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-Nokuba. 10-RANKED BELLATOR LIGHTWEIGHT GADZHI RABADANOV WILL REPRESENT THE PROMOTION AT THE HISTORICAL BELLATOR MMA VS. RIZIN EVENT AGAINST JAPAN’S KOJI TAKEDA ON NEW YEAR’S EVE

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I-Los Angeles— 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. RIZIN takes place inside the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Saturday, December 31, and can be seen in the United States on SHOWTIME at 8 p.m. ET/PT on New Year’s Eve.

Rabadanov versus Takeda will join a star-studded five-fightBELLATOR MMA vs. RIZINikhadi main, 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 talentFuthi "i-" mercenary "McKEEE(19-1), with BELLATOR and RIZIN featherweight championsPatricio Pitbull(34-5) futhiKleber Koike(31-5-1) co-headlining the must-see event.

Former BELLATOR championsJuan “The Spaniard” Archuleta(26-4) futhiUKyoji Horiguchi(30-5) will round out the unparalleled main card, facing off with RIZIN’sSoo Chul Kim(18-6-1) futhiHiromasa Ougikubo(25-6-2), ngokulandelana.

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 DEBUT professional. 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, Japan, ngoDisemba 31.

BELLATOR MMA VS. RIZIN MAIN CARD:

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Saturday, December 31 — 8 PM ET/PT

Lightweight Non-Title Main Event: Futhi mckee(19-1) vs.Roberto de Souza(14-1)

Featherweight Non-Title Main Event: Patricio Pitbull(34-5) vs.Kleber Koike(31-5-1)

Bantamweight Feature Bout: Juan Artuleta(26-4) vs.Soo Chul Kim(18-6-1)

Flyweight Isici se-bout: UKyoji Horiguchi(30-5) vs.Hiromasa Ougikubo(25-6-2)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Gadzhi Rabadanov(18-4-2) vs.Koji Takeda(15-3)

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Sat. Dec. 31 // BELLATOR MMA vs. RIZIN // Saitoma Super Arena // Tokyo, Japan


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

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MHLAKA, APRIL 23 - BELLATOR 279
BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX QUARTERFINALS
Champion Sergio Pettis vs. Izithungo zeRaufeon
Patchy Mix vs. UKyoji Horiguchi

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

DETAILS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 22 TO BE ANNOUNCED

E-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, April 22 noMgqibelo, April 23.

Friday night’s BELLATOR 278 will be a special event free for current military, Veterans, 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 USergio Pettis (22-5) take on No. 3-zibalwa Izithungo zeRaufeon (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-zibalwa Arlene Blencowe (15-8), who will look to claim gold in her third attempt at a world title.

NgoMgqibelo BELLATOR 279: Pettis vs. Stots / Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 will air live on SHOWTIME at 4:30 p.m. Hst Isikhathi sendawo, 10:30 p.m. KANYE / 7:30 p.m. PT. The preliminary fights will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, Isiteshi se-Showtime Sports YouTube kanye nePluto TV eqala lapho 2 p.m. Hst Isikhathi sendawo, 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

Tickets for Saturday night’s BELLATOR 279: Pettis vs. Stots / Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 Qhubeka ngokuthengisa lokhu ngoLwesihlanu, March 11 and can be purchased through Bellator.com, kanye ne Ticketmaster.com or the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Box Office. A special presale will take place on Thursday, March 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 UKyoji 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 ngoDisemba. 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 (kabili), 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 featherweight zibalwa. 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 in November.

