BELLATOR 244 AIRS LIVE ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK AND DAZN AT 10 P.M. ET FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
BEBE KOKOA, FORMER TITLEHOLDER JULIA BUDD RETURNS TO ACTION AGAINST JESSY MIELE IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT
Los Angeles– On Friday, August 21, Bellator’s “FightSphere” atMohegan Sun Arena ao Uncasville, Conn. will host a light heavyweight world title main event bout featuring two-division Bellator champRyan Bader(27-5, 1 NC) defending his 205-pound championship against Russia’sVadim Nemkov (11-2).
The evening’s co-main event sees fomer world championJulia Budd(13-3) take on Connecticut’sJessy Miele (9-3) in a featherweight clash.
Bellator 244: Bader vs. Nemkovairs live onzava-dehibe Network aryDAZN Zoma, Aogositra 21 amin'ny 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT. Preliminary action will stream onBellator MMA’s YouTube channel. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.
A winner of seven out of eight contests at both heavyweight and light heavyweight, Bellator’s double champ Ryan Bader will make his first light heavyweight title defense since defeating “King Mo” Lawal, Matt Mitrione aryFedor Emelianenkoen route to winning Bellator’s 2018 Heavyweight World Grand Prix and becoming world heavyweight champ. Fighting out of Chandler, Ariz., the former two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler out of Arizona State University began his professional career by winning season eight ofThe Ultimate Fighter. “Darth” continued his path of dominance by collecting victories over some of the 205-pound division’s top talent, including career wins overPhil Davis(x2), Linton Vassell, “Rampage” Jackson, Rashad Evans, Rafael “Feijão” Cavalcante and Ovince Saint Preux. Vao haingana indrindra, Bader fought heavyweightCheick Kongoto a no contest following an accidental eye poke.
The 28-year-old Russian powerhouse Vadim Nemkov, who is undefeated over his last six fights and a perfect 4-0 in Bellator since signing in 2017, will enter his first-ever title shot in MMA fresh off a submission win against former middleweight world championRafael Carvalho. With that victory, Nemkov has defeated some of the best athletes Bellator has to offer, including three former champions consecutively in Carvalho, Phil Davis aryLiam McGeary. A three-time Russian national sambo champion, Nemkov trains alongside the legendary Fedor Emelianenko in Stary Oskol, Russia for the standout Team Fedor.
Former Bellator featherweight world champion Julia Budd has won 11 of her last 12 vazan, including seven victories since signing with Bellator in 2015. After defeating Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title atBellator 174, the Gibson MMA-product and Port Moody, British Columbia native has gone on to collect victories over top contendersOlga Rubin, Arlene Blencowe aryTalita Nogueira. Miaraka aminy fito 13 career victories coming by way of knockout or submission, “The Jewel” will look to jump back into title contention with a statement win on August 21.
With an impressive career mark of 9-3, Jessy Miele will look to parlay her most recent win over former Bellator title contenderTalita Nogueirawhen she competes atBellator 244.Hailing from Waterbury, Conn. the 35-year-old is currently in the midst of a four-fight unbeaten streak and was slated to compete againstLeslie Smith amin'nyBellator 241before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Fighting professionally since 2014, and competing against the likes of Nogueira and Charmaine Tweet along the way, “The Widowmaker” will undoubtedly face the stiffest test of her nearly six year-career when she meets Budd on August. 21.
