DUBLIN, IRELAND. (דעצעמבער. 15, 2016) – The official weigh-ins for both"בעללאַטאָר 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” און “BAMMA 27”took place this afternoon at the 1878 club inside 3Arena in Dublin, ירעלאַנד. The competitors are now ready for actionמאָרגןat 3Arena, with the event airing on SPIKE at9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט.
The Spike-televised main card will be highlighted by a heavyweight main event pitting“King Mo” (19-5, 1 נק) against Olympic Judo Gold Medalistסאַטאָשי ישיי (14-6-1). דערצו, אַנטאַני טיילער (1-1) will look to quite the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’s ownJames Gallagher (4-0) in a featherweight co-main clash.
In addition to a full card of Bellator action, ticketholders will also have the unique opportunity to experience an additional fight card from Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, באַממאַ. The bantamweight belt will be on the line at “BAMMA 27,” asTom Duquesnoy(13-1, 1 נק) און Alan Philpott(16-8) prepare to duke it out for the division gold.
"בעללאַטאָר 169: King Mo vs. Ishii”takes place inside 3Arena in Dublin, ירעלאַנד, and will air free on SPIKE at9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט.
"בעללאַטאָר 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” Card: (SPIKE TV –9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט)
DUBLIN (דעצעמבער 14, 2016) – Two of the top MMA promotions in the world, Bellator and BAMMA have joined forces to deliver an early Christmas gift for MMA fans everywhere with a unique doubleheader event at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland thisפרייַטיק, דעצעמבער. 16.
Despite the cold and rainy weather in Dublin, the main and co-main event fighters turned up the heat at the Official Fight Week Press Conference for the co-promoted event inside the Gibson Hotel. בעללאַטאָר ממאַ פּרעזידענט סקאַט קאָקערtook center stage alongside BAMMA CEODavid Green, and the two were flanked by“Bellator 169”combatantsמלך מאָ(19-5, 1 נק) און סאַטאָשי ישיי (14-6-1) צוזאמען מיט James Gallagher (4-0), און אַנטאַני טיילער (14-2), as well as BAMMA main eventersTom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 נק) און Alan Philpott (16-8), אַ Chris Fields (11-7-1), ווער נעמט אויף Andrew Clamp (8-1, 1 נק).
Below are several transcribed quotes from the press conference.
מלך מאָ:
“The cold weather (in Ireland) gets me, you know what I’m saying. But it’s gonna be hot in the venue, because I’m gonna bring the heat.” It’s gonna be action packed. I’m ready to scrap.”
“I’m shocked (by the support from the Irish fans). I came here to do PR last time and everyone was cool, but this time around its been even better. I went to Nandos (chicken restaurant) and got hooked up with like $70 worth of food. If y’all haven’t eaten at Nandos yet I suggest you try it out because that place is good.”
(To Ishii)
“Don’t run around the cage. Fight me square, entertain the fans, and put on a good show.”
“All the people out there, ya’ll better tune in and watch me kick and beat Ishii’s a** out the cage.”
סאַטאָשי ישיי:
“It’s an honor to fight in Dublin. I’m looking forward to the fight, איך בין יקסייטאַד, and I will do my best.”
James Gallagher:
“At the end of the day I can say whatever I want and he can say whatever he wants, אָבער, you step in there and none of that means jack s***. It’s a fight between me and him, און אַז ס אַלע וואָס ענינים, and I’ll come out the winner.
“I literally do not care about him. I just care about me and what I’m going to do. I’m just going to go in there and smash his face in and that’s that. Simple answer.”
“Everything he is saying is a load of old bullsh**. Tune inאויף פרייטאגnight and you’ll see who’s going to the hospital after.”
“It’s amazing to fight in your own country and right here in the 3Arena. Walking out into that crowd, that feeling of pride is something you will always remember for the rest of your life.”
אַנטאַני טיילער:
“Oh man, everything is going my way. The fact that I’ve got him, one-on-one, with the pretty one, it’s going tremendously fine. The atmosphere in Ireland is so beautiful. The weather, the women…oh my gosh the women! This is cuddling season
and I’m on Tinder just swiping right.
