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THE INTERNATIONAL BELLA – TOUR CONTINUES
Выше: Скотт Кокер и Карло Ди Блази
TORINO (Февраль. 7, 2017) – Bellator President Scott Coker today announced that his fast-rising promotion will be revisiting Torino, Italy for Bellator 176, which will be immediatelyfollowed by Bellator Kickboxing 5 at the Pala Alpitour on Суббота, Апреля 8.
Less than one year ago, Bellator hosted it’s first-ever international event at the Pala Alpitour in front of a sold-out crowd of over 15,000 фанаты. Since that show, the company has rapidly and successfully expanded across the globe under the direction of Coker, visiting London, Дублин, Будапешт, Израиль, Florence and has an event booked in Belfast later this month.
The highly-anticipated return to Torino will feature MMA action starting с Carrington “Jetsetter” Banks (6-0) против. Майкл Nica (5-0) in welterweight action as well as Djamal Chan (12-3) против. Мирча Валериу (13-4) в легком деле. Additional bouts, including a main event will be announced shortly.
In kickboxing action, Bellator’s female flyweight World Champion Denise Kielholtz (46-3) defends her strap for the first time against ISKA and WKU World Champion Martine Michieletto (34-12-5) in the main event while Джорджио Петросян (83-2-2, 1Северная Каролина) берет на себя Амансио Парашив (23-5-1)
Bellator 176 и Bellator Kickboxing 5 will be aired on SPIKE in America and further broadcast details will be announced shortly.
Билеты на мероприятие уже доступны по адресу www.oktagon.it и включить доступ к Oktagon кикбоксингу event in addition to the Bellator 176 и Bellator Kickboxing 5 события.
“We are thrilled to be returning to the amazing city of Torino and once again working with my friend Carlo Di Blasi and his team,"Сказал Кокер. “Carlo is a great partner, and we look forward to replicating the success we had in this sold-out arena last year.”
“Oktagon is fortunate to be based in Italy, which is home to the most loyal and passionate sports fans in the world,” said Oktagon President Di Blasi. “The past two co-promotions with Scott and Bellator have been incredibly successful, and I know that this show will be no different.”
О Bellator MMA:
Bellator MMA является ведущим Смешанная организация Боевые искусства показывая многие из лучших бойцов в мире. Под руководством ветерана Промоутер Скотт Кокер, Bellator доступен почти 500 миллионов домов по всему миру в 140 страны. В Соединенных Штатах, Bellator можно увидеть на Spike, Лидер MMA телевидение. Bellator MMA состоит из исполнительного команды, которая включает в себя ведущих специалистов отрасли в телевизионном производстве, в прямом эфире оркестровка событие, развития боец / отношения, Место проведения закупки, создание спонсорство / развитие, международного лицензирования, маркетинг, реклама, рекламные и комиссионные отношения. Bellator базируется в Санта-Монике, Калифорния и принадлежит развлекательный гигантского Viacom, Начало в мире премьера развлекательных брендов, которые соединяют с аудиторией через убедительного содержания через телевидение, кинофильм, онлайн и мобильных платформ.
О Spike:
Spike имеется в 98.7 миллионов домов и является подразделением Viacom Media Networks. Блок Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom медиа-сетей является одним из ведущих мировых создателей программирования и содержание во всех медиа-платформ. Интернет-адрес Спайка является www.spike.com и для подъемно-к-й минуте и архивного пресс-информации и фотографий, посетить сайт пресс Спайка в http://www.spike.com/press. Следуйте за нами на Twitter spiketvpr для последней в нарушение обновления новостей, за кадром информация и фотографии.
About Oktagon:
Oktagon has been a mainstay in combat sports for over 20 лет теперь, after officially being founded by Carlo Di Blasi in 1996. At its beginning the show was dedicated to free fight, the name that was given initially to MMA (Смешанные Боевые Искусства). Other disciplines such as Kickboxing, Muay Thai and Savate were gradually added. From the early 2000’s onwards. During the last years Oktagon has reached a huge popularity, both in Italy and abroad, creating many superstars in the process. Под бдительным оком Ди Блази, содействие поставил на некоторых памятных матчей на протяжении многих лет с лучших бойцов в том числе Bellator в полусреднем весе Пол Дэйли, а также братьев Петросян (Джорджио и Армен), Робин Ван Roosmalen, Валентин Оверим, Рико Верховен и Артем Левин.
