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BELLATOR MMA™ CONFIRMS FULL FIGHT CARD FOR BELLATOR 259 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME® NEXT FRIDAY, MAYO 21 SA 9 Sa gabii. UG
CRIS CYBORG SET TO DEFEND WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST LESLIE SMITH IN A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REMATCH
LOS ANGELES– BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card forBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2kiniBiyernes, Mayo 21 sa Mohegan Sun Arena. The event caps off an exciting month of action for BELLATOR, and airs LIVE on SHOWTIME at9 sa gabii. ET / 6 hapon. PT.
With plans to continue her dominance over the women’s featherweight division, Cris Cyborg(23-2, 1 NC) will put her world championship on the line against No. 4 ranked featherweightLeslie Smith(12-8-1) in a rematch to crown the world’s top 145-pound female athlete.
Ang BELLATOR MMA 259 main card on SHOWTIME is loaded from top to bottom, including former bantamweight champion Darion Caldwell (15-4) rematching Buhata Dili. 6 ranked bantamweight Leandro Higo (20-5) in a 135-pound contest, a top-five middleweight clash between the undefeated No. 3 ika- Austin Vanderford (10-0) ug ang No. 4 ika- Fabian Edwards (9-1), and a welterweight matchup that will see the streaking Jaleel Willis (14-2) face off against former LFA champion Maycon Mendonca (11-4), who’ll be making his promotional debut. Capping off the main card action will be the undefeated Jackson Wink-product and No. 9 ranked light heavyweight Christian Edwards (4-0) challenging Mississippi’s Ben Parrish (4-1).
As part of the launch of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME, the network is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up atSHO.com/BellatorMMA. Subscribers will be delivered two premier BELLATOR MMA events per month throughout 2021 ug sa unahan, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 sa gabii. ET / 6 hapon. PT anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.
The nine-fight preliminary card has no shortage of action-packed bouts, featuring a top-10 light heavyweight matchup between No. 7 ika-Grant Neal(5-0) ug ang No. 8 ika-Tyree Fortune(5-0) and the return of Israeli lightweight superstarAviv Gozali (5-0), as he looks to add to his five first round finishes and record breaking 11-second submission win. More, the charismatic No. 8 ranked women’s flyweightValerie Loureda (3-0), the always-excitingIkaw Awad(23-13, 1 NC), ug ang No. 6 ranked Australian featherweightJanay Harding (6-4), who takes on No. 7 ranked Irish sensationLeah McCourt(4-1). Katapusan, Buhata Dili. 9 ranked lightweightAlfie Davis (14-3) makes his sixth promotional appearance against BELLATOR newcomerAlexander Shabliy (19-3).
All prelims will stream live at5:30 sa gabii. ET/2:30 sa gabii. PT on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV. Full bout listings are below:
BELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2Main Card:
Showtime
9 sa gabii. ET / 6 hapon. PT
Featherweight World Title Main Event: c-Cris Cyborg(23-2, 1 NC) vs. #4-Leslie Smith(12-8-1)
Bantamweight Co-Main Event: Darrion Caldwell (15-4) vs. #6-Leandro Higo(20-5)
Middleweight bout: #3-Austin Vanderford (10-0) vs. #4-Fabian Edwards (9-1)
Welterweight bout: Jaleel Willis (14-2) vs.Maycon Mendonca (11-4)
Kahayag heavyweight bout: #9-Christian Edwards (4-0) vs.Ben Parrish (4-1)
Preliminary Card:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel | Pluto TV
5:30 sa gabii. ET/2:30 sa gabii. PT
Lightweight Engkuwentro: Ikaw Awad (23-13, 1 NC) vs.Nate Andrews (16-3)
Kahayag heavyweight bout: #7-Grant Neal (5-0) vs. #8-Tyree Fortune (5-0)
flyweight bout: Sumiko Inaba (1-0) vs.Kristina Katsikis(1-1)
Lightweight Engkuwentro: Aviv Gozali (5-0) vs.Sean Felton (5-2-1)
flyweight bout: #8-Valerie Loureda (3-0) vs.Hannah Guy(2-1)
Heavyweight bout: Davion Franklin (2-0) vs.Tyler Hari (12-9)
Featherweight bout: #6-Janay Harding(6-4) vs. #7-Leah McCourt (4-1)
Lightweight Engkuwentro: #9-Alfie Davis(14-3) vs.Alexander Shabliy(19-3)
*Card subject sa kausaban.
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MACKENZIE DERN RETURNS AT LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER
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HOUSTON, Texas – Kabilin away Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the MMA super prospect Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona at LFA 24.
The previously announced main event of LFA 24 will feature a welterweight war between two of the division’s marquee names when Australian annihilator
“Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24,” Gipahayag nga Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. SaOktubre ika-13, she will face RFA vet and IFBB professional fitness competitor Mandy Polk in the flyweight division.”
Dern (3-0) is the daughter of legendary jiu-jitsu and judo black belt Wellington “Megaton” Dias. She began training with her father at an early age in the Phoenix area and is now widely considered one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu practitioners to ever compete in MMA. The multiple-time jiu-jitsu world champion has won a world title at every rank (blue belt through black belt) ug sa 2015 added an ADCC Submission Wrestling World title to her trophy case. Dern will look to defend that ADCC title this weekend in Finland. After ADCC 2017, the woman who former UFC champion Benson Henderson famously stated “will be bigger than Ronda Rousey”, will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24.
Polk (3-3) will be the woman waiting to welcome Dern to the flyweight division. This is the UFC’s newest weight class that is currently being featured on the current season of the UFC’s hit reality television series Ang Ultimate Fighter (TUF 26). “MissDemeanor” is a native of the Memphis, Tennessee area and holds a purple belt in jiu-jitsu. She is also a high school wrestling coach and IFBB professional fitness competitor. Polk competed at the final RFA event (RFA 46) before RFA merged with Legacy FC. Upon signing with RFA and knowing about the eventual merger, Polk made her intentions clear that she would love the opportunity to compete against Dern, who was competing for Legacy FC. Polk will now get her wish at LFA 24.
Main Card (Telebisyon sa AXS TV sa 9 sa gabii. UG / 6 sa gabii. PT):
Main Event | Welterweight bout (170 lb)
– Mateo Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Bantamweight bout (135 lb)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Women sa Flyweight bout (125 lb)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Lightweight Engkuwentro (155 lb)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Featherweight bout (145 lb)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Bantamweight bout (135 lb)
– Kevin Nativity (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Lightweight Engkuwentro (155 lb)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
Sa Septiyembre, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sugod sa Enero 2017. RFA ug Kabilin FC ang gilusad sa mga karera sa ibabaw sa 100 mga atleta nga nakaabot sa lantawanan sa MMA pinaagi sa indig sa UFC.
LFA 24 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of Arizona. The promotion’s first trip to “The Grand Canyon State” took place in May. Ang bug-os nga nag-unang card sa LFA 24 nga telebisyon live ug sa tibuok nasud sa AXS TV sa 9 sa gabii. UG / 6 sa gabii. PT.
Palihug sa pagbisita sa LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Kabilin away Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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