We present to your attention the Bellator tournament schedule for 2019:
Bellator 170
The organization's debut tournament in 2017 - Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen. October 18, 2016, that MMA veterans Chael Sonnen and Tito Ortiz will meet in the main event of the fight evening.
Sonnen shocked the global MMA community when he decided to resume his career and signed a contract with Bellator. This legendary athlete has victories over such fighters as Yushin Okami, Nate Marquardt, Brian Stann, former UFC champion light heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua and current holder UFC title middleweight Michael Bisping.
Ortiz is a UFC Hall of Famer and one of the most respected champions in history. mixed martial arts. He signed his contract with Bellator in 2013 and since then has compiled a 2-1 record. In his most recent fight, in September 2015, he lost by submission to Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary in the first round. The 41-year-old Ortiz has victories over fighters such as Alexander Shlemenko, Stephan Bonnar, Wanderlei Silva, Ken Shamrock and Forrest Griffin.
The result of the meeting: Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen defeated Ortiz via submission at 2:03 of the first round (see table below for more details).
Bellator 171
Show Bellator 171: Gillard vs. Njokuani took place on January 27, 2017 at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas (USA). The event was headlined by a catchweight (179 pounds) between UFC veteran Melvin Gillard and rising prospect Chidi Njokuani. In the co-main event, local favorite David Rickels faced Aaron Darrow. In addition, on the undercard the audience saw two elite wrestlers, Tyrell Fortuna and Jerod Trice, who only recently transitioned from wrestling to MMA. You can find more information about the show.
The result of the main event was Njokuani's victory by unanimous decision (see the table below for more detailed results).
Bellator 172
Mixed martial arts fans were looking forward to the fight night Bellator 172, in the main fight of which the legendary Fedor Emelianenko was supposed to fight with former UFC roster member Matt Mitrione.
Emelianenko is considered by many to be one of the greatest representatives of mixed martial arts in the history of this sport. The 40-year-old Russian was the champion of Pride FC at a time when the organization was considered the best on the planet. He chalked up victories over such fighters as Mirko Filipovic, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark Hunt, Andrei Orlovsky, Pedro Rizzo, Mark Coleman, Kevin Randleman, Tim Sylvia, Naoya Ogawa and others.
Emelianenko announced his retirement in 2012, but returned to the cage at the end of 2015 and stopped Jaideep Singh in the first round as part of the RIZIN FF show. In 2016, the Last Emperor fought only once. In a confrontation with the Brazilian fighter Fabio Maldonado, he earned an extremely controversial victory on points.
Emelianenko was scheduled to fight in the United States for the first time since 2011. His opponent was Matt Mitrione, a 38-year-old former NFL player who, after joining Bellator from the UFC in 2016, has recorded two consecutive knockout victories over Karl Seumanutafa and Oli Thompson. In addition, Mitrione has defeated fighters such as Kimbo Slice, Derrick Lewis and Gabriel Gonzaga.
Cheick Kongo, Oli Thompson, Josh Thomson, Patrick Freire performed at the Bellator 172 tournament. However, the central fight between Emelianenko and Mitrione immediately before the show was removed from the card by the organizers after the American fighter was hospitalized due to kidney problems.
The new main event was the fight between Patricky Freire and Josh Thompson. Freire defeated his opponent by knockout (see the table below for more detailed results).
Bellator 173
Tournament Bellator 173: McGeary vs. McDermott took place on February 24, 2017 at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Along with this event, the BAMMA 28 fighting show of the local promotion of the same name was held at the specified venue. Initially the tournament headliners former champion light heavyweight division Liam McGeary and Chris Fields. However, on February 20 it became known that he was replaced by promotion newcomer Vladimir Filipovich. But that’s not all: two days later, due to problems with obtaining a visa, Filipovic cannot become McGeary’s opponent. The latter was replaced by Brett McDermott. Liam McGeary defeated Brett McDeromott by technical knockout, which was recorded after the fight was stopped by a doctor (see the table below for more detailed results).
Bellator 174
Tournament Bellator 174: Kunen vs. Budd took place on March 3, 2017 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, USA. The central event of the show was the first battle for championship belt in the women's featherweight division between Marlos Kunen and Julia Budd. Russian Andrey Koreshkov was supposed to have his first fight at the event after losing the title in a rematch with Douglas Lima. Fernando Gonzalez could have become Andrey's opponent, but later it was announced that Gonzalez would meet with Brandon Giertz.
In the central match of the tournament, Julia Budd defeated Marlos Kunen by technical knockout (see the table below for more detailed results).
Bellator 175
Tournament Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2 took place on March 31, 2017 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, USA. The centerpiece of the event was a heavyweight bout between former UFC 205-pound champion Quinton Jackson and former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammad Lawal. Also on the main card, Russian heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov faced off against Chase Gormley.
Muhammad Lawal, following a unanimous decision of the judges, confidently won the fight against Quinton Jackson with a score of (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). Sergei Kharitonov achieved his first victory in the Bellator cage (see the table below for more detailed results).
Bellator 176
Tournament Bellator 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 took place on April 8, 2017. This was Scott Coker's second event at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy. Like the debut fight night of the promotion on the Apennine Peninsula, Bellator 176, along with fights according to the rules of mixed martial arts, presented the public with a kickboxing card.
The centerpiece of Bellator 176 was the middleweight rematch between current champion division by Rafael Carvalho and Dutch knockout artist Melvin Manhoef. The first time the fighters met each other was at Bellator 155, and then Carvalho achieved an unconvincing and frankly controversial victory. Read more about the fight.
In addition, as part of the event, the Russian public was able to see the performance of their compatriot Anastasia Yankova. Her opponent was the Greek athlete Elina Kallionidou. You can read more about the fight on our website.
This time, Carvalho managed to convince the fans of his superiority over Manhoef. In the fourth round, the champion knocked out the challenger with a spectacular high kick. Anastasia Yankova earned a decision victory (see the table below for more detailed results from the Bellator 176 MMA card).
