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Bellator 252: Pitbull vs. Carvalho Main Card: Patrick "Pitbull" (31-4) defeated Pedro Carvalho (11-4) permezz KO (punch) fi 2:10 ta round wieħed Yaroslav Amosov (25-0) defeated Logan Storley (11-1) permezz deċiżjoni maqsuma (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Emmanuel Sanchez (20-4) defeated Daniel Weichel (40-12) via deċiżjoni unanima (48-46, 49-46, 49-45)
Card preliminari: Aaron Pico (7-3) defeated John de Jesus (13-9) permezz KO (punch) fi 4:12 ta 'round tnejn Keri Taylor Melendez (5-0) defeated Emilee King (4-4) permezz sottomissjoni (ċowk wara-naked) fi 3:02 ta round wieħed Ħajt Manny (12-6) defeated Devin Powell (10-5) via deċiżjoni unanima (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) Jornel Lugo (5-0) defeated Schyler Sootho (4-1) via deċiżjoni unanima (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) Lucas Brennan (4-0) defeated Andrew Salas (6-5) via deċiżjoni unanima (30-27, 30-26, 30-26) Roman Faraldo (4-0) defeated Pat Casey (6-4) permezz (WHO) puntelli fi 2:30 ta 'round tnejn Trevor Gudde (2-1) defeated Khonry Gracie (2-2) permezz TKO (irkoppa) fi 3:28 tal round tliet
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Bellator 250:Mousasivs. ĠirMain Card: Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2) defeated Douglas Lima (32-8) via deċiżjoni unanima (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) Henry Corrales (18-5) defeated Brandon Girtz (16-10) permezz deċiżjoni maqsuma (30-27, 27-30, 30-27) Dalton Rosta(4-0) defeated Ty Gwerder(5-2) via deċiżjoni unanima (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Card preliminari: Jake Hager (3-0, 1 NC) defeated Brandon Calton (2-1) permezz deċiżjoni maqsuma (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Sabah Homasi (14-8) defeated Bobby Voelker (33-14) permezz eliminatorja (puntelli) fi :20 ta 'round tnejn Johnny Eblen (7-0) defeated Taylor Johnson (6-2) via deċiżjoni unanima (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) Adam Borics (15-1) defeated Erick Sanchez (9-6) via deċiżjoni unanima (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) Cody Law (1-0) defeated Orlando Ortega (0-1) permezz sottomissjoni (D’Arce Choke) fi 2:41 ta round wieħed
LOS ANGELES – On Thursday, Diċembru 10, Bellator MMA presents a long-awaited world title bout featuring a clash of undefeated flyweights, bħala champIlima-Lei Macfarlane(11-0) defends her 125-pound championship belt against Brazil’sJuliana Velasquez (10-0) fi Bellator 254. The event airs live on CBS Sports Network from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
CBS Sports Network se arja Bellator 254: Macfarlane vs. Velasquez JGĦIXU fl-Istati Uniti kollha. swieq, filwaqt li t-tlaqqigħ preliminari jixxandar fuq CBSSports.com u l-kanal YouTube ta ’Bellator MMA. Attakki addizzjonali jitħabbru f'data aktar tard.
Returning to the Bellator cage for the first time since a victory overKate Jacksonin her hometown of Honolulu last December, Macfarlane will look to continue her dominance over Bellator’s elite woman’s flyweight division as she defends her title against Julianna Velasquez on December 10. The inaugural Bellator flyweight champion, Macfarlane enters the contest with a perfect professional record of 11-0, including eight coming by way of stoppage. Adding to her impressive resume, “The Ilimanator” has the most victories amongst women in the Bellator cage (10) and has no plans of slowing down, as she seeks to add to her legacy inside the cage with her fifth successful title defense atBellator 254. With a professional record of 10-0, Rio de Janeiro’s Juliana Velasquez looks to remain perfect in her first chance at Bellator gold. The black belt judoka will attempt to become the second women’s flyweight champion in Bellator history when she looks to extend her promotional winning streak to six. With prior stoppage wins over Rebecca Ruth and Kristina Williams, Velasquez also defeated former 125-pound title challengerAlejandra Laraen route to her upcoming title shot. Much like Macfarlane, the 34-year-old Team Nogueira-product will be competing for the first time in 2020, nearly a year removed from herBellator 236 deċiżjoni unanimarebħa fuq Bruna Ellen.
