The BELLATOR 261 main card airs live on Da kvplt_fan 9 p.m. QILISh / 6 p.m. PT and takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. A limited number of tickets starting at $60 are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.
Newly announced preliminary matchups feature a bantamweight tilt pitting Jaylon Bates (2-0) qarshi Cody Matthews (1-1) and middleweight matchup between Taylor Johnson (6-2) va Lance Wright (5-1).
The preliminary portion of BELLATOR 261: Johnson va boshqalar. Moldavsky da boshlanadi 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT and will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV.
BELLATOR 261: Johnson va boshqalar. Moldavsky is anchored by an interim heavyweight title bout between No. 1 tartib Timothy Johnson (15-6) va. 3 tartib Valentin Moldavsky (10-1). A featherweight fight featuring former title challenger No. 5 tartib Daniel Weichel (40-12) against Hawaii’s undefeated Keoni Diggs (9-0) and a light heavyweight re-booking between No. 10 tartib Christian Edwards (4-0) va Ben Parrish (4-1) have also been confirmed for the main card.
Additional prelims include a lightweight bout featuring No. 6 tartib Maylz hakamlar hay'ati (19-5) versus No. 7 tartib Sidney Outlaw (15-4), a women’s strawweight fight pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 Shimoliy Karolina) qarshi Kyra Batara (8-4), a light heavyweight contest seeing Li Chadvik (26-15-1) ga qarshi Simon Biyong (7-1), and a lightweight affair between Søren Bak (14-1) va Bobby Lee (12-5).
Carmouche is a highly skilled veteran of the sport who joined BELLATOR’s women’s flyweight division in 2019 following a six-year run in the UFC. San-Diegodan tashqarida jang, the 37-year-old Team Hurricane Awesome-product also formerly competed for Strikeforce, reklama bilan g'alaba bir juft ta'kidlash. Since signing with BELLATOR, “Girl-Rilla” has rallied off two straight wins, defeating Vanessa Porto and DeAnna Bennett. Prior to Carmouche’s days as a professional athlete, Lafayett, Luiziana shtatida tug'ilgan kishi besh yil davomida Birlashgan Shtatlardagi dengiz korpusida aviatsiya bo'yicha elektrotexnika bo'yicha xizmat qildi, u erda u Yaqin Sharqdagi uchta xizmat safari yakunlangan.
“I’m looking forward to getting back in the cage. I plan to end this fight with a dominant finish that stamps my name as the top contender for the belt,” Carmouche said.
Undefeated through 11 professional jang, Japan’s Watanabe steps into the BELLATOR MMA cage for the third time in as many years. Bilan frying-pan-bending kuch, the 32-year-old judoka boasts an impressive 60% finishing rate and has bested fellow BELLATOR flyweights Alejandra Lara and Ilara Joanne since joining the promotion’s ranks. The No. 3 ranked flyweight is looking to make a statement of her own and stake her claim to a shot at BELLATOR’s coveted 125-pound championship.
“I am very grateful to be given another opportunity to fight during these hard times. Liz Carmouche has tons of experience and has constantly been fighting the best which makes her without a doubt one of the best in the world,” Watanabe said. “I fully respect her in every aspect and am truly honored to face such an athlete. Deb aytgan bilan, I am excited to take on this challenge to prove to everybody and myself that I have what it takes to become the best in the world. I want to win this fight in a convincing way, to open up the doors for a title challenge shot.”
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BELLATOR MMA 261: Johnson va boshqalar. Moldavsky Bosh Karta:
NAMOYISH VAQTI
9 p.m. QILISh / 6 p.m. PT
Interim Heavyweight Title Main Event: #1-Tim Johnson (15-6) va boshqalar. #3-Valentin Moldavsky (10-1)
Flyweight Co-Main Event: #2– Liz Karmush (15-7) va boshqalar. #3-Kana Watanabe (10-0-1)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: #5- Daniel Weichel (40-12) va boshqalar. Keoni Diggs (9-0)
Light Heavyweight Main Card Bout: #10– Christian Edwards (4-0) va boshqalar. Ben Parrish (4-1)
Dastlabki Card:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV
5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT
Strawweight bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (12-6, 1 Shimoliy Karolina) va boshqalar. Kyra Batara (8-4)
Engil Butning: #6-Maylz hakamlar hay'ati (19-5) va boshqalar. #7-Sidney Outlaw (15-4)
Engil Butning: Søren Bak (14-1) va boshqalar. Bobby Lee (12-5)
Bantamweight Butning: Jaylon Bates (2-0) va boshqalar. Cody Matthews (1-1)
Middleweight Butning: Taylor Johnson (6-2) va boshqalar. Lance Wright (5-1)
Engil vazn toifasida Butning: Li Chadvik (26-15-1) va boshqalar. Simon Biyong (7-1)
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