Santa Monica, Calif. (January 29, 2015) – Ndi zosangalatsa middleweight matchup pakati knockout wojambula Melvin “No Chifundo” Manhoef (29-12-1) ndi kale Bellator MMA champ Alexander “Namondwe” Shlemenko (50-9) mu headlining udindo, “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko” tsopano zinthu zonse masanjidwe a 12 mipikisano, itanyamula ena California a pamwamba nkhondo talente.
Bellator akuluakulu lero analengeza Kuwonjezera eyiti kuyambirira mipikisano, amene akugwirizana kale analengeza matchups wa Manhoef vs. Shlemenko, Pat Curran (20-6) vs. Daniel Weichel (34-8), Julia Budd (6-2) vs. Talita Nogueira (6-0) ndipo Chris Honeycutt (5-0) vs. Clayton MacFarlane (4-0).
Kumene analengeza mwauchidakwa monga featherweights Art “Mfumu Arthur” Arciniega (14-4) vs. Charley Huston (6-2), undefeated middleweights Blake Watkins (4-0) vs. George Zuniga (3-0), flyweightsPaul Ruiz (5-2) vs. Nicolas Sperling (3-2), welterweights “Lowopsya” Tom Cook (1-1) vs. Mason “Akusoweka” Fowler (1-0), lightweights Nick Bustamante (2-0) vs. Luis Jauregui (2-1), kuwala heavyweights John Paul Elias (2-0) vs. Cody Ana (0-1), lightweights Jonathan “J.T.” Contrestano(4-0) vs. Ryan Tobar (3-1) ndipo bantamweights Ray Cervera (8-2) vs. Adam Piccolot (4-0).
“Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko” chimene chikuchitika Feb. 13 pa Save Mart Center ku Fresno, Calif. Akudzitukumula moyo ndi ufulu pa kukwera TV pa 9 p.m. AND. Matikiti chochitikacho, amene kuyamba pa $28, Pakalipano pa malonda pa Bellator.com ndi Ticketmaster.com.
Arciniega vs. Huston, Watkins vs. Zuniga, Sperling vs. Ruiz ndi Cook vs. Fowler onse mtsinje moyo Spike.com chiyambi pa 8 p.m. AND (5 p.m. PT kumeneko nthawi) ndipo patsogolo madzulo a zinayi nkhondo kukwera TV-televised chachikulu khadi.
Nthawiyi, Bustamante vs. Jauregui, Elias vs. Ana, Contrestano vs. Tobar ndi Cevera vs. Picolotti mtsinje moyo Spike.com zotsatirazi mapeto a televised khadi.
Art “Mfumu Arthur” Arciniega, wa afunika kuchita Palos, Calif., akubweretsa seveni nkhondo kuwina msempha ku khola, ndi wotsiriza analawa kugonjetsedwa mu 2009. Iye tikumana Charley Huston, wa Orangeville, Calif., amene amazipeza asanu ake asanu ntchito Umapeza loyamba chonse stoppage.
Blake Watkins, wa Fresno, Calif., watsegula ntchito yake mu zochititsa chidwi mafashoni, kukhala onse anayi ntchito yake Umapeza loyamba chonse stoppage, kuphatikizapo atatu basi 67 masekondi kapena zochepa. Iye zopatsa anzake undefeated womenya George Zuniga, amene ndi mlendo kwa mwamsanga yapambana, popeza ndalama ndi 34 wachiwiri nkhondoyi kale September ake Bellator MMA kuwonekera koyamba kugulu.
Paul Ruiz, wa Firebaugh, Calif., ndi ziwiri nthawi Bellator MMA msirikali wakale, amene anapanga akatswiri kuwonekera koyamba kugulu kumenyana kwa angakwezedwe mu 2011. Iye zopatsa Nicolas Sperling, amene anatsegula akatswiri pake ndi zotsatizana zomvetsa koma popeza bounced ku ndalama zitatu molunjika woyamba chonse stoppage yapambana.