Aġġornat Bellator 254: Macfarlane vs. Velasquez Main Card: CBS Sports Network | DAZN
Flyweight World Title Bout: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-0) vs. Juliana Velasquez(10-0)
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Bellator 249: Cyborg vs.BlencoweMain Card: Cris “Cyborg” (23-2) defeated Arlene Blencowe(13-8) permezz sottomissjoni (ċowk wara-naked) fi 2:46 ta 'round tnejn Leandro Higo (20-5) defeated Ricky Bandejas(13-5) permezz sottomissjoni (ċowk wara-naked) fi 2:32 ta 'round tnejn Steve Mowry (8-0) defeated Shawn Teed (6-3-1) permezz tat-TKO fi 4:22 ta round wieħed You Awad (23-13, 1 NC) u Mandel Nallo(7-1, 1 NC) ended in a no contest (unintentional low blow) Card preliminari: Andrew Kapel(16-7) defeated Joseph Creer(7-2-1) permezz TKO (waqfien tabib – cut) fi 5:00 ta 'round tnejn Kemran Lachinov(10-2) defeated Kyle Crutchmer(6-1) via deċiżjoni unanima (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Christian Edwards(4-0) defeated Hamza Salim(5-4) permezz sottomissjoni (ċowk wara-naked) fi 1:38 ta 'round tnejn Da’mon Blackshear (8-3) defeated Mike Kimbel (3-3) permezz sottomissjoni (ċowk wara-naked) fi 4:14 ta 'round tnejn Aviv Gozali(5-0) defeated Logan Neal(1-1) permezz sottomissjoni (Kimura) fi 3:22 ta round wieħed Albert Gonzales(2-2) defeated Kastriot Xhema(3-5, 1 NC) permezz TKO (fighter retirement) fi 5:00 ta 'round tnejn
CHAMP PATRICIO ‘PITBULL’ JIDDEFENDI T-TITOLU TIEGĦU FIL-MATCHUP KWARTERFINALI KONTRA PEDRO CARVALHO, WAQT LI DANIEL WEICHEL JIFFAĊĊJA LIL EMMANUEL SANCHEZ
AKTAR, DARRION CALDWELL TILTAQA 'AJ MCKEE MHUX MIRSIEF FIS-SEMIFINALI FUQ NOV. 19
LOS ANGELES — Il-Grand Prix Dinji tal-Bellator Featherweight jerġa ’jibda nhar il-Ħamis, Novembru. 12 b’żewġ logħbiet tal-kwarti tal-finali li se jsiru, bħala champ Patrick "Pitbull" (30-14) jiddefendi t-titlu tiegħu kontra Pedro Carvalho (11-3), filwaqt Daniel Weichel (40-11) u Emmanuel Sanchez (19-4) kwadru fil-battalja ta 'ex kontendenti titolu. Barra minn hekk, l-ewwel bout tas-semifinali huwa stabbilit għal nhar il-Ħamis, Novembru. 19, meta kien detentur tat-titlu Darrion Caldwell(15-3) kwadri off ma 'megħluba AJ McKee(16-0) għal post fil-finali tat-turnament. L-azzjoni kollha tixxandar LIVE fuq CBS Sports Network fi 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT minn Mohegan Sun Arena f'Uncasville, Conn.
Fil-każ prinċipali ta ' Bellator 252 fuq Novembru. 12, il-partitarji se jaraw battalja tat-titlu dinji bir-rix biċ-ċampjin tal-Bellator b'żewġ diviżjonijiet Patricio "Pitbull" jiddefendu l-kuruna ta '145 lira tiegħu kontra Carvalho ta' SBG Ireland. Minbarra l-headliner tal-kampjonat ta ’ħames rawnds, it-tieni kwarti tal-finali tal-Grand Prix tad-Dinja tal-Bellator Featherweight se tinżel, hekk kif żewġ eks sfidanti tat-titlu f'Weichel u Sanchez jerġgħu jiltaqgħu wara rebħa ta 'deċiżjoni maqsuma tal-leħja għal Weichel fi 2016. Ir-rebbieħa ta 'dawn iż-żewġ bouts jistgħu jistennew li jaraw lil xulxin fil-konfront tas-semifinali li jmiss.
