NO. 3 RANKED HEAVYWEIGHT CHEICK KONGO SET TO RUMBLE WITH SERGEI KHARITONOV IN MAIN EVENT OF BELLATOR MMA 265

NO. 3 RANKED HEAVYWEIGHT CHEICK KONGO SET TO RUMBLE WITH SERGEI KHARITONOV IN MAIN EVENT OF BELLATOR MMA 265 ON AUGUST 20 AT SANFORD PENTAGON IN SIOUX FALLS, SD

 

ADAM BORICS AND JAY-JAY WILSON WILL ALSO MEET AT FEATHERWEIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO CLAIM NUMBER ONE CONTENDER STATUS

 

LOS ANGELES – At present, BELLATOR officers confirmed a must-see fundamental occasion pitting hard-hitting heavyweights Cheick Kongo (30-11-2) and Sergei Kharitonov (32-8) towards each other tops BELLATOR MMA 265 on Friday, August 20 from the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. and airs dwell on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

 

The cardboard has additionally confirmed prime featherweights No. 3 Adam Borics (17-1) and No. 4 Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0) will meet for the fitting to face the winner of the BELLATOR Featherweight World Grand Prix Last between Patricio “Pitbull” (32-4) and AJ McKee (17-0), which takes place on Saturday, July 31.

 

Tickets for the occasion go on sale this Thursday at 10 a.m. CT and can be found at Sanford Pentagon Field Workplace & Ticketmaster.

 

The preliminary portion of BELLATOR MMA 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov at the moment contains a flyweight bout pitting No.5-ranked Alejandra Lara (9-4) towards DeAnna Bennett (10-7-1) and can start at 6:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT and stream dwell on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports activities YouTube channel and Pluto TV. Further preliminary bouts shall be introduced within the close to future.

 

Holding a powerful MMA file of 30-11-2, 1 NC, No. 3-ranked Cheick Kongo returns to motion for the primary time since headlining the first-ever main MMA occasion in his native France final October. The previous kickboxer stays a drive to be reckoned with and holds information for essentially the most fights (16) and wins (12) in BELLATOR heavyweight historical past. With high-profile victories over Vitaly Minakov, Mirko Cro Cop, Antoni Hardonk, and Matt Mitrione, the Parisian is eager to pad his present promotional information, set new ones, and earn his shot at BELLATOR gold.

 

The person nicknamed “The Paratrooper,” Kharitonov is the proprietor of an equally notable MMA resume, with the Russian scoring vicious wins towards a number of the sport’s marquee names, equivalent to Fabricio Werdum, Andrei Arlovski, Pedro Rizzo, Murilo “Ninja” Rua, Matt Mitrione, and Alistair Overeem. Now, recent off two championship victories on the regional circuit, Kharitonov returns to the BELLATOR cage with the intention of climbing the heavyweight rankings and asserting himself as a BELLATOR title contender.

 

28-year-old Hungarian Adam “The Child” Borics has received 17 of 18 fights to start his skilled profession, bouncing again from his solely loss with three straight victories. Coaching out of South Florida’s Sanford MMA fitness center, Borics has firmly established himself as a real menace to anybody within the 145-pound division, the place he’s at the moment ranked third.

 

Undefeated in his first eight fights as an expert, New Zealand’s Wilson has received in fashion, accumulating six finishes in these eight wins. Following a break up determination win towards Tywan Claxton, Wilson scored a violent knockout of Sergio DeBari, then adopted that victory up with an equally vicious spinning backfist stoppage over SBG’s Pedro Carvalho in April. The Kiwi fighter shall be seeking to safe a high-stakes victory over Borics with a world title shot awaiting the winner.

 

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BELLATOR MMA 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov Principal Card:

SHOWTIME

Friday, August 20 – 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT 

 

Heavyweight Principal Occasion: #3-Cheick Kongo (30-11-2) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (32-8)

Featherweight No. 1 Contender’s Bout: #3-Adam Borics (17-1) vs. #4-Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0)

 

Preliminary Card: 

BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports activities YouTube channel | Pluto TV

6:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT

 

Flyweight Bout: #5-Alejandra Lara (9-4) vs. DeAnna Bennett (10-7-1)

 

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