Los Angeles— BELLATOR MMA has announced that its fifth participant for the New Year’s Eve spectacle against RIZIN Fighting Federation opponents will be No. 10-ranked lightweight, Gadzhi Rabadanov(18-4-2), taking on 27-year-old Japanese standoutKoji Takeda(15-3) in a compelling matchup between two competitors riding high on the strength of consecutive victories.
A first-of-its-kind blockbuster co-promotion, BELLATOR MMA vs. ซินtakes place inside the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Saturday, ธันวาคม 31, and can be seen in the United States on SHOWTIME at 8 p.m. ET/PT on New Year’s Eve.
Rabadanov versus Takeda will join a star-studded five-fightBELLATOR MMA vs. ซินบัตรหลัก, which is stacked from top to bottom with current and former champions competing in the four-sided ring under RIZIN’s unique rules. Headlining the event will be a dream matchup between RIZIN lightweight championRoberto “Satoshi” de Souza(14-1) against No. 3 BELLATOR pound-for-pound talentAJ “Mercenary” McKee(19-1), with BELLATOR and RIZIN featherweight championsพาทริพิตบูล(34-5) และKleber Koike(31-5-1) co-headlining the must-see event.
Former BELLATOR championsJuan “The Spaniard” Archuleta(26-4) และKyoji Horiguchi(30-5) will round out the unparalleled main card, facing off with RIZIN’sSoo Chul Kim(18-6-1) และHiromasa Ougikubo(25-6-2), ตามลำดับ.
Gadzhi Rabadanov, 29, signed with BELLATOR in 2021 after capturing the Eagle FC lightweight title, and has made an immediate impact on the promotion’s remarkably deep lightweight division. He announced his arrival in thunderous fashion atBELLATOR 263with an emphatic viral knockout of Daniel Carey, which he followed up with back-to-back dominant unanimous decision victories over Jay Jay Wilson and Bobby King in 2022. The product of the renowned Club Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s School in Dagestan and the prestigious American Kickboxing Academy, Rabadanov’s pedigree is world-class. On New Year’s Eve, Rabadanov will look to continue building upon his momentum with an impressive performance against Koji Takeda.
“It is a childhood dream come true to fight in Japan at the legendary Saitama Super Arena,” said Rabadanov. “I’m very excited and I know I have a tough opponent, who always leaves everything in the ring. Expect a masterpiece from me, it will be a memorable fight.”
A former DEEP lightweight champion, ของญี่ปุ่นKoji Takedahas been an active fighter since his 2017 เปิดตัวมืออาชีพ. Takeda boasts a compelling case for inclusion on this historic fight card, winning seven of his last ten and three of his last four outings under the RIZIN and DEEP banners. Takeda is also familiar with BELLATOR foes; he has previously fought Spike Carlyle and submitted Zach Zane by armbar, both of whom fought recently for the Scott Coker-led promotion. Takeda will look to add a third straight win to his resume against the highly-touted Rabadanov in his hometown of Saitama, ญี่ปุ่น, ธันวาคม 31.
BELLATOR MMA VS. RIZIN MAIN CARD:
SHOWTIME
เสาร์, ธันวาคม 31 — 8 PM ET/PT
Lightweight Non-Title Main Event: AJ แมค(19-1) เมื่อเทียบกับRoberto de Souza(14-1)
Featherweight Non-Title Main Event: พาทริพิตบูล(34-5) เมื่อเทียบกับKleber Koike(31-5-1)
รุ่นแบนตั้มเวต: Juan Archuleta(26-4) เมื่อเทียบกับSoo Chul Kim(18-6-1)
UNDEFEATED WORLD CHAMPIONA.J. MCKEETO DEFEND BELLATOR MMA 145-POUND WORLD TITLE IN REMATCH AGAINST FORMER NUMBER ONE POUND-FOR-POUND & TWO-DIVISION CHAMPIONPATRICIO PITBULL
205-POUND CHAMPIONVADIM NEMKOVTO BATTLE TOP-RANKEDCOREY ANDERSONFOR $1 MILLION PRIZE IN BELLATOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX FINAL
BELLATOR 277SET FOR FRIDAY, เมษายน 15, AT 10 p.m. ET / 7 P.M. PTLIVE ON SHOWTIME INSIDE THE SAP CENTER IN SAN JOSE, CALIF.
บัตรขายศุกร์นี้
LOS ANGELES (กุมภาพันธ์. 16, 2022) -Two outstanding world-championship showdowns. Four of BELLATOR MMA’s best pound-for-pound fighters. One highly anticipated rematch. The promotion’s all-time greatest athlete striving to avenge a highlight-reel loss to the company’s homegrown superstar. A tournament final awarding a seven-figure jackpot to the victor.