“I’m excited for the opportunity to showcase my skills. Everyone is looking at me as the underdog and saying this is a test. This ain’t no test, this is finals, and guess what? He’s going to fail.”
“I’m going to shock the worldאויף פרייטאג, and let them know who the hell is Anthony Pretty Boy Taylor, the most electrifying man in Bellator MMA. That’s what’s up, and I’m going to put on a show for all the people out there.”
“I get a lot of criticism, but I’ve also got a lot of Irish fans, just as much as he’s got, so it doesn’t matter to me. I don’t have the pressure, it’s on him. I’m coming here to do my thing. אויב איך פאַרלירן, I suck it up like a man. But if I win, I’m gonna be a superstar. I already know I’m going to win, he can’t stop me.”
סקאַט קאָקער
“We’ve been on the road quite a bit this year with 25 פייץ, 28 if you include kickboxing. This is something that David and I started talking about a year ago. It’s been seamless and a lot of fun. David’s been a great partner to work with, BAMMA’s been great.”
“We’ve been following this league for a couple years now. We know that they’re the powerhouse here in the UK and were happy to team up with them and bring our top fighters.”
“This is going to be a great show that is going to be televised all over the world. It will be on SPIKE UK, which airs here in Ireland as wellאויף שבת בייַ 11 פּ.ם. היגע צייַט, as well as on SPIKE in the United States at9 פּ.ם. און. It will also air in 140 countries around the world, so this is an event that brings worldwide recognition to this event here in Ireland, and we’re very proud to be here.”
(Is this somewhat of a scouting mission for youאויף פרייטאג?)
“The mission statement of the company is to bring the best fighters in the world to Bellator. So we’re going to be watching very closely I know there is some great talent here, and I’m excited to watch it and see what the future holds.”
(On the event coming together)
“David (גרין) and I became friends a little more than a year ago, and has a big television producing background, and he’s done stuff for Spike and Viacom in the past. He’s a very big producer here in the United Kingdom. But as far as coming together, if you look at the background of Strikeforce or even before that in kickboxing, we were never opposed to having fighters in one organization against fighters in another organization. In the earliest parts of the Strikeforce career in MMA, we sent Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson (צווישן אנדערע) to Pride against some of the Japanese fighters and they sent over (Shinya) Aoki, (Tatsuya) Kawajiri and some of the best fighters they had. צו מיר, this is what martial arts is all about. We should have more events like this where top guys from different leagues compete against each other to find out who the best is. We’re not going to be opposed to that. That’s always been our philosophy
(On doing it again)
“That’s something David and I will talk about once this is over. We both individually have a big schedule for next year. We (בעללאַטאָר) are going to go to more international events and more cities across the world. We are going to go to Latin America next year with shows on Mexico and Brazil.
“So we are going to have an exciting schedule to announce soon. דעם (Dublin event) is something that has worked out fantastic. The schedule and the timing was perfect. The door is always going to be open, these guys are a great partner and have been fantastic to work with and we look forward to doing more events.”
EVENT INFO
BAMMA and Bellator MMA will hold a unique doubleheader event in Dublin, Ireland thisפרייַטיק, דעצעמבער. 16, which will feature multiple BAMMA world title bouts and an incredible Bellator MMA heavyweight main event rematch pitting“King Mo” קעגן סאַטאָשי ישיי. But before our‘Bellator 169’ און ‘BAMMA 27’competitors meet inside the cage, join us for an afternoon of verbal submissions at the official press conference inside The Gibson Hotel in Dublin.
אויך אויף פרייטאג נאַכט, אַנטאַני טיילערenters enemy territory with a featherweight bout against Northern Ireland’s ownJames Gallagher. Also hailing from Ireland, Brian Moorewill look to take advantage of the home crowd when he faces off againstדניאל וועיטשעל. The BAMMA bantamweight belt will be on the line at“BAMMA 27,” ווי Tom DuquesnoychallengesAlan Philpottfor the division gold. Lastly, the stacked event features a featherweight world title fight pitting former Bellator competitorsRonnie Mann קעגן מארטין סטאַפּלעטאָן.
