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Multiple High-Profile Fights Added to Both Nights of BELLATOR MMA’s Hawaii Double-Header on April 21 og 22

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Bellator 295 MAIN CARD GETS AN UPDATED MAIN CARD START TIME OF 11 P.M. ET / 8 P.M. PT

FRIDAY’S SHOW IS FREE TO ALL FIRST RESPONDERS, MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHILE TICKETS FOR SATURDAY’S EVENT ARE CURRENTLY ON SALE

ENGLERNE - The two main cards for BELLATOR MMA’s annual doubleheader on the Hawaiian island of Oahu are complete with the addition of today’s confirmed bouts.

Honolulu’sNeal S. Blaisdell Arena will play home to a pair of events on back-to-back nights withBellator 294 finder stedFredag, April 21 ogBellator 295 finder stedLørdag, April 22. 

Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 - Fre, April 21

Main card airs live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT/4 p.m. local HST

Bellator 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 on Fridayhas two new main card contests, bringing Friday’s slate to five fights in total. Former BELLATOR bantamweight title challenger and No. 5-rangeretDanny Sabatello (13-2) will return to action for the first time since his shot at the world championship, when he competes againstMarcos Breno (15-2), who surprised many people when he bested Josh Hill on the scorecards in his BELLATOR debut. A welterweight contest pittingLevan Chokheli (11-2) and American Top Team’sMichael Lombardo (13-3) is also official for the SHOWTIME-aired portion of the event.

Den foreløbige kort tilBELLATOR 294currently features four fights, including No. 4-rangeret som sværvægterTyrell Fortune(12-3), who looks to get back to his winning ways against Russia’sSergei Bilostennyi(10-2). Do Not. 5-rangeret let sværAlex Polizzi (10-2) returns to the BELLATOR cage and will compete against a streakingKarl Moore (11-2), who holds the No. 8 ranking. A lightweight tilt between five-fight BELLATOR veteranKillys Mota(14-3) and promotional newcomerKenneth Cross(13-3) er officiel, as is a 145-pound bout between Oregon’sCris Lencioni (10-3) tangling withBlake Smith (7-3). Rounding out the preliminary card is a middleweight affair between Colorado’sAnthony “Sugafoot” Adams(9-3) and Tajikistan’sSharaf “Sherkhan” Davlatmurodov(18-4-1).

The card is headlined by a Women’s Flyweight World Championship main event rematch pitting current champion and U.S. MarineLiz Carmouche(18-7) mod nr. 4 ranked flyweight challenger, DeAnna Bennett (13-7-1). I aftenens co-main event, Do Not. 6-ranked heavyweight and Minnesota National GuardsmanTim Johnson(15-9) will compete againstSagde Sowma (8-4). A women’s featherweight contest featuring former UFC title challengerSara McMann (13-6), who makes her highly anticipated BELLATOR debut against former No. 1 contender, Arlene Blencowe (15-9).

Friday night’s event is being held in honor of America’s Military, Veterans and First-Responders, all of whom are eligible to attend the event with a guest for free entry the day of with valid proof of ID. Free admission is based on a limited capacity and available on a first come-first serve basis.

DenBellator 294 preliminary card will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube -kanal og Pluto TV begyndende kl8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT/2 p.m. HST. The complete bout listing for both events can be found below.

Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix – Saturday, April 22

Updated Start Time – Main card airs live on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT/5 p.m. local HST

The main card for Saturday’sBellator 295: Stots vs. Blandeevent has also been sweetened with the addition of homegrown BELLATOR talent and No. 3-rangeretAaron Pico (10-4), who returns from his highly publicized shoulder injury to square off against Brazil’sOtto Rodrigues (13-1), who makes his BELLATOR debut.

The preliminary portion of Saturday’s event also features multiple new, high-profile additions confirmed including a marquee bout pitting two top-ten contenders against each other at featherweight, when No. 6-rangeretMads Burnell(16-4) tests his skills against No. 7-rangeretJustin Gonzales (14-1). Do Not. 8-rangeretIlara Joanne(11-6) meets fellow BrazilianBruna Ellen(6-4) in a women’s flyweight contest, and a welterweight tilt betweenAlexey Shurkevich(13-5) and Japan’sMasayuki Kikuiri(8-2-1). 

