NEW YORK – The line-up for the highly anticipated Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie падзея has been completed with two title fights and 18 electric bouts in total filling out Bellator’s return to Madison Square Garden this Friday, Чэрвеня 14 – only on DAZN. The star-studded card is headlined by a double main event that will see a Welterweight World Grand Prix semi-final matchup between current Bellator welterweight world champion Роры Макдональд (20-5-1) defending his title against the unbeaten Renzo Gracie-trained Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Нэйман Грэйс (9-0), as well as two of the sport’s biggest names in Мачида (25-8) і Соннен (31-16-1) finally meeting after years of parallel careers in the MMA world.
The main card of Bellator 222 will stream live exclusively on DAZN на 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, while preliminary action begins at 6:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. PST and will also stream onDAZN or globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
Limited tickets remain available and can be purchased online from Ticketmaster.com, MSG.com і Bellator.com.
The DAZN-streamed main card also features Darrion Колдуэлл (13-2) defending his Bellator bantamweight world title against Rizin Fighting Federation’s bantamweight championKyoji Horiguchi (27-2) in a true “champion vs. champion” matchup, following a Horiguchi submission victory when the two met in Rizin’s ring this past December in Japan, as well as a 175-pound catchweight contest between polarizing grappling ace Dillon Danis (1-0) and Max Humphrey (3-2). Дадаткова, fans will see an intriguing featherweight bout featuring former Bellator 135-pound champion Эдуарда Dantas (21-6) making the leap to 145-pounds in an attempt to hand Juan Archuleta (21-1) the first loss of his Bellator career, у той час як Ricky Bandejas (11-2) welcomes unbeaten Патрык Мікс (10-0) у вазе.
Preliminary action for Bellator 222 is also must-see and features many of Bellator’s rising stars. Those who tune in will see bouts highlighted by Аарон Піка (4-2) супраць Adam Borics (12-0) at 145-pounds, as well as a second inter-promotional contest pitting Rena of Rizin (8-2) супраць Lindsay VanZandt (5-1) in a 112-pound catchweight fight. Bellator 222will also see the return of “The Heat” to MSG, when world champion boxer Хізэр Хардзі (2-1) асобы Тэйлар Тэрнер (3-5) at flyweight. Familiar faces in Mike Kimbel (2-1), Robson Gracie Jr. (1-0) і Haim Gozali (10-6) will all also compete, while former Ultimate Fighter удзельнік Phil Hawes (4-2) will make his promotional debut. Нарэшце, it was recently announced that undefeated Taekwondo Master Валерыя Лурэда (1-0) will make her sophomore appearance when she welcomes Larkyn Dasch (0-1) to the Bellator cage on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.
Bellator 222 Галоўная Карта:
Welterweight World Grand Prix Semifinal Title Bout: Роры Макдональд (20-5-1) супраць. Нэйман Грэйс (9-0)
Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event Bout: Мачида (25-8) супраць. Соннен (31-16-1)
175-Pound Catchweight Bout: Dillon Danis (1-0) супраць. Max Humphrey (3-2)
Пеўня Бут: Ricky Bandejas (11-2) супраць. Патрык Мікс (10-0)
Лёгкі Бут: Эдуарда Dantas (21-6) супраць. Juan Archuleta (22-1)
Bantamweight World Title Bout: Darrion Колдуэлл (13-2) супраць. Kyoji Horiguchi (27-2)
Андэркарце:
Лёгкі Бут: Аарон Піка (4-2) супраць. Adam Borics (12-0)
Жаночая найлягчэйшых Bout: Хізэр Хардзі (2-1) супраць. Тэйлар Тэрнер (3-5)
Жаночая найлягчэйшых Bout: Валерыя Лурэда (1-0) супраць. Larkyn Dasch (0-1)
Бой у нападаючым: Robson Gracie Jr. (1-0) супраць. Oscar Vera (Pro Дэбют)
Пеўня Бут: Mike Kimbel (2-1) супраць. Sebastian Ruiz (2-2)
175-Pound Catchweight Bout: Haim Gozali (10-6) супраць. Gustavo Wurlitzer (22-22, 1 Паўночная Караліна)
Women’s 112-Pound Catchweight Bout: Rena Kubota (8-2) супраць. Lindsay VanZandt (5-1)
Сярэдні Бут: Phil Hawes (4-2) супраць. Michael Wilcox (6-3)
Лёгкі бой: Marcus Surin (5-1) супраць. Nekruz Mirkhojaev (4-2)
Найменшы вага Бута: Brandon Medina (Pro Дэбют) супраць. Брэндон Polcare (1-2)
165-Pound Catchweight Bout: Kastriot Xhema (2-3) супраць. Whitney Jean Francois (2-6-1)
Лёгкі Бут: John Beneduce (2-2) супраць. Kenny Rivera (2-1)
*Загаловак карты для змены
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