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"Bellator 150: Гальван В.С.. DANTAS 2’ THIS FRIDAY – UPDATED FIGHT CARD INFORMATION

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SANTA MONICA, Халіф. (Лютого 22, 2015) - У цю п'ятницю, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion Маркос "Лоро" Гальван (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, Едуардо "Дуду" Dantas (17-4) в "Bellator 150: Гальван проти. Dantas 2.

 

The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this П'ятниця, Лютого 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Коннектикут, в той час як попередні поєдинки транслюватимуть в прямому ефірі на Bellator.com і Bellator Mobile App. Квитки на "Bellator 150: Гальван проти. Dantas 2 " які починаються всього $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, а також у касах Канзас Зірка Арена.

 

In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Шейх Конго (23-10-2) проти Вініцій Кейруш (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Крім того, на карті, Кендалл Гроув (22-15) бере на себе Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), рідний улюблений Девід Rickels (16-4, 1 Північна Кароліна) will return to action against Боббі Купер (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), який бере на себе Rebecca Ruth (5-1).

 

"Вони,"Хто боровся за всесвітньо відомих рекламних подібні World Extreme Cagefighting і Shooto починаючи з 2003, боротимуться за 11ї раз під прапором Bellator MMA. 34-річний є в даний час в розпал чотири перемог поспіль і стала переможцем у семи з останніх восьми обрізків. У своїй останній прогулянці, Гальван закінчив Джо Уоррен на "Bellator 135: Уоррен проти. Гальван " via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.

 

Тим часом, Dantas будуть шукати, щоб повторити успіх він мав проти Гальван в їх першій зустрічі, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Майк Richman одноголосним рішенням суддів у "Bellator 137: Хелсі проти. Роща ". Bellator сезон 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Жовтень 23.

 

Kongo will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, looking to add to his impressive promotional mark of 5-2. The Parisian native has fought a who’s who in the mixed martial arts landscape, with notable wins against Mirko Cro Cop, Pat Barry, Мітріон, and Alexander Volkov already on his record. In his last outing – which just so happened to be inside the Kansas Star Arena — Kongo impressively defeated Volkov via unanimous decision.

 

After nearly two years out of action, Queiroz returned to the Bellator MMA cage against Евертон Тейшейра на "Bellator 139: Конго проти. Волков," defeating his fellow Brazilian opponent via second round arm-triangle choke. “Spartan” hopes to plant the seeds for a busy 2016 with the matchup against Kongo, where a win can undoubtedly place him in the midst of the heavyweight title picture.

 

Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Джої Белтран на "Bellator 143: Уоррен проти. Девіс," у вересні. The winner of“The Ultimate Fighter: 3," has fought professionally since 2003 for promotions all around the world, notably ProElite and UFC. This will be “Da Spyder’s” sixth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner as he hopes to climb back towards a 185-pound title shot – he competed for the gold last year against Брендон Хелсі.

 

A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” France has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated Бен Рейтер the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: Като проти. Манхуф ". It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"З 12 з його 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.

 

A Bellator MMA event in Mulvane, Kansas just wouldn’t be the same without “The Caveman,” who will return to action for the first time since competing against Майкл Чандлер в минулому листопаді. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, будь то на його шляху до клітки, або коли він приймає на Хто є хто в Bellator MMA легкий таланту. The 27-year-old will be making his 16їappearance under the promotional banner.

 

The last time Bobby Cooper fought inside the Kansas Star Arena, he took home a closely contested split decision victory over“Bellator 147” co-headliner Пабло Villaseca. Зараз, “Super Duper” will look to move to 3-0 under the Bellator MMA banner when he faces Rickels in hostile territory. It’s worth noting that the Missouri native has only lost twice in his last eight MMA appearances.

 

Hailing from Ukraine, Ovchynnikova will enter the fray fresh off a new exclusive, multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA. “Hunter” has previously fought the likes of Joanne Calderwood and at only 28-years-old has already competed professionally since 2006. Зараз, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Лютого 26 against a tough foe in Ruth.

