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BELLATOR MAGISTRATUS 202: BUDD VS. NOGUEIRA RESULTS & PHOTOS

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Complete Bellator 202: Budd vs. Nucis Results:

Julia Budd (12-2) victum Talita Nogueira (7-1) via TKO (pugnis) at 4:07 rotundum trium

Michael McDonald (19-4) victum Eduardo Dantas (20-6) via KO (pugnis) at :58 of una circum

Chris Honeycutt (11-2, 1 NC) victum Leo Leite (10-2) via suasuri (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)

Valentinus Moldavsky (8-1) victum Ernestus Iacobus (1-1) via TKO (pugnis) at 4:03 of second round

Praevium Card Results:

Daniel Carey (6-2) victum Aaron Webb (2-1) via deditionem (rear, nudi suffocant) at 2:54 rotundi duo

Will Morris (3-0) victum Charles Williams (3-1) via suasuri (30-27, 30-26, 30-25)

veta Arteaga (4-2) victum Emily Ducote (6-5) via suasuri (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Yaroslav Amasov (20-0) victum Gerald Harris (25-7) via suasuri (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Steve Kozola (9-2) victum Ryan Walker (7-4) via KO (pugnis) at 1:45 of una circum

Rudy Schaffroth (5-0, 1 NC) victum Jon Hill (12-7) via TKO (pugnis) at :42 of una circum

Tyler Ingram (2-0) victum Gonzalez Fernando (3-1) via deditionem (rear, nudi suffocant) at 4:13 rotundi duo

Nation Gibrick (2-0) victum Luis Erives (0-1) via deditionem (insidiaberis calcaneo hamo) at 1:30 of una circum

 

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Hoc septimana in FNU Pugna ludis Show, Psychic Tom et Rabble Rousin’ Dives satus cum magno colloquio cum pro pugile Antonio Laureano. In Connecticut pugil professionalis venit ad magnum win in undercard de Joe Smith Jr. pugna fine Iunii. Nos quoque praeterita hebdomade caestu et actione MMA resipiscere debemus, illustravit Daniel Cormier scriptor monumenti de Stipe Miocic vincere ut primi duo cinguli possessor in UFC cum McGregor fierent. Tony coniungit radiophonicum post colloquium Laureano ut suum recipiat reditum Brock in UFC post reditum ad WWE in fine primae UFC stint sui.. Tangimus etiam pugnam de Danny O'Connor reuocari ob gravem siccitatem a O'Connor passa.. Tandem, eventus ventura praemonstramus et breviter pervulgata rematch disputamus inter Vitalem Klitschko et Lennox Lewis.

 

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BELLATOR MAGISTRATUS 202: BUDD VS. NOGUEIRA WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS

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Complete Bellator 202 Expende in Results:

Women’s Featherweight World Title Main Event: Julia Budd (144.1) vs. Talita Nogueira (144.3)

Bantamweight Co-Main Event: Eduardo Dantas (135.5) vs. Michael McDonald (135.6)

Middleweight Main Card Bout: Chris Honeycutt (185.6) vs. Leo Leite (184.3)

Heavyweight Main Card Bout: Ernestus Iacobus (261.1) vs. Valentinus Moldavsky (232.9)

Welterweight Praevia Bout: Gerald Harris (170.5) vs. Yaroslav Amasov (170.2)

Flyweight Feminarum Praeliminaris Bout: Emily Ducote (125) vs. veta Arteaga (125.7)

PERFUSORIUS Praevia Bout: Steve Kozola (154.6) vs. Ryan Walker (155.9)

Featherweight Praevia Bout: Aaron Webb (144.7) vs. Daniel Carey (145.4)

PERFUSORIUS Praevia Bout: Charles Williams (153.6) vs. Will Morris (155.5)

PERFUSORIUS Praevia Bout: Nation Gibrick (155.3) vs. Luis Erives (155.9)

