Беллатор 244 AIRS LIVE ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK AND DAZN AT 10 П.М. ET FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
ВИШЕ, FORMER TITLEHOLDER JULIA BUDD RETURNS TO ACTION AGAINST JESSY MIELE IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT
ЛОС АНГЕЛЕС– On Friday, August 21, Bellator’s “FightSphere” atМохеган Сун Арена у Унцасвилле, Цонн. will host a light heavyweight world title main event bout featuring two-division Bellator champРајан Бадер(27-5, 1 НЦ) defending his 205-pound championship against Russia’sВадим Немков (11-2).
The evening’s co-main event sees fomer world championЈулија Будд(13-3) take on Connecticut’sJessy Miele (9-3) in a featherweight clash.
Беллатор 244: Бадер вс.. Немковairs live onнајважнија mreža иДАЗН Петак, Август 21 у 10 п.м. И / 21:00. ЦТ. Прелиминарна акција ће се преносити даљеИоуТубе канал Беллатор ММА. Додатни мечеви биће објављени наредних дана.
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, мат Митрионе иФедор Емелианенкоen route to winning Bellator’s 2018 Heavyweight World Grand Prix and becoming world heavyweight champ. Fighting out of Chandler, Аризона, the former two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler out of Arizona State University began his professional career by winning season eight ofУлтимате Фигхтер. “Darth” continued his path of dominance by collecting victories over some of the 205-pound division’s top talent, including career wins overПхил Давис(к2), Линтон Васселл, “Rampage” Jackson, Rashad Evans, Rafael “Feijão” Cavalcante and Ovince Saint Preux. Недавно, Bader fought heavyweightЦхеицк Конгоto 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 championРафаел Царвалхо. With that victory, Nemkov has defeated some of the best athletes Bellator has to offer, including three former champions consecutively in Carvalho, Пхил Давис иЛиам МцГеари. 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 крајеви, including seven victories since signing with Bellator in 2015. After defeating Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title atБеллатор 174, the Gibson MMA-product and Port Moody, British Columbia native has gone on to collect victories over top contendersОлга Рубин, Арлин Бленцове иТалита Ногуеира. With seven of her 13 победе у каријери долазе нокаутом или подношењем, “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 contenderТалита Ногуеираwhen she competes atBellator 244.Hailing from Waterbury, Цонн. the 35-year-old is currently in the midst of a four-fight unbeaten streak and was slated to compete againstЛеслие Смитх уBellator 241before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Фигхтинг професионално од 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.
MATCHUP SET FOR JANUARY 25 AT THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES AND LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN
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ЛОС АНГЕЛЕС– Bellator is set to deliver one of the most anticipated bouts in the history of women’s MMA on Saturday, Јануар 25 at the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Калиф. when reigning champЈулија Будд (13-2) defends her world featherweight title againstЦрис “Киборг”(21-2, 1 НЦ) у главном догађају.
Улазнице за Беллатор: Budd vs.Cyborggo on sale to the general public Friday, Нов. 4 у 10 а.м. PT and can be purchased at the Forum box office, as well as Bellator.com и Тицкетмастер.цом. A special presale is scheduled to take place Wednesday, Нов. 2 through Thursday, Нов. 3 using code “BELLATOR” upon purchase.
Беллатор: Будд вс. киборг will stream live exclusively on theДАЗНapp at 10 п.м. ЕТ / 7 п.м. ПТ, while preliminary action will stream onБеллатор.цом,ДАЗН и глобално на Мобилна апликација Беллатор. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Fighting out of Port Moody, Британска Колумбија, Канада, 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 крајеви, 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 atБеллатор 174, the Gibson MMA-product has since collected victories over top contendersОлга Рубин,Арлин Бленцове и Талита Ногуеира. With seven of her 13 каријера освојити долази путем нокаутом или подношења, 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, Тониа Евингер, Marloes Coenen andЛеслие Смитх.
Упдатед Беллатор: Будд вс. киборг Фигхт Цард:
Борба за титулу првака у полутешкој категорији: Јулија Будд(13-2) вс. Црис “Киборг” (21-2, 1 НЦ)
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ЛОС АНГЕЛЕС-Bellator is proud to announce the signing ofCristiane “Cyborg” Justino (21-2, 1 НЦ) to the organization. The deal – the largest of its kind in women’s MMA history – exclusively secures “Cyborg’s” talents with a multi-year, Мулти-борба уговор.