Bellator 177
Tournament Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Yoke took place on April 14, 2017 at the Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary. The promotion was originally scheduled to return to Eastern Europe with a title bout in bantamweight between Eduardo Dantas and Darrion Caldwell. However, Caldwell pulled out of the fight due to an injury, the nature of which was not disclosed. He was subsequently replaced by Legacy Fighting Alliance bantamweight champion Leandro Igo, who thus received title fight already during his debut in Scott Coker's organization. However, the newcomer was not successful, losing to Dantas on points (see the table below for more detailed results from the Bellator 177 MMA card).
As part of Bellator 177, fights according to kickboxing rules were also held.
Bellator 178
Tournament Bellator 178: Strauss vs. Pitbull 4 took place on April 21, 2017 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA. The central event of the event was the featherweight title match between current champion Daniel Strauss and former title holder Patricia “Pitbull” Freire. Previously, the fighters met three times, Freire won in two fights, Strauss won in one.
The fourth battle of the fighters again ended in victory for Freire, who submitted his opponent at the very beginning of the second round (for more detailed results of the Bellator 178 show, see the table below).
Bellator 179
Tournament Bellator 179: Daly vs. McDonald took place on May 19, 2017 at the SSE Arena in London, England. The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between Paul Daley and Rory MacDonald. Former UFC contender MacDonald defeated Daley via choke in the second round (see the table below for more detailed results from the Bellator 179 show).
Bellator 180
Tournament Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva took place on June 24, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The central event of the show was a fight in the light heavyweight limit between. The co-main event of the fight evening featured the long-awaited fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrione, which was originally planned for Bellator 172 (read more about the history of the organization of the meeting).
Bellator 180 will be the organization's first show in New York. In addition, the promotion event will be presented via PPV for the second time in history. The head of Bellator, announcing the content of the card, promised that it would be the most stellar in the entire existence of the company.
Chael Sonnen defeated Wanderlei Silva on points by effectively using his wrestling skills. Matt Mitrione knocked out Fedor Emelianenko in the first stand-up exchange (for more detailed results of the Bellator 180 show, see the table below).
Bellator 181
Tournament Bellator 181: Girtz vs. Campos took place on July 14, 2017 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma, USA. The main event of the show was the fight between Brandon Girtz and Derek Campos. Campos won the first meeting of the athletes in 2013 at Bellator 96 by unanimous decision. In November 2015, at Bellator 146, Girtz took revenge, defeating his opponent by knockout in the first round. The third battle on Bellator 181 Campos won again after the doctor did not allow Girtz to enter the third round (for more detailed results of the Bellator 181 show, see the table below).
Bellator 182
Tournament Bellator 182: Koreshkov vs. Njokuani took place on August 25, 2017 in entertainment complex Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York. The central event of the fight night was a welterweight fight between former division champion Andrei Koreshkov and Chidi Njokuani. The winner of this meeting was the Russian fighter, who organized a technical knockout for his opponent in the last minute of the first round (for more detailed results of the Bellator 182 show, see the table below).
Bellator 183
Tournament Bellator 183: Henderson vs. Pitbull took place on September 23, 2017 at the SAP Center arena in San Jose, California (USA). The central event of the event was a fight in the lightweight limit between former UFC champion Benson Henderson and Patricky Freire. The fight show also featured the Bellator Kickboxing 7 kickboxing tournament, which was headlined by the fight between Karim Gadji and Raymond Daniels.
In the central confrontation of the MMA portion of the card, Patricky Freire achieved a somewhat unexpected victory by split decision over Benson Henderson. In addition, Raymond Daniels defeated Karim Gadji by technical knockout as part of the kickboxing portion of the show. For more detailed results of fights according to the rules of mixed martial arts, see the table below.
Bellator 184
Bellator 184: Dantas vs. Caldwell- a fight show that took place on October 6, 2017. It took place at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma (USA), and the main event featured a bantamweight title fight between champion Eduardo Dantas and Darrion Caldwell. According to the results of the judges' decision, Caldwell won with a score of (48-47, 48-47, 50-45), who became the new promotion champion at 135 pounds (for more detailed results of the Bellator 184 show, see the table below).
Bellator 185
Tournament Bellator 185: Mousasi vs. Shlemenko took place on October 20, 2017 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut (USA). The central event of the show was the meeting between Gegard Mousasi and Alexander Shlemenko. Mousasi is a former top UFC contender who, at the end of his current contract, decided not to renew his cooperation with the leader of the global MMA industry and moved to Bellator, where he made his debut on October 20. Shlemenko is a former Bellator middleweight champion and the second most popular Russian fighter after Fedor Emelianenko. According to the results of the judges' decision, Shlemenko won with a score of (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). For more detailed Bellator 185 results, see the table below.
Bellator 186
Tournament Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell took place on November 4, 2017 at the Bryce Jordan Center at Pennsylvania State University.
The central event of the tournament was title fight in the light heavyweight division between category champion Ryan Bader and Linton Vassell. Additionally, Ilima-Lei McFarlane took on Emily Ducote for the newly created women's flyweight title.
Bader defeated Vassell by TKO at 3:58 of the second round. MacFarlane submitted Ducote at the 3:42 mark of the fifth round to become the promotion's first 125-pound champion. For more detailed results from the Bellator 186 show, see the table below.
Bellator 187
Tournament Bellator 187: McKee vs. Moore took place on November 10, 2017 at the 3Arena entertainment complex in Dublin.
It was originally planned that the centerpiece of the show would be top Irish prospect James Gallagher, who would face off against Jeremy Labiano. However, on October 11, it became known that Gallagher would not perform in front of his home audience due to a knee injury. Labiano was moved to the Bellator 188 card, and the new main event of Bellator 187 was a meeting in the featherweight limit between AJ McKee and Brian Moore. In the third round of the fight, McKee earned the victory by submission. For more detailed Bellator 187 results, see the table below.
On the same evening and in the same arena, the leading British promotion held the BAMMA 32 tournament.
