LONDON - BELLATOR MMA concludes its run of five shows in as many weeks with BELLATOR 281: MVP vs. Storley, which takes place Friday, May 13 at the OVO Arena Wembley in London, and features a Welterweight Interim Title fight between No. 1-ranked Michael "Venom" Page (20-1) and No. 4 Logan Storley (13-1).

The co-main event features former World Champion Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida (26-11) making his return to the 185-pound middleweight division to take on British sensation and No. 4-ranked Fabian Edwards (9-2).

SHOWTIME will televise the main card live starting at 9 p.m. GMT/4 p.m. ET. Additionally, the stacked preliminary slate of fights will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV beginning at 6 p.m. GMT/1 p.m. ET.

Limited tickets remain for BELLATOR 281: MVP vs. Storley and are on sale at both axs.com/uk and BELLATOR.com.  

MEN'S POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Patricio Pitbull (33-5)  

2. Vadim Nemkov (15-2, 1 NC) ∆1

3. Gegard Mousasi (49-7-2) ∆1

4. AJ McKee (18-1) ∇2  

5. Ryan Bader (30-7) ∆1

6. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0) ∇1   

7. Corey Anderson (16-5, 1 NC)      

8. Sergio Pettis (22-5)  

9. Michael Page (20-1)  

10. Raufeon Stots (18-1)  

WOMEN'S POUND-FOR-POUND

1. Cris Cyborg (26-2, 1 NC)

2. Liz Carmouche (17-7)      

3. Juliana Velasquez (12-1)  

4. Denise Kielholtz (6-3)      

5. Arlene Blencowe (15-9)      

6. Cat Zingano (12-4)

7. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-2)   

8. Kana Watanabe (10-1-1)  

9. Sinead Kavanagh (8-5)

10. Leslie Smith (12-9-1)

MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT

C. Ryan Bader (30-7)

1. Valentin Moldavsky (11-2)  

2. Linton Vassell (23-8) ∆1

3. Fedor Emelianenko (40-6) ∆1

4. Cheick Kongo (31-12-2) ∇2

5. Steve Mowry (10-0)  

6. Tyrell Fortune (12-2)       

7. Tim Johnson (15-9)

8. Davion Franklin (5-0)

9. Said Sowma (8-3)      

10.Gokhan Saricam (7-1)

MEN'S LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

C. Vadim Nemkov (15-2)

1. Corey Anderson (16-5)  

2. Phil Davis (24-6)  

3. Ryan Bader (30-7)  

4. Anthony Johnson (23-6)    

5. Julius Anglickas (10-3)   

6. Lyoto Machida (26-11)

7. Karl Albrektsson (13-3) ∆1

8. Yoel Romero (14-6) NR

9. Alex Polizzi (10-2) ∇2

10. Grant Neal (7-1) ∇1   

MEN'S MIDDLEWEIGHT

C. Gegard Mousasi (49-7-2)  

1. Johnny Eblen (11-0)

2. Austin Vanderford (11-1)  

3. John Salter (18-6)

4. Fabian Edwards (9-2)  

5. Anatoly Tokov (30-2)  

6. Lorenz Larkin (24-7)  

7. Romero Cotton (6-0)

8. Dalton Rosta (6-0)

9. Anthony Adams (9-2)  

10. Khalid Murtazaliev (15-3)

MEN'S WELTERWEIGHT

C. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0)

1. Michael Page (20-1)  

2. Douglas Lima (32-10)  

3. Jason Jackson (15-4)

4. Logan Storley (13-1)  

5. Neiman Gracie (11-3)  

6. Andrey Koreshkov (25-4)  

7. Derek Anderson (17-4)  

8. Paul Daley (43-18-2)  

9. Kyle Crutchmer (9-1)

10. Sabah Homasi (16-10)

MEN'S LIGHTWEIGHT

C. Patricky Pitbull (24-10)

1. Sidney Outlaw (16-4)  

2. Brent Primus (11-2)   

3. Benson Henderson (29-11)

4. Usman Nurmagomedov (14-0)

5. Peter Queally (13-6-1)

6. Islam Mamedov (20-1-1)

7. Myles Jury (19-6)

8. Alexander Shabliy (20-3)

9. Dan Moret (15-7)

10.Gadzhi Rabadanov (17-4-1)

