SANTA MONICA, COMME. (Avril 11, 2016) – Blessures aux deux Derek champs et John Teixeira have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) et Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) sur Avril 16 et 22 respectivement.
Par conséquent, the Scott Coker-led promotion has put its newest free agent acquisition to work immediately, with the news that Kevin Souza (15-4) will compete against Patricky at 155-pounds, in the first fight of his freshly inked multi-fight contract during the main event of "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza.”
En attendant, dans le cas de co-principal de "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov," Patricio will now fight the tenacious Henry Corrales (12-2), who agreed to face the former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion on less than two weeks notice.
"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” will also include the promotional debut of Italian fan-favorite Alessio Sakara (17-11), qui fait face Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), combats Danilo Belluardo (5-1) à 145 livres-. Aussi, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) et Daniel Scatizzi (6-2) will round out the MMA card with a featherweight showdown.
"Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” is also brimming with must-see mixed martial arts action as well, with the promotional debut of Benson Henderson (23-5), who challenges Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) for the 170-pound strap, Brennan Ward (13-3) goes to battle contre “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Michael "Venom" la page (9-0) visages Jeremie Holloway (7-1), et Brent Primus (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).
"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” airs on SPIKE Saturday, Avril 16 à 10 p.m. ET/PT, tandis que "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” airs at a special start time of 8 p.m. HE / 7 h, heure. CT, which is immediately followed by the debut of "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " à 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan Couture à "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” to kickoff 2016, Patricky “Pitbull” will look to extend his current winning streak when he takes on the debuting Kevin Souza.
A member of the Blackzilians, the 31-year-old has been victorious in 10 de son dernier 11 fights as a professional and put together an impressive 3-1 run with the UFC. The multi-time, post-fight bonus award winner has a knack for the spectacular, avec 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 en dehors de 15 victories ending before reaching the judges’ tableaux de bord. The Salvador native has competed exclusively at 145-pounds, but due to the fight being on short notice, Souza will step up and compete against “Pitbull” au léger.
Henry Corrales continues his run of never turning down a fight in Bellator MMA, after agreeing to fight Patricio “Pitbull.” The fight will be Corrales’ third in the Viacom-owned promotion, after bouts against current featherweight titlist Daniel Straus and newly re-signed contender Emanuel Sanchez. A former King of the Cage bantamweight champion, “OK” has finished 10 de son 12 wins as a pro.
Complete "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” Main Card:
Bellator MMA Lightweight Main Event: Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) vs. Edimilson “Kevin” Souza (15-4)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Alessio Sakara (17-11) vs. Brian Rogers (12-8)
Bellator MMA plume Feature Bout: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Anastasia Yankova (2-0) vs. Anjela Pink (Début)
Bellator MMA Bout de fonctionnalités poids plume: Daniele Miceli (2-0) vs. Daniel Scatizzi (6-2)
Complete "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” Main Card:
Bellator MMA Welterweight Monde Titre Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)
Bellator MMA plume Co-Main Event: Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) vs. Henry Corrales (12-2)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature Bout: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)
Bellator MMA Léger Feature Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)
À propos de Bellator MMA:
Bellator MMA est une organisation d'arts martiaux mixtes de premier plan mettant en vedette plusieurs des meilleurs combattants dans le monde. Sous la direction du vétéran promoteur de lutte Scott Coker, Bellator est disponible à près de 500 millions de foyers à travers le monde dans plus de 140 pays. Aux États-Unis, Bellator peut être vu sur Spike, le leader de la télévision MMA. Bellator MMA est composé d'une équipe de direction qui comprend les meilleurs professionnels de l'industrie de la production télévisuelle, l'orchestration d'événements en direct, développement de chasse / relations, achats lieu, la création de parrainage / développement, licences internationales, commercialisation, publicité, publicité et des relations. Bellator est basée à Santa Monica, Californie et appartenant géant du divertissement Viacom, maison pour les marques de divertissement de premier plan dans le monde qui se connectent avec le public grâce à un contenu attrayant pour la télévision, film, plates-formes en ligne et mobiles.
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About Oktagon:
Carlo Di Blasi created Oktagon in 1996. At its beginning the show was dedicated to free fight, the name that was given initially to MMA (Arts martiaux mixtes). Other disciplines such as Kickboxing, Muay Thai and Savate were gradually added from the early 2000’s onwards. During the last 20 years Oktagon has reached a huge popularity, both in Italy and abroad, creating many superstars in the process including Bellator welterweight Paul Daley as well as The Petrosyan brothers (Giorgio et Armen), Van Roosmalen Robin, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven et Artem Levin.