FULL FIGHT CARD ANNOUNCED FOR MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NYC THIS FRIDAY – AIRING EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN
NEW YORK –The line-up for the highly anticipatedBellator 222: מקדונלד נגד. גרייסי אירועhas been completed with two title fights and 18 electric bouts in total filling out Bellator’s return to Madison Square Garden this Friday, יוני 14 – only onDAZN. 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 championרורי מקדונלד (20-5-1) defending his title against the unbeaten Renzo Gracie-trained Brazilian jiu-jitsu black beltניימן גרייסי (9-0), as well as two of the sport’s biggest names inLyoto Machida (25-8) ו Chael Sonnen (31-16-1) finally meeting after years of parallel careers in the MMA world.
הכרטיס הראשי של Bellator 222 יעבור חי באופן בלעדי ב- DAZN ב 10 p.m. ET p.m / 7. PT, while preliminary action begins at 6:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. PST and will also stream onDAZNor globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
The DAZN-streamed main card also featuresDarrion קולדוול (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 aceDillon Danis (1-0) and Max Humphrey (3-2). בנוסף, fans will see an intriguing featherweight bout featuring former Bellator 135-pound championאדוארדו Dantas (21-6) making the leap to 145-pounds in an attempt to handחואן Archuleta (21-1) the first loss of his Bellator career, תוך מגשי ריקי (11-2) welcomes unbeatenפטריק Mix (10-0) במשקל התרנגול.
פעולה ראשונית עבור Bellator 222 is also must-see andfeatures many of Bellator’s rising stars. Those who tune in will see bouts highlighted byאהרון פיק (4-2) לעומת אדם בוריקס (12-0) 145-פאונד, as well as a second inter-promotional contest pittingRenaof Rizin (8-2) נגד Lindsay VanZandt (5-1) in a 112-pound catchweight fight. Bellator 222will also see the return of “The Heat” to MSG, when world champion boxerהת'ר הארדי (2-1) פרצופים טיילור טרנר (3-5) ב Flyweight. Familiar faces inמייק קימבל (2-1), רובסון גרייסי ג'וניור. (1-0) ו החיים Widodo (10-6) will all also compete, while formerהלוחם האולטימטיבי משתתף פיל הווז (4-2) will make his promotional debut. לבסוף, it was recently announced that undefeated Taekwondo Masterולרי לורדה (1-0) will make her sophomore appearance when she welcomesLarkyn Dasch (0-1) to the Bellator cage on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.
Bellator 222 כרטיס ראשי:
Welterweight World Grand Prix Semifinal Title Bout: רורי מקדונלד (20-5-1) לעומת. ניימן גרייסי (9-0)
