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BELLATOR MMA DOUBLE CHAMP RYAN BADER DEFENDS LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST TEAM FEDOR’S VADIM NEMKOV ON FRIDAY, AUG. 21
GEHIAGO, 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 eguzkia Arena 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.
Warrior 244: Bader vs.. Nemkovairs live onParamount Network etaDAZN Ostirala, Abuztua 21 at 10 p.m. ETA / 21:00. 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, Matt Mitrione etaFedor 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 ofUltimate 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. Azkenaldian, Bader fought heavyweightCheick Kongo to 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 etaLiam 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 muturretan, including seven victories since signing with Bellator in 2015. After defeating Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title atWarrior 174, the Gibson MMA-product and Port Moody, British Columbia native has gone on to collect victories over top contendersOlga Rubin, Arlene Blencowe etaTalita Nogueira. With seven of her 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 atBellator 241before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Profesionalki borroka geroztik 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.
EguneratuaWarrior 244: Bader vs.. NemkovTxartel nagusia:
Paramount Network and DAZN
10 p.m. ETA / 21:00. CT
Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Ryan Bader (27-5, 1 NC) vs.Vadim Nemkov(11-2)
Luma Pisuko Ko-Ekitaldi Nagusia: Julia Budd(13-3) vs.Jessy Miele(9-3)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Roy Nelson(23-19) vs.Valentin Moldavsky(9-1)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel
Pisu ertaineko aurrez aurrekoa: John Salter(17-4) vs.Andrew Kapel(15-6)
Aurrez aurreko borroka arina: Adam Piccolot(12-3) vs.Sidney Outlaw(14-4)
Pisu galantak aurrez aurre: Erik Perez(19-7) vs.Joshua Hill(19-3)
Luma Pisuko Aurretiazko Borroka: Lucas Brennan (2-0) vs.Will Smith (3-1)
Aurrez aurreko borroka arina: Vladimir Tokov(7-0) vs.Chris Gonzalez(4-0)
Aurrez aurreko borroka arina: Lance Gibson Jr.(3-0) vs.Shane Kruchten(12-5)
*Txartela aldatu egin daiteke.
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HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BELLATOR FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SUPERFIGHT BETWEEN JULIA BUDD AND CRIS ‘CYBORG’ IS OFFICIAL
BELLATOR SIGNS CRIS ‘CYBORG’ TO LARGEST CONTRACT IN WOMEN’S MMA HISTORY
LOS ANGELES - Bellator is proud to announce the signing of Cristiane “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, anitzeko borroka kontratua.
“Cyborg” joins current champJulia Budd, Olga Rubin, Arlene Blencowe, Janay Harding etaLeslie Smithbesteak beste, 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’,"Bellator presidente Scott Coker-ek esan zuen. “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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JULIA BUDD DEFENDS HER BELLATOR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST OLGA RUBIN AT WINSTAR WORLD CASINO AND RESORT ON JULY 12
APELADORE OFIZIALA 202: BUDD VS. NOGUEIRA RESULTS & ARGAZKIAK
Osatua Warrior 202: Budd vs. Walnut Emaitzak:
Julia Budd (12-2) garaitu Talita Nogueira (7-1) TKO bidez (punches) at 4:07 txandan hiru
Michael McDonald (19-4) garaitu Eduardo Dantas (20-6) KO bidez (punches) at :58 Bat txandan
Chris HONEYCUTT (11-2, 1 NC) garaitu Leo Leite (10-2) aho batez erabaki bidez (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)
Valentin Moldavsky (8-1) garaitu Ernest James (1-1) TKO bidez (punches) at 4:03 of second round
Aurrematrikula Txartela emaitzak:
Daniel Carey (6-2) garaitu Aaron Webb (2-1) aurkezteko bidez (atzerako biluzik choke) at 2:54 Kopako bi of
Will Morris (3-0) garaitu Charles Williams (3-1) aho batez erabaki bidez (30-27, 30-26, 30-25)
