TAMBIH DEUI, DARRION CALDWELL pendak sareng AJ MCKEE anu teu kaéléhkeun dina semifinal dina NOV.. 19
Los Angeles — The Bellator Featherweight Dunya Grand Prix dihanca Kemis, Nov. 12 kalawan dua matchups quarterfinal disetel ka lumangsung, sakumaha Champ Patrick "Pitbull" (30-14) defends judulna ngalawan Pedro Carvalho (11-3), waktu Daniel Weichel (40-11) jeung Agan Sanchez (19-4) pasagi kaluar dina perangna urut contenders judul. Sajaba ti, pertarungan semifinal kahiji disetel ka Kemis, Nov. 19, nalika urut titleholder Darrion Caldwell (15-3) kuadrat kaluar kalawan undefeated AJ McKee (16-0) pikeun tempat di final turnamén. Sadaya aksi disiarkeun LIVE BPS Olahraga Network di 7 p.m. Et / 4 p.m. PT ti Mohegan Sun Arena di Uncasville, Conn.
Dina acara utama Bellator 252 dina Nov. 12, fans bakal ningali pertarungan gelar dunya featherweight kalawan juara Bellator dua divisi Patricio "Pitbull" defending makuta 145-pound na ngalawan SBG Irlandia urang Carvalho.. Sajaba ti headliner kajawaraan lima babak, a quarterfinal Bellator Featherweight Dunya Grand Prix kadua bakal turun, salaku dua urut challengers judul di Weichel jeung Sanchez papanggih deui sanggeus agul-ipis pamisah kaputusan-kameunangan pikeun Weichel di 2016. Tien Juara dua pertarungan ieu tiasa ngarep-ngarep ningali masing-masing dina pertandingan semifinal salajengna.
Nu Bellator 253 headliner on Nov. 19 ningali urut jawara dunya bantamweight Caldwell indit ka toe-to-toe kalawan rising prospek McKee dina sisi séjén bracket dina semifinal kahiji. Tien Juara meunang tempat anu dijamin dina final sareng nembak gelar juara dunya Bellator sareng kasempetan pikeun nyandak sajuta dolar..
Katiluna pertarungan Grand Prix Dunia Featherweight mimitina dijadwalkeun lumangsung dina ditunda Bellator 241 jeung Bellator 244 acara sateuacan pandémik COVID-19 sacara efektif nempatkeun turnamen salami sataun dina hiatus.
BPS Olahraga Network bakal hawa Bellator 252: Pitbull vs. Carvalho jeung Bellator 253: Caldwell vs. McKee HIRUP di sadaya AS. pasar di 7 p.m. Et / 4 p.m. PT, sedengkeun matchup awal bakal ngalirkeun saluran CBSSports.com sareng Bellator MMA's YouTube. Pasukan tambahan bakal diumumkeun dina waktos engké.
Asalna ti Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Juara bulu dua kali Patricio "Pitbull" bakal asup ka kandang Bellator pikeun catetan promosi kaping 23 dina Nov.. 12. Kalawan impressive ngéléhkeun mun kiridit na leuwih Michael Chandler, Daniel Straus (x3), Daniel Weichel (x2) jeung Agus Karana, nu heubeul 33 taun terus on dina Featherweight Dunya Grand Prix teu jauh dikaluarkeun tina meunangna kajawaraan lightweight na dina Méi taun ka tukang.. Sanggeus earned finish di 21 téh nya 30 ngéléhkeun salaku professional, jawara dua-divisi simultaneous panganyarna bested jawara bantamweight ayeuna Juan Archuleta dina scorecards dina babak bubuka seru pertandingan Grand Prix Dunya jeung fans pasti bisa ngaharepkeun leuwih kembang api nalika anjeunna tungtungna nyetél tetempoan na on Carvalho.
Spesialis kiriman Portugis Pedro Carvalho bakal asup ka kandang Bellator kanggo kalima kalina dina karir profésional dalapan taun na., milarian kameunangan katujuh berturut-turut sareng kameunangan gelar dunya kahijina. Kalawan victories dina salapan panungtungan na 11 contests, kaasup ngalawan Derek Campos, Daniel Crawfordand a raray engkol-kaluman leuwih Sam Sicilia dina babak bubuka, nu 25 taun heubeul SBG Irlandia-produk nyaeta on cusp of greatness - sarta meunang Bellator Featherweight Dunya Grand Prix bakal jadi jalan sampurna solidify eta.