 

“Becky” Ruth was undefeated in 2015, winning all three of her matchups by technical knockout under the Shamrock Fighting Championships banner. The lone loss on the Missouri native’s record came against Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger, via controversial split decision.

 

 

Повний "Bellator 150: Гальван проти. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Маркос Гальван (17-6-1) проти. Едуардо Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Шейх Конго (23-10-2) проти. Вініцій Кейруш (8-3)

Bellator MMA Легка вага Функція Бута: Дейв Rickels (16-4, 1 Північна Кароліна) проти. Боббі Купер (12-5)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Кендалл Гроув (22-15) проти. Франциско Франція (13-3-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) проти. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)

 

Попереднє Card:

Bellator MMA в суперважкій Особливість Бута: David Hammons (1-1) проти. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) проти. Григорій Бабене (16-11)

Bellator MMA середня вага Характеристика Бута: Manny Meraz (7-1) проти. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator MMA вага Особливість Бут: Гастон Рейно (5-0) проти. Чука Вілліс (6-2)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) проти. Julian Marquez (2-0)

Bellator MMA Легка вага Функція Бута: Marcio Navarro (14-11) проти. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator MMA вага Особливість Бут: Thai Clark (5-0) проти. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA Легка вага Функція Бута: Jason Witt (7-2) проти. Jonathan Gary (11-6)

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Груди 5000 Statement on Post-Fight Condition

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Statement from the Harris Family:

 

The Harris Family would like to inform Dada’s friends and fans that Dada is ok and resting comfortably in a Houston area Hospital under the care of an incredible staff of doctors and nurses.

The doctors have now informed us that Dada had accumulated extremely high levels of potassium in his blood which led to severe dehydration, fatigue and renal failure. The high potassium levels were likely caused by his 40lbs weight loss in preparation for the fight.

Thanks to the EMTs and doctors, Dada is now recovering nicely.

Dada showed the heart of a lion in the cage- not backing down throughout. He worked extremely hard preparing for the fight and stepped forward for 3 rounds against a tough veteran. He kept digging through the adversity- leaving it all in the cage for his fans and supporters. You can never take that away from him.

We’d like to thank all those who have supported Dada as well as express our sincere appreciation to Scott Coker, and the good people at BELLATOR and Spike who have been on-site to visit Dada and support the family.

We ask for the public and media to respect Dada’s privacy as he recovers.

 

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BELLATOR MMA RETURNS HOME TO SAN JOSE, КАЛИФОРНИЯ. ON MAY 14 WITH KING MO VS. PHIL DAVIS AND MICHAEL CHANDLER VS. JOSH THOMSON IN TOW

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Х'юстон, TEXAS (Лютого, 19) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce its next tentpole event, "Bellator 154: Девіс проти. Король Мо,” which will emanate from the SAP Center in San Jose, Каліфорнія., травня 14 and air LIVE on SPIKE.

 

A light heavyweight bout to determine the No. 1 contender for Liam McGeary’s (11-0) title will anchor the card, коли Мухаммед "Король Мо" Лаваль(19-4, 1 Північна Кароліна) відповідає Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (15-3, 1 Північна Кароліна) in a contest that was supposed to decide the victor of the 205-pound tournament at"Bellator MMA: Динаміт 1. "

 

But that’s not all –

 

The evening’s co-main event will feature a fight that mixed martial arts fans and media members have yearned for since Джош Томсон (22-8, 1 Північна Кароліна) chose to sign with Bellator MMA last year. “The Real Punk” will meet longtime lightweight standout "Залізний" Майкл Чандлер (14-3) who’s fresh off a new longterm contract extension with the Scott Coker-led promotion.

 

Tickets for this MMA supershow start at $30 і надійде в продаж П'ятниця, Лютого 26 на 10 a.m. в Bellator.com, as well as SAP Center Box Office and Ticketmaster. Bellator Nation Presale offer will begin Wednesday February 24.

