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BELLATOR MMA 261 MEDIA DAY VIDEOS AND QUOTES
LIZ CARMOUCHE MEETS UNDEFEATED KANA WATANABE IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT OF BELLATOR MMA 261 AR Dé hAoine, Meitheamh 25 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME AT 9 P.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS & Grianghraif FOR Bellator 256: BADER VS. MACHIDA 2
Bellator OIFIGIÚIL 246: ARCHULETA VS. MIX RESULTS AND PHOTOS
Bellator OIFIGIÚIL 245: DAVIS VS. MACHIDA 2 RESULTS AND PHOTOS
BELLATOR MMA ANNOUNCES MASSIVE DOUBLEHEADER LIVE ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK AND DAZN FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
NÍOS MÓ, THE BELLATOR DEBUTS OF FORMER TITLE CHALLENGERS CAT ZINGANO AND LIZ CARMOUCHE
LOS ANGELES— For the first time, Bellator MMA’s “FightSphere” atMOHEGAN Sun Arena i UNCASVILLE, Conn. will host a stacked doubleheader weekend on Friday, Seacht. 11 and Saturday, Seacht. 12. On night one, Bellator 245is headlined by former world champsPhil Davis (21-5, 1 NC) agusLyoto Machida (26-9) in a light heavyweight rematch, cé goBellator 246on night two sees a bantamweight world championship fight featuring top contenderJuan Archuleta (24-2) taking on the undefeatedPatchy Mix (13-0) for the vacant title.
Two former world title challengers also make their long-awaited Bellator debuts, marCat Zingano (10-4) Bíonn arGabby Holloway (6-5) in a featherweight matchup atBellator 245, cé goLiz Carmouche (13-7) meets the newly signedDeAnna Bennett (10-6-1) at flyweight during the main card ofBellator 246.
Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2ar an Aoine, Seacht. 11 agusBellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mixar an Satharn, Seacht. 12 air live onLíonra Paramount agusDAZN ag 10 p.m. AGUS / 9 p.m. CT. Preliminary action will stream onBellator MMA’s YouTube channel. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.
A former Bellator light heavyweight world champion, Phil Davis returns to the Bellator cage for the first time since stoppingKarl Albrektsson agBellator 231 in October of last year. A four-time NCAA D-I All-American wrestler at Penn State University, "An tUasal. Wonderful” has earned professional victories over Brian Stann, Alexander Gustafsson, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, and the man he will face again on Sept. 11, Lyoto Machida. With eight Bellator appearances already, the San Diego-based fighter has his sights set on reclaiming his world title in the sport’s toughest light heavyweight division.
After signing with Bellator in 2018, Lyoto Machida made his highly anticipated promotional debut with a victory over former champRafael CarvalhoagBellator 213and would later go on to defeat the now-retiredChael Sonneninside the famed Madison Square Garden atBellator 222. The former UFC light heavyweight champ, known to fans around the globe as “The Dragon,” owns notable career wins over Tito Ortiz, “Shogun” Rua, Dan Henderson, Rashad Evans and Randy Couture. Having lost to Davis in the first matchup in Brazil, the native ofSalvador, Bahia, Brazil is looking for redemption and a future shot at Bellator gold.
Fresh off of an impressive victory overHenry Corrales agBellator 238 níos luaithe i mbliana, Juan Archuleta will look to capture the promotion’s vacant bantamweight strap. Fighting out of Hesperia, Calif., the 32-year-old knockout artist will once again drop down a weight class for a shot at the world title, something he successfully accomplished on four separate occasions while competing for regional promotion King of the Cage (light welterweight, lightweight, flyweight and bantamweight). Following a hard-fought featherweight world title bout withPatricio PitBull Is speisialtóir Muay Téalainnis é a ghlac a chrios teidil meáchain welter M-1 Challenge Aibreán seo caite ag, “The Spaniard” returns to bantamweight, where he has been undefeated for over five years.
