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LOS ANGELES — (Maart 14, 2017) – Following an undisclosed injury to Darrion Caldwell, budding superstar Leandro “Pitbull” Higo (17-2) will now challenge current champion Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (19-4) in a bantamweight world title fight at Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Figinside the Budapest Sports Arena on April 14.
Daarbenewens, John “Macapa”(21-1-2) sal in die gesig staar Daniel Weichel (38-9) in a featherweight contest and Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) voldoen aan Helen Harper (4-1) at 125-pounds. Rounding out the Spike-televised MMA action will be a featherweight matchup pitting Hungarian-born Adam “The Kid” Borics (5-0) teen Anthony “Pretty Boy” Taylor(1-2).
Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Figwill be broadcast on SPIKE at 9 namiddag. EN/8 namiddag. CT, terwyl Bellator Skopboks 6 will air immediately following the MMA portion of the event, begin by 11pm ET/10pm CT.
Voltooi Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Fig Main kaart:
Bantamweight World Title Bout: Eduardo Dantas (19-4) vs. Leandro Higo (17-2)
Veergewigtitel Kenmerk Bout: Daniel Weichel (38-9) vs. John “Macapa”Teixeira (21-1-2)
Vlieggewig Kenmerk Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) vs. Helen Harper (4-1)
Veergewigtitel Kenmerk Bout: Anthony Taylor (1-2) vs. Adam Borics (5-0)
Voorlopige Card:
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Brian Moore (9-5) vs. Ludovit Klein (6-0)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Mate Kertesz (3-0) vs. Adam Polgar (10-8)
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Monte Carlo, Monaco (Maart 14, 2017) – Die Pan-Amerikaanse Afdeling van die Wêreld MMA Kampioenskappe (WMMAA) het die onlangse toevoeging van Ecuador as sy nuutste lid formeel aangekondig. “Ons groei voort met elke nuwe land wat die MMA-beweging voortsit, asook die erkenning van MMA as 'n sport,” gesê Tomas Yu, President van die WMMA Pan-American Division. “Ek was al lank 'n voorstander van MMA as 'n sport. As hierdie groot groep pioniers gekyk word, is dit 'n groot stryd om terug te keer na die basiese beginsels en wat Martial Arts werklik verteenwoordig.: lojaliteit, eer, en familie.”
Yu aangestel Gorky E. Rodriguez as president van WMMAA Ecuador. Hector Molina, Direkteur van die Regulerende Komitee vir die WMMAA Pan-American Division, sal nou saam met Rodriguez werk tydens die stigting van die WMMAA Ecuador Regulatory Committee.
“MMA is in 'n kritieke tyd,” Rodriguez het kommentaar gelewer. “Die eksplosiewe groei die afgelope dekade het MMA die vinnigste groeiende sport ter wêreld gemaak, eis dat 'n organisasie soos ons s'n moet bestaan en onbevooroordeelde struktuur moet toevoeg, nie net vir atlete nie, maar ook as 'n regulerende instansie.
“Baie duur voort sedert WMMAA Ecuador gestig is. Ons vier almal ons eerste deelname, as 'n nasionale span, hierdie jaar in die Pan-Amerikaanse Kampioenskappe. Ek sien uit daarna om my ervaring en die kennisvolumes wat die WMMAA Pan-American Division aan Ecuador bring, te gebruik. Ek sal die visie deel met al my pogings soos ons sal verdedig, bevorder en onderskryf MMA as 'n sport en gee aan alle deelnemers en aanhangers 'n beduidende verskil in die sport.”
INLIGTING:
Twitter: @theWMMAA
Instagram: @worldmmaa
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VIR ONMIDDELLIKE VRYSTELLING: Lewiston, Maine (Maart 14, 2017) – New England Fights (NEF) bied die volgende geleentheid vir gemengde vechtkunste aan “NEF 28: INVINCIBLE” Saterdag, April 29, 2017 by die Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Vroeër vandag, die gevegpromosie het die toevoeging van 'n professionele vanggewig-aanval op die kaart aangekondig. Ricky Dexter (1-0) sal in die gesig staar Keenan Raymond (3-3) op 'n stryd gewig van 160 pond-.
