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Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2
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Air Date: Sat 10 Apr 2021

The blockbuster Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix gets underway as Bellator Heavyweight champ Ryan "Darth" Bader goes head-to-head with Brazilian karate master Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida in a long-awaited rematch between two of the best in the world.

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Bellator 272: Pettis vs. Horiguchi

World Champions collide in a highly anticipated showdown when Bellator MMA Bantam-weight World Champion Sergio ”S.P.” Pettis battles Rizin Fighting Federation Bantam-weight World Champion Kyoji “Karate Kid” Horiguchi

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Bellator 271: Cyborg vs Kavanagh

One of the greatest mixed martial artists of all-time returns when Cris Cyborg puts her Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight World Championship on the line against Irish knockout artist Sinead “KO” Kavanagh. Also, former training partners Tyrell Fortune and Linton “The Swarm” Vassell put their friendship aside for 15 minutes or less in a battle between top 10 heavyweights

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Bellator 270: Gallagher vs. Mix

The Bellator MMA Lightweight World Championship is on the line in a highly-anticipated rematch as Dublin's own Peter "The Showstopper" Queally collides with Patricky Pitbull, after the lightweight belt was recently vacated by Patricky's brother, Patricio Pitbull. Also, Irish phenom James "The Strabanimal" Gallagher battles it out with Patchy "No Love" Mix in a grudge match between top 10 bantamweights.

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Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson

"The Last Emperor" comes home for Bellator MMA's first event in Russia, as MMA Heavyweight G.O.A.T Fedor Emelianenko enters the cage for one of the final fights of his historic career, to take on one of the heavyweight division's top contenders: #2 ranked Tim Johnson. Also, former training partners collide in the co-main event when #8 ranked heavy-weight Said Sowma enters enemy territory to face-off with former Bellator MMA Heavy-weight World Champion Vitaly Minakov. It's an all-star lineup featuring some of Russia's most talented mixed martial artists

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Bellator 266: Davis vs. Romero

Former Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight World Champion Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis welcomes Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero to the Bellator cage as the Cuban sensation makes his highly anticipated promotional debut. Plus Neiman Gracie looks to add another win to his family's historic legacy when he collides with hard-hitting Mark Lemminger in a welterweight showdown.

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Bellator 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov

Heavyweight MMA icons collide as French knockout artist Cheick Kongo takes on Russian destroyer Sergei Kharitonov in a battle between veterans, with 86 fights' worth of combined experience. Plus two of the featherweight division's top contenders face off when Adam "The Kid" Borics meets Jay-Jay "The Maori Kid" Wilson to decide who gets a crack at AJ McKee's Bellator MMA Featherweight World Championship.

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Bellator 264: Mousasi vs. Salter

One of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time returns to the cage as 6-time MMA World Champion Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi puts his Bellator MMA Middleweight World Championship on the line against the division's top ranked contender, tenacious submission specialist John Salter. Plus, former Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champ Andrey "Spartan" Koreshkov collides with hard-hitting KO artist Sabah Homasi.

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Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. Mckee

The wait for the most anticipated Bellator MMA showdown of all-time has come to an end! Bellator G.O.A.T. Patricio Pitbull puts his Featherweight World Championship on the line against undefeated sensation AJ "Mercenary" McKee, in the $1,000,000 Bellator MMA Featherweight World Grand Prix Finals, a matchup literally years in the making! Plus Emmanuel "El Mata-dor" Sanchez battles Danish submission specialist Mads Burnell in a collision between top 10 featherweights.

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