FRESNO, California. – Feb. 12, 2015 – Neeg tua hluav taws coj mus rau lub dos thiab ntse ntaus lawv tsom tes taw hnyav li Thursday tav su nyob rau Txuag Mart Center, lub tsev kawm ntawv rau tag kis tus mas muab “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko” kev tshwm sim, uas airs LIVE thiab DAWB rau cov ntsia hlau loj TV ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB.
“Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko” yog headlined los ntawm ib tug epic Middleweight matchup ntawm ob ntawm lub feem ntau txaus ntshai strikers nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov ntawm mixed martial arts nrog qub Bellator MMA champ Alexander “Cua daj cua dub” Shlemenko (50-9) txojkev khub knockout artist Melvin “Tsis muaj hlub” Manhoef (29-12-1). Cov kev tshwm sim kuj nta ib tug paub-to-yuav-thrilling featherweight co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim nruab nrab ntawm yav tas los yeejPat Curran (20-6) thiab kev sib tw khiav Daniel Weichel (34-8).
Melvin Manhoef (186 lbs.) vs. Alexander Shlemenko (186 phaus.)
Pat Curran (146 phaus.) vs. Daniel Weichel (145 phaus.)
Julia Budd (145 phaus.) vs. Gabrielle Holloway (145.5 lbs.)
Chris Honeycutt (170.5 phaus.) vs. Clayton MacFarlane (170.5 phaus.)
Art Arciniega (146 phaus.) vs. Emilio Chavez (146 phaus.)
Blake Watkins (185.5 phaus.) vs. George Zuniga (185 phaus.)
Paul Ruiz (135.5 phaus.) vs. Nicolas Sperling (133 phaus.)
Nick Bustamante (156 phaus.) vs. Luis Jauregui (154 phaus.)
John Paul Elias (205 phaus.) vs. Cody tub (205 phaus.)
Jonathan Contrestano (155 phaus.) vs. Ryan Tobar (155 phaus.)
Andrew Ramm (160.5 phaus.) vs. Adas Piccolot (160 phaus.)
Mason Fowler (169 phaus.) vs. Marko Damiani (170 phaus.)
PRE-sib ntaus QUOTES:
Alexander Shlemenko:
“Melvin [Manhoef] yog ib tug ceev ceev thiab muaj zog fighter. Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov ntawm kickboxer MMA.
“Kuv npaj txhij rau hauv no sib ntaus vim hais tias kuv xav tias kuv muaj zoo tawm thiab grappling muaj peev xwm. Nyob rau hauv no txoj kev kawm camp kuv sparred ib tug ntau nrog Muay Thaib hais mav rov qab mus tsev nyob rau hauv Omsk, Russia thiab kuv kuj hloov kuv noj mus nce ntau nqaij loj xav tias zoo npaum li cas thiab muaj zog.
“Kuv kiag li tab tom nrhiav rau lub knockout. Txhua yam ntawm yeej yog ib tug muaj kev vam meej, tab sis kuv yeej xav kom cov knockout.”
Melvin Manhoef:
“Kuv yuav mus tua Alexander [Shlemenko] nyuaj thiab aggressively. Laij kuv punches yog dab tsi yuav ua rau kuv yeej no sib ntaus.
“Kuv tsis nrhiav tus knockout, Kuv xav ua peb rounds ntawm tsib feeb ntawm ib qho nyuaj sib ntaus sib tua. Yog hais tias tus knockout los, ces nws yuav tuaj.
“Nws [Shlemenko] muaj ib tug ntau ntawm ceev thiab rov qab pib-. Nws muaj zoo heev agility thiab yog heev zoo-npawv, tab sis yog li kuv. Kuv xav tias kuv tawm, ceev thiab roj hmab xwb zoo dua qhov nws.
“Kuv tsis mloog yog hais tias nws yog ib yam nkaus thiab ntseeg mus rau hauv no sib ntaus. Nws tau tshaj ntawm kuv thiab kuv lub hom phiaj, thiab lub hom phiaj yog los ua Bellator champion.”
Pat Curran:
“Ib tug fights ib tug sib ntaus. Txhua yam yuav mus tawm lub qhov rais nrog ib tug punch.
“Kuv tab tom nrhiav rau tau txais rov qab mus ua kuv qub tus kheej. Kuv txo hwj chim thiab tshaib plab, koj yuav pom cov laus Pat Curran nyob rau hauv muaj nrog ib tug ob peb tshiab tricks li nws lub tes tsho.
“Kuv yeej ib txwm nrhiav tus knockout los yog kev mloog lus, tab sis kuv yuav npaj mus peb rounds. Kuv npaj rau tej finish nyob rau hauv tej teeb meem.
“Nws [Daniel Weichel] yog heev tshaib plab cai tam sim no. Nws yog ib tug cuav kws thiab kuv tau ib tug zoo nkaus li nws yuav tawm tuaj nyuaj thiab ceev. Kuv npaj txhij rau txhua yam thiab tsis muaj teeb meem dab tsi nws yuav mus yuav ib tug muaj siab sib ntaus, Kuv tsis tau tos kom tau rov qab nyob rau hauv muaj.
“Kuv xav tias nws tawm thiab coj nws mus rau hauv kuv kev ua si. Yog hais tias nws los muaj zog Kuv npaj txhij rau ntawd thiab peb yuav phim hluav taws nrog hluav taws.”
Daniel Weichel:
“Qhov no txhais tau tias kev sib ntaus ib tug ntau rau kuv, zoo li txhua txhua tua no nyob rau hauv Bellator. Kuv yuav ua kom ib daim ntawv qhia tag kis tsaus ntuj thiab yuav ua rau txhua leej txhua tus nco ntsoov kuv lub npe.
“Kuv zoo-npawv thiab kuv biggest zog yog hais tias kuv muaj peev xwm muab lub siab rau txhua tus 15 feeb.”
Main Card rau ntsia hlau loj TV (9 p.m. THIAB)
Bellator Middleweight Main tshwm sim: Melvin Manhoef (29-12-1) vs. Alexander Shlemenko (50-9)
Bellator Featherweight Feature sib ntaus: Pat Curran (20-6) vs. Daniel Weichel (34-8)
Bellator poj niam Featherweight Feature sib ntaus: Julia Budd (6-2) vs. Gabrielle Holloway (4-1)
Bellator Welterweight Feature sib ntaus: Chris Honeycutt (5-0) vs. Clayton MacFarlane (4-0)
Preliminary card rau Spike.com (8 p.m. THIAB)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim sib ntaus: Art Arciniega (14-4) vs. Emilio Chavez (7-5)
Bellator Middleweight Prelim sib ntaus: Blake Watkins (4-0) vs. George Zuniga (3-0)
Bellator Flyweight Prelim sib ntaus: Paul Ruiz (5-2) vs. Nicolas Sperling (3-2)
Preliminary card rau Spike.com (Nram qab no Manhoef vs. Shlemenko)
Bellator Sib Prelim sib ntaus: Nick Bustamante (2-0) vs. Luis Jauregui (2-1)
Bellator teeb Heavyweight Prelim sib ntaus: John Paul Elias (2-0) vs. Cody tub (0-1)
Bellator Sib Prelim sib ntaus: Jonathan Contrestano (4-0) vs. Ryan Tobar (3-1)
Bellator Bantamweight Prelim sib ntaus: Ray Cervera (8-2) vs. Adas Piccolot (4-0)
Bellator Welterweight Prelim sib ntaus: Mason Fowler (1-0) vs. Marko Damiani (0-1)
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