MEN'S FEATHERWEIGHT

C. Patricio Pitbull (33-5)

1. AJ McKee (18-0)  

2. Adam Borics (18-1)

3. Mads Burnell (16-4)

4. Aaron Pico (10-3)       

5. Jeremy Kennedy (17-3) ∆1

6. Pedro Carvalho (12-6) ∇1   

7. Daniel Weichel (41-13)          

8. Justin Gonzales (13-1)       

9. Cody Law (6-0)      

10. Darrion Caldwell (15-6)

MEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT

C. Sergio Pettis (22-5)

IC. Raufeon Stots (18-1)

2. Patchy Mix (16-1)  

3. Juan Archuleta (25-4)

4. Magomed Magomedov (18-2)  

5. Kyoji Horiguchi (29-5)  

6. Leandro Higo (21-5)  

7. James Gallagher (11-2)  

8. Josh Hill (21-4)

9. Danny Sabatello (12-1)

10. Enrique Barzola (18-5-2)  

WOMEN'S FEATHERWEIGHT

C. Cris Cyborg (26-2, 1 NC)  

1. Arlene Blencowe (15-9)  

2. Cat Zingano (12-4)  

3. Leslie Smith (12-9-1)  

4. Sinead Kavanagh (8-5)       

5. Leah McCourt (6-2)

6. Pam Sorenson (9-4)      

7. Talita Nogueira (8-2)      

8. Janay Harding (6-6)  

9. Dayana Silva (10-7)      

10. Jessica Borga (3-4)  

WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT

C. Liz Carmouche (17-7)       

1. Juliana Velasquez (12-1)  

2. Denise Kielholtz (6-3)      

3. Kana Watanabe (10-1-1)       

4. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-2)

5. Alejandra Lara (9-5)  

6. Veta Arteaga (6-4)

7. DeAnna Bennett (12-7-1)  

9. Justine Kish (8-5) ∆1

8. Vanessa Porto (23-9) ∇1

10. Diana Avsaragova (5-0)  

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UPDATED BELLATOR 281: MVP VS. STORLEY MAIN CARD:

SHOWTIME (U.S.) / BBC Three & BBC iPlayer (U.K.) / Virgin Media Two & Virgin Media Sport (IRELAND)

Friday, May 13, 9 p.m. GMT/4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT

Welterweight Interim World Title Main Event: #1-Michael Page (20-1) vs. #4-Logan Storley (13-1)

Middleweight Bout: Lyoto Machida (26-11) vs #4-Fabian Edwards (9-2)

Women's Flyweight Bout: #2-Denise Kielholtz (6-3) vs. #3-Kana Watanabe (10-1-1)

Welterweight Bout: #8-Paul Daley (43-18-2) vs. Wendell Giacomo (9-2)

 Light Heavyweight Bout: Luke Trainer (5-0) vs. Simon Biyong (7-2)

 

UPDATED BELLATOR 281: MVP VS. STORLEY PRELIMINARY CARD:

BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV (US)

BBC iPlayer (UK)

Friday, May 13, 6 p.m. GMT/1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT

 

Featherweight Bout: #7-Daniel Weichel (41-13) vs. Robert Whiteford (16-4, 1 NC)

Welterweight Bout: Oliver Enkamp (10-3) vs Mark Lemminger (12-4)

Flyweight Bout: Kate Jackson (11-5-1) vs. Elina Kallionidou (8-4)

Lightweight Bout: Alfie Davis (14-4) vs. Tim Wilde (14-4)

Featherweight Bout: Andrew Fisher (18-8-1, 1 NC) vs Attila Korkmaz (12-6)

Middleweight Bout: Charlie Ward (9-4) vs. Alan Carlos (13-9)

Light Heavyweight Bout: Lee Chadwick (27-15-1) vs Maciej Rozanski (13-3)

Women's Strawweight Bout: Chiara Penco (6-3) vs Lanchana Green (4-4-1)

Updated schedule of BELLATOR MMA events

Fri. May 13 // BELLATOR 281: MVP vs. Storley // The OVO Arena Wembley // London  

Fri. June 24 // BELLATOR 282: Mousasi vs. Eblen // Mohegan Sun Arena // Uncasville, CT  

Fri. Sep. 23 // BELLATOR DUBLIN // 3Arena // Dublin