Currently BELLATOR’s No. 2 ranked bantamweight, Patchy Mix recently defeated James Gallagher via submission in his last outing at BELLATOR 270 in Dublin. 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, Japan. 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 vs. Stots / Cyborg vs. Blencowe 2 IKhadi Main:
Saturday, April 23 - Hlala e ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO
10:30 p.m. KANYE / 7:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. Hst (local)

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

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Imiphumela Egcwele Yempi Yempi, Amacaphuna & Izithombe zeBellator MMA 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi

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Izithombe Zobusuku Bokulwa Nawa - Sicela udumo: Bellator mma

C-USergio Pettis (22-5) wanqoba UKyoji Horiguchi (29-4) via KO (Ukujikeleza i-Backfist) at 3:24 round ezine

USergio Pettis: "Ngiphume lapha ngashaywa imijikelezo emine. Lapho kwenzeka, Bengifana nje, 'Umuntu ngilahlekelwa yile mpi. Kufanele ngenze okuthile okumangazayo. 'IT (I-punch enqumayo eqeda ukulwa) weza ngesikhathi esifanele. "

"Bengidinga ukubhekana nobunzima obuthile, futhi kulobubusuku uHoriguchi wanginikeza konke lokho. Kwakunzima ukuzama isikhathi isigqi sakhe, ukuzama ukuthola ukunyakaza kwakhe phansi. "

"Abaqeqeshi bami bahlala bengitshela, 'Uma uvula, Ungaba ngomunye omuhle kakhulu emhlabeni. 'Lokho engikucindezela. "

#9-UJeremy Kennedy (17-3, 1 NC) wanqoba #4-Emmanuel Sanchez (20-7) nge isinqumo ngazwilinye (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

UJeremy Kennedy: "Angibonakali ngathi ngiyayithola. Abaqeqeshi bami bangithukuthelele empini yami yokugcina. Nginebhomu le-athomu. Yilokho okushiwo ngumqeqeshi wami. Kungamamayela ayi-100 (ngehora) -mfazile. Kufanele ngiyisebenzise. Ukulwa Kokugcina, Angizange. Bengifuna ukuzama ngiyixube, Shintsha isitayela sami. Bengincintisana, Kepha kwadingeka ngibuyele ezimpandeni zami. "

"Ngingathanda ukuthi ngiyixube ngaphezulu, kodwa (Emmanuel) USanchez usebusweni bakho sonke isikhathi. Kwakunzima ukubikezela ukuthi ibanga elibaliwe. Wavele wafika kimi. "

"Ngibeka ingcindezi enkulu kimi. Ngibe nomngani osondelene naye udlule. Wayesekhoneni lami ekulweni kwami okumbalwa kokugcina. Bengingafuni ukuya ekhaya ngokulahleka. Bengingafuni ukuthatha noma yiliphi ithuba elengeziwe. Bengifuna ukuzuza konke ukushintshana okukodwa. Bengifuna ukuwina umzuzwana ngamunye, Njalo ngomzuzu wale mpi. Anginendaba nokuthi ubukeka kanjani. Kwakufanele ngithole 'W.' "

"Esikhathini esizayo, Ngizobuyela ekuzijabuliseni futhi ngithole lelo medium elijabulisayo. Lena yenzelwe i-boom. Kwakufanele ngithole isandla sami ngasinye. Bengingaphumi kulokhu ngaphandle kokuwina. "

#7-UJosh Hill (21-4) wanqoba I-Scoggins ejabule (10-2) via KO (Punch) at :56 round amabili

UJosh Hill: "Lona wayekhuluma ngesikhathi. Besazi ukuthi umjikelezo wokuqala kungaba nzima ukuthola lelo sikhathi. Yena (I-Scoggins ejabule) kwakungukugxuma okukhulu, ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Leyo (punch eqeda ukulwa) wayelungile enkingeni. "

"Ngikhona (EBellator MMA World Prix Prix). Ngiyazi ukuthi lesi sigaba siboshwe, ngakho ngiyaqonda (Okwenza Akafakiwe). Ngifuna ngaphakathi. Uma kukhona ukulimala noma ukudonsa, Ngingumuntu wakho. "

"Ngambona (Ama-scoggins) Yehla futhi wayazi ukuthi wayephumile. Kwakungekho phuzu ukuze uqhubeke. "

"Yena (Ama-scoggins) kungokwesiko kakhulu, Karate-Esque. Mina nomqeqeshi wami sasebenza ngesikhathi esincane. Bengazi umjikelezo wokuqala kungenzeka ube yinkohliso encane. Ngithole ipunch okokuqala, Kepha bekungekho emalini. Lowo owesibili (lokho kwaqeda impi) kwaba. "

#5-UJohnny EBTS (10-0) wanqoba UCollin Hucky (10-4) via TKO (punches) at 1:11 eyodwa round

UJohnny EBTS: "Bengifuna ukuthumela leyo dude (Hucky) ku-metaverse. Ngokudabukisayo, Angikwazanga ukukwenza lokho kusihlwa. Mina bengingabe sengibeka embukisweni ongcono, Kepha yilokho.

