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BELLATOR MMA RETURNS TO OAHU FOR AN EXPLOSIVE TWO-NIGHT DOUBLEHEADER APRIL 22-23

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Шанбе, НОЯБР 23 - Bellator 279
BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX QUARTERFINALS
Champion Sergio Pettis vs. Raufeon Stots
Patchy Mix vs. Kyoji Horiguchi

БЕШТАР, BELLATOR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion Cris Cyborg vs. Arlene Blencowe 2
And Hawaii’s Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Justine Kish

DETAILS FOR FRIDAY, НОЯБР 22 TO BE ANNOUNCED

LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA has announced its return to the Hawaiian island of Oahu, where Honolulu’s Neal S. Blaisdell Arena will play home to an extremely stacked duo of events on back-to-back nights Friday, Апрел 22 and Saturday, Апрел 23.

Friday night’s Bellator 278 will be a special event free for current military, собиқадорон, and first responders. Matchups and additional details for the event will be announced shortly.

Saturday night’s Bellator 279 will feature the launch of the highly anticipated one-million-dollar BELLATOR Bantamweight World Grand Prix. The headliner will see current bantamweight world champion Sergio Pettis (22-5) take on No. 3-ишғол Raufeon Stots (17-1), while the co-main event features a rematch between the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time, Cris Cyborg (25-2, 1 NC) and Australia’s No. 1-ишғол Arlene Blencowe (15-8), who will look to claim gold in her third attempt at a world title.

Шанбе кард Bellator 279: Pettis против. Stots / Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 will air live on SHOWTIME at 4:30 Земле. HST вақти маҳаллӣ, 10:30 Земле. ВА / 7:30 Земле. PT. The preliminary fights will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV beginning at 2 Земле. HST вақти маҳаллӣ, 8 Земле. ЕТ / 5 p.m. PT.

Tickets for Saturday night’s Bellator 279: Pettis против. Stots / Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 go on sale this Friday, Март 11 and can be purchased through Bellator.com, инчунин Ticketmaster.com or the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Box Office. A special presale will take place on Thursday, Март 10.

Also scheduled for a return to action, Honolulu’s own former Women’s Flyweight World Champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1) will return home to compete against Justine Kish (7-5) as the No. 1 ranked women’s flyweight looks to start her journey back to a world title in the same arena two of the most memorable BELLATOR main events in recent memory took place. Opening the four-fight main card is another BELLATOR Bantamweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal matchup between No. 2-ranked bantamweight Patchy Mix (15-1) and former BELLATOR and Rizin Bantamweight World Champion Kyoji Horiguchi (29-4).

Current BELLATOR Bantamweight World Champion Sergio “The Phenom” Pettis sits at No. 7 on the promotion’s pound-for-pound list. He successfully defended his belt for the first time against former BELLATOR 135-pound titleholder Kyoji Horiguchi with a “knockout of the year” style finish at Bellator 272 дар моњи декабри соли. The hard-hitting Midwesterner out of Milwaukee originally captured the crown by outpointing former champion Juan Archuleta. The younger brother of former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will be in for one of the toughest fights of his career when he takes on Raufeon Stots. Stots, who used to train alongside Pettis for several years, has been flawless since making his promotion debut in December 2019. He most recently scored a dominant unanimous decision victory over Magomed Magomedov at Bellator 264.

Featherweight world champion and top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter Cris “Cyborg” has made three straight title defenses including a second-round submission of Arlene Blencowe in 2020, which surprisingly is the lone submission victory of her storied career. The Brazilian native who currently fights out of Las Vegas, Nev. is a “Grand Slam Champion” having won belts in four different organizations. She sports 20 wins by finish with victories over elite competition including Holly Holm, Leslie Smith (дубора), Gina Carano and aims to further her legacy as the greatest women’s mixed martial artist of all time in the rematch versus Blencowe. Australia’s Blencowe is BELLATOR’s No. 6 pound-for-pound female fighter and the No. 1 ишғол featherweight. She has won five of her last six fights and earned her shot at the world title rematch with a unanimous decision over Pam Sorenson at BELLATOR 271 дар моҳи ноябр.