BELLATOR’s fourth phenomenal fight card of 2022 promises to be one for the ages.
Fresh off a 117-second destruction of his upcoming opponent and claiming the $1 million bounty at the BELLATOR MMA Featherweight World Grand Prix Finale, unbeaten BELLATOR Featherweight World TitleholderA.J. แมค (18-0) hopes to take the next step toward becoming the sport’s greatest fighter as he battles former top pound-for-pound and two-division championพาทริพิตบูล (32-5) for the second time in less than nine months on Friday, เมษายน 15, ที่10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME.
In the co-feature ofBellator 277: McKee vs. พิตบูล 2 ที่ศูนย์ SAP ในซานโฮเซ, พระเจ้ากาหลิบ, current 205-pound BELLATOR MMA World ChampionVadim Nemkov (15-2) will defend his title for the third time and aims to take home the $1 million prize three days before U.S. Tax Day when he squares off against the surging No. 1-คู่แข่งการจัดอันดับCorey Anderson(16-5)in the BELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix final.
ตั๋วสำหรับBELLATOR MMA 277: McKee vs. พิตบูล 2go on sale this Friday, กุมภาพันธ์. 18 at bothTicketmaster.com และBellator.comwith a special presale starting the day prior.
นอกจากนี้, four preliminary bouts have been announced including a mouthwatering matchup between two highly ranked heavyweights as No. 5-การจัดอันดับTim Johnson (15-8) faces surging No. 6-การจัดอันดับไทเรลฟอร์จูน(11-2, 1 NC) in a rematch fromBellator 239.Their first fight ended with Johnson securing a win that earned great consideration for the 2020 KO of the Year. The preliminary bouts will stream live three hours earlier at7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PTon the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV.
In their historic initial matchup at the Forum in Inglewood, พระเจ้ากาหลิบ, McKee stunned Pitbull by landing a punishing left leg kick to the head at 1:40 of the opening stanza atBELLATOR MMA 263กรกฏาคม 31, 2021. The champion then continued the onslaught by unleashing a series of brutal unanswered head shots that floored the Brazilian legend.
Moments later as McKee prematurely raised his arms in celebration, Pitbull rose from the depths of defeat only to be greeted by a fighter hell bent on stealing his crown and claiming the $1 million prize. With the 25-time BELLATOR MMA veteran backed up against the fence, MMA’s brightest young brawler locked in a guillotine choke. With Pitbull seeming to lose consciousness, referee Mike Beltran halted matters at 1:57 ของกรอบการเปิด.
“Hosting the world’s best mixed martial artists in the great city of San Jose is something that has been important to me during my career as a fight promoter and I’m happy to continue that with our card on April 15,” BELLATOR President Scott Coker said. “The rematch between A.J. McKee and Patricio Pitbull for the featherweight title, as well as our Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Final featuring Vadim Nemkov against Corey Anderson are two fights that could headline any event on their own, but we are bringing both to SAP Center at San Jose on the same night to show the fans here that we truly value their support throughout the years.”
A native of Long Beach, พระเจ้ากาหลิบ, BELLATOR’s top-rated pound-for-pound fighter has exceeded the lofty expectations placed on him since his professional debut three days following his 20th วันเกิด. Armed with six knockouts and seven submissions, the Team Bodyshop product, ที่จะเปิด 27 eight days before his rematch against Pitbull, has shown a knack for securing lightning-fast finishes with 10 coming in the first round. “Mercenary” has earned dominant victories over every fighter who has opposed him, including former World Champions Pitbull, แพ็ตอร์เรน, and Darrion Caldwell, who McKee submitted with a rare-modified neck crank that was later dubbed the “McKee-otine.” The winner of the 2020 Submission of the Year Award for his 71-second annihilation of Caldwell has fought a total of 33 rounds across 18 อาชีพการแข่งขัน (1.8 rounds per bout), while logging less than 41 total minutes in the BELLATOR cage since turning pro in August 2012.
One half of the vaunted Pitbull Brothers duo, Patricio has long been considered the crown jewel of BELLATOR MMA, where he currently sits at No. 3 in the BELLATOR MMA men’s pound-for-pound rankings. Holding a remarkable 32-5 record with wins over elite competition, including the likes of former World Champions Pat Curran, Juan Archuleta, and Daniel Straus (สองครั้ง). ใน 2019, the 34-year-old Brazilian captured the BELLATOR Lightweight World Championship from Michael Chandler, becoming only the second BELLATOR athlete to hold two titles simultaneously. กับ 23 finishes in 37 การต่อสู้มืออาชีพ, Pitbull has shown repeatedly that he possesses the well-rounded skillset required to reign over multiple weight classes.
