THE FINALS OF THE BELLATOR MMA FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX – CHAMPION PATRICIO “PITBULL” VS. #1-RANKED AJ MCKEE
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帕特里克“比特犬:”“I am ready to fight AJ McKee right now, please just tell SHOWTIME, I will get in the cage and we can take care of this tomorrow.”
“I want to be the first man to defeat McKee, he has been opening his mouth about me for a very long time, this will be the biggest fight in BELLATOR history.”
AJ麦基: “Patricio Pitbull has been the man. Nothing against him. He’s got great accolades. I already said I’m going to be the champ-champ. 对我来说, it’s the new era. He said my time is over. My time has just begun. 我们会看到.
“It’s a fight the fans have wanted for the longest. 最重要的是, he’s underrated. He’s an outstanding champ. His accolades, his credentials, his record is phenomenal. 但最终, nobody has a win over me. Nobody has a belt with my name on it and nobody is going to get a belt with my name on it.”
BELLATOR MMA 259AIRS LIVE ON FRIDAY, MAY 21 FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
LOS ANGELES– BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announcedBELLATOR MMA 259 在周五, 五月 21, will be headlined by a featherweight championship rematch pitting current 145-pound titleholder and the top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighter克里斯“机器侠”(23-2, 1 NC) 反对北加州的莱斯利·史密斯 (12-8-1). The event airs live exclusively on SHOWTIME在 9 P.M. ET /下午6时. PTand emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 康涅狄格州.
“I believe in five years she’s going to be a better fighter. More training, more working and fighting. More experience. The first fight was very fast, so I think this one is going to be a longer fight. She’s a warrior. She likes to fight and it’s going to be nice to fight somebody like this,”said Cyborg, who appeared on tonight’sBELLATOR 255broadcast to confirm the event.
“当然, I want this fight. Everyone’s goal is to get a title in the premiere organization, which this is. This is the best organization for my weight class, and the best possible place I can be. I can guarantee it will be an entertaining fight,” 史密斯补充道.
Just the second BELLATOR woman’s featherweight champion in the company’s history, Cris “Cyborg” is coming off the first defense of her BELLATOR title, a victory againstArlene Blencowe, that also marked the first submission win of her illustrious career. An MMA legend at 35-years-old, “Cyborg” will be looking to further her legacy as the greatest woman’s mixed martial artist of all-time when she faces Leslie Smith for the second time on May 21. After winning BELLATOR gold in the 12th title fight of her career, the native of Curitiba, Brazil made history by becoming a world champion in her fourth major promotion, 以前在UFC和Strikeforce中都系好安全带. With a pro record of 23-2, 1 NC, 含 19 wins by finish, the Brazilian-born fighter who now calls Southern California home, holds victories over tough competition, 含朱莉娅·巴德, 冬青霍尔姆, Marloes Coenen and Gina Carano.
Known for an exciting in-your-face striking style, Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith will enter the BELLATOR cage on May 21 for the fifth time in her nearly 11-year MMA career. She gets a second shot at defeating “Cyborg,” following their first meeting at UFC 198 in Brazil on May 14, 2016. 由于该回合, Smith has won four out of five fights with victories over Irene Aldana and西尼德·卡瓦纳among them. A teammate of fellow BELLATOR athlete克里·泰勒·梅伦德斯, Smith trains out of El Nino Training Center in San Francisco.
初步卡BELLATOR MMA 259: 电子人VS. 工匠2 将播出全美直播. markets on the BELLATOR and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channels, as well as Pluto TV.
Exclusive Fight Content Includes Past Events, 亮点, And In-Depth Analysis of Featherweight And Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix
NEW YORK – MARCH 19, 2021 – BELLATOR MMAis launching on SHOWTIME on Friday, April 2 withBELLATOR MMA 255: 比特犬VS. 桑切斯 2followed by two consecutive Friday nights of live championship MMA fight action. In anticipation of the launch, SHOWTIME will air a collection of BELLATOR specials and fight replays across its distribution platforms to set the stage for the April 2 live event featuring theBELLATOR MMA Featherweight World Grand Prix Semifinal, as well as the beginning of the highly anticipatedBELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Grand Prixset to begin on Friday, April 9 and Friday, 四月 16.