Welterweight Praevia Bout: Tyler Ingram (169.9) vs. Gonzalez Fernando (170.7)

Gravis Primae Bout: Jon Hill (256.2) vs. Rudy Schaffroth (252.4)

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PHOTOS FROM TODAY’S MONUMENTAL BELLATOR 203 AND BELLATOR KICKBOXING 10 PRESS CONFERENCE FROM ROME’S CAPITOL HILL

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BELLATOR’S FIRST EVENT IN THE ETERNAL CITY TAKES PLACE THIS SATURDAY, QUINTILIS 14 EX IL CENTRALE LIVE ROMA – FORO ITALICO

ROME – Bellator fighters and officials gathered today at Piazza del Campidoglio (Rome’s Capitol Hill) in advance of the company’s first event in The Eternal City, which takes place at il Centrale Live Roma – Foro Italico this Saturday, July 14.

 

 

 

Fans tuning in Saturday evening are in store for a double main event featuring a rematch between Patricius "Pitbull" (26-4) atque Daniel Weichel (39-9) for the featherweight title, as well as Italy’s most famous mixed martial artist, Alessio Sakara(19-12), susceptis Jamie Sloane (8-3) at light heavyweight.

 

 

 

Bellator Kickboxing will also be on display, as featherweight champion Kevin Ross (45-13) defends his crown against Gabriel Varga (21-6) and international sensation Giorgio Petrosyan (85-2-2) suscipit, Chingiz Allazov (53-2).

 

Bellator 203 will be broadcast Saturday, July 14 free on Paramount Network at 8 p.m. ET / VII p.m. CT and will be immediately followed by Bellator Kickboxing 10. Limited tickets remain and are on sale now at Bellator.com.

 

Updated Bellator 203 Card pugnare:

Featherweight Orbis Terrarum Title Bout: Patricius "Pitbull" (26-4) vs. Daniel Weichel (39-9)

Levis Gravis Feature Vicis: Alessio Sakara (19-12, 2 NC) vs. Jamie Sloane (8-4, 1 NC)

Welterweight Main Card Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (20-2) vs. Vaso Bakocevic (33-17-1)

Middleweight Main Card Bout: Alen Amedovski (5-0) vs. Will Fleury (4-0)

Lightweight Main Card Bout: Simone La Preziosa (3-4) vs. Maxim Radu (8-1)

Featherweight Praevia Bout: Simone D’Anna (4-1) vs. Michele Martignoni (3-0)

 

 

 

Updated Bellator Kickboxing 10 Main Card:

Featherweight Orbis Terrarum Title Bout: Kevin Ross (45-13) vs. Gabriel Varga (15-6)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) vs. Chingiz Allazov (56-2)

Featherweight Main Card Bout: Gaston Bolanos (11-1) vs. Domenico Lomurno (31-8)

Women’s Flyweight Main Card Bout: Martine Michieletto (21-11-3) vs. Gloria Peritore (13-2-1)

200-lb. Catchweight Main Card Bout: Mattia Faraoni (27-4) vs. Raffaele Vitale (57-9)

 

 

 

Updated Bellator Kickboxing 10 Praevium Card:

183-lb. Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Gabriele Casella (18-2-1) vs. Alex Negrea (11-5)

Welterweight Praevia Bout: Davide Armanini (29-1) vs. Fatmir Gordi (23-3)

PERFUSORIUS Praevia Bout: Antonio Campagna (26-15-3) vs. Florenzo Pesare (31-9)

Flyweight Savate Bout: Leonardo Caputi (13-8-4) vs. Tarik Totss (3-10-2)

 

*Card subiectum ad mutationem

 

 

 

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Certamina FNU Sports Show: die 5 mensis Iulii, 2018

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Hoc septimana in FNU Pugna ludis Show, Tom, Tony and Rich look back at Bellator 201, novum candidatum “Round Anni” in Zappavigna / Saucedo pugna, Puer aureus faciens movet in pugilatu et MMA, et augendae impulsus effusis officiis ad delendum PPV pupa a ludis fans. Committitur discussio symptomata concussione quae ducebat deductionem Max Holloway ex co-praecipuo eventu UFC 226 hoc septimana.