Currently BELLATOR’s No. 2 ranked bantamweight, Patchy Mix recently defeated James Gallagher via submission in his last outing at BELLATOR 270 дар Дублин. Mix has made a name for himself in the BELLATOR cage by displaying impressive submissions and his lone professional loss came to former champion Juan Archuleta. He now faces Horiguchi, another former world champion who hails from Takasaki, Ҷопон. The American Top Team prodigy Horiguchi became a simultaneous, two-promotion champion in 2019 after he upset then-BELLATOR champion Darrion Caldwell while also holding the RIZIN Championship. After he was forced to relinquish his BELLATOR title due to an injury, Horiguchi nearly got his hands back on BELLATOR’s title but was stopped by current champion Sergio Pettis in December. The No. 5 ranked bantamweight now aims to get back in the winning column and recapture his belt, along with the million-dollar prize that awaits the winner of the BELLATOR Bantamweight World Grand Prix.

BELLATOR MMA 279: Pettis против. Stots / Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 Card асосӣ:
Шанбе, Апрел 23 – live on НИШОН ДОДАНИ ВАҚТ
10:30 Земле. ВА / 7:30 Земле. PT / 4:30 Земле. HST (local)

Bantamweight World Title Bout: C-Sergio Pettis (22-5) против. #3-Raufeon Stots (17-1)
Featherweight World Title Bout: C-Cris “Cyborg” (25-2, 1 NC) против. #1-Arlene Blencowe (15-8)
Flyweight Bout: #1-Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1) против. Justine Kish (7-5)
Bantamweight World Grand Prix Bout: #2-Patchy Mix (15-1) против. #5-Kyoji Horiguchi (29-4)

*Card subject to change.

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Five New Preliminary Matchups Added to BELLATOR MMA 271 рӯзи ҷумъа, Nov. 12, Зиндагӣ дар Бадр

FIVE FRESH PRELIMINARY MATCHUPS ADDED TOBELLATOR MMA 271: CYBORG VS. KAVANAGHРӮЗИ ҶУМЪА, Нов. 12, Зиндагӣ SHOWTIME® 

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LOS ANGELES –In addition to the Featherweight World Title main event pitting current 145-pound championCris “Cyborg” (24-2, 1 NC) against No. 5-rankedSinead Kavanagh(7-4), BELLATOR MMA has added several star-studded matchups to the preliminary portion ofBELLATOR MMA 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanaghрӯзи ҷумъа, Nov. 12, at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, ФЛО.

SHOWTIME will televise the fantastic five-fight main card live at 10 Земле. ЕТ / 7 p.m. PT.Илова бар ин, the must-watch preliminary fights will stream live three hours earlier at7 Земле. ЕТ / 4 p.m. PT on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV.

Tickets for BELLATOR MMA 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh are currently on sale at Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. Нанӯшидани иловагӣ хоҳад ба наздикӣ эълон.

In female flyweight actionMiami’s“Master” Valerie Loureda (3-1) hopes to steal the show yet again, as the 23-year-old star prepares for Knoxville’sTaylor Turner (5-7), while Brazilian sensationBruna Ellen (5-3) challenges the heavy-handedDesiree “Dirty Dez” Yanez (5-3).  

Fighting out of Key West, ФЛО., the undefeated knockout artistRoman Faraldo (5-0) returns to the BELLATOR cage to face fellow Floridian and Pensacola-nativeRobert Turnquest (11-7) in a 170-pound contest. AdditionallyRoufusport productJordan Newman (3-0) hopes to keep his perfect record intact in a middleweight showdown against Palm Beach, Florida’sShane O’Shea (4-2).  

