Bellator 249: Cyborg vs.BlencoweMain Card: Cris "Cyborg" (23-2) napildi Arlene Blencowe(13-8) pinaagi sa pagpasakop (likod-hubo choke) sa 2:46 sa round sa duha ka Leandro Higo (20-5) napildi Ricky Bandejas(13-5) pinaagi sa pagpasakop (likod-hubo choke) sa 2:32 sa round sa duha ka Steve Mowry (8-0) napildi Shawn Teed (6-3-1) via TKO at 4:22 sa round sa usa ka Ikaw Awad (23-13, 1 NC) ug Mandel Nallo(7-1, 1 NC) ended in a no contest (unintentional low blow) Preliminary Card: Andrew Kapel(16-7) napildi Joseph Creer(7-2-1) pinaagi sa TKO (sa doktor stoppage – cut) sa 5:00 sa round sa duha ka Kemran Lachinov(10-2) napildi Kyle Crutchmer(6-1) pinaagi sa unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Christian Edwards(4-0) napildi Hamza Salim(5-4) pinaagi sa pagpasakop (likod-hubo choke) sa 1:38 sa round sa duha ka Da’mon Blackshear (8-3) napildi Mike Kimbel (3-3) pinaagi sa pagpasakop (likod-hubo choke) sa 4:14 sa round sa duha ka Aviv Gozali(5-0) napildi Logan Neal(1-1) pinaagi sa pagpasakop (Kimura) sa 3:22 sa round sa usa ka Albert Gonzales(2-2) napildi Kastriot Xhema(3-5, 1 NC) pinaagi sa TKO (fighter retirement) sa 5:00 sa round sa duha ka
BELLATOR 244 AIRS LIVE ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK AND DAZN AT 10 Sa gabii. ET FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
DUGANG, FORMER TITLEHOLDER JULIA BUDD RETURNS TO ACTION AGAINST JESSY MIELE IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT
LOS ANGELES– On Friday, August 21, Bellator’s “FightSphere” atMohegan Sun Arena sa Uncasville, Conn. will host a light heavyweight world title main event bout featuring two-division Bellator champRyan Bader(27-5, 1 NC) defending his 205-pound championship against Russia’sVadim Nemkov (11-2).
The evening’s co-main event sees fomer world championJulia Budd(13-3) take on Connecticut’sJessy Miele (9-3) in a featherweight clash.
Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkovairs live onsoberano Network ugDAZN Biyernes, August 21 sa 10 sa gabii. ET/9 p.m. CT. Preliminary action will stream onBellator MMA’s YouTube channel. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.
A winner of seven out of eight contests at both heavyweight and light heavyweight, Bellator’s double champ Ryan Bader will make his first light heavyweight title defense since defeating “King Mo” Lawal, Mat Mitrione ugFedor Emelianenkoen route to winning Bellator’s 2018 Heavyweight World Grand Prix and becoming world heavyweight champ. Fighting out of Chandler, Ariz., the former two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler out of Arizona State University began his professional career by winning season eight ofAng Ultimate Fighter. “Darth” continued his path of dominance by collecting victories over some of the 205-pound division’s top talent, including career wins overPhil Davis(x2), Linton Vassell, “Rampage” Jackson, Rashad Evans, Rafael “Feijão” Cavalcante and Ovince Saint Preux. Labing bag-o lang, Bader fought heavyweightCheick Kongoto a no contest following an accidental eye poke.
The 28-year-old Russian powerhouse Vadim Nemkov, who is undefeated over his last six fights and a perfect 4-0 in Bellator since signing in 2017, will enter his first-ever title shot in MMA fresh off a submission win against former middleweight world championRafael Carvalho. With that victory, Nemkov has defeated some of the best athletes Bellator has to offer, including three former champions consecutively in Carvalho, Phil Davis ugLiam McGeary. A three-time Russian national sambo champion, Nemkov trains alongside the legendary Fedor Emelianenko in Stary Oskol, Russia for the standout Team Fedor.
Former Bellator featherweight world champion Julia Budd has won 11 of her last 12 mga kinatumyan, including seven victories since signing with Bellator in 2015. After defeating Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title atBellator 174, the Gibson MMA-product and Port Moody, British Columbia native has gone on to collect victories over top contendersOlga Rubin, Arlene Blencowe ugTalita Nogueira. Sa pito sa iya 13 career victories coming by way of knockout or submission, “The Jewel” will look to jump back into title contention with a statement win on August 21.
With an impressive career mark of 9-3, Jessy Miele will look to parlay her most recent win over former Bellator title contenderTalita Nogueirawhen she competes atBellator 244.Hailing from Waterbury, Conn. the 35-year-old is currently in the midst of a four-fight unbeaten streak and was slated to compete againstLeslie Smith saBellator 241before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Nakig-away sa propesyonal sukad 2014, and competing against the likes of Nogueira and Charmaine Tweet along the way, “The Widowmaker” will undoubtedly face the stiffest test of her nearly six year-career when she meets Budd on August. 21.
