REBECCA RUTH-COLLEEN SCHNEIDER FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ADDED TO PRELIMINARY CARD

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — (დეკემბერი 28, 2016) – The stacked main card of "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” has added even more ammo to its arsenal with the news that Derek Fields (17-6) და Derek Anderson (14-2, 1 NC) will compete in a lightweight feature fight on იანვარი 21, 2017 inside The Forum in Los Angeles, Calif. გარდა ამისა,, a female flyweight bout pitting Rebecca Ruth (6-2) წინააღმდეგ Colleen Schneider (10-7) has been added to the preliminary portion of the event.

 

The lightweight clash joins a main card that is highlighted by a legendary faceoff between superstars Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) და Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). გარდა ამისა,, Ralek Gracie (3-0) და Hisaki Kato (7-2) will meet in a middleweight feature fight, ხოლო გიორგი Karakhanyan (26-6-1) და Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) ბრძოლა. დაბოლოს, a fantastic welterweight co-main event pitting Paul Daley (38-14-2) წინააღმდეგ Brennan Ward (14-4) is also set for the Spike-televised main card.

 

 

Limited tickets for the mega-event start at $36 and are on sale at Bellator.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 საათამდე. და/8 საათამდე. CT. The "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” undercard, streams live on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App beginning at 6:50 საათამდე. და / 3:50 საათამდე. PT.

 

Campos enters the bout riding a recent string of success, as the 28-year-old lightweight put together a flawless 2016 campaign that included a pair of noteworthy victories over djamil Chan და Melvin Guillard. “The Stallion” continues to provide entertaining fights, as the Lubbock, Texas native has finished opponents in 10 მისი 17 გამარჯვება, including five knockouts and three of the first-round variety. Campos will be searching for his first three-fight winning streak under the Bellator MMA umbrella since 2013.

 

Following an explosive start to his professional career, collecting victories in 11 მისი პირველი 12 მთავრდება, including one no-contest, Anderson has continued his success under the direction of Bellator MMA. Since joining the Scott Coker-led promotion in 2013, “The Barbaric” has tallied five impressive wins, highlighted by two knockouts and a pair of victories over Patricky Freire. Hailing from San Diego, Calif., Anderson has finished 11 მისი 14 victims, and will not have to travel far as he prepares for number 12. With back-to-back victories over the aforementioned Freire and most recently თქვენ Awad at “Bellator 160,” Anderson has quickly entered the mix as one of the division’s top contenders. The 26-year-old lightweight will now look to take down the Bellator MMA veteran Campos and add yet another big name to his admirable resume.

 

The 37-year-old Ruth will be making her third appearance under the Bellator MMA banner and first of her 2017 კამპანია, following a year in which she earned her first promotional victory over Ukrainian submission specialist Lena Ovchynnikova. Prior to joining the Scott Coker-led promotion in 2016, “Ruthless” strung together an impressive 5-1 record to begin her career, including five knockout victories and three first round finishes. With wins in four of her last five contests, Ruth will look to start the year off on the right foot and add to her already impressive MMA resume.

 

The recently signed Schneider will be making her Bellator MMA debut on Jan. 21, as she also enters the contest having won four of her last five bouts. With six of her 10 კარიერა გაიმარჯვებს მომავალ გზით Knockout ან წარდგენის, look for Schneider to attack early and often in a flyweight clash that features two of the more dangerous opponents in the division. Standing at 5’9”, the 34-year-old Schneider will hold a significant height advantage over the veteran Ruth, who stands about five inches shy of the former Invicta FC product. Hailing from Los Angeles, Calif., Schneider will also not have to travel far for this incredible event, as the hometown crowd will surely be pulling for “Thoroughbred” at Inglewood’s famous Forum.

 

 

Ruth and Schneider will join a preliminary card that features the promotional debuts of Kevin Casey (9-5-1, 2 NC) და Jack May(8-3), as well as the return of Chinzo Machida (4-2), Henry Corrales (12-3), Guilherme “Bomba” (8-3), და Cody Bollinger (19-6).

 

სრული "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” Main Card:

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) vs. Chael Sonnen (28-14-1)

Welterweight თანამშრომლობის ძირითადი ღონისძიება: Paul Daley (38-14-2) vs. Brennan Ward (14-4)

Middleweight Main Card Bout: Ralek Gracie (3-0) vs. Hisaki Kato (7-2)

Featherweight Main Card Bout: გიორგი Karakhanyan (26-6-1) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3)

Lightweight Main Card Bout: Derek Fields (17-6) vs. Derek Anderson (14-2, 1 NC)

 

Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:

ბეწვის წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Chinzo Machida (4-2) vs. Jamar Ocampo (2-0)

მძიმე წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Jack May (8-3) vs. Dave Cryer (11-2)

ბეწვის წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Henry Corrales (12-3) vs. Cody Bollinger (19-6)

საშუალო წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Kevin Casey (9-5-1, 2 NC) vs. Keith Berry (15-13)

მსუბუქი წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Guilherme “Bomba” Vasconcelos (8-3) vs. John Mercurio (8-7)

მსუბუქი წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Gabriel Green (3-0) vs. Jalin Turner (2-2)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Gonzalez (2-0) vs. დანიელ როდრიგესი (2-0)

მსუბუქი წილის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Jacob Rosales (4-2) vs. Ian Butler (3-2)

მსუბუქი წონის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Johnny Cisneros (9-5) vs. Curtis Millender (9-3)

მსუბუქი წილის წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Mike Segura (4-4) vs. ტომი აარონი (2-1)

Bantamweight წინასწარი ორთაბრძოლა: Rob Gooch (4-3) vs. ჯეიმს ბარნსი (6-2)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Rebecca Ruth (6-2) vs. Colleen Schneider (10-7)