Lastly, former Penn State wrestler and current American Top Team standoutCody Law (4-0) puts his unblemished professional mark on the line in a featherweight clash with Fort SmithArkansas’Colton Hamm (4-3). 

In the co-main event., top-10 heavyweights will go toe-to-toe as No. 5-ишғолTyrell Fortune (11-1, 1 NC) squares up with No. 8 Линтон Vassell (20-8, 1 NC).

Rounding out the five-bout SHOWTIME telecast, the always electric and No. 5-ишғолАарон пико (8-3) will square off against undefeated No. 8 Justin Gonzales (12-0), while No. 1-ишғолArlene Blencowe (14-8) attempts to cement her place as the next in line for a shot at the 145-pound crown against No. 7 Pam Sorenson(9-3). Kicking off the main card, Рокки Не. 7-ranked Boca Raton, ФЛО., resident Steve Mowry (9-0) will continue his quest toward the top of the heavyweight ranks as he takes on veteranRakim Cleveland (22-13-1, 1 NC).

UpdatedBELLATOR MMA 271: CYBORG VS. KAVANAGH MAIN CARD: 

Ҷумъа, Nov. 12 – live onНИШОН ДОДАНИ ВАҚТ 

10 Земле. ЕТ / 7 p.m. PT 

Featherweight World Title BoutC-Cris “Cyborg” (24-2, 1 NC) против. #5-Sinead Kavanagh(7-4) 

Heavyweight Co-Main Event#5-Tyrell Fortune (11-1, 1 NC) против. #8-Линтон Vassell (20-8, 1 NC) 

Featherweight Бут: #5-Аарон пико (8-3) против. Накунед. 8-Justin Gonzales (12-0) 

Featherweight Бут: #1-Arlene Blencowe(14-8)против. #7-Pam Sorenson(9-3) 

Гаронвазн Бут: #7-Steve Mowry(9-0)против. Rakim Cleveland (22-13-1, 1 NC) 

CARD ПЕШАКИИ: 

BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV 

7 Земле. ЕТ / 4 p.m. PT 

Flyweight BoutBruna Ellen (5-3) vs.Desiree Yanez (5-3) 

Welterweight Бут: Roman Faraldo (5-0) vs.Robert Turnquest (11-7) 

Featherweight Бут: Cody Law(4-0) vs.Colton Hamm (4-3)  

Flyweight BoutValerie Loureda (3-1) vs.Taylor Turner (5-7) 

Middleweight Бут: Jordan Newman (3-0) vs.Shane O’Shea(4-2) 

For more information on upcoming BELLATOR MMA events, please visit BELLATOR.com.

** Card subject to change **

Updated schedule of BELLATOR events 

Озод. Nov. 5 // Bellator 270: Queally vs. Pitbull 2// 3Арсаи // Дублин, Ирландия

Озод. Nov. 12 // Bellator 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh // Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Казино // Холивуд, FL

Озод. Dec. 3 // Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi// Mohegan Sun Arena // Uncasville, Пайв.

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CRIS CYBORG RETURNS AGAINST SINEAD KAVANAGH IN WORLD TITLE FIGHT ON FRIDAY NOV. 12

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BELLATOR returns to the Sunshine State for the first time in eight years with an outstanding night of MMA action from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, ФЛО.

Лос Анҷелес – BELLATOR MMA announced today that current 145-pound world champion and top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter Cris “Cyborg” will make her third straight featherweight title defense when she takes on the No. 5-ranked contender and Irish boxing sensation Sinead Kavanagh дар BELLATOR MMA 271, Ҷумъа, Nov. 12, from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, ФЛО.

SHOWTIME will televise the main card live at 10 Земле. ET/10 p.m. PT. Илова бар ин, the preliminary card will airlive on the BELLATOR and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channels, as well as Pluto TV.

Additional bouts and ticket information for BELLATOR MMA 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh will be announced in the coming weeks.

