Bellator 249: Cyborg vs.BlencoweCard de principal: Cris “Cyborg” (23-2) învins Arlene Blencowe(13-8) prin depunerea (sufoca-spate gol) la 2:46 de runda a doua Leandro Higo (20-5) învins Ricky Trays(13-5) prin depunerea (sufoca-spate gol) la 2:32 de runda a doua Steve Mowry (8-0) învins Shawn Teed (6-3-1) prin TKO la 4:22 de o rundă Tu Awad (23-13, 1 NC) și Mandel Nallo(7-1, 1 NC) ended in a no contest (unintentional low blow) Card de preliminară: Andrew Kapel(16-7) învins Joseph Creer(7-2-1) prin TKO (oprire medicului – cut) la 5:00 de runda a doua Kemran Lachinov(10-2) învins Kyle Crutchmer(6-1) prin decizie unanimă (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Christian Edwards(4-0) învins Hamza Salim(5-4) prin depunerea (sufoca-spate gol) la 1:38 de runda a doua Da’mon Blackshear (8-3) învins Mike Kimbel (3-3) prin depunerea (sufoca-spate gol) la 4:14 de runda a doua Aviv Gozali(5-0) învins Logan Neal(1-1) prin depunerea (Kimura) la 3:22 de o rundă Albert Gonzales(2-2) învins Kastriot Xhema(3-5, 1 NC) prin TKO (fighter retirement) la 5:00 de runda a doua
Bellator 244 AERII TRĂiesc PE REȚEAUA PARAMOUNT ȘI DAZN AT 10 P. M. ET DIN MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
MAI MULT, FOSTUL DEȚINĂTOR JULIA BUDD REVINE LA ACȚIUNEA ÎMPOTRIVA JESSY MIELE ÎN EVENIMENTUL CO-MAIN
LOS ANGELES- Vineri, 21 august, „FightSphere” de la Bellator laMohegan Sun Arena în Uncasville, Conn. va găzdui un meci al evenimentului principal la titlul mondial la categoria grea ușoară, cu campionul Bellator în două diviziiRyan Bader(27-5, 1 NC) apărându-și campionatul de 205 de lire sterline împotriva RusieiVadim Nemkov (11-2).
Evenimentul co-principal al serii îl vede pe campion mondialJulia Budd(13-3) luați ConnecticutJessy Miele (9-3) într-o ciocnire cu greutatea pană.
Bellator 244: Bader vs.. Nemkovemite în directParamount rețea șiDAZN Vineri, August 21 la 10 p.m. ȘI / 21:00. CT. Acțiunile preliminare vor continuaCanalul YouTube al Bellator MMA. Bătăi suplimentare vor fi anunțate în următoarele zile.
Un câștigător a șapte din opt concursuri atât la categoria grea, cât și la cea grea ușoară, Dublul campion al lui Bellator, Ryan Bader, va face prima sa apărare a titlului la categoria grea ușoară de la înfrângerea „King Mo” Lawal, Matt Mitrione șiFedor Emelianenkoîn drum spre câștigarea lui Bellator 2018 Marele Premiu Mondial al greutăților și devenind campion mondial al greutăților. Luptând din Chandler, Arizona., fostul luptător de două ori NCAA Divizia I All-American din Arizona State University și-a început cariera profesională câștigând sezonul opt dinUltimate Fighter. „Darth” și-a continuat drumul de dominație colectând victorii asupra unora dintre cei mai buni talenti ai diviziei de 205 de lire sterline, inclusiv câștiguri în carierăPhil Davis(x2), Linton Vassell, „Rampage” Jackson, Rashad Evans, Rafael „Feijão” Cavalcante și Ovince Saint Preux. Cel mai recent, Bader s-a luptat cu greutățile greleCheick Kongo la un concurs fără ca urmare a unei lovituri accidentale a ochilor.