“Lowopsya” Tom Cook, wa Placerville, Calif., wakhala ndalama wosanganiza zotsatira zake awiri oyambirira dokotala mwauchidakwa, koma onse inatha mu kutsegula chimango. Iye zopatsa Mason Fowler, wa Fresno, Calif., amene October anafunika basi 28 masekondi kukutengani kugonjera Nkhata ake akatswiri kuwonekera koyamba kugulu.
Nick Bustamante, wa Fresno, Calif., imasankha Bellator MMA kuwonekera koyamba kugulu mphamvu awiri stoppage yapambana kuyamba ntchito yake. Iye tsopano akutengera Luis Jauregui, a Wood, Calif., amene analephera wake 2010 akatswiri kuwonekera koyamba kugulu koma anatenga pafupifupi zaka zinayi kuchokera asanabwerere ndi zotsatizana stoppage yapambana.
John Paul Elias, a Wood, Calif., mwini ake onse awiri ake yapambana ndi stoppage, kuphatikizapo knockout ndi mmodzi kugonjera. Ngati angamulamule Cody Ana, wa Bakersfield, Calif., amene anakumana ndi zokhumudwitsa TKO imfa yake akatswiri kuwonekera koyamba kugulu koma tsopano limadalira rebound wake woyamba ntchito Nkhata.
Jonathan “J.T.” Contrestano, wa Visalia, Calif., amabwerera kanthu zotsatirazi 18 mwezi layoff kukumana anzake chiyembekezo Ryan Tobar, wa Oakdale, Calif., amene kufotokoza ntchito ndi atatu molunjika woyamba chonse kupambana koma anavutika zochita imfa mu October ndipo tsopano limadalira rebound kuti kuyambira m'mbuyo pang'ono ntchito yake.
Ray Cervera, wa Bakersfield, Calif., akubweretsa atatu nkhondo kuwina msempha ku khola ndipo ndalama zisanu ake eyiti ntchito Umapeza ndi stoppage. Iye komanso konse utaleka, monga wake akatswiri kulephera abwera ndi chisankho. Ngati angamulamule undefeated chiyembekezo Adam Piccolotti, wa Fresno, Calif., amene anayamba katswiri mu 2013 ndipo popeza ndalama zinayi molunjika yapambana, kuphatikizapo awiri knockouts ndi mmodzi kugonjera.
Bellator 133: Friday, Feb. 13, Save Mart Center, Fresno, Calif.
Main Khadi pa kukwera TV (9 p.m. AND)
Bellator Middleweight Main Kadamsanayu: Melvin Manhoef (29-12-1) vs. Alexander Shlemenko (50-9)
Bellator Featherweight Mbali Nkhondo: Pat Curran (20-6) vs. Daniel Weichel (34-8)
Bellator Women a Featherweight Mbali Nkhondo: Julia Budd (6-2) vs. Talita Nogueira (6-0)
Bellator Welterweight Mbali Nkhondo: Chris Honeycutt (5-0) vs. Clayton MacFarlane (4-0)
Kuyambirira khadi pa Spike.com (8 p.m. AND)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim Nkhondo: Art Arciniega (14-4) vs. Charley Huston (6-2)
Bellator Middleweight Prelim Nkhondo: Blake Watkins (4-0) vs. George Zuniga (3-0)
Bellator Flyweight Prelim Nkhondo: Paul Ruiz (5-2) vs. Nicolas Sperling (3-2)
Bellator Welterweight Prelim Nkhondo: Tom Cook (1-1) vs. Mason Fowler (1-0)
Kuyambirira khadi pa Spike.com (Potsatira Manhoef vs. Shlemenko)
Bellator opepuka Prelim Nkhondo: Nick Bustamante (2-0) vs. Luis Jauregui (2-1)
Bellator Kuwala Heavyweight Prelim Nkhondo: John Paul Elias (2-0) vs. Cody Ana (0-1)
Bellator opepuka Prelim Nkhondo: Jonathan Contrestano (4-0) vs. Ryan Tobar (3-1)
Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Nkhondo: Ray Cervera (8-2) vs. Adam Piccolot (4-0)