Ricky Bandejas full Bellator 249 media day press conference
Ricky Bandejas looks to cement his status as a top five Bellator bantamweight against Leandro Higo at Bellator 249 on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Bandejas is fresh off a unanimous decision defeat to Sergio Pettis at Bellator 242 back in July. It snapped a two-fight win streak for the New Jersey native.
Bandejas will meet Higo on the Bellator 249 main card at the Mohegun Sun Arena in California. Higo last fought over a year ago. He snapped a two-fight skid by beating Shawn Bunch via second-round submission at Bellator 228 in September 2019.
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, Ricky Bandejas spoke with MyMMANews and other media outlets during today’s Bellator 249 media day. Bandejas touched on his status in the division and his upcoming bout with Higo.
You can see his full press conference in the video above.
BELLATOR 249 CARD:
Main Event [Women’s Featherweight Championship]: Cris “Cyborg” (22-2) vs. Arlene Blencowe (13-7)
Lightweight Co-Main Event: Patricky “Pitbull” (23-9) vs. Jaleel Willis (13-2)
Bantamweight Feature Bout: Ricky Bandejas (13-4) vs. Leandro Higo (19-5)
Lightweight Feature Bout: Saad Awad (23-13) vs. Mandel Nallo (7-1)
Preliminary Card:
Heavyweight Bout: Steve Mowry (7-0) vs. Shawn Teed (6-2-1)
Middleweight Bout: Andrew Kapel (15-7) vs. Joseph Creer (7-1-1)
Welterweight Bout: Kyle Crutchmer (6-0) vs. Kemran Lachinov (9-2)
Light Heavyweight Bout: Christian Edwards (3-0) vs. Hamza Salim (5-3)
140-Pound Contract Weight Bout: Mike Kimbel (3-2) vs. Da’mon Blackshear (7-3)
Welterweight Bout: Aviv Gozali (4-0) vs. Logan Neal (1-0)
Welterweight Bout: Albert Gonzales (1-2) vs. Kastroit Xhema (3-4, 1 NC)