Starting this week, both SHOWTIME subscribers and non-subscribers have access to an exclusive collection of fights that have paved the way for the compelling upcoming matchups in each of these premier mixed martial arts tournaments featuring帕特里西奥“斗犬”, 伊曼纽尔·桑切斯, AJ麦基, 瓦迪姆Nemkov, 瑞安贝德 多.
此外, SHOWTIME Sports will present a pair of highlight-driven specials hosted byMorning Kombat’sBrian Campbell and Luke Thomas to preview the Pitbull vs. Sanchez featherweight semifinal and the start of the eight-man Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament. 标题ROAD TO BELLATOR MMA, bothspecial programs will consist of highlights, 分析, and fight predictions, as SHOWTIME Sports’ dynamic combat sports duo prepares viewers for the live debut of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME.
ROAD TO BELLATOR MMA: 比特犬VS. 桑切斯 2will debut on Monday, March 22 whileROAD TO BELLATOR MMA: Light Heavyweight World Grand Prixwill premiere one week later on Monday, 三月 29 在SHOWTIME体育 和BELLATOR MMAYouTube channels.Both programs also will beavailable to subscribers on all SHOWTIME On Demand platforms, 在Showtime EXTREME, as well as to SHOWTIME distributors for their free-on-demand and online portals.
周六, 三月 27, a replay ofBELLATOR MMA 253: 考德威尔 VS. 麦基will air on SHOWTIME at 8 P.M. ET / PT.The four-fight card, includingMcKee’s iconic “McKee-otine” finish over former BELLATOR Bantamweight World ChampionDarrion考德威尔that propelled the young star into the Featherweight World Grand Prix Final, will also replay onSHOWTIME on Sunday, 三月 28 在 12 Midnight ET/PT, and again on Thursday, 四月 1 在 9 P.M. ET / PT.
BELLATOR 253, along with several past events which featured the world-class fighters in the upcoming tournaments, will be scheduled on SHOWTIME EXTREME weeknights at 10 P.M. ET/PT and are now available on SHOWTIME On Demand platforms. Select events will be available for free to non-subscribers via SHOWTIME distributor platforms and on Pluto TV’s SHOWTIME Selects and BELLATOR MMA channels.
MEDIA MEMBERS TO VOTE ON TOP 10 COMPETITORS IN NINE WEIGHT CLASSES, AS WELL AS MEN’S & WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND LISTS
INITIAL RANKINGS SET TO BE RELEASED IN ADVANCE OF BELLATOR’S APRIL DEBUT ON SHOWTIME®
LOS ANGELES - Bellator MMA™is pleased to announce the organization will implement an official fighter rankings system for each of its weight classes, in addition to a pound-for-pound list for both the men’s and women’s divisions, in the coming weeks. 官方Bellator MMA Fighter Rankingswill be determined by a 15-person voting panel, comprised exclusively of members of the MMA media.
“This is the greatest roster in the history of Bellator,“Bellator MMA总裁斯科特·科克说:. “As we continue to sign the top free agents in the sport and see the success of young prospects inside the Bellator cage, we felt that the time was right to introduce official fighter rankings. We are always looking at ways to improve our product and this adds a new and exciting aspect to the organization that will have a significant impact on how fans watch Bellator. Every division is competitive, every matchup is important, and we are set for several potential blockbusters as we begin a new year on Showtime.”
Votes will be cast for eligible fighters following each Bellator live event and final results will be made public. To ensure transparency, the tabulation of votes will be overseen solely by a third-party company, Combat Registry.
The initial rankings will be released in the days leading up to Bellator’s return to action and debut on SHOWTIME® 星期五, 四月 2 同Bellator 255: 比特犬VS. 桑切斯 2 在 9 P.M. AND.
Information detailing fighter eligibility, as well as additional voting criteria, is listed below:
Divisional Rankings:
顶 10 fighter rankings will be voted on in nine Bellator MMA weight classes, in addition to two pound-for-pound lists.
Champions of each division will be automatically assigned to the Champions slot atop the rankings.
Fighters in seven men’s divisions will be ranked, 含:
重量级
轻重量级
中量级
次中量级
轻量级
羽量级
最轻量级
Fighters in two women’s divisions will be ranked, 含:
羽量级
飞锤
Two pound-for-pound lists will be voted on, 含:
Men’s
Women’s
New Fighter Eligibility:
A fighter must have competed once inside the Bellator cage on a current term with the company to be eligible.
