LOS ANGELES –A pair of elite mixed martial artists will meet in the main event ofBELLATOR MMA 266 אויף שבת, זיבן. 18 inside the SAP Center at San Jose when former 205-pound champion and No. 3 ראַנגקטפיל דייוויס (22-6) welcomes MMA superstarYoel Romero(13-5) to the promotion.
דערצו, a women’s flyweight contest between former title challenger #5-Alejandra Lara(9-4) אוןDeAnna Bennett(10-7-1) that was originally slated for next week’sBELLATOR MMA 265: קאָנגאָ ווס. כאַריטאָנאָווevent in South Dakota has been re-booked for Sept. 18.
A pair of preliminary bouts have also been announced for BELLATOR’s return to San Jose, highlighted by the Bay Area’s own No. 10 ranked lightweightאד"ם פּיקקאָלאָט (12-4) welcoming the hard-hitting EnglishmanSaul Rogers (14-4) back to the division after competing at featherweight his past four outings. אויך, ונדעפעאַטעד ליכט כעוויווייטGrant Neal (6-0) returns to action against former LFA light heavyweight championAlex Polizzi (7-1).
בעללאַטאָר 266will be the second half of a special combat sports doubleheader on SHOWTIME. The night will begin with SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING live at 9 פּ.ם. עט / 6 פּ.ם. PT featuring a super bantamweight world championship unification bout between Brandon Figueroa and Stephen Fulton Jr. The two unbeaten 122-pound titlists will meet in Las Vegas immediately before the liveבעללאַטאָר 266telecast begins in San Jose.
The preliminary portion of the docket will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV. Additional bouts will be announced at a later date.
An exclusive online presale for this event takes place starting Wednesday, ויגוסט 18 with tickets going on sale to the general public Thursday, August 19 atTicketmaster.com אוןBellator.com.
Hailing from Harrisburg, פּען., "מר. Wonderful” will step into the BELLATOR cage for the 14טהtime in his career, searching for his 10טהpromotional victory. The former BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Champion is looking to make another run at the 205-pound strap, following victories in three of his past four bouts, including a pair of knockouts over Liam McGeary and Karl Albrektsson. A four-time NCAA Division-I All-American wrestler at Penn State University, Davis has proven time and time again that there are few fighters that can hold their own once he gets them to the ground.
Fighting אויס פון מיאַמי, Romero will be making his highly anticipated BELLATOR debut on Sept. 18. Following a seven-year stint under the direction of the UFC, the American Top Team-product became one of the most sought-after free agents prior to signing with the Scott Coker-led promotion in December 2020. מיט 11 פון זיין 13 career victories coming by way of knockout, including four of the first-round variety, “Soldier of God” possesses the type of knockout power that can force any opponent into early retirement. A three-time World Cup Freestyle Wrestling Champion, five-time Pan-American Freestyle Wrestling Champion, און 2000 Olympics Freestyle Wrestling Silver Medalist, the Cuban-born Romero has continuously showcased his elite talents at the highest level of competition. The only missing trophy to a near-flawless legacy is a BELLATOR world title.
Updated schedule of BELLATOR events
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מער, THE BELLATOR DEBUTS OF FORMER TITLE CHALLENGERS CAT ZINGANO AND LIZ CARMOUCHE
לאס אנדזשעלעס— For the first time, Bellator MMA’s “FightSphere” atמאָהעגאַן Sun אַרענאַ אין ונקאַסוויללע, קאַן. will host a stacked doubleheader weekend on Friday, זיבן. 11 and Saturday, זיבן. 12. On night one, Bellator 245is headlined by former world champsפיל דייוויס(21-5, 1 נק) אוןLyoto Machida (26-9) in a light heavyweight rematch, ווייַלעBellator 246on night two sees a bantamweight world championship fight featuring top contenderJuan Archuleta(24-2) taking on the undefeatedPatchy Mix (13-0) for the vacant title.
Two former world title challengers also make their long-awaited Bellator debuts, וויCat Zingano(10-4)נעמט אויףGabby Holloway(6-5)in a featherweight matchup atבעללאַטאָר 245,ווייַלעLiz Carmouche (13-7) meets the newly signedDeAnna Bennett(10-6-1) at flyweight during the main card ofבעללאַטאָר 246.