Bellator 188
The tournament will take place on November 16, 2017 at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv (Israel). Initially, in the main event of the show, Patricio Freire was supposed to defend the featherweight title from the attacks of Daniel Weichel. However, on November 12, it was reported that Freire had withdrawn from the show due to a knee injury. Noad Lahat and Jeremy Labiano were announced as the new headliners.
Calendar of Bellator fights and tournaments for 2017 (see table of upcoming events)
| Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen. 01/21/2017 | |
| Fights | Bellator 170 results |
| victory Ortiz submission (chokeslam) at 2:03 of the first round | |
| victory Daly by knockout (flying knee) at 2:27 of the first round. | |
| Victory Kato | |
| Victory Sanchez split decision (28-28, 28-27, 28-27) | |
| Derek Anderson vs. Derek Campos | victory Campos |
| Gabriel Green vs. Jaylin Turner | Victory Turner knockout (punch) at 0:36 of the first round |
| Kristan Gonzalez vs. Daniel Rodriguez | victory Rodriguez TKO (punch) at 3:55 of round two |
| Ian Butler vs. Jacob Rosales | victory Rosales TKO (punch) at 2:45 of round two |
| Johnny Cisneros vs. Curtis Millender | victory Millender TKO (strikes) at 3:48 of round two |
| Tommy Aaron vs. Mike Segura | victory Segura by knockout (punch) at 1:02 of the first round |
| James Barnes vs. Rob Gooch | victory Barnes submission (reverse triangle) at 4:36 of round one |
| Shinzo Machida vs. Jamar Ocampo | victory Machida TKO (punch) at 3:48 of round three |
| Jake May vs. Dave Cryer | victory May TKO (strikes) at 0:41 of the first round |
| Henry Corrales vs. Cody Bollinger | victory Corrales by knockout (body punch) at 4:28 of the third round |
| Guilherme Vasconcelos vs. John Mercurio | victory Vasconcelos by knockout (strikes) at 0:41 of the second round |
| Kevin Casey vs. Keith Berry | draw (27-29, 28-28, 28-28) |
| Rebecca Root vs. Colleen Schneider | Victory Schneider submission (anaconda) at the 1:30 mark of the first round |
| Alex Soto vs. DeMarcus Brown | victory Soto by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) |
 Bellator 171: Gillard vs. Njokuani. 01/27/2017
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| Fights | Bellator 171 results |
| Victory Njokuani by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-24, 30-26) | |
| Victory Rickels TKO (strikes) at 0:44 of round three | |
| AJ McKee vs. Brandon Phillips | Victory McKee by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) |
| Jessica Middleton vs. Alice Smith Yager | Victory Middleton by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-26) |
| Victory Young | |
| Justin Overton vs. Gaston Reynaud | Victory Overton submission (chokeslam) at 0:34 of the second round |
| Dominic Garcia vs. William Lavin | Victory Garcia submission (chokeslam) at 2:08 of the second round |
| Jake Lindsay vs. Chancy Rencountry | Victory Rencountry split decision |
| Johnny Marigio vs. Joe Fulk | Victory Marigio TKO at 1:23 of the first round |
| Scott Heston vs. Manuel Meraz | Victory Meraza by unanimous decision |
| Mike Breeden vs. Craig Fairlie | Victory Breeden TKO at 4:38 of the first round |
| Jerod Trice vs. Kevin Waltcamp | Victory Traisa by knockout (strikes) at 3:17 of the second round |
| Tyrell Fortune vs. Will Johnson | Victory Fortune TKO (strikes) at 4:27 of the second round |
| Bruna Ellen vs. Carmella James | Victory Ellen |
 Bellator 172: Thomson vs. Pitbull. 02/18/2017 |
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| Fights Bellator 172 | Bellator 172 results |
| victory Freire knockout (uppercut), round 2, 0:40 | |
| victory Thompson by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-25, 30-25) | |
| Victory Alonso TKO (punch), round 1, 4:42. | |
| Vita Artega vs. Brooke Mayo | victory Artegui TKO (doctor's stop), round 3, 4:04 |
| Francisco France vs. Anatoly Tokov | Victory Tokova TKO (punch), round 2, 2:24 |
| David Douglas vs. | James Terry victory Terry |
| by unanimous technical decision (30-27×3), round 3, 0:37 | victory Cesar Gonzalez vs. Nikko Jackson |
| Jackson | draw (28-27, 28-28, 28-28) |
| by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) | victory Diego Herzog vs. Martin Sano JJ Okanovic vs. |
| Paradise Vaovasa | victory Okanovich submission (choking), round 2, 2:26 |
| Roque Reyes vs. | victory Justin Tenedora Tenedors |
| submission, round 2, 4:59 | |
| Gaston Bolaños vs. Abner Perez | |
| Bolaños | |
| TKO (strikes), round 1, 4:53 | |
 Juan Cardenas vs. Luis Vargas |
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| Carlos Eduardo Roja vs. Denasab Mohammed | Anthony Du vs. Bobby Escalante |
| victory Jeremy Murphy vs. Matthew Ramirez Bellator 173: McGeary vs. McDermott. 02/24/2017 | |
| Bellator 173 fights | victory Bellator 173 results McGeary |
| TKO (doctor stoppage), round 2, 1:06 | James Terry James Gallagher vs. Kirill Medvedovsky Gallagher |
| James Terry submission (choking), round 1, 2:53 Sinead Kavanagh vs. Yoni Razafiarison | |
| Razafiarison | victory by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25) Lochora |
| submission (choking), round 2, 2:42 | victory Norman Park vs. Paul Redmond Parka |
| by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28) | victory Dominic Wooding vs. Andy Young Yanga |
| submission (choking), round 3, 3:06 | victory Ronnie Mann vs. Damien Lapilus Lapilusa |
| by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-28) | victory Rus McKee vs. Tim Barnett Barnett |
| TKO (strikes), round 1, 4:58 | victory Paul Hughes vs. Adam Gustab Hughes |
| TKO (strikes), round 1, 1:32 | victory Will Flory vs. Kyle McLarkin TKO (strikes), round 3, 2:16 |
| Jonathan Brookins vs. Decky Delton | victory Brookins by unanimous decision |
| Stephen Kilfin vs. Andrew Murphy | victory Murphy TKO (strikes), round 1, 4:58 |
