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FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS, Avvon & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 259: CYBORG VS. SMITH 2
BELLATOR MMA™ CONFIRMS FULL FIGHT CARD FOR BELLATOR 259 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME® NEXT FRIDAY, May 21 AT 9 P.M. ATI
CRIS CYBORG SET TO DEFEND WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST LESLIE SMITH IN A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REMATCH
Los Angeles– BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card forBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2yiFriday, Le 21 ni Mohegan Sun gbagede. The event caps off an exciting month of action for BELLATOR, and airs LIVE on SHOWTIME at9 p.m. Et / 6 fi aidunnu. PT.
With plans to continue her dominance over the women’s featherweight division, Cris Cyborg(23-2, 1 NC) will put her world championship on the line against No. 4 ni ipo featherweightLeslie Smith(12-8-1) in a rematch to crown the world’s top 145-pound female athlete.
Awọn BELLATOR MMA 259 main card on SHOWTIME is loaded from top to bottom, including former bantamweight champion Darion Caldwell (15-4) rematching Ṣe Ko. 6 ranked bantamweight Leandro Higo (20-5) in a 135-pound contest, a top-five middleweight clash between the undefeated No. 3 ni ipo Austin Vanderford (10-0) ati Ko si. 4 ni ipo 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/BellatorMMA. Subscribers will be delivered two premier BELLATOR MMA events per month throughout 2021 ati ki o kọja, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 p.m. Et / 6 fi aidunnu. 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 ni ipoGrant Neal(5-0) ati Ko si. 8 ni ipoTyree 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. Die, the charismatic No. 8 ranked women’s flyweightValerie Loureda (3-0), the always-excitingO Awad(23-13, 1 NC), ati Ko si. 6 ranked Australian featherweightJanay Harding (6-4), who takes on No. 7 ranked Irish sensationLeah McCourt(4-1). Níkẹyìn, Ṣe Ko. 9 ranked lightweightAlfie Davis (14-3) makes his sixth promotional appearance against BELLATOR newcomerAlexander Shabliy (19-3).
All prelims will stream live at5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. 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 2Akọkọ Kaadi:
ASIKO IWORAN
9 p.m. Et / 6 fi aidunnu. PT
Featherweight World Title Main Event: c-Cris Cyborg(23-2, 1 NC) la. #4-Leslie Smith(12-8-1)
Bantamweight Co-Main Event: Darrion Caldwell (15-4) la. #6-Leandro Higo(20-5)
Middleweight ija: #3-Austin Vanderford (10-0) la. #4-Fabian Edwards (9-1)
Welterweight ija: Jaleel Willis (14-2) vs.Maycon Mendonca (11-4)
Light Heavyweight ija: #9-Christian Edwards (4-0) vs.Ben Parrish (4-1)
Alakoko Kaadi:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel | Pluto TV
5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
Lightweight ija: O Awad (23-13, 1 NC) vs.Nate Andrews (16-3)
Light Heavyweight ija: #7-Grant Neal (5-0) la. #8-Tyree Fortune (5-0)
Flyweight Bout: Sumiko Inaba (1-0) vs.Kristina Katsikis(1-1)
Lightweight ija: Aviv Gozali (5-0) vs.Sean Felton (5-2-1)
Flyweight Bout: #8-Valerie Loureda (3-0) vs.Hannah Guy(2-1)
Heavyweight ija: Davion Franklin (2-0) vs.Tyler King (12-9)
Featherweight ija: #6-Janay Harding(6-4) vs. #7-Leah McCourt (4-1)
Lightweight ija: #9-Alfie Davis(14-3) vs.Alexander Shabliy(19-3)
*Card subject to change.
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LFA RETURNS TO DALLAS NEXT WEEK WITH NEW MAIN EVENT LFA 28 – JACKSON vs. LUNA
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Houston, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion has a new main event at LFA 28, which takes place next week at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas.
LFA 28 will feature a new main event when UFC vet Damon “The Leech” Jackson battles longtime rival and fellow Legacy FC alum Luis Luna in a lightweight rematch. The change came when original headliner Evan Cutts suffered an injury in training. Undefeated prospect Jaleel Willis was set to face Cutts, but will now have his LFA debut at a future date. LFA 28 – Jackson la. Luna takes place this Friday, December 8th at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas. Gbogbo Akọkọ kaadi yoo wa ni ifiwe televised ati orilẹ-ede lori AXS TV ni 9 p.m. ATI / 6 p.m. PT.
