UNDEFEATED NEIMAN GRACIE CHALLENGES 30-FIGHT VETERAN RUDY BEARS IN CATCHWEIGHT BOUT
Санта Моника, CALIF (Октябр 6, 2016) –Two of Bellator’s highly touted wrestling prospects Ва Рут ва Tyrell Fortune will make their eagerly anticipated mixed martial arts debuts against Mark Mangiardi (Debut) ва Cody Miskell (Debut) during the stacked card of "Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Дэвис" ба Ноябр 4 дар Mohegan Sun Arena дар Uncasville, Пайв.
Дар Илова, Neiman Gracie (4-0) will look to remain undefeated to begin his professional career in a catchweight bout against Ба зимма дорад Rudy (16-14). All three of these contests will air on the Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card beginning at 7:50 Земле. ВА/5:50 Земле. Ч..
The newly announced tilts complete a card headlined by a light heavyweight world title fight that pits champion Лиам McGeary (11-0) бар зидди Фил Дэвис (16-3). Дар сурати ҳамкорӣ асосии, a welterweight showdown pitting Шумо Awad (19-8) бар зидди Бреннан Ward (13-4) will go down, while a heavyweight bout between Сергей Харитонов (23-5) ва Javy “Eye Candy” Ayala (9-5) will also be featured on the main card. Lastly, Павлус Daley (38-14-2) and the always-exciting Дек Андерсон (14-2) faceoff in a welterweight clash, while female featherweights Marloes Coenen (23-7) ва Talita Nogueira (6-0) round out the live and free action on SPIKE.
Чипта барои "Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Дэвис " are on sale now at Bellator.com, as well as the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster. The event can be seen live and free on SPIKE at 9 Земле. ВА/8 Земле. Ч., while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
When looking up the word “prospect” in the dictionary, there should be a photo of Ed Ruth placed next to the definition. The three-time national champion joined a plethora of blue-chip amateur wrestling prospects on the Bellator MMA roster last year and now will make his long-awaited debut at 185-pounds on Nov. 4. An attendee of the world-renown Blair Academy in Susquehanna Township, ТҶ, where he was the top-ranked recruit in the nation for his weight class, Ruth elected to stay local and attend wrestling powerhouse Penn State University where he went on to add three National Championships and four All-American accolades to his trophy room while wrestling with the Nittany Lions. Ҳозир, Ruth’s chase for mixed martial arts gold begins –
Fighting out of Pennsylvania, Mark Mangiardi will have his hands full when he makes his professional debut against Ruth. With four amateur bouts already under his belt, the 28-year-old has tasted competition on the MMA scene unlike his Nov. 4 ҳарифи. With his first sanctioned bout taking place in 2012, this will be the first bout outside of his home state of Pennsylvania.
Another one of Scott Coker’s high profile wrestling signings, Fortune attended high school at Lakeridge in Oregon, where he won state championships in nearly every national age-group in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. The accolades didn’t stop there, with Fortune accepting an offer to wrestle at Ohio State University, before ultimately settling in at the highly acclaimed Grand Canyon Universities program. Since graduating college, Fortune represented Team USA in Olympic style wrestling, where he also experienced success. Splitting time between wrestling training in Arizona alongside fellow “Bellator 163” competitor Ed Ruth and mixed martial arts training with the Blackzilians in Florida, Fortune has spent a great deal of time honing his striking talents and submission defense.
Miskell has competed in both heavyweight and super heavyweight contests during his seven-fight amateur stint, accruing сабт 5-2. Ҳозир, the Kentucky native – who’s finished each of victories – looks to parlay his success into a run under the bright lights of Bellator MMA’s heavyweight division. It’s safe to say that Miskell’s wrestling pedigree will be challenged early and often when he meets Fortune during the Bellator.com-streamed prelims.
The Gracie name is synonymous with the sport of mixed martial arts, and once again another Gracie will now take center stage for Bellator MMA. This time it is Royce Gracie’s cousin Neiman, who will compete for the third time under the promotion’s banner. After beginning his career with back-to-back submission victories, Gracie made his Bellator MMA debut at “Bellator 134,” where he defeated Bobby Flynn with a first round submission. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt followed up the win with a win over Roger Carroll, and now looks to remain undefeated when he enters the Mohegan Sun Arena for the second time of his budding MMA career.
A 37-year-old Missouri native, Ба зимма дорад мубориза тарбияи варзишии худро дар мактаб баланд оғоз. Мубориза касбӣ аз соли 2007, Bears has appeared eight times previously under the Bellator MMA banner and now returns to the promotion after his appearance against Михаил Page дар "Bellator 140: Koreshkov против. Lima.” Nicknamed “Bad News,” Bears has competed against MMA notables the likes of Zak Cummings, Павлус Daley, Ёсӯн олии, Райан Jensen, Исҳоқ Vallie-Flagg ва Tyron Woodley, and the aforementioned “MVP.”
Пурра "Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis” Main Card:
Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Лиам McGeary (11-0) против. Фил Дэвис (16-3)
Welterweight Co-Main Event: Шумо Awad (19-8) против. Бреннан Ward (13-4)
Welterweight Feature Bout: Павлус Daley (38-14-2) против. Дек Андерсон (14-2)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Сергей Харитонов (23-5) против. Javy Ayala (9-5)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-7) против. Talita Nogueira (6-0)
Complete Preliminary Card:
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Ва Рут (Debut) против. Mark Mangiardi (Debut)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Forune (Debut) против. Cody Miskell (Debut)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Neiman Gracie (4-0) против. Ба зимма дорад Rudy (16-14)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Еҳ Diekmann (15-7, 1 NC) против. Тайлер Подшоҳи (11-4)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Блэр Tugman (8-6) против. Уолтер Смит-Cotito (4-4, 1 NC)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Michael Zichelle (8-4) против. Тим Вилр (5-0)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Иля Kotau (1-1) против. Carlos Corriea (1-0)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Соро Пардохти (1-3) против. Hannah Regina (Debut)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Keenan Раймонд (3-3) против. Kastroit Xhema (Debut)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Thomas English (6-6) против. Christopher Foster (9-4)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: James Boran (6-0) против. Vinicius De Jesus (4-1)