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Bellator 243 loses two fights from Friday’s lineup in Connecticut

According to promotion officials, two fights have fallen off Friday’s card at Mohegan Sun.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Two fights have been canceled from Friday’s Bellator 243 card at Mohegan Sun.

Middleweight [autotag]Joel Bauman[/autotag] is out of his preliminary card bout against [autotag]Taylor Johnson[/autotag]. Additionally, [autotag]Ahmed Samir Hefny[/autotag], who was expected to fight [autotag]Christian Edwards[/autotag] at a 210-pound catchweight, is off the card. Neither Johnson nor Edwards will receive a replacement opponent.

A Bellator official informed MMA Junkie of the cancelations Tuesday, citing “undisclosed reasons” as the cause. The official noted Johnson and Edwards will be compensated, despite not fighting.

Edwards (3-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), a recipient of the Jackson Wink-Mata Leon scholarship, is a training partner of UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. In November, Edwards, 21, went viral with a vicious 16-second head kick knockout over Cesar Bennett.

Johnson (5-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) recently signed with Bellator and was expected to make his promotional debut Friday. “Tombstone” dominated his competition in LFA prior to a Dana White’s Contender Series loss in August 2019.

With the changes, the Bellator 243 lineup includes:

  • Michael Chandler vs. Benson Henderson
  • Timothy Johnson vs. Matt Mitrione
  • Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Myles Jury
  • Sabah Homasi vs. Curtis Millender
  • Adam Borics vs. Mike Hamel
  • AJ Agazarm vs. Cris Lencioni
  • Dalton Rosta vs. Mark Gardner
  • Nainoa Dung vs. Charlie Campbell
  • Grant Neal vs. Hamza Salim
  • Valerie Loureda vs. Tara Graff

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Myles Jury vs. Georgi Karakhanyan, Derek Campos vs. Adam Borics added to Bellator 243

Bellator continues to shape up its Aug. 7 event.

Bellator is stacking up its second event in its return from a hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Two new fights have been added to Bellator 243, which takes place Aug. 7 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.: A lightweight bout between [autotag]Myles Jury[/autotag] and [autotag]Georgi Karakhanyan[/autotag] on the main card and a 150-pound catchweight bout between [autotag]Derek Campos[/autotag] and [autotag]Adam Borics[/autotag] on the prelims.

MMA Junkie verified both matchups with a Bellator official. Campos vs. Borics was first reported by Combate.

Jury (18–5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Brandon Girtz in February. He successfully bounced back from a defeat to Benson Henderson, which marked his Bellator debut. Meanwhile, Karakhanyan (29-10-1 MMA, 7-8 BMMA) looks to continue a successful campaign at 155 pounds. The former featherweight fighter most recently fought in February where he submitted Paul Redmond.

In the 150-pound catchweight bout, featherweights Campos (20-10 MMA, 8-8 BMMA) and Borics (14-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) have their first fights since getting bounced from the ongoing Bellator featherweight grand prix. Campos lost to A.J. McKee and Borics fell short to Darrion Caldwell.

Additionally, MMA Junkie confirmed bouts between [autotag]Joel Bauman[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Taylor Johnson[/autotag], which was first reported by Cage Side Press, and[autotag] Chris Lencioni[/autotag] vs. [autotag]AJ Agazarm[/autotag], which was reported by Fansided.

Bellator 243 is being headlined by a key lightweight bout pitting former Bellator champion Michael Chandler against former UFC champion Benson Henderson in a rematch from 2016, which Chandler won by split decision.

With the additions, the Bellator 243 lineup includes:

  • Michael Chandler vs. Benson Henderson
  • Tim Johnson vs. Matt Mitrione
  • Myles Jury vs. Georgi Karakhanyan
  • Sabah Homasi vs. Curtis Millender
  • Joel Bauman vs. Taylor Johnson
  • Adam Borics vs. Derek Campos
  • Chris Lencioni vs. AJ Agazarm

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