لوس انجليس— BELLATOR MMA has announced that its fifth participant for the New Year’s Eve spectacle against RIZIN Fighting Federation opponents will be No. 10-ranked lightweight, Gadzhi Rabadanov(18-4-2), taking on 27-year-old Japanese standoutKoji Takeda(15-3) in a compelling matchup between two competitors riding high on the strength of consecutive victories.
A first-of-its-kind blockbuster co-promotion, BELLATOR MMA vs. ريزينtakes place inside the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Saturday, ديسمبر 31, and can be seen in the United States on SHOWTIME at 8 عصرا. ET/PT on New Year’s Eve.
Rabadanov versus Takeda will join a star-studded five-fightBELLATOR MMA vs. ريزينبطاقة الرئيسية, which is stacked from top to bottom with current and former champions competing in the four-sided ring under RIZIN’s unique rules. Headlining the event will be a dream matchup between RIZIN lightweight championRoberto “Satoshi” de Souza(14-1) against No. 3 BELLATOR pound-for-pound talentAJ “Mercenary” McKee(19-1), with BELLATOR and RIZIN featherweight championsباتريسيو بينات الاتصال(34-5) وKleber Koike(31-5-1) co-headlining the must-see event.
Former BELLATOR championsJuan “The Spaniard” Archuleta(26-4) وKyoji Horiguchi(30-5) will round out the unparalleled main card, facing off with RIZIN’sSoo Chul Kim(18-6-1) وHiromasa Ougikubo(25-6-2), على التوالي.
Gadzhi Rabadanov, 29, signed with BELLATOR in 2021 after capturing the Eagle FC lightweight title, and has made an immediate impact on the promotion’s remarkably deep lightweight division. He announced his arrival in thunderous fashion atBELLATOR 263with an emphatic viral knockout of Daniel Carey, which he followed up with back-to-back dominant unanimous decision victories over Jay Jay Wilson and Bobby King in 2022. The product of the renowned Club Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s School in Dagestan and the prestigious American Kickboxing Academy, Rabadanov’s pedigree is world-class. On New Year’s Eve, Rabadanov will look to continue building upon his momentum with an impressive performance against Koji Takeda.
“It is a childhood dream come true to fight in Japan at the legendary Saitama Super Arena,” said Rabadanov. “I’m very excited and I know I have a tough opponent, who always leaves everything in the ring. Expect a masterpiece from me, it will be a memorable fight.”
A former DEEP lightweight champion, Japan’sKoji Takedahas been an active fighter since his 2017 لاول مرة المهنية. Takeda boasts a compelling case for inclusion on this historic fight card, winning seven of his last ten and three of his last four outings under the RIZIN and DEEP banners. Takeda is also familiar with BELLATOR foes; he has previously fought Spike Carlyle and submitted Zach Zane by armbar, both of whom fought recently for the Scott Coker-led promotion. Takeda will look to add a third straight win to his resume against the highly-touted Rabadanov in his hometown of Saitama, اليابان, في ديسمبر 31.
BELLATOR MMA VS. RIZIN MAIN CARD:
موعد العرض
السبت, ديسمبر 31 — 8 PM ET/PT
Lightweight Non-Title Main Event: ايه جيه ماكي(19-1) ضد.Roberto de Souza(14-1)
Featherweight Non-Title Main Event: باتريسيو بينات الاتصال(34-5) ضد.Kleber Koike(31-5-1)
TOP FEATHERWEIGHT CONTENDERS CAT ZINGANO AND PAM SORENSON WILL BATTLE ON PRELIMINARY CARD, ALONG WITH PIVOTAL WELTERWEIGHT CLASH BETWEEN DEREK ANDERSON VS. GOITI YAMAUCHI
TOP PROSPECTS ROMERO COTTON, CODY LAW, ROMAN FARALDO ALSO SET FOR ACTION
الملائكة -A plethora of fantastic fighters armed with world-title aspirations have joined the stackedBELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnellcard on Saturday, مارس 12. SHOWTIME will televise the mammoth main card live from inside the Family Arena in St. تشارلز, ميزوري, في9 عصرا. ET / 6 مساءا. PT.
Former title challenger and No. 2 المرتبة-جون سالتر (18-5), as well as undefeated BELLATOR MMA No. 3-المرتبةجوني إيبلين(10-0), and women’s No. 2 وزن الريشةطاولات القط(12-4) hope to take the next step toward BELLATOR MMA gold as they join the four co-headline brawlers currently ranked among the upper echelon of their respective divisions.
Featured among the magnificent MMA melees will be three of the top-ten middleweights, five undefeated and one unblemished amateur, four top-two contenders, and ten fighters ranked along with BELLATOR MMA’s elite.
