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Bellator 290 main card set for CBS debut; Lorenz Larkin and more added to prelims

Fourteen fights are on tap for Bellator 290 at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., with Fedor Emelianenko vs. Ryan Bader atop the card.

Bellator MMA kicks off its 2023 schedule in a big way with its first fights ever to air on CBS.

Bellator 290 takes place Feb. 4 at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The main airs on CBS after prelims on MMA Junkie.

The three-fight main card features three fights already announced, including two title bouts. In the main event, Bellator heavyweight champion [autotag]Ryan Bader[/autotag] (30-7 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) defends his title against all-time great [autotag]Fedor Emelianenko[/autotag] (40-6 MMA, 4-2 BMMA). The bout is pegged as Emelianenko’s final.

The co-main event features middleweight champion [autotag]Johnny Eblen[/autotag] (12-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) as he battles Emelianenko’s training partner [autotag]Anatoly Tokov[/autotag] (31-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA). A welterweight bout between all-time Bellator finishers [autotag]Sabah Homasi[/autotag] (17-10 MMA, 6-4 BMMA) and [autotag]Brennan Ward[/autotag] (16-6 MMA, 12-6 BMMA) will be the inaugural Bellator bout on CBS.

New preliminary card additions announced by the promotion Friday included a rematch between [autotag]Mukhamed Berkhamov[/autotag] (14-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) and [autotag]Lorenz Larkin[/autotag] (24-7 MMA, 6-2 BMMA), a heavyweight bout between [autotag]Ali Isaev[/autotag] (9-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and [autotag]Steve Mowry[/autotag] (10-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), and former bantamweight champion [autotag]Darrion Caldwell[/autotag] (15-6 MMA, 12-6 BMMA) vs. [autotag]Nikita Mikhailov[/autotag] (9-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA)

The Isaev vs. Mowry bout was first reported by Severe MMA.

The full Bellator 290 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, CBS)

Champion Ryan Bader vs. Fedor Emelianenko – for heavyweight title
Champion Johnny Eblen vs. Anatoly Tokov – for middleweight title
Sabah Homasi vs. Brennan Ward

PRELIMINARY CARD (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, CBS)

Neiman Gracie vs. Michael Lombardo
Mukhamed Berkhamov vs. Lorenz Larkin
Henry Corrales vs. Akhmed Magomedov
Chris Gonzalez vs. Max Rohskopf
Karl Albrektsson vs. Grant Neal
Diana Avsaragova vs. Alejandra Lara
Darrion Caldwell vs. Nikita Mikhailov
Jaylon Bates vs. Jornel Lugo
Isaiah Hokit vs. Peter Ishiguro
Ethan Hughes vs. Yusuf Karakaya

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Photos: Bellator 284 ceremonial weigh-ins

Check out these photos of the fighters on the scale and the final faceoffs at the Bellator 284 ceremonial weigh-ins in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Check out these photos of the main card fighters on the scale and the final pre-fight faceoffs at the Bellator 284 ceremonial weigh-ins in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Photos courtesy of Bellator MMA)

Sep 9, 2017; Ruston, LA, USA; Louisiana Tech Bulldogs cornerback Amik Robertson (21) celebrates after a interception during the first half against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Joe Aillet Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports

Bellator 284 predictions: Who are our two unanimous picks in Sioux Falls?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the Bellator 284 main card in Sioux Falls, S.D.

	Gracie vs. Yamauchi	Moldavsky vs. Mowry	Ellen vs. Macfarlane	Saricam vs. Sowma	Jeffery vs. Vanderford
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 131-79	Yamauchi (58%)	Mowry (61%)	Macfarlane (79%)	Saricam (62%)	Vanderford (68%)
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 143-72 2018 Champion	Gracie	Mowry	Macfarlane	Saricam	Vanderford
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 139-76	Gracie	Moldavsky	Macfarlane	Saricam	Vanderford
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 137-78 2014 Champion	Gracie	Moldavsky	Macfarlane	Saricam	Vanderford
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 135-80	Gracie	Mowry	Macfarlane	Saricam	Vanderford
Simon Samano @SJSamano 132-83	Gracie	Mowry	Macfarlane	Saricam	Vanderford
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 131-84	Gracie	Mowry	Macfarlane	Saricam	Vanderford
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 130-85	Gracie	Moldavsky	Macfarlane	Sowma	Vanderford
Nolan King @mma_kings 127-88	Gracie	Moldavsky	Ellen	Sowma	Vanderford
Brian Garcia @thegoze 126-89 2017 Champion	Gracie	Moldavsky	Macfarlane	Saricam	Vanderford
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 117-98	Gracie	Mowry	Macfarlane	Saricam	Vanderford
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 104-111	Gracie	Moldavsky	Macfarlane	Saricam	Vanderford