 

To reach this point, both Lawal and Davis had to dispatch of multiple opponents over the course of one night to win two separate tournaments. Lawal most recently was victorious in a light heavyweight tournament for Rizin FF in Japan, beating Brett McDermott, Теодор Високий, and Jiri Prochazka, running his current winning streak to seven-fights.

 

For Davis, his Bellator MMA debut came in September, when he ran through both Емануель Ньютон і Френсіс Carmont enroute to winning the tourney at "Bellator MMA: Динаміт 1. " The 31-year-old Alliance MMA product was slated to face “King Mo” in the final of the bracket, but Lawal suffered a broken rib that forced the fight to be delayed.

 

Chandler and Thomson have seemingly been on a collision course since Thomson entered the Bellator MMA fray, mainly due to a barrage of questions to both men that revolved around the other and when/if they would eventually meet inside the cage.

 

After racking up two wins – both in San Jose – against Майк Bronzoulis і Пабло Villaseca, Thomson, a member of American Kickboxing Academy, has his sights set on a matchup with the 14-fight Bellator veteran.

 

A native of Missouri, “Iron Mike” has been riding a wave of momentum following emphatic victories against Дерек Поля і Дейв Rickels. The 29-year-old former lightweight kingpin has made it clear that he intends on fighting everyone on the Bellator MMA roster, which he hopes culminates in another run with championship gold wrapped around his waist.

 

"Bellator 154: Девіс проти. King Mo” takes place on May 14, and airs live on SPIKE at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Коннектикут — НЕ пропустіть.

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ROYCE GRACIE, KIMBO SLICE EMERGE VICTORIOUS IN DOUBLE MAIN EVENT AT ‘BELLATOR 149’

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Х'юстон, TEXAS (Лютого 19) - Це спарювання, що є синонімом спорту змішаних бойових мистецтв — Кен Шемрок проти Ройс Грейсі — and on Friday night at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas during "Bellator 149: Шемрок проти. Gracie," it was Gracie who went home with a second victory over Shamrock in the third fight of their classic rivalry.

 

After landing a knee to the body of Shamrock, Gracie pounced, raining down hammerfists to the temple of “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” that forced the referee to call a stoppage to the action at 2:22 в першому кадрі. Will this victory lead to more fights for Gracie inside the Bellator MMA cage? Stay tuned.

Кімбо Slice (6-2) emerged victorious after an all-out brawl with his old nemesis Груди 5000, sending the South Florida resident facefirst into the mat at 1:32 три раунди з. The win ends a longstanding beef between the two men that began in the streets of Perrine, and wound up being settled inside the Bellator MMA cage.

Дерек Поля (16-6) upset Мелвін Гуіллард (32-16-2) with vicious strikes only 32 секунд після початку другого раунду. З перемогою, “The Stallion” bounced back from two consecutive defeats against Майкл Крамар і Брендон Girtz.

A light heavyweight rematch between Емануель Ньютон і Лінтон Vassell featured multiple low blows, which ultimately cost “The Hardcore Kid” the bout on the scorecards, with judges’ giving scores of (30-26, 29-27, 29-27). З перемогою, “The Swarm” snapped a one-fight skid and moves one-step closer to the top at 205-pounds.

Еммануель Санчес (13-2) grinded out another split decision at "Bellator 149: Шемрок проти. Gracie," перемігши Даніель Пінеда (21-12) з великою кількістю (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). З перемогою, “El Matador” has now won three consecutive bouts at featherweight and continues his pursuit of trying to become the “Oscar De La Hoya” of mixed martial arts.