Na 'n suksesvolle amateurloopbaan het hy die NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight-titel geëis, Ricky Dexter het verlede maand sy prodebuut gemaak op “NEF 27.” Hy kon Matt Denning in die eerste ronde laat val met 'n bose liggaamsskoot wat duisende in die Colisee laat krimp het.. Die Bangor, Maine native sal sy eerste verskyning as 'n lid van Young se MMA maak op “NEF 28,” het voorheen onder die vaandel van Team Irish geveg.
“Keenan Raymond kom na my tuisveld, en ek gaan hom wys hoe taai ons in die noorde is,” Said Dexter. “Ek is nuut in die geledere, maar ek het die werksetiek van 'n ervare veearts. Ek het die sterkte van 'n middelgewig en die hart soos die Diaz-broers, en ek is altyd op soek na die afwerking. Honger vir 29 April!”
Die Providence sal Suid-New England verteenwoordig, Keenan Raymond van Rhode Island. 'N jarelange deelnemer op die New England MMA toneel, Raymond sal van plan wees om hokroes af te werk, aangesien hy sedert Januarie nie baklei het nie 2016. Hy is geensins 'n eendimensionele vegter nie. Raymond het sy hele loopbaan 'n stewige basis in sowel treffende as matwerk met afwerkings wat deur middel van uitklop sowel as voorlegging kom. Hy oefen tans by die Ricardo Cavalcanti Brasiliaanse Jiu-Jitsu en Mayo Quanchi Judo en Wrestling.
“Ek is seker Ricky is 'n teenstander van die spel, maar ek kan belowe dat hy nooit 'n mag soos ek gehad het nie,” het Raymond gesê. “Ek is gesond en my veelsydigheid sal hierdie geveg op die een of ander manier voltooi.”
New England Fights keer terug na die Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine met sy volgende geleentheid vir gemengde vegkuns, “NEF 28: INVINCIBLE,” Saterdag, April 29, 2017. Kaartjies is nou te koop in die Colisee-loket 207-783-2009 x 525 en aanlyn by www.TheColisee.com.
Vir meer inligting oor die geleentheid en stryd kaart updates, Besoek gerus die bevordering se webwerf bywww.NewEnglandFights.com. Daarbenewens, jy NEF videos kan kyk op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA/, volg die promosie op Twitter en Instagram @nefights, en sluit aan by die amptelike Facebook-groep “New England Gevegte.”
Oor New England Fights
New England Fights (“NEF”) is 'n stryd gebeure promosies maatskappy. NEF se missie is om die hoogste gehalte gebeure vir Maine se vegters en fans te skep. NEF se uitvoerende span het uitgebreide ondervinding in 'n geveg sport bestuur, gebeure produksie, media verhoudings, bemarking, wettig, regulatoriese aangeleenthede en advertering.
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Having grown up the son of a former undisputed and two-time World Heavyweight Champion, Hasim Rahman Jr., doesn’t mind that the world will be watching from the beginning of his professional boxing career.
“This isn’t new,” explained Rahman. “I’m so used to being who I am and having eyes on me that it would be awkward to not have them. It hasn’t mattered who I was my whole life, or what I did. The world was watching because of who my father is.”
Rahman Jr., wie se pa, Hasim “The Rock” Rahman famously knocked out Lennox Lewis in April 2001 to win the WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships, will make his professional debut against Kansas City’s Brian Imes (1-4, 1 KO) op Donderdag, Maart 23, 2017, at Greg Cohen Promotions’ SUPER BRAWL® III, boxing event at the Skylands Event & Conference Center (ECC) in Randolph, New Jersey.
