SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Tháng tư 20, 2015) – Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas “The Phenom” Vôi (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 Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov (17-1) trên Thứ sáu, Tháng bảy 16, tại Mohegan Sun Arena ở Uncasville, Conn.
“Douglas Lima is an incredible champion who is in for one of the toughest fights of his life against Koreshkov,”Chủ tịch Bellator, Scott Coker nói. “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: Lima vs. Koreshkov” biến cố, được phát sóng trực tiếp và miễn phí trên Spike tại 9 giờ chiều. VÀ / 8 giờ chiều. CT.
Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, Tháng tư 24th tại 10 a.m. VÀ, và có sẵn tại Arena Box Office Mohegan Sun hay Ticketmaster.com. Bellator Nation presale begins Thứ ba này. Join the Bellator Newsletter list or follow us on social media (Twitter / Facebook) to gain access to the presale code and details.
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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 trong quá khứ của mình 15 overall appearances. 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. Tổng thể, 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. He owns 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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