Il Bellator 253 headliner fuq Nov.. 19 jara l-eks champion tad-dinja bantamweight Caldwell imur toe-to-toe to prospek dejjem jiżdied McKee fuq in-naħa l-oħra tal-parentesi fl-ewwel semifinali. Ir-rebbieħ jaqla ’post garantit fil-finali u tir fuq it-titlu dinji ta’ Bellator u ċ-ċans li jieħu d-dar miljun dollaru.
It-tliet laqgħat tal-Grand Prix Dinji tal-Featherweight inizjalment kellhom iseħħu fil-postponat Bellator 241 u Bellator 244 avvenimenti qabel il-pandemija COVID-19 li effettivament ipoġġu l-kampjonat ta ’sena kollha fuq il-waqfien.
CBS Sports Network se arja Bellator 252: Pitbull vs. Carvalho u Bellator 253: Caldwell vs.. McKee JGĦIXU fl-Istati Uniti kollha. swieq fi 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, filwaqt li t-tlaqqigħ preliminari jixxandar fuq CBSSports.com u l-kanal YouTube ta ’Bellator MMA. Attakki addizzjonali jitħabbru f'data aktar tard.
Ġej minn Natal, xmara kbira tat-tramuntana, Brażil, Patricio "Pitbull", ċampjin darbtejn bil-piż tar-rix se jidħol fil-gaġġa Bellator għal rekord promozzjonali fit-23 darba f'Novembru. 12. B'rebħiet impressjonanti għall-kreditu tiegħu fuq Michael Chandler, Daniel Straus (x3), Daniel Weichel (x2) u Pat Curran, il-plejer ta '33 sena jkompli fil-Grand Prix Dinji tal-Featherweight mhux' il bogħod mir-rebħa tal-kampjonat ħafif tiegħu f'Mejju tas-sena li għaddiet. Wara li qala 'finitura fl 21 ta 'dmirijietu 30 jirbaħ bħala professjonali, iċ-ċampjin simultanju taż-żewġ diviżjonijiet reċentement rebaħ iċ-ċampjin attwali tal-piż bantam Juan Archuleta fuq l-iskorecards f’tundizzjoni eċċitanti tal-ftuħ tal-Grand Prix Dinji u l-partitarji jistgħu ċertament jistennew aktar logħob tan-nar meta finalment iħares lejn Carvalho.
L-ispeċjalista Portugiż fis-sottomissjoni Pedro Carvalho se jkun qed jidħol fil-gaġġa Bellator għall-ħames darba biss fil-karriera professjonali tiegħu ta ’tmien snin, tfittex is-seba 'rebħa konsekuttiva u l-ewwel rebħa tat-titlu dinji. B’rebħiet f’disa ’mill-aħħar tiegħu 11 kompetizzjonijiet, inkluż kontra DerekOqsma, DanielCrawford u wiċċ krank-sottomissjoni fuq Sam Sicilia fir-rawnd tal-ftuħ, il-prodott SBG Ireland ta ’25 sena jinsab fuq il-quċċata tal-kobor - u li tirbaħ il-Grand Prix Dinji tal-Bellator Featherweight ikun il-mod perfett biex tissolidifikah.
B'aktar minn 50 ġlied professjonali għal ismu, Il-Ġermaniż Daniel Weichel huwa lest li jagħmel tiegħu 2020 iddebutta f’taqbila kwartifinali tal-Grand Prix tad-Dinja mistennija ħafna ma ’Sanchez, ġellied Weichel ħa l-aħjar minn erba 'snin ilu Bellator 159. Wara d-debutt tiegħu ta 'Bellator fl-2006 2014, "Drake" gawdiet marka promozzjonali impressjonanti ta ' 9-3, inklużi rebħiet kruċjali fuq Sanchez, Pat Curran, Georgi Karakhanyan u Saul Rogers.
