Rafael Lovato Jr. Expects To Finish Gegard Mousasi

In the main event of Bellator London, Gegard Mousasi is putting his middleweight title on the line. He is taking on jiu-jitsu ace, and undefeated MMA fighter, Rafael Lovato Jr. Although Mousasi is a big favorite on the card, Lovato Jr. is confident in …

In the main event of Bellator London, Gegard Mousasi is putting his middleweight title on the line. He is taking on jiu-jitsu ace, and undefeated MMA fighter, Rafael Lovato Jr. Although Mousasi is a big favorite on the card, Lovato Jr. is confident in his skills to win the fight. And, he believes he finishes […]

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Full Bellator London Card: Mousasi vs. Lovato Jr.

Bellator MMA returns with a new event this weekend with their Bellator London card. Bellator London is set to take place on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at SSE Arena in London, England. The preliminary card will air online at 7:00 p.m. EST while the main card will air on DAZN at 9:00 p.m. EST. Bellator […]

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Bellator MMA returns with a new event this weekend with their Bellator London card.

Bellator London is set to take place on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at SSE Arena in London, England. The preliminary card will air online at 7:00 p.m. EST while the main card will air on DAZN at 9:00 p.m. EST.

Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. will serve as the headliner. In the co-main event, Paul Daley vs. Erick Silva in a welterweight bout will take place.

Rounding out this extended main card is James Gallagher vs. Jeremiah Labiano, Melvin Manhoef vs. Kent Kauppinen, Mike Shipman vs. Costello van Steenis, Fabian Edwards vs. Jonathan Bosuku, and Charlie Ward vs. Justin Moore.

Bellator London Card
Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports

Bellator London Card

Main Card (DAZN/9 p.m. ET):

  • Middleweight: (C) Gegard Mousasi vs. Rafael Lovato Jr.
  • Welterweight: Paul Daley vs. Erick Silva
  • Featherweight: James Gallagher vs. Jeremiah Labiano
  • Middleweight: Melvin Manhoef vs. Kent Kauppinen
  • Middleweight: Mike Shipman vs. Costello van Steenis
  • Middleweight: Fabian Edwards vs. Jonathan Bosuku
  • Middleweight: Charlie Ward vs. Justin Moore

Undercard (DAZN/6:30 p.m. ET):

  • Lightweight: Chris Bungard vs. Charlie Leary
  • Lightweight: Terry Brazier vs. Tim Wilde
  • Light heavyweight: George Tokkos vs. John Redmond
  • Welterweight: Richard Kiely vs. Galore Bofando
  • Flyweight: Nathan Greyson vs. Frans Mlambo
  • Flyweight: Kate Jackson vs. Lena Ovchynnikova
  • Welterweight: Walter Gahadza vs. Oliver Enkamp
  • Featherweight: Nathan Rose vs. Luke Ord
  • Welterweight: Justin Burlinson vs. Wendle Lewis
  • Flyweight: Denise Kielholtz vs. Bryony Tyrell
  • Lightweight: Alfie Davis vs. Josema Jose da Paz

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Full Bellator London Card: Mousasi vs. Lovato Jr.

Bellator MMA returns with a new event this weekend with their Bellator London card. Bellator London is set to take place on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at SSE Arena in London, England. The preliminary card will air online at 7:00 p.m. EST while the main card will air on DAZN at 9:00 p.m. EST. Bellator […]

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Bellator MMA returns with a new event this weekend with their Bellator London card.

Bellator London is set to take place on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at SSE Arena in London, England. The preliminary card will air online at 7:00 p.m. EST while the main card will air on DAZN at 9:00 p.m. EST.

Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. will serve as the headliner. In the co-main event, Paul Daley vs. Erick Silva in a welterweight bout will take place.

Rounding out this extended main card is James Gallagher vs. Jeremiah Labiano, Melvin Manhoef vs. Kent Kauppinen, Mike Shipman vs. Costello van Steenis, Fabian Edwards vs. Jonathan Bosuku, and Charlie Ward vs. Justin Moore.

Bellator London Card
Credit: Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports

Bellator London Card

Main Card (DAZN/9 p.m. ET):

  • Middleweight: (C) Gegard Mousasi vs. Rafael Lovato Jr.
  • Welterweight: Paul Daley vs. Erick Silva
  • Featherweight: James Gallagher vs. Jeremiah Labiano
  • Middleweight: Melvin Manhoef vs. Kent Kauppinen
  • Middleweight: Mike Shipman vs. Costello van Steenis
  • Middleweight: Fabian Edwards vs. Jonathan Bosuku
  • Middleweight: Charlie Ward vs. Justin Moore

Undercard (DAZN/6:30 p.m. ET):

  • Lightweight: Chris Bungard vs. Charlie Leary
  • Lightweight: Terry Brazier vs. Tim Wilde
  • Light heavyweight: George Tokkos vs. John Redmond
  • Welterweight: Richard Kiely vs. Galore Bofando
  • Flyweight: Nathan Greyson vs. Frans Mlambo
  • Flyweight: Kate Jackson vs. Lena Ovchynnikova
  • Welterweight: Walter Gahadza vs. Oliver Enkamp
  • Featherweight: Nathan Rose vs. Luke Ord
  • Welterweight: Justin Burlinson vs. Wendle Lewis
  • Flyweight: Denise Kielholtz vs. Bryony Tyrell
  • Lightweight: Alfie Davis vs. Josema Jose da Paz