Inactivity:
A fighter is eligible to be ranked for up to 15-months without competing.
Retirement
A fighter remains eligible for 60 days after an indication of retirement, with the organization ultimately determining if the fighter remains active and eligible.
Multiple Weight Classes:
A fighter is allowed to be actively ranked in two different weight classes and is eligible to be ranked in an additional weight class once they have competed at least once in that division.
A fighter must actively compete in each weight class – a period of inactivity longer than 15 months in a given weight class will result in the removal from that specific weight class, but not necessarily from another division or the overall rankings pool.
With the exception being that a fighter is actively participating in a World Grand Prix tournament in a different weight class.
Removal/Ineligibility:
A fighter serving a non-medical suspension from an overseeing regulatory body and/or the organization for longer than six months will be removed from rankings eligibility. A fighter will remain eligible with a suspension of six months or fewer.
Fighter Rankings Pool:
The final list of eligible fighters, and the weight classes in which they are eligible to be ranked, will ultimately be determined by the organization.
Voting Frequency:
New Bellator rankings will only be voted on after every event, regardless of frequency.
Votes will be due the Monday following a Bellator live event.
First-Place Votes:
Each rankings period will reveal how many number one contender votes each fighter received.
Voting Tabulation:
Tabulation of votes will be handled exclusively by Combat Registry, a third-party independent of Bellator MMA.
Voting Panel:
Bellator fighter rankings will be voted on exclusively by media members within the MMA industry.
In no capacity, will Bellator staff, 运动员, talent or other organization personnel participate in voting.
The inaugural voting panel will include the following members of the media:
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LOS ANGELES – On Thursday, 十二月 10, Bellator MMA presents a long-awaited world title bout featuring a clash of undefeated flyweights, as champIlima雷·麦克法兰(11-0) defends her 125-pound championship belt against Brazil’s朱莉安娜·贝拉斯克斯 (10-0) 在 Bellator 254. The event airs live on CBS Sports Network from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 康涅狄格州.
Returning to the Bellator cage for the first time since a victory over凯特·杰克逊in her hometown of Honolulu last December, Macfarlane will look to continue her dominance over Bellator’s elite woman’s flyweight division as she defends her title against Julianna Velasquez on December 10. The inaugural Bellator flyweight champion, Macfarlane enters the contest with a perfect professional record of 11-0, including eight coming by way of stoppage. Adding to her impressive resume, “The Ilimanator” has the most victories amongst women in the Bellator cage (10) and has no plans of slowing down, as she seeks to add to her legacy inside the cage with her fifth successful title defense atBellator 254. 具有专业记录 10-0, Rio de Janeiro’s Juliana Velasquez looks to remain perfect in her first chance at Bellator gold. The black belt judoka will attempt to become the second women’s flyweight champion in Bellator history when she looks to extend her promotional winning streak to six. With prior stoppage wins over Rebecca Ruth and Kristina Williams, Velasquez also defeated former 125-pound title challenger亚历杭德拉拉拉en route to her upcoming title shot. Much like Macfarlane, the 34-year-old Team Nogueira-product will be competing for the first time in 2020, nearly a year removed from herBellator 236 一致决定大胜 艾伦·布朗.
更新 Bellator 254: 麦克法兰VS. 贝拉斯克斯 主卡: CBS体育网 | DAZN
飞锤世界冠军布特: Ilima雷·麦克法兰 (11-0) VS. 朱莉安娜·贝拉斯克斯 (10-0)
圣保罗, 巴西 (十月 19, 2020) - SFT MMA & Xtreme’s (精彩格斗锦标赛) rescheduled “SFT 22: The Return”, originally scheduled for August 1STbut postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been replaced by an all-female main card in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, to be held Halloween night (星期六, 十月. 31) 圣保罗, Brazil.
“Two years ago,” SFT 总裁大卫·哈德森 说, “we dedicated our card to Breast Cancer Awareness. It was an all-female card: 战士, referees, and cut-women. Even two of our ring-card girls brought their boyfriends to be ring-card boys. It was the first time in Brazil’s long MMA history that featured an all-female event. The first year I had joined SFT less than three months earlier and we weren’t able to get enough women fighters, so the main card was all-females.
