DAUGIAU, THE BELLATOR DEBUTS OF FORMER TITLE CHALLENGERS CAT ZINGANO AND LIZ CARMOUCHE

LOS ANGELES— For the first time, Bellator MMA’s “FightSphere” atMohegan Sun "arena į Uncasville, Conn. will host a stacked doubleheader weekend on Friday, Septyni. 11 and Saturday, Septyni. 12. On night one, Bellator 245is headlined by former world champsPhilas Davis (21-5, 1 NC) irLyoto Machida (26-9) in a light heavyweight rematch, oBellator 246on night two sees a bantamweight world championship fight featuring top contenderJuanas Archuleta (24-2) taking on the undefeatedPatry Mix (13-0) for the vacant title.

Two former world title challengers also make their long-awaited Bellator debuts, kaipCat Zingano (10-4) įgaunaGabby Holloway (6-5) in a featherweight matchup atBellator 245, oLiz carmouche (13-7) meets the newly signedDeAnna Bennett (10-6-1) at flyweight during the main card ofBellator 246.

Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2penktadienį, Septyni. 11 irBellator 246: Archuleta vs. Sumaišykitešeštadienį, Septyni. 12 air live on"Paramount tinklas irDAZN į 10 p.m. IR / 9 val. KT. 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 stoppingKarlas Albrektsson įBellator 231 in October of last year. A four-time NCAA D-I All-American wrestler at Penn State University, "Ponas. Wonderful” has earned professional victories over Brian Stann, Aleksandras Gustafsson, Antônio Rogério 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 CarvalhoįBellator 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, Danas Hendersonas, 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 overHenris Corrales įBellator 238 šiemet, Juan Archuleta will look to capture the promotion’s vacant bantamweight strap. Fighting out of Hesperia, Kalifornijoje., 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 (lengvas pusvidutinis svoris, lengvas, flyweight and bantamweight). Following a hard-fought featherweight world title bout withPatricio Pitbull Praėjusių metų rugsėjo mėnesį, “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.20Japonijoje. 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. Dabar, 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 againstPetras Stanonikas(5-4); former middleweight champRafael Carvalho(16-4) squares off with undefeatedAlex “Easy” Polizzi(6-0) ne šviesos sunkiasvoris; hard-hitting heavyweightsTyrelis Fortūna(8-1) irJack May(11-6) susidurti; “Killa” Keith Lee (6-3) veidaiDominic “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) irNeiman Gracie (9-1) square off in the co-main event; Derekas "Eržilas" Campos(20-10) irRoger “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) įgaunaRas “The Jamaican Shamrock” Hylton (6-4) on the prelims; Hawaii’sTy “Savage” Gwerder(4-1) meets London’sGeorge “Tuco” Tokkos(4-1) vidutinio svorio varžybose.

AtnaujintaBellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2Pagrindinė kortelė:

Paramount Network and DAZN

Penktadienis, Septyni. 11 - 10 p.m. IR / 9 val. KT

Pagrindinis sunkiasvorio svorio turnyras: Philas Davis(21-5, 1 NC) priešLyoto Machida (26-9)

„Fatherweight Co-Main Event“.: Cat Zingano(10-4) priešGabby Holloway(6-5)

Middleweight Feature Bout: Ir Rūta (8-2) priešTayloras Johnsonas(5-1)

Welterweight Feature Bout: Raymondas Danielsas(2-1) priešPetras Stanonikas(5-4)

Updated Preliminary Card:

Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Rafael Carvalho(16-4) priešAleksas Polizzi(6-0)

Pasirengimo sunkiojo svorio varžyboms: Tyrelis Fortūna(8-1) priešJack May(11-6)

140-LB. Contract Weight Preliminary Bout: Keithas Lee(6-3) priešDominic Mazzotta(15-3)

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AtnaujintaBellator 246: Archuleta vs. Sumaišykite Pagrindinė kortelė:

Paramount Network and DAZN

Šeštadienis, Septyni. 12 - 10 p.m. IR / 9 val. KT

Bantamweight World Title Bout: Juanas Archuleta(24-2) priešPatry Mix(13-0)

Pagrindinis pusvidutinio svorio turnyras: Jon Fitch "(32-7-2, 1 NC) priešNeiman Gracie(9-1)

Flyweight Feature Bout: Liz carmouche (13-7) priešDeAnna Bennett(10-6-1)

Lengvas bruožas: Derek laukai(20-10) priešRogeris Huerta(24-12-1, 1 NC)

Updated Preliminary Card:

Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel

Vidutinio svorio preliminari kova: Ty Gwerder(4-1) priešGeorge Tokkos(4-1)

Pasirengimo sunkiojo svorio varžyboms: Davion Franklin (1-0) priešRas Hylton(6-4)

*Kortelė gali keistis.

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