"John SALTER, Ngisayine isivumelwano se-bout ukukulwela eFlorida, kepha wena [Okuhlongoze okuvinjelwe] ngaphandle. Angazi uma ulimele, noma wena [Okuhlongoze okuvinjelwe] ngaphandle. Kepha ngifuna ukukubona kulokhu [Okuhlongoze okuvinjelwe] cage, John. Masibhale futhi sikutholele. "

IKHADI Preliminary:
U-Alexander Shabluy (21-3) wanqoba Bobby King (10-4) nge isinqumo ngazwilinye (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
U-Andy II (9-4-1) wanqoba UJohn De Jesus (14-10) nge isinqumo ngazwilinye (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
U-Levan Chokeleli (10-1, 1 NC) wanqoba Vinicius de Jesus (9-5) nge isinqumo ngazwilinye (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Justin Montalvo (4-0) wanqoba UJacob Bohn (10-8) nge isinqumo ngazwilinye (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Mike hamel (8-5) wanqoba I-Killys Mota (12-3) nge isinqumo uqhekeko (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Spike Carlyle (13-3) wanqoba Kanye neMorit (15-7) via ukuzithoba (okukhulisa-naked binda) at 2:58 round ezintathu
UKyle Crutchmer (8-1) wanqoba #10-I-Oliver Enkamp (10-3) nge isinqumo ngazwilinye (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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IBellator MMA iqinisekisa ikhadi eligcwele le-Bellator MMA 272: Pettis vs. IHORIGUCHI KWI-SHOWTIME kulo Lwesihlanu, Dec. 3 at 10 P.M. I-ET / PTBELLATR MMA iqinisekisa ikhadi eligcwele lokulwa neBellator MMA 272: Pettis vs. IHORIGUCHI KWI-SHOWTIME kulo Lwesihlanu, Dec. 3 at 10 P.M. ET / PT

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Isihloko soMhlaba seBantamweight sikulayini njengoba uBellator evala unyaka eMohegan Sun Arena enomugqa wokulwa okugcwele isenzo

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E-Los Angeles - IBellator MMA ikuqinisekisile ikhadi eligcwele le-Fight FightBellator mma 272: UPettis vs Horiguchiikhadi eMohegan Sun Arena e-Unasville, Conn. Umcimbi ubeka isitembu ku 2021 Unyaka wekhalenda futhi usethelwe ukuqala ngesikhathi sokubona at10 p.m. ET / PT.

Ikhadi lokuqalisa elihlanganisiwe lizosakaza bukhoma kwiBellator MMA YITUTUBE, Isiteshi se-Showtime Sports YouTube kanye nePluto TV eqala lapho7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.

In the umcimbi main of the kusihlwa, I-Bantamweight Champion yamanje ye-BantamweightUSergio Pettis (21-5) Ibeka ibhande lakhe emugqeni ngokumelene nomqashi wangaphambili weBellator 135-Pound Thiclepholer kanye ne-Rizin Champion yamanjeUKyoji Horiguchi (29-3). Umcimbi omkhulu we-Co-Main uveza owake wayiphikisi le-Challenger Well Challenger Cha Challenger No. 4-zibalwaEmmanuel Sanchez (20-6) qhathanisa nokuma kwangaphambilini kwe-UFC futhi cha. 9-zibalwaUJeremy Kennedy (16-3, 1 NC).

