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Magomed Magomedov wants Bellator bantamweight title shot with Sergio Pettis-Patchy Mix winner

BAD MMA News — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:45:14 +0000

Magomed Magomedov hopes he earned a title shot after Bellator X Rizin 2. Magomedov (20-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) submitted Danny Sabatello (14-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) by first-round guillotine choke this past Saturday at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, near Tokyo. Prior to that, Magomedov was eliminated by Patchy Mix in the Bellator bantamweight grand prix semifinal. Now that he’s rebounded, he hopes to have reinserted himself in the title picture and get a shot at the winner of bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis vs. grand prix winner and interim champ Patchy Mix. “I hope so – obviously that’s the goal,” Magomedov said through an interpreter at the Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 post-fight press conference.

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Kyoji Horiguchi wants Makoto Shinryu rematch after no contest for inaugural Bellator flyweight title

BAD MMA News — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:07:41 +0000

Kyoji Horiguchi wants to run things back with Makoto Shinryu after their no contest at Bellator x Rizin 2. Horiguchi’s inaugural Bellator flyweight title fight vs. Shinryu was ruled a no contest after he accidentally poked Shinryu in his right eye and rendered him unable to continue.

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Scott Coker still bullish on Danny Sabatello’s Bellator future despite submission loss in Japan

BAD MMA News — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:16:57 +0000

Scott Coker still sees plenty of potential in Danny Sabatello . Sabatello (14-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) was submitted by Magomed Magomedov (20-3 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) in this first round this past Saturday at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, near Tokyo. The brash 30-year-old American Top Team fighter has now lost two of his past three, but Coker doesn’t think his stock dropped too much. “He’s a young kid with tremendous talent,” Coker said at the Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 post-fight press conference. “We have a lot of high hopes for his future fighting in Bellator. He had a very tough opponent with Magomed Magomedov, but the loss doesn’t make me feel like he’s going to be any less of a fighter.

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Patricky Freire determined to reclaim Bellator lightweight title after Japan win over Roberto de Souza

BAD MMA News — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:36:10 +0000

Patricky Freire has only one thing on his mind: The Bellator lightweight title. Now in the semifinals of the Bellator lightweight grand prix, Freire (25-11 MMA, 16-9 BMMA) can see the end goal. Freire, who lost the title to Usman Nurmagomedov in November 2022, defeated Roberto de Souza in the opening round of the grand prix this past Saturday at Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 at Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo. Freire now will take on Russia’s Alexandr Shabliy in the semifinals looking for a spot in the final and a chance to fight for the belt.

Patricio Freire claims Kleber Koike invaded locker room, attacked brother Patricky at Bellator x Rizin 2

BAD MMA News — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 16:50:56 +0000

It seems Kleber Koike Erbst and the “Pitbull” brothers got into an altercation at Bellator x Rizin 2 in Japan. According to Patricio Freire , Erbst argued with his brother, Patricky Freire , after Patricky defeated Koike’s teammate, Roberto de Souza, by TKO at Saturday’s Bellator x Rizin 2 at Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo.

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Photos: Best of Bellator x Rizin 2 from Japan

BAD MMA News — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 12:10:30 +0000

Check out these photos highlighting the action from Bellator x Rizin 2 at Super Saitama Arena near Tokyo. (Photos courtesy of Lucas Noonan, Bellator MMA)

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Patricky Freire def. Roberto de Souza at Bellator x Rizin 2: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 08:48:04 +0000

Check out these photos highlighting Patricky Freire ’s third-round TKO win over Roberto de Souza at Bellator x Rizin 2 from Super Saitama Arena near Tokyo. (Photos courtesy of Lucas Noonan, Bellator)

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Bellator x Rizin 2 results: Patricky Freire uses vicious leg kick to stop Roberto de Souza in grand prix quarterfinal

BAD MMA News — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 07:39:19 +0000

Considering Roberto de Souza stepped up on short notice, it was only fitting that Patricky Freire chopped him down for the win. In an unexpected Bellator lightweight grand prix quarterfinal, Freire methodically chipped away at de Souza for two rounds before finishing him with a devastating leg kick just 49 seconds into the third round Sunday in the Bellator x Rizin 2 main event at Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo. The fight was made just earlier this week after A.J. McKee was forced to withdraw because of a staph infection . After a slow first round, Freire started doing some damage in Round 2. First he landed a hard one-two combo that stunned de Souza

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Bellator x Rizin 2 results: Kyoji Horiguchi-Makoto Shinryu title fight ruined by accidental eye poke

BAD MMA News — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 05:35:21 +0000

Bellator officially has a men’s flyweight division – but it still doesn’t have a champion. The division’s inaugural title fight ended in a no contest Sunday after Kyoji Horiguchi accidentally poked Makoto Shinryu in his left eye. The poke happened just 25 seconds into the first round of the Bellator x Rizin 2 co-main event at Saitama Super Arena near Tokyo. Anticlímax total! Após um golpe acidental no olho do Makoto “Shinryu” Takahashi, luta contra Kyoji Horiguchi fica sem resultado. Você acompanha o Bellator x Rizin 2 ao vivo e com exclusividade na minha tela.

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Bellator x Rizin 2 live and official results

BAD MMA News — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 03:18:18 +0000

Bellator x Rizin 2 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for official results beginning at 11 p.m. ET (8 p.m. PT). The event takes place at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, near Tokyo, and is a co-promotion with Rizin. The Bellator portion of the event airs on Showtime.

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