{"id":92031,"date":"2020-08-22T00:14:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T05:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=92031"},"modified":"2020-08-22T00:16:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T05:16:58","slug":"bellator-breaking-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=92031","title":{"rendered":"Bellator Breaking MMA News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=92031\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=92031\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-53128 size-full\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/B-MMA.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a>For the first time, Bellator MMA\u2019s \u201cFightSphere\u201d at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. will host a stacked doubleheader weekend on Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12. On night one, Bellator 245 is headlined by former world champs Phil Davis (21-5, 1 NC) and Lyoto Machida (26-9) in a light heavyweight rematch, while Bellator 246 on night two sees a bantamweight world championship fight featuring top contender Juan Archuleta (24-2) taking on the undefeated Patchy Mix (13-0) for the vacant title.<\/p>\n<p>Two former world title challengers also make their long-awaited Bellator debuts, as Cat Zingano (10-4) takes on Gabby Holloway (6-5) in a featherweight matchup at Bellator 245, while Liz Carmouche (13-7) meets the newly signed DeAnna Bennett (10-6-1) at flyweight during the main card of Bellator 246.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2 on Friday, Sept. 11 and Bellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mix on Saturday, Sept. 12 air live on Paramount Network and DAZN at 10 p.m. ET\/9 p.m. CT. Preliminary action will stream on Bellator MMA\u2019s YouTube channel. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mUv4y8sFe14\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>A former Bellator light heavyweight world champion, Phil Davis returns to the Bellator cage for the first time since stopping Karl Albrektsson at Bellator 231 in October of last year. A four-time NCAA D-I All-American wrestler at Penn State University, \u201cMr. Wonderful\u201d has earned professional victories over Brian Stann, Alexander Gustafsson, Ant\u00f4nio Rog\u00e9rio Nogueira, and the man he will face again on Sept. 11, Lyoto Machida. With eight Bellator appearances already, the San Diego-based fighter has his sights set on reclaiming his world title in the sport\u2019s toughest light heavyweight division.<\/p>\n<p>After signing with Bellator in 2018, Lyoto Machida made his highly anticipated promotional debut with a victory over former champ Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 213 and would later go on to defeat the now-retired Chael Sonnen inside the famed Madison Square Garden at Bellator 222. The former UFC light heavyweight champ, known to fans around the globe as \u201cThe Dragon,\u201d owns notable career wins over Tito Ortiz, \u201cShogun\u201d Rua, Dan Henderson, Rashad Evans and Randy Couture. Having lost to Davis in the first matchup in Brazil, the native of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil is looking for redemption and a future shot at Bellator gold.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh off of an impressive victory over Henry Corrales at Bellator 238 earlier this year, Juan Archuleta will look to capture the promotion\u2019s vacant bantamweight strap. Fighting out of Hesperia, Calif., the 32-year-old knockout artist will once again drop down a weight class for a shot at the world title, something he successfully accomplished on four separate occasions while competing for regional promotion King of the Cage (light welterweight, lightweight, flyweight and bantamweight). Following a hard-fought featherweight world title bout with Patricio Pitbull last September, \u201cThe Spaniard\u201d returns to bantamweight, where he has been undefeated for over five years.<\/p>\n<p>Currently fighting out of Jackson Wink MMA in Albuquerque, N.M., Patchy Mix will make his fourth appearance for Bellator, where he has tallied three first-round submission victories. The 26-year-old Buffalo, N.Y.