 

Scilicet nos etiam praemonstrare volutpat vestibulum ingens UFC cum TUF Finale hac nocte et UFC exspectati diu 226 principale eventus Stipe Miocic ponendo grave- pondus balteum in acie contra Levis Gravis Champion Daniel Cormier.

 

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Certamina FNU Sports Show: Suspendisse proelium Nocte USU, vs. Matthysse usque in, “Big Rig” Retires

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Hoc septimana in FNU Pugna ludis Show, disputamus latest news in MMA et caestu, eventa praeterita hebdomadis recipere et eventa ventura hac hebdomade praemonstrare. Nos etiam de Waltero “2 Guns” Wright principale eventum suum pugnans contra Marcum DeLucam duobus diebus postquam eum adierunt hebdomade proxima. Decisionis scissurae Wright partus venit in parte ob jab obstinato qui DeLuca frustratus est et eum cruentatum reliquit., attritus et fatigatus ab ultima bell. Scilicet hoc deducendo nos omnes evadit in absoluta necessitate figendi in quolibet certamine ludis instrumentorum pugnatoris..

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Rumores de Pacquiao proximo pugnae cum Luca Matthysse in periculo entis, Manny et bigas dicunt omnia in semita.

Johny “Big Rig” Hendricks recipit (Rashad Evans commemorare etiam oblitus es etiam).

 

Aliquam conflatus Contender Series, set featuring redire hoc Aug 16 et venientes iuvenes pugiles in CLX pondo divisio.

 

Lyoto Machida defectio ab UFC ad Bellator et blockbuster Bellatoris tractant cum DAZN, profusum opus muneris ut praeter novas mercatus hoc anno, inter US et Italiam.

 

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Bellator & DAZN SIGN NINE-FIGURE, MULTI-YEAR DISTRIBUTION DEAL

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LIVE SPORTS STREAMING PLATFORM TO DELIVER SEVEN EXCLUSIVE STAR-STUDDED BELLATOR MMA EVENTS PER YEAR

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CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION – GEGARD MOUSASI-RORY MACDONALD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT, PLUS ‘RAMPAGE’ JACKSON-WANDERLEI SILVA IV HIGHLIGHT FIRST EVENT DE PROLES. 29 FROM SAP CENTER AT SAN JOSE

 

Los Angeles – Bellator, a leading global combat sports franchise owned by Viacom, home to the world’s premier entertainment brands, and DAZN, the world’s largest dedicated live sports streaming service and part of Perform Group, today announced a multi-year landmark distribution agreement.

 

 

 

The nine-figure deal will feature seven exclusive stacked fight cards per year on DAZN and another 15 that are simulcast across Paramount Network and DAZN. All fights will stream in any country where DAZN is available. As part of the platform’s global expansion, DAZN will launch in the U.S. and Italy in 2018, with the service already live in Canada, Germania, Austria, Switzerland and Japan.

 

 

 

“The exciting new partnership with DAZN is a game-changer for Bellator,” said Bellator President Scott Coker. “The investment will enable us to continue expanding our roster with free agents that make sense, so we can put on PPV-worthy fight cards that fans want to see. More, on DAZN’s worldwide platform, our fights will be seen live for the first time to new audiences around the globe.”

 

 

 

“It’s simple; fans want to see great fighters in competitive fights so we’ve handed the keys to Scott Coker and his venerable team to go out and recruit even more top-level talent to further stack Bellator fight cards and build on their success,” said DAZN CEO James Rushton. “With the combination of this investment and our recent announcement to bring more than 30 nights of boxing to the platform annually, DAZN will be a must-have for fight fans in the U.S.”

