In the co-main event former BELLATOR Light Heavyweight Champion and No. 2-κατετάγη Phil Davis (23-6) will return to action and open his 2022 campaign against No. 4-κατετάγη Julius Anglickas (10-2), who most recently challenged for the 205-pound title. The main card will also see a pair of skilled lightweights compete, όταν αήττητος Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0) moves up in weight to meet Dagestan’s Gadzhi Rabadanov (16-4-2).
SHOWTIME will televise the BELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnell main card live at 9 μ.μ. ET / 6 μ.μ.. PT Επιπλέον, the thrilling preliminary fights will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV beginning at 6 μ.μ. ET/3 p.m. PT.
Τα εισιτήρια για BELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnell will go on sale this Friday, Φεβρουάριος. 11 at both Ticketmaster.com και Bellator.com, with a special presale taking place the day prior.
Ένας BELLATOR MMA 276 preliminary battle between two heavy-handed light heavyweights No. 8-κατετάγη Alex “Easy” Polizzi (9-1) and Team Pitbull’s Χοσέ «Γκούγκου» Αουγκούστο (7-3, 1 NC) είναι επίσης επίσημο. Πρόσθετες διαγωνισμοί θα ανακοινωθούν σύντομα.
A multi-faceted fighter with tremendous success in two different combat sports, Adam Borics knocked out all 25 of his amateur opponents en route to compiling 10-0 (kickboxing) και 15-0 (ΜΜΑ) records. Holding a three-inch height advantage and tied with upcoming opponent Mads Burnell as the No. 2 featherweight in the BELLATOR rankings, the Ft. Lauderdale featherweight commenced his pro career with 14 straight triumphs, including ten by KO or submission.
Much like his upcoming foe, the nine-time BELLATOR veteran, armed with an 8-1 promotional record, prefers to dispose of his counterparts quickly as evidenced by ten of his 18 career wins culminating in knockout or submission. Επιπλέον, the former Hungarian Fight Championship Featherweight kingpin has fought only 41 rounds since turning professional in Aug. 2014, an average of only 2.3 per outing.
Nicknamed “The Kid,” the former Thai and Hungarian Thai Boxing World Titleholder, who lives by the adage “Practice laborious, battle easy,” and holds knockout wins over former BELLATOR featherweight champion Pat Curran and ferocious featherweight Aaron Pico. Born in Budapest, Ουγγαρία, the Sanford MMA fighter, who signed a multi-fight extension with BELLATOR in January 2021, launched his promotional campaign by submitting Anthony Taylor via rear-naked choke in April 2017. After dropping his lone BELLATOR bout at the hands of former bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell in the quarterfinals of the BELLATOR MMA Featherweight Grand Prix, Borics has outpointed his last three opponents under the company banner.
Currently riding a seven-bout winning streak, Mads Burnell prefers to dispatch of his opponents early. Σε 19 αγώνες καριέρας, the submission specialist has stopped more than half of his adversaries (10), including eight in the opening round. Επιπλέον, the Copenhagen, Δανία, native has not fought past three rounds in his professional career, while averaging a mere two per contest. The Arte Suave Copenhagen product, ο οποίος θα γυρίσει 28 less than one week prior to his fourth consecutive promotional appearance at BELLATOR MMA 276, opened his vocation by defeating his initial five opponents, including three via submission.
A first-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Burnell captured the Cage Warriors featherweight title by submitting then-champion Dean Trueman by Japanese necktie at 3:04 of the second round on June 29, 2019. Two months after signing with the company, the ferocious featherweight took the mixed martial arts world by storm when he recorded his lone career knockout and floored Darko Banovic at 3:13 of the first stanza in his promotional debut at BELLATOR MMA 248 για Οκτ. 10, 2020, στο Παρίσι, Γαλλία.
Following a second-round destruction of “The Ultimate Fighter: Η ομάδα McGregor vs. Team Faber” standout Saul Rogers via rear-naked choke at BELLATOR MMA 257, the three-time BELLATOR MMA veteran returned to the cage less than four months later and upset Emmanuel Sanchez via three-round unanimous decision (29-28 και 30-27 δυο φορές) in a non-stop battle at BELLATOR MMA 263 τον Ιουλιο 31, 2021, στο Λος Άντζελες. A former European No-Gi champion, Burnell hopes to keep his undefeated BELLATOR record intact when he challenges fellow No. 2-ranked Adam Borics.
BELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnell Κύρια Κάρτα:
Σάββατο, Μάρτιος 12 – live on SHOWTIME
9 μ.μ. ET / 6 μ.μ.. PT
Featherweight Main Event: #2-Αδάμ Μπόρικς (17-1) vs. #2-Mads Burnell (16-3)
Ελαφρύ βαρέων βαρών Co-Main Event: #2-Phil Davis (23-6) vs. #4-Julius Anglickas (10-2)
Ελαφριά περίοδο: Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0) vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov (16-4-2)
ΠΡΟΚΑΤΑΡΚΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΡΤΑ:
Κανάλι BELLATOR MMA στο YouTube | SHOWTIME Sports κανάλι YouTube | Pluto TV
6 μ.μ. ET/3 p.m. PT
Ελαφρύ βαρέων βαρών περίοδο: #8-Άλεξ Πολίζι (9-1) vs. Jose Augusto (7-3, 1 NC)