| Daniel Olezhnichak vs. Jonathan Reid | victory Olezhnichak TKO (strikes), round 1, 1:47 |
| Glenn Irwin vs. Keith McCabe | victory McCabe submission, round 1, 0:39 |
 Bellator 174: Kunen vs. Budd. 3.03.2017 |
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| Bellator 174 fights | Bellator 174 results |
| (Women's featherweight title fight) | victory Budd TKO (strikes), round 4, 2:42 |
| Brandon Girtz vs. Fernando Gonzalez | victory Gonzalez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-26) |
| Jonathan Gary vs. Cody Pfister | victory Pfister submission (choking), round 1, 4:04 |
| Jason Witt vs. Justin Patterson | victory Patterson TKO (strikes), round 3, 0:13 |
| Emmanuel Rivera vs. Treston Thomison | victory Rivera by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) |
| Rafael Lovato vs. Charles Hackman | victory Lovato TKO (strikes), round 1, 0:13 |
| Justin Wren vs. Roman Pizzolato | victory Vrena submission (triangle), round 1, 2:35 |
| Alexis Dufresne vs. Gabriel Holloway | victory Holloway TKO, round 2, 2:53 |
| Emily Ducoty vs. Katie Collins | victory Ducoti submission (choking), round 1, 4:53 |
 Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2 03/31/2017 |
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| Bellator 175 fights | Bellator 175 results |
| Victory Laval | |
 Sergei Kharitonov vs. Chase Gormley |
Victory Kharitonov knockout (punch), 3:55, round 1 |
| Marcos Galvao vs. Emmanuel Sanchez | Victory Sanchez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |
| Steve Kozola vs. Jake Roberts | Victory Kozoly TKO (punch), 0:28, round 1 |
| Lloyd Carter vs. Noad Lahat | Victory Lahata submission (choking), 3:50, round 2 |
| Joakim Buckley vs. Justin Patterson | Victory Buckley |
| Damian Norris vs. Tom Shoaff | Victory Norris by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |
| James Bochnovich vs. Matt Paul | Victory Bokhnovich submission (choking) 4:30, round 1 |
| Manny Vasquez vs. Nate Williams | Victory Vasquez by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-27, 29-28) |
| Tim Cho vs. Joshua Hardwick | Victory Cho TKO (punch), 2:43, round 3 |
| Tom Holder vs. Josh Strecker | Victory Strecker by unanimous decision (29-28, 28-29, 28-29) |
| Corey Galloway vs. David Garcia | Victory Galloway submission (guillotine), 1:04, round 1 |
| Brian Akins vs. Mike DeLaVega | Victory DeLaVega |
| Assef Askar vs. James Esposito | Victory Askara submission (choking), 3:06, round 1 |
| Max Fuentes - Brandon Shelart | Victory Shelarta submission (choking) |
 Bellator 176. 04/08/2017 |
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| Bellator 176 fights | results Bellator 176 |
| Carvalho wins by knockout (high kick), round 4, 3:15 | |
| Carrington Banks vs. Mikhail Nitsa | Poebda Nice submission (anaconda), round 1, 0:36 |
| Jamil Chen vs. Valeriu Mircea | Victory Mircea by unanimous decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28) |
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Victory Yankova Nikko Jackson |
 Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Yoke. 04/08/2017 |
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| Bellator 177 fights | Bellator 177 results |
| Eduardo Dantas vs. Leandro Igo | Victory Dantas by unanimous decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) |
| Daniel Weichel vs. John Teixeira | Victory Weichel |
| Anthony Taylor vs. Adam Borics | Victory Borix submission (choking), round 1, 4:12 |
| Lena Ovchinnikova vs. Helen Harper | Victory Ovchinnikova |
| Brian Moore vs. Michal Horejsi | Victory Moore TKO (strikes) round 2, 3:57 |
| Mate Kertezh vs. Patrick Zhombat | Victory Kertezha TKO (punch), round 2, 4:37 |
 Bellator 178: Strauss vs. Pitbull 4. 04/21/2017 |
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| Bellator 178 fights | Bellator 178 results |
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Victory Freire submission (guillotine), round 2, 0:37 |
| Victory MacFarlane submission (elbow arm), round 1, 2:15 | |
| Ryan Quinn vs. Saad Awad | Victory Avada by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |
| AJ McKee vs. Dominic Mazzotta | Victory McKee KO (high kick), round 1, 1:15 |
| Chris Foster vs. Shane Manley | Victory Foster split decision |
| Ed Ruth vs. David Mundell | Victory Ruta TKO (strikes), round 2, 3:13 |
| Castriot Xima vs. Nick Alley | victory Xima TKO, round 1, 3:19 |
| Tyrell Fortune vs. Branko Basik | victory Fortune |
| Blair Tugman vs. Tom English | Victory Tugman submission, round 3, 4:54 |
| Regivaldo Carvalho vs. Jay Perrin | Victory Carvalho submission (guillotine), round 3, 2:04 |
| John Lopez vs. Remo Cardarelli | Victory Cardarelli by unanimous decision |
| Kemran Lachinov vs. Sam Watford | Victory Lachinova split decision |
| Mac Kelleher vs. Don Shainis | Victory Shainisa by unanimous decision |
| Tim Caron vs. Jordan Young | Victory Norman Park vs. Paul Redmond submission, round 1, 3:55 |
 Bellator 179: Daley vs. MacDonald. 05/19/2017 |
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| Bellator 179 fights | Bellator 179 results |
| victory McDonald's submission (choking), round 2, 1:45 | |
| Liam McGeary vs. Linton Vassell | victory Vassella submission (triangle), round 3, 2:28 |
| victory Congo | |
| Jay Dods vs. Alfie Davis | victory Davis TKO (body kick), round 1 |
| Stev Economou vs. Dan Konecke | victory Economy submission (guillotine), round 1, 1:05 |
| Jamie Powell vs. Amir Albazi | victory Albazi by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-26) |
| Died Kayani vs. Nathan Jones | victory Jones submission (choking), round 1, 4:35 |
| Dan Vinnie vs. Alex Lochore | victory submission (choking), round 1, 2:53 TKO (punch), round 2, 0:56 |
| Kevin Ferguson Jr vs. DJ Griffin | victory Ferguson TKO (punch), round 1, 3:40 |
| Fabian Edwards vs. Rafal Sejrovski | victory Sejrovski KO (flying knee), round 1, 3:44 |
