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BELLATOR MMA™ CONFIRMS FULL FIGHT CARD FOR BELLATOR 259 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME® NEXT FRIDAY, MAY 21 AT 9 P.M. Lan
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 2ikiAna, May 21 ing Mohegan Sun Arena. The event caps off an exciting month of action for BELLATOR, and airs LIVE on SHOWTIME at9 P.M. ET / 6 p.m. 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 ditingkat buluLeslie Smith(12-8-1) in a rematch to crown the world’s top 145-pound female athlete.
Ing BELLATOR MMA 259 main card on SHOWTIME is loaded from top to bottom, including former bantamweight champion Darion Caldwell (15-4) rematching Aja. 6 ranked bantamweight Leandro Higo (20-5) in a 135-pound contest, a top-five middleweight clash between the undefeated No. 3 ditingkat Austin Vanderford (10-0) lan Ora Ana. 4 ditingkat 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 lan ngluwihi, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 P.M. ET / 6 p.m. 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 ditingkatGrant Neal(5-0) lan Ora Ana. 8 ditingkatTyree 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. Liyane, the charismatic No. 8 ranked women’s flyweightValerie Loureda (3-0), the always-excitingSampeyan Awad(23-13, 1 NC), lan Ora Ana. 6 ranked Australian featherweightJanay Harding (6-4), who takes on No. 7 ranked Irish sensationLeah McCourt(4-1). Akhire, Aja. 9 ranked lightweightAlfie Davis (14-3) makes his sixth promotional appearance against BELLATOR newcomerAlexander Shabliy (19-3).
All prelims will stream live at5:30 P.M. ET/2:30 P.M. 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 2Card utama:
BANDILA
9 P.M. ET / 6 p.m. 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)
Men bab: #3-Austin Vanderford (10-0) vs. #4-Fabian Edwards (9-1)
Flyweight bab: Jaleel Willis (14-2) vs.Maycon Mendonca (11-4)
Cahya Abot bab: #9-Christian Edwards (4-0) vs.Ben Parrish (4-1)
Card pambuka:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel | Pluto TV
5:30 P.M. ET/2:30 P.M. PT
Entheng bab: Sampeyan Awad (23-13, 1 NC) vs.Nate Andrews (16-3)
Cahya Abot bab: #7-Grant Neal (5-0) vs. #8-Tyree Fortune (5-0)
Flyweight bab: Sumiko Inaba (1-0) vs.Kristina Katsikis(1-1)
Entheng bab: Aviv Gozali (5-0) vs.Sean Felton (5-2-1)
Flyweight bab: #8-Valerie Loureda (3-0) vs.Hannah Guy(2-1)
Abot bab: Davion Franklin (2-0) vs.Tyler King (12-9)
Bulu bab: #6-Janay Harding(6-4) vs. #7-Leah McCourt (4-1)
Entheng bab: #9-Alfie Davis(14-3) vs.Alexander Shabliy(19-3)
*Card subject to change.
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MACKENZIE DERN RETURNS AT LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER
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HOUSTON, Texas – Warisan Fighting 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,” Nyatakake Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. On13 Oktober, 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) lan ing 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 Ultimate Petarung (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.
Card utama (Televisi ing AXS TV ing 9 P.M. Lan / 6 P.M. PT):
Acara utama | Flyweight bab (170 lb)
– Matius Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Bantamweight bab (135 lb)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Wanita Flyweight bab (125 lb)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Entheng bab (155 lb)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Bulu bab (145 lb)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Bantamweight bab (135 lb)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Entheng bab (155 lb)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
Ing September, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) wiwit saka sasi Januari 2017. RFA lan Warisan FC wis dibukak Careers liwat 100 atlit sing wis ngrambah ing payoning MMA dening saingan ing 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. Kabeh kertu utama LFA 24 bakal televisi manggon lan negoro ing AXS TV ing 9 P.M. Lan / 6 P.M. PT.
Please visit LFAfighting.com kanggo nganyari bab lan Alexa. LFA is on Facebook at Warisan Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting lan Twitter ing @LFAfighting.
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