BELLATOR 295on Saturday is main evented by the Finals of the BELLATOR Bantamweight World Grand Prix, which will see current Interim ChampionRaufeon Stots (19-1) face No. 2-rangeretPatchy Mix(17-1). I co-main event, the pride of Honolulu, Do Not. 3-rangeretIlima-Lei Macfarlane (12-2) looks to defend home turf against Japan’s No. 2-rangeretKana Watanabe (11-1-1). Også, at 125-pounds, former BELLATOR World ChampionKyoji Horiguchi (31-5) moves down a division to welcome former UFC Title ChallengerRay Borg (16-5) to the Paramount-owned promotion.

Billetter tilBellator 295: Stots vs. Blandeare on sale now and are available at Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.

DenBellator 295 preliminary card will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube -kanal og Pluto TV begyndende kl7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT/1 p.m. HST. The complete bout listing for both events can be found below.

Bellator 294: CARMOUCHE VS. BENNETT 2Hovedkortet:

Fredag, April 21 - Lev videreSHOWTIME

10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT/4 p.m. HST (lokal)

Flyweight World Title Bout: C-Liz Carmouche(18-7) vs. #4-DeAnna Bennett (13-7-1)

Heavyweight Co-Main Event: #6-Tim Johnson(15-9)vs.Sagde Sowma(8-4)

Fjervægt Bout: #2-Arlene Blencowe(15-9) vs.Sara McMann(13-6)

Bantamvægt Bout: #5-Danny Sabatello (13-2) vs.Marcos Breno (15-2)

Weltervægt Bout: Levan Chokheli (11-2, 1 NC) vs.Michael Lombardo (13-3, 1 NC)

Bellator 294: CARMOUCHE VS. BENNETT 2FORELØBIG CARD:

BELLATOR MMA YouTube -kanal | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube -kanal | Pluto tv

8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT/2 p.m. HST (lokal)

Light Heavyweight Bout: #5-Alex Polizzi (10-2) vs.#8-Karl Moore(11-2)

Letvægts Bout: Killys Mota(14-3) vs.Kenneth Cross(13-3)

Heavyweight Bout: #4-Tyrell Fortune(12-3, 1 NC) vs.Sergei Bilostennyi(10-2)

Fjervægt Bout: Cris Lencioni(10-3) vs.Blake Smith (7-3)

Mellemvægt Bout: Anthony Adams (9-3) vs. Sharaf Davlatmurodov(18-4-1)

Bellator 295: STOTS VS. MIXHovedkortet:

Lørdag, April 22 - Lev videreSHOWTIME

11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT/5 p.m. HST (lokal)

Bantamweight World Grand Prix Final: IC-Raufeon Stots(19-2) vs. #2-Patchy Mix(17-1)

Fluevægt Bout: #3-Ilima-Lei Macfarlane(12-2) vs. #2-Kana Watanabe(11-1-1)

Fjervægt Bout: #3-Aaron Pico (10-4) vs.Otto Rodrigues (13-1)

Fluevægt Bout: Kyoji Horiguchi (31-5) vs.Ray Borg (16-5)

Bellator 295: STOTS VS. MIXFORELØBIG CARD:

BELLATOR MMA YouTube -kanal | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube -kanal | Pluto tv

7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT/1 p.m. HST (lokal)

Fjervægt Bout: #6-Mads Burnell(16-4) vs. #7-Justin Gonzales(14-1)

Letvægts Bout: Yancy Medeiros(16-8, 1 NC) vs.Charlie Leary(17-13-1)

Fjervægt Bout: Kai Kamaka III(10-5-1) vs.Adli Edwards (9-2)

Fluevægt Bout: #9–Sumiko Inaba(5-0) vs. #7-Veta Arteaga (7-4)

Fjervægt Bout: Keoni Diggs (10-2) vs.Weber Almeida (7-1)

Letvægts Bout: Bobby King(12-5) vs.Aalon Cruz(10-4)

Heavyweight Bout: Davion Franklin(5-1) vs.Kasim Aras(7-1)

Fluevægt Bout: #8-Ilara Joanne(11-6) vs.Bruna Ellen(6-4)

Weltervægt Bout: Alexey Shurkevich(13-5) vs.Masayuki Kikuiri(8-2-1)

*Kort kan ændres.

BesøgBellator.com for yderligere information.

