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BELLATOR KICKBOXING’S WEIGHT CLASSES & RULE SET REVEALED

SANTA MONICA, ZOALS. (Maart 15, 2016) – Bellator Kickboxing is set to make its world premiere in just over a month on Vrijdag, April 16 met "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino.” The event will be broadcast in America on April 22 bij 11:00 p.m. EN/PT, immediately following the"Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " event on SPIKE. Today the promotion is pleased to announce its official weight classes and rule set.

 

The Pala Alpitour, which has been the home to several amazing events including the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, will host the inaugural "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " kaart. The groundbreaking evening of fights will be headlined by one of the most accomplished knockout artists in combat sports, Melvin Manhoef (49-12), who takes on Alexandru Negrea (8-2). The co-main event features Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) nemen Karim Ghajji (95-12) for the 165-pound ISKA title. Kickboxing sensations Raymond Daniels (10-3), Denise Kielholtz (43-2) en Kevin Ross (30-9) will round out the card of the initial event against yet to be announced opponents.

 

Traditionally, kickboxing has never had a set amount of weight classes, with the number differing by promotion. In Bellator Kickboxing, the weight classes will be identical to those utilized in mixed martial arts, starting with heavyweight and ending with flyweight. Generally, there is a one-pound allowance for non-title fights, although that allowance may vary depending on the regulatory body sanctioning the event.

 

Zwaargewicht: 265 pond

Light Heavyweight: 205 pond

Middengewicht: 185 pond

Weltergewicht: 170 pond

Lichtgewicht: 155 pond

Vedergewicht: 145 pond

Bantamgewicht: 135 pond

Vlieggewicht: 125 pond

 

Bovendien, below is an overview of Bellator Kickboxing’s rule set, which will make for the most explosive kickboxing action on the planet.

 

The competitors will attack and defend using punches (including spinning backfists), kicks and knee strikes.

 

Each non-title fight is scheduled for three, three-minute rounds with the potential for an extra sudden victory round if the bout is scored a draw. Title fights will be scheduled for five, three-minute rounds.

 

Prohibited techniques include: elbow strikes, throws, takedowns, and submission attempts or striking a downed fighter. Fighters may only clinch if they immediately attack with a knee strike.

Three judges will score Bellator Kickboxing using the “10-Point-Must” system applying a prioritized criterion that values knockdowns, impact on the opponent and clean scoring strikes.

Updated “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:

Bellator kickboksen Middengewicht Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (49-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)

Bellator kickboksen 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)

Bellator kickboksen Weltergewicht Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (10-3) vs. TBA

Bellator kickboksen Vlieggewicht Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. TBA

Bellator kickboksen Bantamgewicht Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (30-9) vs. TBA

 

Over Bellator MMA:

Bellator MMA is een toonaangevende Mixed Martial Arts organisatie met veel van de beste vechters in de wereld. Onder leiding van veteraan strijd promotor Scott Coker, Bellator beschikbaar bijna 500 miljoen huishoudens wereldwijd in meer dan 140 landen. In de Verenigde Staten, Bellator kan worden gezien op Spike, het MMA televisie leider. Bellator MMA bestaat uit een uitvoerend team dat top professionals uit de industrie in televisie productie omvat, live-evenement orkestratie, vechter ontwikkeling / relaties, venue inkoop, sponsoring creatie / ontwikkeling, internationale licentie, verkoop, adverteren, publiciteit en provisie relaties. Bellator is gevestigd in Santa Monica, Californië en eigendom van entertainment gigant Viacom, de thuisbasis van 's werelds grootste entertainment merken die verbinding met het publiek door middel van boeiende content via televisie, film, online en mobiele platforms.

Over Spike:

Aar is in 98.7 miljoen huishoudens en is een divisie van Viacom International Media Networks. Een eenheid van Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom International Media Networks is een van 's werelds toonaangevende makers van de programmering en de inhoud in alle media platforms. Spike's internetadres is www.spike.com en voor het up-to-the-minute en archivering persinformatie en foto's, Bezoek Spike's perssite op http://www.spike.com/press. Volg ons op Twitter spiketvpr voor de nieuwste breaking news updates, achter-de-schermen informatie en foto's.

