Bellator and the USO Present: Salute the TroopsҮндсэн карт:
Жош Барнетт (35-8) сүсэг. Ронни Markes (19-7) was cancelled by the Hawaii State Boxing Commission deeming Barnett unable to compete tonight due to severe illness
JOSH BARNETT AND RONNY MARKES HEADLINEBellator & THE USO PRESENT: SALUTE THE TROOPSБаасан гаригт, DEC. 20
Bellator 236 Бямба гаригт, DEC. 21 SEES ILIMA-LEI MACFARLANE DEFEND HER WORLD TITLE AGAINST KATE JACKSON
LOS ANGELES– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s return to Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii this Friday, Нийтэлсэн. 20 and Saturday, Нийтэлсэн. 21 is official with a stacked doubleheader featuring something for every mixed martial arts fan.
Bellator and the USO Present: Salute the Troopswill air on Paramount Network on Friday, Арванхоёрдугаар сар 20 үед 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. СТ. The entire event will also stream on DAZN, while preliminary bouts will stream onBellator.com, DAZNand globally on theBellator Mobile App.
Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs. Jackson –one of the star-powered, year-end highlights of fight season on DAZN – will stream Saturday, Арванхоёрдугаар сар 21 live exclusively onDAZN үед 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, while preliminary action will stream onBellator.com, DAZNand globally on theBellator Mobile App.
The main event of Friday’s card on Paramount Network will see a heavyweight headliner, featuring the Bellator debuts of former world championЖош Барнетт (35-8) болон Ронни Markes (19-7). Rounding out the stacked main card will see another Bellator debut, зэрэг Erik Perez(19-6) enters the cage to meet Hawaii’s ownToby Misech (11-7), former flyweight No. 1 өрсөлдөгч Alejandra Lara (8-3) болон Veta Arteaga (5-3) return to action and Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix participantTywan Claxton (5-1) takes on the undefeated prospect out of Maili, Хавайн, Braydon Akeo (3-0). Мөн, undefeated teammate of A.J. МкКий Joey Davis (6-0) returns to the Bellator cage when he faces the “Big Island’s” 29-fight MMA veteran, Chris Cisneros (19-10).
The prelims forBellator and the USO Present: Salute the Troopswill feature an appearance from undefeated Bay Area-fighter fighterCass Bell(4-0), as well as undefeated Hawaiian prospectTy Gwerder (4-0).
A mere 24-hours later, Bellator 236 will take place exclusively on DAZN and will be headlined by a flyweight world title bout between Honolulu’sIlima-Lei МакФарлэйн (10-0) Английн хамгийн Kate Jackson (11-3-1). The co-main event is a quarterfinal matchup of the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix withA.J. МкКий (15-0)дээр авч Дерек талбарууд (20-9.).
Үүнээс гадна, recently signed Bellator welterweightJason Jackson (10-4) Холливудын, FLA. returns to the Bellator cage on short notice to take onKiichi Kunimotoof Osaka, Япон. Жулиана Velasquez (9-0) looks to remain undefeated with Bellator when she meetsBruna Ellen (10-6) at flyweight, while local Hawaiian standoutsCheyden Leialoha(7-1) болон Nainoa Dung (3-0) go to battle againstRaufeon Stots (12-1) болонZach Zane (13-9), тус тус, to complete the main card.
Bellator and the USO Present: Salute the TroopsҮндсэн карт:
Paramount Сүлжээний & DAZN
10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT/5 p.m. HST
Heavyweight Main Event:Жош Барнетт (35-8) сүсэг. Ронни Markes (19-7)
Bantamweight Main Card Bout: Toby Misech(11-7) сүсэг. Erik Perez(19-6)
Flyweight Main Card Bout: Alejandra Lara (8-3) сүсэг. Veta Artega(5-3)
LOS ANGELES– The full slate of bouts for Bellator’s doubleheader return to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Коннектикут. сарын тухай. 15 and Feb. 16 has been completed with two stacked five-fight main cards and exciting preliminary matchups.
The main event of Friday’s card on Paramount Network, and simulcast on DAZN, will feature a heavyweight headliner, where former Bellator Grand Prix SemifinalistМэтт Mitrione (13-6) faces Russian knockout artistСергей Kharitonov (29-7, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт). Rounding out the stacked main card will see undefeatedЛоган Storley (9-0) meet SBG Dublin’sIon Pascu (18-9) welterweight нь, former Bellator bantamweight champЭдуардо Dantas (20-6) return from injury to meet Hawaii’sToby Misech (12-6) at 135-pounds, and the electricМайк Kimbel (2-0) making his main card debut against Rhode Island’sJohn Douma(3-1). The opener ofBellator 215will be the promotional debut ofAustin Vanderford (6-0), who looks to remain undefeated againstCody Jones (6-2), a winner of four consecutive fights.
The prelims forBellator 215: сүсэг Mitrione. Kharitonov will be highlighted by a women’s featherweight contest featuringAmber Leibrock(3-2) эсрэг Amanda Bell (5-5), as well as top heavyweight prospectSteve Mowry (5-0) дээр авч Darion Abbey(Pro Дэбют).
A mere 24-hours later, Bellator 216will take place exclusively on DAZN and will be headlined by one of the most intense grudge matches in MMA history. Бямба гаригт, Эцсийн. 16,гийн ялагдашгүй Майкл "хор" хуудас (13-0) will enter the Bellator cage against 58-fight professionalПаул "Semtex" Daley (40-16-2) in a first-round fight of Bellator’s Welterweight World Grand Prix. The co-main event is a rematch between two heavyweights who undoubtedly will go down in the sport’s history books, үед Мирко ОНХА Cop (37-11-2, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) makes his Bellator debut againstРой "Том орон" Нелсон (23-16).
Үүнээс гадна, a No. 1 contender’s bout to determine who will face newly crowned heavyweight kingpin Ryan Bader will pitCheick Конго (29-10-2) гийн ялагдашгүй эсрэг, longtime former Bellator heavyweight championВиталий Minakov (21-0). An intriguing welterweight encounter betweenYaroslav Amosov (20-0) and the always-excitingErick Silva (20-9, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) is also official, as is the professional debut of multi-time taekwondo championValerie Loureda, when she meets Oklahoma’sColby Fletcher(1-2) in the main card opener.
As if that wasn’t enough top-flight action, Tyrell Fortune (5-0), one of Bellator’s top homegrown prospects returns to the Bellator cage againstRyan Pokryfky(6-5) in the featured preliminary bout ofBellator 216: MVP vs. Дэли.
Bellator: сүсэг Mitrione. Kharitonovwill be broadcast Friday, Хоёрдугаар сар 15 on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT and will stream LIVE on DAZN. Bellator: MVP vs. Дэли will stream exclusively on DAZN on Saturday, Хоёрдугаар сар 16 үед 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Preliminary action for both events will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
Tickets for both events are available now and can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena box office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Fans can save when they purchase tickets to both events through the “Back-to-Back Pack!” Please visit Ticketmaster.com for more details.