Bellator 249: Cyborg vs.BlencoweThẻ chính: Cris “Cyborg” (23-2) đánh bại Arlene Blencowe(13-8) qua trình (phía sau naked sặc) tại 2:46 của vòng hai Leandro Higo (20-5) đánh bại Ricky Bandejas(13-5) qua trình (phía sau naked sặc) tại 2:32 của vòng hai Steve Mowry (8-0) đánh bại Shawn Teed (6-3-1) qua TKO tại 4:22 của một vòng Bạn Awad (23-13, 1 NC) và Mandel Nallo(7-1, 1 NC) ended in a no contest (unintentional low blow) Thẻ sơ bộ: Andrew Kapel(16-7) đánh bại Joseph Creer(7-2-1) qua TKO (ngừng của bác sĩ – cut) tại 5:00 của vòng hai Kemran Lachinov(10-2) đánh bại Kyle Crutchmer(6-1) thông qua quyết định nhất trí (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Christian Edwards(4-0) đánh bại Hamza Salim(5-4) qua trình (phía sau naked sặc) tại 1:38 của vòng hai Da’mon Blackshear (8-3) đánh bại Mike Kimbel (3-3) qua trình (phía sau naked sặc) tại 4:14 của vòng hai Aviv Gozali(5-0) đánh bại Logan Neal(1-1) qua trình (Kimura) tại 3:22 của một vòng Albert Gonzales(2-2) đánh bại Kastriot Xhema(3-5, 1 NC) qua TKO (fighter retirement) tại 5:00 của vòng hai
Bellator 244 AIRS LIVE ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK AND DAZN AT 10 Giờ chiều. ET FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
THÊM, 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 ở 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 onParamount Mạng vàDAZN Thứ sáu, Tháng tám 21 tại 10 giờ chiều. 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, Matt Mitrione vàFedor 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 ofThe 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. Gần đây nhất, 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 vàLiam 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 đầu, 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 vàTalita 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 tạiBellator 241before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Chiến đấu chuyên nghiệp từ năm 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.
Cập nhậtBellator 244: Bader vs. NemkovThẻ chính:
Paramount Network and DAZN
10 giờ chiều. ET/9 p.m. CT
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)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Roy Nelson(23-19) vs.Valentin Moldavsky(9-1)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: John Salter(17-4) vs.Andrew Kapel(15-6)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Adam Piccolot(12-3) vs.Sidney Outlaw(14-4)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Erik Perez(19-7) vs.Joshua Hill(19-3)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout:Lucas Brennan (2-0) vs.Will Smith (3-1)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: 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, Tháng Mười 4
LOS ANGELES– Bellator is set to deliver one of the most anticipated bouts in the history of women’s MMA on Saturday, Tháng giêng 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) trong các sự kiện chính.
Vé cho Bellator: Budd vs.Cyborggo on sale to the general public Friday, Tháng Mười. 4 tại 10 a.m. PT and can be purchased at the Forum box office, as well as Bellator.com và Ticketmaster.com. A special presale is scheduled to take place Wednesday, Tháng Mười. 2 through Thursday, Tháng Mười. 3 using code “BELLATOR” upon purchase.
Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg will stream live exclusively on theDAZNapp at 10 giờ chiều. ET / 7 giờ chiều. PT, while preliminary action will stream onBellator.com,DAZNand globally on theBellator Mobile App. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
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 đầu, 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 và Talita Nogueira. With seven of her 13 sự nghiệp thắng sắp tới bằng cách loại trực tiếp hoặc nộp hồ sơ, 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.
Cập nhật Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg Fight Card:
Featherweight World Title Bout: Julia Budd(13-2) vs. Cris “Cyborg” (21-2, 1 NC)
*Thẻ có thể thay đổi
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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, hợp đồng nhiều chiến.
“Cyborg” joins current champJulia Budd, Olga Rubin, Arlene Blencowe, Janay Harding vàLeslie Smithtrong số những người khác, 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. vào thứ Sáu, Tháng bảy 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 giờ chiều. ET / 8 giờ chiều. CT, as well as DAZN.com, while preliminary action will stream onBellator.comand globally on theBellator Mobile App. Véare 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, 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 đầu, 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 và Talita Nogueira. With six of her 12 sự nghiệp thắng sắp tới bằng cách loại trực tiếp hoặc nộp hồ sơ, 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 và 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. RubinFight Card:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Bout:Julia Budd (12-2) vs. Olga Rubin(6-0)
*Thẻ có thể thay đổi
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MICHAEL MCDONALD CHALLENGES FORMER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION EDUARDO DANTAS IN CO-MAIN EVENT
LOS ANGELES– On Friday, Tháng bảy 13, Julia Budd (11-2) will defend her featherweight world title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu aceTalita Nogueira (7-0), trong các sự kiện chính của Bellator 202 at WinStar World Casino and Resort. Ngoài ra, the co-headliner will feature former Bellator world championEduardo Dantas (20-5) tham gia vào Michael McDonald (18-4) in a bantamweight clash of top contenders.
Bellator 202: Budd vs. Quả óc chó will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 giờ chiều. ET / 8 giờ chiều. CT, while preliminary action will stream onBellator.comand globally on theBellator Mobile App. Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, Tháng tư 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 và 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. Hiện nay, 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 và 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. Các Bellator Mùa 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 năm. The exciting Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has amassed an astonishing finishing rate, reaching the judges’ scorecards only three times in his 22 chiến đấu. “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.
Cập nhật Bellator 202: Budd vs. Quả óc chó 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 onThứ sáu, Tháng mười hai. 1 khi nào Julia Budd (10-2) defends her title in a rematch againstArlene Blencowe (10-6) tại Bellator 189inside WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., the same venue where Budd captured the inaugural belt earlier this year.
Ngoài ra, the co-main event ofBellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 will feature a middleweight contest pitting rising contenderChris Honeycutt (10-1) chống lại bất khả chiến bại 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 giờ chiều. VÀ/8 giờ chiều. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Vé cho 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 onTháng mười hai. 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, Úc, Arlene Blencowe enters her fight with Budd riding a three-fight winning streak, most recently edging out a split decision againstSinead Kavanagh vào tháng Tám. 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.
Cập nhật Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2Fight Card:
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)