Currently BELLATOR MMA’s second-ranked pound-for-pound fighter, Nemkov captured the BELLATOR MMA light heavyweight crown by defeating Ryan Bader via second-round TKO atBELLATOR MMA 244in August 2020. Riding a nine-fight winning streak dating back to June 2016, the ferocious 29-year-old sports seven first-round knockouts, with two in the initial minute of action. After successfully defending his light heavyweight belt by earning a tough unanimous decision over Phil Davis, the pride of Belgorod, Russia and Fedor Emelianenko protégé scored a fourth-round submission of late replacement Julius Anglickas in the semifinals of the BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix during his last outing on Oct. 16, 2021.
แอนเดอร์สัน, of Robbinsville, N.J., has ascended to the top of the BELLATOR 205-pound rankings by vanquishing seven of his past eight opponents, including a third-round stoppage of Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov atBELLATOR MMA 257 เมษายน 16, 2021. Exactly six months later atBELLATOR MMA 268, the Rockford, ป่วย, native walked into the cage to the spellbinding sounds of The Doors’ “Five to One,” and took the song title literally by knocking out Arizona State University wrestling legend Ryan Bader in 51 seconds in front of Bader’s hometown crowd at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz. In his first promotional appearance, “Overtime” registered a second-round TKO over Dutch kickboxing legend Melvin Manhoef atBELLATOR MMA 251 ในเดือนพฤศจิกายน 2020. Prior to joining BELLATOR, Anderson tallied a 10-5 record with a rival promotion, winning “The Ultimate Fighter 19” tournament in 2014, and boasting impressive wins over Glover Teixeira, Jan Błachowicz and Johnny Walker, ท่ามกลางคนอื่น ๆ.
ศึกเพิ่มเติมจะมีการประกาศในเร็ว ๆ นี้.
Bellator 277: McKEE VS. PITBULL 2บัตรหลัก:
วันศุกร์, เมษายน 15 – live onSHOWTIME
10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Featherweight World Championship: C–A.J. แมค (18-0) vs. No. 1-พาทริพิตบูล (15-5)
Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Final: C-Vadim Nemkov (15-2) vs. ทำไม่ได้. 1-Corey Anderson (16-5)
DUBLIN –It was announced today that former two-division championพาทริ "พิตบูล"has made the decision to relinquish his BELLATOR Lightweight World Championship. เป็นผลให้, BELLATOR MMA Presidentสกอตต์ Cokerconfirmed that the hotly anticipated rematch between Waterford, ของไอร์แลนด์ Peter “The Showstopper” Queally (13-5-1) และ Patricky “Pitbull” (23-10) will be elevated to the main event ofBellator 270with the newly vacated 155-pound world title on the line.
BELLATOR MMA 270: Queally vs. พิตบูล 2 takes place at the 3Arena in Dublin, ไอร์แลนด์, on Friday November 5th.
ในประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา, the main card action will air live on SHOWTIME at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT. BELLATOR fans in Ireland can watch the eagerly anticipated event on both Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Sport, whilst UK fight fans can watch the event live on BBC iPlayer.
The preliminary card will stream live beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV.
BELLATOR’s return to the Irish capital will be co-headlined by an explosive bantamweight fight between two grappling wizards in No. 6 การจัดอันดับ James “The Strabanimal” Gallagher (11-1) and the No. 2 การจัดอันดับ Patchy Mix(14-1).
ตั๋วสำหรับ Bellator 270: Queally vs. พิตบูล 2are on sale now and can be purchased online fromTicketmaster.ie และ Bellator.com.
