RORY MACDONALD DEFENDS WORLD TITLE AGAINST JON FITCH IN OPENING ROUND OF WELTERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX
ALSO, UNDEFEATED FLYWEIGHT CHAMP ILIMA-LEI MACFARLANE MEETS VETA ARTEAGA IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT
LOS ANGELES– The fourth and final opening round matchup in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix will feature Bellator’s current welterweight championローリー・マクドナルド (20-5) defending his title in the tournament againstジョン·フィッチ(31-7-1, 1 NC) when Bellator returns to the Bay Area inside SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, 4月 27.
加えて, undefeated Bellator flyweight championイリマ・レイ・マクファーレン(9-0) will return to action against Boise, Idaho’sVETAアルテアガ(5-2) in the co-headliner. 追加の試合は今後数週間で発表されます.
An exclusive online presale for this event takes place Wednesday, ヤン. 30 木曜日まで, ヤン. 31, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday, 2月. 1 アット 10 午前. PT. Tickets will be available at the ThreatMetrix Ticket Office at SAP Center at San Jose, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Inarguably one of the greatest 170-pound fighters walking the planet, Rory MacDonald returns to the welterweight division following a once-in-a-lifetime “champion vs. champion” matchup againstゲガール·ムサシ で 2018. 今, “The Red King” sets his sights on one million dollars and clearing the landscape at welterweight, entering a tournament where he will defend his belt each and every time he steps inside the cage. First up for the British Columbia, Canada-native is Jon Fitch, a 40-fight veteran who has gone toe-to-toe with the some of the sport’s best, including Georges St-Pierre, B.J. ペン, Jake Shields andポール·デイリー. 今, 家の近くに, the AKA trained-fighter will have his first shot at Bellator gold.
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane closed out 2018 おしゃれに, remaining undefeated and defending her title in front of a sold-out Blaisdell Arena during Bellator’s debut in Hawaii. Finishingヴァレリー・レターノーvia submission was the toughest test of the 28-year-old’s budding career, but now it’s back to business for the only flyweight champion in Bellator history, as she puts her belt on the line against Veta Arteaga in the co-main event. A native of Boise, アイダホ州, Arteaga has called Bellator home since 2016, when she made her promotional debut against Macfarlane’s Team Hurricane Awesome teammate Jackie Vandenburgh, 彼女が満場一致の決定で勝った試合. 今, after racking up three more victories, including wins against Bellator Kickboxing championデニスKielholtzand former flyweight title challengerエミリーデュコート, 31-year-old Arteaga is ready for her opportunity to become champion.
LOS ANGELES - Following his exciting back-and-forth championship bout atBellator 209 今月上旬, エマニュエル·サンチェス (17-4) quickly returns to featherweight action on Friday, 3月 22 at WinStar World Casino and Resort against one of Bellator’s newest European signings, アシュリーグリムショー (20-10-1, 3 NC).
28歳, nicknamed “El Matador,” will serve as Bellator’s headliner for the second consecutive time in his 13th fight with the promotion. A homegrown fighter from the famed Roufusport MMA Academy in Milwaukee has defeated a who’s who of 145-pounders including former championsダニエル·ストラウス そして、マルコ・ロウロ, as well as standoutsサム·シシリア, Justin Lawrence and Georgi Karakhanyan. 今, Sanchez looks to immediately put himself back into contender status with a tough test on March 22.
Based out of London, Ashleigh “The White Wolf” Grimshaw has competed professionally since 2003, amassing more than 30 professional bouts across the European MMA scene. Unbeaten in his last four contests, Grimshaw has finished his opponent 18 times in his 20 勝利. 今, set for his promotional debut with Bellator, the 36-year-old will be looking to make noise in a division currently championed byパトリシオ "ピットブル"·フレイレ.