UpdatedBellator 244: Bader vs. NemkovMain Card:
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Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Ryan Bader (27-5, 1 NC) vs.Vadim Nemkov(11-2)
Featherweight Co-Main Event: Julia Budd(13-3) vs.Jessy Miele(9-3)
Gibug-aton sa timbang nga Feature Bout: Roy Nelson(23-19) vs.Valentin Moldavsky(9-1)
Updated Preliminary Card:
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Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Juan Salter(17-4) vs.Andrew Kapel(15-6)
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LOS ANGELES - Ang Bellator gikatakda nga maghatag usa sa labing gipaabut nga away sa kasaysayan sa kababaihan sa MMA kaniadtong Sabado, Enero 25 sa "Fabulous" Forum sa Inglewood, Calif. kung maghari champ Julia Budd (13-2) gidepensahan ang iyang world featherweight title batok Cris "Cyborg"(21-2, 1 NC) sa main event.
Ang mga tiket alang sa Bellator: Buddh vsCyborg pagbaligya ngadto sa kinatibuk-ang publiko nga Biyernes, Oct. 4 sa 10 am. Ang PT ug mahimong mapalit sa opisina sa kahon sa Forum, ingon man ang Bellator.com ug Ticketmaster.com. Ang usa ka espesyal nga presale gikatakda nga mahitabo sa Miyerkules, Oct. 2 hangtod sa Huwebes, Oct. 3 gamit ang code nga "BELLATOR" sa pagpamalit.
Bellator: Buddh vs. cyborg modagan live nga eksklusibo sa DAZN app sa 10 sa gabii. ET / 7 hapon. PT, samtang ang preliminary aksyon magaganayan sa Bellator.com,DAZN ug sa tibuok kalibutan sa Bellator Mobile App. Dugang nga mga bouts nga gipahibalo sa mga umaabot nga mga semana.
Nakig-away sa gawas sa Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada, Si Buddh mosulod sa lungon sa Bellator kaniadtong Enero sa ika-upat nga panahon sukad nga nag-angkon sa inaugural nga Bellator women's featherweight world title sa 2017. Karon nagsakay sa usa ka mananaog nga talisayon sa 11 mga kinatumyan, lakip ang pito ka mga sunud-sunod nga away sukad sa pag-apil sa pwersa sa Bellator sa 2015, Ang "The Jewel" nakapunting sa iyang mga mata sa ikaupat nga sunud-sunod nga pagdepensa sa titulo sa kalibutan sa katapusan siya adunay higayon nga mahagit ang "Cyborg." Sukad sa pagpukan sa Dutch nga si Marloes Coenen alang sa 145-pounds strap sa Bellator 174, ang Gibson MMA-produkto sukad nakolekta ang mga kadaugan sa mga top contenders Olga Rubin,Arlene Blencowe ug Talita Nogueira. Sa pito sa iya 13 karera nga kadaugan pag-abot sa dalan sa knockout o pagpasakop, ang kanhi kickboxing standout motan-aw sa pag-agaw sa debut sa Bellator sa "Cyborg."
Sa mga tikod nga pagpirma sa labing dako nga kontrata sa kasaysayan sa MMA sa kababayen-an, Si Cris "Cyborg" mosulod sa lungon sa Bellator sa unang higayon sa Enero 25, nga adunay higayon nga ipang-angkon ang bulawan sa Bellator. Sama sa iyang umaabot nga kontra, Ang "Cyborg" usab usa ka inaugural champion, midaog sa inaugural Strikeforce Featherweight Championship sa 2009 human mapildi si Gina Carano. Ang 34 anyos nga si Curitiba, Ang paniguro sa Bellator nga lumad nga taga-Brazil nagsunod sa tulo ka tuig nga dagan sa UFC, daghang kalibutan nga titulo ug usa ka 20-away nga wala mabuntog nga lakang nga naglakip sa mga inila nga mga kadaugan batok sa Holly Holm, Tonya Evinger, Marloes Coenen ug Leslie Smith.
Updated Bellator: Buddh vs. cyborg Fight Card:
Featherweight World Title Bout: Julia Budd(13-2) vs. Cris "Cyborg" (21-2, 1 NC)
*Card subject sa kausaban
Palihug sa pagbisita sa Bellator.com alang sa dugang nga impormasyon.
LOS ANGELES-Bellator is proud to announce the signing ofCristiane “Cyborg” Justino (21-2, 1 NC) to the organization. The deal – the largest of its kind in women’s MMA history – exclusively secures “Cyborg’s” talents with a multi-year, multi-away nga kontrata.
