CHRIS HONEYCUTT BATTLES UNDEFEATED JIU-JITSU ACE RAFAEL LOVATO JR. IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT

لوس انجليس – The Bellator women’s featherweight championship will be up for grabs on الجمعة, ديسمبر. 1 متى جوليا بود (10-2) defends her title in a rematch against أرلين Blencowe (10-6) في Bellator 189 inside WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, أوكلاهوما., the same venue where Budd captured the inaugural belt earlier this year.

بالإضافة, the co-main event of Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 will feature a middleweight contest pitting rising contender كريس هونيكات (10-1) ضد مهزوم رافائيل لوفاتو جونيور. (6-0). Additional main card and preliminary bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.

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A STRIKEFORCE veteran, Budd enters the Bellator cage on ديسمبر. 1 as the first and only women’s featherweight champion in promotional history. Currently in the midst of an eight-fight, six-year winning streak, the British Columbia native owns victories over the course of her career against Marloes كوينين, Germaine de Randamie, as well as Gina Carano in kickboxing. Budd has also previously competed at bantamweight, going toe-to-toe with both Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey during her tenure in STRIKEFORCE. Continuing the trend of taking on top-flight competition, Budd meets Blencowe at Bellator 189, in her second main event with Bellator.

The fighting pride of New South Wales, أستراليا, Arlene Blencowe enters her fight with Budd riding a three-fight winning streak, most recently edging out a split decision against Sinead Kavanagh في أغسطس. A former world champion boxer under the World Boxing Federation and Women’s International Boxing Association, “Angerfist” nearly defeated Budd during their previous meeting at Bellator 162. A proud mother of two, the 34-year-old now has a chance to add more gold to her mantle, this time coming in the form of a Bellator MMA championship.

Since making the jump from welterweight to middleweight, the Fresno, Calif.-based Chris Honeycutt feels as though he is right at home in his newfound division. Riding a wave of momentum, which most recently culminated in a vicious stoppage against Kevin Casey, “The Cutt” must now get through BJJ ace Rafael Lovato Jr. The undefeated Lovato Jr. has experienced his own wave of success since signing with Bellator, including a submission victory over Mike “Biggie” Rhodes. These two middleweights will meet in the co-main event of Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 in an exciting battle between a two-time NCAA Division I Wrestling All-American at Edinboro University taking on a World Jiu-Jitsu and World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu champion.

تحديث Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 بطاقة المعركة:

Women’s Featherweight World Title Main Event: جوليا بود (10-2) مقابل. أرلين Blencowe (10-6)

Middleweight Co-Main Event: كريس هونيكات (10-1) مقابل. رافائيل لوفاتو جونيور. (6-0)