NEW WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT ADDED TO THE LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR
סאַנטאַ מאָניקאַ, קאַליף (דעצעמבער 12, 2016) – After an incredible year that saw Bellator MMA host events in international territories all around the globe, it is only fitting that the promotion’s year-ending event, "בעללאַטאָר 169: King Mo vs. Ishii," נעמט אָרט דעם פרייַטיק, דעצעמבער 16at the 3Arena in Dublin, ירעלאַנד.
Shortly after her fight againstHelen Harper (4-1) was announced, Bruna Vargas(2-1) has withdrawn from the bout due to injury. Harper will be paid her show money and a new women’s featherweight bout has been added to the SPIKE-televised card between undefeated fightersSinead Kavanagh(3-0) און Elina Kallionidou(5-0).
The Spike-televised main card will be highlighted by a heavyweight main event pitting“King Mo” (19-5, 1 נק) against Olympic Judo Gold Medalist סאַטאָשי ישיי (14-6-1). דערצו, a pair of anticipated featherweight scraps will seeאַנטאַני טיילער (1-1) look to quiet the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’sJames Gallagher (4-0) און, ירעלאַנד ס Brian Moore(9-4) take on the always-game דניאל וועיטשעל (37-9).
טיקקעץ פֿאַר "בעללאַטאָר 169: King Mo vs. Ishii”are on sale now and start at 35€ atBellator.com, Ticketmaster.ieand the 3Arena Box Office. The event can be seen free on SPIKE at9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, and will be immediately followed by"בעללאַטאָר קיקקבאָקסינג: Florence.”
Fighting out of Straight Blast Gym (SBG) אין דובלין, “KO” Kavanagh has fought all three of her professional bouts with BAMMA, and has earned her nickname bye scoring two knockouts in her first three fights. Kavanagh fought in BAMMA’s first-ever women’s fight, and ended her opponent’s night in just 17 סעקונדעס. Originally slated to compete in a bantamweight fight against Eeva Siiskonen (5-4-2) on the BAMMA portion of this co-promoted night of fights, Kavanagh now moves up in weight to face Kallionidou under the Bellator banner.
אין בלויז 18 יאָרן פון עלטער, Kallionidou has already made a name for herself in her home country Greece, where she holds the Cage Survivor women’s featherweight title. Incredibly, “Gunner” started her professional career off with a bang, scoring a first-round TKO just a month after her 16טה געבוירנ-טאָג. זינט דעמאָלט, the Greek fighter has gone 5-0, מיט דרייַ קנאָקקאָוץ. The fight this Friday night, will be her first fight outside of Greece.
In addition to a full card of Bellator action, ticketholders will also have the unique opportunity to experience an additional fight card from Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, באַממאַ. The bantamweight belt will be on the line at “BAMMA 27,” asTom Duquesnoy(13-1, 1 נק) און Alan Philpott(16-8) prepare to duke it out for the division gold. Lastly, the stacked event features a featherweight world title fight pitting former Bellator competitorsRonnie Mann(25-8-1) קעגן מארטין סטאַפּלעטאָן (18-4).
גאַנץ "בעללאַטאָר 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” Main Card:
FLORENCE, איטאליע — (דעצעמבער 9, 2016) — Following weigh-insאויף פרייטאגmorning from Grand Hotel Mediterraneo in the capital city of Tuscany, all 10 competitors fighting during the main card of“בעללאַטאָר 168: Sakara vs. בעלטראַן” are now ready to competeמאָרגן נאַכט בייַ 4 פּ.ם. און/3 פּ.ם. קאָרט, LIVE and FREE on SPIKE.
The mixed martial arts portion of action is headlined by a light heavyweight main event contest featuring Italy’s ownאַלעססיאָ סאַקאַראַ (18-11, 2 נק), ווער וועט נעמען אויף דזשאָוי בעלטראַן (17-13, 1 נק). דערצו, יוחנן סאָלטער (12-3) מיץ Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4) אין אַ מידאַלווייט באַוט, פיליפּע לינס (10-1) competes againstKleber Raimundo Silva (12-7), יאַמאַוטשי אַרויף (20-3) returns to lightweight action againstמירסעאַ וואַלעריו (12-3), און און רות (1-0)קוקט צו בלייַבן ונדעפעאַטעד אין 2016 on short notice againstEmanuele Palombi(5-2)
See below for complete weights and photos from today’s weigh-in proceedings.