Only the second BELLATOR woman’s featherweight champion in the company’s history, “Cyborg” (24-2, 1 NC) aims to further her legacy as the greatest women’s mixed martial artist of all time when she battles the pride of Dublin less than two weeks before Thanksgiving.

Currently fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev., “Cyborg” is coming off the second defense of her BELLATOR crown when she scored a vicious TKO over Leslie Smith at 4:51 of the fifth round in May 2021. After previously holding gold in STRIKEFORCE, UFC and Invicta, the Brazilian native made history by capturing the BELLATOR title to become a “Grand Slam Champion” with belts in four different organizations. The hard-hitting, 36-year-old sports 20 wins by finish with victories over punishing competition, including Julia Budd, Холли Holm, Смит (дубора), Marloes Coenen, and Gina Carano.

Kavanagh (7-4), a winner of her last two BELLATOR outings, strives to live up to her “KO” moniker when she attempts to stop the sport’s most dominant female athlete. The former amateur boxing champion is poised for the breakout moment of her career at BELLATOR MMA 271 when the SBG Ireland-product attempts to do what only two other women fighters have previously accomplished; defeat “Cyborg.”

Updated BELLATOR MMA 271: Cyborg vs. Kavanagh Fight Card:
Ҷумъа, Nov. 12 – live on НИШОН ДОДАНИ ВАҚТ
10 Земле. ET/10 p.m. PT

Featherweight World Title Bout: C-Cris “Cyborg” (24-2, 1 NC) против. #5-Sinead Kavanagh (7-4)

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** Card subject to change **

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FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS, Нохунак & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 259: CYBORG VS. SMITH 2

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COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS HERE - (PLEASE CREDIT: BELLATOR MMA / LUCAS NOONAN)

POST-FIGHT VIDEO INTERVIEWS HERE

$ C-Cris Cyborg (24-2, 1 NC) шикаст #4-Leslie Smith (12-9-1) тавассути TKO (коршиканӣ) дар 4:51 аз даври панҷ

Cris Cyborg after retaining the title:

“I knew she was tough and I’ve fought her before. I know her and respect her and she’s a real fighter. I knew with her it would be a great match, because she’s capable and she’s tough."

“I was really working in sparring to keep going and going because I knew it was going to be this way. I noticed I enjoyed it a little more. It’s going to be 16 years as a professional fighter this month so I started to enjoy it in there."



“I’ve been working on grappling my whole life but I just feel like I’m getting better and better every day. I got a black belt, but it’s like a white belt because I’m always learning."

“I’ve been doing this 16 сол, I’ve got four titles. But before you can be a G.O.A.T. you have to fight the ‘Cat.’ So, I’d like to fight with Cat Zingano and I will ask Scott Coker. Because before you can be a G.O.A.T. you have to fight the ‘Cat.’”

#6-Leandro Higo (20-5) шикаст Darrion Caldwell (15-5) тавассути қарори ҹудо (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

“I’ve been waiting for this fight for three years now. It’s exactly how I wanted it to go. I used my wrestling and I used my jiu-jitsu. I’m a complete fighter and I’m ready for any fighter on the planet because I believe I’m the best. I knew I had lost the first round, but in the second when he was throwing all those elbows and cut me open, I’m from a poor family in Brazil and that was nothing I hadn’t seen before. I felt happy being in that cage with blood all over me.

“He ended up taking me down in the second and I went for a kimura, which is something I’m very accustomed to doing, but he reversed it but then he didn’t do anything and I hit him with a lot of strikes on bottom. A lot of elbows and strikes and I stayed very on bottom and he wasn’t doing anything. That’s why I won the second and third round.”

“I think that I deserve a title shot. I just beat three of the biggest names in the game and I just beat a former world champion. And nobody has beaten the top three guys of this world-class caliber like I have done in three consecutive wins. I’m going for that world title and that’s what’s next for me. So let’s make it fast.”