Opdateret tidsplan for BELLATOR -begivenheder – klik på links for opdaterede kampkort

Fri. Hav. 31 // Bellator 293: Golm vs. James // Pechanga Resort Casino // Temecula, F.EKS

Fri. April. 21 // Bellator: 294: Carmouche vs. Bennett 2 // Blaisdell Arena // Honolulu, HI

Sat. April. 22 // Bellator: 295: Stots vs. Blande // Blaisdell Arena // Honolulu, HI

Fri. Maj 12 // Bellator 296: Moussage vs. Edwards // Accor Arena // Paris, Frankrig

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Tidligere titeludfordrer John Salter møder ubesejrede Johnny Eblen under BELLATORs hovedkort 276 marts 12

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ENGLERNE - Et væld af fantastiske kæmpere bevæbnet med verdenstitel-forhåbninger har sluttet sig til de stabledeBELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnellkort på lørdag, Marts 12. SHOWTIME sender det gigantiske hovedkort live inde fra Family Arena i St. Charles, Mo., på9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

Tidligere titeludfordrer og nr. 2 rangeret-John Salter (18-5), samt ubesejrede BELLATOR MMA No. 3-rangeretJohnny Eblen(10-0), og kvindernes nr. 2 fjervægtKat Zingano(12-4) håber at tage det næste skridt mod BELLATOR MMA guld, når de slutter sig til de fire co-headline brawlere, der i øjeblikket er rangeret blandt det øverste lag af deres respektive divisioner.

Blandt de storslåede MMA-nærmeste vil være tre af de ti bedste mellemvægtere, fem ubesejrede og en plettfri amatør, fire top-to kandidater, og ti kæmpere rangeret sammen med BELLATOR MMA's elite.

I den vigtigste begivenhed af aftenen, Adam Borics (17-1) ogMads Burnell(16-3), to fjervægte lige nu som nr. 2 på den officielle BELLATOR MMA-rangliste, vil give et fremtidigt skud på BELLATOR 145-pund verdensmesterskabet. I co-featured Bout, tidligere BELLATOR Light Heavyweight Champion, 13-tid BELLATOR veteran, og nr. 2-rangeretPhil Davis (23-6, 1 NC) vil åbne sin 2022 kampagne mod nr. 4 Julius Anglickas(10-2), som senest udfordrede til titlen på 205 pund. Derudover, hovedkortet vil sætte fokus på en international letvægts-ekstravaganza som ubesejret New Alliance Jiu-Jitsu-teammedlemJay-Jay Wilson (8-0) af Auckland, New Zealand, rykker op i vægt for at møde Dagestan, RuslandsGadzhi Rabadanov(16-4-2), der kommer fra en knockout i første runde i sin kampagnedebut klBELLATOR MMA 263 i juli 2021.

Forud for de deraf følgende co-featured konkurrencer, et par top-mellemvægtere vil runde hovedkortet af, da Salter og Eblen giver sig i kast med vinderen af ​​den kommende verdensmesterskabskamp med 185-pund Champion Gegard Mousasi mod nr. 1-rangeret Austin Vanderford på BELLATOR MMA 275 senere på måneden i Dublin, Irland.

Bevæbnet med en 8-2 BELLATOR rekord, Salter, en 15-årig pro MMA-veteran fra Nashville, Tenn., har den salgsfremmende rekord for de fleste afleveringer i BELLATOR MMA mellemvægts historie, og er stoppet 17 sin 23 modstandere. Kaldenavnet "Diamond Hands" på grund af hans kærlighed til kryptovaluta og vilje til at holde fast i sine investeringer, Eblen kommer efter en 71-sekunders udslettelse af Collin Huckbody klBELLATOR MMA 272i december 2021. Det seksdobbelte BELLATOR MMA-veteran og amerikanske Top-Team-produkt, som for nylig underskrev en forlængelse af BELLATOR-kontrakten med seks kampe, har sikret seks åbningsrunde stop, inklusive to af hans tre 2021 modstandere.

Ud over det storslåede hovedkort, et sandt overflødighedshorn af pulserende foreløbige punch ups vil begynde den fremtrædende nat med handling, Heriblandt en nærkamp fra det midtvestlige Minnesota, der tidligere udfordrer UFC-titlen og Winona, Fra., indfødte Zingano mod No.7-rangerede letvægtsPam Sørenson(9-4) af Blaine, Fra.

Set til at spille sin tredje BELLATOR MMA-optræden i træk med ambitioner om udfordrende BELLATOR MMA verdensmester i weltervægt for kvinderCris Cyborg, Zingano har haft en dekoreret kampkarriere. Den tidligere NCAA Division III All-American wrestler blev den første mor til at konkurrere i UFC og første kvinde til at vinde virksomhedens "Fight of the Night"-pris, tæller sejre over Miesha Tate, Amanda Nunes, Marion Reneau, og Gabrielle Holloway. Nylig, "Alpha" var med i serien "Double Duty", der skildrede forsøgene på at opretholde en balance mellem forældreskabets daglige ansvar og at tjene til livets ophold som professionel atlet.