MATT MITRIONE CHOOSES BELLATOR MMA, SIGNING AN EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT WITH THE PROMOTION

SANTA MONICA (Maart 14, 2016) – Last week, top mixed martial art’s free agent Matt Mitrione (9-5) joined Ariel Helwani’s “MMA Hour” show and revealed that he had been fielding offers from multiple promotions, including a great bid he had received from Bellator MMA. In a very rare move, Helwani had Mitrione rejoin his popular talk show for a second straight week to announce that the paperwork has been finalized, making Mitrione the newest member of Bellator MMA’s heavyweight division.

 

“There comes a time in every athlete’s life, where the scenarios change and the landscape has eroded from what made you fall in love with it initially,” said Mitrione. “It has become that time for me. After a mutually beneficial free agency period, I’ve decided to move my career to Bellator. I’ve enjoyed almost every second of my career and unlike most that switch organizations due to being cut or no longer being able to perform at the sports highest levels, I am bringing a body and skillset that are only getting better and I cannot wait to test my abilities against the best Bellator has to offer.”

 

Lovingly referred to as “Meathead,” Mitrione is one of the few fighters to have started his professional career with the UFC without previously competing on the regional circuit. His 14-bout stint with that promotion began in 2009, where he faced formidable opponents the likes of: Kimbo Slice, Gabriel Gonzaga, Ben Rothwell, Derrick Lewis, Brendan Schaub, Roy Nelson, Shawn Jordan and Travis Brown amongst others.

 

Voorafgaand aan het concurreren in MMA, Mitrione earned a scholarship to play defensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers football team, not far from where he grew up in Springfield, Ziek. Na de universiteit, he played in the NFL for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings until 2005.

 

At the conclusion of his professional football career, the Shotokan Karate Black Belt focused all of his attention on the sport of MMA. Mitrione spent time training with Duke Roufus and the highly-respected Roufusport team before landing with the famed Blackzilians camp in Boca Raton, FLA, where he trains today.

 

The extremely popular and well-spoken Mitrione has allowed the judges to determine the result of his fight only twice, tegen Joey Beltran en Cheick Kongo, both of whom currently fight for Bellator MMA. His entertaining fighting style has earned him recognition withPerformance of the Night” (tweemaal) en “Fight of the Night” onderscheidingen.

 

Prior to his last fight with his former promotion, Mitrione was forced to participate in a media session barefoot, as his shoes didn’t adhere to the strict company uniform policy. He will have no such problems at Bellator, where he is free to secure his own sponsors and keep his feet warm with the footwear of his choosing.

 

Bellator has been bolstering their heavyweight division as of late, and Mitrione becomes the second heavyweight free agent the promotion has signed in as many months, als Sergei Kharitonov joined the fray in February. The division is currently championed by Vitaly Minakov, and includes other top names like Slice, Bobby Lashley, Cheick Kongo, Vinicius “Spartan,” Tony Johnson, Justin Wren, Dan Charles en Augusto Sakai.

WMMAA President Vadim Finkelchtein Sport naar de toekomst leiden

MONTE CARLO, Monaco (Maart 14, 2016)- Wereld Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA) President Vadim Finkelchtein, wie heeft de sanctionerende organisatie opgericht in 2012, blijft WMMAA en de sport leiden naar een zeer mooie toekomst.
In vier korte jaren, WMMAA heeft zich al ontwikkeld tot de sterkste sanctionerende instantie in de MMA-wereld, gastheer van enkele van de meest prestigieuze kampioenschappen van de sport, en het creëren van een zeer gerespecteerde cultuur in alle sporten over de hele wereld.
Finkelchtein beantwoordde hieronder enkele relevante vragen over WMMAA, zijn verleden en toekomst, naast het aanpakken van de groei van mixed martial arts:
Kun je ons iets vertellen over jou en je ervaring in Martial Arts??
VF: “Ik beoefende judo toen ik een kind was. Destijds was er helemaal geen MMA.”