#3-Austin Vanderford (11-0) шикаст #4-Fabian Edwards (9-2) тавассути қарори якдилонаи (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Austin Vanderford following his unanimous decision win:

“I like my fights bloody, whether it’s me or my opponent. I’ll get a scab. But hats off to Fabian who cut me up a little bit. But happy to get the win.”

“He was a big, strong guy. I started feeling him give me that head and arm choke. Бадбахтона, I didn’t capitalize on it. But I knew what I was going to do. I was going to just grind it out. He’s a good striker so I had to be careful but I felt good. Wrestling … it’s my heart. I’m ready for the next step.”

Jaleel Willis (15-2) шикаст Maycon Mendonca (11-5) тавассути қарори якдилонаи (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Hannah Guy (3-1) шикаст #8-Valerie Loureda (3-1) тавассути қарори якдилонаи (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Hannah Guy following her first win inside the BELLATOR cage…

“I felt like I had really good cardio, so that was awesome because I was really worried about that a little bit. I’m so thankful she took the fight and I’m so thankful BELLATOR gave me this opportunity.

“I thought I was going to finish with the triangle (нафасгир шудан), ростқавлона. She just slipped right out of there, so that was awesome of her. Her defense was really good. I was really impressed with that. I didn’t know what her ground game was but it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be.

“Grappling is just where I want to be if you’ve seen any of my other fights. My striking has really improved a lot though so I’m hoping to change that. But grappling has always been my strong suit. I didn’t want to just depend on my grappling, but I thought I landed some shots pretty well a few times. In this fight I thought I could see when the punches were coming. And I was able to defend a little bit better and how I’ve grown. So I’m just really proud of myself right now.”

Card пешакӣ:
Шумо Awad (24-13, 1 NC) шикаст Nate Andrews (16-4) тавассути KO (коршиканӣ) дар 3:16 як даври
#7-Grant Neal (6-0) шикаст #8-Tyree Fortune (5-1) тавассути пешнињоди (каломро пушти сар-бараҳна) дар 4:20 як даври
Sumiko Inaba (2-0) шикаст Kristina Katsikis (1-2) тавассути TKO (коршиканӣ) дар 3:35 аз даври се
Aviv Gozali (6-0) шикаст Sean Felton (5-3-1) тавассути пешнињоди (қалмоқе пошнаи) дар 1:17 як даври
#9-Davion Franklin (3-0) шикаст Тайлер Подшоҳи (12-10) via KO at 2:02 як даври
#7-Leah McCourt (5-1) шикаст 6-Janay Harding (6-5) тавассути пешнињоди (каломро секунҷаи) дар 2:42 аз даври ду
Danny Sabatello (11-1) шикаст Brett Johns (17-3) тавассути қарори якдилонаи (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Alexander Shabliy (20-3) шикаст #9-Alfie Davis (14-4) тавассути қарори якдилонаи (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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BELLATOR MMA™ CONFIRMS FULL FIGHT CARD FOR BELLATOR 259 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME® NEXT FRIDAY, Мумкин аст, 21 AT 9 Земле. ВА

CRIS CYBORG SET TO DEFEND WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST LESLIE SMITH IN A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REMATCH

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Лос Анҷелес– BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card forBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2инҶумъа, Май 21 Дар Mohegan Sun Arena. The event caps off an exciting month of action for BELLATOR, and airs LIVE on SHOWTIME at9 Земле. ЕТ / 6 p.m. PT.

With plans to continue her dominance over the women’s featherweight divisionCris Cyborg(23-2, 1 NC) will put her world championship on the line against No. 4 ишғол featherweightLeslie Smith(12-8-1) in a rematch to crown the world’s top 145-pound female athlete.