“Cyborg” joins current champJulia Budd, Olga Rubin, Arlene Blencowe, Janay Harding ugLeslie Smithuban pa, cementing Bellator’s 145-pound weight class as the strongest women’s featherweight division in MMA.
“Cyborg” joins Bellator following a three-year run in UFC, multiple world titles and a 20-fight unbeaten streak that includes notable victories against Holly Holm, Tonya Evinger, Marloes Coenen and Leslie Smith. Notably, the 34-year-old Curitiba, Brazil-native was the inaugural Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight Champion, defeating Gina Carano for the title in 2009.
“I have worked with countless athletes over my thirty-plus years of promoting combat sports, but there is no one quite like ‘Cyborg’,"Si Presidenteator Bellator nga si Scott Coker miingon. “Her ability to excite the crowd from the moment she makes her walk to the cage is special, and having had the pleasure of promoting several of her fights in the past, I am looking forward to the opportunity of promoting her once again. ‘Cyborg’ is the most dominant female fighter in the history of the sport and she will be a perfect fit here at Bellator, where champion Julia Budd and the other women that make up best female featherweight division in the world have eagerly awaited her arrival.”
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LOS ANGELES– Bellator’s return to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. sa Biyernes, Hulyo 12 will be headlined by a women’s featherweight title fight featuring Canada’sJulia Budd(12-2) defending her title for a third time against undefeatedOlga Rubin(6-0) of Israel.
The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 sa gabii. ET / 8 hapon. CT, as well as DAZN.com, samtang ang preliminary aksyon magaganayan sa Bellator.com ug sa tibuok kalibutan sa Bellator Mobile App. Ang mga tiketare on sale now and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Dugang nga mga bouts nga gipahibalo sa mga umaabot nga mga semana.
Nakig-away sa gawas sa Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada, Budd is set to enter the Bellator cage for the first time in 2019 and for the third time since claiming the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title in 2017. Karon nagsakay sa usa ka mananaog nga talisayon sa 10 mga kinatumyan, including six straight since joining forces with Bellator in 2015, “The Jewel” has her eyes set on a third consecutive world title defense when she challenges the undefeated Rubin on July 12. Since knocking off Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the 145-pound strap atBellator 174, the Gibson MMA-product has since collected back-to-back victories over top contendersArlene Blencowe ug Talita Nogueira. With six of her 12 karera nga kadaugan pag-abot sa dalan sa knockout o pagpasakop, the former kickboxing standout will look to hand Rubin the first loss of her professional career.
Making her fifth appearance since signing with Bellator in 2017, Rubin looks to protect her unblemished professional mark en route to her first career women’s featherweight world title on July 12. Following a pair of notable knockouts in her first two promotional appearances atBellator 164 ug Bellator 188, the 29-year-old prospect has bolstered her resume with dominating victories over the likes of Cindy Dandois and Iony Razafiarisonin each of her past two bouts. Now residing in Holon, Israel, Rubin splits her time training between Tel Aviv and London’s Team Titan under the tutelage of veteran Brad Pickett. “Big Bad” will look to become the first fighter to beat Budd in almost eight years and join a select group of women that includes just Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes, who have succeeded against the champ in the past.
Updated Bellator: Buddh vs. RubinFight Card:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Bout:Julia Budd (12-2) vs. Olga Rubin (6-0)
*Card subject sa kausaban
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MICHAEL MCDONALD CHALLENGES FORMER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION EDUARDO DANTAS IN CO-MAIN EVENT
LOS ANGELES– On Friday, Hulyo 13, Julia Budd (11-2) will defend her featherweight world title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu aceTalita Nogueira (7-0), sa main event sa Bellator 202 at WinStar World Casino and Resort. Dugang pa, the co-headliner will feature former Bellator world championEduardo Dantas (20-5) pagkuha sa Michael McDonald (18-4) in a bantamweight clash of top contenders.
Bellator 202: Buddh vs. Walnut will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 sa gabii. ET / 8 hapon. CT, samtang ang preliminary aksyon magaganayan sa Bellator.comug sa tibuok kalibutan sa Bellator Mobile App. Ang mga tiket alang sa kalihokan gibaligya karong Biyernes, Abril 20 and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Dugang nga mga bouts nga gipahibalo sa mga umaabot nga mga semana.
Julia Budd, the only fighter to sit atop Bellator women’s featherweight division, has bested Germaine de Randamie, Arlene Blencowe ug Marloes Coenen amongst other names over the course of her eight-year mixed martial arts career. “The Jewel” is also the only woman to defeat Gina Carano in Muay-Thai competition. Karon, the Canada-native and former STRIKEFORCE competitor, returns to Oklahoma, where she makes her second title defense since winning the belt last year atBellator 174.
