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BELLATOR SIGNS CRIS ‘CYBORG’ TO LARGEST CONTRACT IN WOMEN’S MMA HISTORY
LOS ANGELES - Bellator is proud to announce the signing of Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (21-2, 1 NC) to the organization. The deal – the largest of its kind in women’s MMA history – exclusively secures “Cyborg’s” talents with a multi-year, multi-sib ntaus daim ntawv cog lus.
“Cyborg” joins current champJulia Budd, Olga Rubin, Arlene Blencowe, Janay Harding thiabLeslie Smithntawm lwm tus neeg, cementing Bellator’s 145-pound weight class as the strongest women’s featherweight division in MMA.
“Cyborg” joins Bellator following a three-year run in UFC, multiple world titles and a 20-fight unbeaten streak that includes notable victories against Holly Holm, Tonya Evinger, Marloes Coenen and Leslie Smith. Notably, the 34-year-old Curitiba, Brazil-native was the inaugural Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight Champion, defeating Gina Carano for the title in 2009.
“I have worked with countless athletes over my thirty-plus years of promoting combat sports, but there is no one quite like ‘Cyborg’,” Bellator President Scott Coker said. “Her ability to excite the crowd from the moment she makes her walk to the cage is special, and having had the pleasure of promoting several of her fights in the past, I am looking forward to the opportunity of promoting her once again. ‘Cyborg’ is the most dominant female fighter in the history of the sport and she will be a perfect fit here at Bellator, where champion Julia Budd and the other women that make up best female featherweight division in the world have eagerly awaited her arrival.”
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JULIA BUDD DEFENDS HER BELLATOR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST OLGA RUBIN AT WINSTAR WORLD CASINO AND RESORT ON JULY 12
Bellator 209: PITBULL vs. SANCHEZ RESULTS & DUAB
Complete Bellator 209 Main Card tau:
Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (28-4) yeej Emmanuel Sanchez (17-4) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (48-47, 48-47, 48-46)
Ryan Couture (12-6) yeej Haim Gozali (8-6) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-26, 30-27, 29-27)
Vadim Nemkov (10-2) yeej Phil Davis (19-5) ntawm cais kev txiav txim siab (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Olga Rubin (5-0) yeej Cindy Dandois (12-4) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-26, 29-27)
Adam Keresh (3-0) yeej Kirill Sidelnikov (11-6) ntawm KO (ntaus) ntawm 1:12 ntawm puag ncig ib
Undercard Results:
Khonry Gracie (1-1) yeej Ron Becker (2-2) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Aviv Gozali (1-0) yeej Anton Lazebnov (0-1) ntawm cuav (armbar) ntawm 4:27 ntawm puag ncig ib
Jamil Ibragimov (2-0) yeej Jackie Gosh (7-2) ntawm TKO (ntaus) ntawm 1:37 ntawm puag ncig ib
Sidemar Honorio (13-6) yeej Liudvik Sholinian (3-1-1) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-26 x 3)
Denis Palancica (7-0) yeej Kirill Medvedovsky (11-6) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (29-28 x 3)
Viktoria Makarova (1-0) yeej Yulia Sachkov (0-2) ntawm TKO (ntaus) ntawm 2:44 ntawm puag ncig ib
Andrei Barbarosa (6-6) yeej Honor Kelesh (3-1) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Christos Nicolaou (2-1) yeej Fadi Haiyadre (0-1) ntawm TKO (ntaus) ntawm 4:48 ntawm puag ncig ib
Shimon Smotritsky (5-0) yeej Matan Levi (3-1) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Itsik Rubinov (2-0) yeej Ion Pop (8-12-1) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (29-28 x 3)
Nika Ben Tuashy (1-0) yeej Nisim Rozalis (0-1) ntawm KO (ntaus) ntawm :47 ntawm puag ncig ib
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FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT BETWEEN PATRICIO ‘PITBULL’ AND EMMANUEL SANCHEZ HEADLINES BELLATOR’S RETURN TO MENORA MIVTACHIM ARENA IN TEL AVIV, ISRAEL ON NOV. 15
TSEEM, ISRAELI HAIM GOZALI REMATCHES RYAN COUTURE AND FORMER LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP PHIL DAVIS FACES VADIM NEMKOV
LOS ANGELES – Bellator returns to Tel Aviv, Israel for the third-consecutive year on Thursday, Nov. 15 with a featherweight world title clash pitting Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (27-4) tiv thaiv Emmanuel Sanchez (17-3) set to anchor Bellator 209 inside Menora Mivtachim Arena. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Haim Gozali (8-5) looks to get revenge against Ryan Couture (11-6) in co-main event welterweight action, thaum lub sij hawm Phil Davis (19-4, 1 NC) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Vadim Nemkov (9-2) ntawm lub teeb heavyweight. Tsis tas li ntawd, a women’s featherweight contest between undefeated Israeli Olga Rubin (4-0) thiab qub tub rog Cindy Dandois (12-3) will be featured on the card.
