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Bellator 289 ceremonial weigh-in faceoff highlights, photo gallery

Check out the highlights from the Bellator 289 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins and face-offs, including Raufeon Stots vs. Danny Sabatello.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022

Bellator 289 video: Patchy Mix, Magomed Magomedov stare each other down before semifinals

Two fighters with dreams of a title and $1 million got face to face one last time Thursday before their fight.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022

Bellator 289 video: Champ Liz Carmouche, Juliana Velasquez have heated faceoff ahead of rematch

The tension between Bellator women's flyweight champion Liz Carmouche and ex-champ Juliana Velasquez is palpable.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022

Magomed Magomedov, Patchy Mix set for bantamweight grand prix semifinal at Bellator 289

Watch bantamweight tournament semifinalists Magomed Magomedov and Patchy Mix make weight for their Bellator 289 matchup.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022

Champ Liz Carmouche, ex-champ Juliana Velasquez on weight for Bellator 289 rematch

Liz Carmouche's first attempted title defense is official. Watch her and Juliana Velasquez at the Bellator 289 official weigh-ins.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022

Raufeon Stots, Danny Sabatello make weight for Bellator 289 main event

The Bellator 289 headliner is official in Connecticut. Check out video highlights of Raufeon Stots and Danny Sabatello's trips to the scale.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022

Long Bellator grand prix wait between fights for Patchy Mix a small price to pay

Patchy Mix won his opening-round Bellator bantamweight grand prix fight in April. He finally has a semifinal bout Friday at Bellator 289.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022

Juliana Velasquez says Bellator 289 rematch with Liz Carmouche is about righting a wrong

Juliana Velasquez didn't get exactly what she wanted in the aftermath of her title loss, but Friday she'll get the next best thing.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022

Liz Carmouche: Juliana Velasquez rematch at Bellator 289 ‘doesn’t really make sense’

Liz Carmouche would rather be testing her skills against a new opponent, but will have to defeat Juliana Velasquez for a second time.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022

Danny Sabatello gets goosebumps about champ status, rates Raufeon Stots’ smack talk ‘negative 2’

Danny Sabatello will have the chance to put an exclamation point on his heated rivalry with Raufeon Stots in the headliner of Bellator 289.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 8, 2022