Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee fight card

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire during the Bellator 263 open workout at The Forum in Inglewood, Thursday, July 22, 2021. | Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

Check out the fight c…


Open workout at The Forum for the Bellator 263 $1 million featherweight title fight between AJ McKee and champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire during the Bellator 263 open workout at The Forum in Inglewood, Thursday, July 22, 2021. | Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

Check out the fight card and bout order for Bellator 263, which goes down on July 31.

There’s a big Bellator MMA card on July 31st and it comes to you from The Forum in Inglewood, California. In the main event, Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire and AJ McKee not only fight for Pitbull’s featherweight title, there’s also $1 million at stake for the tournament winner in the final I imagine just about every fan wanted to see the most. Pitbull is the most decorated fighter in Bellator MMA history and McKee is the up-and-coming star looking to knock him off his perch.

The co-main event pits former featherweight title challenger Emmanuel Sanchez against Mads Burnell in what should be a very exciting fight. Usman Nurmagomedov, the cousin of retired UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov, also appears on this card versus Manny Muro. You even get Brent Primus and Goiti Yamauchi in separate bouts, plus a compelling featured prelim between women’s flyweights Vanessa Parto and Ilara Joanne.

Here’s the full lineup for Bellator 263:

Main Card (10 PM ET, Showtime)

Patricio Freire vs. AJ McKee

Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Mads Burnell

Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Manny Muro

Brent Primus vs. Islam Mamedov

Goiti Yamauchi vs. Chris Gonzalez

Preliminary Card (7 PM ET, Online)

Vanessa Porto vs. Ilara Joanne

Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Daniel Carey

Khasan Magomedsharipov vs. Jonathan Quiroz

Joshua Jones vs. Johnny Cisneros

Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Kiefer Crosbie

Brian Moore vs. Jordan Winski

Justin Barry vs. Daniel Compton