Tickets are on sale now and are available at Eventim.co, raws li tau zoo raws li Bellator.com. The event will air Friday, Nov. 16 ntawm 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT on Paramount Network and can also be streamed on DAZN.
Bellator has partnered with Ananey Communications, an Israeli television conglomerate boasting 14 channels, including the EGO and EGO TOTAL channels, which have broadcast Bellator in Israel since 2012.
Hailing from Natal, Brazil, two-time featherweight champ Patricio “Pitbull” will enter the Bellator cage for a promotional record 20th time on Nov. 15. Nrog 15 wins under the Bellator umbrella, “Pitbull” will be making his second title defense since reclaiming the world title at Bellator 178 tiv thaiv Daniel Straus xyoo tas los. Uas nyuam qhuav, “Pitbull” defeated Daniel Weichel, edging out his opponent via split decision at Bellator 203 in Rome. Having earned a finish in 20 ntawm nws 27 yeej raws li ib tug kws, the reigning champion has become synonymous with excitement and fans can certainly expect more fireworks when he enters the cage onNov. 15.
Sanchez has officially emerged from prospect to title contender when he challenges for the featherweight title in Tel Aviv. Unlike his opponent, Sanchez will find himself in unfamiliar territory on Nov. 15, as the 28-year-old Milwaukee, Wis.-fighter will make his first professional appearance outside of the United States. “El Matador” will be seeking his 10th promotional win and his fifth consecutive victory, a streak that began in January of last year. With his last defeat coming over two years ago and with recent victories over former Bellator champions Daniel Straus and Marcos Galvao, raws li zoo raws li Sam Sicilia, there may not be another athlete on Bellator’s roster more deserving of a title fight than the Roufusport Academy-product.
A member of Team Renzo Gracie, Gozali returns to the Bellator cage for the fifth time in his 20-year career. The Israeli fighter will once again fight Ryan Couture on Nov. 15, following a three-round thriller at Bellator 180 kawg lub caij ntuj sov. Fighting out of Bat Yam, Neeg Ixayees, “Batman” favors events on home turf, notching two opening round submission wins in each of his las two bouts inside Menora Mivtachim Arena. Tam sim no, with seven of his eight career victories coming by way of submission, the former Israeli army soldier hopes to keep his rematch with Couture out of the judges’ hands.
Couture looks to duplicate the success he had in his first matchup with Gozali, when he picked up a unanimous decision win inside Madison Square Garden last June. A veteran of UFC and STRIKEFORCE, Couture has appeared six times in the Bellator cage and will make the jump back up to welterweight in hopes of collecting the 12th win of his career. A member of Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, the Seattle native will look to play the role of spoiler to Gozali when the two rematch in Tel Aviv.
Hailing from Harrisburg, Penn. Davis has earned impressive victories over elite competition during his illustrious 10-year career, including wins over the likes of Lyoto Machida, "King Mo" Lawal, Liam McGeary thiab nyuam qhuav Linton Vassellntawm Bellator 200 nyuam qhuav pib lub xyoo. Fighting out of San Diego, California. the former four-time NCAA Division-1 All-American wrestler out of Penn State University holds a near flawless mark of 6-1 in Bellator. "Mr. Wonderful” trains alongside current Bellator bantamweight champ Darrion Caldwell, Dominick Cruz and A.J. Matthews amongst others at Alliance MMA.
Fighting out of Stary Oskol, Russia, 26-year-old knockout artist Vadim Nemkov will make his third appearance with Bellator when he meets Davis. A protege of Bellator heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko, Nemkov will be looking to build on his pair of knockout wins, which includes a win over former light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary ntawm Bellator 194. With eight of his nine career victories coming by way of first round stoppage, the former Sambo world champion does not waste much time inside the cage. His ability for finishing fights will be tested when he meets Davis, an athlete who has yet to be finished in his career.
Israeli women’s featherweight Olga Rubin steps back inside the Bellator cage for the third time to put her undefeated streak on the line in her home country. With her previous promotional victories at Bellator 164 thiab Bellator 188 coming via TKO, “Big Bad” has developed a reputation as one of the more dangerous prospects in the division. She is now set to take on UFC and Invicta FC veteran Cindy Dandois, who owns career wins over Marloes Coenen, Jorina Baars and Megan Anderson. Training out of Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, “Battlecat” is currently riding a four-fight win streak, which includes a victorious appearance in RIZIN.
Tshiab Bellator 209: ‘Pitbull’ vs. Sanchez Fight Card:
Featherweight World Title Bout: Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (27-4) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (17-3)
Welterweight Co-Main Event: Haim Gozali (8-5) vs. Ryan Couture (11-6)
Light Heavyweight Feature Event: Phil Davis (19-4, 1 NC) vs. Vadim Nemkov (9-2)
Women’s Featherweight Bout: Olga Rubin (4-0) vs. Cindy Dandois (12-3)