NohavaozinaBellator 244: Bader vs. NemkovMain Card:
Paramount Network and DAZN
10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT
Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Ryan Bader (27-5, 1 NC) vs.Vadim Nemkov(11-2)
Featherweight Co-Main Event: Julia Budd(13-3) vs.Jessy Miele(9-3)
Fifaninanana lanja mavesatra: Roy Nelson(23-19) vs.Valentin Moldavsky(9-1)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Bellator MMA’s YouTube Channel
Fifaninanana savaranonando antonony: John Salter(17-4) vs.Andrew Kapel(15-6)
Fifaninanana savaranonando maivana: Adam Piccolot(12-3) vs.Sidney Outlaw(14-4)
Fifaninanana savaranonando bantamweight: Erik Perez(19-7) vs.Joshua Hill(19-3)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout:Lucas Brennan (2-0) vs.Will Smith (3-1)
Fifaninanana savaranonando maivana: Vladimir Tokov(7-0) vs.Chris Gonzalez(4-0)
FAMPIANARANA HO AN'NY JANOARY 25 AO AMIN'NY FORUM AO LOS ANGELES ARY MIAINANA AMIN'NY DAZN
TIKET AMIDY ZOMA MANARAKA, OKTOBRA 4
Los Angeles - Bellator dia voatendry hanolotra ny iray amin'ireo ady andrasana indrindra amin'ny tantaran'ny MMA vehivavy amin'ny asabotsy, Janoary 25 ao amin'ny Forum "Fabulous" ao Inglewood, Kalifornia. rehefa manjaka tompondaka Julia Budd (13-2) miaro ny anaram-boninahitra eran-tany amin'ny taranja volom-borona Cris "Cyborg"(21-2, 1 NC) ao amin'ny hetsika lehibe.
Tickets ho Bellator: Budd vs.Cyborg Alefaso amidy ho an'ny besinimaro ny zoma, Oct. 4 amin'ny 10 a.m. PT ary azo vidiana amin'ny biraon'ny boaty Forum, koa Bellator.com ary Ticketmaster.com. Fivarotana mialoha manokana no hatao ny alarobia, Oct. 2 hatramin'ny alakamisy, Oct. 3 mampiasa kaody "BELLATOR" rehefa mividy.
Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg dia mivantana mivantana amin'ny DAZN app amin'ny 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, raha mbola hitohy ny hetsika vonjimaika Bellator.com,DAZN ary maneran-tany amin'ny Bellator Mobile App. Hambara amin'ny herinandro ho avy ny fiadiana fanampiny.
Miady ivelan'ny Port Moody, British Columbia, Kanada, Hiditra ao amin'ny cage Bellator i Budd fanindroany amin'ny volana janoary hatramin'ny nandrotsahany ny anaram-boninahitra eran-tany amin'ny lanja volom-borona vehivavy Bellator. 2017. Amin'izao fotoana izao dia mitaingina ny fandresena amin'ny 11 vazan, anisan'izany ny ady fito mahitsy hatramin'ny nikambanana tamin'i Bellator tao 2015, "The Jewel" dia nifantoka tamin'ny fiarovana ny anaram-boninahitra eran-tany fahefatra nifanesy rehefa nanana fahafahana hanohitra ny "Cyborg" izy. Hatramin'ny nandroahana ilay angano holandey Marloes Coenen noho ny andilany 145 kilao tamin'ny Bellator 174, ny vokatra Gibson MMA dia nanangona fandresena tamin'ireo mpifaninana ambony Olga Rubin,Arlene Blencowe ary Talita Nogueira. Miaraka aminy fito 13 nandresy asany avy amin'ny alalan'ny fomba knockout na ny fanekena, Ilay mpilalao kick-boxing teo aloha dia hijery ny hanakantsakana ny voalohany amin'ny Bellator amin'ny "Cyborg."
Nandritra ny fanasoniavana ny fifanarahana lehibe indrindra teo amin'ny tantaran'ny MMA vehivavy, Cris "Cyborg" dia hiditra voalohany ao amin'ny cage Bellator amin'ny Janoary 25, miaraka amin'ny fahafahana mametraka fitakiana amin'ny volamena Bellator. Tahaka ny mpifanandrina aminy ho avy, "Cyborg" koa dia tompon-daka voalohany, nandresy tamin'ny voalohany Strikeforce Featherweight Championship in 2009 rehefa avy nandresy an'i Gina Carano. Curitiba, 34 taona, Ny fe-potoam-piasan'ny Bellator teratany Breziliana dia nanaraka ny hazakazaka telo taona tao amin'ny UFC, anaram-boninahitra eran-tany maro sy tsipika 20 tsy resy izay ahitana fandresena misongadina manoloana an'i Holly Holm, Tonya Evinger, Marloes Coenen sy Leslie Smith.