По: Kalle Oakes
ПРЕСС-РЕЛИЗ: Льюистон, Мэн (Февраль 7, 2017) – On paper, it’s a mismatch. ХОРОШО, while we’re being brutally honest, maybe it’s even a little crazy.
Mike “The Mustache” Hansen of Rumford stands a typical 5-foot-10. He has spent most of his competitive and everyday life since his junior year at Mountain Valley High School at a window between 200 и 215 фунты.
When he hits the double-digit threshold of fights as a professional mixed martial artist on Суббота, Февраль 11, Хансен (5-4) will take on a relative giant making his pro debut.
Ras Hylton stands 6-foot-6, probably even in bare feet. He entered the cage for the last of his three amateur fights, a second-round stoppage of Kevin Smith, на 248 фунты.
Хансен, 31, says “NEF 27: Resurgence” at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston is simply another day at the office for a fighter who’s a light heavyweight in body but a heavyweight in spirit.
“People don’t realize my background in high school. My sophomore year I weighed 185 фунты. I never went below that,” Hansen said. “When I turned 17, I went above 200 pounds and stayed there. After that I wrestled exclusively at 275. Guys that are 6-4 or taller, guys who weigh 270, I’ve been playing with them for about 16 years.”
Grit, determination and technique have served Hansen beautifully since his days at that level, when he was a state champion.
In addition to a stint in the U.S. Армия, Hansen spent the early years of his adult life dabbling in what was the relatively new discipline of MMA.
Not only were the opponents bigger than Hansen, they were chosen essentially at random. He rarely ventured into the cage with the benefit of a scouting report.
“There would be a place set up in a bar, it would be $25 у двери, and you wouldn’t know who you were going to fight until you got there. But I needed the experience,” Hansen said. “I had a lot of unsanctioned fights, and that makes for a lot of unsanctioned experience. Now I know the rules and mechanisms are set up to give me the best chance not to get injured. I feel like I’ve already experienced the worst that can happen to me.”
Hansen’s propensity for fighting anyone, в любое время, anywhere has followed him to the more structured environment of NEF.
He was still admittedly getting back into fighting shape when he accepted the challenge against veteran super heavyweight Artie Mullen (265 фунты) фев. 7, 2015. Hansen took the battle to the canvas quickly and outdueled Mullen in 57 секунд.
Brendan Battles checked in at nearly 260 pounds when he dealt Hansen a first-round TKO. Even at his more natural 205-pound limit, Hansen hasn’t shied away from the best or the biggest. He owns victories over past NEF fighter of the year Crowsneck Boutin and the 6-foot-3 Matt Andrikut.
Hansen said that the ingredients to that success are no secret: Stay aggressive, push the issue early and stick to the game plan. Победа или поражение, he has never sat on the stool in the corner during a pro fight. Each has ended in the first round.
“I’m a first-round fighter. If this one gets to the second round, it’s because I changed my game plan for some reason,” Hansen said. “If you look at my Artie Mullen and Jesse Baughman (Hansen won by triangle choke in 4:21) бои, you could say, ‘Act 1, Scene 1,’ and it played out exactly the way I choreographed it. I was that meticulous.”
That’s the voice of experience, another element that is squarely in Hansen’s corner heading into the Hylton showdown.
The 28-year-old Hylton’s three amateur scraps – he also knocked out Zak Bergeron in the first round and Hansen’s teammate at Berserkers MMA, Мэтт Гловер, in the second stanza – have required him to fight for a total of 9 минут, 41 секунд.
“He’s a black belt in taekwondo, so he’s no joke. He’s had three fights. I know he wanted to go pro and find better competition,” Hansen said. “I welcome it, just like when I fought Brendan Battles. They’re both really talented, really skilled guys, but you can’t get that experience from three or four amateur fights.
”I think my number one advantage is my experience, if you add up all my time spent in the cage. You can’t get that from training. You just have to do it.”
Hansen points out that stamina is a question for bigger fighters, especially those making the transition from amateur to pro.
Rounds increase in length from three to five minutes. Fighters often believe that their training camp has prepared them for the change, until they hit the proverbial, invisible wall.
