DOUGLAS LIMA DEFENDS WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST NO. 1 RANKED YAROSLAV AMOSOV IN MAIN EVENT
Los Angeles– BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card forBELLATOR MMA 260: Lima vs. Amosovi runga iRāmere, Pipiri 11 i Mohegan Sun Arena. The event is the promotion’s first show in America with fans in attendance since the start of the pandemic and airs LIVE on SHOWTIME at9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
BELLATOR’s 170-pound kingpinDouglas Lima(32-8) returns to the welterweight division to put his title on the line against undefeated and No. 1 rungaYaroslav Amosov (25-0) in a must-watch main event clash.
I tua atu ki te headliner, the entirety of the BELLATOR 260 main card on SHOWTIME is stacked, including a 175-pound contract weight co-main event pitting legendary No. 6 ranked welterweight Paora Daley (43-17-2) against the streaking No. 3 ranked welterweight Jason Jackson (14-4). Ano, a featherweight feature fight between the hard-hitting No. 6 runga Arona Pico (7-3) versus Birmingham’s Aiden Lee (9-4) and a welterweight showdown between Demarques Jackson (11-5) a Mark Lemminger (9-0, 1 NC). The newly announced fifth and final main card bout features a showdown between No. 10 runga Vanessa Porto (5-3) and Pitbull Brothers-product Ilara Joanne (9-5) in a 128-pound contract weight bout.
The preliminary card is locked in with six action-packed fights, highlighted by a featherweight battle between No. 9 rungaTywan Claxton(6-2) me te tūturuJustin Gonzales(11-0), who is making his BELLATOR debut. Na, hometown hero and fan-favoriteNick Newell(16-3) is set to square off againstBobby King (9-3) in a lightweight bout and 20-year-old phenomLucas Brennan(4-0) prepares for a 150-pound contract weight clash withMatthew Skibicki (4-3). Ano, two-time NCAA All-American wrestling standoutKyle Crutchmer (6-1) will take on undefeated welterweightLevan Chokheli (9-0, 1 NC) to cap off this stacked preliminary card.
KatoaBELLATOR 260prelims will stream live at6 p.m. AND / 3 p.m. PT on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV.
As part of the launch of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME, the network is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial, Whai muri i te utu mo te utu ohaurunga mo te $ 4.99 / marama mo nga marama e ono e whai ake nei. Ka taea e nga kaitoro te haina kiSHO.com/BellatorMMA. Ka tukuna nga kaiohauru kia rua nga huihuinga BELLATOR MMA pirimia ia marama puta noa 2021 a tera taha, 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 260: Lima vs. AmosovKāri Main:
Rāmere, Pipiri 11 – Live on SHOWTIME
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Welterweight World Title Main Event: c-Douglas Lima(32-8) vs. #1-Yaroslav Amosov(25-0)
175-pound Contract Weight Co-Main Event: #6-Paora Daley (43-17-2) vs. #3-Jason Jackson(14-4)
Mā whitu a'ee: #6-Arona Pico (7-3) vs.Aiden Lee (9-4)
128-pound Contract Weight Bout: #10-Vanessa Porto (22-9) vs.Ilara Joanne(9-5)
Welterweight a'ee: Demarques Jackson(11-5) vs.Mark Lemminger(11-3)
Kāri hukihuki:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel | Pouaka Pouaka Whakaata
6 p.m. AND / 3 p.m. PT
Welterweight a'ee: Kyle Crutchmer (6-1) vs.Levan Chokheli (9-0, 1 NC)
Mā whitu a'ee: #9-Tywan Claxton (6-2) vs.Justin Gonzales(11-0)
Kōmāmā a'ee: Nick Newell (16-3) vs.Bobby King (9-3)
150-pound Contract Weight Bout: Lucas Brennan (4-0) vs.Matthew Skibicki(4-3)
Mā whitu a'ee: #8-Amanda Bell(7-7) vs.Marina Mokhnatkina (4-2)
Light taumahamaha a'ee: Alex Polizzi(7-1) vs.Gustavo Trujillo(3-1)
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