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Gegard Mousasi Feels Too Fast & Too Technical For Rafael Lovato Jr. Ahead Of Bellator London

Gegard Mousasi believes he will nullify the strengths of Rafael Lovato Jr. to successfully retain his Bellator middleweight title. Mousasi vs. Lovato Jr. will headline Bellator London inside The SSE Arena in London, England this Saturday (June 22). The…

Gegard Mousasi believes he will nullify the strengths of Rafael Lovato Jr. to successfully retain his Bellator middleweight title. Mousasi vs. Lovato Jr. will headline Bellator London inside The SSE Arena in London, England this Saturday (June 22). The action will air on Paramount Network and DAZN. This will be Mousasi’s second Bellator middleweight title […]

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Rafael Lovato Jr. Says He Will ‘Rise To The Occasion’ Against Gegard Mousasi

Bellator middleweight Rafael Lovato Jr. plans on showing the best version of himself against Gegard Mousasi. Lovato will challenge for Mousasi’s middleweight title in the main event of Bellator London which takes place June 22 at the SSE Arena. It has been a long time coming for the BJJ black belt as he was originally […]

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Bellator middleweight Rafael Lovato Jr. plans on showing the best version of himself against Gegard Mousasi.

Lovato will challenge for Mousasi’s middleweight title in the main event of Bellator London which takes place June 22 at the SSE Arena. It has been a long time coming for the BJJ black belt as he was originally slated to face the champion back in January, until an injury ruled the latter out.

The 35-year-old pondered taking another fight to remain active, but in the end, felt it wouldn’t be right to face anyone other than Mousasi:

“There was definitely a phase where things were up in the air, in terms of when it would happen and when we were going to rebook the fight,” Lovato told Standard Sport. “It was tough because I was in limbo and we didn’t have a date for the fight.

“I didn’t have that set goal but that feeling passed a long time ago and I’ve known since late March. I came out to the press conference in London. I’ve had almost three months now preparing for the fight and being the best version of me possible.”

Lovato Ready For Wherever Fight Goes

Lovato specializes on the ground and is undefeated in nine professional fights so far. Mousasi, in contrast, is more well-rounded and has 44 more fights under his resume. But that doesn’t mean Lovato isn’t ready for wherever the fight goes.

“I don’t have choice do I?” Lovato explained. “It’s a fight so my mind-set and my strategy is always to be better everywhere and just be comfortable and put everything together the best I possibly can. I’m very much prepared and I’m happy to show all of my skills off for this fight.

“I don’t have a lot of time fighting on my feet. I don’t have that many MMA fights to begin with so there’s not a lot for people to see. Every fight I’m substantially better than I was before because I am still early in my career. I’m evolving rapidly so it’s not that I think they are underestimating me. They haven’t seen too much of it but every opponent brings out the best in me. Mousasi is a big step up and you will see me rise to the occasion.”

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Leon Edwards’ Undefeated Brother Returns At Bellator London

The Bellator London card has added an exciting bout featuring the return of one undefeated prospect in the middleweight division. The Viacom-owned promotion has revealed that Fabian Edwards will be making a quick return under the Bellator banner as he meets Frenchman Jonathan Bosuku on the main card of this event. Edwards, who is the […]

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The Bellator London card has added an exciting bout featuring the return of one undefeated prospect in the middleweight division.

The Viacom-owned promotion has revealed that Fabian Edwards will be making a quick return under the Bellator banner as he meets Frenchman Jonathan Bosuku on the main card of this event.

Edwards, who is the brother of UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards, has signed a new multi-fight deal with the promotion. In his most recent bout, he scored a first-round TKO finish of Falco Neto at Bellator Europe 2. By looking at his record, six of his seven career wins have come via stoppage.

Bellator London takes place on June 22 at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London. The main card streams on DAZN. Gegard Mousasi will make his next title defense as middleweight champion against Rafael Lovato Jr. in the main event.

Paul Daley vs. Erick Silva will serve as the co-headliner. Here is the updated card:

MAIN CARD (DAZN, 9 p.m. ET)

Champ Gegard Mousasi vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. – for middleweight title

Paul Daley vs. Erick Silva

James Gallagher vs. Jeremiah Labiano

Kent Kauppinen vs. Melvin Manhoef

Mike Shipman vs. Costello Van Steenis

Jonathan Bosuku vs. Fabian Edwards

Aaron Chalmers vs. opponent TBA

PRELIMINARY CARD (Online, 6:30 p.m. ET)

Chris Bungard vs. Charlie Leary

Terry Brazier vs. Peter Queally

John Redmond vs. George Tokkos

Nathan Greyson vs. Frans Mlambo

Galore Bofando vs. Richard Kiely

Carl Booth vs. Walter Gahadza

Kate Jackson vs. Lena Ovchynnikova

Luke Ord vs. Nathan Rose

Justin Burlinson vs. Wendle Lewis

Denise Kielholtz vs. opponent TBA

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