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Check out these photos from Eagle FC 47 which took place at FLXcast Arena in Miami.
Check out these photos from Eagle FC 47 at FLXcast Arena in Miami, which was headlined by Junior Dos Santos vs. Yorgan De Castro. (Photos courtesy of Eagle FC)
Eagle FC 47 weigh-ins took place Thursday, featuring UFC alums Junior Dos Santos, Yorgan De Castro, Hector Lombard, Thiago Silva, and more.
Check out these photos from the Eagle FC 47 official weigh-ins at the FLXcast Arena. (Photos courtesy of Ryan Loco, Eagle FC).
Shawn Bunch will return to a new home when he meets one of Germany’s top prospects, Rany Saadeh, at UAE Warriors 22.
[autotag]Shawn Bunch[/autotag] will return to a new home when he meets one of Germany’s top prospects.
Bunch (9-5) faces [autotag]Rany Saadeh[/autotag] (12-3) on the main card of UAE Warriors 22, which takes place Saturday Sept. 4. North American fans will be able to watch the event on The Fight Network.
Two-time All-American wrestler Bunch hasn’t competed since February 2020. After winning five straight bouts, including back-to-back over Joe Warren and Dominic Mazzotta under the Bellator banner, Bunch has dropped two straight to Leandro Higo and most recently Keith Lee.
Winner of nine of his past 11, Saadeh is coming off a unanimous decision win over Abdel Ali Hariri at UAE Warriors 17 in March. The former BAMMA flyweight champion and ACB veteran is 3-1 since moving up to 135 pounds.
The promotion will also be holding an event the day before, as UAE Warriors 21: Arabia 4 is set to take place Friday Sept. 3, showcasing the region’s premier Arab talent. No bouts for that event have been announced yet.
Check out all the facts and figures from Bellator 239, which took place Friday in Thackerville, Okla.
Bellator hosted its second event of the year on Friday with Bellator 239, which took place at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., with a main card that aired on Paramount following prelims on MMA Junkie.
In the main event, [autotag]Yaroslav Amosov[/autotag] (23-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) continued the longest MMA winning streak among Bellator fighters when he edged [autotag]Ed Ruth[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) by unanimous decision in the matchup of welterweight contenders.
For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for 25 post-event facts to come out of Bellator 239.
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Betting favorites went 3-1 on the main card.
Betting favorites improved to 2-0 in Bellator main events this year.
Total fight time for the four-bout main card was 47:35.
Amosov’s 23-fight winning streak in MMA competition is the longest among active Bellator fighters.
Amosov has earned three of his four Bellator victories by decision.
Ruth fell to 2-2 in his past four fights after starting his career 6-0.
Ruth fell to 3-2 since he dropped to the Bellator welterweight division in June 2018.
Ruth suffered the first decision loss of his career.
[autotag]Myles Jury[/autotag] (18-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since December 2017.
Jury improved to 1-1 since he returned to the lightweight division in September.
[autotag]Brandon Girtz[/autotag] (16-9 MMA, 8-7 BMMA) fell to 2-5 in his past seven Bellator appearances dating back to November 2016.
Girtz has suffered four of his seven Bellator losses by decision.
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[autotag]Timothy Johnson[/autotag] (13-6 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) has earned 10 of his 13 career victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Tyrell Fortune[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 8-1 BMA) had his eight-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
[autotag]Valentin Moldavsky[/autotag]’s (9-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) four-fight Bellator winning streak at heavyweight is the second longest active streak in the division behind Tyrell Fortune (eight).
Moldavsky has earned three of his four Bellator victories by decision.
[autotag]Javy Ayala[/autotag] (11-8 MMA, 6-5 BMMA) fell to 3-5 in his past eight fights dating back to June 2015.
[autotag]J.W. Kiser[/autotag] (5-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) suffered the first decision loss of his career.
[autotag]Gaston Bolanos[/autotag] (5-3 MMA, 5-3 BMMA) suffered the first decision loss of his career.
[autotag]Denise Kielholtz[/autotag]’s (5-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) five victories in Bellator women’s flyweight competition are tied with Juliana Velasquez for second most in divisional history behind Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (10).
Kielholtz’s three-fight Bellator winning streak at women’s flyweight is the third longest active streak in the division behind Macfarlane (10) and Velasquez (five).
Kielholtz’s four stoppage victories in Bellator women’s flyweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Macfarlane (seven).
Kielholtz’s three submission victories in Bellator women’s flyweight competition are tied with Emily Ducote for second most in divisional history behind Macfarlane (six).
[autotag]Kristina Williams[/autotag] (3-3 MMA, 3-3 BMMA) suffered the first submission loss of her career.
[autotag]Shawn Bunch[/autotag] (9-5 MMA, 6-4 BMMA) fell to 2-2 since he returned to Bellator for a second stint in November 2018.
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The younger brother of the UFC lightweight standout has signed with Bellator and will meet Shawn Bunch in his company debut.
Kevin Lee’s brother will soon get a taste of the bright lights.
The younger brother of the UFC lightweight contender, [autotag]Keith Lee[/autotag], has signed a multi-fight Bellator contract and is set to debut on Feb. 21 at Bellator 239 in Thackerville, Okla.
Lee will take on Bellator veteran [autotag]Shawn Bunch[/autotag] in a bantamweight contest.
Lee (5-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has been fighting professionally since 2017 after going 4-0 as an amateur. The 23-year-old is currently on a two-fight win streak, which followed a two-fight skid of split decision losses. Lee last fought in December where he submitted Leonardo Carvalho.
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Welcoming Lee to Bellator will be Bunch (9-4 MMA, 6-3 BMMA), who looks to bounce back from a submission loss to Leandro Higo in September. Prior to the loss, the NCAA Division I All-American and U.S. Olympic alternate wrestler was on a five-fight winning streak, which included a victory over former Bellator champ Joe Warren.
The Bellator 239 main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie. With the addition, the updated Bellator 239 card includes:
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