The Bellator 261 main card airs live on SHOWTIME ў 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Канэктыкут. A limited number of tickets starting at $60 are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.
Newly announced preliminary matchups feature a bantamweight tilt pitting Jaylon Bates (2-0) супраць Cody Matthews (1-1) and middleweight matchup between Тэйлар Джонсан (6-2) і Lance Wright (5-1).
The preliminary portion of Bellator 261: Джонсан супраць. Moldavsky пачынаецца з 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT and will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Спартыўны канал YouTube і Pluto TV.
Bellator 261: Джонсан супраць. Moldavsky is anchored by an interim heavyweight title bout between No. 1 месца Цімаці Джонсан (15-6) і Няма. 3 месца Valentin Moldavsky (10-1). A featherweight fight featuring former title challenger No. 5 месца Даніэль Weichel (40-12) against Hawaii’s undefeated Keoni Diggs (9-0) and a light heavyweight re-booking between No. 10 месца Christian Edwards (4-0) і Ben Parrish (4-1) have also been confirmed for the main card.
Additional prelims include a lightweight bout featuring No. 6 месца Myles Jury (19-5) versus No. 7 месца Sidney Outlaw (15-4), a women’s strawweight fight pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 Паўночная Караліна) супраць Кіра батарэю (8-4), a light heavyweight contest seeing Лі Чадвік (26-15-1) супраць Simon Biyong (7-1), and a lightweight affair between Søren Bak (14-1) і Бобі Лі (12-5).
Carmouche is a highly skilled veteran of the sport who joined BELLATOR’s women’s flyweight division in 2019 following a six-year run in the UFC. Fighting out of San Diego, the 37-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, notching a pair of victories with the promotion. Since signing with BELLATOR, “Girl-Rilla” has rallied off two straight wins, defeating Vanessa Porto and DeAnna Bennett. Prior to Carmouche’s days as a professional athlete, the Lafayette, Louisiana-native spent five years serving as an aviation electrician in the United Stated Marine Corps, where she completed three tours of duty in the Middle East.
“I’m looking forward to getting back in the cage. I plan to end this fight with a dominant finish that stamps my name as the top contender for the belt,” Carmouche said.
Undefeated through 11 Прафесійныя баі, Japan’s Watanabe steps into the BELLATOR MMA cage for the third time in as many years. З frying-pan-bending сіла, the 32-year-old judoka boasts an impressive 60% finishing rate and has bested fellow BELLATOR flyweights Alejandra Lara and Ilara Joanne since joining the promotion’s ranks. The No. 3 ranked flyweight is looking to make a statement of her own and stake her claim to a shot at BELLATOR’s coveted 125-pound championship.
“I am very grateful to be given another opportunity to fight during these hard times. Liz Carmouche has tons of experience and has constantly been fighting the best which makes her without a doubt one of the best in the world,” Watanabe said. “I fully respect her in every aspect and am truly honored to face such an athlete. З гэтым, як гаворыцца, I am excited to take on this challenge to prove to everybody and myself that I have what it takes to become the best in the world. I want to win this fight in a convincing way, to open up the doors for a title challenge shot.”
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БЕЛАТАР ММА 261: Джонсан супраць. Moldavsky Галоўная Карта:
ЧАС ДЛЯ ШОЎ
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-Цім Джонсан (15-6) супраць. #3-Valentin Moldavsky (10-1)
Flyweight Co-Main Event: #2– Liz Carmouche (15-7) супраць. #3-Kana Watanabe (10-0-1)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: #5- Даніэль Weichel (40-12) супраць. Keoni Diggs (9-0)
Light Heavyweight Main Card Bout: #10– Christian Edwards (4-0) супраць. Ben Parrish (4-1)
Папярэдняе Card:
Канал YouTube BELLATOR MMA | SHOWTIME Спартыўны канал YouTube | Тэлевізар Плутон
5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
Strawweight bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 Паўночная Караліна) супраць. Кіра батарэю (8-4)
Лёгкі бой: #6-Myles Jury (19-5) супраць. #7-Sidney Outlaw (15-4)
Лёгкі бой: Søren Bak (14-1) супраць. Бобі Лі (12-5)
Пеўня Бут: Jaylon Bates (2-0) супраць. Cody Matthews (1-1)
Сярэдні Бут: Тэйлар Джонсан (6-2) супраць. Lance Wright (5-1)
Бой у паўцяжкай вазе: Лі Чадвік (26-15-1) супраць. Simon Biyong (7-1)
*Загаловак карты для змены.
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