Bellator 267
''Bellator 267: Lima vs. MVP 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on October 1, 2021, at Wembley Arena in London, England. Background Former three-time champion Douglas Lima returned to the cage for the first time since losing his title to Yaroslav Amosov, when he faced Michael "Venom" Page in a rematch at SSE Arena in London. The main card of the event, titled "Bellator London: Lima vs. MVP 2," aired live at 4 p.m. ET on Showtime. Page returned to fight in his home city for the first time since 2019, looking to avenge the lone defeat of his professional career when he was knocked out by Lima in the second round of their Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix semifinal bout two years ago at Bellator 221. The co-main event featured #5 ranked Featherweight Leah McCourt against Jessica Borga. A lightweight bout between Charlie Leary and Gavin Hughes was scheduled for this event; however Hughes pulled out due to a ruptured bicep and was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) was an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 by Bjorn Rebney and operated until 2025. The promotion takes its name from ''wikt:bellator, bellātor'', the Latin word for "warrior". Bellator's first event was in 2009, and the promotion held List of Bellator MMA events, 313 "numbered" events. At one point, Bellator was considered the second largest MMA promotion in the United States, and one of the largest combat sports, combat sport promotions in the world. Paramount Global (formerly Viacom (2005–2019), Viacom) purchased majority ownership of Bellator from Rebney in 2011, with Paramount's television networks serving as the promotion's media broadcasters in the United States. On November 20, 2023, after then-broadcast home Showtime (TV network), Showtime announced the discontinuation of its sports division, Bellator MMA was acquired by the Professional Fighters League (PFL). Histor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rob Whiteford
Robert Whiteford (born 12 April 1983) is a Scottish mixed martial artist competing in Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2009, he formerly competed for the UFC, being the first Scottish fighter to be signed by the promotion, Bellator MMA, and Absolute Championship Berkut. Career Whiteford has a strong background in judo and Muay Thai, he first began fighting for team "Hostile Territory" based out of "The Dojo" gym in Alloa. He then joined the Dinky Ninja Fight Team (DNFT) The Griphouse Gym, in Glasgow where he has remained a member of the team since. He now lives and trains in South Florida at American Top Team. He has also spent time training with "Sweden All Stars" in Stockholm. Whiteford made his professional debut in 2009 competing primarily for regional promotions across the United Kingdom where he was able to compile a record of 10 - 1 before signing with the UFC in the fall of 2013. Whiteford was also a bronze medalist at the 2006 Commonwealth Jud ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 In English Sport
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural numbe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bellator MMA Events
Bellator, warrior in Latin, may refer to: * Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States * Bishop Bellator of Sufetula (5th century) Taxonomy * ''Bellator'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Triglidae (sea robins) ** ''Bellator egretta'', the streamer searobin ** ''Bellator militaris'', the horned searobin * ''Anopheles bellator'', a mosquito species in the genus ''Anopheles'' * ''Blennidus bellator'', a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae * ', an insect species in the genus '' Clidicus'' * ''Eleutherodactylus bellator'', a frog species in the genus ''Eleutherodactylus'' * '' Etheostoma bellator'', the warrior darter, a freshwater fish species in the genus ''Etheostoma'' * ', a frog species in the genus ''Pristimantis ''Pristimantis'' is a very specious genus of frogs distributed in the southern Caribbean islands (Lesser Antilles) and in Central and South America from Honduras to northern Argentina and southern Brazil. With 617 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Current Bellator Fighters
List of current PFL fighters records current Professional Fighters League, PFL fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. Unlike the UFC, PFL does allow its fighters to compete in other promotions, so many fighters on this list may appear in MMA events outside of PFL. Background The Professional Fighters League, formerly known as the World Series of Fighting prior to April 2017, is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion that was started in 2012 and based in Washington, District of Columbia. This list is an up-to-date roster of those fighters currently under contract with the PFL brand. Fighters are organized by weight class and within their weight class by their number of fights with the promotion. PFL operated yearly tournaments in 6 divisions; Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight, and Women's Featherweight. In July 2022, PFL announced pl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Bellator MMA Events