בעללאַטאָר 245: דייוויס ווס. Machida 2אויף פרייטאג, זיבן. 11 אוןבעללאַטאָר 246: Archuleta vs. Mixאויף שבת, זיבן. 12 air live onהעכסט נעטוואָרק אוןDAZN 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 former Bellator light heavyweight world champion, Phil Davis returns to the Bellator cage for the first time since stoppingקארל אַלברעקצסאָן בייַבעללאַטאָר 231in October of last year.A four-time NCAA D-I All-American wrestler at Penn State University, "מר. Wonderful” has earned professional victories over Brian Stann, אַלעקסאַנדער גוסטאַפססאָן, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, and the man he will face again on Sept. 11, Lyoto Machida. With eight Bellator appearances already, the San Diego-based fighter has his sights set on reclaiming his world title in the sport’s toughest light heavyweight division.
After signing with Bellator in 2018, Lyoto Machida made his highly anticipated promotional debut with a victory over former champראַפאַעל קאַרוואַלהאָבייַBellator 213and would later go on to defeat the now-retiredטשאַעל סאָננעןinside the famed Madison Square Garden atבעללאַטאָר 222. The former UFC light heavyweight champ, known to fans around the globe as “The Dragon,” owns notable career wins over Tito Ortiz, “Shogun” Rua, Dan Henderson, Rashad Evans and Randy Couture. Having lost to Davis in the first matchup in Brazil, the native ofSalvador, Bahia, Brazil is looking for redemption and a future shot at Bellator gold.
Fresh off of an impressive victory overהענרי קאָרראַלעס בייַבעללאַטאָר 238 פריער דעם יאָר, Juan Archuleta will look to capture the promotion’s vacant bantamweight strap. Fighting out of Hesperia, קאַליף., the 32-year-old knockout artist will once again drop down a weight class for a shot at the world title, something he successfully accomplished on four separate occasions while competing for regional promotion King of the Cage (light welterweight, לייטווייט, flyweight and bantamweight). Following a hard-fought featherweight world title bout withפּאַטריסיאָ פּיטבוללlast September, “The Spaniard” returns to bantamweight, where he has been undefeated for over five years.
Currently fighting out of Jackson Wink MMA in Albuquerque, נ.מ., Patchy Mix will make his fourth appearance for Bellator, where he has tallied three first-round submission victories. The 26-year-old Buffalo, N.Y.-native hopes to remain undefeated and build off of his most recent win on New Year’s Eve, which saw “No Love” earn a guillotine choke-submission over Yuki Motoya at Bellator’s co-promotional event with Rizin atRizin.20אין דזשאַפּאַן. Prior to his time with the Scott Coker-led promotion, Mix dominated his competition in all nine of his fights with King of the Cage, collecting five first round finishes. איצט, the submission specialist will face the toughest test of his young career, a matchup with the former Bellator featherweight world title contender and a shot at Bellator’s vacant 135-pound strap.
Also announced forבעללאַטאָר 245…“Easy” Ed Ruth (8-2) returns to middleweight against the debutingTaylor “Tombstone” Johnson (5-1) on the main card; current Bellator Kickboxing welterweight world champRaymond “The Real Deal” Daniels(2-1) returns to MMA againstPeter Stanonik(5-4); former middleweight champראַפאַעל קאַרוואַלהאָ(16-4) squares off with undefeatedAlex “Easy” Polizzi(6-0) בייַ ליכט כעוויווייט; hard-hitting heavyweightsTyrell Fortune(8-1) אוןJack May(11-6) collide; “Killa” Keith Lee (6-3) פנימערDominic “The Honey Badger” Mazzotta (15-3) in a 140-lb. contract weight preliminary matchup.
Also announced forבעללאַטאָר 246…top welterweight contendersדזשאָן פיטטש (32-7-2, 1 נק) אוןנימאַן גרייסי (9-1) square off in the co-main event; דערעק "די סטאַלליאָן" קאַמפּאָס(20-10) אוןRoger “El Matador” Huerta(24-12-1, 1 נק) go toe-to-toe in a lightweight battle; Jackson Wink MMA heavyweight prospectDavion “The Don” Franklin (1-0) נעמט אויףRas “The Jamaican Shamrock” Hylton (6-4) on the prelims; Hawaii’sTy “Savage” Gwerder(4-1) meets London’sGeorge “Tuco” Tokkos(4-1) in a middleweight contest.