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Bellator 295 pre-event facts: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane adds to records in Hawaii

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:02:19 +0000

Bellator returns to Hawaii this weekend with two events in two nights, the second of which goes down Saturday at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu and airs on Showtime following prelims streaming on MMA Junkie. Bellator 295 marks the second half of the doubleheader, and the event is headlined by the conclusion of the promotion’s bantamweight grand prix. Reigning interim titleholder Raufeon Stots (19-1 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) is set to take on Patchy Mix (17-1 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) in the finals of the eight-man tournament, with the winner getting a $1 million prize

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Bellator 274 adds DeAnna Bennett vs. Justine Kish after main card fight falls through

BAD MMA News — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 17:13:40 +0000

Bellator 274 has lost a fight and gained another. The main card bout between Veta Arteaga and Keri Taylor-Melendez is off for undisclosed reasons, a promotion official recently informed MMA Junkie. However, in its place, a flyweight bout between former UFC fighters DeAnna Bennett and Justine Kish has been added. Bellator 274 takes place Feb. 19 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

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Bellator 257 winner Veta Arteaga felt she had unfinished business with Desiree Yanez

BAD MMA News — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:25:14 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Veta Arteaga can rest easy knowing she’s back in the win column. This past Friday, Arteaga (6-4 MMA, 5-4 BMMA) saw a two-fight losing streak come to an end when she outpointed Desiree Yanez (5-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) on the main card of Bellator 257 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Following the fight, Arteaga talked to the media about her win, having the first scheduled bout with Yanez canceled due to COVID-19, wanting to stay busy and build back toward title contention, and more.

After traumatic fight cancellation, Desiree Yanez says Veta Arteaga rebooking a ‘blessing in disguise’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:34:20 +0000

Desiree Yanez spoke to MMA Junkie on Wednesday prior to Bellator 257 . Yanez (5-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) discussed her traumatizing fight cancellation against Veta Arteaga in October, getting more time to prepare for Arteaga, how she sees the matchup playing out, and more. You can watch her full interview in the video above. Bellator 257 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

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Veta Arteaga and Desiree Yanez matched up again, will fight at Bellator 257

BAD MMA News — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:57:54 +0000

Bellator is giving Veta Arteaga vs. Desiree Yanez another try. The women’s flyweight fight has once again been scheduled, this time for April 16 on the Bellator 257 preliminary card.

Veta Arteaga and Desiree Yanez matched up again, will fight at Bellator 257 – MMA Junkie

Veta Arteaga, Nick Newell scratched from Thursday’s Bellator 250

BAD MMA News — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:39:21 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – On the day of the show, Bellator 250 has lost two fights, including one from the main card. Veta Arteaga (5-4 MMA, 4-4 BMMA) is out of her women’s flyweight fight to open the main card against Desiree Yanez (5-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA). And Nick Newell (16-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) is out of his lightweight fight against Zach Zane (14-9 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) on the preliminary card

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Bellator 250: Make your predictions for Douglas Lima vs. Gegard Mousasi

BAD MMA News — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:10:19 +0000

We want your predictions for Thursday’s Bellator 250 event in Connecticut. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Wednesday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT). Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 250 event staff predictions we release Wednesday ahead of the event.

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Bellator 250 lineup finalized with Veta Arteaga vs. Desiree Yanez, Ty Gwerder vs. Dalton Rosta

BAD MMA News — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 22:03:30 +0000

The Bellator 250 lineup has been finalized. The promotion formalized the 11-fight card Tuesday with one main card addition, Veta Arteaga vs. Desiree Yanez at flyweight, and one preliminary bout, Ty Gwerder vs. Dalton Rosta at middleweight, a promotion official informed MMA Junkie. The event will be composed of a three-fight main card and eight preliminary card bouts. Bellator 250 takes place Thursday, Oct

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Alejandra Lara def. Veta Arteaga at Bellator 235: Best photos

BAD MMA News — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 15:49:37 +0000

Check out these photos highlighting Alejandra Lara ’s unanimous decision victory over Veta Arteaga in their women’s flyweight bout at Bellator 235 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu (Photos courtesy Bellator).

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Bellator 235 post-event facts: Unbeaten Joey Davis making his mark

BAD MMA News — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 19:58:41 +0000

The first half of Bellator’s weekend doubleheader in Hawaii went down Friday with Bellator 235, which took place at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, with a main card that aired on Paramount following prelims on MMA Junkie. In the makeshift main event, Hawaii’s own Toby Misech (11-6 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) pulled off a stunning upset when he spoiled the promotional debut of UFC veteran Erik Perez (19-7 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) with a brilliant first-round knockout . For more on the numbers to come out of the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 13 post-event facts to come out of Bellator 235

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