Also announced today – heavyweight hostilities featuringGokhan Saricam (5-1) และ Rob Beech (5-2) has been added to the preliminary card. Please find an updated bout listing below:
BELLATOR MMA 270: Queally vs. พิตบูล 2 MainCard: SHOWTIME (US) / BBC iPlayer (สหราชอาณาจักร) / Virgin Media Two & Virgin Media Sport (ไอร์แลนด์) วันศุกร์, ตุลาคม 1 - 9 p.m. GMT/5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT
Lightweight World Title Main Event: #4-Peter Queally (13-5-1) vs. #1-Patricky “Pitbull”(23-10) Bantamweight Co-Main Event: #6-James Gallagher (11-1) vs. #2-Patrick Mix (14-1) มิดเดิ้ลการแข่งขัน: #6-Charlie Ward (9-4) vs. #9-Nobert Novenyiจูเนียร์. (5-0) การแข่งขันมวย: #6-แดเนียล Weichel (41-6) vs. #7-เปโดรร์วัลโญ่ (11-5)
บัตรเบื้องต้น: BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports ช่อง YouTube | Pluto TV (US) BBC iPlayer (สหราชอาณาจักร) | Virgin Media Two & Virgin Media Sport (ไอร์แลนด์) 6 p.m. GMT/2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT
การแข่งขันมวย:Ciaran Clarke (3-0) vs. Jordan Barton (6-1-1) การแข่งขันมวย:Ilias Bulaid(2-0) vs. Georges Sasu(5-2) การแข่งขันมวยปล้ำ: Ashley Reece (8-2) vs. Luca Poclit (6-1) การแข่งขันที่มีน้ำหนักเบา: Daniele Scatizzผม (10-5) vs. Brian Hooi (16-8, 1 NC) มวยรุ่นไลท์การแข่งขัน: Lee Chadwick(26-15-1) vs. Arunas Andriuskevicus(15-4) เฮฟวี่เวทแข่งขัน: Gokhan Saricam(5-1) vs. Rob Beech(5-2) การแข่งขันมวยปล้ำ:Nicolò Solli (3-1) vs. Bobby Pallett (5-0) strawweight แข่งขัน: Danni Neilan(4-0) vs.Audrey Kerouche(7-5, 2 NC) การแข่งขันมวย:Junior Morgan(3-0) vs. Darragh Kelly(เปิดตัวครั้งแรก Pro) การแข่งขันมวยปล้ำ:Stephen Costello (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก Pro) vs. Joe Nazokatov(เปิดตัวครั้งแรก Pro)
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กรุณาเยี่ยมชม Bellator.com สำหรับข้อมูลเพิ่มเติม. Updated schedule of BELLATOR events กกท.. ตุลาคม. 16 // Bellator 268: Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Semifinals// Footprint Center // ต้นอินทผลัม, AZ กกท.. ตุลาคม. 23 // Bellator 269: ชาเลีย vs. จอห์นสัน // VTB Arena // กรุงมอสโก, รัสเซีย ฟรี. พฤศจิกายน. 5 // Bellator 270: Gallagher vs. Mix// 3สนามกีฬา // ดับลิน, ไอร์แลนด์ ฟรี. พฤศจิกายน. 12 // Bellator 271: ไซบอร์กกับ. Kavanagh // Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & บ่อนคาสิโน // ฮอลลีวู้ด, ฟลอริด้า
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About BELLATOR BELLATOR MMA is a leading global mixed martial arts organization featuring many of the best fighters in the world. ภายใต้การดูแลของผู้ก่อการต่อสู้เก๋าก็อตต์ Coker, BELLATOR events take place in major cities worldwide and can be seen on television in over 160 countries to an available audience of over one billion people. ในประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา, BELLATOR can be seen on SHOWTIME. BELLATOR is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, ประสานการถ่ายทอดสด, การพัฒนาเครื่องบินขับไล่ / ความสัมพันธ์, จัดซื้อจัดจ้างสถานที่, การสนับสนุนการสร้าง / พัฒนา, การออกใบอนุญาตระหว่างประเทศ, การตลาด, การโฆษณา, การประชาสัมพันธ์และคณะกรรมการความสัมพันธ์. BELLATOR is based in Hollywood, พระเจ้ากาหลิบ. and owned by entertainment giant ViacomCBS, บ้านกับแบรนด์ความบันเทิงชั้นนำของโลกที่เชื่อมต่อกับผู้ชมผ่านเนื้อหาที่น่าสนใจทั่วโทรทัศน์, ภาพเคลื่อนไหว, แพลตฟอร์มออนไลน์และโทรศัพท์มือถือ.
LOS ANGELES – วันนี้, BELLATOR officials confirmed a must-see main event pitting hard-hitting heavyweightsCheick คองโก (30-11-2) และ Sergei คาริ (32-8) against one another topsBELLATOR MMA 265 ในวันศุกร์ที่, สิงหาคม 20 from the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. and airs live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
The card has also confirmed top featherweights No. 3 Adam Borics (17-1) และไม่มี. 4 Jay-Jay Wilson(8-0) will meet for the right to face the winner of the BELLATOR Featherweight World Grand Prix Final betweenพาทริ "พิตบูล" (32-4) และ AJ แมค (17-0), which takes place on Saturday, กรกฎาคม 31.
