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: MacDonald vs. Gracie Настанотhas been completed with two title fights and 18 electric bouts in total filling out Bellator’s return to Madison Square Garden this Friday, Јуни 14 – only onДАЗН. 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 championРори МекДоналд (20-5-1) defending his title against the unbeaten Renzo Gracie-trained Brazilian jiu-jitsu black beltНиман Gracie (9-0), as well as two of the sport’s biggest names inЛиото Макида (25-8) и Chael Sonnen (31-16-1) finally meeting after years of parallel careers in the MMA world.
The main card ofBellator 222 ќе се емитува во живо исклучиво на ДАЗН на 10 вечер. ЕТ / 7 вечер. Португалија, while preliminary action begins at 6:30 вечер. EST/3:30 вечер. PST and will also stream onДАЗНor globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
The DAZN-streamed main card also featuresDarrion Колдвел (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). Дополнително, fans will see an intriguing featherweight bout featuring former Bellator 135-pound championEduardo Dantas (21-6) making the leap to 145-pounds in an attempt to handХуан Арчулета (21-1) the first loss of his Bellator career, а Ricky Bandejas (11-2) welcomes unbeatenPatrick Mix (10-0) на bantamweight.
Preliminary action forBellator 222 is also must-see andfeatures many of Bellator’s rising stars. Those who tune in will see bouts highlighted byАрон Пико (4-2) наспроти Адам Борикс (12-0) at 145-pounds, as well as a second inter-promotional contest pittingRenaof Rizin (8-2) против Lindsay VanZandt (5-1) in a 112-pound catchweight fight. Bellator 222will also see the return of “The Heat” to MSG, when world champion boxerХедер Харди (2-1) лица Taylor Turner (3-5) at flyweight. Familiar faces inМајк Кимбел (2-1), Робсон Грејси униор. (1-0) и Haim Gozali (10-6) will all also compete, while formerThe Ultimate борец учесник Phil Hawes (4-2) will make his promotional debut. На крај, it was recently announced that undefeated Taekwondo MasterВалери Луреда (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 Главната картичка:
Welterweight World Grand Prix Semifinal Title Bout: Рори МекДоналд (20-5-1) наспроти. Ниман Gracie (9-0)