| Jeremy Petley vs. Chase Morton | victory Loops |
| Marcin Prostko vs. Mike Shipman | victory Shipman TKO (knees), round 1, 2:39 |
| Salih Kulukan vs. Diego Barbosa | victory Kulukana submission, round 1, 2:18 |
 Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva. 06/24/2017 |
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| Bellator 180 fights | Bellator 180 Results |
| victory Sonnen by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) | |
| victory Mitrione knockout (punchy), round 1, 1:14 | |
| Michael Chandler vs. Brent Primus | victory Primus TKO (ankle injury), round 1, 2:22 |
| victory Lima unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 48-47) | |
| victory Freeman submission (D'Arce choke), round 1, 0:24 | |
| Ryan Bader vs. Phil Davis | victory Badera split decision (49-46, 47-48, 49-46) |
| James Gallagher vs. Shinzo Machida | victory Bellator 173 results submission (choking), round 1, 2:22 |
| Heather Hardy vs. Alice Smith Yager | victory Hardy TKO (punch), round 3, 4:47 |
| Neiman Gracie vs. Dave Marfon | victory Gracie submission (choking), round 2, 2:27 |
| Ryan Couture vs. Haim Gozali | victory Couture by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) |
| Jerome Miklet vs. Anthony Giacchina | victory Dzhiakchiny submission (choking) 3, 3:40 |
| Bradley Desir vs. Nate Grebb | Desir wins by knockout (punch), round 1, 2:54 |
| John Salgado vs. Hugh McCann | victory McKenna submission (kimura), round 1, 4:06 |
| Matt Rizzo vs. Sergio da Silva | victory Rizzo submission (triangle), round 3, 3:48 |
 Bellator 181: Girtz vs. Campos. 07/14/2017 |
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| Bellator 181 fights | Bellator 181 results |
| Brandon Girtz vs. Derek Campos | victory Campos TKO (doctor stoppage), round 2, 5:00 |
| John Salter vs. Kendall Grove | victory Salter submission (choking), 1, 4:37 |
| Jessica Middleton vs. Emily Ducote | James Terry Ducote |
| Joe Warren vs. Steve Garcia | victory Warren by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |
| AJ Brooks vs. Guilherme Vasconcelos | victory Brooks by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) |
| Rafael Lovato Jr. vs. Mike Rhodes | victory Lovato submission (choking), round 1, 1:59 |
| Valentin Moldavsky vs. Karl Seumanutafa | victory Moldavian by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) |
| Andre Fialho vs. AJ Matthews | victory Fialho split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) |
| Logan Storley vs. Kemmiell Haley | victory Storli TKO (strikes), round 1, 1:44 |
| Romero Cotton vs. Aaron Rodriguez | victory Cotton split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28) |
| Katie Collins vs. Bruna Vargas | victory Collins by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |
| Jonathan Gary vs. William Florentino | victory Gary by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27) |
| Amanda Bell vs. Brittney Elkin | victory Bell TKO (punch), round 2, 4:56 |
| Jordan Howard vs. Johnny Marigo | victory Howard knockout (punchy), round 1, 1:26 |
| Justin Lawrence vs. Treston Thomison | victory Lawrence TKO (doctor stoppage), round 1, 3:34 |
 Bellator 182: Koreshkov vs. Njokuani. 08/25/2017 |
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| Bellator 182 fights | Bellator 182 results |
| Andrey Koreshkov vs. Chidi Njokuani | victory Koreshkova TKO (punch), round 1, 4:08 |
| Brennan Ward vs. Fernando Gonzalez | victory Gozales submission (guillotine), round 3, 1:02 |
| AJ McKee vs. Blair Tugman | victory McKee by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26) |
| Bruna Ellen vs. Veta Artega | victory Ellen by unanimous decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) |
| Georgy Karakhanyan vs. Daniel Pineda | victory Karakhanyan TKO (doctor stoppage), round 2, 4:05 |
| Sinead Kavanagh vs. Arlene Blencowe | victory Blencoe by unanimous decision (29-28. 27-30, 29-28) |
| Noad Lahat vs. Henry Corrales | victory Corrales by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) |
| Ricky Rainey vs. Mark Stevens | victory Rainey by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27) |
| Chris Honeycutt vs. Kevin Casey | victory Honeycutt TKO (punch), round 2, 2:06 |
| Colleen Schneider vs. Kate Jackson | victory Cesar Gonzalez vs. TKO (injury), round 1, 5:00 |
| Matt Secor vs. TJ Summer | victory Sekora submission (Americana), round 1, 4:00 |
| Luiz Felipe Lins vs. Vadim Nemkov | victory Nemkova knockout (punch), round 1, 3:03 |
| Tom Regal vs. Castriot Xima | victory Regala knockout (punchy), round 1, 3:21 |
| Brandon Polker vs. Alex Potts | victory Potts submission (kimura), round 1, 3:10 |
| Justin Roswell vs. Joey Davis | victory Davis TKO (elbows), round 1, 1:35 |
| Talitha Nogueira vs. Amanda Bell | victory Nogueiras submission (choking), round 1, 3:44 |
| Josh Ricci vs. Brandon Warne | victory Ricci by unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28) |
| Christy Lopez vs. Jessica Sotek | draw (29-28, 28-29, 28-28) |
 Bellator 183: Henderson vs. Pitbull. 09/23/2017
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| Bellator 183 fights | Bellator 183 results |
| Benson Henderson vs. Patrick Freire | victory Freire split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) |
| Jevy Ayala vs. Roy Nelson | victory Nelson by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28) |
| Paul Daley vs. Lorenz Larkin | victory Daly knockout (punchy), round 2, 2:40 |
| Aaron Pico vs. Justin Lynn | victory Pico knockout (punch), round 1, 3:45 |
| Adam Piccolotti vs. Goichi Yamauchi | victory Yamauchi submission (choking), round 1, 3:19 |
| Tony Johnson vs. Mike Ortega | victory Johnson knockout (punch), round 2, 1:49 |
| victory Nile by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | |
| Brandon Laroco vs. Gaston Bolanos | victory Laroko technical submission (triangle), round 2, 2:16 |