Fuq l-għarqbejn ta 'eżekuzzjoni oħra kaptan li spiċċat f'rebħa ta' sottomissjoni fuq Tywan Claxton fir-rawnd tal-ftuħ tal-Grand Prix Dinji, "El Matador" lest għal ġirja oħra ta 'titlu hekk kif jipprepara għall-veteran ta' 50 ġlieda u r-raġel li rebaħlu darba qabel, Daniel Weichel. Minn meta ngħaqad ma 'Bellator fi 2014, il-Milwaukee, Wisc.-resident ġabar 11 rebħiet fuq stint ta ’14-il ġlieda, inklużi rebħiet ewlenin fuq it-tipi ta 'Claxton, Daniel Straus, Marcos Galvao u Georgi Karakhanyan (2x).
Wara li kellu bżonn rawnd wieħed biss biex iwarrab l-aħħar avversarju tiegħu permezz tas-sottomissjoni fil-kwarti tal-finali tal-Grand Prix Dinji, Darrion Caldwell jinsab fuq missjoni biex jerġa 'jikseb id-deheb ta' Bellator. “Il-Lupu,”Ex wrestler Champion Nazzjonali ta’ l-NCAA ta ’l-Università ta’ North Carolina State, deher bla waqfien minn meta tela 'għad-diviżjoni tal-piż tar-rix, wara li għelbet Adam Borics, kif ukoll Henry Corrales fir-rawnd tal-ftuħ tal-kampjonat. Issa, l-eks champion bantamweight joqgħod biss żewġ rebħiet 'il bogħod milli jkollu titlu fit-tieni diviżjoni tiegħu - proeza li ftit atleti jistgħu jitolbu.
Magħmul minn ESPN bħala l-aqwa ġellied fl-MMA taħt l-età ta ' 25, AJ McKee jidher li jappoġġja l-aspettattivi għoljin li spiss ikollhom il-pubbliku għat-tieni ġenerazzjonijiet-atleti. Mhux megħlub fil-karriera tiegħu, "Il-Mercenarju" għamel lilu nnifsu magħruf mad-dinja permezz tal-flashy persona u trash talk tiegħu, iżda aktar importanti, ix-xogħol tiegħu ġewwa l-gaġġa Bellator. Ma 'kull wieħed mill-pro bouts tiegħu li qed iseħħ ma' Bellator, l-indiġen ta ’Long Beach jista’ jikseb dak li huwa beda jagħmel biex jibda minnu Bellator 146 fil 2015 u ssir champion tad-dinja b’żewġ rebħiet oħra biss.
Tħabbar ukoll għal Bellator 252... huwa t-tielet bout tal-karta ewlenija li fih dak dejjem eċċitanti Aaron Pico (6-3) ta 'Jackson-Wink MMA Academy f'Albuquerque, N.M., li jirritorna għat-tieni dehra tiegħu ġewwa “FightSphere ta’ Bellator, wara li qabel għeleb lil Solo Hatley Jr.. b'mod impressjonanti fi Bellator 242. Huwa se jieħu Pittsburgh’s John de Jesus (13-8), li reċentement rebaħ fi Bellator 244 kontra Vladyslav Parubchenko, f’dak li jwiegħed għal konkors splussiv tal-piż tar-rix.
