Both semifinal matchups for the BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix will top the card at the Footprint Center, home of Phoenix soles et Phoenix Mercurius. Light heavyweight World Champion Vadim Nemkov (14-2) defendit mundum patrocinium contra No. 4 praeferebantur Antonius "Rumble" Johnson (23-6), dum current BELLATOR Heavyweight Mundus Champion Ryan Bader (28-6) faces No. 2-ordo levis heavyweight Corey Anderson (15-5) in co-main event.
Several new preliminary fights have been confirmed as well and are listed below. The preliminary card will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, Showtime ludis YouTube alveum et Plutonem TV beginning at 7 p.m. ET / IV p.m. PT.
Former champions collide in the desert, as former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson squares off with former BELLATOR lightweight champion Primus holocausti, in a 155-pound bout that is sure to produce fireworks. Both men hold black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and have the capability to finish a fight no matter where it goes. Fighting out of Glendale, AZ., “Smooth” Benson Henderson fights on his home turf but has a tough test in a Primus who is eager to return to the top of the mountain at 155-pounds.
Ferreus-hitting Henry Corrales reintroduces himself to the featherweight ranks, taking on submission guru Vladyslav Parubchenko in the opening bout of the main card. Apud 13 eius 18 professionalem victorias venit per viam perago, “OK” Corrales steps in the cage with another known finisher, as Parubchenko has finished 14 eius 16 victories with stoppages. Both fighters are in the mix within a stacked BELLATOR featherweight division, and with a win, either fighter could find themselves making an immediate impact on the 145-pound rankings.
Updated schedule of BELLATOR events
Sat. Septem. 18 // Bellator 266: Davis vs. Romero //SUFFODIO Centre // San Jose, QUALIS
Liberum. Oct. 1 // Bellator 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 //SSE Arena, Wembley // London, England
Sat. Oct. 16 // Bellator 268: Lux Gravis Orbis Terrarum Praefectus Urbi Semifinals // Footprint Center // Phoenix, THE
Sat. Oct. 23 // Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson // VTB Arena // Moscow, Russia
Liberum. Nov. 5 // Bellator 270: Gallagher vs. Mix // 3Arena // Dublin, Hibernia
Bellator 268: Lux Gravis Orbis Terrarum Praefectus Urbi Semifinals Main Card:
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10 p.m. ET / VII p.m. PT
Lux Gravis Orbis Terrarum Title Main Event: C-Vadim Nemkov (14-2) vs. #4-Anthony "Rumble" Johnson (23-6)
Lux Gravis Orbis Terrarum Praefectus Urbi Semifinal Bout: #1-Ryan Bader (28-6, 1 NC) vs. #2-Corey Anderson (15-5)
Lightweight Bout: #3-Benson Henderson (28-10) vs. Primus holocausti, (10-2)
Featherweight Bout: Henry Corrales (18-6) vs. Vladyslav Parubchenko (16-2)
Praevium Card:
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7 p.m. ET / IV p.m. PT
Lux Heavyweight Bout: #5-Julias Anglickas (10-1) vs. #10-Karl Albrektsson (12-3)
Bantamweight Bout: Erik Perez (20-8) vs. Brett Johns (17-3)
Lux Heavyweight Bout: Sullivan Cauley (1-0) vs. Deon Clash (1-0)
Lightweight Bout: Nick Browne (11-1) vs. Gaius Lee (12-6)
Middleweight Bout: Javier Torres (11-5, 1 NC) vs. Gregory Milliard (12-6)
Women scriptor Flyweight bout: Sumiko Inaba (2-0) vs. Randi Field (2-0)
Lightweight Bout: Lance Gibson Jr. (4-0) vs. Raymond Pina (9-4)
Amateur Strawweight Bout: Maria Henderson (1-0) vs. Collette Santiago (0-1)
*Card subiectum ad mutationem.
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