Futhi i-ansarring ikhadi eliyinhloko kuzoba yi-bantamwomweight bout phakathi kwe-UFC VeteroanI-Scoggins ejabule (10-1) futhi No. 7-zibalwaUJosh Hill (20-4), kanye nomkhiqizo weqembu eliphakeme laseMelika, futhi No. 5-Kubalwa ophakathi nendawoUJohnny EBTS (9-0), Ngubani obheka ukuvikela irekhodi lakhe elingenasici ngokumelene ne-bellator elishaUCollin Hucky (10-3).

Ngezimpi eziyisikhombisa ezijabulisayo zizonke, theBellator mma 272 Ikhadi lokuqala liqokonyiswa yimincintiswano yeWelterweight phakathi kochwepheshe bokuhambisa baseSweden Cha. 10-zibalwaI-Oliver Enkamp (10-2) kanye ne-Oklahoma State University Wrestling Wrestling StartingUKyle Crutchmer (7-1) kanye neU-Levan Chokeleli (9-1, 1 NC) futhiVinicius de Jesus (9-4).

Hawaii'sU-Andy II (8-4-1) ibuyela e-Scott COKER-LED Promotion, njengoba elungiselela impi neUJohn De Jesus (14-9) in action featherweight, ngenkathiKanye neMorit(15-6) futhiSpike Carlyle (12-3) Hlangana ne-160-LB yesisindo senkontileka yesisindo.

Ama-matchphus amathathu angasindi nawo amenyezelwe ngomuzwa waseRussiaU-Alexander Shabluy (20-3) ukuthatha e-UtahBobby King (10-3), I-Killys Mota (12-2) ohlushwaMike hamel (8-5), futhiJustin Montalvo(3-0) sling ngeUJacob Bohn (10-7)

Amathikithi forBellator mma 272 bayathengiswa manje futhi bangathengwa ku-Ticketmaster.com futhiBellator.com.

Uhlu oluphelele lwe-bout lungezansi:

Bellator mma 272: Pettis vs. IHoriguchiIKHADI MAIN:

Friday, Dec. 3 - Hlala eISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO

10 p.m. ET / PT

Isihloko se-Bantamweight World Bout: C-USergio Pettis (21-5) vs.UKyoji Horiguchi (29-3)

Featherweight iziqubu: #4-Emmanuel Sanchez (20-6) vs. #9-UJeremy Kennedy (16-3, 1 NC)

Bantamweight Bout: UJosh Hill(20-4) vs.I-Scoggins ejabule(10-1)

Middleweight iziqubu: #5-UJohnny EBTS (9-0) vs.UCollin Hucky (10-3)

IKHADI Preliminary:

IBellator MMA YITHUBE | Isiteshi se-Showtime Sports YouTube | Pluto TV 

7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT

Iziqubu Esilula: U-Alexander Shabluy (20-3) vs.Bobby King (10-3)

Featherweight iziqubu: UJohn De Jesus (14-9) vs.U-Andy II (8-4-1)

Welterweight iziqubu: U-Levan Chokeleli (9-1, 1 NC) vs.Vinicius de Jesus (9-4)

Iziqubu Esilula: Justin Montalvo (3-0) vs.UJacob Bohn (10-7)

Iziqubu Esilula: I-Killys Mota (12-2) vs.Mike hamel (8-5)

160-Isisindo senkontileka yephawundi: Kanye neMorit (15-6) vs.Spike Carlyle (12-3)

Welterweight iziqubu: #10-I-Oliver Enkamp (10-2) vs.UKyle Crutchmer (7-1)

*Ikhadi lincike ekushintsheni.

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Free. Dec. 3 // BELLATOR 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi// Mohegan Sun Arena // Uncasville, CT

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BELLATOR 222: MACDONALD VS. GRACIE MAIN CARD SET WITH SIX BOUTS

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FULL FIGHT CARD ANNOUNCED FOR MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NYC THIS FRIDAY – AIRING EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN

NEW YORK – The line-up for the highly anticipated Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie umcimbi has been completed with two title fights and 18 electric bouts in total filling out Bellator’s return to Madison Square Garden this Friday, June 14 – only on I-DAZN. The star-studded card is headlined by a double main event that will see a Welterweight World Grand Prix semi-final matchup between current Bellator welterweight world champion Rory MacDonald (20-5-1) defending his title against the unbeaten Renzo Gracie-trained Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Neiman Gracie (9-0), as well as two of the sport’s biggest names in Lyoto Machida (25-8) futhi Enku- Sonnen (31-16-1) finally meeting after years of parallel careers in the MMA world.