في الحدث الرئيسي من مساء اليوم, آدم بوريكس (17-1) وMads Burnell(16-3), two featherweights currently tied at No. 2 in the official BELLATOR MMA rankings, will square off for a future shot at the BELLATOR 145-pound world title. في المباراة المواصفات المشتركة, former BELLATOR Light Heavyweight Champion, 13-time BELLATOR veteran, ولا. 2-المرتبةفيل ديفيس (23-6, 1 NC) will open his 2022 campaign against No. 4 للشمس.(10-2), who most recently challenged for the 205-pound title. بالإضافة إلى ذلك, the main card will spotlight an international lightweight extravaganza as undefeated New Alliance Jiu-Jitsu team memberJay-Jay Wilson (8-0) of Auckland, نيوزيلندا, moves up in weight to meet Dagestan, روسياGadzhi Rabadanov(16-4-2), who is coming off a first-round knockout in his promotional debut atBELLATOR MMA 263 في يوليو 2021.
Prior to the consequential co-featured contests, a pair of top middleweights will round out the main card as Salter and Eblen square off for a shot at the winner of the upcoming world title bout pitting 185-pound ChampionGegard Mousasiagainst No. 1-المرتبة Austin Vanderford في BELLATOR MMA 275later this month in Dublin, أيرلندا.
Armed with an 8-2 BELLATOR record, تكمل هذا الحدث الرئيسي المذهل هو اشتباك بين اثنين من أقوى الضربات في الوزن الثقيل على هذا الكوكب, a 15-year pro MMA veteran out of Nashville, Tenn., holds the promotional record for most submissions in BELLATOR MMA middleweight history, and has stopped 17 من له 23 المعارضين. Nicknamed “Diamond Hands” due to his love for crypto currency and willingness to hold onto his investments, Eblen is coming off a 71-second annihilation of Collin Huckbody atBELLATOR MMA 272في ديسمبر 2021. The six-time BELLATOR MMA veteran and American Top-Team product, who recently signed a six-fight BELLATOR contract extension, has secured six opening-round stoppages, including two of his three 2021 المعارضين.
In addition to the magnificent main card, a veritable cornucopia of pulsating preliminary punch ups will commence the preeminent night of action, including a Minnesota midwestern melee pitting former UFC title challenger and Winona, من., native Zingano against No.7-ranked lightweightلقد تعلمت فقط أن أستمر(9-4) of Blaine, من.
Set to make her third straight BELLATOR MMA appearance with aspirations of challenging BELLATOR MMA Women’s Welterweight World Championكريس سايبورغ, Zingano has had a decorated fighting career. The former NCAA Division III All-American wrestler became the first mother to compete in the UFC and initial woman to capture the company’s “Fight of the Night” award, counting victories over Miesha Tate, أماندا نونيز, Marion Reneau, and Gabrielle Holloway. مؤخرا, “Alpha” was featured in the series “Double Duty” that chronicled the attempts to maintain a balance between the daily responsibilities of parenthood and earning a living as a pro athlete.
A former Invicta FC women’s featherweight champion, Sorenson started kickboxing after the passing of her best friend. After vacating her crown and requesting a release from Invicta in July 2021, the Minneapolis mauler signed a multi-fight deal with BELLATOR MMA in mid-2021. Soon after joining the pioneering company, the 35-year-old recorded a hard-fought split decision over Roberta Samad atBELLATOR MMA 264 في أنكاسفيل, كونيتيكت.
Also featured will be a bruising brawl pitting two hard-hitting heavyweights with seven career stoppages apiece as No. 8-المرتبةAlex “Eazy” Polizzi (9-1) of Madison, يسكونسن., clashes with Team Pitbull’sJose “Guru” Augusto (7-3, 1 NC). بالإضافة إلى ذلك, سان دييغو, كاليفورنيا. مواطن, 11-time BELLATOR MMA veteran, ولا. 6-المرتبة“Barbaric” Derek Anderson(17-4, 1 NC) will mix it up with submission specialist, BELLATOR Brazilian bruiser, and Japanese-bornGoiti Yamaguchi (26-5), in a worldwide welterweight war.
علاوة على ذلك, added toBELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnellis a memorable middleweight match pitting undefeated, لا. 6-ranked 185-pounder and owner of three consecutive stoppagesقطن روميرو (5-0) of Hutchinson, كانساس, who will bravely battle the horrors of“The Boogeyman”لانس رايت (5-2). علاوة على ذلك, former Division II All-American wrestler and fantastic featherweightكودي لو(5-0), fresh off his third opening-round finish, strives to avoid being scared off by“Phantom”Johnny Soto (5-2) من إسكنديدو, كاليفورنيا.
Continuing the unforgettable night of amazing action, undefeated welterweight and American Top-Team memberRoman Faraldo (6-0) will make his fourth consecutive promotional appearance when he challenges BELLATOR MMA rookieKelvin Rayford (5-3), while local combatantجوردان هوارد (10-5) of Jefferson City hopes to thrill the Missouri faithful against Athens, Illinois’ ownTrevor Ward(5-5). Two flyweights will test their skills as well, متىديانا أفساراجوفا(4-0) of Russia welcomesAshley Deen (5-6) to BELLATOR. أخيرا, a Show-Me State lightweight showdown between BELLATOR beginnerDan Busch (4-1) makes his sixth straight Missouri appearance by confronting St. Louis’Josh Augustine (5-2).
