SANTA MONICA, 加利福尼亚州. (四月 20, 2015) – Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion 道格拉斯 “飞鸿（Phenom）” 酸橙 (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 安德烈 “斯巴达” Koreshkov (17-1) 上 星期五, 七月 16, 在金神体育馆安卡斯维尔, 康涅狄格州.
“Douglas Lima is an incredible champion who is in for one of the toughest fights of his life against Koreshkov,” Bellator总裁Scott Coker的说. “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: 利马VS. Koreshkov” 事件, 播出直播和免费秒杀 9 P.M. AND / 8 P.M. CT.
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Additional information, including ticketing details and the night’s full lineup of world-class MMA action, 将在短期内公布.
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 在他过去的 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. 总体, 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. 他拥有 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.
其他的比赛 “Bellator MMA: 利马VS. Koreshkov” 将在短期内公布.