En tidligere Invicta FC-mester i fjervægt for kvinder, Sorenson begyndte at kickbokse efter sin bedste vens bortgang. Efter at have forladt sin krone og anmodet om en løsladelse fra Invicta i juli 2021, Minneapolis-mauleren underskrev en multi-fight-aftale med BELLATOR MMA i midten af ​​2021. Kort efter at han kom til pionerfirmaet, den 35-årige registrerede en hårdt tilkæmpet splittelse over Roberta Samad klBELLATOR MMA 264 i Uncasville, Conn.

Der vil også være et blåtslået slagsmål, hvor to hårdtslående sværvægtere med syv karrierestop hver for sig som nr.. 8-rangeretAlex "Eazy" Polizzi (9-1) af Madison, Wisc., støder sammen med Team PitbullsJose "Guru" Augusto (7-3, 1 NC). Derudover, San Diego, Calif. indfødte, 11-tid BELLATOR MMA veteran, og nr. 6-rangeret"Barbarisk" Derek Anderson(17-4, 1 NC) vil blande det op med indsendelsesspecialist, BELLATOR brasiliansk blå mærke, og japansk fødtGoiti Yamaguchi (26-5), i en verdensomspændende weltervægtskrig.

Endvidere, tilføjet tilBELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burneller en mindeværdig mellemvægtskamp, ​​der er ubesejret, Do Not. 6-rangeret 185 pund og ejer af tre på hinanden følgende stopRomero Cotton (5-0) af Hutchinson, Kansas, som modigt vil kæmpe mod rædslerne"The Boogeyman" Lance Wright (5-2). Desuden, tidligere division II All-American wrestler og fantastisk fjervægtCody lov(5-0), frisk på sin tredje åbningsrundeafslutning, stræber efter at undgå at blive skræmt af"Fantom" Johnny Soto (5-2) af Escondido, Calif.

Fortsætter den uforglemmelige nat med fantastisk action, ubesejret weltervægter og amerikansk Top-Team-medlemroman faraldo (6-0) vil gøre sin fjerde reklameoptræden i træk, når han udfordrer BELLATOR MMA rookieKelvin Rayford (5-3), mens lokal kombattantJordan Howard (10-5) af Jefferson City håber at begejstre Missouri-trofaste mod Athen, Illinois' egenTrevor Ward(5-5). To fluevægte vil også teste deres færdigheder, nårDiana Avsaragova(4-0) Rusland hilser velkommenAshley Deen (5-6) til BELLATOR. Til sidst, et Show-Me State letvægtsopgør mellem BELLATOR begyndereDan Bush (4-1) gør sin sjette optræden i Missouri i træk ved at konfrontere St. Louis'Josh Augustine (5-2).

De spændende indledende kampe vil streames live på BELLATOR MMA YouTube-kanalen, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube -kanal og Pluto TV begyndende kl6 p.m. OG / 15:00. PT.

Billetter tilBELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burneller til salg nu hos beggeTicketmaster.com ogBellator.com

BELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnell hovedkort:

Lørdag, Marts 12 - Lev videre SHOWTIME

9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT

Fjervægt Main Event: #2-Adam Borics (17-1) vs. #2-Mads Burnell (16-3)

Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: #2-Phil Davis (23-6, 1 NC) vs. #4-Julius Anglickas (10-2)

Mellemvægt Bout: #2-John Salter (18-5) vs. #3-Johnny Eblen (10-0)

Letvægts Bout: Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0) vs.Gadzhi Rabadanov (16-4-2)

FORELØBIG CARD:

BELLATOR MMA YouTube -kanal | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube -kanal | Pluto tv

6 p.m. OG / 15:00. PT

Fjervægt Bout: #2-Kat Zingano (12-4) vs. #7-Pam Sørenson (9-4)

Light Heavyweight Bout: #8-Alex Polizzi (9-1) vs.Joseph Augustus (7-3, 1 NC)

Weltervægt Bout: #6-Derek Anderson (17-4-1) vs.Goiti Yamaguchi (26-5)

Mellemvægt Bout: #6-Romero Cotton (5-0) vs.Lance Wright(5-2)

Fluevægt Bout: Diana Avsaragova (4-0) vs.Ashley Deen (5-6)

Fjervægt Bout: Cody lov (5-0) vs. Johnny Soto (4-2)

Weltervægt Bout: roman faraldo (6-0) vs.Kelvin Rayford (5-3)

Bantamvægt Bout: Jordan Howard (10-5) vs.Trevor Ward (5-5)

Letvægts Bout: Dan Bush (4-1) vs.Josh Augustine (5-2)

*Kort kan ændres.