Попередні Результати:

Isaac Villanueva (9-7) переможений Richard Knepp (3-3) технічним нокаутом (удари) на :42 Mahon (5-4) переможений Davis Sylvester (5-4) через TKO за адресою 4:22 of R2

Adrian Yanez (4-1) переможений Ryan Hollins (10-8) одноголосним рішенням суддів (29-28 x3)

Jason Langellier (3-0) переможений Anthony Ivy (1-1) за допомогою представлення (дросель анаконда) на 2:09 or R1

Джастін Рен (12-2) переможений Juan Torres (4-5) одноголосним рішенням суддів (30-27 x3)

Mike Trinh (3-3) переможений Angel Zamora за допомогою представлення (армбар) на 3:49 of R

C.J. Hancock (1-0) переможений Ruben Esparza (1-1) за допомогою представлення (задній удушення) на 1:26 of R3

Manny Lozoya (1-0) переможений Jacob Norsworthy (1-6) за допомогою представлення (гільйотина) на 2:33 of R1

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MMA LEGENDS KEN SHAMROCK & ROYCE GRACIE SET FOR ‘BELLATOR 149’ SHOWDOWN TOMORROW

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Complete Weigh-In Photos Here

 

Х'юстон, TEXAS (Лютого 18, 2016) – After weigh-ins в четвер inside the Toyota Center, the main card competitors of "Bellator 149: Шемрок проти. Грейсі " are set to enter the cage and fight завтра night LIVE and FREE on Spike.

 

The big night features a double main event that pits Кен Шемрок (28-16-2) проти Ройс Грейсі (14-2-3) втретє, і Кімбо Slice (5-2) fights the man who has been calling him out since their friendship ended years ago, Dhafir Харріс, better known as “Dada 5000.” Also fin action is former light heavyweight champion Емануель Ньютон (25-9-1) і Лінтон Vassell (15-5, 1 Північна Кароліна), who will look to top their epic 2014 slugfest. In catchweight action,Еммануель Санчес (12-2) looks to build on his impressive young career, коли він бере на Даніель Пінеда (21-11). І, Мелвін Гуіллард (35-15-2) returns to the cage to take on Дерек Поля (15-6), as the two lightweights go to battle.

"Bellator 149: Шемрок проти. Грейсі " takes place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Техас, and airs live on SPIKE at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Коннектикут, в той час як попередні поєдинки транслюватимуть на Spike.com на 6 p.m. Коннектикут. Full weigh-in results can be found below.

Головна Карта: (Live on SPIKE – 9 p.m. І/8:00 p.m. Коннектикут)

Bellator Openweight Main Event: Кен Шемрок (201.2) проти. Ройс Грейсі (190.8)

Bellator у важкій Main Event: Кімбо Slice (232) проти. “Dada 5000” (265)

Bellator в легкому Особливість Бут: Мелвін Гуіллард (156) проти. Дерек Поля (155)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Емануель Ньютон (205) проти. Лінтон Vassell (205.4)

Bellator Catchweight Feature Bout: Еммануель Санчес (149.2) проти. Даніель Пінеда (148.2)

 

Попереднє Card: (Spike.com - 6 p.m. І/5:00 p.m. Коннектикут)

 

Bellator у важкій Характеристика Боротьба: Джастін Рен (247) проти. Juan Torres (259.8)

Bellator в напівлегкій Характеристика Боротьба: Davis Sylvester (144.2) проти. Jeremy Mahon (144.4)

Bellator в середньому Feature Fight: Ruben Esparsa (184.2) проти. C.J. Hancock (185.6)

Bellator в легкій Характеристика Боротьба: Adrian Yanez (134.6) проти. Ryan Hollis (134.8)

Bellator в середньому Feature Fight: Isaac Villanueva (185.8) проти. Richard Knepp (184.8)

Bellator Catchweight Feature Fight: Mike Trinh (128.8) проти. Angel Zamora (129.4)

Bellator в легкій Характеристика Боротьба: Jason Langellier (158.4) проти. Anthony Ivy (154)

Bellator в напівлегкій Характеристика Боротьба: Manny Lozoya (142) проти. Jacob Norsworthy (141.8)

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SCOTT COKER LAUNCHES BELLATOR KICKBOXING ADDITIONAL DETAILS REVEALED ABOUT THE PREMIERE BELLATOR KICKBOXING MEGA EVENT IN ITALY APRIL 16

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Х'юстон, Техас, (Лютого 18, 2016) – Scott Coker, President of Bellator MMA and one of combat sport’s most accomplished promoters, will launch “Bellator Kickboxing” this April with his partners at Spike. The announcement was made today at a press conference ahead of “Bellator 149: Шемрок проти. Gracie,” which airs завтра night on Spike at 9e/8c.