“In an amateur fight you go hard for three minutes, take a one-minute break, feel pretty good, go three more minutes and you’re just about done,” Hansen said. “In a pro fight, you go into that first round and three-and-a-half minutes in, you’re saying, ‘I’m good, let’s go.’ Then it gets to four minutes and you’re like, ‘Holy crap, I’m tired now.’”
Although he suspects that most observers expect Hylton to win on the merits of his size advantage and impressive amateur winning streak, Hansen said that being underestimated is as customary to him as being undersized.
“I’ve had people tell my striking coach, J.B. (Jason Eric Bell), before a fight that they felt sorry for me that their guy had such an advantage. They’ve told my wrestling coach, Gary Dolloff, the same thing,” Hansen said. “Then we get in there and it’s a different story.”
The opening bell for “NEF 27: Resurgence” on Февраль 11 установлен на 7 p.m. Билеты начинаются на $25 и доступны на www.TheColisee.com или позвонив по кассе Colisee на 207.783.2009, расширение 525.
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CHRIS HONEYCUTT-KENDALL GROVE SET FOR 2017 DEBUTS IN MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
ГОЛЛИВУД, КАЛИФОРНИЯ. (Февраль 3, 2017) – A welterweight fight pitting Андрей Корешков (19-2) против Фернандо Гонсалес (25-14) and a middleweight bout featuring Крис Honeycutt (9-1, 1 Северная Каролина) против Кендалл Гроув (23-16, 1 Северная Каролина) были добавлены к основной карты Bellator 174: Corenen vs. Выгода марта 3 at WinStar World Casino & Курорт в Thackerville, ХОРОШО.
The bouts will join a card that is headlined by the first-ever Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight World Title fight pitting Marloes Coenen (23-7) против Юлия Бадд (9-2). One additional main card contest will be announced shortly.
Bellator 174: Коенен против. Выгода will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. И/8 p.m. Коннектикут, а предварительные мероприятия будут транслироваться на Bellator.com и в мобильном приложении Bellator.. Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino & Касса курорта, а также Ticketmaster и Bellator.com.
Hailing from Omsk, Россия, the 26-year-old Koreshkov will enter the cage for the 22й time in his professional career and 13й under the Bellator MMA banner. “Spartan” began his career with 13 побед подряд, including his first five wins under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion. Koreshkov continued to see success as his name began to grow in the mixed martial arts world, collecting six wins over his last seven fights, including a welterweight world title victory over current champion Дуглас Лима and a successful title defense over Бенсон Хендерсон. С 10 из его 19 career wins coming by way of knockout, the Russian phenom possesses the type of power that can put an emphatic end to any opponent’s night when he is in the cage.
A 39-fight veteran of mixed martial arts, Gonzalez will be making his seventh appearance under the direction of Bellator MMA. Since joining the promotion in 2014, “The Menifee Maniac” has tallied five victories, including a brutal knockout of Karo Parisyan just 1:43 into the bout. In his most recent contest, Gonzalez nearly edged the undefeated Michael Page, becoming just the second opponent to take him the distance in a controversial split decision. С 16 из его 25 карьера побед ближайшего путем нокаута или представления, the 33-year-old Gonzalez continues to be one of the most feared strikers in Bellator MMA’s stacked welterweight division.
The 28-year-old Honeycutt will make his 2017 дебют, following an impressive 2016 campaign that saw him emerge victorious in each of his three bouts. A native of Fresno, Халиф. “The Cutt” had a blazing start to his professional career, earning victories in each of his first six contests, including four knockouts and three first-round finishes. Honeycutt continued to see success under the Bellator MMA umbrella, collecting five wins over a three year stretch. Fireworks are all but guaranteed in this slugfest, as the equally fearless Grove hopes to give the Thackerville fan base exactly what they came for.
Hailing from Maui, Гавайи, Grove will be making his make his eighth appearance for Bellator MMA, as the veteran continues to climb the ranks in a competitive middleweight class. “Da Spyder” has finished 17 из его 23 career victims, including seven of his last eight, making him must-see television every time he competes on SPIKE. The 34-year-old striker also holds a significant height advantage over his opponent, standing at 6’6′ compared to Honeycutt’s 5’10′ Рамка. With each of his last six bouts ending in a stoppage, we can be sure to see more of the same aggressive style when he and Honeycutt go toe-to-toe inside WinStar World Casino & Resort on Март 3.
