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BELLATOR MMA™ CONFIRMS FULL FIGHT CARD FOR BELLATOR 259 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME® NEXT FRIDAY, MAJ 21 AT 9 P.m. I
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 2toPiątek, Maj 21 w 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 piórkowej rankinguLeslie Smith(12-8-1) in a rematch to crown the world’s top 145-pound female athlete.
The BELLATOR MMA 259 main card on SHOWTIME is loaded from top to bottom, including former bantamweight champion Darion Caldwell (15-4) rematching Nie. 6 rankingu koguciej Leandro Higo (20-5) in a 135-pound contest, a top-five middleweight clash between the undefeated No. 3 w rankingu Austin Vanderford (10-0) oraz nr. 4 w rankingu 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).
W ramach premiery BELLATOR MMA na SHOWTIME, sieć oferuje widzom, którzy są nowicjuszami w usłudze strumieniowej SHOWTIME 30-dniowy bezpłatny okres próbny, 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 i poza nią, 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 w rankinguGrant Neal(5-0) oraz nr. 8 w rankinguTyree 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. Więcej, the charismatic No. 8 ranked women’s flyweightValerie Loureda (3-0), the always-excitingTy Awad(23-13, 1 NC), oraz nr. 6 ranked Australian featherweightJanay Harding (6-4), who takes on No. 7 ranked Irish sensationLeah McCourt(4-1). W końcu, Nie. 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 na kanale YouTube BELLATOR MMA YouTube, SHOWTIME Sports kanał YouTube i Pluto TV. Full bout listings are below:
BELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2Karta główna:
SHOWTIME
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)
Średniej Bout: #3-Austin Vanderford (10-0) vs. #4-Fabian Edwards (9-1)
Półśredniej Bout: Jaleel Willis (14-2) vs.Maycon Mendonca (11-4)
Półciężkiej Bout: #9-Christian Edwards (4-0) vs.Ben Parrish (4-1)
Karta wstępna:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | Kanał SHOWTIME Sports w YouTube | Pluto TV
5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
Lekki Bout: Ty Awad (23-13, 1 NC) vs.Nate Andrews (16-3)
Półciężkiej Bout: #7-Grant Neal (5-0) vs. #8-Tyree Fortune (5-0)
Walka z ciężarem muszki: Sumiko Inaba (1-0) vs.Kristina Katsikis(1-1)
Lekki Bout: Aviv Gozali (5-0) vs.Sean Felton (5-2-1)
Walka z ciężarem muszki: #8-Valerie Loureda (3-0) vs.Hannah Guy(2-1)
Heavyweight Bout: Davion Franklin (2-0) vs.Tyler Król (12-9)
Piórkowej Bout: #6-Janay Harding(6-4) vs. #7-Leah McCourt (4-1)
Lekki Bout: #9-Alfie Davis(14-3) vs.Alexander Shabliy(19-3)
*Karta może ulec zmianie.
Zapraszamy do odwiedzeniaBellator.com o dodatkowe informacje.
MACKENZIE DERN RETURNS AT LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER
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HOUSTON, Teksas – Legacy 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,” Podanymi Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. Na13 października, 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” Dni. 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) i 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 TUF (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.
Karta główna (Telewizja w AXS TV w 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Półśredniej Bout (170 lb)
– Mateusz Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Koguciej Bout (135 lb)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Lekki Bout (155 lb)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Piórkowej Bout (145 lb)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Koguciej Bout (135 lb)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Lekki Bout (155 lb)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
We Wrześniu, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 sportowcy, którzy osiągnęli szczyt MMA, rywalizując w 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. Cała główna karta LFA 24 będzie w telewizji i na żywo w telewizji ogólnopolskiej AXS na 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT.
Zapraszamy do odwiedzenia LFAfighting.com aktualizacje pasa siewu i informacji. LFA jest na Facebooku pod adresem Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA jest też na Instagramie pod adresem @LFAwalki i Twitter na @LFAwalki.
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