Hoe ben je voor het eerst in de wereld van MMA gekomen??
VF: “In 1995, Ik kreeg de kans om een ​​MMA-evenement te sponsoren. Dat is het moment waarop ik leerde over en verliefd werd zonder enige beperking, of vrij vechten, zoals het toen heette. In 1997, Ik organiseerde mijn eigen evenement in Rusland. De rest is geschiedenis.”

Wanneer hoorde u voor het eerst van MMA en wat was uw eerste indruk?? Deed
je verwacht dat deze sport evenveel zal groeien als nu?

VF: “Toen ik mijn eerste MMA-evenement zag 1995, Ik was verbaasd over de schaal en hoeveel mensen kwamen kijken. Mensen waren oprecht geïnteresseerd. Het was een heel ander niveau en benadering van een sportevenement. En ik had veel gezien, zodat ik empirisch kon vergelijken. Ik heb altijd in MMA geloofd en verwachtte dat het uiteindelijk de nummer één sport ter wereld zou worden, hoewel niemand in die tijd MMA als sport zou erkennen. Onze
atleten en vechtteams hadden het moeilijk. Ze waren zelfs niet welkom in sambo-gyms om daar te trainen. Het was een lange en moeilijke manier om het imago van MMA te veranderen, dat werd beschouwd als hanengevechten of nauw verband hield met de georganiseerde misdaad. Dankzij het feit dat ik nooit een relatie heb gehad met criminaliteit, toen deze sport eind jaren negentig in mijn handen belandde, het
heeft enorm geholpen omdat we in staat waren om het tij te keren en na al die jaren regeringen te helpen om MMA officieel te erkennen.”

Wat is uw functie en hoofdactiviteiten binnen WMMAA?
VF: “Ik heb de World MMA Association opgericht in 2012 omdat ik voelde dat de tijd daar was. MMA is de snelst groeiende sport en het is tijd om deze op een ander niveau te gaan ontwikkelen, waardoor het een nieuwe maar essentiële dimensie krijgt. Vanwege zijn populariteit, duizenden fans van alle leeftijden begonnen te oefenen in Mixed Martial Arts. Op dat moment, Ik had een enorm netwerk opgebouwd in meerdere landen. Ik kende talloze activisten over de hele wereld, dus de start was voorbestemd. Vanaf het begin 20 landen zijn toegetreden tot de WMMAA-familie. Op dit moment zijn er voorbij 60 landen en tellen.”

Hoe zou u de voortgang van WMMAA beoordelen tijdens zijn driejarige bestaan??
VF: “WMMAA staat nog in de kinderschoenen. Ja, het ontbreekt ons aan ervaring en financiering, en MMA is in veel regio's een nieuw soort sport. Maar ik moet zeggen dat we groeien en het laatste Wereldkampioenschap in Tsjechië bewees dat. Over 40 nationale teams vlogen naar Praag met meer dan 200 atleten. Het concurrentieniveau is enorm geëvolueerd. Het organisatieniveau was ook hoog en we zijn onze Tsjechische MMA-federatie dankbaar voor haar geweldige werk. Dit Wereldkampioenschap bewees dat er over de hele wereld vraag is naar MMA.”

Wat zijn de belangrijkste doelen van WMMAA en met welke obstakels?
de associatie?
VF: “Het doel is om zoveel mogelijk landen aan te moedigen om zich bij de WMMAA aan te sluiten
gezin, om hen te helpen in hun strijd om MMA erkend te krijgen in hun respectievelijke landen, hen te helpen bij het ontwikkelen van amateur-MMA. Er zijn talloze obstakels, maar ik ben er vast van overtuigd dat we zullen overwinnen.”