Bellator returns to South Dakota this week with a welterweight bout atop the card, plus two former champions and a recent title challenger on the bill.

Bellator 284 takes place Friday at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, [autotag]Neiman Gracie[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) takes on first-time Bellator headliner [autotag]Goiti Yamauchi[/autotag] (27-5 MMA, 13-4 BMMA) at welterweight. Gracie is a -200 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Yamauchi is +150. Our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers have Gracie as one of two unanimous picks on the main card – but in a rarity, our readers disagree and are backing Yamauchi at a big 58 percent clip.

In the co-feature, former interim heavyweight champion [autotag]Valentin Moldavsky[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) takes on unbeaten up-and-comer [autotag]Steve Mowry[/autotag] (10-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA). Moldavsky is more than a 2-1 favorite at the betting window, but he has the narrowest possible edge over Mowry in the picks at 6-5.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Bruna Ellen[/autotag] (6-3 MMA, 4-3 BMMA) takes on former women’s flyweight champion [autotag]Ilima-Lei Macfarlane[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 10-2 BMMA), who is fighting outside her native Hawaii or homebase of California for just the second time in nearly five years. Macfarlane is a slight favorite at -135, but is a near-unanimous pick with our staff members at 10-1. (It should be noted Macfarlane missed weight for for the first time in her MMA career. She came in at 129 pounds at Thursday’s weigh-ins.)

[autotag]Gokhan Saricam[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) is a 2-1 favorite in his heavyweight bout against [autotag]Said Sowma[/autotag] (8-3 MMA, 2-2 BMMA), and he’s got a blowout from our pickers at 9-2.

And to open the main card, our second unanimous pick is recent middleweight title challenger [autotag]Austin Vanderford[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 5-1 BMMA), who is a -200 favorite against late replacement opponent [autotag]Aaron Jeffery[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA). Vanderford has an 11-0 shutout from our staff members.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Yamauchi (58 percent), Mowry (61 percent), Macfarlane (79 percent), Saricam (62 percent) and Vanderford (68 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 284.

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (June 13-19)

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 June 13-19.

Bellator 284 lineup announced, including Neiman Gracie vs. Goiti Yamauchi headliner, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, more

The Bellator 284 lineup also includes a heavyweight contender bout in the co-main event.

Major promotional MMA heads back to South Dakota this summer.

Bellator 284 is set to take place Aug. 12 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, the promotion officially announced Wednesday. Atop the card is a five-round welterweight matchup between [autotag]Neiman Gracie[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) and [autotag]Goiti Yamauchi[/autotag] (27-5 MMA, 13-4 BMMA).

Gracie, 33, most recently competed in a five-round war against Logan Storely in February. The battle was back-and-forth until the final horn, shortly after which Storley was named winner by split decision. The loss moved Gracie to 2-3 in his past five appearances.

Yamauchi, 29, has won back-to-back fights entering Bellator 284. His most recent performance, a quick submission win against Levan Chokheli, marked his divisional debut at welterweight.

In the co-main event, top heavyweight contenders collide as [autotag]Valentin Moldavksy[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) looks to rebound from a title shot loss when he battles undefeated rising star [autotag]Steve Mowry[/autotag] (10-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA).

Also on the card, former Bellator women’s flyweight champion [autotag]Ilima-Lei Macfarlane[/autotag] (11-2 MMA, 10-2 BMMA) will take on [autotag]Bruna Ellen[/autotag] (6-3 MMA, 4-3 BMMA). Macfarlane will look to snap a two-fight losing skid, including a title defeat to Juliana Velasquez and a unanimous decision to Justine Kish.

