{"id":276848,"date":"2018-05-21T10:41:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T17:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=276848"},"modified":"2018-05-21T10:41:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T17:41:54","slug":"updated-bellator-200-fight-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator-200\/updated-bellator-200-fight-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Bellator 200 Fight Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday night, Bellator MMA will touch down in London, England for with the landmark Bellator 200 card.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, the card was expected to be headlined by a heavyweight rematch between Mirko &#8220;Cro Cop&#8221; Filipovic and\u00a0 Roy Nelson. Regrettably, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mirko-cro-cop\/report-mirko-cro-cop-out-of-bellator-200-bout-with-roy-nelson\/\">Cro Cop was forced out of the contest with an injury just days ahead of the event.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With this shakeup, the card&#8217;s original co-main event, a middleweight title fight between champion Rafael Carvalho and challenger Gegard Mousasi, has been promoted to the main event spot.\u00a0A welterweight bout between Michael &#8220;Venom&#8221; Page and David Rickels, meanwhile, has been boosted to the co-main event slot.<\/p>\n<p>While Roy Nelson will no longer be fighting in the main event, Bellator is hoping to keep him on the card, and is actively seeking a replacement opponent for him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was just told they&#39;re &quot;actively seeking a replacement&quot; opponent for Roy Nelson. Keen to keep him on the card. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6FCupp9eMB\">https:\/\/t.co\/6FCupp9eMB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Taylor (@TomTayMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomTayMMA\/status\/998602887696613376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here is the Bellator 200 fight card as it currently stands (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2018\/4\/24\/17054264\/latest-bellator-200-fight-card-rumors-mirko-cro-cop-roy-nelson-rematch-london-sse-arena-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAMania<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p id=\"m31dMr\"><strong>Bellator 200 Main Card (9 p.m. ET):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>185 lbs.: Rafael Carvalho (15-1) vs. Gegard Mousasi (43-6-2) | Bellator middleweight title fight.<br \/>\n170 lbs.: Michael Page (12-0) vs. David Rickels (19-4, 2 NC)<br \/>\n265 lbs.: Roy Nelson (23-15) vs. TBA (Bellator is seeking a replacement opponent)<br \/>\n163 lbs.: Aaron Chalmers (3-0) vs. Ash Griffiths (4-5)<br \/>\n205 lbs.: Phil Davis (18-4, 1 NC) vs. Linton Vassell (18-6, 1 NC)<\/p>\n<p id=\"dUptGO\"><strong>Bellator 200 Undercard:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"iFDmnd\">125 lbs.: Anastasia Yankova (5-0) vs. Kate Jackson (9-3)<br \/>\n185 lbs.: Anatoly Tokov (25-3) vs. Vladimir Filipovic (10-2)<br \/>\n145 lbs.: Daniel Crawford (10-1) vs. Pedro Carvalho (6-3)<br \/>\n155 lbs.: Ryan Scope (10-1) vs. Martyn Harris (4-4)<br \/>\n185 lbs.: Mike Shipman (11-1) vs. Carl Noon (7-2)<br \/>\n185 lbs.: Charlie Ward (4-3) vs. Louis King (1-1)<br \/>\n145 lbs.: Jeremy Petley (12-8-1) vs. Saul Rogers (12-2)<br \/>\n185 lbs.: Kevin Fryer (6-2) vs. Costello Van Steenis (9-1)<br \/>\n155 lbs.: Charlie Leary (14-8-1) vs. Tom Green (12-2)<br \/>\n170 lbs.: Kent Kauppinen (10-3) vs. Walter Gahadza (16-3)<br \/>\n170 lbs.: Jahreau Shephard (0-1) vs. Marcin Zywica (2-0)<br \/>\n145 lbs.: Chad Griffiths (6-0) vs. Tom Mearns (6-0)<br \/>\n125 lbs.: Amir Albazi (10-0) vs. Iurie Bejenari (6-2)<\/p>\n<p>Bellator 200, will occur Friday morning in North America, due to the time difference. The card will be broadcast via tape delay on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more updates on the Bellator 200 fight card as they emerge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/21\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday night, Bellator MMA will touch down in London, England for with the landmark Bellator 200 card. Originally, the card was expected to be headlined by a heavyweight rematch between Mirko &#8220;Cro Cop&#8221; Filipovic and\u00a0 Roy Nelson. 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