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Aġġornat Bellator 252: Pitbull vs. Carvalho Karta tal-Ġlieda: CBS Sports Network | DAZN 7 p.m. U Featherweight World Title Bout / FWGP Quarterfinal:Patrick "Pitbull"Freire (30-4) vs. Pedro Carvalho (11-3) Kwarti tal-Finali tal-Grand Prix Dinji Featherweight: Daniel Weichel (40-11) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (19-4) Bout tal-Karta Prinċipali Featherweight: Aaron Pico (6-3) vs. John de Jesus (13-8)
Aġġornat Bellator 253: Caldwell vs.. McKee Karta tal-Ġlieda: CBS Sports Network | DAZN 7 p.m. U Semifinali tal-Grand Prix Dinji Featherweight:Darrion Caldwell (15-3) vs. AJ McKee (16-0)
MASSIVE EVENT AIRS LIVE ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK THURSDAY, Novembru. 5
LOS ANGELES –Bellator MMA is back in primetime on Thursday, Novembru. 5 with a card headlined by an exciting battle featuring one of the promotion’s newest free agent acquisitions inCorey Anderson (13-5), who will make his highly anticipated Bellator debut against Dutch combat sports legendMelvin Manhoef (32-14-1, 2 NC) in the stacked light heavyweight division. The action emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., where Bellator has held all its domestic shows since the promotion’s return to live events.
CBS Sports Network se arja Bellator 251: Manhoef vs. Anderson JGĦIXU fl-Istati Uniti kollha. swieq, filwaqt li t-tlaqqigħ preliminari jixxandar fuq CBSSports.com u l-kanal YouTube ta ’Bellator MMA. Attakki addizzjonali jitħabbru f'data aktar tard.
Legendary Dutch fighter Melvin Manhoef is one of the most feared and violent striking specialists in all of combat sports. Bil 29 ta 'dmirijietu 32 career victories coming by way of knockout, “No Mercy” boasts one of the highest knockout percentage rates of any MMA fighter with at least 15 rebħiet. Manhoef has collected victories over iconic names in the sport, including Mark Hunt and Kazushi Sakuraba, throughout an illustrious career dating back to 1995, when he earned the first of many knockout victories at only 18 years of old. After stacking together two consecutive victories, including a TKO overYannick Bahati in his last outing, Manhoef looks to spoil the much-hyped Bellator debut of Anderson in the main event ofBellator 251.
Rockford, Illinois’ Corey Anderson joined Bellator’s light heavyweight division this past August after opting to depart the UFC. The winner ofIl Fighter Ultimate istaġun 19 was ranked fourth in the UFC’s 205-pound division at the time of his departure, having defeated top opponents, including current champion Jan Blachowicz, Johnny Walker, Ilir Latifi and Glover Teixeira. Prior to honing his MMA under world-renowned BJJ ace Ricardo Almeida, the 31-year-old became a two-time NCAA All-American wrestler and earned his degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. “Overtime” will look to ascend to the top of a crowded Bellator light heavyweight class that includes championVadim Nemkov, Phil Davis, Ryan Bader, Lyoto Machida, esportaturi ġodda Christian Edwardsand former LFA champAlex Polizzi.
Aġġornat Bellator 251: Manhoefvs. Anderson Karta tal-Ġlieda: CBS Sports Network Light Heavyweight Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (32-14-1, 2 NC) vs. Corey Anderson (13-5)
Bellator 247, HEADLINED BY PAUL DALEY AGAINST DEREK ANDERSON, AIRS LIVE THURSDAY, Ottubru. 1 AT 4 P.M. U PRELIM BOUTS TO STREAM ONCBSSPORTS.COM
LOS ANGELES –Bellator MMA has today confirmed the full fight card forBellator 247: Daley vs. Anderson, which takes place Thursday, Ottubru. 1 at Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italja.
Bellator 247: Daley vs. Andersonkicks off the new partnership between Bellator MMA and CBS Sports Network, which will air the event LIVE Thursday, Ottubru. 1 (4 p.m. U) from Italy’s fashion capital. Beginning with this event, CBS Sports Network will televise Bellator MMA events, both domestic and international, JGĦIXU fl-Istati Uniti kollha. swieq, filwaqt li t-tlaqqigħ preliminari jixxandar fuq CBSSports.com u l-kanal YouTube ta ’Bellator MMA.
In addition to the exciting welterweight main event between veteranPaul Daley (42-17-2) uDerek Anderson(16-3, 1 NC), three other main card bouts are now confirmed, with the additions ofNorbert Novenyi Jr. (5-0) tieħu fuqLaid Zerhouni(7-5) fil middleweight, a flyweight matchup between former title challengerKate Jackson (11-4-1) and current Bellator Kickboxing flyweight championDenise Kielholtz(5-2), as well as a lightweight contest pittingIlias Bulaid(2-0) kontraIvan Naccari(Pro Début) in an explosive opening bout.