Vadim Nemkov, o centrală rusă de 28 de ani, care este neînvins în ultimele sale șase lupte și un perfect 4-0 în Bellator de la conectare 2017, va intra în primul său titlu de fotbal în MMA, proaspăt câștigând o victorie împotriva fostului campion mondial de greutate medieRafael Carvalho. Cu acea victorie, Nemkov a învins unii dintre cei mai buni sportivi pe care Bellator îi poate oferi, inclusiv trei foști campioni consecutiv la Carvalho, Phil Davis șiLiam McGeary. De trei ori campion național rus la sambo, Nemkov se antrenează alături de legendarul Fedor Emelianenko din Stary Oskol, Rusia pentru echipa Fedor.
Fosta campioană mondială Bellator la greutatea pană Julia Budd a câștigat 11 din ultima ei 12 capete, inclusiv șapte victorii de la semnarea cu Bellator în 2015. După ce a învins-o pe legenda olandeză Marloes Coenen pentru primul titlu mondial feminin Bellator la greutatea pană laBellator 174, produsul Gibson MMA și Port Moody, Nativul din Columbia Britanică a continuat să adune victorii asupra concurenților de topOlga Rubin, Arlene Blencowe șiTalita Nogueira. Cu șapte din ea 13 victorii în carieră venite prin eliminare sau supunere, „Bijuteria” va căuta să revină în disputa pentru titlu, cu o victorie declarație în august 21.
Cu o marcă de carieră impresionantă de 9-3, Jessy Miele va căuta să câștige cea mai recentă victorie asupra fostului concurent la titlul BellatorTalita Nogueiracând concurează la244.Provenind din Waterbury, Conn. în vârstă de 35 de ani este în prezent în mijlocul unei serii neînvinsă de patru lupte și ar trebui să concureze împotrivaLeslie Smith laBellator 241înainte de a fi anulat din cauza pandemiei COVID-19. Luptând profesional de atunci 2014, și să concurezi împotriva celor de genul Nogueira și Charmaine Tweet pe parcurs, „The Widowmaker” se va confrunta, fără îndoială, cu cel mai dur test din cariera sa de aproape șase ani, când îl va întâlni pe Budd în august. 21.
ActualizatBellator 244: Bader vs.. NemkovCard de principal:
Paramount Network și DAZN
10 p.m. ȘI / 21:00. CT
Combaterea titlului mondial la categoria grea ușoară: Ryan Bader (27-5, 1 NC) vs.Vadim Nemkov(11-2)
Co-Main Event Featherweight: Julia Budd(13-3) vs.Jessy Miele(9-3)
Combaterea funcției grele: Roy Nelson(23-19) vs.Valentin Moldavsky(9-1)
Card preliminar actualizat:
Canalul YouTube al Bellator MMA
Atac preliminar pentru greutate medie: John Salter(17-4) vs.Andrew Kapel(15-6)
Atac preliminar ușor: Adam Piccolot(12-3) vs.Sidney Outlaw(14-4)
Atac preliminar pentru greutatea bantamă: Erik Perez(19-7) vs.Joshua Hill(19-3)
Atac preliminar pentru greutatea plumii:Lucas Brennan (2-0) vs.Will Smith (3-1)
Atac preliminar ușor: Vladimir Tokov(7-0) vs.Chris Gonzalez(4-0)
MATCHUP SET FOR JANUARY 25 AT THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES AND LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN
TICKETS ON SALE NEXT FRIDAY, Octombrie 4
LOS ANGELES– Bellator is set to deliver one of the most anticipated bouts in the history of women’s MMA on Saturday, Ianuarie 25 at the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Calif. when reigning champJulia Budd (13-2) defends her world featherweight title againstCris “Cyborg”(21-2, 1 NC) în evenimentul principal.
Bilete pentru Bellator: Budd vs.Cyborggo on sale to the general public Friday, Octombrie. 4 la 10 a.m. PT and can be purchased at the Forum box office, as well as Bellator.com și Ticketmaster.com. A special presale is scheduled to take place Wednesday, Octombrie. 2 până joi, Octombrie. 3 using code “BELLATOR” upon purchase.
Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg will stream live exclusively on theDAZNapp at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, în timp ce acțiunea preliminară va continua Bellator.com,DAZNand globally on theBellator Mobile App. Bătăi suplimentare vor fi anunțate în următoarele săptămâni.