The BELLATOR MMA 259 main card on SHOWTIME is loaded from top to bottom, including former bantamweight champion Darion Caldwell (15-4) rematching Накунед. 6 ranked bantamweight Leandro Higo (20-5) in a 135-pound contest, a top-five middleweight clash between the undefeated No. 3 ишғол Austin Vanderford (10-0) ва Не. 4 ишғол Fabian Edwards (9-1), and a welterweight matchup that will see the streaking Jaleel Willis (14-2) face off against former LFA champion Maycon Mendonca (11-4), who’ll be making his promotional debut. Capping off the main card action will be the undefeated Jackson Wink-product and No. 9 ranked light heavyweight Christian Edwards (4-0) challenging Mississippi’s Ben Parrish (4-1).

As part of the launch of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME, the network is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up atSHO.com/BellatorMMASubscribers will be delivered two premier BELLATOR MMA events per month throughout 2021 ва берун аз он, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 Земле. ЕТ / 6 p.m. PT anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.

The nine-fight preliminary card has no shortage of action-packed bouts, featuring a top-10 light heavyweight matchup between No. 7 ишғолGrant Neal(5-0) ва Не. 8 ишғолTyree Fortune(5-0) and the return of Israeli lightweight superstarAviv Gozali (5-0), as he looks to add to his five first round finishes and record breaking 11-second submission win. Бештар, the charismatic No. 8 ranked women’s flyweightValerie Loureda (3-0), the always-excitingШумо Awad(23-13, 1 NC), ва Не. 6 ranked Australian featherweightJanay Harding (6-4), who takes on No. 7 ranked Irish sensationLeah McCourt(4-1). Дар охир, Накунед. 9 ranked lightweightAlfie Davis (14-3) makes his sixth promotional appearance against BELLATOR newcomerAlexander Shabliy (19-3).

All prelims will stream live at5:30 Земле. ET/2:30 Земле. PT on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV. Full bout listings are below:

BELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2Card асосӣ:

НИШОН ДОДАНИ ВАҚТ

9 Земле. ЕТ / 6 p.m. PT

Featherweight World Title Main Event$ C-Cris Cyborg(23-2, 1 NC) против. #4-Leslie Smith(12-8-1)

Bantamweight Co-Main EventDarrion Caldwell (15-4) против. #6-Leandro Higo(20-5)

Middleweight Бут: #3-Austin Vanderford (10-0) против. #4-Fabian Edwards (9-1)

Welterweight Бут: Jaleel Willis (14-2) vs.Maycon Mendonca (11-4)

Сабук гаронвазн Бут: #9-Christian Edwards (4-0) vs.Ben Parrish (4-1)

 Card пешакӣ: 

BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel | Pluto TV

5:30 Земле. ET/2:30 Земле. PT

Қабул намояд Бут: Шумо Awad (23-13, 1 NC) vs.Nate Andrews (16-3)

Сабук гаронвазн Бут: #7-Grant Neal (5-0) против. #8-Tyree Fortune (5-0)

Flyweight Bout: Sumiko Inaba (1-0) vs.Kristina Katsikis(1-1)

Қабул намояд Бут: Aviv Gozali (5-0) vs.Sean Felton (5-2-1)

Flyweight Bout: #8-Valerie Loureda (3-0) vs.Hannah Guy(2-1)

Гаронвазн Бут: Davion Franklin (2-0) vs.Тайлер Подшоҳи (12-9)

Featherweight Бут: #6-Janay Harding(6-4) vs. #7-Leah McCourt (4-1)

Қабул намояд Бут: #9-Alfie Davis(14-3) vs.Alexander Shabliy(19-3)

*Card subject to change.

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BELLATOR MMA™ CHAMP CRIS ‘CYBORG’ DEFENDS FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE IN REMATCH AGAINST LESLIE SMITH ON SHOWTIME®

BELLATOR MMA 259AIRS LIVE ON FRIDAY, Мумкин аст, 21 FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA

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Лос Анҷелес– BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announcedBELLATOR MMA 259 рӯзи ҷумъа, Май 21, will be headlined by a featherweight championship rematch pitting current 145-pound titleholder and the top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighterCris “Cyborg” (23-2, 1 NC) against Northern California’sLeslie Smith (12-8-1). The event airs live exclusively on SHOWTIMEдар 9 Земле. ЕТ / 6 p.m. PT and emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Пайв.