Opdateret tidsplan for BELLATOR -begivenheder

Lør, Februar. 19 / / BELLATOR MMA 274: Gracie vs. Storley // Mohegan Sun Arena // Uncasville, Conn.

Fri. Februar. 25 // BELLATOR MMA 275: Moussage vs. Vanderford // 3Arena // Dublin, IRE

Sat. Marts 12 // BELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnell //Familiearenaen // St. Louis

Fri. Maj 6 // BELLATOR PARIS: Bader vs.. Kongo 2 // Accor Arena // Paris, FRA

Fri. Maj 13 // BELLATOR LONDON: Amosov vs. MVP // SSE Arena, Wembley // London

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BELLATOR MMA er en førende global kampsportsorganisation med mange af de bedste krigere i verden. Under ledelse af veteran kamp promotor Scott Coker, BELLATOR -begivenheder finder sted i større byer verden over og kan ses på fjernsyn i over 160 lande til et tilgængeligt publikum på over en milliard mennesker. I USA, BELLATOR kan ses på SHOWTIME. BELLATOR består af et ledelsesteam, der omfatter branchens bedste fagfolk inden for tv -produktion, livebegivenhed orkestrering, fighter udvikling / relationer, mødested indkøb, sponsorering skabelse / udvikling, international licens, markedsføring, reklame, PR og kommissioner relationer. BELLATOR er baseret i Hollywood, Calif. og ejes af underholdningsgiganten ViacomCBS, hjemsted for verdens førende underholdning mærker, der forbinder med publikum gennem overbevisende indhold på tværs af tv, film, online og mobile platforme.

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Bellator 276 OFFICIELT SÆTTET TIL LØRDAG, MARTS 12 I ST. LOUIS

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ENGLERNE - Et fremtidigt skud ved BELLATOR-verdensmesterskabet i fjervægt vil være på spil, når nr. 2-rangeret Adam Borics (17-1) møder en mand også rangeret som nr. 2 i den officielle BELLATOR-rangliste, Mads Burnell (16-3) i de vigtigste tilfælde af Bellator 276 på lørdag, Marts 12 på The Family Arena i St. Louis.

I co-main eventen tidligere BELLATOR Light Heavyweight Champion og No. 2-rangeret Phil Davis (23-6) vil vende tilbage til handling og åbne sin 2022 kampagne mod nr. 4-rangeret Julius Anglickas (10-2), som senest udfordrede til titlen på 205 pund. Hovedkortet vil også se et par dygtige letvægtere konkurrere, når ubesejret Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0) rykker op i vægt for at møde Dagestans Gadzhi Rabadanov (16-4-2).

SHOWTIME vil tv-sende BELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnell hovedkort live kl 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT Derudover, de spændende indledende kampe vil streame live på BELLATOR MMA YouTube-kanalen, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube -kanal og Pluto TV begyndende kl 6 p.m. OG / 15:00. PT.

Billetter til BELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnell kommer til salg på fredag, Februar. 11 hos begge Ticketmaster.com og Bellator.com, med et særligt forsalg, der finder sted dagen før.

A BELLATOR MMA 276 indledende kamp mellem to hårdhændede lette sværvægtere nr. 8-rangeret Alex "Easy" Polizzi (9-1) og Team Pitbulls Jose "Gugu" Augusto (7-3, 1 NC) er også officiel. Yderligere konkurrencer vil blive annonceret inden længe.

En mangesidet fighter med enorm succes i to forskellige kampsportsgrene, Adam Borics slog alle ud 25 af hans amatørmodstandere på vej til at kompilere 10-0 (kickboxing) og 15-0 (MMA) optegnelser. Holder en tre-tommer højdefordel og bunder med den kommende modstander Mads Burnell som nr. 2 fjervægt på BELLATOR-ranglisten, tyveri. Lauderdale fjervægter begyndte sin professionelle karriere med 14 lige triumfer, herunder ti ved KO eller indsendelse.