Bellator Kickboxing will feature many of the world’s best kickboxers including Джо Шилінг, Реймонд Деніелс, Kevin Ross, Keri Melendez і Anastasia Yankova, who were in attendance at today’s press conference. The current Bellator MMA team based out of Santa Monica, CA will run the new league.

 

Coker has over 30 years of experience promoting combat sports, overseeing both K-1 and Strikeforce Kickboxing leagues during his illustrious career. “Kickboxing is a thrilling, non-stop action-packed sport that I believe will resonate with MMA fans,"Сказав Кокер. “Our first goal is to develop stars and showcase these incredible athletes on the #1 home for combat sports, Spike TV.”

 

The first event for Bellator Kickboxing will be a co-promoted show with Bellator MMA and Oktagon Kickboxing on Квітня 16 в Пала Alpitour в Турині, Італія.

 

The Bellator Kickboxing event’s headliner will feature Мелвін Манхуф проти. Alexandru Negrea as well as a 5-round title fight when current ISKA 72kg champion Mustapha Haida will move up in weight to challenge Karim Ghajii for his ISKA 75 KG belt. Other participants competing at the inaugural Bellator Kickboxing extravaganza include Ross, Daniels and Деніз Кільгольц. Opponents for these participants will be announced in the near future.

 

The event will also include “Bellator 152,” a mixed martial arts card will feature Алессіо Sakara проти. Брайан Роджерс, and also features Bellator MMA stars Patricky "Pitbull" Фрейре, Брент Примус, Anastasia Yankova і A.J. Маккі.

 

Bellator Kickboxing’s debut event will air on Spike Субота, Квітня 16 на 9:00PM ET/PT on brief tape delay. Раніше того ж дня, Spike will broadcast Bellator MMA’s first international show, “Bellator 152,” LIVE at 3:00PM ET.

 

Details on future events will be announced in the near future.

 

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PHOTOS AND VIDEO FROM “BELLATOR 149: SHAMROCK В.С.. GRACIE” PRESS CONFERENCE

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HOUSTON – (Лютого. 17, 2016) – The four combatants of the “Bellator 149: Шемрок проти. Грейсі " double-main event joined Bellator MMA President Скотт Кокер on stage for the official press conference on Wedneday afternoon, з Кен Шемрок (28-16-2), Ройс Грейсі (14-2-3), Кімбо Slice (5-2) і "Груди 5000” each contributing to the highly entertaining press conference with great soundbites, that you can find in the video above.

 

The highly anticipated event takes place в цю п'ятницю at the Toyota Center in Houston and airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Коннектикут. Preliminary bouts will stream live on Bellator.comі Bellator Mobile App .

Also fighting at "Bellator 149: Шемрок проти. Грейсі " will be former light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) і Лінтон Vassell (15-5, 1 Північна Кароліна), who will look to recreate their epic 2014 barnburner. In featherweight action, Еммануель Санчес (12-2) will attempt to continue his torrid pace when he meets Даніель Пінеда (21-11) and a pair of lightweight assassins go to battle, коли Мелвін Гуіллард (35-15-2) returns to meet Дерек Поля (15-6).

 

Квитки на цей змішаних бойових мистецтвах феєрія починається всього $50 і вже у продажу в Bellator.com, а також HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

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PHOTOS FROM “BELLATOR 149: SHAMROCK В.С.. GRACIE” OPEN WORKOUTS

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The four combatants from the “Bellator 149: Шемрок проти. Грейсі " double-main event took part in an open workout this afternoon at the beautiful, state-of-the-art O Athletik gym in Houston prior to their fights в п'ятницю ніч.