| Jamie Nievara vs. Corina Guerrera | victory Nievars by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-27) |
| Fernando Gonzalez vs. Alex Lopez | victory Gonzalez by unanimous decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) |
| Ricardo Vazquez vs. Justin Tenedora | victory Vasquez submission (guillotine), round 1, 2:39 |
| JJ Okanovic vs. Luis Jauregui | victory Diego Herzog vs. Martin Sano submission (elbow arm), round 1, 0:42 |
| Daniel Gonzalez vs. Anthony Castreion | victory Gonzalez by knockout, round 1, 4:03 |
 Bellator 184: Dantas vs. Caldwell. 6.10.2017
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| Bellator 184 fights | Bellator 183 results |
| Eduardo Dantas vs. Darrion Caldwell | Victory Caldwell by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 50-45) |
| Daniel Strauss vs. Emmanuel Sanchez | victory Sanchez submission (choking), round 3, 1:56 |
| Pat Curran vs. John Teixeira | victory Curran by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-26) |
| Joe Taimanglo vs. Leandro Igo | victory Yoke Nikko Jackson |
| Steve Kozolla vs. Carrington Banks | victory Banks by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-25, 30-25) |
| DeMarcus Simmons vs. Teagan Dooley | victory Dooley submission (Americana), round 2, 2:12 |
| Westin Wilson vs. LJ Hermek | victory Wilson submission (choking), round 2, 0:55 |
| Justin Patterson vs. Chance Rencountry | victory Rencountry submission (Darce choke), round 1, 2:58 |
| Shakir McKillip vs. Sean Holden | victory Holden TKO (strikes), round 2, 4:39 |
| Manny Muro vs. Emmanuel Rivera | victory Muro by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |
| Kendall Carnahan vs. Daniel Carey | victory Carnahan Nikko Jackson |
| Ernest James vs. Roy Jones | victory James TKO (strikes), round 1, 2:53 |
 Bellator 185: Mousasi vs. Shlemenko. 10/20/2017 |
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| Bellator 185 fights | Bellator 185 results |
| Gegard Mousasi vs. Alexander Shlemenko | victory Musashi by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) |
| Neiman Gracie vs. Zach Butia | victory Gracie by submission (necklock), round 2, 2:27 |
| Heather Hardy vs. Christina Williams | victory Williams TKO (doctor stoppage), round 2, 2:00 |
| Ryan Quinn vs. Markus Surin | victory Quinn by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) |
| Lis Blaine vs. Ana Hulaton | victory Blaine split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) |
| Johnny Lopez vs. Billy Giovanella | victory Lopez by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-26) |
| Jose Antonio Perez vs. Kevin Carrier | victory Carrier by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |
| Vovka Clay vs. Frank Sforza | victory Clay by submission (guillotine), round 2, 1:17 |
| Jordan Young vs. Alec Huben | victory Norman Park vs. Paul Redmond by submission (triangle), round 1, 2:44 |
| Matt Denning vs. Don Shenice | victory Shenisa TKO (strikes), round 1, 4:50 |
| Costello van Steenis vs. Steve Skrzet | victory Costello by submission (strikes), round 1, 2:52 |
| Joaquin Buckley vs. Vinicius de Jesus | victory Buckley split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) |
| Pete Rogers vs. Timothy Wheeler | victory Rogers by submission (guillotine), round 1, 0:3 |
| Dean Hancock vs. John Beneduce | victory Hancock TKO (strikes), round 1, 3:38 |
 Bellator 186: Bader vs. Vassell. 4.11.2017
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| Bellator 186 fights | Bellator 186 results |
| Ryan Bader vs. Linton Vassell | victory Badera TKO, round 2, 3:58 |
| Ilima-Lei McFarlane vs. Emily Ducote | victory MacFarlane submission (triangle), round 5, 3:42 |
| Phil Davis vs. Leonardo Leite | victory Davis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) |
| Ed Ruth vs. Chris Dempsey | victory Ruta knockout (punch), round 2, 0:27 |
| Saad Awad vs. Zach Freeman | victory Avada TKO (punch), round 1, 1:07 |
| Scott Climer vs. Michael Benjamin Putnam | victory Klimera TKO (punch), round 1, 3:07 |
| Mike Wilkins vs. Brett Martinez | victory Wilkins submission (choking), round 2, 1:09 |
| Michael Trizano vs. Mike Outwell | victory Trizano submission (D'arce choke), round 2, 2:07 |
| Dominic Masotta vs. Matthew Lozanobu | victory Mazottes TKO (doctor stoppage), round 1, 2:37 |
| Logan Storley vs. Matt Secor | victory Storli by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) |
| Tyvan Claxton vs. Johnny Bonilla-Bowman | victory Claxton KO (flying knee), round 1, 1:29 |
| Frank Buenafuente vs. Francis Healy | victory Buenafuente by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) |
| Andrew Salas vs. Ethan Goss | victory Salasa by unanimous decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) |
| Josh Fremd vs. Ryan Parker | victory Fremda submission (choking), round 2, 1:25 |
 Bellator 187: McKee vs. Moore. 11/10/2017 |
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| AJ McKee vs. Brian Moore | victory McKee submission (choking), round 3, 0:42 |
| Sinead Kavanagh vs. Maria Casanova | victory Kavanagh TKO (strikes), round 1, 0:34 |
| Paul Redmond vs. Sergio de Jesus Santos | victory Redmond by unanimous decision (29-7, 29-27, 29-27) |
| Kevin Ferguson Jr vs. Fred Freeman | victory Ferguson submission (choking), round 1, 1:57 |
| Charlie Ward vs. John Redmond | victory Ward knockout (punch), round 1, 4:59 |
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| Noad Lahat vs. Jeremy Labiano | victory Lahata by unanimous decision |
| John Salter vs. Jason Radcliffe | victory Salter submission (choking), round 1, 1:55 |
| Denise Kielholz vs. Jessica Middleton | victory Kielholz submission (elbow arm), round 1, 1:16 |
| Haim Gozali vs. Arsen Faitovich | victory Gozali submission (triangle), round 1, 0:45 |
