GEGARD MOUSASI DEFENDS BELLATOR MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST UNBEATEN RAFAEL LOVATO JR.
LOS ANGELES – The co-main event of Bellator’s return to the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Kalifas. Sau. 26 will see reigning middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi (45-6-2) defend his title against undefeated Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Rafaelis Lovato jaunesnysis. (9-0).
The main event of the card will feature the Finals of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix, where the greatest heavyweight of all-time Fiodoras Emelianenko (38-5, 1 NC) faces current light heavyweight champ Ryan Bader (26-5) for the Bellator world heavyweight title. A recently added featherweight bout will pit super-prospect Aaronas Piko (4-1) against the always-tough Henris Corrales (16-3). Artimiausiomis savaitėmis bus paskelbtos papildomos varžybos.
Bilietai Bellator 214: Fiodoras vs. Blogiau are on sale now and can be purchased at the Forum box office, as well as Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.com. Renginys bus tiesiogiai ir nemokamai transliuojamas „Paramount Network“ tinkle 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT and will be simulcast live on DAZN. Preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
Fighting out of Leiden, South Holland, Nyderlandai, Gegard Mousasi will be looking to follow-up his decisive TKO victory over Rory MacDonald į Bellator 206 in what will be his second title defense since becoming champion earlier this year. “The Dreamcatcher” is currently in the midst of an impressive eight-fight win streak that dates back to 2016. The 33-year-old judo black belt has dominated the stacked middleweight class since signing with Bellator in 2017, collecting three victories in as many bouts, including a pair of knockouts against Rafael Carvalho and MacDonald in both of his world title fights. The former Strikeforce champion, who debuted in impressive fashion against Aleksandras Shlemenko, now looks to extend his current win streak and defend the middleweight belt for the second time in just five months.
Rafaelis Lovato jaunesnysis. will be making his sixth appearance for Bellator, a bout where not only will the 35-year-old’s unblemished mark of 9-0 be on the line, but also a world championship belt. Since signing with the Viacom-owned promotion in 2017, the Oklahoma City-based fighter has tallied five wins and four finishes, three of which came in the opening round, including his most recent submission win over top middleweight contender Jonas Salter į Bellator 205. A fourth-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, the former Legacy FC middleweight champ will finally have his shot at Bellator gold when he takes on current 185-pound champion Mousasi in the co-main event of Bellator’s return to Los Angeles on Jan. 26.
Atnaujinta Bellator: Fiodoras vs. Blogiau Kovos kortelė:
Heavyweight World Grand Prix Final Main Event: Fiodoras Emelianenko (38-5, 1NC) vs. Ryan Bader (26-5)
Vidutinio svorio kategorijos pasaulio čempionų varžybos: Gegard Mousasi (45-6-2) vs. Rafaelis Lovato jaunesnysis. (9-0)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Aaronas Piko (4-1) vs. Henris Corrales (16-3)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Lengvas parengiamasis mačas: Mike Segura (9-6) vs. Richard Leroy (7-1)
Lengvas parengiamasis mačas: Jorge Juarez (3-0) vs. David Pacheco (Pro debiutas)
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