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Bellator 294 post-event facts: Liz Carmouche crafting strong stats during title reign

Liz Carmouche is making her footprint on the Bellator record books after recording another title defense at Bellator 294.

The first half of Bellator’s doubleheader in Hawaii went down Friday with Bellator 294, which took place at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu and saw a champion defend her title in the main event.

[autotag]Liz Carmouche[/autotag] (19-7 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) recorded a second consecutive defense of her women’s flyweight title when she rallied from a 3-0 deficit on the scorecards to submit [autotag]DeAnna Bennett[/autotag] (13-8-1 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) with an arm-triangle choke in the fourth frame of their rematch.

For more on the numbers behind Carmouche’s win, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts form Bellator 294.

‘The Ultimate Fighter 31’ rosters revealed, includes eight former UFC fighters

Check out the 16 fighters who made the cut for “TUF 31” – including eight former UFC fighters.

“The Ultimate Fighter” is back for a 31st season, which will be coached by lightweight stars [autotag]Conor McGregor[/autotag] and [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag].

Set to debut May 30 on ESPN and run until Aug. 15, the series will include men’s bantamweights and lightweights, as first reported on MMA Junkie’s “Spinning Back Clique.” Filming began in February in Las Vegas.

McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) and Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will square off after the conclusion of the series at a date and location yet-to-be-determined.

In addition to an announcement of rosters Saturday, the promotion announced the upcoming season will have a theme of “Redemption,” which pins former UFC fighters against rising prospects.

Dozens of fighters applied and only 16 were selected. Scroll below to see who made the cut.

Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (March 6-12)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were first reported or confirmed by MMA Junkie in the past week.

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels available, it’s nearly impossible to organize.

But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back.

Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed from the UFC or Bellator.

Here are the fight announcements that were broken or confirmed by MMA Junkie from March 6-12.

Dana White’s Contender Series 27 live results

Dana White’s Contender Series returns Tuesday night, and MMA Junkie is onsite to provide live results of the season four debut.

LAS VEGAS – Dana White’s Contender Series returns Tuesday night, and MMA Junkie is onsite to provide live results of the season four debut.

Dana White’s Contender Series 27 takes place at the UFC Apex facility. The full card, which sees athletes trying to secure a UFC contract, streams live on ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET.

In the night’s featured fight, Elevation Fight Team light heavyweight Ty Flores (7-2) takes on two-time UFC veteran Dustin Jacoby (11-5), who looks to earn his way back to the sport’s top promotion following a brief octagon run that ended in 2012.

Tuesday’s event features just four fights rather than the usual five, after a medical issue forced a late scratch of a planned lightweight contest between [autotag]Damonte Robinson[/autotag] (6-1-1) and [autotag]Kenneth Cross[/autotag] (10-3).

Dana White’s Contender Series results include:

  • Ty Flores vs. Dustin Jacoby
  • Mikey Gonzalez vs. Uros Medic
  • Luis Rodriguez vs. Jerome Rivera
  • Luke Flores vs. Jordan Leavitt

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