| Oron Kalon vs. Julian Maloku | victory Kalona submission (flying triangle), round 1, 2:08 |
| Rami Abouhav vs. Alexander Nikulin | eating Nikulina knockout (punch), round 1, 1:57 |
| Francisco Silva vs. Shimon Gosh | victory Gosha by unanimous decision |
| Olga Rubin vs. Irene Ratz | victory Ruby TKO (strikes), round 2, 3:46 |
| Gad Abisror vs. Alexey Trofimov | the result was not counted due to an accidental blow to the groin |
| Nathaniel Parisi vs. Or Eliov | victory Parisi submission (choking), round 1 |
| Ivan Solomatov vs. Moishe Ben Himol | victory Himola submission (elbow arm), round 1, 4:09 |
| Eric Sianov vs. Matan Levi | victory Levi decision |
| Assaf Batan vs. Mor Attias | victory Batana submission (choking), round 3, 4:08 |
Bellator 170
The organization's debut tournament in 2017 - Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen. On October 18, 2016, it was announced that MMA veterans Chael Sonnen and Tito Ortiz would compete in the main event of the fight evening.
Sonnen shocked the global MMA community when he decided to resume his career and signed a contract with Bellator. This legendary athlete boasts victories over the likes of Yushin Okami, Nate Marquardt, Brian Stann, former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua and current UFC middleweight titleholder Michael Bisping.
Ortiz is a UFC Hall of Famer and one of the most respected champions in mixed martial arts history. He signed his contract with Bellator in 2013 and since then has compiled a 2-1 record. In his most recent fight, in September 2015, he lost by submission to Bellator light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary in the first round. The 41-year-old Ortiz has victories over fighters such as Alexander Shlemenko, Stephan Bonnar, Wanderlei Silva, Ken Shamrock and Forrest Griffin.
The result of the meeting: Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen defeated Ortiz by submission at 2:03 of the first round.
Bellator 171
Show Bellator 171: Gillard vs. Njokuani took place on January 27, 2017 at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas (USA). The event was headlined by a 179-pound catchweight battle between UFC veteran Melvin Gillard and rising prospect Chidi Njokuani. In the co-main event, local favorite David Rickels faced Aaron Darrow. Also on the undercard, the audience saw two elite wrestlers in Tyrell Fortuna and Jerod Trice, who only recently transitioned from wrestling to MMA.
The result of the main event was Njokuani's victory by unanimous decision.
Bellator 172
And now we are all looking forward to the Bellator 172 fight night, in the main fight of which the legendary Fedor Emelianenko will face former UFC roster member Matt Mitrione.
Emelianenko is considered by many to be one of the greatest representatives of mixed martial arts in the history of this sport. The 40-year-old Russian was the champion of Pride FC at a time when the organization was considered the best on the planet. He chalked up victories over such fighters as Mirko Filipovic, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark Hunt, Andrei Orlovsky, Pedro Rizzo, Mark Coleman, Kevin Randleman, Tim Sylvia, Naoya Ogawa and others.
Emelianenko announced his retirement in 2012, but returned to the cage at the end of 2015 and stopped Jaideep Singh in the first round as part of the RIZIN FF show. In 2016, the Last Emperor fought only once. In a confrontation with the Brazilian fighter Fabio Maldonado, he earned an extremely controversial victory on points.
In just a few weeks, Emelianenko will fight in the United States for the first time since 2011. His opponent will be Matt Mitrione, 38 years old former player NFL, which after moving to Bellator from the UFC in 2016, recorded two consecutive knockout victories over Karl Seumanutafa and Oli Thompson. In addition, Mitrione has defeated fighters such as Kimbo Slice, Derrick Lewis and Gabriel Gonzaga.
The fight card of the Bellator 172 show, in addition to Emelianenko and Mitrione, has other star names. In particular, Cheick Kongo, Oli Thompson, Adam Piccolotti, Brent Primus, Josh Thomson and Patrick Freire will perform at the tournament.
Bellator 173
Bellator 173: McGeary vs. Fields will take place on February 24, 2017 at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Along with this event, the BAMMA 28 fighting show of the local promotion of the same name will be held at the specified venue.
Bellator 174
Bellator 173 tournament: Kunen vs. Budd will take place on March 3, 2017 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, USA. The central event will be the first battle for the women's featherweight championship in the history of the promotion between Marloes Kunen and Julia Budd. In addition, Russian Andrey Koreshkov will have his first fight on the show after losing the title in a rematch with Douglas Lima. Andrey's opponent will be Fernando Gonzalez.
There are a huge number of events taking place in the MMA world, which are extremely difficult to keep track of. The site has tried to make your task a little easier and has collected the schedule of the upcoming tournaments of leading promotions in one article. So, in May they are waiting for us...
UFC fights in May
May 13, 2017, UFC 211
The show will take place in Dallas next Saturday. Due to the time difference, it will be seen in Russia already on Sunday 14th May. At the tournament for the first time in 2017 year will pass two title fights at once.
First, representatives of the women's straw division and the contender for her belt, Jessica Andrade, will meet in the octagon. In the main event, the big guys will sort things out. Champion heavy weight will defend the title from the attacks of the Brazilian “Gypsy”. Let us note that the rest of the fights on the main card are very interesting and important from the point of view of the balance of power in the respective divisions.