The main card of Bellator 222 will stream live exclusively on I-DAZN at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, while preliminary action begins at 6:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. PST and will also stream onI-DAZN or globally on the Bellator Mobile App.



Limited tickets remain available and can be purchased online from Ticketmaster.com, MSG.com futhi Bellator.com.



The DAZN-streamed main card also features Darrion Caldwell (13-2) defending his Bellator bantamweight world title against Rizin Fighting Federation’s bantamweight championUKyoji Horiguchi (27-2) in a true “champion vs. champion” matchup, following a Horiguchi submission victory when the two met in Rizin’s ring this past December in Japan, as well as a 175-pound catchweight contest between polarizing grappling ace Dillon Danis (1-0) and Max Humphrey (3-2). Ukwengeza, fans will see an intriguing featherweight bout featuring former Bellator 135-pound champion Eduardo Dantas (21-6) making the leap to 145-pounds in an attempt to hand Juan Artuleta (21-1) the first loss of his Bellator career, ngenkathi Ricky Bandejas (11-2) welcomes unbeaten Patrick Mix (10-0) at bantamweight.



Preliminary action for Bellator 222 is also must-see and features many of Bellator’s rising stars. Those who tune in will see bouts highlighted by Aaron Pico (4-2) Ukuqhathanisa U-Adam Borics (12-0) kumakhilogremu angama-145, as well as a second inter-promotional contest pitting Rena of Rizin (8-2) ngokumelene Lindsay VanZandt (5-1) in a 112-pound catchweight fight. Bellator 222will also see the return of “The Heat” to MSG, when world champion boxer Heather Hardy (2-1) ubuso Taylor Turner (3-5) E-Flyweight. Familiar faces in Mike Kimbel (2-1), Robson Gracie Jr. (1-0) futhi Haim Gozali (10-6) will all also compete, while former The Ultimate Fighter umhlanganyeli Phil Hawes (4-2) will make his promotional debut. Okokugcina, it was recently announced that undefeated Taekwondo Master Valerie Loureda (1-0) will make her sophomore appearance when she welcomes Larkyn Dasch (0-1) to the Bellator cage on Friday night at Madison Square Garden.



Bellator 222 IKhadi Main:

Welterweight World Grand Prix Semifinal Title Bout: Rory MacDonald (20-5-1) vs. Neiman Gracie (9-0)

Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event Bout: Lyoto Machida (25-8) vs. Enku- Sonnen (31-16-1)

175-Pound Catchweight Bout: Dillon Danis (1-0) vs. Max Humphrey (3-2)

Bantamweight Bout: Ricky Bandejas (11-2) vs. Patrick Mix (10-0)

Featherweight Bout: Eduardo Dantas (21-6) vs. Juan Artuleta (22-1)

Bantamweight World Title Bout: Darrion Caldwell (13-2) vs. UKyoji Horiguchi (27-2)



Undercard:

Featherweight Bout: Aaron Pico (4-2) vs. U-Adam Borics (12-0)

Women’s Flyweight Bout: Heather Hardy (2-1) vs. Taylor Turner (3-5)

Women’s Flyweight Bout: Valerie Loureda (1-0) vs. Larkyn Dasch (0-1)

Welterweight Bout: Robson Gracie Jr. (1-0) vs. Oscar Vera (Pro Debut)

Bantamweight Bout: Mike Kimbel (2-1) vs. Sebastian Ruiz (2-2)

175-Pound Catchweight Bout: Haim Gozali (10-6) vs. Gustavo Wurlitzer (22-22, 1 NC)