Currently fighting out of Jackson Wink MMA in Albuquerque, N.M., Patchy Mix will make his fourth appearance for Bellator, where he has tallied three first-round submission victories. The 26-year-old Buffalo, N.Y.-native hopes to remain undefeated and build off of his most recent win on New Year’s Eve, which saw “No Love” earn a guillotine choke-submission over Yuki Motoya at Bellator’s co-promotional event with Rizin atRizin.20sa tSeapáin. Prior to his time with the Scott Coker-led promotion, Mix dominated his competition in all nine of his fights with King of the Cage, collecting five first round finishes. Anois, the submission specialist will face the toughest test of his young career, a matchup with the former Bellator featherweight world title contender and a shot at Bellator’s vacant 135-pound strap.
Also announced forBellator 245…“Easy” Ed Ruth (8-2) returns to middleweight against the debutingTaylor “Tombstone” Johnson (5-1) on the main card; current Bellator Kickboxing welterweight world champRaymond “The Real Deal” Daniels(2-1) returns to MMA againstPeter Stanonik(5-4); former middleweight champRafael Carvalho(16-4) squares off with undefeatedAlex “Easy” Polizzi(6-0) ag trom éadrom; hard-hitting heavyweightsTyrell Fortune(8-1) agusJack May(11-6) collide; “Killa” Keith Lee (6-3) aghaidheannaDominic “The Honey Badger” Mazzotta (15-3) in a 140-lb. contract weight preliminary matchup.
Also announced forBellator 246…top welterweight contendersJon Fitch (32-7-2, 1 NC) agusNeiman Gracie (9-1) square off in the co-main event; Derek "An Staile" Campos(20-10) agusRoger “El Matador” Huerta(24-12-1, 1 NC) go toe-to-toe in a lightweight battle; Jackson Wink MMA heavyweight prospectDavion “The Don” Franklin (1-0) Bíonn arRas “The Jamaican Shamrock” Hylton (6-4) on the prelims; Hawaii’sTy “Savage” Gwerder(4-1) meets London’sGeorge “Tuco” Tokkos(4-1) in a middleweight contest.
NuashonraitheBellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2Príomh Cárta:
Paramount Network and DAZN
Dé hAoine, Seacht. 11 - 10 p.m. AGUS / 9 p.m. CT
Solas Heavyweight Main Imeacht: Phil Davis(21-5, 1 NC) vsLyoto Machida (26-9)
Imeacht Comhphríomhmheáchain cleite: Cat Zingano(10-4) vsGabby Holloway(6-5)
Middleweight Feature Bout: Agus Ruth (8-2) vsTaylor Johnson(5-1)
Welterweight Feature Bout: raymond Daniels(2-1) vsPeter Stanonik(5-4)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel
Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Rafael Carvalho(16-4) vsAlex Polizzi(6-0)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Fortune(8-1) vsJack May(11-6)
140-lb. Contract Weight Preliminary Bout: Keith Lee(6-3) vsDominic Mazzotta(15-3)
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NuashonraitheBellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mix Príomh Cárta:
Paramount Network and DAZN
Dé Sathairn, Seacht. 12 - 10 p.m. AGUS / 9 p.m. CT
Bantamweight World Title Bout: Juan Archuleta(24-2) vsPatchy Mix(13-0)
Welterweight Co-Main Event: Jon Fitch(32-7-2, 1 NC) vsNeiman Gracie(9-1)
Flyweight Feature Bout: Liz Carmouche (13-7) vsDeAnna Bennett(10-6-1)
Lightweight Feature Bout: Derek Réimsí(20-10) vsRoger Huerta(24-12-1, 1 NC)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel
Middleweight Réamh Bout: Ty Gwerder(4-1) vsGeorge Tokkos(4-1)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Davion Franklin (1-0) vsras Hylton(6-4)
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LIZ CARMOUCHE TO MAKE BELLATOR MMA DEBUT AGAINST UNDEFEATED MANDY BÖHM IN MAIN EVEN EVENT OF PROMOTION’S RETURN TO PECHANGA RESORT CASINO
BELLATOR SIGNS LIZ CARMOUCHE TO EXCLUSIVE MULTI-YEAR, CONRADH IL-CHOMHRAC
Ronda Rousey- The Cleaner
Photo Creidmheasa: Esther Lin/MMA Fighting
Given that it’s tax season, it’s a good time to remember that are there three guarantees in life: death, taxes and Ronda Rousey once again showing why she is the best female fighter on the planet with a first-round demolition of her opponent.