 

 

 

“The DAZN partnership speaks to the incredible growth of Bellator into a global sports powerhouse and high-valued franchise in the Viacom portfolio,” said Kevin Kay, Praeses, eamque intimam secum fert Network, TV Land and CMT.

 

 

 

The deal begins with an epic event on Saturday, Septem. 29 from SAP Center at San Jose. The card features a highly anticipated middleweight title fight pitting Gegard Mousasi (44-6-2) adversum Rory MacDonald (20-4), who is moving up a weight class for a title shot against the 185-pound champ, along with the fourth fight in the legendary rivalry between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (37-13) atque Wanderlei Silva(35-13).

 

 

 

Also included on Septem. 29, will be the opening fight of Bellator’s first-ever Welterweight World Grand Prix, which will feature eight of the best welterweight fighters on the planet. The Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix will be a major component of the first year of the multi-year agreement between Bellator and DAZN.

 

 

 

An exclusive online presale for this event takes place tomorrow, June 27 through Thursday, June 28, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday, June 29 at 10 a.m. PT. Nullam at iustus satus $30 and will be available at the ThreatMetrix Ticket Office at SAP Center at San Jose, as well as Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.

 

 

 

The event will air live on DAZN at 10 p.m. ATQUE/7 p.m. PT. Additional accessiones annuntiabuntur in adventu hebdomades. DAZN, which now streams 15,000 live events and 100 million hours of sports content globally each year, will be available in the U.S. this September with exact pricing and dates being announced this summer.

 

Mousasi vs. Macdonaldus:

 

 

 

Gegard Mousasi impressed in his promotional debut over former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko, a win that earned him a shot at Rafael Carvalho, where 185-pound gold was on the line. Autem, after a decisive victory against Carvalho at Bellator 200, Mousasi will defend his crown against Rory MacDonald, entering the bout with his current unbeaten streak at seven fights. “The Dreamcatcher,” who trains out of The Netherlands, holds one of the most impressive resumes in all of the sport, at one time winning the STRIKEFORCE light heavyweight title, as well as the DREAM light heavyweight and middleweight titles.

 

 

 

Over the last several years, “The Red King” Rory MacDonald has become the most popular Canadian mixed martial artist due to his classic stand-up wars and wins over some of MMA’s best in Paul Daley, Nate Diaz, Tyron Woodley, B.J. Penn and Demian Maia. Bellator’s welterweight champion joined the Viacom-owned promotion in 2016 and went on to defeat Douglas Lima for the welterweight title at Bellator 192. Autem, the Tristar Gym-trained fighter sets his sights on winning gold in not one, but two separate weight classes.

 

“Rampage” vs. Silva:

 

 

A six-fight veteran of Bellator, “Rampage” Jackson’s legendary career has seen him compete against some of the top names in the sport, generating a loyal army of fans along the way. The former PRIDE and UFC champion is the proud owner of many epic highlight reel slams and knockouts that he has racked up throughout his epic battles with the likes of Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson, “King Mo,” Kevin Randleman and, perhaps most-notably, his trilogy with fellow Bellator athlete Wanderlei Silva, who he now meets at heavyweight on Septem. 29.

 

 

Wanderlei Silva’s wars with “Rampage,” Tito Ortiz, Mirko Cro Cop, Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Chuck Liddell and Michael Bisping remain some of the more memorable bouts in MMA history. “The Axe Murderer” is far from ready to close the book on his illustrious career, returning to action against a man he has already competed against three times before. In addition to the PRIDE middleweight title, Silva’s trophy case includes awards for “Fight of the Year” (2003, 2004, 2007), KO Anni (2008) and multiple “Fight of the Night” awards. Novissime, the Brazilian native made his Bellator debut against Chael Sonnen in the main event of Bellator: NYC.