Tickets for the event go on sale this Thursday at 10 การพบปะดังกล่าว. CT and are available at Sanford Pentagon Box Office & ทิ.
The preliminary portion ofBELLATOR MMA 265: คองโกครับ. Kharitonov currentlyfeatures a flyweight bout pitting No.5-rankedAlejandra Lara (9-4) กับ DeAnna Bennett (10-7-1) and willbegin at 6:00 p.m. และ / 3:00 p.m. PT and stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV. Additional preliminary bouts will be announced in the near future.
Holding an impressive MMA record of 30-11-2, 1 NC, ทำไม่ได้. 3-ranked Cheick Kongo returns to action for the first time since headlining the first-ever major MMA event in his native France last October. The former kickboxer remains a force to be reckoned with and holds records for the most fights (16) and wins (12) in BELLATOR heavyweight history. With high-profile victories overVitaly Minakov, เจาะ Cro Cop, Antoni Hardonk, and Matt Mitrione, the Parisian is keen to pad his current promotional records, set new ones, and earn his shot at BELLATOR gold.
The man nicknamed “The Paratrooper,” Kharitonov is the owner of an equally notable MMA resume, with the Russian scoring vicious wins against some of the sport’s marquee names, such as Fabricio Werdum, อังเดร Arlovski, เปโดร Rizzo, Murilo “Ninja” Rua, แมตต์ Mitrione, and Alistair Overeem. ตอนนี้, fresh off two championship victories on the regional circuit, Kharitonov returns to the BELLATOR cage with the intention of climbing the heavyweight rankings and asserting himself as a BELLATOR title contender.
28-year-old Hungarian Adam “The Kid” Borics has won 17 ของ 18 fights to begin his professional career, bouncing back from his only loss with three straight victories. Training out of South Florida’s Sanford MMA gym, Borics has firmly established himself as a true threat to anyone in the 145-pound division, where he is currently ranked third.
Undefeated in his first eight fights as a professional, New Zealand’s Wilson has won in style, accumulating six finishes in those eight wins. Following a split decision win against Tywan Claxton, Wilson scored a violent knockout of Sergio DeBari, then followed that victory up with an equally vicious spinning backfist stoppage over SBG’s Pedro Carvalho in April. The Kiwi fighter will be looking to secure a high-stakes victory over Borics with a world title shot awaiting the winner.
Heavyweight Main Event: #3-Cheick คองโก (30-11-2) vs. Sergei คาริ (32-8) Featherweight No. 1 Contender’s Bout: #3-Adam Borics(17-1) vs. #4-Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0)
LOS ANGELES – June 17, 2021– BELLATOR MMA’s Featherweight and Lightweight World Championพาทริพิตบูล (32-4) and undefeated top-ranked challengerAJ แมค (17-0) previewed their must-watch Featherweight World Grand Prix Final and 145-pound title fight during a virtual press conference Wednesday. Both fighters’ head coaches, Eric Albarracinof Team Pitbull Brothers, และ Antonio McKeeof Team Bodyshop, also chimed in with a look at the final preparations both fight camps are taking as we approach the massive event.
Bellator 263: พิตบูล vs. แมค will emanate from the Forum in Inglewood, พระเจ้ากาหลิบ, and will air live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Tickets for the event go on sale tomorrow, วันศุกร์, มิถุนายน 18 at BELLATOR.com and Ticketmaster.com.