Meget gerne hans kommende fjende, den ni-dobbelte BELLATOR-veteran, bevæbnet med en 8-1 salgsfremmende rekord, foretrækker at skille sig af med sine kolleger hurtigt, som det fremgår af ti af hans 18 karrieresejre, der kulminerer med knockout eller underkastelse. Derudover, den tidligere ungarske kampmesterskab fjervægtskonge har kun kæmpet 41 runder siden han blev professionel i aug. 2014, et gennemsnit på kun 2.3 pr udflugt.

Tilnavnet "The Kid,” den tidligere thailandske og ungarske thaiboksning-verdensmester, der lever efter ordsproget "Øv besværligt, kamp let,” og holder knockout-sejre over den tidligere BELLATOR fjervægtsmester Pat Curran og den glubske fjervægter Aaron Pico. Født i Budapest, Ungarn, Sanford MMA fighter, som underskrev en multi-fight forlængelse med BELLATOR i januar 2021, lancerede sin salgsfremmende kampagne ved at indsende Anthony Taylor via bag-nøgen choke i april 2017. Efter at have droppet sin ensomme BELLATOR-kamp i hænderne på den tidligere bantamvægtmester Darrion Caldwell i kvartfinalen i BELLATOR MMA fjervægts Grand Prix, Borics har udpeget sine sidste tre modstandere under firmaets banner.

Kører i øjeblikket en sejrsrække på syv kampe, Mads Burnell foretrækker at sende sine modstandere tidligt. I 19 karrierekampe, underkastelsesspecialisten har stoppet mere end halvdelen af ​​sine modstandere (10), inklusive otte i åbningsrunden. Derudover, København, Danmark, native har ikke kæmpet sidste tre runder i sin professionelle karriere, mens det i gennemsnit kun er to pr. konkurrence. Arte Suave Copenhagen-produktet, der vil vende 28 mindre end en uge før hans fjerde reklameoptræden i træk kl BELLATOR MMA 276, åbnede sit kald ved at besejre sine første fem modstandere, herunder tre via indsendelse.

Et førstegrads sort bælte i brasiliansk jiu-jitsu, Burnell erobrede Cage Warriors fjervægtstitlen ved at sende den daværende mester Dean Trueman med japansk slips kl. 3:04 af anden runde i juni 29, 2019. To måneder efter underskrivelse med virksomheden, den glubske fjervægter tog den blandede kampsportsverden med storm, da han optog sin ensomme karriere knockout og satte Darko Banovic på gulvet kl. 3:13 af første strofe i sin salgsfremmende debut kl BELLATOR MMA 248 den okt. 10, 2020, i Paris, Frankrig.

Efter en anden runde destruktion af "The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber” standout Saul Rogers via bag-nøgen choker kl BELLATOR MMA 257, den tredobbelte BELLATOR MMA-veteran vendte tilbage til buret mindre end fire måneder senere og forstyrrede Emmanuel Sanchez via enstemmig beslutning i tre runder (29-28 og 30-27 to gange) i en non-stop kamp kl BELLATOR MMA 263 på juli 31, 2021, i Los Angeles. En tidligere europæisk No-Gi mester, Burnell håber at holde sin ubesejrede BELLATOR-rekord intakt, når han udfordrer kollega nr. 2-rangeret Adam Borics.

BELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnell Hovedkortet:
Lørdag, Marts 12 - Lev videre SHOWTIME
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT

Fjervægt Main Event: #2-Adam Borics (17-1) vs. #2-Mads Burnell (16-3)
Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: #2-Phil Davis (23-6) vs. #4-Julius Anglickas (10-2)
Letvægts Bout: Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0) vs. Gadzhi Rabadanov (16-4-2)

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6 p.m. OG / 15:00. PT

Light Heavyweight Bout: #8-Alex Polizzi (9-1) vs. Joseph Augustus (7-3, 1 NC)
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BELLATOR MMA 263: PITBULL VS. MCKEE VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

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LOS ANGELES – June 17, 2021 – BELLATOR MMA’s Featherweight and Lightweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull (32-4) and undefeated top-ranked challenger AJ McKee (17-0) previewed their must-watch Featherweight World Grand Prix Final and 145-pound title fight during a virtual press conference Wednesday. Both fighters’ head coaches, Eric Albarracin of Team Pitbull Brothers, og Antonio McKee of Team Bodyshop, also chimed in with a look at the final preparations both fight camps are taking as we approach the massive event.

Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee will emanate from the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., and will air live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Tickets for the event go on sale tomorrow, Fredag, Juni 18 at BELLATOR.com and Ticketmaster.com.