Veta Arteaga (4-2) garaitu Emily Ducote (6-5) aho batez erabaki bidez (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Yaroslav Amasov (20-0) garaitu Gerald Harris (25-7) aho batez erabaki bidez (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Steve Kozola (9-2) garaitu Ryan Walker (7-4) KO bidez (punches) at 1:45 Bat txandan
Rudy Schaffroth (5-0, 1 NC) garaitu Jon Hill (12-7) TKO bidez (punches) at :42 Bat txandan
Tyler Ingram (2-0) garaitu Fernando Gonzalez (3-1) aurkezteko bidez (atzerako biluzik choke) at 4:13 Kopako bi of
Nation Gibrick (2-0) garaitu Luis Erives (0-1) aurkezteko bidez (orpo kako) at 1:30 Bat txandan
APELADORE OFIZIALA 202: BUDD VS. NOGUEIRA WEIGH-IN RESULTS & ARGAZKIAK
Osatua Warrior 202 Ponderatu emaitzak:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Main Event: Julia Budd (144.1) vs. Talita Nogueira (144.3)
Bantamweight Co-Main Event: Eduardo Dantas (135.5) vs. Michael McDonald (135.6)
Pisu ertaineko txartel nagusiaren kontra: Chris HONEYCUTT (185.6) vs. Leo Leite (184.3)
Pisu astuneko txartel nagusia: Ernest James (261.1) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (232.9)
Pisu oneko pisua: Gerald Harris (170.5) vs. Yaroslav Amasov (170.2)
Women’s Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Emily Ducote (125) vs. Veta Arteaga (125.7)
Aurrez aurreko borroka arina: Steve Kozola (154.6) vs. Ryan Walker (155.9)
Luma Pisuko Aurretiazko Borroka: Aaron Webb (144.7) vs. Daniel Carey (145.4)
Aurrez aurreko borroka arina: Charles Williams (153.6) vs. Will Morris (155.5)
Aurrez aurreko borroka arina: Nation Gibrick (155.3) vs. Luis Erives (155.9)
Pisu oneko pisua: Tyler Ingram (169.9) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (170.7)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Jon Hill (256.2) vs. Rudy Schaffroth (252.4)
JULIA BUDD DEFENDS HER WORLD TITLE AGAINST UNDEFEATED TALITA NOGUEIRA AT BELLATOR 202 OSTIRALA, UZTAILAK 13 ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK
MICHAEL MCDONALD CHALLENGES FORMER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION EDUARDO DANTAS IN CO-MAIN EVENT
LOS ANGELES – On Friday, Uztailaren 13, Julia Budd (11-2) will defend her featherweight world title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Talita Nogueira (7-0), ekitaldi nagusian Warrior 202 at WinStar World Casino and Resort. Horrez gain, the co-headliner will feature former Bellator world champion Eduardo Dantas (20-5) hartzea Michael McDonald (18-4) in a bantamweight clash of top contenders.
Warrior 202: Budd vs. Walnut zuzenean eta doan emitituko da Paramount Network helbidean 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.cometa mundu mailan Bellator Mugikorretarako aplikazioa. Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, April 20 and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Julia Budd, the only fighter to sit atop Bellator women’s featherweight division, has bested Germaine de Randamie, Arlene Blencowe eta 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. Orain, the Canada-native and former STRIKEFORCE competitor, returns to Oklahoma, where she makes her second title defense since winning the belt last year at Warrior 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 eta 2013, before signing to compete with Bellator. Originally slated to fight Budd at Warrior 133, Nogueira suffered an injury that forced her to withdraw from the contest. Her highly-anticipated promotional debut ultimately took place at Warrior 182, where the 32-year-old scored a first-round submission over Amanda 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 over Joe Warren, Marcos Galvao (x2), Wilson Reis and Zach Makovsky. Bellator denboraldia 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 urte. The exciting Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has amassed an astonishing finishing rate, reaching the judges’ scorecards only three times in his 22 Borrokak. “Mayday” made his Bellator debut in 2017, scoring a victory over Peter Ligier, despite fracturing his hand early in the fight. Now that his hand has fully healed, the former world title challenger from Modesto, Kalifornia. will look to defeat Dantas July 13 on Paramount Network.