December rolls on with another stuffed edition of the FNU Combat Sports Show.
We feature an important interview with Bellator MMA Fighterדניאל וועיטשעלat the end of the broadcast. Weichel will be fighting next week atבעללאַטאָר 169. During the rest of the show we recap past events and discuss the Fighter Organization effort at length. טאָם, Tony and Rich cover a variety of scheduled events and results from last week. We detail and preview all the major matches in boxing and mixed martial arts.
סאַנטאַ מאָניקאַ, קאַליף. — (דעצעמבער 8, 2016) – A featherweight showdown pittingגעאָרגי קאַראַכאַניאַן (26-6-1) קעגן עממאַנועל סאַנטשעז (13-3) has been added to the main card of"בעללאַטאָר 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” אויף יאַנואַר 21, 2017inside The Forum in Los Angeles, קאַליף.
Tickets for this monumental event start at $36 און זענען אויף פאַרקויף איצט בייַ Bellator.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Karakhanyan delivered one of the most spectacular performances of his 10-year career at"בעללאַטאָר 160: הענדערסאָן ווס. פּיטבולל," ווען ער נאַקט אויס באַבאַ דזשענקינס נאָר 53 seconds into the contest. Karakhanyan then followed that victory up with another early stoppage, ending Kirill Medvedovsky’s evening via TKO just3:40into the first frame at"בעללאַטאָר 164: קאָרעשקאָוו ווס. לייַם 2.” With 20 פון זיין 26 career wins coming by way of stoppage, “Insane” looks to add to that total and finish “El Matador,” something nobody has been able to accomplish.
“El Matador” will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, a promotion with which the 26-year-old has had much success to date. אַ געבוירענער פון מילוואָקי, Wisconsin, where he trains at the famed Roufusport gym, Sanchez is riding a recent string of success, having won nine of his last 11 קאַנטעס, including three of the past four. Six of Sanchez’s 13 career victories have come by way of knockout or submission, with five of the finishes ending in the opening frame. Sanchez was supposed to compete againstאַ.דזש. מאַקי בייַ "בעללאַטאָר 167: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo 2,”but was forced out of the bout after suffering multiple muscle strains during training. Since signing with Bellator MMA, “El Matador” has competed against a who’s who of talent, facing names the likes of: פּאַט קורראַן, דזשאַסטין לאָראַנס, הענרי קאָרראַלעס, און דניאל וועיטשעל.
The fight joins a main card that is headlined by a legendary clash between veteransטיטאָ אָרטיז (18-12-1) און טשאַעל סאָננען (28-14-1). דערצו, Ralek Gracie (3-0) קעגן היסאַקי קאַטאָ (7-2) will also be featured on the main card, as will what promises to be an absolute slugfest, ווען פאולוס דיילי (38-14-2) מיץ ברעננאַן קעסטקינד (14-4). The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
ופּדאַטעד "בעללאַטאָר 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” Main Card:
סאַנטאַ מאָניקאַ, קאַליף (דעצעמבער. 6, 2016) – It was announced today that one of MMA’s hottest prospects, און רות (1-0), will waste no time continuing to build his resume, as he fightsEmanuele Palombi (5-2) for his second fight in as many months. The bout takes placeדעם פרייטיק בייַ "בעללאַטאָר 168: Sakara vs. בעלטראַן," אויף דעצעמבער. 10from the Mandela Forum in Florence and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at4pm עט/פּט.