Here is what the fighters and their coaches had to say Wednesday:

Patricio Pitbull, BELLATOR Featherweight World Champion & BELLATOR Lightweight World Champion

“I’m a little bit older and faster than the rest of my division and I’m going to use this in my favor. (22:47)

“Of all the opponents I’ve faced, AJ is the most dangerous, and I know that. Med det er sagt, I know that I’m going to win this fight and prove his father wrong. (26:18)

“At the beginning of his career, he faced very low-level guys. He has a few wins over tough opponents, but he’s never fought anyone like me. He claims that he is ready for me, but he isn’t, and he’ll learn that very quickly in front of his home crowd.” (38:48)

AJ McKee, Do Not. 1 Ranked BELLATOR Featherweight & Featherweight World Grand Prix Finalist

“It’s been a great journey and this is something I’ve dreamed of my entire career. Som jeg sagde, I’ve been calling Pitbull’s name since I first stepped into that cage and he’s ignored me, pretending like he doesn’t know who I am. Ved slutningen af ​​dagen, there is nowhere else for him to run and he has to look me in my eyes. I’m looking forward to it. Everyone says I haven’t been tested and I agree. Men, when you do see me get tested, a whole different animal will come out. (23:22)

“After I beat Pitbull and become the face of BELLATOR, we can run it back for that second belt too. Becoming champ-champ is something that I said I was always going to do, and that I will do. I went through the trials and tribulations of not wanting to fight, to then having my passion for this come back and me seeing all my goals be within reach. It’s going to be fun, especially after the long break due to my knee surgery. I can’t wait to get in there again. The Mercenary does one thing: he signs the contract and then takes the person out. (24:22)

“I’ve been preparing for this fight for six years because Pitbull has been at the top for so long. Igen, I have a foot longer reach on him, so he has to come to me. He says he is training with gold medal wrestlers, but I will do the same thing to him that I did to Pat Curran and Darrion Caldwell. I’m comfortable off my back. Just because he’s Brazilian, that doesn’t mean anything in terms of Jiu jitsu. I have that evolved Jiu jitsu and that’s what I get people with when they don’t see it coming.” (31:45)

Scott Coker, BELLATOR President

“We’re excited to be back in California and we are excited to be back in the Forum, a place where we have had so many great fights. It’s going to be an amazing event. My staff is excited and the fighters are excited. When you think about live sports, it needs fans. We got a taste of it last week at the Mohegan Sun, which has been an amazing partner for us, but it’s time to travel and get back to what BELLATOR does best. That is putting on great fights touring from city-to-city, starting with this amazing fight on July 31. (4:10)

“This is the fight that everyone wanted to see. We have so many amazing athletes in this division that we went through the lottery system for matchups, which provided us with amazing fights. But at the beginning, I was wishing that the final would be McKee versus Pitbull. When we signed McKee, he had zero fights to his name. Nu, look at where he is today. Back then, Pitbull was our champion and obviously still is today, so this fight is the “OG” vs. the new guard and we’ll have to see what happens.” (5:13)

Eric Albarracin, Team Pitbull Brothers Head Coach

“Patricio’s had a bullseye on his back since he became the champ in 2014, when he beat Pat Curran and this run has gone exactly as we planned. We were the matchmakers, we sent Darrion Caldwell to the other side of the bracket to take out some of the young bucks and he did. Derefter, AJ took him out and here we are. I think this is the perfect matchup for the finals. We have a young, up-and-coming, undefeated fighter and the pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet, Patricio Pitbull. This is going to be the greatest fight in BELLATOR history. (7:20)

“Even at 17-0, AJ is still very young in the game. He’s very unpredictable. Men, at the end of the day it’s Pitbull who is the pound-for-pound best on the planet, it’s Pitbull who is the double champ, it’s Pitbull who has the best coaches in the game and they don’t know how to prepare for that.” (8:18)

Antonio McKee, Team Bodyshop Head Coach

“I lived a different life, one where it wasn’t all good. I was dealing with a lot of stuff that a lot of African American men deal with. No mother and no father, growing up in the streets of Los Angeles. It was what it was, but I made the right decisions and never got caught for anything that I did that could have put me away for the rest of my life and found my drive and motivation through my son. The things that AJ would say as a kid, like ‘Daddy if you die, can I die with you?’ I didn’t care about living and I didn’t have a problem with killing either. And then one day AJ says ‘Dad, whatever you do and wherever you go, I want to come with you.’ I was ready to clock out, but then I realized that I needed to be here for him. He had nothing but me, so that gave me the drive and the strength to find a better way out.