Обновленный Bellator 174: Коенен против. Выгода Главная Карта:
Женская полулегком титул чемпиона мира Бута: Marloes Coenen (23-7) против. Юлия Бадд (9-2)
Полусредний вес Co-Main Event: Андрей Корешков (19-2) против. Фернандо Гонсалес (25-14)
Бой в среднем весе: Крис Honeycutt (9-1, 1 Северная Каролина) против. Кендалл Гроув (23-16, 1 Северная Каролина)
Предварительное Card:
Легкий Предварительный Bout: Коди Пфистер (12-6) против. Jonathan Gary (12-7)
Средний вес Предварительное Bout: Jason Witt (7-3) против. Джастин Паттерсон (8-1)
Полулегком Предварительный Bout: Эммануэль Ривера (5-0) против. Treston Thomison (10-4)
Лондон, UK – 3й Февраль 2017.
BREAKING NEWS: Hand Held Infra-Scanners, That Detect Brain Bleeds, Introduced For Professional Boxing Events In The United Kingdom.
Британский & Ирландский боксерский орган (BIBA) are set to introduce hand held Infra-Scanners, that can detect Brain bleeds, at events sanctioned by themselves in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
Sky News’ Health & Science Correspondent, Thomas Moore, highlighted the benefits of the use of the Infra-Scanners, that can detect brain bleeds with an accuracy of 90%, often before any symptoms such as headaches or confusion become apparent, following the death of Mike Towell last year at an event sanctioned by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC).
In the article Mr. Moore stated “Compulsory brain imaging using Infra-Scanners could be “massive” for boxers who risk death from professional competition.”
On announcing the introduction of Infra-Scanners, that will be available ringside at events sanctioned by them, BIBA Vice President Gianluca Di Caro said.
“We are extremely proud to be the first to introduce Infra-Scanners at events in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as we whole heartedly believe having them ringside will significantly prevent further tragedies within our sport.”
Before expanding further and explain what had led to the decision to introduce the use of Infra-Scanners at BIBA events;
“Following two major head injury incidents last year, one that resulted in the death of Mike Towell, even though neither were on events sanctioned by ourselves, the BIBA board had decided to actively seek solutions regarding improving the way that injuries such as these can be detected as quickly as possible. The first move we made was to appoint renowned forensic sports scientist Professor Michael Graham PhD to our Ringside Medical Officer & Medical Advisory Board. Professor Graham led the esteemed team that produced the internationally published papers “Direct Hits to the Head During Amateur Boxing is Associated With a Rise in Serum Biomarkers For Brain Injury” & “Should an Increase in Cerebral Neurochemicals Following Head Kicks in Karate Influence Return to Play?” Professor Graham and his esteemed team are currently researching the short-term and long-term effects of head injuries in Rugby as well as preparing, in conjunction with ourselves and a prestigious UK University, a long term research project to assess cognitive function following brain trauma. Around the time of the appointment of Professor Graham, our CMO, Доктор. Louise Eccles, proposed that we should investigate obtaining Infra-Scanners, as the use of these would massively assist in detecting problems such as a bleed on the brain quickly, especially as there is only a limited amount of time to assess the location of such an injury. Following Louise’s advice, I contacted the manufacturers and am extremely proud to say that the initial trial unit will arrive later this month, hopefully in time for the 26й February event in Bradford, that features two ten round International contests. We have initially ordered two Infra-Scanners which will be operated by Professor Graham and Dr Eccles at our events, and are aiming to order a further eight units over the coming twelve months, so that every BIBA Ringside Doctor will have an Infra-Scanner available by 2018. Both the appointment of Professor Graham and the introduction of Infra-Scanners, are just two pro-active decisions made by ourselves with regard to Boxer Health & Безопасность, there are more to come, as Professor Graham and another of our Ringside Medical Officer & Medical Advisory Board, Dr Mark Xuereb have also proposed the introduction of further safety measures, one of which is the introduction of Cognitive Testing, which will come into force very soon. We believe that Boxer Health & Safety is paramount, as such we will continue researching procedures that can assist us provide the very best medical evaluations possible.” www.boxbiba.com