Rousey’s performance at UFC 184 last month was her finest to date. She submitted Cat Zingano, widely regarded as Rousey’s biggest challenge, i 14 soicind. While Rousey was aided by an absolutely horrible strategy by Zingano, her virtuoso performance led to another discussion of who has what it takes to dethrone Rousey. It also led to a ridiculous conversation of whether or not Rousey could compete against and defeat male fighters in the UFC’s bantamweight division. The less time spent on that absurd notion that accomplishes nothing but trying to discredit the great fighter Rousey is, the better.
Ar ndóigh, the first name that always comes up is Cris “Cyborg” Justino, the Invicta FC featherweight champion. She is expected to drop to 135 pounds for a fight with Invicta this summer before moving on to a fight with Rousey. Mar sin féin, Cyborg attempted a drop to bantamweight last year and abandoned those plans. So I wouldn’t hold my breath on the long-awaited grudge match between Rousey and Cyborg happening anytime soon.
Rousey recently expressed a desire to fight Bethe Correia, who battered two of Rousey’s “Four Horsewomen” teammates and has been calling Rousey out ever since. Jessica Eye has also staked her claim to a title shot, but neither of these women pose a real threat to Rousey. During UFC 184’s postfight coverage, Daniel Cormier floated the idea of his colleague Miesha Tate getting a third crack at Rousey.
Besides the fact I think trilogies should be reserved only when each fighter has a victory over the other, I see no reason why third time would be a charm for Tate. While she is the only woman to go further than the first round with Rousey, Tate has plateaued as a fighter while Rousey has gotten better. If the two were to fight a third time, I see no reason to believe the result would be any different.
So where does this leave Rousey? I mo thuairim, she has cleaned out the UFC women’s bantamweight division. There is no one who poses a credible threat to her. If Zingano adjusted her strategy and received another shot at Rousey, she might have a chance of winning. Beyond that, if Rousey decided to go out on top and build on her burgeoning film career, I don’t think anyone would hold it against her.
Rousey is currently on a run akin to Anderson Silva’s run atop the UFC’s middleweight division. He dominated everyone in his path and except for his first fight with Chael Sonnen, made it look easy. Rousey’s hardest fight to date was against Liz Carmouche, when she had Rousey in a rear naked choke in the first round of their fight in 2013 before Rousey was able to escape and secure another armbar victory.
Silva’s reign atop the middleweight division came to an end when the previously unknown Chris Weidman came along and showed no fear and took the fight to Silva. Maybe that’s what needs to happen with Rousey. Riachtanais sí a aimsiú chéile comhraic a fháil ceart ina aghaidh, thabhairt di aon ceathrú agus an comhrac a ghlacadh chun í. Snáthaide a rinne iarracht ag UFC 184, ach a overzealousness dar críoch suas a chosnaíonn sí daor.
Go dtí go bhfaighidh Rousey di féin Chris WEIDMAN, is féidir linn a chur Sárchéimneach eile leis an lán atá ag gabháil cheana féin leis na mban curadh bantamweight: níos glaine. Tá Rousey as úr de challengers fiú ar a choróin, tasc i gcrích aici ag glanadh amach a roinn.
Chris Huntemann writes about mixed martial arts in the state of Maryland. He also shares his thoughts on the UFC, Bellator, and World Series of Fighting. Check out his blog, or follow him on Twitter: @mmamaryland.