Women’s 112-Pound Catchweight Bout: Rena Kubota (8-2) vs. Lindsay VanZandt (5-1)

Middleweight Bout: Phil Hawes (4-2) vs. Michael Wilcox (6-3)

Bout Esilula: Marcus Surin (5-1) vs. Nekruz Mirkhojaev (4-2)

Flyweight Bout: Brandon Medina (Pro Debut) vs. Brandon Polcare (1-2)

165-Pound Catchweight Bout: Kastriot Xhema (2-3) vs. Whitney Jean Francois (2-6-1)

Featherweight Bout: John Beneduce (2-2) vs. Kenny Rivera (2-1)



*Ikhadi lincike ekushintsheni



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Bellator, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA, Rizin FF

BELLATOR SENDS BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DARRION CALDWELL TO JAPAN ON NEW YEAR’S EVE TO CHALLENGE KYOJI HORIGUCHI FOR INAUGURAL RIZIN FF 135-POUND TITLE

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I-LOS ANGELES - Bellator is pleased to announce that the organization’s current bantamweight titleholder Darrion Caldwell (13-1) will represent the promotion in an exciting matchup against 2017 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix winner Kyoji Horiguchi (25-2). The two will compete for the inaugural Rizin bantamweight championship at Rizin 14 Ngomsombuluko, Dec. 31 from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

 

 

 

In the three-round (15-minute) Rizin FF world championship bout – which will be held in a ring under Rizin’s unique rule set – the victor of Caldwell vs. Horiguchi will leave Japan’s historic combat sports venue a Rizin FF champion. Caldwell’s Bellator bantamweight title will not be on the line in the contest.

 

 

 

The latest agreement between Bellator and Rizin FF furthers a collaboration between the two companies which has seen multiple athletes, okubala Fedor Emelianenko, "King Mo" Lawal futhi Hisaki Kato phakathi kokunye, compete interpromotionally, but never before has a title from either promotion been on the line.

 

 

 

“Working for the Japanese fight company K-1 was a magical time during my promotional career and I have always felt strongly that MMA in the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ would rise again. It truly is amazing to see what Nobuyuki Sakakibara has been able to do thus far with Rizin FF, so when he reached out to me about putting Darrion Caldwell against Kyoji Horiguchi for Rizin’s belt, we spoke to Darrion and he jumped at the opportunity,” Bellator President Scott Coker said. “Bellator wants to support Rizin, and by sending our bantamweight champion to compete during their New Year’s Eve event, we look forward to this leading towards more collaboration between the two promotions in 2019. I want to wish Darrion luck in his quest to prove he is the best 135-pound fighter on the planet.”

 

 

 

“I am very grateful and honored that Bellator and Scott Coker would send us their unarguable bantamweight champion to fight for Rizin’s first-ever world title fight. This title fight will be a true champion vs. champion to determine the world’s best bantamweight fighter,” Rizin FF President Nobuyuki Sakakibara said. “We hope this kind gesture will kick off of a series of exciting matchups between both promotions in 2019. My dream would be that eventually we can co-promote a mega event in both countries with a ‘Champion Carnival’ taking place where stories and rivalries can be built and told.”

 

 

 

Caldwell, a 30-year-old Rahway, N.J. native and the current Bellator bantamweight champion, most recently moved up a weight class to challenge himself, successfully finishing veteran Noad Lahat. Fighting out of San Diego, Calif., “The Wolf” has emerged as one of the most well-rounded fighters in the world, collecting 10 victories since signing with Bellator in 2013. The 2009 NCAA D-1 National Champion wrestler from NC State boasts a resume that includes five first-round finishes, a 25-minute war against Eduardo Dantas to claim the world title and a textbook guillotine choke submission victory over Leandro Higo in his first career title defense earlier this year. Caldwell will look for fifth consecutive win and a second world title belt when he enters the ring against Kyoji Horiguchi on New Year’s Eve in Japan.

 

 

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I-FITETV, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA, Rizin FF

FITE TV to LIVE Stream ACB 57 FREE and RIZIN 2017 PPV this weekend; WATCH HERE!