Eguneratua Warrior 202: Budd vs. Walnut Borroka Txartela:
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)
ETA ORAINDIK! JULIA BUDD RETAINS WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE WITH A SPLIT DECISION VICTORY AT BELLATOR 189
Osatua Warrior 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 Txartela emaitza nagusiak:
Julia Budd (11-2) garaitu Arlene Blencowe (10-7) split erabaki bidez (46-49, 48-47, 49-46)
Argazkiak: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sch58s8ehmtwnjr/AAAx69mIvHYsMWb1iukNObqea?dl=0
Rafael Lovato Jr.. (7-0) garaitu Chris HONEYCUTT (10-2, 1 NC) aho batez erabaki bidez (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Argazkiak: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tcr1yg7q1e190fc/AAA7RYTKz1PLenoBmmjKaluTa?dl=0
Chidi Njokuani (18-5, 1 NC) garaitu Hisaki Kato (8-3) aho batez erabaki bidez (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Argazkiak: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xbk2nyzieavcgcm/AADm9fwL3c9TniJiK-gb-u4oa?dl=0
David Rickels (19-4, 2 NC) garaitu Adam Piccolot (9-2) aho batez erabaki bidez (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Argazkiak: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jz0hx1wjmz82s11/AAB-PokM2z8vn211Lmv9WojZa?dl=0
Aurrematrikula Txartela emaitzak:
Sam Sicilia (16-8) garaitu Marcos Galvao (18-9-1) aho batez erabaki bidez (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Gaston Bolanos (2-1) garaitu Rick Gutierrez (0-2) via knockout at 1:13 Bat txandan
Mandel Nallo (6-0) garaitu Alec Williams (6-2) TKO bidez 0:18 Bat txandan
Juliana Velasquez (6-0) garaitu Na Liang (6-2) aurkezteko bidez (arm bar) at 0:32 Kopako bi of
Cris Williams (3-0) garaitu Thomas Lopez (1-3) aurkezteko bidez (triangle) at 1:39 Bat txandan
Stephanie Geltmacher (2-0) garaitu Ky Bennett (0-1) aho batez erabaki bidez (30-25, 30-25, 30-27)
Brian Grinnell (9-7) garaitu Kemmyelle Haley (7-6) via submission at 0:39 Bat txandan
Brandon Phillips (7-3) garaitu Jordan Howard (10-4) aho batez erabaki bidez (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Andrew Parker (7-2) garaitu Frank Patterson (4-5) aurkezteko bidez (triangle) at 3:03 Bat txandan
Warrior 189 OSTIRALEAN, DEC. 1 TO FEATURE WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMP JULIA BUDD MAKING FIRST TITLE DEFENSE IN REMATCH AGAINST ARLENE BLENCOWE
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 on Ostirala, Abendu. 1 denean Julia Budd (10-2) defends her title in a rematch against Arlene Blencowe (10-6) at Warrior 189 inside WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., the same venue where Budd captured the inaugural belt earlier this year.
Horrez gain, the co-main event of Warrior 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 will feature a middleweight contest pitting rising contender Chris HONEYCUTT (10-1) boladan aurka 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 at 9 p.m. ETA/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Sarrerak Warrior 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 are 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 on Abendu. 1 as 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 against Marloes 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 at Warrior 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 against Sinead Kavanagh abuztuan. A former world champion boxer under the World Boxing Federation and Women’s International Boxing Association, “Angerfist” nearly defeated Budd during their previous meeting at Warrior 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 against Kevin 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 over Mike “Biggie” Rhodes. These two middleweights will meet in the co-main event of Warrior 189: Budd 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.
Eguneratua Warrior 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 Borroka Txartela:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Main Event: Julia Budd (10-2) vs. Arlene Blencowe (10-6)
Middleweight Co-Main Event: Chris HONEYCUTT (10-1) vs. Rafael Lovato Jr.. (6-0)