“Damon Jackson is a UFC vet and former Legacy champion that is coming off an impressive submission win at LFA 16,” So Soares. “He will face his longtime rival Luis Luna, who has been wanting a rematch with Jackson for over four and a half years. LFA started at The Bomb Factory in Dallas in January and returned in July. We will continue our exciting history in Big D next week at LFA 28.”
Jackson (12-2-1) comes into this fight looking to remind people that history has a way of repeating itself in the world of combat sports. Ni April 2013, Jackson faced Luna (14-6) in his fifth professional fight. The bout was Luna’s eleventh as a professional fighter. Jackson won the bout via armbar, but not without a bit of controversy.
The fight was back and forth until Jackson landed an illegal knee to a downed opponent in Round 1. The referee stopped the action and re-centered the fighters, but Luna was angry. When Jackson put his hand out to touch gloves, Luna ignored the gesture and threw a left hook and a flurry of punches that dropped Jackson. The NAIA All-American, Jackson, used his elite wrestling skills to survive the round.
In Round 2, both fighters came out firing. Luna gained top position off a trip that he utilized during the early striking exchange. Jackson, who is a master scrambler and appropriately nicknamed “The Leech”, quickly got back to his feet and landed a double-leg takedown. He then advanced seamlessly into a full mount. After raining down some ground and pound, Luna turned and Jackson moved with him, while transitioning into a fight-ending belly down armbar at the 1:15 mark of Round 2.
Jackson got the win that night, but Luna feels that the fight is not finished. While Jackson went on to gain fame fighting for Legacy FC, UFC, and LFA, Luna also elevated his profile by fighting in Legacy FC and is widely considered one of the top lightweights in the state of Texas. While Jackson is looking to have history repeat itself, Luna is aiming to prove another old adage. That would be the one that says lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Therein, as the Bard would tell us, lies the rub. The LFA 28 headliner will settle this bad blood rivalry, while also determining which maxim expresses the most truth.
Akọkọ Kaadi (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. ATI / 6 p.m. PT):
Akọkọ ti oyan | Lightweight ija (155 lb)
– Damon Jackson (12-2-1) la. Luis Luna (14-6)
Middleweight ija (185 lb)
– Kevin Holland (10-3) la. Chris Bachmeier (10-1)
Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 lb)
– Alonzo Menifield (4-0) la. Otavio Lacerda (9-4)
Bantamweight ija (135 lb)
– Miles Johns (5-0) la. Caio Machado (10-4)
Featherweight ija (145 lb)
– Steven Peterson (15-6) la. Dustin Winter (6-4)
Welterweight ija (170 lb)
– Melvin Jordan (5-2) la. Nikolay Veretennikov (4-3)
Welterweight ija (170 lb)
– Ramiz Brahimaj (4-0) la. Ben Simons (2-1)
Ni September 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 150 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 28 will be the third LFA event to take place in the City of Dallas. It will also be the seventh time that the LFA has traveled to “The Lone Star State” of Texas. Further information about LFA 28 ni yoo kede laipe. The entire main card of LFA 28 yoo wa ni televised ifiwe ati ki o orilẹ-ede on AXS TV ni 9 p.m. ATI / 6 p.m. PT.
Jọwọ ṣàbẹwò LFAfighting.com fun ija imudojuiwọn ati alaye. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting ati Twitter ni @LFAfighting.
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LFA RETURNS TO DALLAS IN DECEMBER WITH LFA 28 – CUTTS vs. WILLIS
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Houston, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to northern Texas next month at LFA 28 with a pair of talented veterans facing undefeated prospects at the top of the card.
Ni awọn akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, Legacy FC standout Evan “The Butcher” Cutts faces top undefeated prospect Jaleel “The Realest” Willis in a welterweight war. Ni awọn àjọ-headliner, UFC vet Damon “The Leech” Jackson squares off with undefeated Kansan Thai “Landshark” Clark in a lightweight showdown. LFA 28 – Cutts vs. Willis takes place this Friday, December 8th at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas. Gbogbo Akọkọ kaadi yoo wa ni ifiwe televised ati orilẹ-ede lori AXS TV ni 9 p.m. ATI / 6 p.m. PT.