Meanwhile, Ellen has won two of her most recent three bouts.

The current Bellator 284 lineup includes:

Neiman Gracie vs. Goiti Yamauchi
Valentin Moldavksy vs. Steve Mowry
Bruna Ellen vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane
Weber Almeida vs. Ilias Bulaid

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Bellator shuffles things up, splits Tyrell Fortune vs. Tim Johnson rematch into two contender fights

A tweak to the Bellator 277 lineup sees a heavyweight rematch split and the two fighters booked against different opponents.

Originally scheduled for a rematch at Bellator 277 on April 15 in San Jose, Calif., [autotag]Tyrell Fortune[/autotag] and [autotag]Tim Johnson[/autotag] have been split by the promotion and will face different opponents.

On Monday, a Bellator official informed MMA Junkie that Fortune (11-2 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) will face undefeated rising heavyweight [autotag]Steve Mowry[/autotag] (10-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA), and Johnson (15-4 MMA, 3-4 BMMA) will take on surging contender [autotag]Linton Vassell[/autotag] (21-8 MMA, 10-5 BMMA).

Fortune, 31, will look to bounce back from a split decision loss to Vassell in November. The defeat snapped a three-fight winning streak.

Mowry, 29, finally gets a booking against a top-ranked contender. With an unblemished record to date, Mowry has racked up 10 finishes with six submissions and four finishes due to strikes as a professional.

Johnson, 36, seeks his first win in three attempts, on the heels of back-to-back defeats against Fedor Emelianenko and Valentin Moldavsky.

Vassell, 38, has gained momentum in recent fights. Since his move to heavyweight in 2019, Vassell has gone 3-1 and rides three consecutive wins over Sergei Kharitonov, Ronny Markes, and Tyrell Fortune into Bellator 277.

With the additions, the Bellator 277 lineup includes:

Champion A.J. McKee vs. Patricio Freire – for featherweight title
Champion Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson – for light heavyweight title, grand prix final
Jeremy Kennedy vs. Aaron Pico
Tyrell Fortune vs. Steve Mowry
Tim Johnson vs. Linton Vassell
Kyle Crutchmer vs. Michael Lombardo
Shane Keefe vs. Tyson Miller
Gaston Bolanos vs. Cass Bell
Alan Benson vs. Theo Haig
Edwin De Los Santos vs. Alberto Mendez
Calob Ramirez vs. Bobby Seronio III

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Gilbert Burns gives ‘very deserving’ black belt to unbeaten Bellator heavyweight Steve Mowry

Gilbert Burns says of Steve Mowry, “I’ll always be there to help him out with anything he needs.”

[autotag]Steve Mowry[/autotag] has just achieved one of the highest compliments one can get in the world of grappling.

The Bellator heavyweight received his jiu-jitsu blackbelt from standout grappler and UFC welterweight contender [autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag] on Wednesday after 12 years of training jiu-jitsu.

The black belt came on the heels of Mowry’s first-round submission win last Friday at Bellator 271. Mowry (10-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) tapped Rakim Cleveland with a Kimura to remain unbeaten in his professional MMA career.

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“When Steve came here, we were at the Blackzillians and he said he was a blue belt coming from Pittsburgh, so I just helped him sharpen up his skills, and he said, ‘Bro, I want to train under you,'” Burns told MMA Junkie. “So after that, we always had a great relationship, and I helped him out with little things because, like I said, he already had a good level.

“After a little bit, I gave him his purple belt and through the years I gave him his brown belt. I was already thinking about giving him his black belt at the end of the year after talking to my brother, Herbert. We were about to give him his black belt and then he got another submission finish, so I wanted to give him his black belt at the fight (Bellator 271), but I didn’t have it.

“I told my wife to order a belt when we got home, and we gave him a very deserving black belt. He’s been doing a great job, evolving everywhere, and he just turned 29. He’s working very hard. I think he’s going to have a bright future – great jiu-jitsu, great standup, works super hard. I think he’s on the path to be the Bellator heavyweight champion, and I’ll do my best to help him as much as I can. I’ll always be there to help him out with anything he needs. I think he’s going to be a champion very soon.”