Presented in association with Rising Promotions and GH3 Promotions (sponsored by David Schuster’s Winner Take All Productions), SUPER BRAWL® III will also feature the Bronx, New York’s Halili brothers: power-punching super-welterweight action hero Skender Halili (13-1, 13 Uitklophoue) taking on Ecuadorian veteran Eduardo “El Cheíto” Blomme (25-25-3, 15 Uitklophoue) in die agt-ronde hoofren, and undefeated Enver Halili (8-0, 2 Uitklophoue) facing Nicaragua’s Ariel Vasquez (13-16-2, 9 Uitklophoue) in the six-round welterweight co-main.
Tickets for SUPER BRAWL® III are priced at Golden Ringside $150, Ringside $100 en Algemene Toelatingsvereistes $50 and can be purchased by calling the GCP office: 212.851.6425 of aanlyn by gcpboxing.com.
“My dad is like an advisor,” he continued. “My dad is the only person I know that truly has my best interests at heart. Anybody else I ever dealt with, it always came down to money at the end of the day. My dad never asks me for anything. I know he knows the game and I know that with him on my team, the sky is the limit.”
25-year-old Rahman is getting a later-than-expected start at his highly-anticipated boxing career. Coming off his successful 100-fight run as an amateur, the buzz was all around the 6′ 3″ 250-lb. fighter, but a fatal car accident in 2012 saw him serving a 2- to 5-year sentence with the Department of Corrections.
Recently released and now ready to go on with life, Rahman says the entire experience changed him for the good. “It was an eye-opener for me. Going through that really changed my career and how I felt as a person, and a son, 'n pa, and a husband. It changed me. I am grateful god blessed me to be in this position today.”
Rahman says he doesn’t know much about first opponent Imes, but he and trainer Kenny Ellis are hard at work at Upton Boxing Center in Baltimore.
“Ek voel 'n groot. I’m really anxious, but the nervousness hasn’t kicked in. It will around fight time. My team says it’s a good fight for me. Being off for two and a half years, I’m looking to get in some rounds.”
Despite the delayed start, Team Rahman has no plan on rushing things.
“I just want to stay busy as I can and learn as much as I can and fight for a world title when I’m ready. I’m not going to rush. There’s no rush. It’s not like I’m going to wait forever. I will fight for the title when I’m ready and I know if it put in the work, I’ll be ready in a about two years. That’s the goal for me. If it takes three or four years, it does. Whatever the case may be. I’ll keep racking up the knockouts until it happens.”
For Rahman, the decision to follow in his famous father’s footsteps was a rational one.
“I’ve always been taught to plan ahead. When I was in middle school, I was really into football. I played tight end, running back and wide receiver. I had dreams. But it dawned on me how many people have the same dream that I do. For instance, there are a million young African American men wanting to go to the NBA every year. 400,000 of them will play high school basketball. 4000 of those will play college. 35 will be drafted. Out of the that 35, net 7 will start. That means there are a million people trying to get 7 werk. And the average career in the NBA is four years. That’s a problem. People have to look at their odds. I did. So, I said ‘know what? Instead of being in this giant pool of people trying to be the next Ray Lewis. I rarely run across someone who wants to be heavyweight champion of the world,’ so that’s what I decided to do. No father and son duo have ever become heavyweight champions. It’s never been done. For me to be in the position to cement our family name in heavyweight championship history is very motivating and I’m ready to take full advantage of it.”
Signing with Greg Cohen Promotions was an easy decision, according to Rahman, who has known the Jersey-based promoter for most of his life.
“I really want to thank Greg Cohen for the chance he’s given me,” het hy gesê. “I’ve known Greg since I was a kid and he has always believed in me. He has always supported me and kept in contact and followed me. He has a real genuine interest in me. Greg already knows he has the best new heavyweight in the world. I’m really dedicated to making him and my father and the City of Baltimore proud.”
SUPER BRAWL® III will be broadcast, tape-delayed, on Sportsnet New York (SNY). Op stryd nag, Deure open om 6:00 pm en die aksie begin by 7:00 pm. The Skylands ECC is located at 792 Route 10 West in Randolph, NJ. Phone: 973.328.8600.
Twitter @Skylandsecc @gcpboxing
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