𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞?#Bellator286 will be LIVE this Saturday, 1️⃣0️⃣/1️⃣ at 4pm PST / 7pm EST.
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The man many observers view as the greatest fighter in Bellator MMA history will step back into the spotlight when Patricio Freire defends his featherweight championship against Adam Borics in the Bellator 286 main event on Saturday at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California. Meanwhile, A.J. McKee moves to the lightweight division to meet Spike Carlyle in the three-round co-headliner at 155 pounds.
Bellator 286 “Pitbull” vs. Borics—which airs live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT—also features a featherweight affair pitting Aaron Pico against Jeremy Kennedy and a bantamweight confrontation matching Juan Archuleta with Enrique Barzola. The 10-bout undercard streams to the Bellator YouTube channel at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, a lightweight encounter between Islam Mamedov and Nick Browne anchoring the preliminary festivities.
A closer look at the Bellator 286 particulars:
THE LINEUP
145: Patricio Freire vs. Adam Borics155: A.J. McKee vs. Spike Carlyle
145: Aaron Pico vs. Jeremy Kennedy
135: Juan Archuleta vs. Enrique Barzola
155: Islam Mamedov vs. Nick Browne
155: Max Rohskopf vs. Mike Hamel
135: Richard Palencia vs. C.J. Hamilton
185: Khadzhimurat Bestaev vs. Khalid Murtazaliev
155: Keoni Diggs vs. Ricardo Seixas
155: Jay-Jay Wilson vs. Vladimir Tokov
155: Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Dominic Clark
125: Sumiko Inaba vs. Nadine Mandiau
135: Bobby Seronio III vs. Miguel Peimbert
145: Weber Almeida vs. Ryan Lilley
THE RUNDOWN
• Scouting Report: Patricio Freire• A Champion’s Heart
• 5 Things You Might Not Know About Adam Borics
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