Nohavaozina Bellator: Budd vs. Cyborg Karatra miady:
Fifaninanana anaram-boninahitra eran-tany Featherweight: Julia Budd(13-2) vs. Cris "Cyborg" (21-2, 1 NC)
*Karatra azo ovaina
Please mitsidika Bellator.com Raha mila fanazavana fanampiny.
Los Angeles– Bellator’s return to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. amin'ny zoma, Jolay 12 will be headlined by a women’s featherweight title fight featuring Canada’sJulia Budd(12-2) defending her title for a third time against undefeatedOlga Rubin(6-0) of Israel.
The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, as well as DAZN.com, raha mbola hitohy ny hetsika vonjimaika Bellator.com ary maneran-tany amin'ny Bellator Mobile App. Ticketsare on sale now and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Hambara amin'ny herinandro ho avy ny fiadiana fanampiny.
Miady ivelan'ny Port Moody, British Columbia, Kanada, Budd is set to enter the Bellator cage for the first time in 2019 and for the third time since claiming the inaugural Bellator women’s featherweight world title in 2017. Amin'izao fotoana izao dia mitaingina ny fandresena amin'ny 10 vazan, including six straight since joining forces with Bellator in 2015, “The Jewel” has her eyes set on a third consecutive world title defense when she challenges the undefeated Rubin on July 12. Since knocking off Dutch legend Marloes Coenen for the 145-pound strap atBellator 174, the Gibson MMA-product has since collected back-to-back victories over top contendersArlene Blencowe ary Talita Nogueira. With six of her 12 nandresy asany avy amin'ny alalan'ny fomba knockout na ny fanekena, the former kickboxing standout will look to hand Rubin the first loss of her professional career.
Making her fifth appearance since signing with Bellator in 2017, Rubin looks to protect her unblemished professional mark en route to her first career women’s featherweight world title on July 12. Following a pair of notable knockouts in her first two promotional appearances atBellator 164 ary Bellator 188, the 29-year-old prospect has bolstered her resume with dominating victories over the likes of Cindy Dandois and Iony Razafiarisonin each of her past two bouts. Now residing in Holon, Ny Isiraely, Rubin splits her time training between Tel Aviv and London’s Team Titan under the tutelage of veteran Brad Pickett. “Big Bad” will look to become the first fighter to beat Budd in almost eight years and join a select group of women that includes just Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes, who have succeeded against the champ in the past.
Updated Bellator: Budd vs. RubinKaratra miady:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Bout:Julia Budd (12-2) vs. Olga Rubin (6-0)
*Karatra azo ovaina
Please mitsidika Bellator.com Raha mila fanazavana fanampiny.
MICHAEL MCDONALD CHALLENGES FORMER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION EDUARDO DANTAS IN CO-MAIN EVENT
Los Angeles– On Friday, Jolay 13, Julia Budd (11-2) will defend her featherweight world title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu aceTalita Nogueira (7-0), ao amin'ny hetsika lehibe ny Bellator 202 at WinStar World Casino and Resort. Ankoatry ny, the co-headliner will feature former Bellator world championEduardo Dantas (20-5) naka amin'ny Michael McDonald (18-4) in a bantamweight clash of top contenders.
Bellator 202: Budd vs. Walnut will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, raha mbola hitohy ny hetsika vonjimaika Bellator.comary maneran-tany amin'ny Bellator Mobile App. Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, Aprily 20 and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Hambara amin'ny herinandro ho avy ny fiadiana fanampiny.
Julia Budd, the only fighter to sit atop Bellator women’s featherweight division, has bested Germaine de Randamie, Arlene Blencowe ary Marloes Coenen amongst other names over the course of her eight-year mixed martial arts career. “The Jewel” is also the only woman to defeat Gina Carano in Muay-Thai competition. Ankehitriny, the Canada-native and former STRIKEFORCE competitor, returns to Oklahoma, where she makes her second title defense since winning the belt last year atBellator 174.