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ACB 57 Payback – Magomedov vs Yan 2 – Live and FREE Saturday 4/15 10:00AM ET – From Moscow

ACB 57 Payback features the rematch of the highly contested first meeting between current ACB Bantamweight Champion Magomed Magomedov (13-1 MMA) and Petr Yan (6-1 MMA) as well as a co-main event of Alexander Sarnavskiy (35-5 MMA) vs Eduard Vartanyan (15-3 MMA).

 

For the full card visit our ACB 57 event page at: https://www.fite.tv/watch/acb-57-magomedov-vs-yan/2jjrk/

ACB 57: Magomedov vs Yan (Прямая трансляция) Live Stream

RIZIN 2017 Sakura PPV $14.99 – Kawajiri vs Birchak – Sunday 2AM ET Live from Yokohama Arena, Japan

RIZIN returns with the pageantry and non-stop action that has defined Japanese MMA! In the main event Japanese MMA legend Tatsuya “Crusher” Kawajiri (35-11-2 MMA) vs Anthony Birchak (12-3 MMA) from the U.S. and a co-main event that features wrestling powerhouse Amir Aliakbari (5-1 MMA) against the powerful and experienced Brazilian Gerônimo Dos Santos (39-17). The card also features MMA superstars Kyoji Horiguchi, Heath Herring, Olympic Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii, UFC veteran Daron Cruickshank and more!

For the full card visit our RIZIN 2017 event page at: https://www.fite.tv/watch/rizin-2017-in-yokohama/2jn62/

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Fight Network Presents ONE Championship 26, Enfusion 28 & UFC 186 Ukufunda LIVE kule mpelasonto

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TORONTO | I-NEW YORK (April 22, 2015) — Fight Network, UNdunankulu wezwe 24/7 isiteshi sethelevishini abazinikezele ukuqedela izindaba combat yezemidlalo, wethula ikhadi le-blockbuster kusuka ku- ONE Championship phila lokhu Friday, April 24 at 7:30 a.m. KANYE, njengoba ivela eSM MOA Arena eManila, Philippines, iqondiswe ngompetha we-welterweight Ben Askren ubhekene nolunye lwezivivinyo zakhe ezinzima kunazo zonke kuze kube manje ebhekene nomakadebona wama-71-fightLuis “Sapo” Santos.

 

Angabiki siphile kuphela Canada, ONE Championship: IValor of Champions izophinde ibe nomcimbi obumbene womcimbi we-bantamweight phakathi kokugqama kwePhilippines Mark Striegl kanye neMelika engakaze ihlulwe UCasey Suire, kanye nethemba le-flyweight lasePhilippines Eugene Toquero ihlangana ne-Indonesia UBrianata Rosadhi. Ukuqoqa out ikhadi, Indlu yamandla esindayo yaseCanada Paul Cheng izimpi Ukraine Ifayela Igor, I-flyweight yaseThai U-Anatpong Bunrad iphonsa phansi ngomuzwa wasePhilippines Eustaquio Geje, okuningi UJimmy Yabo tangles with U-Edward Kelly ekushayaneni kwabaphikisi be-featherweight basePhilippines.

 

Ikhadi eligcwele lokulwa le-ONE Championship: I-Valor of Champions ifaka phakathi:

 

-Ben Askren (14-0) vs. ULuis Santos (61-9-1) – Isihloko esisodwa se-welterweight
-Mark Striegl (13-1) vs. UCasey Suire (5-0)
-Eugene Toquero (5-1) vs. UBrianata Rosadhi (1-1)
-Paul Cheng (5-1) vs. Ifayela Igor (5-2)
-U-Anatpong Bunrad (4-1) vs. Eustaquio Geje (6-3)
-UJimmy Yabo (4-0) vs. U-Edward Kelly (5-2)
-UShannon Wiratchai (3-1) vs. Amir Khan (2-1)
-UTs Notto (2-0) vs. Ya Wei Wang (1-1)

 

