LATE CHANGE SHIFTS BELLATOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX – JOSE ‘GUGU’ AUGUSTO NOW FACES ANTHONY “RUMBLE” JOHNSON IN QUARTERFINAL
LOS ANGELES– BELLATOR MMA has today confirmed the full slate of fights forto PiątkoweBELLATOR MMA 258: Archuleta vs Pettiskarta inside the Mohegan Sun Arena. The event is the first of two being held in May, and kicks off an exciting month of fights on SHOWTIME with the action set to begin live at9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
W głównym wydarzeniu wieczoru, Juan “The Spaniard” Archuleta (25-2) puts his BELLATOR Bantamweight World Title on the line for the first time against No. 1 ranked 135-pounderSergio “SP” Pettis (20-5). Oprócz podsufitki, three other main card bouts are confirmed, with the co-main event featuring a Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal bout with Team Pitbull productJose “Gugu” Augusto(7-2, 1 NC) stepping up on a week’s notice to fight a debutingAnthony “Rumble” Johnson(22-6).
Rounding out main card action is a lightweight grudge match pitting the No. 2 w rankinguPatricky Pitbull(23-9) against the resilient Irishman, Peter Queally(12-5-1), and a must-watch bout between the No. 2 półśredniej rankinguMichael “Venom” Page(18-1) oraz nr. 6 półśredniej rankingu Derek Anderson(17-3-1), a fight that has been booked twice previously, but was derailed due to injuries.
The preliminary card consists of eight fights and is stacked throughout, featuring former 185-pound championRafael Carvalho(16-5) stepping in on less than a week’s notice to welcomeLorenz Larkin(22-7) to the BELLATOR middleweight division. Również, Nie. 5 półśredniej rankinguLogan Stoley(11-1) wraca przeciwkoOmar Hussein (8-2).
Fans will also see the promotion’s bantamweight depth on display, seeing No. 4 w rankinguRaufeon Stots (15-1) face No. 7 w rankinguJosh Hill (20-3), as well as appearances from former title challenger and No 2. rankingu koguciej“Patchy” Mix (13-1), Erik „Goyito” Perez (19-8), and the always-gameHenry Corrales(18-5), who moves to bantamweight for the first time in his BELLATOR career.
WszystkoBELLATOR MMA 258: Archuleta vs Pettis eliminacje będą transmitowane na żywo o5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT na kanale YouTube BELLATOR MMA YouTube, SHOWTIME Sports kanał YouTube i Pluto TV.
W ramach premiery BELLATOR MMA na SHOWTIME, sieć oferuje widzom, którzy są nowicjuszami w usłudze strumieniowej SHOWTIME 30-dniowy bezpłatny okres próbny, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up atSHO.com/BellatorMMA. Subscribers will be delivered two premier BELLATOR MMA events per month throughout 2021 i poza nią, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.
Full bout listings are below:
BELLATOR MMA 258: Archuleta vs. PettisKarta główna:
Piątek, Maj 7 – live onSHOWTIME
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Bantamweight Title Bout: c-Juan Archuleta (25-2) vs. #1-Sergio Pettis(20-5)
Light Heavyweight WGP Quarterfinal Bout: Anthony Johnson(22-6) vs. Jose “Gugu” Augusto(7-2, 1 NC)
Lekki Bout: #2-Patricky Pitbull (23-9) vs.Peter Queally (12-5-1)
175-Pound Contract Weight Bout: #2-Michael Page(18-1) vs. #6-Derek Anderson(17-3, 1 NC)
Karta wstępna:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | Kanał SHOWTIME Sports w YouTube | Pluto TV
5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
Koguciej Bout: #7-Josh Hill (20-3) vs. #4-Raufeon Stots (15-1)
Średniej Bout: Lorenz Larkin(22-7, 1 NC) vs.Rafael Carvalho (16-5)
Koguciej Bout: #2-Patchy Mix(13-1) vs.Albert Morales(10-6-1)
Półśredniej Bout: #5-Logan Stoley(11-1) vs.Omar Hussein(8-2)
Średniej Bout: #6-Johnny Eblen (7-0) vs.Daniel Madrid(18-6)
Koguciej Bout: Henry Corrales (18-5) vs.Johnny Campbell (20-13, 1 NC)
Piórkowej Bout: Weber Almeida (5-0) vs.Johnny Soto(3-1)
Koguciej Bout: Erik Perez(19-8) vs.Blaine Shutt(8-4)
*Karta może ulec zmianie.
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