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LOS ANGELES – The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s doubleheader return to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. al febrer. 15 and Feb. 16 has been completed with two stacked five-fight main cards and exciting preliminary matchups.
The main event of Friday’s card on Paramount Network, and simulcast on DAZN, will feature a heavyweight headliner, where former Bellator Grand Prix Semifinalist Matt Mitrione (13-6) faces Russian knockout artist Sergei Kharitonov (29-7, 1 NC). Rounding out the stacked main card will see undefeated Logan Storley (9-0) meet SBG Dublin’s Ion Pascu (18-9) en el pes welter, former Bellator bantamweight champ Eduardo Dantas (20-6) return from injury to meet Hawaii’s Toby Misech (12-6) at 135-pounds, and the electric Mike Kimbel (2-0) making his main card debut against Rhode Island’s John Douma (3-1). The opener of Bellator 215 will be the promotional debut of Austin Vanderford (6-0), who looks to remain undefeated against Cody Jones (6-2), a winner of four consecutive fights.
Els prelims per a Bellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov will be highlighted by a women’s featherweight contest featuring Amber Leibrock (3-2) contra Amanda Bell (5-5), as well as top heavyweight prospect Steve Mowry (5-0) tenint en Darion Abbey (Pro Debut).
Unes 24 hores després, Bellator 216 will take place exclusively on DAZN and will be headlined by one of the most intense grudge matches in MMA history. En dissabte, Febrer. 16, invicte Michael Pàgina "Venom" (13-0) will enter the Bellator cage against 58-fight professional Paul Daley "Semtex" (40-16-2) in a first-round fight of Bellator’s Welterweight World Grand Prix. The co-main event is a rematch between two heavyweights who undoubtedly will go down in the sport’s history books, quan Mirko cro policia (37-11-2, 1 NC) makes his Bellator debut against Roy "Big Country" Nelson (23-16).
Addicionalment, a No. 1 contender’s bout to determine who will face newly crowned heavyweight kingpin Ryan Bader will pit Cheick Kongo (29-10-2) contra l'invicte, longtime former Bellator heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov (21-0). An intriguing welterweight encounter between Yaroslav Amosov (20-0) and the always-excitingErick Silva (20-9, 1 NC) també és oficial, as is the professional debut of multi-time taekwondo champion Valerie Loureda, when she meets Oklahoma’s Colby Fletcher (1-2) A l’obrador de la targeta principal.
As if that wasn’t enough top-flight action, Tyrell Fortune (5-0), one of Bellator’s top homegrown prospects returns to the Bellator cage against Ryan Pokryfky (6-5) in the featured preliminary bout of Bellator 216: MVP vs. Daley.
Bellator: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov will be broadcast Friday, Febrer 15 on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET / 8 pm. CT and will stream LIVE on DAZN. Bellator: MVP vs. Daley will stream exclusively on DAZN on Saturday, Febrer 16 a 10 p.m. ET / 7 pm. PT. Preliminary action for both events will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
Tickets for both events are available now and can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, així com Ticketmaster i Bellator.com. Fans can save when they purchase tickets to both events through the “Back-to-Back Pack!” Please visit Ticketmaster.com for more details.
complet Bellator 215: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov Targeta principal:
Heavyweight Main Event Bout: Matt Mitrione (13-6) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (29-7, 1 NC)
Co-principal esdeveniment de pes pesat: Logan Storley (9-0) vs. Ion Pascu (18-9)
Combat de la targeta principal del pes gallo: Eduardo Dantas (20-6) vs. Toby Misech (12-6)
Combat de la targeta principal del pes gallo: Mike Kimbel (2-0) vs. John Douma (3-1)
175-Combat de la carta principal del pes capturat de la lliura: Austin Vanderford (6-0) vs. Cody Jones (6-2)
Targeta preliminar:
Batalla preliminar de pes pesat: Steve Mowry (5-0) vs. Darion Abbey (Pro Debut)
Batalla preliminar de pes ploma: Amber Leibrock (3-2) vs. Amanda Bell (5-5)
Batalla preliminar de pes mitjà: Pat McCrohan (3-2) vs. Jason Markland (Debut)
Atomweight Preliminary Bout: Tabatha Watkins (3-0) vs. Lindsey VanZandt (4-1)
Batalla preliminar de pes ploma: Pete Rogers (3-4) vs. Jason Rine (1-4)
Batalla preliminar de pes ploma: Matt Probin (3-0) vs. Ali Zebian (1-0)
Lluita preliminar contra el pes de la mosca: Zarrukh Adashev (1-1) vs. Ronie Arana (0-2)
Pes preliminar de pes welter: Billy Goff (1-0) vs. Ryan Hardy (Pro Debut)
complet Bellator 216: MVP vs. Daley Targeta principal:
Welterweight World Grand Prix Matchup: Michael Pàgina (13-0) vs. Paul Daley (40-16-2)
Esdeveniment co-principal de pes pesat: Mirko cro policia (37-11-2, 1 NC) vs. Roy Nelson (23-16)
Bout de la targeta principal pesada: Cheick Kongo (29-10-2) vs. Vitaly Minakov (21-0)
Combat de la targeta principal del pes pesat: Yaroslav Amosov (20-0) vs. Erick Silva (20-9, 1 NC)
Punt de la targeta principal de pes mosca: Valerie Loureda (Pro Debut) vs. Colby Fletcher (1-2)
Targeta preliminar:
Batalla preliminar de pes pesat: Tyrell Fortune (5-0) vs. Ryan Pokryfky (6-5)
Lluita preliminar lleugera: Patrick Casey (4-0) vs. Nekruz Mirkhojaev (3-2)
Pes preliminar de pes welter: Vinicius DeJesús (6-2) vs. Rodolpho Barcellos (1-0)
165-Combat de pes capturat de lliura: Kastriot Xema (2-2, 1 NC) vs. Kemran Lachinov (7-2)
Lluita preliminar lleugera: Reginaldo Felix (5-2) vs. Justin Sumter (6-2)
Batalla preliminar de pes mitjà: Jesse Kosakowski (2-0) vs. Rodolfo Rocha (1-1)
Pes preliminar de pes welter: Demetrius Plaza (Pro Debut) vs. Andrews Rodriguez (1-0)
*La targeta està subjecta a canvis
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