Isenzo bukhoma siyaqhubeka Saturday, April 25 at 3 p.m. KANYE, njengoba Enfusion Live 28 ihlasela i-Ice Hockey Stadium eZilina, Slovakia, equkethe iSlovakia UTomas Senkyr ngokumelene neMorocco U-Ibrahim El Boustati ngesihloko somhlaba -85kg, kanye naseSlovakia UVladimir Moravcik uhlangana nomFulentshi UJohan Lidon endabeni yama-Muay Thai emizuliswaneni emihlanu. Ikhadi libuye libe nobusuku obubodwa, ukuqedwa okukodwa -70kg umqhudelwano obonisa UMilan Pales vs. UBrahim Benameur futhi UTigran Movsisyan vs.Mohammed bezihlahla ekuvuleni ama-matchup ayindilinga.

 

Fight Network bukhoma Enfusion ukusakaza at 3 p.m. KANYE ngeke baveze on TV Cablevision sika Optimum, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable in the iU.S., lonke in Canada, Amadivaysi Roku yonkana North America, futhi Turkey on D-Smart.

 

On Saturday, April 25, Fight Network Uyoletha yayo UFC 186 Pre-Show Live p.m at7. KANYE, featuring izibonisi kuqala, izibikezelo kanye nokuhlaziywa ngaphambi UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi on pay-per-view. Ngemva ikhadi main, Yilwa Network presents UFC 186 Post-Show Live, okuzofaka isithangami sabezindaba sangemuva kwempi bukhoma esivela eMontreal, Quebec, Canada.

 

Ngaphezu zonke live Ukusabalala pre kanye post-fight, Fight Network iyindawo okuqukethwe UFC umtapo, specials and chungechunge, okubala UFC Unleashed, UFC Now futhi UFC Ultimate Insider. Zonke airings ahlelwe at tv.fightnetwork.com.

 

Post-fight Ukusabalala uyaqhubeka ngoMsombuluko sika edition of 5 Emahlandla on Fight Network, okuyinto debuts at 7 p.m. KANYE netimphawu ukuwohloka olunzulu NgoMgqibelo umcimbi.

 

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Mendon Twin Drive-In to show UFC 186 this Saturday night

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MENDON, Mass. (April 20, 2015) – The newly renovated Mendon Twin Drive-In will be a closed circuit site for this Saturday night’s UFC 186 from historic Bell Centre in Montreal. Mendon Twin Drive-In (www.mendondrivein.com) sise 35 Milford St. in Mendon, MA.

 

Tickets may be purchased at the Mendon Twin Drive-In gate the day of the event only (gates open at 6 p.m. KANYE), or in advance by going on line at www.aceticket.com. Regular admission is $25.00 per car (maximum of six per vehicle) nge $50.00 VIP ticket per car available that includes priority parking and a weekday drive-in pass. People may watch the UFC 186 action from their car or sit at Pop’s Beer Garden.

 

FREE ADMISSION

To the first 100 cars from the Blackstone Valley area (driver’s ID required)

 

 

“I’m excited to show some of the best conditioned and skilled athletes in the world live on one of the biggest screens in New England,” Mendon Twin Drive-In co-owner Dave Andelman wathi.

 

Preliminary bouts start at 6:30 p.m. KANYE with the main card fights commencing at10 p.m. KANYE. World Flyweight Champion UDemetriyu “Igundane elinamandla” Johnson (21-2-1), Ungenzi. 3 in the UFC pound-for-pound ratings, headlines the main card in a title defense against No. 8 Olwa UKyoji Horiguchi (15-1-0).

 

Also fighting on the main card is middleweight Michael “The Count” Bisping(26-7-0) vs. CB “The Doberman” Dollaway (16-7-0), wesibhakela ukukhanya Fabio Maldonado (22-7-0) vs. Steve Bosse (10-1-0), John “The Bull” Makdessi(12-3-0) vs. Shane Campbell (11-2-0) at a 160-pound catch-weight, futhi bantamweight Yves “Tiger” Jabouin (20-9-0) vs. Thomas “Thominhas” Almeida (18-0-0).

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