does that hat seem like an insane amount of fights for one evening to anyone else?
Yeah it's ridiculous. And the way bellator paces their shows it could literally go 10 hours
Last time I watched Bellator prelims (a long time ago) they moved very fast.
The main cards on DAZN seem to have UFC pacing. When main card fights finish early they broadcast prelims.
The prelims and main card should run 7:30-1 am ET. Then the postlims should kick in. Either that or they will do “dark” fights before the 7:30 prelims start.
BJ Penn Forever - Glad to see Bellator doing their biggest card ever.
There are big fights on the card with huge implications like the two title fights, there is a legends fight, and then there are appearances of young fighters from the BJJ and boxing world like Danis and Hardy. Mix in one of JMMA’s biggest faces in Rena and a former champ Dantas in a great fight and you got something interesting.
Rory MacDonald vs. Neiman Gracie 170 lbs
Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida 205 lbs
Dillon Danis vs. Max Humphrey 175 lbs
Darrion Caldwell vs. Kyoji Horiguchi 135 lbs
Aaron Pico vs. Ádám Borics 145 lbs
Ricky Bandejas vs. Patrick Mix 135 lbs
Haim Gozali vs. Gustavo Wurlitzer 170 lbs
Heather Hardy vs. Taylor Turner 125 lbs
Phil Hawes vs. Michael Wilcox 185 lbs
Robson Gracie Jr. vs. Oscar Vera 170 lbs
Rena Kubota vs. Lindsey VanZandt 115 lbs
Rafael Carvalho vs. Chidi Njokuani 185 lbs
Eduardo Dantas vs. Juan Archuleta 145 lbs
The seven fights you really don’t want to miss that make this card Bellator’s best effort yet:
Rory MacDonald vs. Neiman Gracie 170 lbs
Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida 205 lbs
Darrion Caldwell vs. Kyoji Horiguchi 135 lbs
Aaron Pico vs. Ádám Borics 145 lbs
Ricky Bandejas vs. Patrick Mix 135 lbs
Rafael Carvalho vs. Chidi Njokuani 185 lbs
Eduardo Dantas vs. Juan Archuleta 145 lbs
Dont disagree with anything here except referring to Hardy as a young fighter. She’s 37.
I meant “young” in their MMA careers. I should have said green.
Ricky Bandejas to deliver some of that sweet chin music again.
They're putting him in against a guy with a 10-0 record (regional promotions) who has 7 finishes, 6 by sub. Bandejas appears to be comfortable both standing and grappling. I'd really like to see him go on a run. Ever since he KTFO'd Gallagher I've been rooting for him, but I don't know if this will be an easy fight for him.
Not sure if Mix is currently training at Jackson Wink, but earlier this year they posted a short vid calling him a "top prospect."
BJ Penn Forever - Really looking forward to these six fights next Saturday.
UFC 238
Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes 135 lbs
Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone 155 lbs
Jimmie Rivera vs. Petr Yan 135 lbs
Tai Tuivasa vs. Blagoy Ivanov 265 lbs
Pedro Munhoz vs. Aljamain Sterling 135 lbs
Ricardo Lamas vs. Calvin Kattar 145 lbs
Thats a nice pair of back to back cards right there.
Online books finally set odds for the fights on the main card:
Rory (-160) a very slight favorite against Gracie (+130) in the main event.
Lyoto a solid -300 favorite over Chael (+240).
Danis a massive -725 favorite over Warm Body. No disrespect to his opponent, Max Humphrey, but the guy is 3-2 and lost his last fight at 0:16 of the first round.... Total Bellator matchmaking in this one.
Ricky Bandejas is pick 'em (-120) vs. Patrick Mix (-110). FOTN potential in this one. Yeah, I'm a Bandejas fan, because he beat the ever-living fuck out of fuckface Gallagher.
Juan Archuleta a moderate favorite (-215) vs. Eduardo Dantas (+170). As far as I can tell, Dantas has never fought at 145 before. Archuleta hasn't lost since 2015, and that was when he cut to 135 (and it was his only loss in 23 fights). His last fight was a win over Bandejas.
Caldwell (-135) vs. Horiguchi (+105). They're fighting in a cage this time. No idea if that matters. Between them they are 39-4 in their pro careers. I don't have a clue who might win this. The odds look right: It's a tossup.
I see they fixed the bout order too. The four fights with people you have never heard of are first. I'll start watching when Hawes fights. They added another hour to the prelims as well.
Main card on DAZN at 10 PM ET:
Rory MacDonald vs. Neiman Gracie 170 lbs
Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida 205 lbs
Dillon Danis vs. Max Humphrey 175 lbs
Ricky Bandejas vs. Patrick Mix 135 lbs
Eduardo Dantas vs. Juan Archuleta 145 lbs
Darrion Caldwell vs. Kyoji Horiguchi 135 lbs
Aaron Pico vs. Ádám Borics 145 lbs
Heather Hardy vs. Taylor Turner 125 lbs
Valerie Loureda vs. Larkyn Dasch 125 lbs
Robson Gracie Jr. vs. Oscar Vera 170 lbs
Mike Kimbel vs. Sebastian Ruiz 135 lbs
Haim Gozali vs. Gustavo Wurlitzer 175 lbs
Rena Kubota vs. Lindsey VanZandt 112 lbs
Phil Hawes vs. Michael Wilcox 185 lbs
Nekruz Mirkhojaev vs. Marcus Surin 155 lbs
Brandon Polcare vs. Brandon Medina 125 lbs
Kastriot Xhema vs. W. Francois 170 lbs
John Beneduce vs. Kenny Rivera 145 lbs