MICHAEL MCDONALD CHALLENGES FORMER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION EDUARDO DANTAS IN CO-MAIN EVENT

LOS ANGELES - 在周五, 七月 13, 朱莉婭·巴德 (11-2) will defend her featherweight world title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace 塔利塔諾蓋拉 (7-0), 在主要事件 Bellator 202 at WinStar World Casino and Resort. 此外, the co-headliner will feature former Bellator world champion 愛德華多·丹塔斯 (20-5) 承擔 邁克爾·麥克唐納 (18-4) in a bantamweight clash of top contenders.

Bellator 202: 巴德VS. 核桃 will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 P.M. ET / 8時三十分. CT, 而初步行動將在流 Bellator.com和全球的 Bellator移動應用. Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, 四月 20 and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, 以及通過特瑪和Bellator.com. 另外的較量將在未來幾週內公佈.

朱莉婭·巴德, the only fighter to sit atop Bellator women’s featherweight division, has bested Germaine de Randamie, 阿琳Blencowe 和 馬洛斯沙科嫩 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. 現在, the Canada-native and former STRIKEFORCE competitor, returns to Oklahoma, where she makes her second title defense since winning the belt last year at Bellator 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 和 2013, before signing to compete with Bellator. Originally slated to fight Budd at Bellator 133, Nogueira suffered an injury that forced her to withdraw from the contest. Her highly-anticipated promotional debut ultimately took place at Bellator 182, where the 32-year-old scored a first-round submission over 阿曼達·貝爾. 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 over 喬·沃倫, 馬科斯加爾旺 (2倍), Wilson Reis and Zach Makovsky. 該Bellator季 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 歲月. The exciting Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt has amassed an astonishing finishing rate, reaching the judges’ scorecards only three times in his 22 打架. “Mayday” made his Bellator debut in 2017, scoring a victory over 彼得·利吉爾, despite fracturing his hand early in the fight. Now that his hand has fully healed, the former world title challenger from Modesto, 加利福尼亞州. will look to defeat Dantas July 13 on Paramount Network.

更新 Bellator 202: 巴德VS. 核桃 戰卡:

女子羽量級世界冠軍布特: 朱莉婭·巴德 (11-2) VS. 塔利塔諾蓋拉 (7-0)

輕量級主卡布特: 愛德華多·丹塔斯 (20-5) VS. 邁克爾·麥克唐納 (18-4)