UNDEFEATED NEIMAN GRACIE CHALLENGES 30-FIGHT VETERAN RUDY BEARS IN CATCHWEIGHT BOUT
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (十月 6, 2016) –Two of Bellator’s highly touted wrestling prospects 和露絲 和 泰瑞爾財富 will make their eagerly anticipated mixed martial arts debuts against Mark Mangiardi (登場) 和 Cody Miskell (登場) during the stacked card of “Bellator 163: McGeary vs. 戴維斯” 上 十一月 4 在金神體育館安卡斯維爾, 康涅狄格州.
此外, 奈曼格雷西 (4-0) will look to remain undefeated to begin his professional career in a catchweight bout against 魯迪熊 (16-14). All three of these contests will air on the Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card beginning at 7:50 P.M. AND/5:50 P.M. CT.
The newly announced tilts complete a card headlined by a light heavyweight world title fight that pits champion 利亞姆McGeary (11-0) 針對 菲爾·戴維斯 (16-3). 在合作的主要事件, a welterweight showdown pitting 你阿瓦德 (19-8) 針對 布倫南病房 (13-4) will go down, while a heavyweight bout between 謝爾蓋Kharitonov (23-5) 和 Javy “Eye Candy” Ayala (9-5) will also be featured on the main card. 最後, 保羅·戴利 (38-14-2) 和總是令人興奮 德里克·安德森 (14-2) faceoff in a welterweight clash, while female featherweights 馬洛斯沙科嫩 (23-7) 和 塔利塔諾蓋拉 (6-0) round out the live and free action on SPIKE.
門票 “Bellator 163: McGeary vs. 戴維斯“ 現在在發售 Bellator.com, as well as the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster. The event can be seen live and free on SPIKE at 9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. 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. 現在, 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 十一月. 4 對手. 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, 累積的記錄 5-2. 現在, 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. 因為專業格鬥 2007, Bears has appeared eight times previously under the Bellator MMA banner and now returns to the promotion after his appearance against 邁克爾頁 在 “Bellator 140: Koreshkov VS. Lima.” Nicknamed “Bad News,” Bears has competed against MMA notables the likes of Zak Cummings, 保羅·戴利, 賈森高, Ryan Jensen, Isaac Vallie-Flagg and Tyron Woodley, and the aforementioned “MVP.”
完成“Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis” Main Card:
輕量級世界冠軍爭奪戰: 利亞姆McGeary (11-0) VS. 菲爾·戴維斯 (16-3)
次中量級聯手主賽事: 你阿瓦德 (19-8) VS. 布倫南病房 (13-4)
次中量級功能回合: 保羅·戴利 (38-14-2) VS. 德里克·安德森 (14-2)
重量級特徵回合: 謝爾蓋Kharitonov (23-5) VS. Javy阿亞拉 (9-5)
羽初步回合: 馬洛斯沙科嫩 (23-7) VS. 塔利塔諾蓋拉 (6-0)
Complete Preliminary Card:
中量級初步回合: 和露絲 (登場) VS. Mark Mangiardi (登場)
重量級的初步回合: Tyrell Forune (登場) VS. Cody Miskell (登場)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout: 奈曼格雷西 (4-0) VS. 魯迪熊 (16-14)
重量級的初步回合: 約什 - 狄克曼 (15-7, 1 NC) VS. 泰勒·金 (11-4)
羽初步回合: 布萊爾Tugman (8-6) VS. 沃爾特·史密斯，Cotito (4-4, 1 NC)
中量級初步回合: Michael Zichelle (8-4) VS. 蒂姆·卡隆 (5-0)
重量級初步回合: 伊利亞Kotau (1-1) VS. Carlos Corriea (1-0)
飛錘初步回合: 薩拉支付 (1-3) VS. Hannah Regina (登場)
重量級初步回合: 基南雷蒙德 (3-3) VS. Kastroit Xhema (登場)
羽初步回合: Thomas English (6-6) VS. Christopher Foster (9-4)
重量級初步回合: James Boran (6-0) VS. 維尼修斯·德熱蘇斯 (4-1)