“Earlier this year, prior to the pandemic, we were going to promote a card for International Women’s Day. We’re promotingSFT: 22for Breast Cancer Awareness with a six-fight all-female card.”
The main event will pit undefeated安德烈亚·“泰国”·塞拉菲姆 (4-0-0, SFT: 2-0-0) 针对帕梅拉·玛拉·阿西斯 (4-2-1, SFT: 2-0-0) for the vacant SFT Strawweight Championship. Undefeated Sarafim is an assistant “hodman,” a laborer for a bricklayer or mason who carries bricks, 砂浆, 和水泥. Both title challengers are undefeated in SFT action with identical 2-0-0 records. Assis is riding a 4-fight win streak
在共功能的事件, Karina “Killer” Silva (12-4-0, SFT: 1-0-0) 发生在西迪·罗查 (12-7-2, SFT: 9-0-0) in a battle of Brazilian bantamweights, and strawweight朱莉娅·波拉斯特里 (7-2-0, SFT: 0-0-0) puts her 5-fight win streak on the line against杰西卡“So Na Manha”伊芙琳·库尼亚 (8-2-0, SFT: 0-0-0).
巴西 vs. Argentina is always a fierce rivalry in any sport and Brazilian strawweight比安卡·萨特尔梅尔meets her Argentinian opponent, 弗洛伦斯·格雷科, 在 SFT Xtreme 比赛中 (SFT Xtreme 允许打击, 戴着 4 盎司手套踢腿和膝盖; 禁止在垫子上扭打和打斗).
巴西最轻量级塔利塔·迪尼兹 (2-1-0, SFT: 0-1-0) 和克劳迪娅·莱特 (4-2-0, SFT: 2-1-0) 摆平, 而帕多瓦的伊莎贝拉“贝林哈” (5-2-0, SFT: 4-0-0 MMA) 和帕特里夏·巴尔博萨·德·索萨 MMA) will fight at a 128-pound catchweight.
“我们对这个独特的活动感到非常兴奋,” Hudson concluded. “It’s a nice coincidence that we return to Brazil promoting a special event like this for Breast Cancer Awareness, in addition to showcasing the strength of Brazilian women MMA fighters. There’s still some bias against female fighters, but women always give their best in fights.
“The main event has the recipe to be one of the best female fights in years. Our Xtreme fight is Brazil versus Argentina and this is the ultimate rivalry. I’m sure fans will be talking about this night for a long time.”
CHAMP PATRICIO ‘PITBULL’ DEFENDS HIS TITLE IN QUARTERFINAL MATCHUP AGAINST PEDRO CARVALHO, WHILE DANIEL WEICHEL FACES EMMANUEL SANCHEZ
更多, DARRION CALDWELL MEETS UNDEFEATED AJ MCKEE IN SEMIFINALS ON NOV. 19
LOS ANGELES — The Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix resumes Thursday, 十一月. 12 with two quarterfinal matchups set to take place, as champ帕特里西奥“斗犬” (30-14) 辩护,他对冠军 佩德罗·卡瓦略 (11-3), 而 丹尼尔Weichel (40-11) 和 伊曼纽尔·桑切斯 (19-4) square off in a battle of former title contenders. 另外, the first semifinal bout is set for Thursday, 十一月. 19, when former titleholderDarrion考德威尔(15-3) 不败之地 AJ麦基(16-0) for a spot in the tournament finals. All the action airs LIVE onCBS体育网 在 7 P.M. ET / 4时三十分. PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 康涅狄格州.
在主要事件 Bellator 252 11月. 12, fans will see a featherweight world title bout with two-division Bellator champion Patricio “Pitbull” defending his 145-pound crown against SBG Ireland’s Carvalho. In addition to the five-round championship headliner, a second Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal will go down, as two former title challengers in Weichel and Sanchez meet again following a razor-thin split decision-victory for Weichel in 2016. The winners of these two bouts can expect to see each other in the next semifinal matchup.
该 Bellator 253 headliner on Nov. 19 sees former bantamweight world champion Caldwell go toe-to-toe with rising prospect McKee on the other side of the bracket in the first semifinal. The winner earns a guaranteed spot in the finals and a shot at the Bellator world title and a chance to take home one million dollars.
