ເພີ່ມເຕີມ, THE BELLATOR DEBUTS OF FORMER TITLE CHALLENGERS CAT ZINGANO AND LIZ CARMOUCHE
LOS ANGELES— For the first time, Bellator MMA’s “FightSphere” atສນາມຫລິ້ນກິ Mohegan Sun ໃນອັນຄາສະຫວິນ, Conn. will host a stacked doubleheader weekend on Friday, Seven. 11 and Saturday, Seven. 12. On night one, Bellator 245is headlined by former world champsPhil Davis (21-5, 1 NC) ແລະLyoto Machida (26-9) in a light heavyweight rematch, ໃນຂະນະທີ່Bellator 246on night two sees a bantamweight world championship fight featuring top contenderJuan Archuleta (24-2) taking on the undefeatedPatchy Mix (13-0) for the vacant title.
Two former world title challengers also make their long-awaited Bellator debuts, ເປັນCat Zingano (10-4) ໃຊ້ເວລາໃນGabby Holloway (6-5) in a featherweight matchup atBellator 245, ໃນຂະນະທີ່Liz Carmouche (13-7) meets the newly signedDeAnna Bennett (10-6-1) at flyweight during the main card ofBellator 246.
Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2ໃນວັນສຸກ, Seven. 11 ແລະBellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mixໃນວັນເສົາ, Seven. 12 air live onເຄືອຂ່າຍ Paramount ແລະDAZN ຢູ່ໃນ 10 p.m. ແລະ / 9 p.m. CT. Preliminary action will stream onBellator MMA’s YouTube channel. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.
A former Bellator light heavyweight world champion, Phil Davis returns to the Bellator cage for the first time since stoppingKarl Albrektsson ຢູ່ໃນBellator 231 in October of last year. A four-time NCAA D-I All-American wrestler at Penn State University, "ທ່ານ. Wonderful” has earned professional victories over Brian Stann, Alexander Gustafsson, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and the man he will face again on Sept. 11, Lyoto Machida. With eight Bellator appearances already, the San Diego-based fighter has his sights set on reclaiming his world title in the sport’s toughest light heavyweight division.
After signing with Bellator in 2018, Lyoto Machida made his highly anticipated promotional debut with a victory over former champRafael Carvalhoຢູ່ໃນBellator 213and would later go on to defeat the now-retiredChael Sonneninside the famed Madison Square Garden atBellator 222. The former UFC light heavyweight champ, known to fans around the globe as “The Dragon,” owns notable career wins over Tito Ortiz, “Shogun” Rua, Dan Henderson, Rashad Evans and Randy Couture. Having lost to Davis in the first matchup in Brazil, the native ofSalvador, Bahia, Brazil is looking for redemption and a future shot at Bellator gold.
Fresh off of an impressive victory overHenry Corrales ຢູ່ໃນBellator 238 ກ່ອນຫນ້ານັ້ນໃນປີນີ້, Juan Archuleta will look to capture the promotion’s vacant bantamweight strap. Fighting out of Hesperia, Calif., the 32-year-old knockout artist will once again drop down a weight class for a shot at the world title, something he successfully accomplished on four separate occasions while competing for regional promotion King of the Cage (light welterweight, lightweight, flyweight and bantamweight). Following a hard-fought featherweight world title bout withPatricio Pitbull last September, “The Spaniard” returns to bantamweight, where he has been undefeated for over five years.
Currently fighting out of Jackson Wink MMA in Albuquerque, N.M., Patchy Mix will make his fourth appearance for Bellator, where he has tallied three first-round submission victories. The 26-year-old Buffalo, N.Y.-native hopes to remain undefeated and build off of his most recent win on New Year’s Eve, which saw “No Love” earn a guillotine choke-submission over Yuki Motoya at Bellator’s co-promotional event with Rizin atRizin.20ໃນປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນ. Prior to his time with the Scott Coker-led promotion, Mix dominated his competition in all nine of his fights with King of the Cage, collecting five first round finishes. ໃນປັດຈຸບັນ, the submission specialist will face the toughest test of his young career, a matchup with the former Bellator featherweight world title contender and a shot at Bellator’s vacant 135-pound strap.