Fuq il-karta preliminari, Tal-IrlandaBrian Moore (12-7) will make his return to the Bellator cage following injury against Italy’sSimone D’anna(7-2) at 145-pounds. Wkoll, four welterweight bouts are official, when undefeatedJustin Burlinson(5-0) faces fellow unbeaten foeBobby Pallett(5-0), Lewis Long(17-6) meets former Bellator headlinerGianni Melillo(13-5), Walter Gahadza(18-5) returns against the undefeatedUros Jurisic(10-0) uKywan Gracie(1-0) continues his young MMA career against Moldova’sConstantin Gnusariev(3-0-1).
Originally slated to face Liz Carmouche prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, flyweightMandy Bohm(6-0, 1 NC) gets a new assignment and welcomesGriet Eeckhout(5-3-1) to the Bellator cage in the first of two women’s preliminary bouts atBellator 247: Daley vs. Anderson.The second pitsJade JorandkontraMonika Tochlikovain an atomweight contest that will serve as both fighters’ professional debuts.
Barra minn hekk, two Bellator veterans welcome two new athletes to the Bellator cage, metaLee Chadwick(25-15-1) goes to battle with London Shootfighters-productEderson Cristian Macedo(10-5) at light heavyweight and SBG Ireland’sBlaine O’Driscoll(8-3) tests his skills against France’sSalah Elkas(6-6) in a flyweight affair. Lastly, a 160-pound contract weight bout has been booked, as undefeatedChris Duncan(6-0) jissodisfaIamik Furtado (6-3).
A proud Hungarian, Norbert Novenyi Jr. enters the Oct. 1 contest boasting a perfect professional mark of 5-0, including a trio of submissions and two first-round finishes. The middleweight will be making his fourth appearance for Bellator MMA, collecting decisive wins in each of the previous three contests. Another decisive finish atBellator 247could place the London Shootfighters-product into the mix at the top of the 185-pound division. Hailing from Montpellier, Franza, Zerhouni will be making his first appearance of 2020 and first fight on a Bellator card, where he will be searching for his fourth win over his last five fights. With each of his five career victories coming by way of knockout or submission, including four in the opening round, the 24-year-old finisher will look for yet another early stoppage in the co-main event ofBellator 247.
Fighting out of Amsterdam, 31-year-old Denise Kielholtz will be making her second MMA appearance of her 2020 campaign and seventh since joining Bellator MMA in 2017. Bil 47 career kickboxing wins, including a Bellator Kickboxing women’s flyweight championship, the multi-dimensional Dutch Muay Thai fighter hopes to extend her current three-fight winning streak when she enters the cage in Milan. “Miss Dynamite” also enters the contest riding a successful streak that includes five victories in six contests, highlighted by a trio of first-round finishes. With victories in four of her past six contests and nine of her last 12, Kate Jackson comes into the bout riding one of the hottest streaks in the women’s flyweight division. Hailing from Cornwall, England, the former Bellator flyweight No. 1-contender will be looking to add to her six career knockouts, a total that includes five in the first round. The 34-year-old Jackson is hoping a win over Kielholtz puts her right back into the 125-pound world title conversation.
COVERAGE KICKS OFF THURSDAY, Ottubru. 1 WITHBellator 247 LIVE FROM MILAN, ITALJA AKTAR, CHAMPION CRIS ‘CYBORG’ AND ARLENE BLENCOWE MEET IN EPIC WORLD TITLE BOUT IN PRIMETIME ON OCT. 15
LOS ANGELES-Bellator MMA, a leading mixed martial arts promotion owned by ViacomCBS,uCBS Sports Networkhave announced an exciting new partnership that will see the organization’s live events featured on the 24-hour home of CBS Sports beginning this fall.
CBS Sports Network will televise Bellator events, both domestic and international, JGĦIXU fl-Istati Uniti kollha. swieq, filwaqt li t-tlaqqigħ preliminari jixxandar fuq CBSSports.com u l-kanal YouTube ta ’Bellator MMA. Additional details will be announced at a later date.
