CHRIS HONEYCUTT BATTLES UNDEFEATED JIU-JITSU ACE RAFAEL LOVATO JR. IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT
ЛОС-АНДЖЕЛЕС – The Bellator women’s featherweight championship will be up for grabs on Пятница, Декабрь. 1 когда Юлия Бадд (10-2) defends her title in a rematch against Арлин Blencowe (10-6) на Bellator 189 inside WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Оклахома., the same venue where Budd captured the inaugural belt earlier this year.
В дополнение, the co-main event of Bellator 189: Бадд против. Blencowe 2 will feature a middleweight contest pitting rising contender Крис Honeycutt (10-1) против непобедимого Рафаэль Ловато-младший. (6-0). Additional main card and preliminary bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Мероприятие будет транслироваться в прямом эфире и бесплатно на SPIKE по адресу: 9 p.m. И/8 p.m. Коннектикут, а предварительные мероприятия будут транслироваться на Bellator.com и в мобильном приложении Bellator.. Билеты на Bellator 189: Бадд против. Blencowe 2 are on sale now and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, а также Ticketmaster и Bellator.com.
A STRIKEFORCE veteran, Budd enters the Bellator cage on Декабрь. 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 Coenen, 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, Австралия, Arlene Blencowe enters her fight with Budd riding a three-fight winning streak, most recently edging out a split decision against Sinead Кавана в августе. 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 Кевин Кейси, “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: Бадд против. 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.
Обновленный Bellator 189: Бадд против. Blencowe 2 Борьба карты:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Main Event: Юлия Бадд (10-2) против. Арлин Blencowe (10-6)
Средний вес со-главное событие: Крис Honeycutt (10-1) против. Рафаэль Ловато-младший. (6-0)