LOS ANGELES – Liz Carmouche (15-7), who is No. 5 in the BELLATOR women’s pound-for-pound rankings, will face the promotion’s No. 3 ranked flyweight渡边假名 (10-0-1) during the co-main event of BELLATOR MMA 261: 约翰逊VS. 摩尔达夫斯基 在周五, 六月 25.
该 BELLATOR 261 main card airs live on在精彩表演 9 P.M. ET /下午6时. PTand takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 康涅狄格州. A limited number of tickets starting at $60 are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.
Newly announced preliminary matchups feature a bantamweight tilt pitting杰伦·贝茨 (2-0) 针对 科迪马修斯 (1-1) and middleweight matchup between泰勒·约翰逊 (6-2) 和 兰斯·赖特 (5-1).
BELLATOR 261: 约翰逊VS. 摩尔达夫斯基is anchored by an interim heavyweight title bout between No. 1 排名 蒂莫西·约翰逊 (15-6) 和No. 3 排名 瓦伦丁Moldavsky (10-1). A featherweight fight featuring former title challenger No. 5 排名 丹尼尔Weichel (40-12) against Hawaii’s undefeatedKeoni迪格斯 (9-0) and a light heavyweight re-booking between No. 10 排名 克里斯蒂安·爱德华兹 (4-0) 和 本·帕里什 (4-1) have also been confirmed for the main card.
Additional prelims include a lightweight bout featuring No. 6 排名 迈尔斯评委 (19-5) versus No. 7 排名 西德尼·奥特洛 (15-4), a women’s strawweight fight pitting莉娜·奥弗希尔温尼科瓦 (12-6, 1 NC) 针对 凯拉Batara (8-4), a light heavyweight contest seeing李·查德威克 (26-15-1) 与 西蒙·比勇 (7-1), and a lightweight affair between索伦·贝克 (14-1) 和 鲍比·李 (12-5).
Carmouche is a highly skilled veteran of the sport who joined BELLATOR’s women’s flyweight division in 2019 following a six-year run in the UFC. 战斗圣地亚哥出来, the 37-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, 开槽的一对胜利具有促进. Since signing with BELLATOR, “Girl-Rilla” has rallied off two straight wins, defeating Vanessa Porto and DeAnna Bennett. Prior to Carmouche’s days as a professional athlete, 拉斐特, 路易斯安那州的本地花了五年作为是在美国海军陆战队航空电工, 在那里，她完成的职责三个游中东.
“I’m looking forward to getting back in the cage. I plan to end this fight with a dominant finish that stamps my name as the top contender for the belt,” Carmouche said.
Undefeated through 11 专业的战斗, Japan’s Watanabe steps into the BELLATOR MMA cage for the third time in as many years. 同 frying-pan-bending 实力, the 32-year-old judoka boasts an impressive 60% finishing rate and has bested fellow BELLATOR flyweights Alejandra Lara and Ilara Joanne since joining the promotion’s ranks. The No. 3 ranked flyweight is looking to make a statement of her own and stake her claim to a shot at BELLATOR’s coveted 125-pound championship.
“I am very grateful to be given another opportunity to fight during these hard times. Liz Carmouche has tons of experience and has constantly been fighting the best which makes her without a doubt one of the best in the world,” Watanabe said. “I fully respect her in every aspect and am truly honored to face such an athlete. 有了这样说, I am excited to take on this challenge to prove to everybody and myself that I have what it takes to become the best in the world. I want to win this fight in a convincing way, to open up the doors for a title challenge shot.”
Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-蒂姆·约翰逊 (15-6) VS. #3-瓦伦丁Moldavsky (10-1) 蝇量级联合主赛事: #2– 利兹·卡茅奇 (15-7) VS. #3-渡边假名 (10-0-1) 羽主卡布特: #5-丹尼尔Weichel (40-12) VS. Keoni迪格斯 (9-0) 轻重量级主卡赛: #10– 克里斯蒂安·爱德华兹 (4-0) VS. 本·帕里什 (4-1)
