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Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 live stream, Bellator 255 fight card, how to watch tonight

Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire will meet Emmanuel Sanchez in the main event of Bellator 255 on Friday night, stream all the action here.

Bellator MMA is back and will kick off its 2021 season on Friday, April 2 with a huge fight featuring Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire facing Emmanuel Sanchez in the main event. This will be a rematch of their 2018 fight that Pitbull won in a unanimous decision, this time Pitbull will be putting his belt on the line against Sanchez in the 145-pound title fight on Friday.

The prelims will start at 6 p.m. ET with the main card to follow at around 9 p.m. ET and will air on both SHOWTIME and fuboTV.

This is an absolutely stacked card tonight and this should be a good one to start Bellator on Showtime, below is everything you need to know to follow the action tonight!

Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2

  • Date: Friday, April 2
  • Location: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut.
  • Prelims: 6:00 pm ET
  • Main Card: 9:00 pm ET
  • Live Stream: SHOWTIME (stream now)

Bellator 255 fight card

Main Card (9 PM ET, SHOWTIME)

  • Featherweight Title: Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
  • Welterweight: Neiman Gracie vs. Jason Jackson
  • Heavyweight: Jack May vs. Tyrell Fortune
  • Lightweight: Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Mike Hamel
  • Women’s Flyweight: Alejandra Lara vs. Kana Watanabe

Prelims (5 PM ET, SHOWTIME)

  • Bantamweight: Cee Jay Hamilton vs. Magomed Magomedov
  • Welterweight: Herman Terrado vs. Mukhamed Berkhmov
  • Middleweight: Khalid Murtazaliev vs. Fabio Aguiar
  • 160-pound Catchweight: Roger Huerta vs. Chris Gonzalez
  • Light Heavyweights: Jonathan Wilson vs. Jose Augusto
  • Welterweight: Trevor Gudde vs. Roman Faraldo
  • Middleweight: Branko Busick vs. Jordan Newman

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Bellator 255 lineup finalized; Patricio Freire vs. Emmanuel Sanchez tops 13-fight card

On Friday, Bellator returns with it’s first event of 2021 – and its Showtime debut.

Barring any unforeseen fight week cancellations, the Bellator 255 lineup is set.

Tuesday, promotion officials announced the finalized 13-fight card and bout order, which includes a five-fight main card and eight prelims. Bellator 255 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie.

The event is headlined by Bellator featherweight champion [autotag]Patricio Freire[/autotag] (31-4 MMA, 19-4 BMMA) and challenger [autotag]Emmanuel Sanchez[/autotag] (20-4 MMA, 12-3 BMMA) who will face off in a grand prix semifinal fight.

In the co-main event, welterweight contenders [autotag]Neiman Gracie[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) and [autotag]Jason Jackson[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) will face off in a fight that could have potential title shot implications for the winner.

Rounding out the main card is a heavyweight rematch between [autotag]Tyrell Fortune[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) and [autotag]Jack May[/autotag] (11-7 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), the promotional debut of [autotag]Usman Nurmagomedov[/autotag] (11-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) as he takes on [autotag]Mike Hamel[/autotag] (7-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) at lightweight, and a women’s flyweight fight between [autotag]Alejandra Lara[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) and [autotag]Kana Watanabe[/autotag] (9-0-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA).

The finalized Bellator 255 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Champion Patricio Freire vs. Emmanuel Sanchez – for Bellator featherweight title, grand prix semifinal
  • Neiman Gracie vs. Jason Jackson
  • Tyrell Fortune vs. Jack May
  • Mike Hamel vs. Usman Nurmagomedov
  • Alejandra Lara vs. Kana Watanabe

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6 p.m. ET)

  • [autotag]Cee Jay Hamilton[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Magomed Magomedov[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Mukhamad Berkhamov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Herman Terrado[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Mandel Nallo[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ricardo Seixas[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Fabio Aguiar[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Khalid Murtazaliev[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Chris Gonzalez[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Roger Huerta[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Jose Augusto[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jonathan Wilson[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Roman Faraldo[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Trevor Gudde[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Branko Busick[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jordan Newman[/autotag]

Bellator 255: Make your predictions for Patricio Freire vs. Emmanuel Sanchez 2

We want your predictions for Friday’s Bellator 255 event in Connecticut.

We want your predictions for Fridady’s Bellator 255 event in Connecticut.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Wednesday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the Bellator 255 main card staff predictions we release Thursday ahead of the event. Bellator 255 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Make your picks for the fights below.

Jorge Masvidal protege Roman Faraldo set for Bellator 255 return vs. 6-foot-7 welterweight

Roman Faraldo will square off with one of the tallest welterweights in MMA history/

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[autotag]Roman Faraldo[/autotag] is set for his second Bellator appearance.

At Bellator 255, Faraldo (4-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) will return to take on a 6-foot-7 fighter [autotag]Trevor Gudde[/autotag] in a welterweight preliminary matchup, a promotion official informed MMA Junkie.

Faraldo, 27, entered the national spotlight at Bellator 252 in November when he took a page out of mentor [autotag]Jorge Masvidal[/autotag]’s book and finished Pat Casey with a flying knee. The fight was Faraldo’s Bellator debut and his fourth stoppage due to strikes in as many professional appearances.

Nicknamed “The Scarecrow,” Gudde (2-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) is one of the tallest welterweights in MMA history. Gudde debuted on the same card as Faraldo, Bellator 252 in November. Against Khonry Gracie, Gudde also won via knee and punches. The win was one of MMA’s top 10 biggest betting upsets in 2020.

Bellator 255 takes place April 2 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. and airs on Showtime.

With the addition, the Bellator 255 lineup now includes:

  • Champion Patricio Freire vs. Emmanuel Sanchez – for Bellator featherweight title, grand prix semifinal
  • Mike Hamel vs. Usman Nurmagomedov
  • Neiman Gracie vs. Jason Jackson
  • Tyrell Fortune vs. Matt Mitrione
  • Magomed Magomedov vs. Jared Scoggins
  • Alejandra Lara vs. Kana Watanabe
  • Manel Nallo vs. TBA
  • Mads Burnell vs. Saul Rogers
  • Chris Gonzalez vs. Roger Huerta
  • Roman Faraldo vs. Trevor Gudde

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Trevor Gudde on Bellator 252 TKO of Khonry Gracie: ‘I was here to steal all his fame’

Trevor Gudde knocked out Khonry Gracie, the son of Royce Gracie, on the anniversary of UFC 1, which is exactly what he set out to do.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – [autotag]Trevor Gudde[/autotag] defeated Khonry Gracie by third-round TKO on Thursday night in his promotional debut at Bellator 252. A hard knee to the face spelled the end for the son of UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie.

Afterward, Gudde (2-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) discussed how the fight played out, his hope for Bellator keeping him around after an impressive win, ruining the anniversary of UFC 1 for the Gracie family, what it’s like being a 6-foot-7 welterweight, and more.

You can watch his full post-fight media session in the video above.

Bellator 252 took place at Mohegan Sun Arena and aired on CBS Sports Network following prelims streamed on MMA Junkie.