אין בלויז 26 יאר אַלט, Ruth is looking to pave the way for the other members of “The New Breed,"a group of highly accomplished wrestlers who have all signed to fight under the Bellator MMA banner including: Joey Davis (1-0), Tyrell Fortune (1-0), Jarod Trice (1-0) ווי געזונט ווי אהרן פּיקאָ און Romero Cotton– the last of which have yet to make their highly anticipated professional debuts. Before he was a three-time National Champion and four-time All-American wrestler at Penn State University, Ruth attended the world-renown Blair Academy in Susquehanna Township, פּאַ, where he was the top-ranked recruit in the nation for his weight class. Having achieved great success at every stage of competition throughout his life, Ruth aspires to have the Bellator middleweight gold around his waist before long. After making the move across the country to Fresno, קאַליף., where he now trains at Dethrone Basecamp with other Bellator MMA fighters likeדזשאָש קאָסטשעקק און קריס האָנייקוטט, Ruth made his professional MMA debut just last month onנאוועמבער. 4, when he finished Dustin Collins-Miles with strikes at3:19 אין דער ערשטער קייַלעכיק.
Ruth now faces Rome’s Palombi, a seven-fight veteran with five victories including three KO’s and one submission. Ruth, who is taking the fight on less than a week’s notice, must quickly learn how to tune out a hometown crowd, who will certainly be heavily in favor of the Italian fighter.
The evening is highlighted by a main event featuring Italy’s most renowned mixed martial artistאַלעססיאָ סאַקאַראַ (18-11, 2 נק), who will duke it out withJoey “The Mexicutioner” Beltran (17-13, 1 נק) in a light heavyweight main event. Other Bellator MMA competitors will also be in action, אַרייַנגערעכנט יוחנן סאָלטער (12-3), יאַמאַוטשי אַרויף (31-9) און פיליפּע לינס(10-1).
The Bellator Kickboxing brand will also be on display in Italy with a card that features a female flyweight rematch betweenDenise Kielholtz(45-3) און Gloria Peritore (11-1-1), but this time, a world title will be on the line. "בעללאַטאָר קיקקבאָקסינג: Florence”will also include a lightweight clash betweenGiorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 נק) and British kickboxing championJordan Watson (48-11-2), a middleweight matchup pittingדזשאָו שילינג (19-9) קעגן Victorio Lermano (30-7), a welterweight contest pairingLuca Novello (22-4-2) מיט Karim Ghajji (96-13-1), און Kevin Ross(31-9) וועט טרעפן Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) אין אַ לייטווייט קאַמף. "בעללאַטאָר קיקקבאָקסינג: Florence”airsפרייַטיק, דעצעמבער. 16 בייַ 11:15 pm עט, immediately following"בעללאַטאָר 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”
BANTAMWEIGHT FEATURE FIGHT PITTING SHAY WALSH AGAINST LUIZ TOSTA ALSO ADDED TO MAIN CARD ONדעצעמבער. 16
סאַנטאַ מאָניקאַ, קאַליף (דעצעמבער 5, 2016) – Injuries to bothPaul Redmond און Bruna Ellenhave led to new opponents forדניאל וועיטשעל (37-9) און Helen Harper (4-1) אויף דעצעמבער 16. Weichel will now face Ireland nativeBrian Moore (9-4) אין אַ פעאַטהערוועיגהט באַוט, while Harper will be challenged byBruna Vargas (2-1) in a flyweight fight at 3Arena in Dublin, ירעלאַנד. לעסאָף, a bantamweight bout pittingShay Walsh (14-4) קעגן Luiz Tosta (9-2) puts a stamp on the main card of"בעללאַטאָר 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”
The Spike-televised main card will be highlighted by a heavyweight main event pitting“King Mo” (19-5, 1 נק) against Olympic Judo Gold Medalistסאַטאָשי ישיי (14-6-1). דערצו, אַנטאַני טיילער (1-1) will look to quiet the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’sJames Gallagher (4-0) in a featherweight clash.
טיקקעץ פֿאַר "בעללאַטאָר 169: King Mo vs. Ishii”are on sale now and start at 35€ atBellator.com, Ticketmaster.ieand the 3Arena Box Office. The event can be seen free on SPIKE at9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט.
In addition to a full card of Bellator action, ticket holders will also have the unique opportunity to experience an additional fight card from Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, באַממאַ. The bantamweight belt will be on the line at “BAMMA 27,” asTom Duquesnoy(13-1, 1 נק) און Alan Philpott(16-8) prepare to duke it out for division gold.
