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Bellator 297 Face-Offs: Pettis vs. Pitbull

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:50:40 +0000

Bellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis and challenger (current featherweight champion) Patricio Pitbull Freire took center stage at the press conference face-offs in Chicago. Though they hold the co-main event slot, all eyes were on Pettis and Pibull, as Pitbull tries to take the belt from Pettis and become a Bellator three-division champion. The Bellator 297 main event will see champion Vadim Nemkov defend against Yoel Romero, who was not in the room at the press conference.

Bellator 297 Face-Offs: Pettis vs. Pitbull – MMA Weekly

Yoel Romero hopes ‘this is the moment’ he becomes a champion

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:10:51 +0000

Despite being one of the most recognizable and powerful fighters in mixed martial arts, Yoel Romero has never won a major promotional championship. He hopes that Bellator 297 on Friday in Chicago is his time to shine. Having won 13 of his 15 victories by way of knockout, Romero has always been an exciting fighter to watch.

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Patricio Pitbull eyeing history with 3rd divisional title, but aims for a 4th

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:10:51 +0000

Patricio Pitbull is the most decorated fighter in Bellator history. At Bellator 297 on Friday in Chicago, he can take his storied resume into the stratosphere. He has already been a Bellator two-division champion, having held belts simultaneously in the lightweight and featherweight divisions

Patricio Pitbull eyeing history with 3rd divisional title, but aims for a 4th – MMA Weekly

Bellator 296 results: Fabian Edwards routs Gegard Mousasi

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 May 2023 02:00:16 +0000

PRESS RELEASE – PARIS, FRANCE – A sold out crowd of over 13,000 fans packed the Accor Arena tonight for Bellator 296, the promotion’s third successful event in Paris, France. Several French fighters shined brightly for the partisan Parisian crowd, including Thibault Gouti (17-6), who scored an emphatic knock out over Kane Mousah (14-5) to start the main card off with a bang. The main event saw a coming-of-age performance for Birmingham, England’s Fabian Edwards (12-2), who outclassed MMA icon Gegard Mousasi (49-9-2) en route to a unanimous decision victory (49-46, 49-46, 49-46). NEXT STOP – DUBLIN: With his victory in the main event, Edwards has earned a title shot against undefeated Middleweight World Champion Johnny Eblen (13-0) in a bid to join his brother Leon Edwards World Champion. The two will clash in the main event of BELLATOR Dublin: Eblen vs.

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Bellator 282 Results: Johnny Eblen routes Gegard Mousasi

BAD MMA News — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 17:45:54 +0000

Johnny Eblen kept his unblemished record intact and took the belt from Gegard Mousasi with an impressive route at Bellator 282. The bout topped the Bellator 282 fight card on Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

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