LOS ANGELES - Bellator will hold the first-ever MMA event at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. შაბათს, აგვისტო 24 when the always-exciting მეთიუ Mitrione (13-6, 1 NC) once again squares off against სერგეი Kharitonov (29-7, 2 NC) in a heavyweight headliner.
The remainder of the main card features four other must-see bouts, including two additional heavyweight slugfests, as former Bellator heavyweight champion ვიტალი Minakov (21-1) სახეები Javy Ayala (11-7) ამ თანამშრომლობის ძირითადი ღონისძიება, while undefeated heavyweight prospects Tyrell Fortune (6-0) და Rudy Schaffroth (6-0, 1 NC), who both originally hail from Portland, საათი., collide in the main card opener.
Rounding out the five-fight card on Paramount Network – the man with the most appearances inside the Bellator Cage in history, დავით Rickels (21-5, 2 NC), takes on the undefeated Ukrainian იაროსლავ ამოსოვი (21-0) in a 175-pound catchweight bout, and former flyweight title contender Alejandra Lara (7-3) შეხვდაTaylor Turner (4-5) at bantamweight, who returns after recently upsetting Heather Hardy at Madison Square Garden earlier this summer.
The main card can be seen live on Paramount Network და DAZN at 9 საათამდე. ET / 8 საათზე. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com, DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App დასაწყისი 5:45 pm EST/2:45 pm PST.
ბილეთების Bellator 225: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2 იყიდება ახლა, and are available in-person at the Click It or Ticket Box Office at Webster Bank Arena, as well as online at Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Earlier in the evening, Connecticut საკუთარი "Notorious" Nick Newell (15-2) will lace up the Bellator gloves for the first time in his career and make the short drive from his home in Milford, Conn. to Webster Bank Arena, როდესაც ის ხვდება Corey Browning (5-2), a man who has already defeated “Baby Slice” and Aaron Chalmers. Also representing the “The Constitution State,” the surging Mike “The Savage” Kimbel (3-1) will be looking to impress the partisan crowd againstChris Disonell (3-3).
Preliminary action is highlighted by appearances from top Bellator prospects, including Royce Gracie’s eldest son Khonry Gracie (1-1), Israel’s Aviv Gozali (2-0) and the promotional debut of light heavyweight Grant “The Truth” Neal (1-0). მეტი, long-time UFC and TUF veteran Sabah Homasi (12-8) returns to the Bellator Cage for the first time since Bellator 124.
ასევე ბარათზე, unbeaten Austin “The Gentleman” Vanderford (7-0) will make his middleweight debut against Georgia’s Joseph Creer (6-0-1), New Jersey’s Ricky Bandejas (11-3) will return to action for the first time since relocating to American Top Team in Florida, when he competes at bantamweight against Virginia’s Ahmet Kayretli (8-3, 1 NC) and the always-exciting Tim Johnson (12-5) will make his sophomore Bellator appearance against recently signedAzunna Anyanwu (15-5) of Philadelphia in a heavyweight matchup.
სრული Bellator 225: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2 Fight Card:
Heavyweight Main Event: მეთიუ Mitrione (13-6, 1 NC) vs. სერგეი Kharitonov (29-7, 2 NC)
მძიმეწონიანი ერთობლივი ღონისძიება: ვიტალი Minakov (21-1) vs. Javy Ayala (11-7)
Bantamweight Feature Bout: Alejandra Lara (7-3) vs. Taylor Turner (4-5)
175-Pound Catchweight Feature Bout: დავით Rickels (21-5, 2 NC) vs. იაროსლავ ამოსოვი (21-0)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Tyrell Fortune (6-0) vs. Rudy Schaffroth (6-0, 1 NC)
წინასწარი ბარათი:
მსუბუქი წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Khonry Gracie (1-1) vs. Oscar Vera (0-1)
165-Pound Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Aviv Gozali (2-0) vs. Eduard Muravitskiy (9-8)
მსუბუქი მძიმე წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Grant Neal (1-0) vs. Alpha Toure (Pro Debut)
მსუბუქი წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Sabah Homasi (12-8) vs. Micah Terrill (14-7, 1 NC)
საშუალო წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Austin Vanderford (7-0) vs. Joseph Creer (6-0-1)
მძიმე წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Tim Johnson (12-5) vs. Azunna Anyanwu (15-5)
Bantamweight წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Ricky Bandejas (11-3) vs. Ahmet Kayretli (8-3, 1 NC)
140-Pound Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Mike Kimbel (3-1) vs. Chris Disonell (3-3)
მსუბუქი წილის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Nick Newell (15-2) vs. Corey Browning (5-2)
165-Pound Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Kastriot Xhema (3-3, 1 NC) vs. Connor Dixon (Pro Debut)
175-Pound Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Jon Manley (11-6) vs. Thiago Rela (10-7)
*ბარათის შეცვლა ექვემდებარება.
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