Дэлгэрэнгүй, 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 Uncasville-д, Коннектикут. will host a stacked doubleheader weekend on Friday, Долоон. 11 and Saturday, Долоон. 12. On night one, Bellator 245is headlined by former world champsФил Дэвис (21-5, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) болонЛиото Мачида (26-9) in a light heavyweight rematch, болBellator 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, зэрэгCat Zingano (10-4) дээр авдагGabby Holloway (6-5) in a featherweight matchup atBellator 245, болLiz Carmouche (13-7) meets the newly signedDeAnna Bennett (10-6-1) at flyweight during the main card ofBellator 246.

Bellator 245: Дэвис сүсэг. Machida 2Баасан гаригт, Долоон. 11 болонBellator 246: Archuleta vs. MixБямба гарагт, Долоон. 12 air live onParamount Сүлжээний болонDAZN үед 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. СТ. 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 stoppingКарл Albrektsson үедBellator 231 in October of last year. A four-time NCAA D-I All-American wrestler at Penn State University, "Ноён. Wonderful” has earned professional victories over Brian Stann, Александр Густафссон, Антонио Рожерио Ногейра, and the man he will face again on Sept. 11, Лиото Мачида. 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 champРафаэль CarvalhoүедBellator 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, Дэн Хендерсон |, 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 overХенри Corrales үедBellator 238 Энэ жилийн эхээр, Juan Archuleta will look to capture the promotion’s vacant bantamweight strap. Fighting out of Hesperia, Калифорни мужийн., 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, хөнгөн, 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.20Япон. 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. Одоо, 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 champРафаэль Carvalho(16-4) squares off with undefeatedAlex “Easy” Polizzi(6-0) гэрэл хүнд жингийн үед; hard-hitting heavyweightsTyrell Fortune(8-1) болонJack May(11-6) мөргөлдөж; “Killa” Keith Lee (6-3) нүүрDominic “The Honey Badger” Mazzotta (15-3) in a 140-lb. contract weight preliminary matchup.

Also announced forBellator 246…top welterweight contendersЖон Fitch (32-7-2, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) болонNeiman Грэйси (9-1) square off in the co-main event; Дерек "Азарга" Campos(20-10) болонRoger “El Matador” Huerta(24-12-1, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) go toe-to-toe in a lightweight battle; Jackson Wink MMA heavyweight prospectDavion “The Don” Franklin (1-0) дээр авдагRas “The Jamaican Shamrock” Hylton (6-4) on the prelims; Hawaii’sTy “Savage” Gwerder(4-1) meets London’sGeorge “Tuco” Tokkos(4-1) in a middleweight contest.

ШинэчлэгдсэнBellator 245: Дэвис сүсэг. Machida 2Үндсэн карт:

Paramount Network and DAZN

Баасан, Долоон. 11 - 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. СТ

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Фил Дэвис(21-5, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) vs.Лиото Мачида (26-9)

Өд Хамтран гол үйл явдал: Cat Zingano(10-4) vs.Gabby Holloway(6-5)

Middleweight Онцлог дайралт хийвэл: Харин Рут (8-2) vs.Taylor Johnson(5-1)

Welterweight Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels(2-1) vs.Peter Stanonik(5-4)

Updated Preliminary Card:

Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel

Хөнгөн хүнд жингийн урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Рафаэль Carvalho(16-4) vs.Alex Polizzi(6-0)

Хүнд жингийн урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Tyrell Fortune(8-1) vs.Jack May(11-6)

140-LB. Contract Weight Preliminary Bout: Keith Lee(6-3) vs.Доминик Mazzotta(15-3)

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ШинэчлэгдсэнBellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mix Үндсэн карт:

Paramount Network and DAZN

Бямба гариг, Долоон. 12 - 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. СТ

Bantamweight World Title Bout: Juan Archuleta(24-2) vs.Patchy Mix(13-0)

Welterweight Хамтран гол үйл явдал: Жон Fitch(32-7-2, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) vs.Neiman Грэйси(9-1)

Flyweight Онцлог дайралт хийвэл: Liz Carmouche (13-7) vs.DeAnna Bennett(10-6-1)

Хөнгөн Онцлог дайралт хийвэл: Дерек талбарууд(20-10) vs.Roger Huerta(24-12-1, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт)

Updated Preliminary Card:

Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel

Middleweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Ty Gwerder(4-1) vs.George Tokkos(4-1)

Хүнд жингийн урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Davion Franklin (1-0) vs.Ras Hylton(6-4)

*Card subject to change.

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