Waren er landen die opvielen of je verrasten??
VF: “China heeft me enorm verrast. Ze zijn onlangs lid geworden van WMMAA, maar sindsdien hebben ze solide resultaten laten zien. Ook, Ik heb genoten van de prestaties van Latijns-Amerikaanse teams. Het was hun debuut, maar één Colombiaanse jongen (Andrey Roa Ruiz Dumar) won een bronzen medaille en dat was geweldig.
Nogmaals, Rusland won de meerderheid van de medailles dankzij de amateur-MMA die zich daar sinds het begin met extreem snelle vooruitgang ontwikkelde 2012. Fedor Emelianenko is de belangrijkste locomotief en drijvende kracht in Rusland. Het selectieproces daar is gewoon ongelooflijk. Je kunt je niet voorstellen hoeveel stappen je moet zetten om de kampioen van de Russische Federatie te worden. Het stadskampioenschap, Oblast kampioenschap, regionaal en nationaal kampioenschap. Elk van deze evenementen bestaat uit minimaal drie gevechten, wat betekent dat een Russische kampioen waarschijnlijk in ieder geval heeft gewonnen 15 vecht onder zijn riem tegen de tijd van de Europese of Wereldkampioenschappen. Alleen echt de beste komen naar de top. Stel je dit eens voor: in de omgeving van 7,000 atleten namen in 2015 deel aan de bovengenoemde evenementen.”

Wat zijn de 2016 middellange termijn doelen voor WMMAA?
VF: “De normale routine is om het Aziatisch kampioenschap te houden, Pan-Amerikaans kampioenschap, seminars en certificeringen voor meerdere scheidsrechters en juryleden, bereid je dan voor op de Europese en, bijgevolg, het Wereldkampioenschap dat samenvalt met het jaarlijkse congres.”

Kunt u wat omschrijven? 2015 was zoals voor WMMAA?
VF: “Ik was verbaasd over het Aziatisch kampioenschap in Tadzjikistan met duizenden en duizenden fans in het gestapelde voetbalstadion. Ik vond het leuk om te zien hoeveel mensen hun ogen richtten op een amateur-MMA-evenement.”

Welke woorden van wijsheid zou je willen delen met de leden van de WMMAA-familie?
VF: “Ik zou alle WMMAA-leden vragen zich te houden aan de overeenkomsten en besluiten die we gezamenlijk hebben bereikt. Het heeft betrekking op de set regels, beoordelingsproces, apparatuur, uniforme regels, en jeugdsportontwikkeling.”
WMMAA blijft uitbreiden, echter, er zijn nog steeds meerdere landen die nog geen WMMAA-lid zijn. Waarom zou een lokale federatie een WMMAA-lidmaatschap moeten aanvragen??
VF: “WMMAA is de sterkste MMA-organisatie die er is. We zijn van plan om voortdurend regionale en wereldkampioenschappen te houden en ons te blijven ontwikkelen en evolueren. Atleten’ ethische opvoeding is ook ons ​​doel. We geloven dat deze sport op verschillende manieren zoveel aan de wereld kan geven en we hebben veel energie gestoken in de ontwikkeling ervan. We accepteren graag sterke en waardige partners in onze gelederen.”
“We zijn echt een amateurvereniging, hoewel anderen misschien denken dat we dat niet zijn. Het punt is dat het nogal moeilijk is om de echte records van MMA-atleten te verifiëren. Er is geen officiële en alomtegenwoordige database of instantie die 100 procent betrouwbare en nauwkeurige informatie zou bieden met betrekking tot het aantal gevechten onder iemands riem. Sommige amateurgevechten kunnen worden geregistreerd als professionele en professionele gevechten als amateur, dat was voor ons de reden dat we de vorige regel van pro fight-beperking voorlopig stopzetten, om een ​​nieuw systeem van vechters te ontwikkelen’ evaluatie van geschiktheid. Daar werken we momenteel aan.”

Mensen blijven vragen: waarom zouden we SportID en SportData gebruiken. Kunt u
leg uit waarom het zo essentieel is?

VF: “We zijn een officiële en geloofwaardige sport. Onze vereniging moet transparant zijn. Deze databases tonen de gegevens van atleten, hun statistieken en cijfers. Ze tonen zowel de kwantitatieve als de kwalitatieve groei van mixed martial artists. Ze vergemakkelijken het toezicht op de in SportData geregistreerde kampioenschappen, helpen om ze uit te zenden. Bovendien, ze bevatten zoveel functies dat ik er eeuwig over zou doen om erover te praten. Denk maar aan ranglijsten, zowel individueel als nationaal, strijders’ profielen enzovoort. Ik moet iedereen eraan herinneren, gebaseerd op het besluit van het Congres, het gebruik van en
registratie in deze databases is verplicht voor al onze leden.”
Informatie

LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHT AT NEF 22 WILL FEATURE TWO RETURNING ATHLETES

Lewiston, Maine (Maart 14, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerika's nummer een regionale strijd promotie, zal zijn volgende evenement te houden, “NEF 22: Alle wegen leiden HIER” op Zaterdag, April 23, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. De strijd kaart zal een mix van mixed-martial-arts voorzien (MMA) en professioneel boksen vlagen. Eerder vandaag, NEF announced the addition of an amateur lightweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” strijd kaart. Jeremy Tyler (4-3) zal op zich te nemen Corey Trial (1-2) bij een gevecht gewicht van 150 kilo.

 

Op 23 april, it will be 19-months since Jeremy Tyler’s last appearance in the NEF MMA cage. In September of 2014, Tyler, a member of Team Irish in Brewer, Maine, lost to Matt Denning (2-1) via second-round submission. It was a fitting finish as all of Tyler’s seven previous bouts, whether wins or losses, have ended with a submission. Tyler’s last victory came in February of 2014 with a second-round arm triangle choke submission of Corey Hinkley (2-4). Bij “NEF 22,Tyler will look to pick up his first win in over two years.

 

I’m happy to have the opportunity to get back into the NEF cage,” said Tyler. “I have put in a lot of time into improving my skill set. I feel amazing going into this fight with Cory Trial. Op 23 april, everyone is going to see that I’m back.

 

Like Tyler, Cory Trial’s most recent win in the NEF cage was over Corey Hinkley. It was a stunning first-round knockout (KO) that was a finalist in the voting for NEF’s “KO van het Jaar” in 2015. It was also the quickest victory ever in the NEF cage, clocking in at a mere seven-seconds. Trial has not competed since a September 2015 loss to Rafael Velado (3-0) as he has been nursing several injuries. Training out of Ruthless MMA & Boxing of Benton, Maine, Trial predicts another KO finish at “NEF 22.”

 

“Eerste, I want to thank NEF for giving me this opportunity and thank Jeremy for taking the fight,” zei Trial. “I’ve been dealing with a couple injuries the last few months and it’s given me time to reflect and get my game right and in this fight everybody will see that I’m back! I was dealing with a couple of injuries leading up to my last fight, but I showed up ’cause I love to fight. I’m healthy now, training with the best team around and you’ll see the best Cory you’ve seen. This fight won’t go to the judgesI’ll be coming for the knockout! This is a fight you won’t want to miss!”

 

volgende evenement New England Fights ', "NEF 22: Alle wegen leiden HIER," vindt plaats Zaterdag, April 23, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets voor “NEF 22” beginnen bij slechts $25 en zijn nu te koop bij www.TheColisee.com of door te bellen naar het Colisée box office op 207.783.2009 X 525. Voor meer informatie over het evenement en de strijd kaart updates, kunt u terecht op de website van de promotie bij www.NewEnglandFights.com. Bovendien, kunt u NEF video's te bekijken op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, volg ze op Twitternefights en toetreden tot de officiële Facebook-groep "New England Fights."

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING RETURNS TO SIN CITY WITH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, April 2, LEVEN OP NBCSN

TICKETS TE KOOP NU

World Middleweight Championship Main Event:
David Branch (Kampioen) vs. Clifford Starks (Uitdager)

World Welterweight Championship Co-Main Event:
Jon Fitch (Uitdager) vs. Joao Zeferino (Uitdager)

Meer:

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun
Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis Jr.

LAS VEGAS (Maart 14, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will make its much-anticipated return to Las Vegas with a star-studded, wereldkampioenschap Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) doubleheader evenement in het Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Zaterdag, April 2, live op NBCSN (11 p.m. EN/8 p.m. PT), headlined by a middleweight (185 pond) title bout between reigning kingpin David Branch (17-3) en Clifford Starks (13-2).

Geprijsd vanaf $29, tickets voor WSOF30: Branch vs. Starks, zijn beschikbaar voor aankoop online op WSOF.com en AXS.com.

In de co-main event, superster Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with recent World Series of Fighting one-night, acht-man toernooi runner-up Joao "De Braziliaanse Samurai" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight (170 pond) championship at stake.