To kick off the new partnership, CBS Sports Network will air Bellator events live from Europe, InklużiBellator 247il-Ħamis, Ottubru. 1 (4 p.m. U) f'Milan, Italja, as well as the monumentalBellator Parisavvenimentnhar is-Sibt, Ottubru. 10 (11:30 a.m. U) in France.Bellator 247is headlined by a welterweight battle between veteranPaul Daley (42-17-2) uDerek Anderson(16-3, 1 NC), filwaqtBellator Parissees“MVP” Michael Page(17-1) jieħdu fuqRoss Houston (8-0, 1 NC) at welterweight andCheick Kongo (30-10-2, 1 NC) wiċċTim Johnson(14-6) fi bout heavyweight.
The first primetime event live from the U.S. takes place Thursday, Ottubru. 15 (9 p.m. U) with a massive card anchored by the first world title defense of current championCris “Cyborg”(22-2, 1 NC), who takes on Australia’sArlene Blencowe (13-7), fiBellator 249from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
“We’re excited to have CBS Sports Network serve as the new home of live Bellator MMA events. It’s a great opportunity to showcase some of the best events and biggest names in the sport,” said CBS Sports Executive Vice President of Programming Dan Weinberg. “Adding Bellator MMA to the CBS Sports portfolio will allow for greater promotion, engagement and exposure across all our platforms and assets including CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports HQ as well as our various social accounts.”
“I am thrilled that Bellator live events will be coming to CBS Sports Network beginning on Oct. 1, as well as the unique opportunities the partnership creates across all CBS Sports platforms,”Qal il-President ta’ Bellator Scott Coker. “CBS Sports is synonymous with iconic sports broadcasting and it is incredible to now have Bellator MMA included in that family. I would like to thank Paramount Network, formerly Spike TV, for the years of support that helped build Bellator into the organization that it is today, and this news marks yet another exciting relationship between two ViacomCBS properties. I look forward to bringing the biggest fights, featuring the top athletes in the world, live to CBS Sports Network and introducing Bellator to an entirely new audience this fall.”
CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, is available through all major cable, satellite and telco distributors as well as via OTT streaming service providers YouTube TV, fuboTV, DirecTV and Hulu.
Bellator will continue to produce all of its own live events, led by Executive Producer Scott Fishman.
The second Bellator woman’s featherweight champion in the company’s history, Cris “Cyborg” is coming off of a dominant performance over Julia Budd in January to win the 145-pound world title. Already an MMA legend at 35-years-old, “Cyborg” will be looking to further her legacy as the greatest woman’s mixed martial artist of all-time when she meets Arlene Blencowe on Oct. 15. After winning the Bellator belt in her 12th career title fight, “Cyborg” made history by becoming a world champion in her fourth major promotion, previously holding belts in both the UFC and Strikeforce. With a professional record of 22-2, 1 NC, Inklużi 18 wins by way of finish, the Brazilian-born fighter holds victories over tough competition such as Budd, Holly Holm, Felicia Spencer and Gina Carano.
With wins in six of her last seven fights, including five knockouts, “Angerfist” has put herself in position to challenge for the women’s featherweight title. Coming off a unanimous decision victory over Leslie Smith, the former two-time boxing world champion will look to keep her momentum rolling and claim her first MMA title. Tied for the most knockouts in Bellator woman’s featherweight history, the fighter out of New South Wales, Australia aims to claim sole possession of that record, as she takes on her toughest challenge to date in Cris “Cyborg.”
A longtime MMA veteran, Paul Daley has competed professionally since 2003, amassing over 60 career fights. Throughout his tenure, “Semtex” has been one half of some of the most memorable bouts in MMA history, inklużknockout of the year over Brennan Ward in 2017. Aktar reċentement, the Nottingham, England native notched consecutive wins over Erick Silva and Saad Awad, running his record in Bellator MMA to 8-4. Fighting out of San Diego, Calif., the 30-year-old Derek Anderson will be making his 11th appearance for Bellator MMA in search of his third consecutive victory. Bil 11 ta 'dmirijietu 16 career wins coming by way of finish, “The Barbaric” hopes to earn his eighth promotional victory and first of his 2020 Kampanja.
