Bellator 264 Main Event is Gegard Mousasi defending his Bellator Middleweight title against John Salter.
Fight I’m the most excited for at Bellator 264 is Magomed Magomedov vs Raufeon Stots. High level Bantamweight fight, Battle of the TOP FIVE Bellator Bantamweights.
The winner can face the winner of James Gallagher vs Patchy Mix.(Bellator 269)
Magomed Magomedov becoming one of my favorite fighters in all of MMA., Dominating his opponents with both Bellator fights.
Entering this fight with a record of 18-1, Trains at DagFighter in the Savage City of Dagestan.
Before signing with Bellator, Magomedov fought for the #1 Russian Promotion ACB. Becoming the ACB Bantamweight Champion after defeating Petr Yan for the Vacant ACB Bantamweight Title.
Magomedov the #1 Russian Bantamweight prospect before Bellator and now he wants to show everyone he’s one of the best Bantamweight fighters in the world. Defeating Raufeon Stots would be a feather in his cap because Stots is one talented fighter.
“My transition to Bellator has been smooth so far, I’m 2-0 in the Bellator cage,” Magomedov said at this week’s Bellator 264 media day, “and I think the winner of this fight is going to get the contender’s shot, or a title shot.”
https://cagesidepress.com/2021/08/12/bellator-264-magomed-magomedov-title/
“I’m very excited to fight him as well but usually whoever has to fight me usually doesn’t end well for them.” Magomed Magomedov
Raufeon Stots in the prime of his career, Killing it since Bellator signed him back in 2019. Rising to the top of the Bantamweight division. Now has the toughest test of his life.
Stots taking this fight serious as possible training with CORY SANDHAGEN.
“Cory Sandhagen is a cool dude,” Stots told MMA Junkie. “I called him out like years ago, I think before I was in the UFC, he was in the UFC making big splashes, and he needed an opponent. I called him out and then I’d seen him in an elevator, and then I was like, ‘Hey, man, I called you out a couple of weeks ago. I’m just trying to get in. Whoever I could fight.’ He hit me up on social media and was like, ‘Would you be interested in some cross training?’ And I was like, ‘F*ck yeah.’
https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/08/bellator-264-raufeon-stots-trained-for-magomed-magomedov-fight-with-cory-sandhagen
“I feel like I’m better everywhere and that’s what I’ve been training so I can be better but you know the general public a lot of times like needs time to catch up you know what I mean, No one knows really he thinks he’s the best I’m the best you know I definitely this it.”
“I’m going to go out there and prove it.”
Before ever stepping inside the ring Stots was a NCAA D2-All American wrestler at Nebraska-Kearney for 2012 and 2013. Defending Magomedov’s wrestling, Grappling ability.
I genuinely have NO CLUE who WINS this fight, Both fighters have there advantages in some aspects but the matchup is perfect. I can’t wait for this fight sit on the couch and watch a high level fight. Two ferrets fighting inside the cage!!
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