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Bellator 297 post-event facts: Vadim Nemkov achieves rare feat in dominant title defense

BAD MMA News — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 14:31:45 +0000

Bellator’s lone event of the month went down Friday with Bellator 297 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, and it was arguably the promotion’s biggest show of the year thus far. Two championship bouts topped the card, and both men who entered the cage with belts, lefts with them, too. Vadim Nemkov (16-2 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) handily defeated Yoel Romero (15-7 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) by unanimous decision in the headliner to retain the light heavyweight strap, while Sergio Pettis (23-5 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) kept hold of bantamweight gold with a unanimous decision over Patricio Freire (35-6 MMA, 22-6 BMMA).

Bellator 297 post-event facts: Vadim Nemkov achieves rare feat in dominant title defense – MMA Junkie

Bellator 297 pre-event facts: Patricio ‘Pitbull’ can be first to achieve triple champ status

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:47:20 +0000

The biggest Bellator event of the year so far goes down Friday with Bellator 297 , which takes place at Wintrust Arena in Chicago with a main card that airs on Showtime following prelims streamed on MMA Junkie. A championship doubleheader is featured on the top of a loaded card. In the main card, Vadim Nemkov (15-2 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) will attempt to make his third light heavyweight title defense when he takes on Yoel Romero (15-6 MMA, 2-1 BMMA)

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Bellator 279: Best photos from Honolulu

BAD MMA News — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:22:34 +0000

Check out these photos from Bellator 279 which took place at Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. (Photos courtesy of Lucas Noonan, Bellator MMA)

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Bellator 279 post-event facts: Goiti Yamauchi makes history with finishes in three divisions

BAD MMA News — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:22:30 +0000

The second half of Bellator’s back-to-back events in Honolulu went down Saturday with Bellator 279 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center. One of the most successful champions in company history continued her reign of terror in the main event when Cris Cyborg (26-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) outgunned Arlene Blencowe (15-9 MMA, 8-5 BMMA) to win a bloody unanimous decision in their rematch and in the process defend her women’s featherweight championship for a fourth consecutive time. For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from Bellator 279.

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Yancy Medeiros wins Bellator 279 homecoming in Hawaii, outslugs Emmanuel Sanchez in three-round banger

BAD MMA News — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 03:28:24 +0000

HONOLULU – Yancy Medeiros ’ Bellator debut was a success – and it couldn’t have come at a location and venue more meaningful to him. In front of his home island crowd, Medeiros (16-8 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) defeated Emmanuel Sanchez (20-8 MMA, 12-7 BMMA) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) and sent the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, including pal Nate Diaz, into a frenzy. From the opening bell, Medeiros and Sanchez slugged it out. When Sanchez tried to take Medeiros down, he defended successfully – a theme for the rest of the bout. Sanchez had his moments in the striking department, as he rocked Medeiros on multiple occasions with his punches

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Bellator 279 ceremonial weigh-in faceoffs video: Title fights, grand prix bouts, and more

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:04:08 +0000

HONOLULU – The pre-fight necessities are in the books for the second of two Bellator events this week, and all that’s left to do is fight. The Bellator 279 fighters got face to face for the first and only time, officially at least, at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins. Included in that mix were headliners Cris Cyborg (25-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) and Arlene Blencowe (15-8 MMA, 8-4 BMMA), who fight for Cyborg’s women’s featherweight title

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Bellator 279 weigh-in results: Title bout competitors on point, but one prelim fighter misses her mark

BAD MMA News — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 21:25:34 +0000

HONOLULU – MMA Junkie was on scene and reported from Friday’s official Bellator 279 fighter weigh-ins. The weigh-ins took place at the Bellator host hotel in San Jose, Calif. The nearby Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. It is the second of back-to-back shows in Honolulu. Among those who weighed in were women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (25-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) and Arlene Blencowe (15-8 MMA, 8-4 BMMA), who meet in the main event rematch, and Juan Archuleta (25-3 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) and Raufeon Stots (17-1 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), who fight for the interim bantamweight title

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Bellator 279 weigh-in results

BAD MMA News — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:10:26 +0000

HONOLULU – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Thursday’s official Bellator 279 fighter weigh-ins. The weigh-ins take place at the Bellator host hotel in San Jose, Calif. The nearby Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. It is the second of back-to-back shows in Honolulu. Among those weighing in are women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (25-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) and Arlene Blencowe (15-8 MMA, 8-4 BMMA), who meet in the main event rematch, and Juan Archuleta (25-3 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) and Raufeon Stots (17-1 MMA, 5-0 BMMA), who fight for the interim bantamweight towel.

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Bellator 279 pre-event facts: Cris Cyborg approaches record title reign

BAD MMA News — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 23:40:42 +0000

The second half of Bellator’s weekend doubleheader takes place Saturday with Bellator 279 , which goes down at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu with a main card that airs on Showtime following prelims streamed on MMA Junkie. A pair of championship fights headline a loaded lineup.

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Yancy Medeiros gets wish, signs on for Hawaii homecoming against Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 279

BAD MMA News — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 03:47:08 +0000

Yancy Medeiros asked and then received. A Hawaiian homecoming is in order for the former UFC fighter Medeiros (15-8 MMA) who has signed to fight Emmanuel Sanchez (20-7 MMA, 12-6 BMMA) in a lightweight bout at Bellator 279 . Sources with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Bellator 279 takes place Saturday, April 23 at Neal S

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