All three Featherweight World Grand Prix bouts were initially slated to take place at the postponedBellator 241 和 Bellator 244 events prior to the COVID-19 pandemic effectively putting the yearlong tournament on hiatus.
CBS体育网 将播出 Bellator 252: 比特犬VS. 卡瓦略 和 Bellator 253: 考德威尔 VS. 麦基 全美直播. markets at 7 P.M. ET / 4时三十分. PT, 而初步对决将在CBSSports.com和Bellator MMA的YouTube频道上进行. 其他比赛将在稍后公布.
从纳塔尔海陵, 北里奥格兰德州, 巴西, two-time featherweight champ Patricio “Pitbull” will enter the Bellator cage for a promotional record 23rd time on Nov. 12. With impressive wins to his credit over Michael Chandler, 丹尼尔·斯特劳斯 (X3), 丹尼尔Weichel (x2) 和 帕特·柯伦, the 33-year old continues on in the Featherweight World Grand Prix not far removed from his lightweight championship victory in May of last year. 已经获得了一个完成 21 他 30 赢得作为一个专业, the simultaneous two-division champion most recently bested current bantamweight champion胡安·阿丘利塔on the scorecards in an exciting opening round World Grand Prix matchup and fans can certainly expect more fireworks when he finally sets his sights on Carvalho.
葡萄牙提交专家佩德罗·卡瓦略将在他8年的职业生涯将进入Bellator笼刚刚第五次, 找他连续第七次胜利和他的第一个世界冠军的胜利. 在他最后的9胜 11 竞赛, including against DerekCampos, 丹尼尔Crawfordand a face crank-submission over Sam Sicilia in the opening round, the 25-year-old SBG Ireland-product is on the cusp of greatness – and winning the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix would be the perfect way to solidify it.
拥有超过 50 专业的战斗,以他的名字, 德国的丹尼尔·韦歇尔是准备让他 2020 debut in a highly anticipated World Grand Prix quarterfinal bout with Sanchez, a fighter Weichel got the better of four years ago atBellator 159. 继在他Bellator登场 2014, “德雷克”享有的令人印象深刻的促销标志 9-3, 包括超过桑切斯枢轴胜利, 帕特·柯伦, 格奥尔基Karakhanyan 和 索尔·罗杰斯.
论高跟鞋又高超的性能,在提交大胜告终 Tywan克拉克斯顿in the opening round of the World Grand Prix, “El Matador” is ready for another title run as he prepares for the 50-fight veteran and the man who beat him once before, 丹尼尔Weichel. 由于与Bellator联手 2014, 密尔沃基, Wisc.-resident has collected 11 在14战斗进站的胜利, 包括关键战胜克拉克斯顿的喜欢, 丹尼尔·斯特劳斯, 马科斯·加瓦和格奥尔基·卡克哈尼安 (2X).
Having needed just one round to put away his last opponent via submission in the quarterfinals of the World Grand Prix, Darrion Caldwell is on a mission to regain Bellator gold. “The Wolf,” a former North Carolina State University NCAA National Champion wrestler, has looked unstoppable since moving up to the featherweight division, having defeated亚当Borics, 以及 亨利·科拉莱斯 in the opening round of the tournament. 现在, the former bantamweight champ sits only two victories away from holding a title in his second division – a feat very few athletes can claim.
Touted byESPNas the best fighter in MMA under the age of 25, AJ麦基 looks to back up the lofty expectations often held by the public for second generations-athletes. Undefeated in his career, “The Mercenary” has made himself known to the world through his flashy persona and trash talk, 但最重要的, his work inside the Bellator cage. With every one of his pro bouts taking place with Bellator, the Long Beach-native can achieve what he set out to do beginning atBellator 146 在 2015 and become world champion with just two more wins.
还宣布了 Bellator 252…is a third main card bout featuring the always-exciting亚伦微微 (6-3) of Jackson-Wink MMA Academy in Albuquerque, N.M., who returns for his second appearance inside Bellator’s “FightSphere, having previously defeated Solo Hatley Jr. in impressive fashion atBellator 242. He will take on Pittsburgh’s约翰·德·耶稣 (13-8), who was most recently victorious atBellator 244 against Vladyslav Parubchenko, in what promises to an explosive featherweight contest.