UNDEFEATED NEIMAN GRACIE CHALLENGES 30-FIGHT VETERAN RUDY BEARS IN CATCHWEIGHT BOUT
سانتا مونیکا, کیلیفورنیا (اکتوبر 6, 2016) –Two of Bellator’s highly touted wrestling prospects اور روت اور Tyrell Fortune will make their eagerly anticipated mixed martial arts debuts against Mark Mangiardi (پہلی فلم) اور Cody Miskell (پہلی فلم) during the stacked card of "لڑائی 163: McGeary vs. ڈیوس" پر نومبر 4 Uncasville میں mohegan سورج ایرینا میں, کون.
اس کے علاوہ, Neiman کی Gracie (4-0) will look to remain undefeated to begin his professional career in a catchweight bout against روڈی ریچھ (16-14). All three of these contests will air on the Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card beginning at 7:50 بجے. AND/5:50 بجے. CT.
The newly announced tilts complete a card headlined by a light heavyweight world title fight that pits champion لیام McGeary (11-0) کے خلاف فل ڈیوس (16-3). شریک اہم ایونٹ میں, a welterweight showdown pitting تم اعواد (19-8) کے خلاف برینن وارڈ (13-4) will go down, while a heavyweight bout between سرگئی خریتونوف (23-5) اور Javy “Eye Candy” Ayala (9-5) will also be featured on the main card. Lastly, پال ڈیلے (38-14-2) and the always-exciting ڈیرک اینڈرسن (14-2) faceoff in a welterweight clash, while female featherweights Marloes Coenen (23-7) اور سے Talita Nogueira (6-0) round out the live and free action on SPIKE.
کے لئے ٹکٹ "Bellator 163: McGeary vs. ڈیوس " 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 بجے. AND/8 بجے. CT, 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, PA, 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. اب, 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 نومبر. 4 مد مقابل. 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, کی ریکارڈ جمع 5-2. اب, 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, Bears began his combat sports training in high school. Fighting professionally since 2007, Bears has appeared eight times previously under the Bellator MMA banner and now returns to the promotion after his appearance against مائیکل پیج میں "Bellator 140: Koreshkov بمقابلہ. Lima.” Nicknamed “Bad News,” Bears has competed against MMA notables the likes of Zak Cummings, پال ڈیلے, جیسن ہائی, Ryan Jensen, Isaac Vallie-Flagg and Tyron Woodley, and the aforementioned “MVP.”
مکمل "لڑائی 163: McGeary vs. Davis” Main Card:
لائٹ ہیوی ویٹ عالمی اعزاز مککیبازی: لیام McGeary (11-0) بنام. فل ڈیوس (16-3)
ویلٹر ویٹ شریک مین ایونٹ: تم اعواد (19-8) بنام. برینن وارڈ (13-4)
Welterweight Feature Bout: پال ڈیلے (38-14-2) بنام. ڈیرک اینڈرسن (14-2)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: سرگئی خریتونوف (23-5) بنام. Javy Ayala میں (9-5)
فیدر ویٹ ابتدائی مقابلہ: Marloes Coenen (23-7) بنام. سے Talita Nogueira (6-0)
Complete Preliminary Card:
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: اور روت (پہلی فلم) بنام. Mark Mangiardi (پہلی فلم)
ہیوی ویٹ ابتدائی مقابلہ: Tyrell Forune (پہلی فلم) بنام. Cody Miskell (پہلی فلم)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Neiman کی Gracie (4-0) بنام. روڈی ریچھ (16-14)
ہیوی ویٹ ابتدائی مقابلہ: جوش Diekmann (15-7, 1 این سی) بنام. ٹائلر بادشاہ (11-4)
فیدر ویٹ ابتدائی مقابلہ: بلیئر Tugman (8-6) بنام. والٹر سمتھ Cotito (4-4, 1 این سی)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Michael Zichelle (8-4) بنام. ٹم کیرون (5-0)
ویلٹر ویٹ ابتدائی مقابلہ: الیا Kotau (1-1) بنام. Carlos Corriea (1-0)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: سارہ ادا کر رہے ہیں (1-3) بنام. Hannah Regina (پہلی فلم)
ویلٹر ویٹ ابتدائی مقابلہ: Keenan ریمنڈ (3-3) بنام. Kastroit Xhema (پہلی فلم)
فیدر ویٹ ابتدائی مقابلہ: Thomas English (6-6) بنام. Christopher Foster (9-4)
ویلٹر ویٹ ابتدائی مقابلہ: James Boran (6-0) بنام. Vinicius De Jesus (4-1)