SANTA MONICA, カリフ. (4月 20, 2015) – Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion ダグラス “天才” ライム (26-5), one of the most talented and well-rounded 170-pound fighters on the planet today, puts his title on the line against Russian knockout artist アンドレイ “スパルタの” Koreshkov (17-1) 上の 金曜日, 7月 16, アンキャスヴィルモヒアリーナで, コン.
“Douglas Lima is an incredible champion who is in for one of the toughest fights of his life against Koreshkov,」Bellator社長スコット・コーカーは述べて. “When the rest of this card is announced, we’ll have put together one of the greatest showcases of welterweight talent ever assembled on one night.”
The two elite combatants headline the newly announced “Bellator MMA: リマ対. Koreshkov” イベント, そのスパイクでのライブや無料放映 9 午後. アンド / 8 午後. CT.
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The 27-year-old Lima is a Brazilian-born athlete who now makes his home in Atlanta. Fighting under the Bellator MMA banner since 2011, Lima is an impressive 8-1 in the promotion and an incredible 14-1 彼の過去に 15 全体的な外見. Lima earned his way to the Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title with an eight-man tournament victory that included knockout wins over Ben Saunders, Bryan Baker and Michail Tsarev. Lima then claimed the title with an April 2014 knockout win over Rick Hawn. 全体的な, Lima boasts five consecutive knockout victories and now looks to defend his belt for the first time.
Koreshkov is also fresh off an eight-man tournament win, claiming a decision victory over Adam McDonough after previously registering knockouts of Justin Baesman and Nah-Shon Burrell. The 24-year-old Koreshkov is a Russian national medalist in both pankration and hand-to-hand combat and has lost just once in 18 professional MMA appearances. 彼が所有しています 10 wins by knockouts and three by submission and also owns a 2012 victory over former Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Lyman Good.
Expect fireworks when Lima and Koreshkov collide.
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