該 BELLATOR 261 main card airs live on 在精彩表演 9 P.M. ET /下午6時. PT and takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 康涅狄格州. 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 杰倫·貝茨 (2-0) 針對 Cody Matthews (1-1) and middleweight matchup between 泰勒·約翰遜 (6-2) 和 Lance Wright (5-1).
初步部分 BELLATOR 261: 約翰遜VS. 摩爾達夫斯基 在開始 5:30 P.M. ET/2:30 P.M. PT and will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube 頻道和 Pluto TV.
BELLATOR 261: 約翰遜VS. 摩爾達夫斯基 is anchored by an interim heavyweight title bout between No. 1 排名 蒂莫西·約翰遜 (15-6) 和No. 3 排名 瓦倫丁·摩爾達夫斯基 (10-1). A featherweight fight featuring former title challenger No. 5 排名 丹尼爾Weichel (40-12) against Hawaii’s undefeated Keoni迪格斯 (9-0) and a light heavyweight re-booking between No. 10 排名 克里斯蒂安·愛德華茲 (4-0) 和 Ben Parrish (4-1) have also been confirmed for the main card.
Additional prelims include a lightweight bout featuring No. 6 排名 邁爾斯陪審團 (19-5) versus No. 7 排名 西德尼·奧特洛 (15-4), a women’s strawweight fight pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 NC) 針對 凱拉Batara (8-4), a light heavyweight contest seeing 李查德威克 (26-15-1) 與 Simon Biyong (7-1), and a lightweight affair between 索倫·貝克 (14-1) 和 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. 從聖地亞哥出發, the 37-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, 在促銷中取得雙贏. 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, 拉斐特, 路易斯安那州本地人在美國海軍陸戰隊工作了五年，擔任航空電工, 她在中東完成了三次值班之旅.
“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 專業的戰鬥, Japan’s Watanabe steps into the BELLATOR MMA cage for the third time in as many years. 同 frying-pan-bending 實力, 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. 有了這樣說, 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: 約翰遜VS. 摩爾達夫斯基 主卡:
開演時間
9 P.M. ET /下午6時. PT
Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-蒂姆·約翰遜 (15-6) VS. #3-瓦倫丁·摩爾達夫斯基 (10-1)
輕量級的合作主要事件: #2– 麗茲·卡莫奇（Liz carmouche） (15-7) VS. #3-Kana Watanabe (10-0-1)
羽主卡布特: #5- 丹尼爾Weichel (40-12) VS. Keoni迪格斯 (9-0)
輕重量級主卡布特: #10– 克里斯蒂安·愛德華茲 (4-0) VS. Ben Parrish (4-1)
初步卡:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube 頻道 | SHOWTIME 體育 YouTube 頻道 | 冥王星電視
5:30 P.M. ET/2:30 P.M. PT
Strawweight bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 NC) VS. 凱拉Batara (8-4)
輕量級回合: #6-邁爾斯陪審團 (19-5) VS. #7-西德尼·奧特洛 (15-4)
輕量級回合: 索倫·貝克 (14-1) VS. Bobby Lee (12-5)
輕量級布特: 杰倫·貝茨 (2-0) VS. Cody Matthews (1-1)
中量級回合: 泰勒·約翰遜 (6-2) VS. Lance Wright (5-1)
輕重量級回合: 李查德威克 (26-15-1) VS. Simon Biyong (7-1)
*卡可能發生變化.
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