UNDEFEATED NEIMAN GRACIE CHALLENGES 30-FIGHT VETERAN RUDY BEARS IN CATCHWEIGHT BOUT

סאַנטאַ מאָניקאַ, קאַליף (אָקטאָבער 6, 2016) –Two of Bellator’s highly touted wrestling prospects און רות און Tyrell Fortune will make their eagerly anticipated mixed martial arts debuts against Mark Mangiardi (דעבוט) און Cody Miskell (דעבוט) during the stacked card of "בעללאַטאָר 163: McGeary vs. דייוויס" אויף נאָוועמבער 4 בייַ מאָהעגאַן Sun אַרענאַ אין ונקאַסוויללע, קאַן.

 

דערצו, נימאַן גרייסי (4-0) will look to remain undefeated to begin his professional career in a catchweight bout against רודי בערז (16-14). All three of these contests will air on the Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card beginning at 7:50 פּ.ם. און/5:50 פּ.ם. קאָרט.

 

The newly announced tilts complete a card headlined by a light heavyweight world title fight that pits champion ליאַם מקגעאַרי (11-0) קעגן פיל דייוויס (16-3). אין די גלויבנס-הויפּט געשעעניש, a welterweight showdown pitting איר אַוואַד (19-8) קעגן ברעננאַן קעסטקינד (13-4) will go down, while a heavyweight bout between סערגעי כאַריטאָנאָוו (23-5) און Javy “Eye Candy” Ayala (9-5) will also be featured on the main card. Lastly, פאולוס דיילי (38-14-2) and the always-exciting דערעק אַנדערסאָן (14-2) faceoff in a welterweight clash, while female featherweights מאַרלאָעס קאָענען (23-7) און טאַליטאַ נאָגועיראַ (6-0) round out the live and free action on SPIKE.

 

טיקקעץ פֿאַר "בעללאַטאָר 163: McGeary vs. דייוויס " 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 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, 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, פּאַ, 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. איצט, 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 נאוועמבער. 4 קעגנער. 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, אַקרוינג אַ רעקאָרד פון 5-2. איצט, 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 מיכאל Page בייַ "בעללאַטאָר 140: קאָרעשקאָוו ווס. Lima.” Nicknamed “Bad News,” Bears has competed against MMA notables the likes of Zak Cummings, פאולוס דיילי, דזשייסאַן הויך, Ryan Jensen, Isaac Vallie-Flagg and Tyron Woodley, and the aforementioned “MVP.”

 

גאַנץ "בעללאַטאָר 163: McGeary vs. Davis” Main Card:

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: ליאַם מקגעאַרי (11-0) ווס. פיל דייוויס (16-3)

Welterweight Co-Main Event: איר אַוואַד (19-8) ווס. ברעננאַן קעסטקינד (13-4)

Welterweight Feature Bout: פאולוס דיילי (38-14-2) ווס. דערעק אַנדערסאָן (14-2)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: סערגעי כאַריטאָנאָוו (23-5) ווס. דזשאַווי אַיאַלאַ (9-5)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: מאַרלאָעס קאָענען (23-7) ווס. טאַליטאַ נאָגועיראַ (6-0)

 

Complete Preliminary Card:

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: און רות (דעבוט) ווס. Mark Mangiardi (דעבוט)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Forune (דעבוט) ווס. Cody Miskell (דעבוט)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout: נימאַן גרייסי (4-0) ווס. רודי בערז (16-14)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: דזשאָש דיעקמאַנן (15-7, 1 נק) ווס. טיילער מלך (11-4)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: בלער טוגמאַן (8-6) ווס. וואַלטער סמיט-קאָטיטאָ (4-4, 1 נק)

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Michael Zichelle (8-4) ווס. טים קאַראָן (5-0)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: יליאַ קאָטאַו (1-1) ווס. Carlos Corriea (1-0)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: שרה פּייַינג (1-3) ווס. Hannah Regina (דעבוט)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: קעענאַן Raymond (3-3) ווס. Kastroit Xhema (דעבוט)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Thomas English (6-6) ווס. Christopher Foster (9-4)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: James Boran (6-0) ווס. Vinicius De Jesus (4-1)