A Bellator 261 main card airs live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. 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) ellen Cody Matthews (1-1) and middleweight matchup between Taylor Johnson (6-2) és Lance Wright (5-1).
Az előzetes része Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavszkij kezdődik 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT and will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sport YouTube-csatorna és a Pluto TV.
Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavszkij is anchored by an interim heavyweight title bout between No. 1 rangsorolt Timothy Johnson (15-6) és nem. 3 rangsorolt Valentin Moldavsky (10-1). A featherweight fight featuring former title challenger No. 5 rangsorolt Daniel Weichel (40-12) against Hawaii’s undefeated Keoni Diggs (9-0) and a light heavyweight re-booking between No. 10 rangsorolt Christian Edwards (4-0) és Ben Parrish (4-1) have also been confirmed for the main card.
Additional prelims include a lightweight bout featuring No. 6 rangsorolt Myles zsűri (19-5) versus No. 7 rangsorolt Sidney Outlaw (15-4), a women’s strawweight fight pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 NC) ellen Kyra Batara (8-4), a light heavyweight contest seeing Lee Chadwick (26-15-1) kontra Simon Biyong (7-1), and a lightweight affair between Søren Bak (14-1) és 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. Küzdelem ki San Diego, the 37-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, rovátkáló egy pár győzelmet a promóciós. 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, a Lafayette, Louisiana őshonos öt évet töltött szolgáló repülési villanyszerelő az Egyesült jelzik, Tengerészgyalogság, ahol befejezte három túrák adó a Közel-Keleten.
“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 szakmai harcol, Japan’s Watanabe steps into the BELLATOR MMA cage for the third time in as many years. A frying-pan-bending szilárdság, 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. Azzal, hogy azt mondta,, 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. Moldavszkij Fő Card:
SHOWTIME
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-Tim Johnson (15-6) vs. #3-Valentin Moldavsky (10-1)
Az optimalizált Co-Main Event: #2– Liz Carmouche (15-7) vs. #3-Kana Watanabe (10-0-1)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: #5- Daniel Weichel (40-12) vs. Keoni Diggs (9-0)
Light Heavyweight Main Card Bout: #10– Christian Edwards (4-0) vs. Ben Parrish (4-1)
Előzetes Card:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube-csatorna | SHOWTIME Sport YouTube-csatorna | Plútó TV
5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
Strawweight bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 NC) vs. Kyra Batara (8-4)
Könnyű mérkőzés: #6-Myles zsűri (19-5) vs. #7-Sidney Outlaw (15-4)
Könnyű mérkőzés: Søren Bak (14-1) vs. Bobby Lee (12-5)
Bantamweight Bout: Jaylon Bates (2-0) vs. Cody Matthews (1-1)
Középsúlyú Bout: Taylor Johnson (6-2) vs. Lance Wright (5-1)
Félnehézsúlyú Bout: Lee Chadwick (26-15-1) vs. Simon Biyong (7-1)
*Card változhatnak.
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