This is a list of events held and scheduled by Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships"), a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. The first event, Bellator 1, took place on April 3, 2009. Upcoming events are italicized. Events * Bellator 3 and 4 was entirely just one fight card on one night, but were divided in two half-hour episodes that aired on ESPN Deportes via tape delay later. Bellator 3 aired on April 18, 2009, and Bellator 4 aired on April 25, 2009. * There was no Bellator 8 fight card, instead Bellator ran a "Road to the Championship" episode that was entitled Bellator 8. Number of events by year Events locations * Total events: 312 These cities have hosted the following numbers of Bellator events as of Bellator Champions Series 5 United States (253) *California (49) **San Jose, California – 13 ** Temecula, California – 13 **Inglewood, California – 7 **Fresno, California – 4 **Irvine, California – 3 * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 In Bellator MMA
2021 in Bellator MMA was the thirteenth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. Bellator held 18 events in 2021. Background The promotion went on a hiatus following Bellator 254 on December 10, 2020, which would be the final card to air on CBS Sports Network. Beginning in April, Bellator's U.S broadcasts moved to the premium Showtime network. Bellator 255, which took place on April 2, 2021, was the promotion's debut on Showtime, and the first MMA card to air on the network in over eight years; the last event being Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine on January 12, 2013. Events list Past events Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Tournament Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament Title fights See also * List of Bellator events * List of current Bellator fighters List of current PFL fighters records current Professional Fighters League, PFL fighters' information, country or ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elina Kallionidou
Elina "Gunner" Kallionidou (, born Nov 18, 1998) is a Greek female mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight (MMA), Flyweight division. Elina competed in Bellator MMA, is the Former Cage Survivor Bantamweight Champion and has a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt. Background She started MMA after being shown wrestling by a teacher and as a form of self-defence at the age of 14, before balancing school and a professional career, making her MMA debut at the age of 16. The athlete of ‘Armagos Gym’, with coaches in her corner Costa and Giorgos Armagos, has brought for Greece the first victory in the promotion. Mixed martial arts career Bellator MMA Kallionidou made her MMA debut at the age of 16, winning all her first bout and beating much more experienced opponents, winning the CS Women's Bantamweight title in the process. Making her Bellator debut against Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator MMA in 2016#Bellator 169, Bellator 169 on December 16, 2016; she ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leah McCourt
Leah McCourt (born 21 June 1992) is a Northern Irish professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and Submission wrestling, submission grappler who competes in the Featherweight (MMA), Featherweight division of Bellator MMA. Background McCourt, who grew up on a Public housing in the United Kingdom, council estate in Belfast, was enrolled in judo as a child by her father. From the age of 11, she quit judo and all her spare time was spent riding ponies and horses, competing around Northern Ireland at places like Balmoral and the Dublin Horseshow. When she was a teenager, McCourt developed an allergy towards horses, leading her to give up riding. She first started training at a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym aged 18, after giving birth to her daughter Isabella . McCourt signed an exclusive multi-year fight sports equipment and sports apparel agreement with Everlast (brand), Everlast is the first female athlete to be placed on an apparel deal from the UK. Amateur mixed mar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena () (originally the Empire Pool, currently known as OVO Energy, OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, Greater London, England. The 12,500-seat facility is Greater London's second-largest indoor arena after The O2 Arena, the O2 Arena, and the List of indoor arenas in the United Kingdom, ninth-largest in the United Kingdom. The Empire Pool (also known as Empire Pool and Sports Arena) was built for the 1934 British Empire Games by Arthur Elvin. As its original name suggested, it was where the games' swimming events were held. The pool was last used for the 1948 Summer Olympics. The modern arena is now used as a venue for music, comedy, family entertainment and sport. History The building was designed by the engineer Sir Owen Williams (engineer), Owen Williams, without the employment of an architect. Williams built a unique structure, with cantilevers meeting in the middle, thus avoiding the need for inte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |