Aaron Pico added to Bellator 299 in Dublin with Pedro Carvalho

05/31/2023 adminAaron, Added, Bellator, Carvalho, Dublin, Pedro, Pico0 comment

Aaron Pico, Bellator 252 Credit: Bellator MMA Two of Bellator MMA’s top featherweight fighters will face off at Bellator 299 in Dublin, Ireland this September. Announced via a press release on Tuesday, Aaron Pico (11-4) will face Pedro Carvalho (13-7) at the event on September 23, 2023 at the 3Arena in Dublin. MMA Fighting previously reported the reservation amount. Pico was last seen in April at Bellator 295, taking a unanimous decision superiority to defeat James Gonzalez who had replaced Pico. Running 7-1 at the moment, losing solely due to…

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Bellator Dublin adds Aaron Biko

05/30/2023 adminAaron, adds, Bellator, Biko, Dublin0 comment

Drawing provided by BELLATOR MMA This afternoon Bellator Dublin secured a major featherweight fight for the upcoming card in September. The promotion sent out a press release this afternoon announcing that Aaron Biko (11-4) will take on SBG’s Pedro Carvalho (13-7) on the main card. Bellator Dublin comes down September 23rd. Pedro Carvalho is desperate for a big win. It’s crazy to think that we’re not even three years away from his big winning streak that led to a big shot against Patricio Pitbull. However, recent memory makes that feel…

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ICYMI: Bellator – RIZIN 2 announced for July

05/30/2023 adminannounced, Bellator, ICYMI, July, RIZIN0 comment

Drawing provided by BELLATOR MMA This past weekend we received some major breaking news in the world of Bellator. The promotion announced that they will be doing their second joint promotion with Japanese MMA promotion RIZIN. The card will drop on July 31 and feature a Bellator match featuring the event. While building the event as a promotion vs. promotion event, the main event features a lightweight Grand Prix match. Former Featherweight Champion AJ McKee (20-1) is back to take on former Lightweight Champion Patricky Pitbull (24-11). Maki fought on…

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Kai Asakura vs. Juan Archuleta, Mikuru Asakura vs. Vugar Karamov Announced for Bellator X RIZIN 2

05/27/2023 adminannounced, Archuleta, Asakura, Bellator, Juan, Kai, Karamov, Mikuru, RIZIN, Vugar0 comment

Juan Archuleta, RIZIN 42 Credit: RIZIN Fighting Federation The first fight is set for Super RIZIN 2, the RIZIN Fight Federation portion of July’s Bellator X RIZIN 2 card. Facing each other in the traditional RIZIN ring on July 30 will be former MMA bantamweight champion Bellator Juan Archuleta (28-4) and former RIZIN bantamweight champion Kai Asakura (20-4). The famous competition will be Archuleta’s second for RIZIN; He appeared at RIZIN 42 earlier this month winning a decision over Naoki Inoue. That victory extended Archuleta’s current winning streak to three…

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Bellator X RIZIN 2 Featuring Flyweight Title Fight, AJ McKee vs. Patricky Pitbull

05/27/2023 adminBellator, featuring, fight, Flyweight, McKee, Patricky, pitbull, RIZIN, title0 comment

AJ McKee, Bellator 221 Credit: Bellator MMA The second fully-promoted crossover show between Bellator MMA and RIZIN Fighting Federation has been announced. Bellator X RIZIN 2 will be held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City. Japan on July 30, 2023, with a slight format change. Instead of featuring fighters from each promotion head-to-head, Instead, this year’s card will feature the best talent from both companies, including AJ McKee vs. Patricky Pitbull in the main event. This is a quarterfinal matchup in an ongoing promotion. lightweight grand prix McKee…

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Bellator expected to launch the men’s flyweight division in the coming days

05/26/2023 adminBellator, coming, days, division, expected, Flyweight, launch, Mens0 comment

Bellator MMA is preparing for an announcement that will change the promotion. Nolan King MMA Junkie News broke yesterday afternoon that the promotion plans to announce a new weight class in the coming days. Per King, the promotion will introduce a men’s flyweight division. The man expected to be the first face of the division is former Bellator champion Koji Horiguchi (31-5). Flyweight is Horiguchi’s natural weight class, but for all of his Bellator fights, he fought at bantamweight. The writing has been on the wall for this division these…

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James Gallagher returns to fight Cris Lencioni at Bellator 298 for two more bouts.

05/26/2023 adminBellator, bouts, Cris, fight, Gallagher, James, Lencioni, returns0 comment

Credit: James Gallagher: Bellator MMA Irish bantamweight James Gallagher will return to boxing this August. Gallagher (11-2), who hasn’t played since losing to Patchy Mix in November 2021, will face Cris Lencioni (11-3) at an event held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Aug. 11, 2023. . The booking is one of three announced by Bellator MMA staff via a press release on Wednesday. “The StrabAnimal” was forced to pull out of the popular bout. Since losing the mixed bantamweight championship a year ago He was…

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Bellator 299 in Dublin, Ireland See 6 more fights, including Kavanagh vs. Collins.

05/25/2023 adminBellator, Collins, Dublin, Fights, Including, Ireland, Kavanagh0 comment

Sinead Kavanagh, Bellator 275 Credit: Bellator MMA Bellator MMA will return to Ireland’s Dublin 3Arena this September with Irish star Sinead Kavanagh joining the tour. SBG Ireland’s Kavanagh (9-5) should have the support of the local crowd when she battles Sara Collins (4-0) in a women’s featherweight matchup at the Bellator 299 event. It aired on September 23, 2023, airing on Showtime in the United States. Conor McGregor’s teammate Kavanagh is 4-1 in his past five fights. His only loss came from failing to win the Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight…

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Storley vs. Ward, Moldavsky vs. Mowry among bouts announced for Bellator 298

05/22/2023 adminamong, announced, Bellator, bouts, Moldavsky, Mowry, Storley, ward0 comment

Dante Shiro and Logan Storley, Bellator 265 Credit: Bellator MMA Bellator MMA will head back to Sioux Falls, South Dakota in August for Bellator 298, featuring a headline wrestling showdown. scheduled to be held at Sanford Pentagon On August 11, 2023, Bellator 298 will see former interim welterweight champion Logan Storley (14-2) face Brennan Ward (17-6) in a five-round main event. Bellator officials announced the news via a press release on Monday. MMA Junkie was the first to report the booking. Ward made a resurgence after returning to action last…

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Eblen vs. Edwards, Burnell vs. Weichel among bouts announced for Bellator Dublin

05/15/2023 adminamong, announced, Bellator, bouts, Burnell, Dublin, Eblen, Edwards, Weichel0 comment

Fabian Edwards, Bellator 296 Credit: Lucas Noonan/Bellator MMA While the fight was confirmed during Friday’s post-fight Bellator 296 press conference by Scott Coker, the official announcement has arrived: Johnny Eblen vs. Fabian Edwards will take place at Bellator Dublin on September 23, 2023 Promotion officials announced the fight for the middleweight title on Monday. along with two other high-profile bouts, among them the featherweight fight between Mads Burnell and Daniel Weichel. A second featherweight bout was also announced on Monday, with Brian Moore set to face Otto. Brazil’s Rodrigues Rodrigues…