RAFAEL CARVALHO DEFENDS MIDDLEWIGHT TITLE AGAINST GEGARD MOUSASI IN NEW HEADLINER, WHILE ‘MVP’ TAKES ON DAVID RICKELS IN CO-MAIN

לאס אנדזשעלעס – Due to injury, Mirko Cro Cop can no longer compete in his highly anticipated Bellator debut atבעללאַטאָר 200 קעגן רוי נעלסאָן. ווי אַ רעזולטאַט, די בעללאַטאָר 200 main event now sees reigning middleweight champראַפאַעל קאַרוואַלהאָ (15-1) defend his title against top contender געגאַרד מאָוסאַסי (43-6-2) in a five-round affair, while the co-main event features undefeated British striker מיכאל "ווענאָם" Page (12-0), better known as “MVP,” againstדוד ריקקעלס (19-4, 2 נק) בייַ וועלטערווייט. בעללאַטאָר 200 takes place Friday, מייַ 25 at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London and will air on Paramount Network at 9 פּ.ם. עט / 8 פּ.ם. קאָרט.

The main card also includes former titleholder פיל דייוויס (18-4) גענומען אויף לינטאָן וואַססעלל (18-6) in a light heavyweight matchup and reality star turned MMA fighter Aaron Chalmers (3-0) making his promotional debut against fellow BritAsh Griffiths (4-5). The remainder of the main card will be announced later this week.

Prior to the main card on Paramount Network, בעללאַטאָר 200 will also feature plenty of exciting preliminary matchups showcasing many of the U.K.’s top young talent. די אַנדיפיטיד Anastasia Yankova (5-0) returns against the always-tough Kate Jackson (9-3-1), while a trio of former BAMMA champions are in action when former middleweight champion Mike Shipman (11-1) פייץ Carl Noon (7-2), former BAMMA featherweight kingpin Daniel Crawford (10-1) challenges Pedro Carvalho (6-3) and former BAMMA lightweight titlist Ryan Scope (11-1) פנימער Martyn Harris(4-4). Fans will see Bellator veteran Anatoly Tokov (25-3) clash with Vladimir Filipovic (10-2), SBG Ireland-productCharlie Ward (4-3) in action against Louis King (1-1) and Mousasi-trained prospect Costello van Steenis (9-1) באַגעגעניש Kevin Fryer (6-2).

Tickets for the event are on sale now at The SSE Arena, Wembley box office (0844 815 0815), Ticketmaster.com,ssearena.co.uk און axs.com. בעללאַטאָר 200 will be broadcast on Paramount Network at 9 פּ.ם. עט / 8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App beginning at 12:30 פּ.ם. ET/9:30 אַ.ם. פּט.

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לאס אנדזשעלעס – An exciting battle between heavyweight fan-favorites Mirko Cro Cop (36-11-2, 1 נק) און רוי נעלסאָן (23-15) has been added to historic בעללאַטאָר 200 at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London on פרייַטיק, מייַ 25.

The two renowned fighters join a stacked card that already includes a Bellator middleweight title matchup pitting current champ ראַפאַעל קאַרוואַלהאָ (15-1) קעגן געגאַרד מאָוסאַסי(43-6-2), while former titleholder פיל דייוויס (18-4) נעמט אויף לינטאָן וואַססעלל (18-6) in a light heavyweight matchup and undefeated British striker מיכאל "ווענאָם" Page (12-0) מיץ דוד "דער קאַוועמאַן" ריקקעלס (19-4, 2 נק) בייַ וועלטערווייט.

Tickets for the event are on sale now at The SSE Arena, Wembley Box Office (0844 815 0815), Ticketmaster.com, ssearena.co.uk און axs.com. בעללאַטאָר 200 will be broadcast on Paramount Network at 9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, בשעת פּרילימאַנערי אַקציע וועט טייַך אויף Bellator.com און גלאָובאַלי אויף די בעללאַטאָר מאָביל אַפּ. Additional contests will be announced in coming weeks.

The man synonymous with head kick knockouts, Mirko Cro Cop makes his way to Bellator in the midst of an eight-fight win streak that includes TKO victories over "מלך מאָ" לאַוואַל, Gabriel Gonzaga and Satoshi Ishii. The proud Croatian famously won the PRIDE 2006 Openweight Grand Prix championship, as well as the RIZIN World Grand Prix 2016 title and K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final in kickboxing. One of the most feared strikers in MMA history, Cro Cop owns additional career wins over וואַנדערלעי סילוואַ, דזשאָש באַרנעט (קס 3), Pat Barry, Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman.

קאַמף פון לאַס וועגאַס, Roy Nelson made his Bellator debut at בעללאַטאָר 183 in September with a hard-fought victory over דזשאַווי אַיאַלאַ following an eight-year, 19-fight run with UFC that saw him earn wins over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, "Bigfoot" סילוואַ, טשעיקק קאָנגאָ and Mirko Cro Cop. “Big Country” also memorably defeated the late קימבאָ רעפטלand later went on to win season 10 פון די לעצט פייטער. Having recently fought מאַט מיטריאָנע in the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix, Nelson is looking for a big win over one of the sport’s true legends.

דערהייַנטיקט בעללאַטאָר 200 Fight Card:

Middleweight World Title Bout: ראַפאַעל קאַרוואַלהאָ (15-1) ווס. געגאַרד מאָוסאַסי (43-6-2)

Heavyweight Main Card Bout: Mirko Cro Cop (36-11-2, 1 נק) ווס. רוי נעלסאָן (23-15)

Light Heavyweight Main Card Bout: פיל דייוויס (18-4) ווס. לינטאָן וואַססעלל (18-6)

Welterweight Main Card Bout: מיכאל Page (12-0) ווס. דוד ריקקעלס (19-4, 2 נק)

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