“Cyborg” joins current champЈулија Будд, Олга Рубин, Арлин Бленцове, Јанаи Хардинг иЛеслие Смитхизмеђу осталог, 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, Тониа Евингер, 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’,”Рекао је председник Беллатора Сцотт Цокер. “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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ЛОС АНГЕЛЕС– Bellator’s return to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Окла. у петак, Јул 12 will be headlined by a women’s featherweight title fight featuring Canada’sЈулија Будд(12-2) defending her title for a third time against undefeatedОлга Рубин(6-0) of Israel.
The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 п.м. ЕТ / 8 п.м. ЦТ, as well as DAZN.com, while preliminary action will stream onБеллатор.цом и глобално на Мобилна апликација Беллатор. Улазницеare on sale now 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.
Fighting out of Port Moody, Британска Колумбија, Канада, 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 крајеви, 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 atБеллатор 174, the Gibson MMA-product has since collected back-to-back victories over top contendersАрлин Бленцове и Талита Ногуеира. With six of her 12 каријера освојити долази путем нокаутом или подношења, 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 atБеллатор 164 и Беллатор 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, Израел, 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: Будд вс. RubinФигхт Цард:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Bout:Јулија Будд (12-2) вс. Олга Рубин (6-0)
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MICHAEL MCDONALD CHALLENGES FORMER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION EDUARDO DANTAS IN CO-MAIN EVENT
ЛОС АНГЕЛЕС– On Friday, Јул 13, Јулија Будд (11-2) will defend her featherweight world title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu aceТалита Ногуеира (7-0), у главном случају Беллатор 202 at WinStar World Casino and Resort. Додатно, the co-headliner will feature former Bellator world championЕдуардо Дантас (20-5) преузимајући Мицхаел МцДоналд (18-4) in a bantamweight clash of top contenders.
Беллатор 202: Будд вс. Орах will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 п.м. ЕТ / 8 п.м. ЦТ, while preliminary action will stream onБеллатор.цоми глобално на Мобилна апликација Беллатор. Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, Април 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.
Јулија Будд, the only fighter to sit atop Bellator women’s featherweight division, has bested Germaine de Randamie, Арлин Бленцове и Марлоес Цоенен 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. Сада, the Canada-native and former STRIKEFORCE competitor, returns to Oklahoma, where she makes her second title defense since winning the belt last year atБеллатор 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 и 2013, before signing to compete with Bellator. Originally slated to fight Budd atБеллатор 133, Nogueira suffered an injury that forced her to withdraw from the contest. Her highly-anticipated promotional debut ultimately took place atБеллатор 182, where the 32-year-old scored a first-round submission overАманда Белл. 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 overЏо Ворен, Марцос Галвао (к2), Wilson Reis and Zach Makovsky. Беллатор Сезона 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 године. The exciting Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has amassed an astonishing finishing rate, reaching the judges’ scorecards only three times in his 22 туче. “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, Калиф. will look to defeat Dantas July 13 on Paramount Network.
Упдатед Беллатор 202: Будд вс. Орах Фигхт Цард:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Bout: Јулија Будд (11-2) вс. Талита Ногуеира (7-0)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout:Едуардо Дантас (20-5) вс. Мицхаел МцДоналд (18-4)
CHRIS HONEYCUTT BATTLES UNDEFEATED JIU-JITSU ACE RAFAEL LOVATO JR. IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT
ЛОС АНГЕЛЕС– The Bellator women’s featherweight championship will be up for grabs onПетак, Нов. 1 када Јулија Будд (10-2) defends her title in a rematch againstАрлин Бленцове (10-6) у Беллатор 189inside WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, ОКЛА., the same venue where Budd captured the inaugural belt earlier this year.
Додатно, the co-main event ofБеллатор 189: Будд вс. Бленцове 2 will feature a middleweight contest pitting rising contenderКрис Хонеицутт (10-1) против непоражен Рафаел Ловато Јр. (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 п.м. И/8 п.м. ЦТ, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Улазнице за Беллатор 189: Будд вс. Бленцове 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 onНов. 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 againstМарлоес Цоенен, 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 atБеллатор 189,in her second main event with Bellator.
The fighting pride of New South Wales, Аустралија, Arlene Blencowe enters her fight with Budd riding a three-fight winning streak, most recently edging out a split decision againstСинеад Каванагх у августу. A former world champion boxer under the World Boxing Federation and Women’s International Boxing Association, “Angerfist” nearly defeated Budd during theirprevious meeting atБеллатор 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 ofБеллатор 189: Будд вс. Бленцове 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.
