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Matchup Roundup: New UFC and Bellator fights announced in the past week (May 1-7)

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 May 1-7.

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.

Bellator 267 post-event facts: ‘MVP’ climbs Bellator’s all-time wins list

Check out all the facts and figures from Bellator 267, which took place Friday in London.

Bellator returned overseas to London on Friday with Bellator 267, which took place at The SSE Wembley and aired on Showtime.

One of the most anticipated rematches in company history took place in the main event. It didn’t deliver as many had expected, but in the end [autotag]Michael Page[/autotag] (20-1 MMA, 16-1 BMMA) avenged his sole career defeat against former champion [autotag]Douglas Lima[/autotag] (32-10 MMA< 14-6 BMMA) with a split decision win in the matchup of welterweight contenders.

For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for 25 post-vent facts to come out of Bellator 267.

Bellator 267 predictions: Who’s picking Michael Page over Douglas Lima in rematch?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the Bellator 267 main card in London, featuring a rematch between Douglas Lima and Michael Page.

Lima
vs.
Page		 Borga
vs.
McCourt		 Fisher
vs.
Whiteford		 Bahati
vs.
Trainer		 Landu
vs.
Wilde
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2021: 151-91		 page2021
Page
(52%)		 mccourt2021
McCourt
(69%)		 whiteford2021
Whiteford
(84%)		 trainer2021
Trainer
(82%)		 wilde2021
Wilde
(56%)
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2021: 157-85		 lima2021
Lima		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 wilde2021
Wilde
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2021: 152-90		 page2021
Page		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 wilde2021
Wilde
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2021: 148-94		 lima2021
Lima		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 landu2021
Landu
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2021: 147-95		 page2021
Page		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 wilde2021
Wilde
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2021: 147-95
trophy copy 2018 Champion		 lima2021
Lima		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 landu2021
Landu
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2021: 146-96
trophy copy 2014 Champion		 page2021
Page		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 landu2021
Landu
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2021: 145-97
trophy copy 2020 Champion		 lima2021
Lima		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 landu2021
Landu
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2021: 141-101		 lima2021
Lima		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 landu2021
Landu
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2021: 140-102
trophy copy 2017 Champion		 page2021
Page		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 landu2021
Landu
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2021: 138-104		 page2021
Page		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 landu2021
Landu
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2021: 137-105		 page2021
Page		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 wilde2021
Wilde
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2021: 136-106		 page2021
Page		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 landu2021
Landu
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
2021: 75-51		 lima2021
Lima		 mccourt2021
McCourt		 whiteford2021
Whiteford		 trainer2021
Trainer		 landu2021
Landu

Bellator returns to London this week with a key welterweight rematch at the top of the bill.

Bellator 267 takes place Friday at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London. 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, former welterweight champion [autotag]Douglas Lima[/autotag] (32-9 MMA, 14-5 BMMA) meets [autotag]Michael Page[/autotag] (19-1 MMA, 15-1 BMMA) in a rematch. Lima won their first meeting in 2019 in the grand prix semifinals and went on to reclaim the title. The fight nearly is a pick’em at Tipico, where Page has a slight -115 edge to -110 for Lima. And Page has the slightest possible edge in the picks from our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well, at 7-6.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Leah McCourt[/autotag] (5-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Jessica Borga[/autotag] (3-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) in a women’s featherweight bout. McCourt is the biggest favorite on the entire card at -650 and is one of three unanimous picks at 13-0 from our staff members.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Robert Whiteford[/autotag] (16-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) meets [autotag]Andrew Fisher[/autotag] (18-8-1 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) in a featherweight bout. Whiteford is a -270 favorite and our second unanimous pick.

Our third unanimous pick is at light heavyweight. [autotag]Luke Trainer[/autotag] (4-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) is the card’s second biggest favorite at -475 and has a 13-0 shutout in the picks against [autotag]Yannick Bahati[/autotag] (9-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA).

And to open the main card, [autotag]Yves Landu[/autotag] (16-8 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) takes on [autotag]Tim Wilde[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) at lightweight. Wilde is at -220 favorite, but our pickers are going with Landu at a 9-4 clip.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Page (52 percent), McCourt (69 percent), Whiteford (84 percent), Trainer (82 percent) and Wilde (56 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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Douglas Lima to rematch Michael Page in Bellator 267 headliner in London

Michael Page will finally get the opportunity to avenge the lone loss of his MMA career, when he rematches Douglas Lima on Oct. 1.

[autotag]Michael Page[/autotag] will finally get the opportunity to avenge the lone loss of his MMA career.

Page (19-1 MMA, 15-1 BMMA) rematches former three-time welterweight champion [autotag]Douglas Lima[/autotag] (32-9 MMA, 14-5 BMMA) in the main event of Bellator 267, which takes place at London’s The SSE Arena, Wembley on Oct. 1, Bellator officials announced Tuesday morning.

Since losing to Lima in the welterweight grand prix semi-finals in May 2019, “MVP” has won five straight bouts, most recently smashing Derek Anderson’s nose in with a left kick in the first round of Bellator 258. He’s been eager to run things back with Lima ever since getting knocked out by him and he will get his wish, this time, in front of his home crowd.

After recapturing his welterweight title from Rory MacDonald in the grand prix finals in October 2019, Lima attempted to go up in weight and become a dual-champion by challenging Gegard Mousasi for the vacant light heavyweight title at Bellator 250. Lima would fall short in his pursuit and would go on to lose his 170-pound belt in his first title defense against Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 260 in June.

The full Bellator 267 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (Showtime, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Douglas Lima vs. Michael Page
  • [autotag]Andrew Fisher[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Robert Whiteford[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Yves Landu[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Tim Wilde[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Yannick Bahati[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Luke Trainer[/autotag]

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 12:30 p.m. ET)

  • [autotag]Uros Jurisic[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Lewis Long[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Davy Gallon[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Kane Mousah[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Lucie Bertaud[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Elina Kallionidou[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Gavin Hughes[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Charlie Leary[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Fabacary Diatta[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Nathan Rose[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Mike Ekundayo[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Khurshed Kakhorov[/autotag]

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Bellator Europe 10 video: Check out Yves Landu’s wild KO knee — and wilder dance moves

Paris native Yves Landu couldn’t have picked a better moment to make a big splash than on Bellator’s first French show.

[autotag]Yves Landu[/autotag]’s nickname is “You Know,” and as The Notorious B.I.G. once said, “If you don’t know, now you know.”

The Paris native couldn’t have picked a better spot to make waves, as he made his Bellator debut on Saturday night during the company’s first-ever event in his hometown.

Livening up what at times had been a less-than-thrilling undercard, Landu (15-8 MMA. 1-0 BMMA) landed an absolute bull’s-eye of a flying knee to the forehead of Terry Brazier (11-3 MMA, 1-3 BMMA), ending their lightweight fight at the 2:18 mark of the opening round.

That gives Landu, who came into the bout a +260 underdog, four wins in his past five fights, and we suspect that his first appearance in the Bellator cage won’t be his last.

After the fight, Landu was clearly in the mood to celebrate:

 

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