 

Updated Bellator Fight Card:

Middleweight World Title Bout: Gegard Mousasi (44-6-2) vs. Rory MacDonald (20-4)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (37-13) vs. Wanderlei Silva (35-13)

Welterweight World Grand Prix First Round Bout

 

 

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BELLATOR TO DEBUT IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY, AUG. 17 AT SANFORD PENTAGON

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BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION DARRION CALDWELL RETURNS TO 145-POUNDS AGAINST NOAD LAHAT IN BELLATOR 204 Headliner

 

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SOUTH DAKOTA’S OWN LOGAN STORLEY SET FOR CO-MAIN EVENT AGAINST A.J. MATTHEWS

Los Angeles – Bellator will hold its first-ever event in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Friday, Aug. 17 at Sanford Pentagon. Bellator 204 will be headlined by the promotion’s bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell (12-1) testing himself against Noad Omnia (12-3) in a non-title featherweight matchup.

 

 

 

A welterweight bout will serve as the co-main event of the card, when South Dakota-native Logan Storley (8-0) takes on the always-dangerous A.J. Matthews (9-7).

 

 

 

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, June 28 at 10 a.m. CT. Nullam at iustus satus $28 and will be available at the Sanford Pentagon box office, as well as Ticketmaster.

 

 

 

Eventus passim vivere ac liberum in Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET / VIII p.m. CT, et fluent ad Bellator.com in praemissis actum est de Bellator globally Mobile App. Nuntiatum est autem in adventu temporis daret hebdomades Additional.

 

 

 

“I’m excited to bring Bellator to Sioux Falls this summer with a great venue partner in the Sanford Pentagon," Bellator Praeses Scott Coker dixit. “I always look forward to visiting a new market and having a crowd experience a live Bellator event for the first time. This is a great card with a lot of intriguing matchups that I know fans will enjoy. With this being such a strong wrestling community, I’m also excited to feature several former collegiate wrestlers on Aug. 17, including Darrion Caldwell and South Dakota’s Logan Storley.”

 

 

 

Caldwell, a 30-year-old Rahway, New Jersey native and the current Bellator bantamweight champion, will step up a weight class to take on Lahat in an exciting featherweight non-title affair on Aug. 17. Pugnans de San Diego, Ill., “The Wolf” has emerged as one of the most well-rounded fighters in the 135-pound class, collecting nine victories since signing with Bellator in 2013. The 2009 NCAA D1 National Champion wrestler from NC State boasts a resume that includes five first-round finishes, a 25-minute war against Eduardo Dantas for the world title and a textbook guillotine choke submission victory over Leandro Higo in his first career title defense earlier this year. Caldwell will look for his 13th professional and fourth consecutive win when he enters the cage as a 145-pounder for the first time since 2014.

 

 

 

A black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu currently training at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Lahat made his professional debut in 2008 where he began an impressive streak of seven consecutive victories. The 34-year-old hails from Alfei Menashe, Samaria, Israhel, Lahat and served as a soldier in the Israeli Defense Forces before transitioning to his MMA career. Lahat holds a 3-1 record in Bellator with his most recent win coming against Jeremiah Monaghan this past November and now welcomes the Bellator bantamweight champion to his weight class when he enters the cage on Aug. 17.

 

 

 

Hailing from Webster, S.D., the 25-year-old Storley will fight in front of his hometown fans at Bellator 204 when he makes his fourth appearance for Bellator. The 4x NCAA All-American wrestler from the University of Minnesota has quickly climbed the ranks as one of the most dangerous welterweights in mixed martial arts, earning eight-straight victories to begin his career, including six knockouts and five first-round finishes. A win over the equally-dangerous Matthews on Aug. 17would only further cement his name amongst the division’s best, as Storley hopes to protect his unblemished mark of 8-0.

 

 

 

Fighting out of Carlsbad, Ill., Matthews will be making his 11th appearance under the Bellator MMA umbrella; a seven-year stretch that has earned the promotional veteran five victories, including a pair of first-round knockouts and a highlight reel-soccer kick finish over Charlie Rader. The 30-year-old certainly knows how to put on a show, with nine of his 16 career fights ending in a knockout, including six in the first round. “Mercenary” will look to build on his recent win over Kendall Grove at Bellator 193, as he enters the cage against hometown favorite Storley in the co-main event.