Also announced forBellator 245…“Easy” Ed Ruth (8-2) returns to middleweight against the debutingTaylor “Tombstone” Johnson (5-1) on the main card; current Bellator Kickboxing welterweight world champRaymond “The Real Deal” Daniels(2-1) returns to MMA againstPeter Stanonik(5-4); former middleweight champRafael Carvalho(16-4) squares off with undefeatedAlex “Easy” Polizzi(6-0) ທີ່ heavyweight ແສງສະຫວ່າງ; hard-hitting heavyweightsTyrell Fortune(8-1) ແລະJack May(11-6) collide; “Killa” Keith Lee (6-3) ປະເຊີນຫນ້າຢູ່Dominic “The Honey Badger” Mazzotta (15-3) in a 140-lb. contract weight preliminary matchup.
Also announced forBellator 246…top welterweight contendersJon Fitch (32-7-2, 1 NC) ແລະNeiman Gracie (9-1) square off in the co-main event; Derek "Stallion ການ" Campos(20-10) ແລະRoger “El Matador” Huerta(24-12-1, 1 NC) go toe-to-toe in a lightweight battle; Jackson Wink MMA heavyweight prospectDavion “The Don” Franklin (1-0) ໃຊ້ເວລາໃນRas “The Jamaican Shamrock” Hylton (6-4) on the prelims; Hawaii’sTy “Savage” Gwerder(4-1) meets London’sGeorge “Tuco” Tokkos(4-1) ໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນລຸ້ນກາງ.
ສະບັບປັບປຸງBellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2ບັດຕົ້ນຕໍ:
Paramount Network and DAZN
ວັນສຸກ, Seven. 11 - 10 p.m. ແລະ / 9 p.m. CT
ເຫດການຕົ້ນຕໍທີ່ມີນ້ໍາຫນັກເບົາ: Phil Davis(21-5, 1 NC) ທຽບກັບLyoto Machida (26-9)
Featherweight Co-Main Event: Cat Zingano(10-4) ທຽບກັບGabby Holloway(6-5)
Middleweight Feature Bout: ແລະ Ruth (8-2) ທຽບກັບTaylor Johnson(5-1)
ການແຂ່ງຂັນຄຸນສົມບັດ Welterweight: Raymond Daniels(2-1) ທຽບກັບPeter Stanonik(5-4)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel
Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Rafael Carvalho(16-4) ທຽບກັບAlex Polizzi(6-0)
ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນໜັກ: Tyrell Fortune(8-1) ທຽບກັບJack May(11-6)
140-lb. Contract Weight Preliminary Bout: Keith Lee(6-3) ທຽບກັບDominic Mazzotta(15-3)
——–
ສະບັບປັບປຸງBellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mix ບັດຕົ້ນຕໍ:
Paramount Network and DAZN
ວັນເສົາ, Seven. 12 - 10 p.m. ແລະ / 9 p.m. CT
Bantamweight World Title Bout: Juan Archuleta(24-2) ທຽບກັບPatchy Mix(13-0)
Welterweight Co-Main Event: Jon Fitch(32-7-2, 1 NC) ທຽບກັບNeiman Gracie(9-1)
Flyweight Feature Bout: Liz Carmouche (13-7) ທຽບກັບDeAnna Bennett(10-6-1)
Lightweight Feature Bout: Derek Fields(20-10) ທຽບກັບRoger Huerta(24-12-1, 1 NC)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel
ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ Middleweight: Ty Gwerder(4-1) ທຽບກັບGeorge Tokkos(4-1)
ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນໜັກ: Davion Franklin (1-0) ທຽບກັບRas Hylton(6-4)
*ບັດອາດມີການປ່ຽນແປງ.
****