CAPE TOWN – June 2, 2025 – The Professional Fighters League has finalized the lineup for the upcoming PFL Cape Town event, marking the debut of MMA in Africa with the continent’s first-ever global MMA event. Set for Saturday, 七月 19 at Grand Arena, GrandWest in Cape Town, 南非, this landmark event marks a groundbreaking moment in PFL’s global expansion.
The event will feature the launch of the 2025 PFL Africa Tournament with First Round matchups in the Heavyweight and Bantamweight divisions, each featuring an eight-man bracket. In addition to the tournament bouts, the evening will be headlined by five high-stakes PFL Champions Series fights featuring elite global talent.
Tickets for this landmark event are on sale now via Ticketpro.
At 145-pounds, former Bellator Featherweight World ChampionAJ “Mercenary” McKee(22-2) returns to the SmartCage againstAkhmed Magomedov (11-1), a rising Russian star and protégé of the legendary Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Also confirmed is a Heavyweight Showcase featuring current Light Heavyweight World Champion科里·安德森 (18-6) moving up a division to face 2024 PFL Heavyweight ChampionDenis Goltsov (36-8).
Artur Zaynukov(16-4) returns to the PFL following an impressive showing at Battle of the Giants, aiming to extend his win streak to six. He will meet RIZIN veteranTakeshi Izumi (6-3) 日本的, a decorated wrestler who earned a unanimous decision win over Spike Carlyle in his most recent outing.
These marquee matchups round out an already stacked PFL Champions Series card, showcasing some of the world’s top MMA talent on African soil. Headlining the evening is undefeated Middleweight World ChampionJohnny “Pressure” Eblen(16-0), who puts his perfect record and title on the line against Spain’s surging contenderCostello “The Spaniard” van Steenis (16-3). 在合作的主要事件, Women’s Flyweight phenom“Dangerous” Dakota Ditcheva (14-0), widely considered one of the top pound-for-pound female fighters in MMA, faces Hawaii’s elite strikerSumiko “Lady Samurai” Inaba (8-1) in a thrilling penultimate bout.
The PFL Cape Town event 在開始 4:30 PM SAST / 10:30 AM ESTwith the PFL Africa portion of the card, followed byPFL Champions Series, 它開始於 8:30 PM SAST / 2:30 PM EST.A U.S. broadcast partner will be announced shortly.
Complete PFL Champions Series Card: 星期六, 七月 19 – 8:30 PM SAST / 2:30 PM EST
Middleweight World Championship Main Event:約翰尼·埃布倫 (16-0) VS. 科斯特洛范斯蒂尼斯 (16-3)
女子蠅量級聯合主賽:Dakota Ditcheva (14-0) VS. Sumiko Inaba(8-1)
Featherweight Showcase Bout:阿傑麥基 (22-2) VS. Akhmed Magomedov (11-1)
Lightweight Showcase Bout:Artur Zaynukov (16-4) VS. Takeshi Izumi(6-3)
Heavyweight Showcase Bout:科里·安德森 (18-6) VS. Denis Goltsov (36-8)
Complete PFL Africa Card: SuperSport (非洲 – 英語) | Canal+ (非洲 – 法國) DAZN (法國, 聯合王國 & 愛爾蘭) 星期六, 七月 19 – 4:30 PM SAST / 10:30 AM EST
Bantamweight First Round Bout: Nkosi Ndebele (8-3) VS. Mahmoud Atef(5-2)
Heavyweight First Round Bout:Maxwell Djantou Nana(6-1) VS. Mikael Groguhe (6-2)
Bantamweight First Round Bout:Shannon Van Tonder (7-2) VS.Boule Godogo (3-0)
Heavyweight First Round Bout:Jashell Ticha Awa (3-1) VS. Justin Clarke (2-0)
Bantamweight First Round Bout:Antero Dos Santos (5-0) VS. Karim Henniene(4-0)
Heavyweight First Round Bout:Abdoullah Kane (3-0) VS. Mohammed Ben Yahia (9-4)
Bantamweight First Round Bout:Simbarashe Hokonya (5-0) VS. Alain Majorique (5-0)
Heavyweight First Round Bout:Abraham Bably(5-2) VS. Badredinne Medkouri (7-2)
Showcase Women’s Strawweight Bout:Juliet Ukah (6-0) VS. Ceileigh Niedermayr(3-2)###
UNDEFEATED WORLD CHAMPIONA.J. 麥基TO DEFEND BELLATOR MMA 145-POUND WORLD TITLE IN REMATCH AGAINST FORMER NUMBER ONE POUND-FOR-POUND & TWO-DIVISION CHAMPIONPATRICIO PITBULL
205-POUND CHAMPIONVADIM NEMKOVTO BATTLE TOP-RANKEDCOREY ANDERSON 對於 $1 MILLION PRIZE IN BELLATOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX FINAL
BELLATOR 277SET FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 15, AT 10 P.M. ET /下午7時. PTLIVE ON SHOWTIME INSIDE THE SAP CENTER IN SAN JOSE, CALIF.