Main fights of UFC 211:
- Henry Cejudo (10-2) vs. Sergio Pettis (15-2);
- Frankie Edgar (21-5-1) vs. Yair Rodriguez (10-1);
- Demian Maia (24-6) vs. Jorge Masvidal (32-11);
- Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13-0) vs. Jessica Andrade (16-5);
- Stipe Miocic (16-2) vs. Junior dos Santos (18-4).
Also don't miss: in the preliminary part of the tournament, the former UFC champion will return to the octagon for the first time since losing the title lightweight Eddie Alvarez. Opposing him will be the spectacular drummer Dustin Poirier.
May 28, 2017, UFC Fight Night 109
The show will take place in the Swedish capital Stockholm at the end of the month. The viewing time is quite convenient: the main card will start at 20-00 Moscow time. Based on the territorial affiliation, the tournament will host many fights with the participation of European athletes, and Russia will be represented by two fighters.
The main event will be a light heavyweight showdown between local hero Alexander Gustafsson and fellow former belt contender Glover Teixeira. The fighters occupy 1st and 2nd places in the division rankings and have a real chance to compete for the title again if they win. Both athletes won by unanimous decision in their last battles. Gustafsson defeated Jan Blachowicz last September, and Teixeira dealt with Jared Cannonier at UFC 208.
Main fights of UFC Fight Night 109:
- Jack Hermansson (14-3) vs. Alex Nicholson (7-3);
- Emil Meek (9-1) vs. Nordine Taleb (12-4);
- Omari Akhmedov (16-4) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (5-0);
- Ben Saunders (20-7-2) vs. Peter Sobotta (16-5-1);
- Misha Tsirkunov (13-2) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (13-1);
- Alexander Gustafsson (17-4) vs. Glover Teixeira (26-5).
Also don't miss: in the early prelims, Mairbek Taisumov will finally return to the octagon, who will meet with Joaquim Silva. Let us remind readers that “Bekan” (the nickname of the Chechen fighter, approx. site) is conducting a series of 4 early victories in a row, which is currently one of the longest in the UFC.
Bellator fights in May
The second most powerful promotion in the world will hold one full tournament this month. Also, as part of the collaboration with Monster Energy, the organization will hold 4 fights in its cage at the NASCAR All-Star Race, of which Monster Energy is also the general sponsor. However, this event is hardly worth serious mention.
May 19, 2017, Bellator 179
The show will take place in London at The SSE Arena" with a capacity of 12.5 thousand spectators. Despite the fact that the tournament will be held in Britain, time its beginning is aimed at spectators in the USA, so the main card will begin on May 20 at 4 a.m. Moscow time.
The main event will be a welterweight bout between Rory MacDonald and Paul Daley. For the Canadian, this fight will be his debut in the new promotion, and for the Englishman, the fight will be a chance to get the coolest scalp of his career in front of his native audience. The winner of the fight has every chance of becoming the next contender for the belt. Another favorite of English MMA fans, Michael Page, will take part in the second most important fight. He will be facing off against Derek Anderson.
Bellator 179 main fights:
- Augusto Sakai (9-0-1) vs. Cheick Kongo (26-10-2);
- Liam McGeary (12-1) vs. Linton Vassell (17-5);
- Michael Page (12-0) vs. Derek Anderson (14-3);
- Rory MacDonald (18-4) vs. Paul Daley (39-14-2).
ACB fights in May
One of the fastest growing promotions in the world will hold two events in May. The first will take place in Vienna, Austria, and the second in the cultural capital of Russia, St. Petersburg.
May 13, 2017, ACB 60
The second ever Austrian ACB League tournament will take place next Saturday. The event was led by former middleweight title contender Arby Aguev, who is a citizen of this country, and Englishman Andy Devent. The fight will take place at welterweight.
In the second most important match, former ONE FC champion and winner of one of the first ACB League Grand Prix Igor Svirid and Russian prospect Ali Eskiev will meet. Also on the main card of the tournament, one of the most promising lightweights of the promotion, undefeated Shamil Nikaev (6-0), will fight. His opponent will be the Romanian fighter with a record of 12-8 Aurel Pirtea.
Main battles of ACB 60:
- Marko Burusic (9-6) vs. Burak Kizilirmak (3-1);
- Ismail Naurdiev (11-1) vs. Ben Alloway (18-7);
- Shamil Nikaev (6-0) vs. Aurel Pirtea (12-8);
- Igor Svirid (11-4) vs. Ali Eskiev (7-2);
- Arbi Aguev (21-7) vs. Andy Devent (15-10).
May 20, 2017, ACB 61
At the end of spring, one of the largest Russian tournaments in recent times will be held at the St. Petersburg Sibur Arena. The event card has a lot of interesting fights, and the main fight will be the featherweight title showdown between undefeated champion Marat Balaev and undefeated challenger Adlan Bataev (both have a 7-0 record, website). In addition, Andrey Koshkin and Eduard Vartanyan will compete in the second most important fight of the event, in which the interim lightweight belt will be at stake.
As part of the tournament, ex-UFC fighter and one of the most interesting welterweight strikers Albert Tumenov will make his debut in the ACB League cage. The Kabardian's opponent will be Brazilian Marcelo Alfaya. The list of famous ACB 61 participants includes such names as Denis Smoldarev, Beslan Isaev, Oleg Borisov, Mikhail Kolobegov and others.
Main battles of ACB 61:
- Beslan Isaev (35-9) vs. Elvis Mutapcic (15-5-1);
- Oleg Borisov (18-2-1) vs. Murad Kalamov (8-1);
- Denis Smoldarev (12-3) vs. Arsen Abdulkerimov (8-2);
- Albert Tumenov (17-4) vs. Marcelo Alfaya (18-7);
- Nikola Dipchikov (15-5) vs. Alexey Butorin (11-1);
- Andrey Koshkin (16-5) vs. Eduard Vartanyan (16-2);
- Marat Balaev (7-0) vs. Adlan Bataev (7-0).