TICKETS ON SALE THIS Vendredi
LOS ANGELES – One year removed from its previous event at the world-famous Forum, Bellator returns to Los Angeles to kick off its 2018 schedule with a championship bout on Saturday, Janvier 20.
The main event features two of the best 170-pounders in the world, comme champion Douglas Lima (29-6) defends his Bellator welterweight world title against Rory MacDonald (19-4) in a thrilling five-round matchup.
A special Bellator Nation presale takes place Mercredi, Sept. 27 and Thursday, Sept. 28, while tickets go on sale to the general public starting Vendredi, Sept. 29 à 10 a.m. PT and can be purchased at the Forum box office, ainsi que Ticketmaster.com. L'événement sera diffusé en direct et gratuitement sur Paramount Network (formerly named Spike TV) à 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. D'autres combats seront annoncés dans les prochaines semaines.
Fighting out of Atlanta, Géorgie., Douglas “The Phenom” Lima has been ruling the roost at 170-pounds in Bellator for the better part of three years. With wins against the likes of Lorenz Larkin, Andrey Koreshkov, Paul Daley and Ben Saunders, the 29-year-old has quietly placed himself among division’s elite. A winner of 17 de son dernier 19 concours, the American Top Team product remains set on showing the world how dominant he is.
Au cours des dernières années, “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 Nate Diaz, Tyron Woodley, B.J. Penn and Demian Maia. A training partner of Georges St-Pierre at the world-renowned TriStar Gym in Montreal, the 28-year-old joined Bellator’s welterweight fray in 2016 and immediately made an impact by submittingPaul Daley à Bellator 179 dans le second tour.
Updated Bellator Card:
Welterweight World Title Main Event: Douglas Lima (29-6) vs. Rory MacDonald (19-4)
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A propos de Bellator:
Bellator is a leading mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization featuring many of the best fighters in the world. Sous la direction du vétéran promoteur de lutte Scott Coker, Bellator est disponible à près de 1 billion people worldwide in over 160 pays. Aux États-Unis, Bellator can be seen on SPIKE, the combat sports television leader. Bellator est composé d'une équipe de direction qui comprend les meilleurs professionnels de l'industrie de la production télévisuelle, l'orchestration d'événements en direct, développement de chasse / relations, achats lieu, la création de parrainage / développement, licences internationales, commercialisation, publicité, publicité et des relations. Bellator est basée à Hollywood, Californie. et appartenant à Viacom géant du divertissement, maison pour les marques de divertissement de premier plan dans le monde qui se connectent avec le public grâce à un contenu attrayant pour la télévision, film, plates-formes en ligne et mobiles.
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