門票開始發售本星期五
LOS ANGELES (二月. 16, 2022) - Two outstanding world-championship showdowns. Four of BELLATOR MMA’s best pound-for-pound fighters. One highly anticipated rematch. The promotion’s all-time greatest athlete striving to avenge a highlight-reel loss to the company’s homegrown superstar. A tournament final awarding a seven-figure jackpot to the victor.
BELLATOR’s fourth phenomenal fight card of 2022 promises to be one for the ages.
Fresh off a 117-second destruction of his upcoming opponent and claiming the $1 million bounty at the BELLATOR MMA Featherweight World Grand Prix Finale, unbeaten BELLATOR Featherweight World TitleholderA.J. 麥基 (18-0) hopes to take the next step toward becoming the sport’s greatest fighter as he battles former top pound-for-pound and two-division champion帕特里西奧鬥犬 (32-5) for the second time in less than nine months on Friday, 四月 15, 在10 P.M. ET /下午7時. PT 住在Showtime.
In the co-feature ofBELLATOR 277: McKee vs. 比特犬 2 在聖何塞SAP中心, 加利福尼亞州。, current 205-pound BELLATOR MMA World Champion瓦迪姆Nemkov (15-2) will defend his title for the third time and aims to take home the $1 million prize three days before U.S. Tax Day when he squares off against the surging No. 1-排名競爭者科里·安德森(16-5)in the BELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix final.
門票BELLATOR MMA 277: McKee vs. 比特犬 2 開始銷售本星期五, 二月. 18 在安卡斯維爾的 Mohegan Sun Arena 內的共同特色比賽中Ticketmaster.com 和Bellator.comwith a special presale starting the day prior.
另外, four preliminary bouts have been announced including a mouthwatering matchup between two highly ranked heavyweights as No. 5-排名蒂姆·約翰遜 (15-8) faces surging No. 6-排名泰瑞爾財富(11-2, 1 NC) in a rematch fromBELLATOR 239.Their first fight ended with Johnson securing a win that earned great consideration for the 2020 KO of the Year. The preliminary bouts will stream live three hours earlier at7 P.M. ET / 4時三十分. PT 在 BELLATOR MMA YouTube 頻道上, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube 頻道和 Pluto TV.
In their historic initial matchup at the Forum in Inglewood, 加利福尼亞州。, McKee stunned Pitbull by landing a punishing left leg kick to the head at 1:40 of the opening stanza atBELLATOR MMA 263七月 31, 2021. The champion then continued the onslaught by unleashing a series of brutal unanswered head shots that floored the Brazilian legend.
Moments later as McKee prematurely raised his arms in celebration, Pitbull rose from the depths of defeat only to be greeted by a fighter hell bent on stealing his crown and claiming the $1 million prize. With the 25-time BELLATOR MMA veteran backed up against the fence, MMA’s brightest young brawler locked in a guillotine choke. With Pitbull seeming to lose consciousness, referee Mike Beltran halted matters at 1:57 開放框架.
“Hosting the world’s best mixed martial artists in the great city of San Jose is something that has been important to me during my career as a fight promoter and I’m happy to continue that with our card on April 15,” BELLATOR President Scott Coker said. “The rematch between A.J. McKee and Patricio Pitbull for the featherweight title, as well as our Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Final featuring Vadim Nemkov against Corey Anderson are two fights that could headline any event on their own, but we are bringing both to SAP Center at San Jose on the same night to show the fans here that we truly value their support throughout the years.”
A native of Long Beach, 加利福尼亞州。, BELLATOR’s top-rated pound-for-pound fighter has exceeded the lofty expectations placed on him since his professional debut three days following his 20日 生日. Armed with six knockouts and seven submissions, the Team Bodyshop product, 誰將會轉 27 eight days before his rematch against Pitbull, has shown a knack for securing lightning-fast finishes with 10 coming in the first round. “Mercenary” has earned dominant victories over every fighter who has opposed him, including former World Champions Pitbull, 帕特·柯倫, 和達里昂考德威爾, who McKee submitted with a rare-modified neck crank that was later dubbed the “McKee-otine.” The winner of the 2020 Submission of the Year Award for his 71-second annihilation of Caldwell has fought a total of 33 rounds across 18 職業競賽 (1.8 rounds per bout), while logging less than 41 total minutes in the BELLATOR cage since turning pro in August 2012.
