Santa Monica, Calif. (April 13, 2015) – The most-watched MMA fight of all time was between Kimbo Slice and James Thompson, and on June 19, both men will be competing against different opponents at “Bellator: Unfinished Business” at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Ị.
Former WWE superstar Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley looks to avenge a 2012 split decision loss to James “The Colossus” Thompson (20-14). The unfinished business between the two giant heavyweights was originally scheduled to be settled at “Bellator: The British mbuso agha,” but an injury sustained by Lashley caused the fight to be rescheduled to June 19.
Thompson, a 6-ụkwụ-5 pụtara ìhè ọkachamara, hails si England na e-alụ ọgụ professionally ebe 2003. A mbụ Rugby ọkpụkpọ na bodybuilder, Thompson found his true calling in MMA and has been competing around the globe ever since. Alụ ọgụ ụfọdụ ndị kasị mma heavyweights na egwuregwu, including Slice, Alexander Emelianenko, Don Frye, Alistair Overeem, Mariusz Pudzianowki, Brett Rogers, Bob Sapp, Dan Severn na Hidehiko Yoshida, n'etiti ndị ọzọ, “The Colossus” has racked up 11 wins by knockout and seven by submission.
A 6-ụkwụ-3 mgba standout, Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley (12-2) malitere ọzụzụ na grappling nkà mgbe ọ dị afọ 12 na-aga na-emeri ọtụtụ utu aha gụnyere atọ National n'asọmpi na Missouri Valley College, ihe NAIA National Asọmpi Onye Mmeri, a CISM World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Silver Nrite na abụọ ogba agha mgba n'asọmpi mgbe oge ya na US. Army. In addition to a professional wrestling career with stints in the WWE, ECW na TNA, Lashley malitere ya Emmanuel ọrụ 2008, na ọ na-wuru otu nnukwu ọrụ akara nke na-agụnye Bellator Emmanuel nrubeisi-enweta nkwanye n'elu Karl Etherington na Josh Burns.
“Bellator: Emechaghi Business” - Friday, June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Ị.
Main Kaadị (9 p.m. NA)
Bellator Heavyweight Main Omume: Kimbo iberi (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15)
Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio Baby (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4)
Bellator Heavyweight Njirimara Ọgụ: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)
Bellator Kedu otu m ga Njirimara Ọgụ: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)