NEW YORK – The line-up for the highly anticipated Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie Настанот has 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 on ДАЗН. 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 champion Рори МекДоналд (20-5-1) defending his title against the unbeaten Renzo Gracie-trained Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Ниман Gracie (9-0), as well as two of the sport’s biggest names in Лиото Макида (25-8) и Chael Sonnen (31-16-1) finally meeting after years of parallel careers in the MMA world.
The main card of Bellator 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 onДАЗН or globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
Limited tickets remain available and can be purchased online from Ticketmaster.com, MSG.com и Bellator.com.
The DAZN-streamed main card also features Darrion 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 ace Dillon Danis (1-0) and Max Humphrey (3-2). Дополнително, fans will see an intriguing featherweight bout featuring former Bellator 135-pound champion Eduardo Dantas (21-6) making the leap to 145-pounds in an attempt to hand Хуан Арчулета (21-1) the first loss of his Bellator career, а Ricky Bandejas (11-2) welcomes unbeaten Patrick Mix (10-0) на bantamweight.
Preliminary action for Bellator 222 is also must-see and features many of Bellator’s rising stars. Those who tune in will see bouts highlighted by Арон Пико (4-2) наспроти Адам Борикс (12-0) at 145-pounds, as well as a second inter-promotional contest pitting Rena of 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 boxer Хедер Харди (2-1) лица Taylor Turner (3-5) at flyweight. Familiar faces in Мајк Кимбел (2-1), Робсон Грејси униор. (1-0) и Haim Gozali (10-6) will all also compete, while former The Ultimate борец учесник Phil Hawes (4-2) will make his promotional debut. На крај, it was recently announced that undefeated Taekwondo Master Валери Луреда (1-0) will make her sophomore appearance when she welcomes Larkyn 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)
Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event Bout: Лиото Макида (25-8) наспроти. Chael Sonnen (31-16-1)
175-Pound Catchweight Bout: Dillon Danis (1-0) наспроти. Max Humphrey (3-2)
Bantamweight Бу: Ricky Bandejas (11-2) наспроти. Patrick Mix (10-0)
Перолесна Бу: Eduardo Dantas (21-6) наспроти. Хуан Арчулета (22-1)
Светски меч за титули во категорија Бантам категорија: Darrion Колдвел (13-2) наспроти. Kyoji Horiguchi (27-2)
Undercard:
Перолесна Бу: Арон Пико (4-2) наспроти. Адам Борикс (12-0)
Women’s Flyweight Bout: Хедер Харди (2-1) наспроти. Taylor Turner (3-5)
Women’s Flyweight Bout: Валери Луреда (1-0) наспроти. Larkyn Dasch (0-1)
Полусредна категорија Бу: Робсон Грејси униор. (1-0) наспроти. Oscar Vera (Про дебитантски)
Bantamweight Бу: Мајк Кимбел (2-1) наспроти. Sebastian Ruiz (2-2)
175-Pound Catchweight Bout: Haim Gozali (10-6) наспроти. Gustavo Wurlitzer (22-22, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)
Women’s 112-Pound Catchweight Bout: Rena Kubota (8-2) наспроти. Lindsay VanZandt (5-1)
Средна Бу: Phil Hawes (4-2) наспроти. Michael Wilcox (6-3)
Лесни рунда: Маркус Сурин (5-1) наспроти. Nekruz Mirkhojaev (4-2)
Flyweight Bout: Brandon Medina (Про дебитантски) наспроти. Брендон Polcare (1-2)
165-Pound Catchweight Bout: Kastriot Xhema (2-3) наспроти. Whitney Jean Francois (2-6-1)
Перолесна Бу: John Beneduce (2-2) наспроти. Кени Ривера (2-1)
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