Here is what the fighters and their coaches had to say Wednesday:
พาทริพิตบูล, BELLATOR Featherweight World Champion & BELLATOR Lightweight World Champion
“I’m a little bit older and faster than the rest of my division and I’m going to use this in my favor. (22:47)
“Of all the opponents I’ve faced, AJ is the most dangerous, and I know that. กับที่ถูกกล่าว, I know that I’m going to win this fight and prove his father wrong. (26:18)
“At the beginning of his career, he faced very low-level guys. He has a few wins over tough opponents, but he’s never fought anyone like me. He claims that he is ready for me, but he isn’t, and he’ll learn that very quickly in front of his home crowd.” (38:48) AJ แมค, ทำไม่ได้. 1 Ranked BELLATOR Featherweight & Featherweight World Grand Prix Finalist
“It’s been a great journey and this is something I’ve dreamed of my entire career. อย่างที่ผมบอก, I’ve been calling Pitbull’s name since I first stepped into that cage and he’s ignored me, pretending like he doesn’t know who I am. ในตอนท้ายของวัน, there is nowhere else for him to run and he has to look me in my eyes. ฉันรอคอย. Everyone says I haven’t been tested and I agree. แต่, when you do see me get tested, a whole different animal will come out. (23:22)
“After I beat Pitbull and become the face of BELLATOR, we can run it back for that second belt too. Becoming champ-champ is something that I said I was always going to do, and that I will do. I went through the trials and tribulations of not wanting to fight, to then having my passion for this come back and me seeing all my goals be within reach. It’s going to be fun, especially after the long break due to my knee surgery. I can’t wait to get in there again. The Mercenary does one thing: he signs the contract and then takes the person out. (24:22)
“I’ve been preparing for this fight for six years because Pitbull has been at the top for so long. อีกครั้งหนึ่ง, I have a foot longer reach on him, so he has to come to me. He says he is training with gold medal wrestlers, but I will do the same thing to him that I did to Pat Curran and Darrion Caldwell. I’m comfortable off my back. Just because he’s Brazilian, that doesn’t mean anything in terms of Jiu jitsu. I have that evolved Jiu jitsu and that’s what I get people with when they don’t see it coming.” (31:45)
สกอตต์ Coker, BELLATOR President “We’re excited to be back in California and we are excited to be back in the Forum, a place where we have had so many great fights. It’s going to be an amazing event. My staff is excited and the fighters are excited. When you think about live sports, it needs fans. We got a taste of it last week at the Mohegan Sun, which has been an amazing partner for us, but it’s time to travel and get back to what BELLATOR does best. That is putting on great fights touring from city-to-city, starting with this amazing fight on July 31. (4:10)
“This is the fight that everyone wanted to see. We have so many amazing athletes in this division that we went through the lottery system for matchups, which provided us with amazing fights. But at the beginning, I was wishing that the final would be McKee versus Pitbull. When we signed McKee, he had zero fights to his name. ตอนนี้, look at where he is today. Back then, Pitbull was our champion and obviously still is today, so this fight is the “OG” vs. the new guard and we’ll have to see what happens.” (5:13)
“Patricio’s had a bullseye on his back since he became the champ in 2014, when he beat Pat Curran and this run has gone exactly as we planned. We were the matchmakers, we sent Darrion Caldwell to the other side of the bracket to take out some of the young bucks and he did. แล้วก็, AJ took him out and here we are. I think this is the perfect matchup for the finals. We have a young, up-and-coming, undefeated fighter and the pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet, พาทริพิตบูล. This is going to be the greatest fight in BELLATOR history. (7:20)
“Even at 17-0, AJ is still very young in the game. He’s very unpredictable. แต่, at the end of the day it’s Pitbull who is the pound-for-pound best on the planet, it’s Pitbull who is the double champ, it’s Pitbull who has the best coaches in the game and they don’t know how to prepare for that.” (8:18)
“I lived a different life, one where it wasn’t all good. I was dealing with a lot of stuff that a lot of African American men deal with. No mother and no father, growing up in the streets of Los Angeles. It was what it was, but I made the right decisions and never got caught for anything that I did that could have put me away for the rest of my life and found my drive and motivation through my son. The things that AJ would say as a kid, like ‘Daddy if you die, can I die with you?’ I didn’t care about living and I didn’t have a problem with killing either. And then one day AJ says ‘Dad, whatever you do and wherever you go, I want to come with you.’ I was ready to clock out, but then I realized that I needed to be here for him. He had nothing but me, so that gave me the drive and the strength to find a better way out.
“I made it this far, did my thing as a wrestler and was the best in the world. I did what I was doing, but I didn’t have the right mindset, so I had to check my mental and learn how to be a respectable human being. Once I did that, things started to shift for me and now here we are. I did things to keep AJ in private school, not to buy cars, เพลง, and jewelry. I did it all to pay for his school tuition.” (14:36)
Bellator 263TAKES PLACE AT THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES ON SATURDAY, กรกฎาคม 31 – อาศัยอยู่บน SHOWTIME®
TICKETS FOR THIS MASSIVE EVENT GO ON SALE TOMORROW ATBELLATOR.COM
LOS ANGELES— And then there were two…
What began with 16 featherweight athletes vying for a one-million-dollar grand prize and the BELLATOR Featherweight World Championship has been narrowed to the greatest BELLATOR athlete in the history of the promotionพาทริพิตบูล (32-4) and the company’s best-ever homegrown fighter in No. 1 การจัดอันดับAJ แมค (17-0).
The culmination of the BELLATOR Featherweight World Grand Prix takes place Saturday, กรกฎาคม 31 ที่ฟอรั่มใน Inglewood, พระเจ้ากาหลิบ, and marks the company’s first domestic event hosted away from “The Fightsphere” since February 2020.