In addition to the main event, two matchups are confirmed, as No. 7 қабул намоядAdam “The Bomb” Piccolotti (12-4) takes on No. 10 Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan (30-11-1, 1 NC), while the undefeated No. 7Christian “Pain” Edwards (4-0) ба талаботиBen “Big Tuna” Parrish(4-1) in a light heavyweight contest. Additional bouts will be announced at a later date.

“I believe in five years she’s going to be a better fighter. More training, more working and fighting. More experience. The first fight was very fast, so I think this one is going to be a longer fight. She’s a warrior. She likes to fight and it’s going to be nice to fight somebody like this," said Cyborg, who appeared on tonight’sBELLATOR 255broadcast to confirm the event.

“Of course, I want this fight. Everyone’s goal is to get a title in the premiere organization, which this is. This is the best organization for my weight class, and the best possible place I can be. I can guarantee it will be an entertaining fight,” added Smith.

Just the second BELLATOR woman’s featherweight champion in the company’s history, Cris “Cyborg” is coming off the first defense of her BELLATOR title, a victory againstArlene Blencowe, that also marked the first submission win of her illustrious career. An MMA legend at 35-years-old, “Cyborg” will be looking to further her legacy as the greatest woman’s mixed martial artist of all-time when she faces Leslie Smith for the second time on May 21. After winning BELLATOR gold in the 12th title fight of her careerthe native of Curitiba, Brazil made history by becoming a world champion in her fourth major promotion, previously holding belts in both the UFC and Strikeforce. With a pro record of 23-2, 1 NC, аз ҷумла: 19 wins by finish, the Brazilian-born fighter who now calls Southern California home, holds victories over tough competition, аз ҷумла:Ҷулия АРИ, Холли Holm, Marloes Coenen and Gina Carano.

Known for an exciting in-your-face striking style, Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith will enter the BELLATOR cage on May 21 for the fifth time in her nearly 11-year MMA career. She gets a second shot at defeating “Cyborg,” following their first meeting at UFC 198 in Brazil on May 14, 2016. Зеро ки ї, Smith has won four out of five fights with victories over Irene Aldana andSinead Kavanagh among them. A teammate of fellow BELLATOR athleteKeri Taylor Melendez, Smith trains out of El Nino Training Center in San Francisco.

Дар корт пешакӣ бароиBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Смит2 пахши хоҳад LIVE in all U.S. markets on the BELLATOR and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channels, as well as Pluto TV.

As part of the launch of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME, the network is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up atSHO.com/BellatorMMASubscribers will be delivered two premier BELLATOR MMA events per month throughout 2021 ва берун аз он, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 Земле. ЕТ / 6 p.m. PT anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.

UpdatedBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2Fight Card:

Featherweight World Title BoutC-Cris “Cyborg”(23-2, 1 NC) vs. #4-Leslie Smith (12-8-1)

Қабул намояд Бут: #7-Одам Piccolot(12-4) против. #10-Георгий Karakhanyan (30-11-1, 1 NC)

Сабук гаронвазн Бут: #7-Christian Edwards (4-0) vs.Ben Parrish(4-1)

*Card subject to change.

Лутфан ташрифBELLATOR.com Барои маълумоти иловагӣ.

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BELLATOR FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SUPERFIGHT BETWEEN JULIA BUDD AND CRIS ‘CYBORG’ IS OFFICIAL

MATCHUP SET FOR JANUARY 25 AT THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES AND LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN

TICKETS ON SALE NEXT FRIDAY, ОКТЯБР 4



Лос Анҷелес – Bellator is set to deliver one of the most anticipated bouts in the history of women’s MMA on Saturday, Январ 25 at the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Calif. when reigning champ Ҷулия АРИ (13-2) defends her world featherweight title against Cris “Cyborg” (21-2, 1 NC) дар чорабинии асосии.