 

Updated Bellator 204: Caldwell vs. Lahat Card pugnare:

Featherweight Main Event: Darrion Caldwell (12-1) vs. Noad Omnia (12-3)

Welterweight Co-Main Event: Logan Storley (8-0) vs. A.J. Matthews (9-7)

 

 

 

*Card subiectum ad mutationem.

 

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Maia vs. Usman Recap, New ESPN Deal, Boxing Promotional Battles are topics of discussion on this week’s FNU Combat Sports Show

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Hoc septimana in FNU Pugna ludis Show, Tom, Tony and Rich discuss a wide variety of topics. We start out with the ESPN/UFC broadcast rights deal for five years, 30 fight cards and $1.5 billion. We also discuss the infighting among boxing promoters lately with both Bob Arum and UK upstart Eddie Hearn scrambling to sign free agents while trying to fill slots for slated shows in the United States over the coming year. We go on to recap last week’s combat sports action, highlighting the Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Jack majority draw and the Usman vs Maia 5-round snoozefest headlining last Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night card. We of course also preview this weekend’s boxing matches and the UFC and Bellator cards coming out of England. We even touch on the regulation of bareknuckle boxing and Bobby Gunn’s claim of no fatalities recorded in the sport. Tandem, we wrap up with a reminder of what this weekend is all about: saluting our servicemen and women. Listen to the whole show at the link below:

 

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MIRKO CRO COP OUT OF BELLATOR 200 DUE TO INJRY

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RAFAEL CARVALHO DEFENDS MIDDLEWIGHT TITLE AGAINST GEGARD MOUSASI IN NEW HEADLINER, WHILE ‘MVP’ TAKES ON DAVID RICKELS IN CO-MAIN

Los Angeles – Due to injury, Mirko Cro Cop can no longer compete in his highly anticipated Bellator debut atBellator 200 adversum Roy Nelson. Ut a praecessi, autem Bellator 200 main event now sees reigning middleweight champRafael Carvalho (15-1) defend his title against top contender Gegard Mousasi (43-6-2) per quinquennium per rem, while the co-main event features undefeated British striker Michael “Venom” Page (12-0), better known as “MVP,” againstDavid Rickels (19-4, 2 NC) at welterweight. Bellator 200 takes place Friday, May 25 at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London and will air on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET / VIII p.m. CT.

 

 

 

The main card also includes former titleholder Phil Davis (18-4) susceptis Linton Vassell (18-6) in a light heavyweight matchup and reality star turned MMA fighter Aaron Chalmers (3-0) making his promotional debut against fellow BritAsh Griffiths (4-5). The remainder of the main card will be announced later this week.

 

 

 

Prior to the main card on Paramount Network, Bellator 200 will also feature plenty of exciting preliminary matchups showcasing many of the U.K.’s top young talent. The inuictum Anastasia Yankova (5-0) returns against the always-tough Kate Jackson (9-3-1), while a trio of former BAMMA champions are in action when former middleweight champion Mike Shipman (11-1) pugnat Carl Noon (7-2), former BAMMA featherweight kingpin Daniel Crawford (10-1) provocationes Pedro Carvalho (6-3) and former BAMMA lightweight titlist Ryan Scope (11-1) facies Martyn Harris(4-4). Fans will see Bellator veteran Anatoly Tokov (25-3) clash with Vladimir Filipovic (10-2), SBG Ireland-productCharlie Ward (4-3) in action against Louis King (1-1) and Mousasi-trained prospect Costello van Steenis (9-1) occurrens Kevin Fryer (6-2).

 

 

 

Tickets for the event are on sale now at The SSE Arena, Wembley box office (0844 815 0815), Ticketmaster.com,ssearena.co.uk atque axs.com. Bellator 200 will be broadcast on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET / VIII p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT.

 

 

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