Le Bellator 261 main card airs live on Showtime à 9 p.m. HE / 6 h, heure. PT and takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. 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) contre Cody Matthews (1-1) and middleweight matchup between Taylor Johnson (6-2) et classé 185 livres et propriétaire de trois arrêts consécutifs (5-1).
La partie préliminaire de Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavski commence à 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT and will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, Chaîne YouTube de SHOWTIME Sports et Pluto TV.
Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavski is anchored by an interim heavyweight title bout between No. 1 classé Timothy Johnson (15-6) et n. 3 classé Valentin Moldavsky (10-1). A featherweight fight featuring former title challenger No. 5 classé Daniel Weichel (40-12) against Hawaii’s undefeated keoni Diggs (9-0) and a light heavyweight re-booking between No. 10 classé Christian Edwards (4-0) et Ben Parrish (4-1) have also been confirmed for the main card.
Additional prelims include a lightweight bout featuring No. 6 classé Myles Jury (19-5) versus No. 7 classé Sidney Outlaw (15-4), a women’s strawweight fight pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 Caroline du Nord) contre Kyra Batara (8-4), a light heavyweight contest seeing Lee Chadwick (26-15-1) contre Simon Biyong (7-1), and a lightweight affair between poids lourd classé (14-1) et Bobby Lee (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. Combats de San Diego, the 37-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, entaillage une paire de victoires avec la 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, Lafayette, Louisiane natale a passé cinq ans au service d'électricien de l'aviation aux États-Marine Corps A déclaré, où elle a fait trois tours de service au Moyen-Orient.
“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 combats professionnels, Japan’s Watanabe steps into the BELLATOR MMA cage for the third time in as many years. Avec frying-pan-bending force, 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. Le non. 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. Cela étant dit, 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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BELLATOR MMA 261: Johnson vs. Moldavski Carte principale:
AFFICHER L'HEURE
9 p.m. HE / 6 h, heure. PT
Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-Tim Johnson (15-6) vs. #3-Valentin Moldavsky (10-1)
Masselotte Co-Main Event: #2– Liz Carmouche (15-7) vs. #3-Kana Watanabe (10-0-1)
Poids plume Carte principale Bout: #5- Daniel Weichel (40-12) vs. keoni Diggs (9-0)
Light Heavyweight carte principale Bout: #10– Christian Edwards (4-0) vs. Ben Parrish (4-1)
Carte préliminaire:
Chaîne YouTube BELLATOR MMA | SHOWTIME Sport chaîne YouTube | Pluto TV
5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
Strawweight bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 Caroline du Nord) vs. Kyra Batara (8-4)
Combat léger: #6-Myles Jury (19-5) vs. #7-Sidney Outlaw (15-4)
Combat léger: poids lourd classé (14-1) vs. Bobby Lee (12-5)
Coq Bout: Jaylon Bates (2-0) vs. Cody Matthews (1-1)
Middleweight Bout: Taylor Johnson (6-2) vs. classé 185 livres et propriétaire de trois arrêts consécutifs (5-1)
Bout Light Heavyweight: Lee Chadwick (26-15-1) vs. Simon Biyong (7-1)
*Carte sous réserve de modification.
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