-native hopes to remain undefeated and build off of his most recent win on New Year\u2019s Eve, which saw \u201cNo Love\u201d earn a guillotine choke-submission over Yuki Motoya at Bellator\u2019s co-promotional event with Rizin at Rizin.20 in Japan. Prior to his time with the Scott Coker-led promotion, Mix dominated his competition in all nine of his fights with King of the Cage, collecting five first round finishes. Now, the submission specialist will face the toughest test of his young career, a matchup with the former Bellator featherweight world title contender and a shot at Bellator\u2019s vacant 135-pound strap.<\/p>\n<p>Also announced for Bellator 245\u2026\u201cEasy\u201d Ed Ruth (8-2) returns to middleweight against the debuting Taylor \u201cTombstone\u201d Johnson (5-1) on the main card; current Bellator Kickboxing welterweight world champ Raymond \u201cThe Real Deal\u201d Daniels (2-1) returns to MMA against Peter Stanonik (5-4); former middleweight champ Rafael Carvalho (16-4) squares off with undefeated Alex \u201cEasy\u201d Polizzi (6-0) at light heavyweight; hard-hitting heavyweights Tyrell Fortune (8-1) and Jack May (11-6) collide; \u201cKilla\u201d Keith Lee (6-3) faces Dominic \u201cThe Honey Badger\u201d Mazzotta (15-3) in a 140-lb. contract weight preliminary matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Also announced for Bellator 246\u2026top welterweight contenders Jon Fitch (32-7-2, 1 NC) and Neiman Gracie (9-1) square off in the co-main event; Derek \u201cThe Stallion\u201d Campos (20-10) and Roger \u201cEl Matador\u201d Huerta (24-12-1, 1 NC) go toe-to-toe in a lightweight battle; Jackson Wink MMA heavyweight prospect Davion \u201cThe Don\u201d Franklin (1-0) takes on Ras \u201cThe Jamaican Shamrock\u201d Hylton (6-4) on the prelims; Hawaii\u2019s Ty \u201cSavage\u201d Gwerder (4-1) meets London\u2019s George \u201cTuco\u201d Tokkos (4-1) in a middleweight contest.<\/p>\n<p>Updated Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2 Main Card:<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Network and DAZN<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Sept. 11 \u2013 10 p.m. ET\/9 p.m. CT<\/p>\n<p>Light Heavyweight Main Event: Phil Davis (21-5, 1 NC) vs. Lyoto Machida (26-9)<\/p>\n<p>Featherweight Co-Main Event: Cat Zingano (10-4) vs. Gabby Holloway (6-5)<\/p>\n<p>Middleweight Feature Bout: Ed Ruth (8-2) vs. Taylor Johnson (5-1)<\/p>\n<p>Welterweight Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (2-1) vs. Peter Stanonik (5-4)<\/p>\n<p>Updated Preliminary Card:<\/p>\n<p>Bellator MMA\u2019s YouTube Channel<\/p>\n<p>Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Rafael Carvalho (16-4) vs. Alex Polizzi (6-0)<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Fortune (8-1) vs. Jack May (11-6)<\/p>\n<p>140-lb. Contract Weight Preliminary Bout: Keith Lee (6-3) vs. Dominic Mazzotta (15-3)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Updated Bellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mix Main Card:<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Network and DAZN<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Sept. 12 \u2013 10 p.m. ET\/9 p.m. CT<\/p>\n<p>Bantamweight World Title Bout: Juan Archuleta (24-2) vs. Patchy Mix (13-0)<\/p>\n<p>Welterweight Co-Main Event: Jon Fitch (32-7-2, 1 NC) vs. Neiman Gracie (9-1)<\/p>\n<p>Flyweight Feature Bout: Liz Carmouche (13-7) vs. DeAnna Bennett (10-6-1)<\/p>\n<p>Lightweight Feature Bout: Derek Campos (20-10) vs. Roger Huerta (24-12-1, 1 NC)<\/p>\n<p>Updated Preliminary Card:<\/p>\n<p>Bellator MMA\u2019s YouTube Channel<\/p>\n<p>Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Ty Gwerder (4-1) vs. George Tokkos (4-1)<\/p>\n<p>Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Davion Franklin (1-0) vs. Ras Hylton (6-4)<\/p>\n<p>*Card subject to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[AdSense-A] For the first time, Bellator MMA\u2019s \u201cFightSphere\u201d at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. will host a stacked doubleheader weekend on Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12. On night one, Bellator 245 is headlined by former world champs Phil Davis (21-5, 1 NC) and Lyoto Machida (26-9) in a light heavyweight rematch, while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10374],"tags":[23129],"class_list":["post-92031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mma-2","tag-bellator-breaking-mma-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92031"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92031\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}