LOS ANGELES — BELLATOR MMA No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound fighter Patricio “Pitbull” (33-5 MMA, 21-5 BMMA) defends his World Championship against a beast, Hungarian Adam Borics (18-1, 9-1 BMMA) as the main event of BELLATOR 286 on Saturday, October 1 at The Long Beach Arenain Long Beach, California.

The Co-main event, feature’s Long Beach’s native AJ McKee (18-1 MMA, 18-1 BMMA) as he will make his lightweight debut.

The former 145-pound champion takes on Spike Carlyle (14-3, 1-0 BMMA), who is currently on a 5-fight winning streak.

The main card of BELLATOR 286: Pitbull vs. Borics will air LIVE on SHOWTIME at 10:00 pm EST.

The preliminary portion of the event will air free-to-watch beginning at 7:00 PM ET on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel, and Pluto TV.

Tickets for the event will go on sale Friday, August 12.

A special presale the day prior, and can be purchased Bellator.com and Ticketmaster.com.

BELLATOR 286: PITBULL VS. BORICS MAIN CARD:
SHOWTIME
Saturday, October 1 — 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT

Featherweight World Championship: #1-P4P–Patricio “Pitbull” (33-5) vs. #2-Adam Borics (18-1)
Lightweight Co-Main Event: #1-AJ McKee (18-1) vs. Spike Carlyle (14-3)

BELLATOR 286: PITBULL VS. BORICS PRELIMINARY CARD:
BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV
7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT