杭德拉拉拉 (8-3) VS. 女傑Artega (5-3)
羽主卡布特: Tywan克拉克斯頓 (5-1) VS. Braydon Akeo (3-0)
重量級主卡布特: Joey Davis(6-0) VS. Chris Cisneros (19-10)
更多, BELLATOR’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX CONTINUES AS UNDEFEATED A.J. MCKEE MEETS DEREK CAMPOS IN FIRST QUARTERFINAL MATCHUP
Tickets on sale next Friday, 十月. 11
LOS ANGELES– For the second time in as many years, Neal S. 布萊斯德爾競技場在檀香山, Hawaii will host the homecoming ofIlima雷·麥克法蘭 (10-0), as she puts her undefeated record and Bellator women’s flyweight title on the line against No. 1 競爭者 凱特·傑克遜 (11-3-1) in the main event on Saturday, 十二月. 21, streamed exclusively on the DAZN app.
此外, Bellator夏威夷 will feature the first quarterfinal matchup of Bellator’s Featherweight World Grand Prix, when the man with the longest winning streak in promotional history, A.J. 麥基(15-0), takes on the always-exciting德里克場 (20-9) 在晚上的共同頂篷.
Bellator: 麥克法蘭VS. 傑克遜 - 明星供電的一個, year-end highlights of fight season on DAZN – will stream live exclusively onDAZN 在 10 P.M. ET /下午7時. PT, 而初步行動將在流 Bellator.com, DAZN 和全球的 Bellator移動應用. Tickets go on sale next Friday, 十月. 11 and can be purchased through Bellator.com, 以及Ticketmaster.com或尼爾小號. 布萊斯德爾競技場票房. 另外的較量將在未來幾週內公佈.
Born and raised in Honolulu, current Bellator women’s flyweight champ Macfarlane made her pro debut in 2015 with a KO victory that went viral and has not looked back since, remaining undefeated in her career. With impressive victories over瓦萊麗·萊托諾 和 女傑阿特亞加, Macfarlane was the focal point of Bellator’s debut in Hawaii last year. A proud graduate of Honolulu’s Punahou High School in 2009, Macfarlane later attended San Diego State University, where she would go on to earn her Master’s degree in liberal arts and science with a focus on indigenous issues – a subject she remains passionate about, launching“The Ilimanator Scholarship”for indigenous girls last year. Now Ilima-Lei turns her focus to Kate Jackson, who will be looking to play the role of spoiler when she enters the Bellator cage on December 21.
A winner of seven of her last eight fights, Kate Jackson has earned her way to a title shot against the division’s inaugural champion. A competitor on the 23rd season of終極戰士, Jackson hails from Lostwithiel, 康沃爾, 英國, and most recently defeatedLena Ovchynnikova 在倫敦. Jackson made her Bellator debut in 2017 with a first round-victory over ofColleen Schneiderand would later go on to dominate Anastasia Yankova at historicBellator 200in front of her hometown crowd. Facing the biggest test of her career, Jackson looks to reign atop the flyweight division when she leaves Hawaii.
With an undefeated professional record of 15-0, including six knockouts and eight first round finishes, there doesn’t seem to be much more for the talent-oozing 24-year-old to prove to the MMA community before his name is routinely mentioned among the division’s elite. Fighting out of Long Beach, 加利福尼亞州。, “Mercenary” is fresh off of a jaw-dropping performance that saw him finish格奧爾基Karakhanyanin only eight seconds just moments after watching his father, 安東尼奧·麥基, collect a knockout victory in what was the first ever father-son duo to compete on the same card in the US. With all 15 of his career wins coming under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion, the Team BodyShop product has made it clear that he has his sights on帕特里西奧“鬥犬”and his 145-pound belt, as he continues to build a strong argument as the new face of Bellator. Constantly looking for new records to break, McKee may have found the perfect match in Campos, as the two brawlers have combined for a remarkable 22 finishes over 36 事業勝利.
Fighting out of Lubbock, 得克薩斯州, Campos will be competing in the first of the four quarterfinal matchups in Bellator’s Featherweight World Grand Prix, following a decisive victory over former featherweight world champion丹尼爾·斯特勞斯 在 Bellator 226this past September. The 31-year-old knockout artist is ready to build on his impressive professional record of 20-9, when he takes on undefeated superstar McKee on December 21. Always ready to trade blows, the heavy-handed veteran has spent much of his time competing in Bellator’s lightweight and welterweight divisions over the past six years of his career. 現在, “The Stallion” hopes to continue his impressive surge in the 145-pound class, as he prepares to go toe-to-toe with one of the most dangerous featherweights in the world. With a shot at one million dollars on the line, Campos will rely on his fearless fighting style and sound wrestling background if he wants to advance in what many have pinned as one of the most anticipated matchups in the second round.
Bellator夏威夷: 麥克法蘭VS. 傑克遜 主卡:
飛錘世界冠軍布特: Ilima雷·麥克法蘭 (10-0) VS. 凱特·傑克遜 (11-3-1)
羽量級世界女排大獎賽四分之一決賽布特: A.J. 麥基 (15-0) VS. 德里克場 (20-9)
