NEE. 5 RANKED SINEAD KAVANAGH MEETS NO. 4 RANKED LEAH ‘THE CURSE’ MCCOURT IN HUGE FEATHERWEIGHT CONTEST ATBellator 275: MOUSASI VS. VANDERFORD
DUBLIN’S 3ARENA PLAYS HOST TO MASSIVE CARD ON FRIDAY, Februari 25
DUBLIN – Leading mixed martial arts promotion BELLATOR MMA has today added a number of explosive fights toBellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford, taking place at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ierland, op vrijdag, February 25.
In what is set to be the biggest Irish female fight ever, a women’s featherweight bout between Northern Ireland’sLeah McCourt (6-1) and Ireland’s most-recent title challengerSinead Kavanagh (7-5) is set to light up the main card. Meer, a bantamweight main card attraction between home favoriteBrian Moore (14-8), whotakes on No. 9 gerangschiktJornel Lugo (7-0).
The promotion’s explosive return to the Irish capital forBellator 275: Mousasi vs Vanderford, sees middleweight world championGegard Mousasidefend his crown against undefeated AmericanAustin Vanderford. The co-main event sees Irish star Peter Queally return to action against Manchester, EngelandKane Mousah (13-4) in the lightweight division.
Broadcast details and additional fights are set to be announced in the coming weeks. Kaarten voor het evenement zijn nu te koop en kunnen online worden gekocht bijTicketmaster.ie enBellator.com.
Sinead Kavanagh will be hoping to respond to a heartbreaking world title loss against Cyborg in her last outing in November atBellator 271. A winner of her two previous BELLATOR outings before facing the pound-for-pound queen, Kavanagh will be looking to get back to her winning ways and live up to her “KO” moniker in front of the 3Arena crowd.
Currently riding a five-fight win streak, Northern Ireland’s McCourt returns to action following a dominant display in a unanimous decision victory againstjessica Borgduring her last outing atBELLATOR 267in oktober. Now sitting at No. 4 in BELLATOR’s featherweight rankings, a win at the expense of her opponent on Feb. 25 will go a long way towards moving “The Curse” one step closer to a BELLATOR world title shot against incumbent champion, Cris Cyborg.
Brian Moore’s long-awaited Dublin return will see the Wexford fighter go toe-to-toe with No. 9 ranked bantamweight Jornel Lugo. “The Pikeman” will be hoping the home support helps him hand Lugo his first professional defeat and in doing so climb into the official bantamweight rankings for the first time. Lugo has won all four of his bouts under the BELLATOR banner, including an emphatic first round submission win against Keith Lee atBellator 265 eerder dit jaar.
Several additions have been confirmed for the preliminary card including a bantamweight bout between WelshmanBrett Johns (17-3) enKhurshed Kakhorov (8-0). Johns makes his return to European soil looking to make a statement in a must-see match-up against the undefeated Kakhorov. MMA veteran Johns boasts an impressive 17 wins from his 20 professionele gevechten, while Kakhorov has won each of his first eight bouts, including a dominant unanimous decision win in his BELLATOR debut against Jair Junior atBellator 267 in October.
England’s No. 5 gerangschiktFabian Edwards (9-2) is set to make his return to the cage in Dublin when he takes onMarian Dimitrov(10-2). “The Assassin” won his first nine professional fights and established himself as one of the rising stars in BELLATOR’s middleweight division. He will be looking to bounce back from a defeat in his last fight against Dublin title challenger Austin Vanderford atBellator 259 in mei.
IerlandDanni McCormack (5-0) returns to action fresh from her win at the 3Arena in November against Audrey Kerouche, when she facesStephanie Pagina(5-3) in a strawweight bout. The preliminary card also features a welterweight bout between ItalianStefano Paterno (13-4-1) and BELLATOR debutantLuca Poclit (6-1) and a featherweight fight between Wales’Scott Pedersen(1-2) and Ireland’sNathan Kelly(3-2).
Rounding out the additions to the preliminary card is a featherweight affair between up-and-coming IrishmanCiaran Clarke (4-0) and BELLATOR debutantAbou Tounkara (7-2).
Fans can see the updated card forBellator 275: Mousasi vs Vanderfordonder:
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Bellator 275: MOUSASI VS. VANDERFORDBelangrijkste kaart:
Middleweight World Title Main Event: #C-Gegard Mousasi (48-7, 2 NC) vs. #1-Austin Vanderford(11-0)
Lichtgewicht Bout: #5-Peter Queally(13-6, 1 NC) vs.Kane Mousah(13-4)
Women’s Featherweight Bout: #5-Sinead Kavanagh(7-5)vs. #4–Leah McCourt(6-1)
Bantamgewicht Bout: Brian Moore(14-8) vs. #9-Jornel Lugo(7-0)
Bellator 275: MOUSASI VS. VANDERFORDVOORAF CARD:
Bantamgewicht Bout: Brett Johns(17-3) vs.Khurshed Kakhorov(8-0)
Lichtgewicht Bout: Charlie Leary(17-11-1) vs.Davy Gallon (19-7-2)
Vedergewicht Bout: Ciaran Clarke(4-0) vs.Abou Tounkara(7-2)
Middengewicht Bout: #5-Fabian Edwards(9-2) vs.Marian Dimitrov(10-2)
Weltergewicht Bout: Stefano Paterno(13-4-1) vs.Luca Poclit(6-1)
Strawweight Bout: Danni McCormack(5-0) vs.Stephanie Pagina(5-3)
Lichtgewicht Bout: Junior Morgan (3-0) vs.Darragh Kelly(Pro Debuut)
Vedergewicht Bout: Scott Pedersen(1-2) vs.Nathan Kelly(3-2)
*Kaart kan worden gewijzigd.
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Bijgewerkt schema van BELLATOR-evenementen
Za. Jan. 29 // Bellator 273: Bader vs.. Moldavski// Voetafdrukcentrum // Feniks, DE
Gratis. Februari. 19 // Bellator 274: Gracie vs. Storley // Mohegan Sun Arena // Uncasville, CT
Gratis. Februari. 25 // Bellator 275: Mousasi vs. Vanderford // 3Arena // Dublin, IER
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