Jeung leuwih 50 gelut profésional pikeun ngaranna, Jérman urang Daniel Weichel siap nyieun na 2020 debut dina pertarungan quarterfinal Grand Prix Dunya anu diantisipasi pisan sareng Sanchez, bajoang a Weichel meunang hadé tina opat taun ka pengker di Bellator 159. Saatos debut Bellator na di 2014, "Drake" geus ngarasakeun hiji tanda promosi impressive tina 9-3, kaasup victories pivotal leuwih Sanchez, Agus Karana, Georgi Karakhanyan jeung Saul Rogers.
Dina heels acan kinerja masterful sejen nu réngsé dina kaluman meunangna leuwih Tywan Claxton dina babak bubuka tina Grand Prix Dunya, "El Matador" parantos siap pikeun gelar juara sanés nalika anjeunna nyiapkeun veteran 50-tarung sareng lalaki anu ngéléhkeun anjeunna sakali sateuacanna., Daniel Weichel. Kusabab gabung pasukan jeung Bellator di 2014, éta Milwaukee, Wisc.-warga geus dikumpulkeun 11 kameunangan ngaliwatan 14-fight stint, kaasup konci ngéléhkeun leuwih likes of Claxton, Daniel Straus, Marcos Galvao jeung Georgi Karakhanyan (2x).
Saatos ngabutuhkeun ngan hiji babak pikeun ngaleungitkeun lawan terakhirna ku cara nyerah dina perempatfinal Grand Prix Dunia., Darrion Caldwell dina misi pikeun meunangkeun deui emas Bellator. “Sang Ajag,” urut pegulat Jawara Nasional NCAA North Carolina State University, geus kasampak unstoppable saprak pindah nepi ka division featherweight, sanggeus ngéléhkeun Adam Borics, sakumaha ogé Henry Corrales dina babak bubuka turnamén. Ayeuna, urut jawara bantamweight ngan ukur dua kameunangan jauh ti nyekel gelar dina divisi kadua - prestasi saeutik pisan atlit anu tiasa diklaim..
Dipulut ku ESPN salaku bajoang pangalusna di MMA di handapeun umur 25, AJ McKee Sigana pikeun nyadangkeun ekspektasi lofty mindeng dicekel ku publik pikeun generasi kadua-atlit. Undefeated dina karirna, “The Mercenary” has made himself known to the world through his flashy persona and trash talk, tapi lolobana importantly, his work inside the Bellator cage. With every one of his pro bouts taking place with Bellator, the Long Beach-native can achieve what he set out to do beginning at Bellator 146 dina 2015 and become world champion with just two more wins.
Also announced for Bellator 252…is a third main card bout featuring the always-exciting Harun pico (6-3) of Jackson-Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, N.M., who returns for his second appearance inside Bellator’s “FightSphere, having previously defeated Solo Hatley Jr. in impressive fashion at Bellator 242. He will take on Pittsburgh’s John de Jesus (13-8), who was most recently victorious at Bellator 244 against Vladyslav Parubchenko, in what promises to an explosive featherweight contest.
For further information, mangga buka Bellator.com.
Diropéa Bellator 252: Pitbull vs. Carvalho Fight Card:
BPS Olahraga Network | DAZN
7 p.m. AND
Featherweight World Title Bout/FWGP Quarterfinal: Patrick "Pitbull" Freire (30-4) vs. Pedro Carvalho (11-3)
Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal: Daniel Weichel (40-11) vs. Agan Sanchez (19-4)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: Harun pico (6-3) vs. John de Jesus (13-8)
Diropéa Bellator 253: Caldwell vs. McKee Fight Card:
BPS Olahraga Network | DAZN
7 p.m. AND
Featherweight World Grand Prix Semifinal: Darrion Caldwell (15-3) vs. AJ McKee (16-0)
*Kartu ngarobih.