Talita Nogueira had already been crowned a world champion in jiu-jitsu prior to testing her hand in MMA. “Treta” went undefeated in six MMA contests in her home town of Sao Paulo, Brazil between 2009 ug 2013, before signing to compete with Bellator. Originally slated to fight Budd atBellator 133, Nogueira suffered an injury that forced her to withdraw from the contest. Her highly-anticipated promotional debut ultimately took place atBellator 182, where the 32-year-old scored a first-round submission overAmanda Bell. The Demain Maia-trained fighter now gets a second chance to compete against Budd, and this time, the world championship is on the line.
Former two-time world champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas has proven himself a perennial top-10 bantamweight fighter with impressive performances overJoe Warren, Marcos Galvao (x2), Wilson Reis and Zach Makovsky. Ang Bellator Panahon 5 tournament champion has strung together an impressive 10-2 record with Bellator during his seven-year tenure with the promotion. The 29-year-old trains alongside the likes of Jose Aldo at the famed Nova Uniao team in his home town of Rio de Janeiro and is looking for another shot at Bellator gold.
Fighting professionally since the age of 16, McDonald has been a mainstay in the bantamweight rankings for the better part of 11 ka tuig. The exciting Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has amassed an astonishing finishing rate, reaching the judges’ scorecards only three times in his 22 away. “Mayday” made his Bellator debut in 2017, scoring a victory overPeter Ligier, despitefracturing his handearly in the fight. Now that his hand has fully healed, the former world title challenger from Modesto, Calif. will look to defeat Dantas July 13 on Paramount Network.
Updated Bellator 202: Buddh vs. Walnut Fight Card:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Bout: Julia Budd (11-2) vs. Talita Nogueira (7-0)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout:Eduardo Dantas (20-5) vs. Michael McDonald (18-4)
CHRIS HONEYCUTT BATTLES UNDEFEATED JIU-JITSU ACE RAFAEL LOVATO JR. IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT
LOS ANGELES– The Bellator women’s featherweight championship will be up for grabs onBiyernes, Dec. 1 sa diha nga Julia Budd (10-2) defends her title in a rematch againstArlene Blencowe (10-6) sa Bellator 189inside WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., the same venue where Budd captured the inaugural belt earlier this year.
Dugang pa, the co-main event ofBellator 189: Buddh vs. Blencowe 2 will feature a middleweight contest pitting rising contenderChris Honeycutt (10-1) batok sa undefeated Rafael Lovato Jr. (6-0). Additional main card and preliminary bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at9 sa gabii. UG/8 sa gabii. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Ang mga tiket alang sa Bellator 189: Buddh vs. Blencowe 2are on sale now and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.
A STRIKEFORCE veteran, Budd enters the Bellator cage onDec. 1as the first and only women’s featherweight champion in promotional history. Currently in the midst of an eight-fight, six-year winning streak, the British Columbia native owns victories over the course of her career againstMarloes Coenen, Germaine de Randamie, as well as Gina Carano in kickboxing. Budd has also previously competed at bantamweight, going toe-to-toe with both Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey during her tenure in STRIKEFORCE. Continuing the trend of taking on top-flight competition, Budd meets Blencowe atBellator 189,in her second main event with Bellator.
The fighting pride of New South Wales, Australia, Arlene Blencowe enters her fight with Budd riding a three-fight winning streak, most recently edging out a split decision againstSinead Kavanagh sa Agosto. A former world champion boxer under the World Boxing Federation and Women’s International Boxing Association, “Angerfist” nearly defeated Budd during theirprevious meeting atBellator 162. A proud mother of two, the 34-year-old now has a chance to add more gold to her mantle, this time coming in the form of a Bellator MMA championship.
Since making the jump from welterweight to middleweight, the Fresno, Calif.-based Chris Honeycutt feels as though he is right at home in his newfound division. Riding a wave of momentum, which most recently culminated in a vicious stoppage againstKevin Casey, “The Cutt” must now get through BJJ ace Rafael Lovato Jr. The undefeated Lovato Jr. has experienced his own wave of success since signing with Bellator, including a submission victory overMike “Biggie” Rhodes. These two middleweights will meet in the co-main event ofBellator 189: Buddh vs. Blencowe 2 in an exciting battle between a two-time NCAA Division I Wrestling All-American at Edinboro University taking on a World Jiu-Jitsu and World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu champion.
Updated Bellator 189: Buddh vs. Blencowe 2 Fight Card:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Main Event: Julia Budd (10-2) vs. Arlene Blencowe (10-6)
Tunga sa Timbang nga Co-Main nga Timbang: Chris Honeycutt (10-1) vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. (6-0)