The thrilling preliminary fights will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV beginning at6 عصرا. و / 3 م. PT.
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BELLATOR MMA هي منظمة عالمية رائدة في فنون القتال المختلطة تضم العديد من أفضل المقاتلين في العالم. تحت إشراف المخضرم مكافحة المروج سكوت كوكر, سيباستيان رويز 160 البلدان لجمهور متاح يزيد عن مليار شخص. في الولايات المتحدة, سيباستيان رويز. سيباستيان رويز, تزامن الحدث على الهواء مباشرة, تطوير مقاتلة / العلاقات, المكان الشراء, إنشاء رعاية / تطوير, الترخيص الدولي, تسويق, إعلان, العلاقات الدعاية والعمولات. سيباستيان رويز, كاليفورنيا. ويملكها عملاق الترفيه ViacomCBS, موطن العلامات التجارية الرائدة الترفيه في العالم التي تربط مع الجماهير من خلال المحتوى الرقمي عبر التلفزيون, الصور المتحركة, منصات الإنترنت والهاتف المحمول.
الملائكة -A future shot at the BELLATOR Featherweight World Championship will be on the line when No. 2-المرتبة آدم بوريكس (17-1) meets a man also ranked No. 2 in the Official BELLATOR Rankings, Mads Burnell(16-3) في الحدث الرئيسي ل BELLATOR 276 في.يوم السبت, مارس 12 at The Family Arena in St. لويس.
In the co-main event former BELLATOR Light Heavyweight Champion and No. 2-المرتبة فيل ديفيس (23-6) will return to action and open his 2022 campaign against No. 4-المرتبة للشمس. (10-2), who most recently challenged for the 205-pound title. The main card will also see a pair of skilled lightweights compete, when undefeatedJay-Jay Wilson (8-0) moves up in weight to meet Dagestan’sGadzhi Rabadanov (16-4-2).
SHOWTIME will televise theBELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnellبطاقة الرئيسية يعيش في 9 عصرا. ET / 6 مساءا. PT بالإضافة إلى ذلك, the thrilling preliminary fights will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV beginning at6 عصرا. و / 3 م. PT.
تذاكر ل BELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnellwill go on sale this Friday, فبراير. 11 at bothTicketmaster.com و Bellator.com, with a special presale taking place the day prior.
A BELLATOR MMA 276 preliminary battle between two heavy-handed light heavyweights No. 8-المرتبة أليكس “إيزي” بوليزي (9-1) and Team Pitbull’sJose “Gugu” Augusto(7-3, 1 NC) is also official. وسيتم الإعلان عن مسابقات إضافية قريبا.
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 (الكيك بوكسينغ) و 15-0 (MMA) تسجيل. 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. بالإضافة إلى ذلك, 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, هنغاريا, 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. في 19 career fights, the submission specialist has stopped more than half of his adversaries (10), including eight in the opening round. بالإضافة إلى ذلك, the Copenhagen, الدنمارك, native has not fought past three rounds in his professional career, while averaging a mere two per contest. The Arte Suave Copenhagen product, الذي سيبلغ 28 less than one week prior to his fourth consecutive promotional appearance atBELLATOR 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 atBELLATOR MMA 248 في أكتوبر. 10, 2020, في باريس, فرنسا.
Following a second-round destruction of “The Ultimate Fighter: فريق مكجريجور مقابل. Team Faber” standout Saul Rogers via rear-naked choke atBELLATOR 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 و 30-27 مرتين) in a non-stop battle atBELLATOR MMA 263 في يوليو-تموز 31, 2021, في لوس انجليس. 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. Burnellبطاقة الرئيسية: السبت, مارس 12 تكمل هذا الحدث الرئيسي المذهل هو اشتباك بين اثنين من أقوى الضربات في الوزن الثقيل على هذا الكوكب موعد العرض 9 عصرا. ET / 6 مساءا. PT
الحدث الرئيسي في وزن الريشة: #2-آدم بوريكس (17-1) مقابل. #2-Mads Burnell (16-3) ضوء الوزن الثقيل المشارك الحدث الرئيسي: #2-فيل ديفيس (23-6) مقابل. #4-للشمس. (10-2) خفيفة الوزن بوت: Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0) مقابل. Gadzhi Rabadanov (16-4-2)
بطاقة أولية: قناة BELLATOR MMA على YouTube | قناة شوتايم الرياضية على اليوتيوب | تلفزيون بلوتو 6 عصرا. و / 3 م. PT
ضوء الوزن الثقيل بوت: #8-أليكس بوليزي (9-1) مقابل. Jose Augusto(7-3, 1 NC)