吹噓的比特犬兄弟二人組的一半, 帕特里西奧一直被認為是 BELLATOR MMA 皇冠上的明珠, where he currently sits at No. 3 in the BELLATOR MMA men’s pound-for-pound rankings. Holding a remarkable 32-5 record with wins over elite competition, including the likes of former World Champions Pat Curran, 胡安·阿丘利塔, and Daniel Straus (兩次). 在 2019, the 34-year-old Brazilian captured the BELLATOR Lightweight World Championship from Michael Chandler, 成為第二位同時擁有兩個冠軍頭銜的 BELLATOR 運動員. 同 23 完成於 37 專業的戰鬥, Pitbull has shown repeatedly that he possesses the well-rounded skillset required to reign over multiple weight classes.
Currently BELLATOR MMA’s second-ranked pound-for-pound fighter, Nemkov captured the BELLATOR MMA light heavyweight crown by defeating Ryan Bader via second-round TKO atBELLATOR MMA 244in August 2020. Riding a nine-fight winning streak dating back to June 2016, the ferocious 29-year-old sports seven first-round knockouts, with two in the initial minute of action. After successfully defending his light heavyweight belt by earning a tough unanimous decision over Phil Davis, the pride of Belgorod, Russia and Fedor Emelianenko protégé scored a fourth-round submission of late replacement Julius Anglickas in the semifinals of the BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix during his last outing on Oct. 16, 2021.
安德森, of Robbinsville, 新澤西州, has ascended to the top of the BELLATOR 205-pound rankings by vanquishing seven of his past eight opponents, including a third-round stoppage of Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov atBELLATOR MMA 257 四月 16, 2021. Exactly six months later atBELLATOR MMA 268, the Rockford, 生病了。, native walked into the cage to the spellbinding sounds of The Doors’ “Five to One,” and took the song title literally by knocking out Arizona State University wrestling legend Ryan Bader in 51 seconds in front of Bader’s hometown crowd at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Ariz. In his first promotional appearance, “Overtime” registered a second-round TKO over Dutch kickboxing legend Melvin Manhoef atBELLATOR MMA 251 十一月 2020. Prior to joining BELLATOR, Anderson tallied a 10-5 record with a rival promotion, winning “The Ultimate Fighter 19” tournament in 2014, and boasting impressive wins over Glover Teixeira, Jan Błachowicz and Johnny Walker, 等等.
喬什 - 巴內特 (35-8) VS. 羅尼Markes的 (19-7) was cancelled by the Hawaii State Boxing Commission deeming Barnett unable to compete tonight due to severe illness
JOSH BARNETT AND RONNY MARKES HEADLINEBELLATOR & THE USO PRESENT: SALUTE THE TROOPS在週五, DEC. 20
BELLATOR 236 週六, DEC. 21 SEES ILIMA-LEI MACFARLANE DEFEND HER WORLD TITLE AGAINST KATE JACKSON
LOS ANGELES– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s return to Neal S. 布萊斯德爾競技場在檀香山, Hawaii this Friday, 十二月. 20 週六, 十二月. 21 is official with a stacked doubleheader featuring something for every mixed martial arts fan.
The main event of Friday’s card on Paramount Network will see a heavyweight headliner, featuring the Bellator debuts of former world champion喬什 - 巴內特 (35-8) 和 羅尼Markes的 (19-7). Rounding out the stacked main card will see another Bellator debut, 如 埃里克·佩雷斯 (19-6) enters the cage to meet Hawaii’s own托比Misech (11-7), former flyweight No. 1 競爭者 亞歷杭德拉拉拉 (8-3) 和 女傑阿特亞加 (5-3) return to action and Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix participantTywan克拉克斯頓 (5-1) takes on the undefeated prospect out of Maili, 夏威夷, Braydon Akeo (3-0). 還, undefeated teammate of A.J. 麥基 喬伊·戴維斯 (6-0) returns to the Bellator cage when he faces the “Big Island’s” 29-fight MMA veteran, Chris Cisneros (19-10).
The prelims forBellator和USO現: 致敬部隊 will feature an appearance from undefeated Bay Area-fighter fighter卡斯貝爾 (4-0), as well as undefeated Hawaiian prospect你格洛德 (4-0).
A mere 24-hours later, Bellator 236 will take place exclusively on DAZN and will be headlined by a flyweight world title bout between Honolulu’sIlima雷·麥克法蘭 (10-0) 和英格蘭的 凱特·傑克遜 (11-3-1). The co-main event is a quarterfinal matchup of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix withA.J. 麥基 (15-0)承擔 德里克場 (20-9.).
此外, recently signed Bellator welterweight賈森·傑克遜 (10-4) 好萊塢, 佛羅里達州. returns to the Bellator cage on short notice to take on喜一國本of Osaka, 日本. 朱莉安娜·貝拉斯克斯（Juliana Velasquez） (9-0) looks to remain undefeated with Bellator when she meets艾倫·布朗 (10-6) 在輕量級, while local Hawaiian standouts蒂芙尼Cheyden(7-1) 和 馮阮晉勇 (3-0) go to battle againstRaufeon索陶 (12-1) 和 扎克 - 贊恩 (13-9), 分別, to complete the main card.