Currently riding a three-fight win streak, Michael "velenu" Page, better known to fans as “MVP,” returns with the intention of spoiling the debut of European welterweight prospect, Ross Houston. Holding a career record of 17-1, ma 14 wins coming by way of stoppage, the pride of London Shootfighters looks to remind people why he is one of the most exciting strikers in all of MMA. After signing with Bellator in February, Scotland’s Houston will make his promotional debut against one of Bellator’s biggest stars in Page. “The Hitman” plans on keeping his 8-0, 1 NC undefeated record intact and improve on the three submission victories already to his name by using his known Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills.
Holding an impressive MMA record of 30-10-2, 1 NC, France’s Cheick Kongo returns to action following a title fight against heavyweight champion Ryan Bader last September. The former kickboxer remains unbeaten since 2015 and will enter the Bellator cage on home soil for a rematch against a familiar opponent in heavyweight contender in Tim Johnson. Coming off a dominant TKO victory over veteran Matt Mitrione atBellator 243 f'Awissu, Johnson is set to compete for the third time in 2020 seeking revenge in a rematch from 2018 against Kongo. Now training out of Las Vegas, Johnson has quickly earned his place near the top of the Bellator heavyweight division with his recent wins, including a viral knockout over top prospect Tyrell Fortune in February.
*Fight cards subject to change.
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Final Fight Championship Makes History, With Multi-Year Combat Sports Agreement Involving, Rio Las Vegas and CBS Sports Network
LAS VEGAS, NV, (Seba. 14, 2018) – One of the fastest growing combat sports promotion companies in the world, Kampjonat Ġlieda Finali (FFC), and Caesars Entertainment’s Rio Las Vegas, will deliver a weekly combat sports series called, “Fight Dome”, which debuts on Friday, Seba. 28, and will air live on CBSSN (CBS Sports Network).
The groundbreaking announcement marks the first time in the history of Las Vegas that a combat sports promotion company has established residency inside of a resort casino to deliver a weekly show involving multi-disciplines including, Boxing, Kickboxing and MMA.
“History will be made on Friday, Seba. 28,” said Orsat Zovko, President and Founder of Final Fight Championship. “We (FFC) are thrilled to be a part of this landmark agreement with Rio Las Vegas and CBS Sports Network.”
Fight Dome events will broadcast live on CBS Sports Network, Friday at 7 p.m. (PST) u 10 p.m. (EST) with the first official event, “Night of Champions”, debuting on Friday, Seba. 28. “Night of Champions”, will feature all three disciplines (Boxing, Kickboxing and MMA) and every fight will be for the FFC World Championship Belt!
All of the heart-pounding FFC action will take place inside of the all-new, Fight Dome Las Vegas, which is an intimate venue located inside of Rio Las Vegas that delivers combat sports fans, the experience of a lifetime.
“Our fans will literally be right on top of the action the entire time,” said Zovko. “This is every combat sports fan’s dream… You’ll be sitting so close, you’ll feel like you’re the one in the ring fighting!”
General ticket prices begin at $69. Tickets are available at any Las Vegas Caesars Entertainment Box Office, billi ċċempel 702-777-2782 jew 855-234-7469 or online at Ticketmaster.com. For groups of 10 or more call 866-574-3851 or email EntertainmentGroupSales@Caesars.com.
About Final Fight Championship
Respected international combat sports promoter, Orsat Zovko, launched Final Fight Championship® (FFC®) fil 2013. FFC has since held 30 successful dual-discipline events comprised of professional kickboxing and world class mixed martial arts. Featuring marquis athletes such as Satoshi Ishii, Mirko Cro Cop, Mladen Brestovac and Robin van Roosmalen. FFC presents live sports broadcasts in more than 50 countries around the world, across four continents, appearing on CBS Sports Network, Fight Channel Worldwide, among other sports and media properties.
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