He has a fight day in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Baleter MMA lags behind after two direct events abroad from Milan and Paris. Now, big events are set to unfold on U.S. soil over the next five weeks, with the exit from the Mohegan Sun Arena. On Thursday night, Slate gave women’s featherweight champion Chris Krisberg his title on the line against Arlene Blanco.
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But there is plenty of action for consumption ahead of the main event. The main card is a seven-bout starting card to satisfy hunger before running. Some of Ballet’s best emerging prospects are employed in Thursday night’s showcase opportunities. You can catch all the preliminary action from the Mohegan Sun Arena starting at 7:15 pm ET with our live stream on this page. Below is the full card and viewing information.
Fight card
Ballet 249 early (7:15 p.m.)
- Andrew Capel Def. By Joseph Kreer Second Round TKO (Doctor Cutter Stoppage)
- Cameron Lachinov Def. Kyle Krutchmer by Consensus Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Christian Edwards Def. By Hamza Salim Second-Round Submission (Rear Naked Square)
- Day’mon Blacksher Def. Second-Round Submission (Rear-Naked Square) by Mike Kimball
- Aviv Gozali Def. Logan Neil by Submission (Kimura) in the first round
- Albert Gonzalez Def. Kastroit Xhema via second round TKO (Xhema unable to continue)
Ballet 249 main card (10 pm ET)
- Chris Cyborg v. Arlene Blancove, Women’s Featherweight title
- Ricky Bundes vs. Leandro Higo, Bantamweights
- Steve Maury vs. Tweed, Heavyweights
- Mendel Nello vs. Saad Awad, Lightweights
Viewing information
- Date: 15 Oct Start time: 7:15 p.m. (Initial) | 10 a.m. (main card)
- Location: Mohagen Sun Arena – Uncasville, Connecticut
- TV: CBS Sports Network | Live stream: CBSSports.com (initial only)