Чипта барои Bellator: Budd vs.Cyborg go on sale to the general public Friday, Окт. 4 дар 10 саҳарӣ. PT and can be purchased at the Forum box office, as well as Bellator.com ва Ticketmaster.com. A special presale is scheduled to take place Wednesday, Окт. 2 through Thursday, Окт. 3 using code “BELLATOR” upon purchase.



Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg will stream live exclusively on the DAZN app at 10 Земле. ЕТ / 7 p.m. PT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com,DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.



Fighting out of Port Moody, Бритониё Columbia, Канада, Budd will enter the Bellator cage in January for the fourth time since claiming the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title in 2017. Currently riding a winning streak of 11 ақсои, including seven straight fights since joining forces with Bellator in 2015, “The Jewel” has her eyes set on a fourth consecutive world title defense when she finally has the opportunity to challenge “Cyborg.” Since knocking off Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the 145-pound strap at Bellator 174, the Gibson MMA-product has since collected victories over top contenders Olga Rubin,Arlene Blencowe ва Talita Nogueira. With seven of her 13 касб ғолиби омада, бо роҳи нокаут ва ё пешниҳоди, the former kickboxing standout will look to derail the Bellator debut of “Cyborg.”



On the heels of signing the largest contract in women’s MMA history, Cris “Cyborg” will enter the Bellator cage for the first time on January 25, with the opportunity to lay claim to Bellator gold. Just like her upcoming opponent, “Cyborg” too was an inaugural champion, winning the inaugural Strikeforce Featherweight Championship in 2009 after defeating Gina Carano. The 34-year-old Curitiba, Brazil-native’s Bellator tenure follows a three-year run in UFC, multiple world title and a 20-fight unbeaten streak that includes notable victories against Holly Holm, Tonya Evinger, Marloes Coenen and Leslie Smith.



Updated Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg Fight Card:

Featherweight World Title Bout: Ҷулия АРИ (13-2) против. Cris “Cyborg” (21-2, 1 NC)



*Card subject to change





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Cyborg to Take Ring Walk with Shields This Saturday Night


‘Baddest Ladies on the Planet’ are Friends and Training Partners

The two baddest ladies on the planet will be side-by-side Saturday night when UFC Superstar Champion Cris Cyborg walks 2x US Olympic gold medal winner and current WBC/WBA/IBF Middleweight Champion Claressa Shields into the ring for T-Rex’s fight versus 168-lb champion Femke Hermans Saturday night live on HBO from Stub Hub Center in Carson, БА МИСЛИ.

Cyborg will be taking time out from preparation for her December 29 PPV battle with Amanda Nunes to join Shields and be ringside for the final HBO boxing telecast this Saturday. Shields and Cyborg have a great mutual respect and have trained together in the gym.

“I’m excited to have Cris walk me out and carry my WBC championship belt on Saturday,” said WBC/WBA/IBF Champ Claressa Shields. “She’ll be supporting me on December 8 and I’ll be rooting big for her against Amanda Nunes on December 29. We are the two baddest ladies on the planet.”

“Both Claressa and Cyborg are leaders in their respective combat sports,” said Shields’ promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “Women’s empowerment will be on display on Saturday night on the historic final night of HBO Boxing.”

“In addition to being a celebration of forty-five years of HBO Boxing, Saturday night is a celebration of a new era of women’s boxing and women’s sports,” said Mark Taffet, manager of Claressa Shields and a twenty-five year former HBO Boxing executive. “Claressa Shields and Cris Cyborg are the backbone of the new era, and I’m thrilled Cris will be walking Claressa to the boxing ring on this historic night.”