Fighting out of Lancaster, ענגלאַנד, Walsh will be making his Bellator MMA debut and against the savvy veteran Tosta. Dating back to 2014, Walsh has accrued four victories over his past five contests, including a brutal knockout of Gaz Pilot at“BAMMA 21: DeVent vs. Kone.”Of his 14 career wins, nine have come by way of knockout or submission, making it easy to picture another explosive attack out of the gates by Walsh. After competing in the 145-pound division for the first 15 fights of his professional career, Walsh made the move down to the bantamweight division, where he has strung together wins in two of his first three appearances.
The 36-year-old Tosta enters the bout riding a recent string of success that includes victories in seven of his last eight contests with one draw. Hailing from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tosta will be making his second appearance under the Bellator MMA umbrella, after recording the aforementioned draw in his promotional debut earlier this year at“Bellator 158.”With each of his nine career victories coming by way of submission, seven of which occurred in the first round, it’s clear that Tosta will once again look for the early takedown and finish his opponent.
Filling in for the injured Redmond is Brian Moore, as he enters the cage riding a current two-fight winning streak and a blossoming career that is ready to take off. The 29-year-old Moore has won five of his last seven contests, including a trio of first round victories, highlighted by a vicious knockout that came just2:30into his bout earlier in the year. Of his nine career wins, Moore has finished seven of his victims, making him a tall task for the wily veteran Weichel. A native of Wexford, ירעלאַנד, “The Pikeman” will not have to travel far for his upcoming showdown with one of Bellator MMA’s most proven veterans, as “The Weasel” will enter hostile territory for this face-off.
Replacing Ellen is the always dangerous Bruna Vargas, who will square off with Harper in search of her first win under the direction of Bellator MMA. The 27-year-old Vargas has recorded two wins over three contests, since making her professional debut in 2013. Hailing from Porto Alegre, Brazil, the Team Nogueira prospect hopes to redeem herself with a promising performance against another stiff opponent in Harper.
גאַנץ "בעללאַטאָר 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” Main Card:
טהאַקקערוויללע, גוט. (דעצעמבער. 3, 2016) – In the evening’s bantamweight main event, דאַרריאָן קאָלדוועל (10-1) redeemed himself with a decisive unanimous decision (30-27 קס 3) געווינען איבער Joe Taimanglo (23-7-1). The three-round battle capped off Bellator MMA’s massive doubleheader at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, גוט.
מיט די געווינען, Caldwell improves his record in the Bellator MMA cage to 7-1 and opens the door for a bantamweight world title clash with current division championEduardo דאַנטאַס. “דודו,” אַוואַדע, protected his belt just last night with a one-sided affair againstדזשאָו וואָראַן in the first night of the promotion’s epic doubleheader.
נאָך דעם קאַמף, Caldwell and Dantas exchanged words inside the cage, as “The Wolf” announced his desire for the belt: “I look forward to fighting you. It’s been a long time coming.”
Featherweight Co-Main Event Lives up to Hype as Teixeira Outlasts Lawrence
עס גענומען 15 minutes to determine a winner, אָבער אין די סוף יוחנן טעיקסעיראַ (21-1-2) notched a unanimous decision victory (29-28, 30-27 x2) איבער דזשאַסטין לאָראַנס (9-4) אויף שבת נאַכט. The Brazilian veteran peppered away with a combination of jabs and kicks that severely damaged Lawrence’s lead leg throughout the bout. “Macapa” continues to dominate the featherweight division, earning victories in nine of his last 10 קאַנטעס, including one draw. Since joining the Scott Coker-led promotion in 2014, Teixeira has won each of his four fights, maintaining his position among the 145-pound elite.
Flyweight Marathon Ends in Unanimous Decision Victory for Undefeated MacFarlane
Following three hard-fought rounds inside WinStar World Casino, Ilima-Lei MacFarlane (5-0) emerged victorious with a (30-27, 29-28 x2) געווינען איבער Emily Ducote (4-2). McFarlane was able to withstand an early barrage of strikes from Ducote, preserving her unblemished professional mark. “The Ilimanator” relied heavily on her accurate striking, as the 26-year-old Californian landed a remarkable 68% of her punches thrown. For the budding star Ducote, the loss is just her first of the year, following four consecutive victories to begin her campaign.
