BILJETTER: SPECIAL BELLATOR NATION PRESALE STARTS TODAY WITH TICKETS GOING ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC MORGONDAG, FREDAG, JULI 22
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (Juli 20, 2016) - Patricio “Pitbull” (25-3) is actively seeking revenge for his brother Patricky “Pitbull” after Bellator MMA’s new 155-pound kingpin Michael Chandler brutally finished the elder Freire during the co-main event of last month’s "Bellator: Dynamite 2” händelse.
Patricio will be given the opportunity to avenge his brother’s loss – but in order to reach Chandler, “Pitbull” must first defeat Benson Henderson(23-6) i den viktigaste händelsen i "Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” på Augusti 26 inside Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., and airing LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 p.m. OCH/9 p.m. CT.
The card will be the Scott Coker-led promotions first at the Honda Center, which is home to the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks, AFL’s LA KISS, the Wooden Legacy Basketball Tournament, as well as the Big West Basketball Tournament.
Biljetter börjar på $30 för "Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” can be purchased on Ticketmaster and Honda Center Box Office starting Fredag, Juli 22 with an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale on Thursday, Juli 21.
Following Chandler’s knockout of Patricky, “Iron Mike” scaled the Bellator Cage to celebrate with his hometown faithful of St. Louis, but was immediately met by Patricio, who had been cornering his brother. The two exchanged words and now Bellator’s former featherweight titlist has made the decision to move up to lightweight and begin his path towards gold in two divisions.
Click image above to watch the altercation
In the way stands Henderson, a former UFC and WEC lightweight champion, who after three fights at welterweight now returns to the division where he reigned supreme for nearly two years. In his Bellator MMA debut, despite a size disparity, “Smooth” fought valiantly against 170-pound championAndrey Koreshkov, släppa ett enhälligt beslut. Now it will be “Pitbull” who’s fighting the larger competitor, and it all comes to a head during the main event of "Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” på Augusti. 26, LIVE and FREE on SPIKE.
Additional contests will be announced in the coming weeks.
"Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” Main Card:
Bellator MMA Lightweight #1 Contender Main Event: Benson Henderson (25-3) vs. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (25-3)
Om Bellator MMA:
Bellator MMA är en ledande Mixed Martial Arts organisation med många av de bästa fighters i världen. Under ledning av veteranen kamp promotor Scott Coker, Bellator är tillgänglig för nästan 500 miljon världen i över 140 länder. I USA, Bellator kan ses på Spike, MMA televisions ledare. Bellator MMA består av en ledningsgrupp som omfattar bästa yrkesmän inom TV-produktion, live-event orkestrering, jaktplan utveckling / förbindelser, plats upphandling, skapande sponsring / utveckling, internationell licensiering, marknadsföring, reklam, publicitet och provisionsrelationer. Bellator är baserat i Santa Monica, Kalifornien och ägs av underhållning jätten Viacom, hem till världens främsta underhållning varumärken som ansluter med publiken genom övertygande innehåll över tv, spelfilm, online och mobila plattformar.