Mowry made his professional debut in 2016 and has since put together 10 consecutive wins. Six of the 10 victories have come by submission. Mowry is currently ranked No. 6 in Bellator’s official heavyweight rankings.

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Bellator 271 post-event facts: Cris Cyborg leads Bellator champs in defenses

Check out all the facts and figures from Bellator 271, which took place Friday and saw Cris Cyborg defend her title in 92 seconds.

[autotag]Cris Cyborg[/autotag] continued her reign of terror on Friday with another dominant title defense against [autotag]Sinead Kavanagh[/autotag] in the Bellator 271 main event.

Cyborg (25-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) recorded her third consecutive defense when she stopped Kavanagh (7-5 MMA, 4-5 BMMA) by knockout just 92 seconds into the headliner, which took place at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.

For more on the numbers, check below for 35 post-event facts to come out of Bellator 271.

Bellator 271 predictions: Is anyone picking against all-time great Cris Cyborg?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the Bellator 271 main card, featuring Cris Cyborg vs. Sinead Kavanagh.

	Cyborg vs. Kavanagh	Fortune vs. Vassell	Gonzales vs. Pico	Blencowe vs. Sorenson	Cleveland vs. Mowry
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 190-104	Cyborg (76%)	Fortune (73%)	Pico (76%)	Blencowe (58%)	Mowry (83%)
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 194-100	Cyborg	Fortune	Pico	Blencowe	Mowry
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 188-106	Cyborg	Fortune	Gonzales	Blencowe	Mowry
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 184-110 2014 Champion	Cyborg	Fortune	Pico	Blencowe	Mowry
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 182-112 2020 Champion	Cyborg	Fortune	Gonzales	Blencowe	Mowry
Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 182-112	Cyborg	Fortune	Gonzales	Blencowe	Mowry
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 181-113	Cyborg	Fortune	Pico	Sorenson	Mowry
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 177-117	Cyborg	Fortune	Pico	Sorenson	Mowry
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 177-117 2018 Champion	Cyborg	Fortune	Gonzales	Sorenson	Mowry
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 172-122	Cyborg	Fortune	Pico	Sorenson	Mowry
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 171-123 2017 Champion	Cyborg	Fortune	Gonzales	Blencowe	Cleveland
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 169-125	Cyborg	Fortune	Pico	Blencowe	Mowry
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 169-125	Cyborg	Fortune	Pico	Blencowe	Mowry
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 2021: 110-68	Cyborg	Fortune	Pico	Blencowe	Mowry

Bellator has set up shop in South Florida this week, and the women’s featherweight title is on the line at the top of the bill.

Bellator 271 takes place Friday at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, women’s featherweight champion [autotag]Cris Cyborg[/autotag] (24-2 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) puts her title up against challenger [autotag]Sinead Kavanagh[/autotag] (7-4 MMA, 4-4 BMMA). Cyborg is a massive -5000 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Kavanagh is +1200. Given those odds, it’s not surprising that not a single one of our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers is picking against Cyborg.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Tyrell Fortune[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 11-1 BMMA) is a -205 favorite in his heavyweight bout against former title challenger [autotag]Linton Vassell[/autotag] (21-8 MMA, 9-5 BMMA). Fortune is our other unanimous pick on the main card at 13-0.

Also on the main card, the undefeated [autotag]Justin Gonzales[/autotag] (12-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Aaron Pico[/autotag] (8-3, 8-3 BMMA) at featherweight. Pico is a big favorite at -370, but he has just a small lead in our staff picks at 8-5.

Former women’s featherweight title challenger [autotag]Arlene Blencowe[/autotag] (14-8 MMA, 7-4 BMMA) is a big -370 favorite against [autotag]Pam Sorenson[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA). Blencowe has a big 9-4 lead in our picks.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Steve Mowry[/autotag] (9-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) puts his unbeaten record up against [autotag]Rakim Cleveland[/autotag] (22-13-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA). Mowry is a huge 8-1 favorite, and he’s a near unanimous pick from our staff members at 12-1.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Cyborg (76 percent), Fortune (73 percent), Pico (76 percent), Blencowe (58 percent) and Mowry (83 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (Oct. 18-24)

All the UFC and Bellator fight announcements that were broken 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 Oct. 18-24.