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Bellator MMA continues by means of spring with a stable slate of upcoming occasions. The 12 months began with Ryan Bader stopping Fedor Emelianenko to retain the heavyweight title and Yaroslav Amosov outpointing Logan Storley to retain the welterweight crown. More not too long ago, Usman Nurmagomedov despatched Benson Henderson into retirement and reclaimed his light-weight championship.
Bellator is bringing back-to-back nights of motion to the large island of Hawaii. In the aftermath of Daniel James’ knockout win over Marcelo Golm, Liz Carmouche defends the ladies’s flyweight crown towards DeAnna Bennett on April 21. Then, the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix wraps up when interim champ Raufeon Stots takes on Patchy Mix on April 22.
The promotion takes a three-week break earlier than getting again to work. Former middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi returns on May 12 towards Fabian Edwards, brother of UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards. Afterwards, Bellator brings an enormous doubleheader to Chicago on June 16. Vadim Nemkov defends his Bellator mild heavyweight championship towards multi-time UFC title challenger Yoel Romero. The card additionally options reigning featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull pursuing his third-divisional title towards bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis.
Be positive to verify again in on this web page to remain updated on the upcoming Bellator occasions all through the rest of the 12 months.
Upcoming Bellator MMA schedule
Bellator 294April 21Liz Carmouche (c) vs. DeAnna Bennett 2Women’s flyweight titleHonolulu, HawaiiShowtimeBellator 295April 22Rafueon Stots (ic) vs. Patchy Mix Interim bantamweight titleHonolulu, HawaiiShowtimeBellator 296May 12Gegard Mousasi vs. Fabian EdwardsMiddleweightsParisShowtimeBellator 297
June 16
Vadim Nemkov (c) vs. Yoel Romero
Light heavyweights
Chicago
Showtime
Bellator Dublin
Sept. 23
TBD
TBD
Dublin
Showtime