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Особливості подій Кен Шемрок (28-16-2) in action against Ройс Грейсі (14-2-3) втретє, і Кімбо Slice (5-2) fights the man who has been calling him out since their friendship ended years ago, Dhafir Харріс, більш відомий як "Груди 5000."

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Also fighting at "Bellator 149: Шемрок проти. Грейсі " will be former light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) і Лінтон Vassell (15-5, 1 Північна Кароліна), who will look to recreate their epic 2014 barnburner. In featherweight action, Еммануель Санчес (12-2) will attempt to continue his torrid pace when he meets Даніель Пінеда (21-11) and a pair of lightweight assassins go to battle, коли Мелвін Гуіллард (35-15-2) returns to meet Дерек Поля (15-6).

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Квитки на цей змішаних бойових мистецтвах феєрія починається всього $50 і вже у продажу в Bellator.com, а також HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

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"Bellator 149: Шемрок проти. Грейсі " виходить в ефір в прямому ефірі і безкоштовно на Spike в 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Коннектикут, в той час як попередні поєдинки транслюватимуть в прямому ефірі на Bellator.com і Bellator Mobile App.

 

 

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Rampage Coming Back to Bellator MMA

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Following an amicable agreement to settle the litigation between the two parties, the always entertaining and exciting Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is returning to Bellator.

 

Bellator MMA is thrilled to have “Rampage,” one of the most recognizable fighters in the history of the sport, joining a very competitive light heavyweight division featuring champion Liam McGeary, Філ Девіс, Король Мо, Тіто Ортіз, Емануель Ньютон, Linton Vassell among others.

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BELLATOR MMA SIGNS LIGHTWEIGHT STANDOUT ‘IRON’ MICHAEL CHANDLER TO MULTI-YEAR, РОЗШИРЕННЯ КОНТРАКТУ НА БАЙТИ

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Click for fight highlights: Michael Chandler vs. Едді Альварес

SANTA MONICA, Халіф. (Лютого 12, 2015) – When sifting through a list of Bellator MMA’s greatest fights, few names appear as often as "Залізний" Майкл Чандлер (14-3).

 

Сьогодні, Bellator MMA is proud to announce that Chandler will be continuing to compete for the promotion for the foreseeable future, with the news that the former 155-pound champion has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight extension to remain with the Scott Coker-led promotion.

 

“Michael Chandler is synonymous with our brand and doubles as an incredibly talented and exciting mixed martial artist,” said Bellator President Скотт Кокер. “Not every fighter or free agent aligns with our future plans, but when looking at Chandler’s resume, inking him to a long-term extension was a no-brainer. I look forward to getting him back in action as soon as possible.”

 

Chandler was also pleased with his extension, про те,: “I’m ecstatic to continue my career with Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. It’s obvious that good things are continuing to happen for this promotion and it’s correlating to big opportunities for myself as well,"Сказав Чандлер. “I can’t wait to get back in action and test myself against some of these new guys coming in and move back up through the ranks. Як завжди, my eyes are on that belt, and it will be back around my waist soon.”

 

A 14-fight Bellator MMA veteran, Chandler has been a member of the Viacom-owned promotion since 2010. Prior to joining the Bellator ranks, the Missouri native competed for Strikeforce. Amongst his notable victories, Chandler bested Eddie Alvarez via submission at “Bellator 58” in what many fans and pundits alike considered the fight of 2011.

 

Further along the way, Chandler defeated the likes of Patricky "Pitbull" Фрейре, Marcin відбудеться, Rick Hawn, і Девід Rickels (2х). Of his 14 виграє як професіонал, Chandler has amassed 12 victories before reaching the judges’ scorecards.

 

Chandler remains in Bellator’s lightweight division, which includes kingpin Уілл Брукс, разом з Джош Томсон, Брендон Girtz, Мелвін Гуіллард, Бен Хендерсон, Брент Примус, Дерек Андерсон, іВи Авад.