Bellator 263: พิตบูล vs. แมคairs live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT and tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, มิถุนายน 18 at BELLATOR.com and Ticketmaster.com with a pre-sale taking place on Thursday.
“This is without a doubt going to be the biggest BELLATOR fight of all time,” said BELLATOR President Scott Coker. “AJ McKee has been calling for a shot at Pitbull’s title since his very first professional victory inside our cage six years ago. Now he’s finally getting the opportunity to realize his dream of becoming a world champion against the winningest fighter in BELLATOR history. For Pitbull a win over McKee in this tournament final would be a statement piece to add to his long list of accolades and legacy as the best 145-pounder on the planet.”
One half of the vaunted Pitbull Brothers duo, Patricio has long been considered the crown jewel of BELLATOR MMA, where he sits atop the pound-for-pound rankings. Holding a remarkable record of 32-4 with wins over elite competition including the likes ofแพ็ตอร์เรน, Juan Archuleta, แดเนียล Weichel (x2) and most recently a second triumph over Emmanuel Sanchez, the 33-year-old stands alone as the featherweight king. นอกจากนี้, he was able to capture the Lightweight World Championship in a 2019 contest opposite Michael Chandler, becoming only the second BELLATOR athlete to hold two titles simultaneously. กับ 23 finishes in 36 การต่อสู้มืออาชีพ, Pitbull has shown time and time again that he possesses the well-rounded skillset required to reign over multiple weight classes.
With a perfect record of 17-0, AJ McKee has exceeded the lofty expectations placed on him since his professional debut at the ripe age of 20-years-old. With an even six knockouts and six submissions, the now-26-year-old McKee has shown a knack for securing finishes—and fast—with nine coming in the first round. “Mercenary” has earned dominant victories over every man who has opposed him including former champions Pat Curran, Georgi Karakhanyan, and Darrion Caldwell, who McKee submitted most-recently with a rare, modified neck crank that was later dubbed the “McKee-otine.” Finally, the Long Beach native will face the man he has called for since signing with BELLATOR, as he takes on Patricio Pitbull in the much-anticipated Featherweight World Grand Prix Final.
The preliminary portion of the event streams live at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports ช่อง YouTube, as well as Pluto TV and features former featherweight title challenger and No. 2 การจัดอันดับเอ็มมานูชี(20-5) versus Denmark’s No. 8 การจัดอันดับMads Burnell(15-3), a bantamweight tilt between No. 3 การจัดอันดับMagomed “Tiger” Magomedov(18-1) และไม่มี. 4 Raufeon “Supa” Stots(16-1) and a lightweight affair pitting undefeatedUsman Nurmagomedov (12-0) กับManny Muro(12-6).
CHAMP PATRICIO ‘PITBULL’ DEFENDS HIS TITLE IN QUARTERFINAL MATCHUP AGAINST PEDRO CARVALHO, WHILE DANIEL WEICHEL FACES EMMANUEL SANCHEZ
เพิ่มเติม, DARRION CALDWELL MEETS UNDEFEATED AJ MCKEE IN SEMIFINALS ON NOV. 19
LOS ANGELES — The Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix resumes Thursday, พฤศจิกายน. 12 with two quarterfinal matchups set to take place, as champพาทริ "พิตบูล" (30-14) defends his title againstเปโดรร์วัลโญ่ (11-3), ในขณะที่ แดเนียล Weichel (40-11) และ เอ็มมานูชี (19-4) ตีเสมอในการต่อสู้ของอดีตผู้ท้าชิงตำแหน่ง. นอกจากนี้, การแข่งขันรอบรองชนะเลิศนัดแรกมีขึ้นในวันพฤหัสบดี, พฤศจิกายน. 19, เมื่ออดีตผู้ถือกรรมสิทธิ์ DARRION Caldwell(15-3) ยกกำลังสองด้วยความพ่ายแพ้ AJ แมค(16-0) สำหรับจุดในการแข่งขันรอบชิงชนะเลิศ. การกระทำทั้งหมดออกอากาศสด ซีบีเอสสปอร์ตเครือข่าย ที่ 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT จาก Mohegan Sun Arena ใน Uncasville, เรือ.
