RAFAEL CARVALHO DEFENDS MIDDLEWIGHT TITLE AGAINST GEGARD MOUSASI IN NEW HEADLINER, WHILE ‘MVP’ TAKES ON DAVID RICKELS IN CO-MAIN

Лос Анҷелес – Due to injury, Mirko Cro Cop can no longer compete in his highly anticipated Bellator debut atBellator 200 бар зидди Рой Нелсон. Дар натиҷа, дар Bellator 200 main event now sees reigning middleweight champРафаэл Carvalho (15-1) defend his title against top contender Гегард Мусаси (43-6-2) in a five-round affair, while the co-main event features undefeated British striker Майкл "Venom" Page (12-0), better known as “MVP,” againstДэвид Rickels (19-4, 2 NC) дар welterweight. Bellator 200 сурат мегирад Friday, Май 25 at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London and will air on Paramount Network at 9 Земле. ЕТ / 8 p.m. Ч..

 

 

 

The main card also includes former titleholder Фил Дэвис (18-4) бо назардошти оид ба Линтон Vassell (18-6) in a light heavyweight matchup and reality star turned MMA fighter Aaron Chalmers (3-0) making his promotional debut against fellow BritAsh Griffiths (4-5). The remainder of the main card will be announced later this week.

 

 

 

Prior to the main card on Paramount Network, Bellator 200 will also feature plenty of exciting preliminary matchups showcasing many of the U.K.’s top young talent. Дар Рокки Anastasia Yankova (5-0) returns against the always-tough Kate Jackson (9-3-1), while a trio of former BAMMA champions are in action when former middleweight champion Mike Shipman (11-1) задухурдҳо Carl Noon (7-2), former BAMMA featherweight kingpin Daniel Crawford (10-1) challenges Pedro Carvalho (6-3) and former BAMMA lightweight titlist Ryan Scope (11-1) чеҳраҳо Martyn Harris(4-4). Fans will see Bellator veteran Anatoly Tokov (25-3) clash with Vladimir Filipovic (10-2), SBG Ireland-productCharlie Ward (4-3) in action against Louis King (1-1) and Mousasi-trained prospect Costello van Steenis (9-1) мулоқот Kevin Fryer (6-2).

 

 

 

Tickets for the event are on sale now at The SSE Arena, Wembley box office (0844 815 0815), Ticketmaster.com,ssearena.co.uk ва axs.com. Bellator 200 will be broadcast on Paramount Network at 9 Земле. ЕТ / 8 p.m. Ч., while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App beginning at 12:30 Земле. ET/9:30 саҳарӣ. PT.

 

 

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