“I made it this far, did my thing as a wrestler and was the best in the world. I did what I was doing, but I didn’t have the right mindset, so I had to check my mental and learn how to be a respectable human being. Once I did that, things started to shift for me and now here we are. I did things to keep AJ in private school, not to buy cars, musik, and jewelry. I did it all to pay for his school tuition.” (14:36)
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Featherweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull Meets AJ McKee in the BELLATOR Featherweight World Grand Prix Finals on Saturday, Juli 31 — Live på SHOWTIME

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Bellator 263 TAKES PLACE AT THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES ON SATURDAY, Juli 31 – Live på SHOWTIME®

TICKETS FOR THIS MASSIVE EVENT GO ON SALE TOMORROW ATBELLATOR.COM

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LOS ANGELES — And then there were two…

What began with 16 featherweight athletes vying for a one-million-dollar grand prize and the BELLATOR Featherweight World Championship has been narrowed to the greatest BELLATOR athlete in the history of the promotionPatricio Pitbull (32-4) and the company’s best-ever homegrown fighter in No. 1 rangeretAJ McKee (17-0).

The culmination of the BELLATOR Featherweight World Grand Prix takes place Saturday, Juli 31 på The Forum i Inglewood, Calif., and marks the company’s first domestic event hosted away from “The Fightsphere” since February 2020.

Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKeesendes live på SHOWTIME kl 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT and tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, Juni 18 at BELLATOR.com and Ticketmaster.com with a pre-sale taking place on Thursday.

“This is without a doubt going to be the biggest BELLATOR fight of all time,” said BELLATOR President Scott Coker. “AJ McKee has been calling for a shot at Pitbull’s title since his very first professional victory inside our cage six years ago. Now he’s finally getting the opportunity to realize his dream of becoming a world champion against the winningest fighter in BELLATOR history. For Pitbull a win over McKee in this tournament final would be a statement piece to add to his long list of accolades and legacy as the best 145-pounder on the planet.”

Den ene halvdel af den berygtede Pitbull Brothers-duo, Patricio har længe været betragtet som kronjuvelen af ​​BELLATOR MMA, where he sits atop the pound-for-pound rankings. Holding a remarkable record of 32-4 with wins over elite competition including the likes ofPat Curran, John Archuleta, Daniel Weichel (x2) and most recently a second triumph over Emmanuel Sanchez, the 33-year-old stands alone as the featherweight king. Derudover, he was able to capture the Lightweight World Championship in a 2019 contest opposite Michael Chandler, bliver kun den anden BELLATOR-atlet, der har to titler samtidigt. Med 23 slutter i 36 professionelle kampe, Pitbull has shown time and time again that he possesses the well-rounded skillset required to reign over multiple weight classes.

With a perfect record of 17-0, AJ McKee has exceeded the lofty expectations placed on him since his professional debut at the ripe age of 20-years-old. With an even six knockouts and six submissions, the now-26-year-old McKee has shown a knack for securing finishes—and fast—with nine coming in the first round. “Mercenary” has earned dominant victories over every man who has opposed him including former champions Pat Curran, Georgi Karakhanyan, og Darrion Caldwell, who McKee submitted most-recently with a rare, modified neck crank that was later dubbed the “McKee-otine.” Finally, the Long Beach native will face the man he has called for since signing with BELLATOR, as he takes on Patricio Pitbull in the much-anticipated Featherweight World Grand Prix Final.

The preliminary portion of the event streams live at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube -kanal, as well as Pluto TV and features former featherweight title challenger and No. 2 rangeretEmmanuel Sanchez(20-5) versus Denmark’s No. 8 rangeretMads Burnell(15-3), a bantamweight tilt between No. 3 rangeretMagomed “Tiger” Magomedov(18-1) og nr. 4 Raufeon “Supa” Stots(16-1) and a lightweight affair pitting undefeatedUsman Nurmagomedov (12-0) modManny Muro(12-6).

Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKeeHovedkortet:

Lørdag, Juli 31 – Live on SHOWTIME

10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT

Featherweight World Title Main Event: C-Patricio Pitbull(32-4) vs. #1-AJ McKee (17-0)

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

Fjervægt Bout: #2-Emmanuel Sanchez(20-5) vs. #8-Mads Burnell (15-3)

Bantamvægt Bout: #3-Magomed Magomedov(18-1) vs. #4-Raufeon Stots(16-1)

Letvægts Bout: Usman Nurmagomedov (12-0) vs.Manny Muro(12-6)

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