Talita Nogueira had already been crowned a world champion in jiu-jitsu prior to testing her hand in MMA. “Treta” went undefeated in six MMA contests in her home town of Sao Paulo, Brazil between 2009 ary 2013, before signing to compete with Bellator. Originally slated to fight Budd atBellator 133, Nogueira suffered an injury that forced her to withdraw from the contest. Her highly-anticipated promotional debut ultimately took place atBellator 182, where the 32-year-old scored a first-round submission overAmanda Bell. The Demain Maia-trained fighter now gets a second chance to compete against Budd, and this time, the world championship is on the line.
Former two-time world champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas has proven himself a perennial top-10 bantamweight fighter with impressive performances overJoe Warren, Marcos Galvao (x2), Wilson Reis and Zach Makovsky. The Bellator Season 5 tournament champion has strung together an impressive 10-2 record with Bellator during his seven-year tenure with the promotion. The 29-year-old trains alongside the likes of Jose Aldo at the famed Nova Uniao team in his home town of Rio de Janeiro and is looking for another shot at Bellator gold.
Fighting professionally since the age of 16, McDonald has been a mainstay in the bantamweight rankings for the better part of 11 taona. The exciting Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has amassed an astonishing finishing rate, reaching the judges’ scorecards only three times in his 22 ady. “Mayday” made his Bellator debut in 2017, scoring a victory overPeter Ligier, despitefracturing his handearly in the fight. Now that his hand has fully healed, the former world title challenger from Modesto, Kalifornia. will look to defeat Dantas July 13 on Paramount Network.
Nohavaozina Bellator 202: Budd vs. Walnut Karatra miady:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Bout: Julia Budd (11-2) vs. Talita Nogueira (7-0)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout:Eduardo Dantas (20-5) vs. Michael McDonald (18-4)
CHRIS HONEYCUTT BATTLES UNDEFEATED JIU-JITSU ACE RAFAEL LOVATO JR. IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT
Los Angeles– The Bellator women’s featherweight championship will be up for grabs onZoma, Dec. 1 rahoviana Julia Budd (10-2) defends her title in a rematch againstArlene Blencowe (10-6) amin'ny Bellator 189inside WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., the same venue where Budd captured the inaugural belt earlier this year.
Ankoatry ny, the co-main event ofBellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 will feature a middleweight contest pitting rising contenderChris Honeycutt (10-1) manohitra undefeated Rafael Lovato Jr. (6-0). Additional main card and preliminary bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at9 p.m. SY/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets ho Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2are on sale now and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.
A STRIKEFORCE veteran, Budd enters the Bellator cage onDec. 1as the first and only women’s featherweight champion in promotional history. Currently in the midst of an eight-fight, six-year winning streak, the British Columbia native owns victories over the course of her career againstMarloes Coenen, Germaine de Randamie, as well as Gina Carano in kickboxing. Budd has also previously competed at bantamweight, going toe-to-toe with both Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey during her tenure in STRIKEFORCE. Continuing the trend of taking on top-flight competition, Budd meets Blencowe atBellator 189,in her second main event with Bellator.
The fighting pride of New South Wales, Aostralia, Arlene Blencowe enters her fight with Budd riding a three-fight winning streak, most recently edging out a split decision againstSinead Kavanagh tamin'ny Aogositra. A former world champion boxer under the World Boxing Federation and Women’s International Boxing Association, “Angerfist” nearly defeated Budd during theirprevious meeting atBellator 162. A proud mother of two, the 34-year-old now has a chance to add more gold to her mantle, this time coming in the form of a Bellator MMA championship.
Since making the jump from welterweight to middleweight, the Fresno, Calif.-based Chris Honeycutt feels as though he is right at home in his newfound division. Riding a wave of momentum, which most recently culminated in a vicious stoppage againstKevin Casey, “The Cutt” must now get through BJJ ace Rafael Lovato Jr. The undefeated Lovato Jr. has experienced his own wave of success since signing with Bellator, including a submission victory overMike “Biggie” Rhodes. These two middleweights will meet in the co-main event ofBellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 in an exciting battle between a two-time NCAA Division I Wrestling All-American at Edinboro University taking on a World Jiu-Jitsu and World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu champion.
Nohavaozina Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 Karatra miady:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Main Event: Julia Budd (10-2) vs. Arlene Blencowe (10-6)
Middleweight Co-Main Event: Chris Honeycutt (10-1) vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. (6-0)