Hailing จาก Natal, แม่น้ำทางตอนเหนือขนาดใหญ่, บราซิล, แชมป์เฟเธอร์เวท 2 สมัย Patricio“ Pitbull” จะเข้าสู่กรง Bellator เพื่อทำสถิติส่งเสริมการขายครั้งที่ 23 ในเดือน พ.ย.. 12. With impressive wins to his credit over Michael Chandler, แดเนียลเตราสส์ (x3), แดเนียล Weichel (x2) และ แพ็ตอร์เรน, the 33-year old continues on in the Featherweight World Grand Prix not far removed from his lightweight championship victory in May of last year. ได้รับความสำเร็จใน 21 ของเขา 30 ชนะเป็นมืออาชีพ, the simultaneous two-division champion most recently bested current bantamweight championJuan Archuletaon the scorecards in an exciting opening round World Grand Prix matchup and fans can certainly expect more fireworks when he finally sets his sights on Carvalho.
Portuguese submission specialist Pedro Carvalho will be entering the Bellator cage for just the fifth time in his eight-year professional career, looking for his seventh consecutive victory and his first world title victory. With victories in nine of his last 11 การแข่งขัน, including against DerekCampos, แดเนียลCrawfordand a face crank-submission over Sam Sicilia in the opening round, the 25-year-old SBG Ireland-product is on the cusp of greatness – and winning the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix would be the perfect way to solidify it.
ที่มีมากกว่า 50 professional fights to his name, Germany’s Daniel Weichel is ready to make his 2020 debut in a highly anticipated World Grand Prix quarterfinal bout with Sanchez, a fighter Weichel got the better of four years ago atBellator 159. Following his Bellator debut in 2014, “Drake” has enjoyed an impressive promotional mark of 9-3, including pivotal victories over Sanchez, แพ็ตอร์เรน, Georgi Karakhanyan และ Saul Rogers.
On the heels of yet another masterful performance that ended in a submission victory overTywan Claxtonin the opening round of the World Grand Prix, “El Matador” is ready for another title run as he prepares for the 50-fight veteran and the man who beat him once before, แดเนียล Weichel. Since joining forces with Bellator in 2014, the Milwaukee, Wisc.-resident has collected 11 victories over a 14-fight stint, including key wins over the likes of Claxton, แดเนียลเตราสส์, Marcos Galvao and Georgi Karakhanyan (2x).
Having needed just one round to put away his last opponent via submission in the quarterfinals of the World Grand Prix, Darrion Caldwell is on a mission to regain Bellator gold. “The Wolf,” a former North Carolina State University NCAA National Champion wrestler, has looked unstoppable since moving up to the featherweight division, พ่ายแพ้ Adam Borics, ตลอดจน เฮนรี่กอร์ราเล in the opening round of the tournament. ตอนนี้, the former bantamweight champ sits only two victories away from holding a title in his second division – a feat very few athletes can claim.
Touted byอีเอสพีas the best fighter in MMA under the age of 25, AJ แมค looks to back up the lofty expectations often held by the public for second generations-athletes. Undefeated in his career, “The Mercenary” has made himself known to the world through his flashy persona and trash talk, แต่ที่สำคัญที่สุด, his work inside the Bellator cage. With every one of his pro bouts taking place with Bellator, the Long Beach-native can achieve what he set out to do beginning atBellator 146 ใน 2015 and become world champion with just two more wins.
Also announced forBellator 252…is a third main card bout featuring the always-excitingแอรอนปิโก (6-3) of Jackson-Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, N.M., who returns for his second appearance inside Bellator’s “FightSphere, having previously defeated Solo Hatley Jr. in impressive fashion atBellator 242. He will take on Pittsburgh’sJohn de Jesus (13-8), who was most recently victorious atBellator 244 against Vladyslav Parubchenko, in what promises to an explosive featherweight contest.
For further information, กรุณาเยี่ยมชม Bellator.com.
ปรับปรุง Bellator 252: พิตบูล vs. วัลโญ่ Fight Card: ซีบีเอสสปอร์ตเครือข่าย | DAZN 7 p.m. และ Featherweight World Title Bout/FWGP Quarterfinal:พาทริ "พิตบูล"แฟร (30-4) vs. เปโดรร์วัลโญ่ (11-3) Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal: แดเนียล Weichel (40-11) vs. เอ็มมานูชี (19-4) การแข่งขันไพ่หลักรุ่นเฟเธอร์เวท: แอรอนปิโก (6-3) vs. John de Jesus (13-8)
ปรับปรุง Bellator 253: Caldwell ครับ. แมค Fight Card: ซีบีเอสสปอร์ตเครือข่าย | DAZN 7 p.m. และ Featherweight World Grand Prix Semifinal:DARRION Caldwell (15-3) vs. AJ แมค (16-0)