Fighting out of Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada, Budd will enter the Bellator cage in January for the fourth time since claiming the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title in 2017. Currently riding a winning streak of 11 capete, including seven straight fights since joining forces with Bellator in 2015, “The Jewel” has her eyes set on a fourth consecutive world title defense when she finally has the opportunity to challenge “Cyborg.” Since knocking off Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the 145-pound strap atBellator 174, the Gibson MMA-product has since collected victories over top contendersOlga Rubin,Arlene Blencowe și Talita Nogueira. Cu șapte din ea 13 cariera victorii vine prin knock-out sau de depunere, the former kickboxing standout will look to derail the Bellator debut of “Cyborg.”
On the heels of signing the largest contract in women’s MMA history, Cris “Cyborg” will enter the Bellator cage for the first time on January 25, with the opportunity to lay claim to Bellator gold. Just like her upcoming opponent, “Cyborg” too was an inaugural champion, winning the inaugural Strikeforce Featherweight Championship in 2009 after defeating Gina Carano. The 34-year-old Curitiba, Brazil-native’s Bellator tenure follows a three-year run in UFC, multiple world title and a 20-fight unbeaten streak that includes notable victories against Holly Holm, Tonya Evinger, Marloes Coenen andLeslie Smith.
Actualizat Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg Card de luptă:
Featherweight World Title Bout: Julia Budd(13-2) vs. Cris “Cyborg”(21-2, 1 NC)
*Cardul poate fi modificat
Vă rugăm să vizitați Bellator.com pentru mai multe informații.
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, contract de multi-lupta.
“Cyborg” joins current champJulia Budd, Olga Rubin, Arlene Blencowe, Janay Harding șiLeslie Smithprintre altele, 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 President Scott Coker said. “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. vineri, Iulie 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 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, as well as DAZN.com, în timp ce acțiunea preliminară va continua Bellator.comand globally on theBellator Mobile App. Bileteare on sale now and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Bătăi suplimentare vor fi anunțate în următoarele săptămâni.
Fighting out of 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. Currently riding a winning streak of 10 capete, 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 și Talita Nogueira. With six of her 12 cariera victorii vine prin knock-out sau de depunere, 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 și 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: Budd vs. RubinCard de luptă:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Bout:Julia Budd (12-2) vs. Olga Rubin (6-0)
*Cardul poate fi modificat
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MICHAEL MCDONALD CHALLENGES FORMER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION EDUARDO DANTAS IN CO-MAIN EVENT
LOS ANGELES - Vineri, Iulie 13, Julia Budd (11-2) will defend her featherweight world title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu aceTalita Nogueira (7-0), în evenimentul principal al Bellator 202 at WinStar World Casino and Resort. În plus, the co-headliner will feature former Bellator world championEduardo Dantas (20-5) luând în Michael McDonald (18-4) in a bantamweight clash of top contenders.
Bellator 202: Budd vs. Nuc will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, în timp ce acțiunea preliminară va continua Bellator.comand globally on theBellator Mobile App. Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, Aprilie 20 and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Bătăi suplimentare vor fi anunțate în următoarele săptămâni.
Julia Budd, the only fighter to sit atop Bellator women’s featherweight division, has bested Germaine de Randamie, Arlene Blencowe și 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. Acum, 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 și 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. Bellator Sezonul 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 an. The exciting Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has amassed an astonishing finishing rate, reaching the judges’ scorecards only three times in his 22 lupte. “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.
Actualizat Bellator 202: Budd vs. Nuc Card de luptă:
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 onVineri, Decembrie. 1 când Julia Budd (10-2) defends her title in a rematch againstArlene Blencowe (10-6) la Bellator 189inside WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., the same venue where Budd captured the inaugural belt earlier this year.
În plus, the co-main event ofBellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 will feature a middleweight contest pitting rising contenderChris Honeycutt (10-1) împotriva neînvinsă 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 p.m. ȘI/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Bilete pentru Bellator 189: Budd 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 onDecembrie. 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 în luna august. 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: 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.
Actualizat Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 Card de luptă:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Main Event: Julia Budd (10-2) vs. Arlene Blencowe (10-6)
Co-Main Event cu greutate medie: Chris Honeycutt (10-1) vs. Rafael Lovato Jr.. (6-0)
