מער, FORMER TITLEHOLDER JULIA BUDD RETURNS TO ACTION AGAINST JESSY MIELE IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT

לאס אנדזשעלעס– On Friday, August 21, Bellator’s “FightSphere” atמאָהעגאַן Sun אַרענאַ אין ונקאַסוויללע, קאַן. will host a light heavyweight world title main event bout featuring two-division Bellator champרייאַן באַדער (27-5, 1 נק) defending his 205-pound championship against Russia’sוואַדים נעמקאָוו (11-2).

The evening’s co-main event sees fomer world championדזשוליאַ באַד (13-3) take on Connecticut’sJessy Miele (9-3) in a featherweight clash.

בעללאַטאָר 244: Bader vs. נעמקאָווairs live onהעכסט נעטוואָרק אוןDAZN פרייַטיק, ויגוסט 21 בייַ 10 פּ.ם. ET/9 p.m. קאָרט. Preliminary action will stream onBellator MMA’s YouTube channel. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.

A winner of seven out of eight contests at both heavyweight and light heavyweight, Bellator’s double champ Ryan Bader will make his first light heavyweight title defense since defeating “King Mo” Lawal, מאַט מיטריאָנע אוןפעדער עמעליאַנענקאָen route to winning Bellator’s 2018 Heavyweight World Grand Prix and becoming world heavyweight champ. Fighting out of Chandler, אַריז., the former two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler out of Arizona State University began his professional career by winning season eight ofדי לעצט פייטער. “Darth” continued his path of dominance by collecting victories over some of the 205-pound division’s top talent, including career wins overפיל דייוויס(x2), לינטאָן וואַססעלל, “Rampage” Jackson, Rashad Evans, Rafael “Feijão” Cavalcante and Ovince Saint Preux. רובֿ לעצטנס, Bader fought heavyweightטשעיקק קאָנגאָ to a no contest following an accidental eye poke.

The 28-year-old Russian powerhouse Vadim Nemkov, who is undefeated over his last six fights and a perfect 4-0 in Bellator since signing in 2017, will enter his first-ever title shot in MMA fresh off a submission win against former middleweight world championראַפאַעל קאַרוואַלהאָ. With that victory, Nemkov has defeated some of the best athletes Bellator has to offer, including three former champions consecutively in Carvalho, פיל דייוויס אוןליאַם מקגעאַרי. A three-time Russian national sambo champion, Nemkov trains alongside the legendary Fedor Emelianenko in Stary Oskol, Russia for the standout Team Fedor.

Former Bellator featherweight world champion Julia Budd has won 11 of her last 12 ענדס, including seven victories since signing with Bellator in 2015. After defeating Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title atבעללאַטאָר 174, the Gibson MMA-product and Port Moody, British Columbia native has gone on to collect victories over top contendersOlga Rubin, אַרלין בלענקאָווע אוןטאַליטאַ נאָגועיראַ. With seven of her 13 career victories coming by way of knockout or submission, “The Jewel” will look to jump back into title contention with a statement win on August 21.

With an impressive career mark of 9-3, Jessy Miele will look to parlay her most recent win over former Bellator title contenderטאַליטאַ נאָגועיראַwhen she competes atBellator 244.Hailing from Waterbury, קאַן. the 35-year-old is currently in the midst of a four-fight unbeaten streak and was slated to compete againstLeslie Smith בייַBellator 241before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Fighting professionally since 2014, and competing against the likes of Nogueira and Charmaine Tweet along the way, “The Widowmaker” will undoubtedly face the stiffest test of her nearly six year-career when she meets Budd on August. 21.

דערהייַנטיקטבעללאַטאָר 244: Bader vs. נעמקאָווהויפּט קאַרד:

Paramount Network and DAZN

10 פּ.ם. ET/9 p.m. קאָרט

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: רייאַן באַדער (27-5, 1 נק) vs.וואַדים נעמקאָוו(11-2)

Featherweight Co-Main Event: דזשוליאַ באַד(13-3) vs.Jessy Miele(9-3)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: רוי נעלסאָן(23-19) vs.Valentin Moldavsky(9-1)

Updated Preliminary Card:

Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: יוחנן סאָלטער(17-4) vs.Andrew Kapel(15-6)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: אד"ם פּיקקאָלאָט(12-3) vs.Sidney Outlaw(14-4)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Erik Perez(19-7) vs.Joshua Hill(19-3)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Lucas Brennan (2-0) vs.Will Smith (3-1)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Vladimir Tokov(7-0) vs.Chris Gonzalez(4-0)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Lance Gibson Jr.(3-0) vs.Shane Kruchten(12-5)

*Card subject to change.

ביטע באַזוכןBellator.com פֿאַר נאך אינפֿאָרמאַציע.

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