“Evan Cutts is a long-time Legacy FC standout that has made a name for himself by taking out big name prospects,” So Soares. “He will make his LFA debut against Jaleel Willis, who is one of the top undefeated welterweight prospects in the sport. LFA started at The Bomb Factory in Dallas in January and returned in July. LFA 28 will continue our exciting history in Big D on Friday, December 8th.”
Cutts (8-3) is a longtime Legacy FC standout that will be making his LFA debut in front of his friends and family in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) agbegbe. “The Butcher” has made a career out of cutting through the dreams of highly-touted prospects, while proving to be one of the most formidable ground specialists in the 170-pound division. Ni 2011, not long after his 20th birthday, the now 26-year-old Texan made his pro debut and quickly gained global recognition later that year. This happened when he faced Reagan Penn, the prodigious younger brother of UFC Hall of Fame member B.J. Penn. Cutts eagerly took the high-profile bout and made the most of his opportunity by defeating the jiu-jitsu wunderkind. Cutts later reached the quarter-finals of Bellator’s hit reality television show Ija Titunto si. Now the Legacy FC standout is looking to hand another highly-touted prospect his first career loss in the main event of LFA 28.
Willis (8-0) makes his LFA debut to much fanfare. Widely-regarded as one of the top prospects in the world at 170-pounds, the Memphis native has done it all and made it look easy up to this point. The Bellator and WSOF vet has run roughshod over the competition throughout his three and a half year career. After winning a regional title in his hometown over the summer, Willis signed a multi-fight contract with LFA, the leading developmental organization for prospects looking to reach the UFC. His first assignment as an LFA fighter will be the perfect task for the hungry, young welterweight. The 25-year-old heads into enemy territory to face a man many consider a true “prospect killer” in the headlining bout of LFA 28. If successful, the man known as “The Realest” could cement his case as the realest threat to current LFA welterweight champion James Nakashima, while also pushing himself up the overall pound-for-pound prospect list. The co-main event of LFA 28 will feature another showdown between a battle-tested veteran looking to regain past glory and an aspiring undefeated prospect looking for a marquee win. Three-time UFC vet and former Legacy FC featherweight champion Damon “The Leech” Jackson is moving back up to the lightweight division, which is the same weight class where he made his UFC debut on the main card of UFC 177. He will take on undefeated Bellator vet Thai “Landshark” Clark, who will be competing in his first live televised fight. The Kansas native is looking to take advantage of this opportunity by staying undefeated against his toughest test to date.
Akọkọ Kaadi (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. ATI / 6 p.m. PT):
Akọkọ ti oyan | Welterweight ija (170 lb)
– Evan Cutts (8-3) la. Jaleel Willis (8-0)
Àjọ-Main ti oyan | Lightweight ija (155 lb)
– Damon Jackson (12-2-1) la. Thai Clark (7-0)
Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 lb)
– Alonzo Menifield (4-0) la. Otavio Lacerda (9-4)
Bantamweight ija (135 lb)
– Miles Johns (5-0) la. Caio Machado (10-4)
Bantamweight ija (135 lb)
– Steven Peterson (15-6) la. Tristan Grimsley (7-7)
Welterweight ija (170 lb)
– Melvin Jordan (5-2) la. Nikolay Veretennikov (4-3)
Welterweight ija (170 lb)
– Ramiz Brahimaj (4-0) la. Chad Box (3-0)
Ni September 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 150 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 28 will be the third LFA event to take place in the City of Dallas. It will also be the seventh time that the LFA has traveled to “The Lone Star State” of Texas. Further information about LFA 28 ni yoo kede laipe. The entire main card of LFA 28 yoo wa ni televised ifiwe ati ki o orilẹ-ede on AXS TV ni 9 p.m. ATI / 6 p.m. PT.
Jọwọ ṣàbẹwò LFAfighting.com fun ija imudojuiwọn ati alaye. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting ati Twitter ni @LFAfighting.
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMPLETES WSOF27 MAIN CARD WITH TWO NEW BOUTS FEATURING THREE UNBEATEN, RISING STARS
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