Njokuani Upsets Fialho With a Bang, Hands Portuguese Superstar First Loss of Career
In the first Spike-televised bout of the evening, טשידי נדזשאָקואַני (16-4, 1 נק) delivered a brutal first round knockout againstAndre Fialho(7-1) that came just 21 seconds into the contest. A flurry of Njokuani punches sent Fialho to the canvas and the 27-year-old took care of the rest. Dating back to 2012, “Chidi Bang Bang” has recorded wins in 11of his last 12 bouts and extends his current winning streak to seven. Of Njokuani’s 16 קאַריערע וויקטאָריעס, 10 have come by way of knockout, making him one of the most feared strikers in the stacked welterweight division. The young Portuguese star Fialho tastes defeat for the first time in his career and will look to redeem himself at the start of the new year.
טהאַקקערוויללע, גוט. (דעצעמבער. 2, 2016) — Despite receiving a point-deduction for a low kick in the fifth and final round, Eduardo דאַנטאַס (19-4) was impeccable on the feet during his rematch withדזשאָו וואָראַן (14-6) בייַ “Bellator 166”אויף פרייטאג, peppering Warren with jabs for 25-minutes and earning a majority decision (47-47, 49-44, 48-46) in front of a packed house at WinStar Resort and Casino.
With the loss, Warren’s bid for a third Bellator MMA title reign ended, as he was unable to secure a takedown throughout the main event bout. “The World’s Baddest Man” had never lost a fight that went to the judges’ scorecards untilפרייַטיק, ווייַלע “דודו” rectified the defeat he took against Warren at“Bellator 128.”
נאָך דעם קאַמף, Dantas dedicated his victory to the families of those affected by the deadly plane crash suffered by the Chapecoense Soccer Team in Brazil last week. The victory now sets the stage forמאָרגן נאַכט ס “Bellator 167” געשעעניש, which pitsJoe Taimanglo קעגן דאַרריאָן קאָלדוועל.
McKee Overcomes Adversity, Remains Undefeated with Impressive Ground-and-Pound Victory
In the evening’s featherweight co-main event, אַ.דזש. מאַקי (6-0) came from behind to defeatRay האלץ (7-3) with a unanimous decision triumph (29-27, 30-25, 30-27). McKee was tested early in the opening round, as Wood landed multiple blows that sent McKee flying to the canvas. אָבער, McKee was able to stay the course and answered the bell, convincingly dominating Wood during the final two frames. Wood becomes just the first of McKee’s six victims to make it out of the first round, forcing the 21-year-old “Mercenary” into his first-ever decision. Fighting out of Long Beach, קאַליף., McKee proclaimed his desire to compete on the upcoming"בעללאַטאָר 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen”super-card after the win, calling out his previously scheduled opponentעממאַנועל סאַנטשעז.
Galvao Edges Davis for Split Decision win in Bantamweight Thriller
In a night highlighted by a pair of phenomenal bantamweight matchups, Marcos גאַלוואַאָ (18-7-1) was able to squeak out a tightly fought contest withק.ר.. דייוויס (23-8), emerging victorious with a split decision win (29-28 x2, 28-29). A 12-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, Galvao earned his eighth victory under the promotion’s direction and first of his 2016 קאַמפּיין. “Loro” seems to be finding his groove, tallying victories in five of his past six contests. For Davis, the loss is just his second since joining the Scott Coker-led promotion in 2014.
Chris Honeycutt Delivers Flawless Performance – Rewarded With Unanimous Decision Victory
אין די עפן באַוט פון “בעללאַטאָר 166,“קריס האָנייקוטט (9-1, 1 נק) brought a rowdy Thackerville crowd to their feet throughout the course of a one-sided middleweight affair, דיפיטינג בן רעיטער (17-2-1) דורך יונאַנאַמאַס באַשלוס (30-26, 30-25 x2). An early knee, coupled with a ruthless combination of blows opened a sizeable gash on the side of Reiter’s head, forcing the 29-year-old New Yorker to take some chances. The win is Honeycutt’s second consecutive victory at 185-pounds, opening the door in what is currently a wide open division. For Reiter, the loss is just the second of his career, the first of which also came at WinStar Resort and Casino.