In other action on the four-fight, wonen NBCSN uitzending, inzending expert Vinny "Pezão" Magalhaes (13-7) zal af plein met Jake "De honing draagt" Heun(9-4) in een licht zwaargewicht (205 pond) wedstrijd, terwijl de World Series of Fighting nieuwkomer en knock-out kunstenaar Abu "Gladiator" Azaitar (11-1-1) zal gooien met Danny "Dee1" Davis, Jr. (11-10-1) op weltergewicht.

The complete WSOF30 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

David Branch vs. Clifford Starks

De 6-foot-1, 34-year-old Branch of Brooklyn, N.Y.. made history in his last start at WSOF23 on September 18, 2015 when he notched a first round (2:21) onderwerping (achter-naakte vernauwing) overwinning op Teddy Holder to become the first World Series of Fighting light heavyweight champion in history as well as the first-ever two-division champion in promotional history.

A protégé of MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend Renzo Gracie, Branch will seek his eighth consecutive win.

Ook 34 jaar, the 5-foot-10 Starks of Tempe, Ariz. earned a shot at Branch’s middleweight title after three consecutive victories in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage. In his last effort at WSOF23, Starks handed Krasimir Mladenov the first defeat of the Bulgarian wrestling standout’s career by way of unanimous decision.

Starks is riding a five-fight win streak that began with two consecutive wins under the promotion of Bellator.

Jon Fitch vs. Joao Zeferino

A former world top 10 ranked competitor who has faced and defeated a collection of rival icons over the course of his 14-year professional career, de 6-foot, 38-year-old Fitch of Fort Wayne, In. earned a unanimous decision in his last appearance, over fellow accomplished superstar Yushin Okami at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.

Originally from Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazilië, de 5-meter-11, 30-year-old Zeferino who fights out of Middletown, N.Y.. has notched 15 zijn 20 carrière wint bij wijze van indiening. Zeferino demonstrated superior physical and mental toughness in his last appearance in the cage, going to battle three times in one night in the one-night, acht-man lichtgewicht (155 pond) tournament at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015.

After defeating both Brian Foster en Jorge Patino by way of heel hook submission in the first round of action in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages of the tournament, respectievelijk, Zeferino again faced off with Foster, who had advanced to the championship stage as a “lucky loser,” but suffered a second round (4:51) KO (stoten) at the hands of Foster in a barnburner affair.

Vinny Magalhaes vs. Jake Heun

Magalhaes of Las Vegas via Rio de Janeiro, Brazilië, will make his second start under the promotion of World Series of Fighting after pulling off a stunning, eerste ronde (1:08) onderwerping (kneebar) of wrestling stylist Matt "The Hammer" Hamill at WSOF24.

Een 6-foot-3, 31-year-old world grappling champion, Magalhaes has claimed 11 zijn 13 career MMA wins by way of submission and is looking for his fourth consecutive victory.

Heun of Coconut Creek, Fla. is seeking his third straight win after edging out a split decision over Clinton Williams bij WSOF26 december 18, 2015.

A member of South Florida-based American Top Team, de 6-foot-2, 28-year old Heun has claimed 6 zijn 9 professional wins by way of (T)KO of onderwerping.

Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis, Jr.

The number one ranked middleweight (185 pond) in Germany and the number five ranked middleweight in Poland, de 5-meter-11, 30-year-old Azaitar of Cologne, Germany will enter the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the first time at 170 pond, after tearing through the ranks of competitors in Europe over the last seven years.

Daten, the heavy-handed Azaitar has notched 7 zijn 11 carrière wint door middel van (T)KO. His lone defeat came in 2012, and he has since remained unbeaten in his last 8 starts.

Davis, Jr. of Las Vegas will look to rebound from two consecutive losses – a split decision defeat at the hands of Matthew Frincu at WSOF23, and a unanimous decision loss to Abubakar Nurmagomedov at WSOF26.

Prior to the matchup with Frincu, de 6-foot-2, 33-jarige Davis, Jr. had run to five straight wins, three of which were World Series of Fighting contests.

An Open FU to UFC President DanaEffing” White!

wtf

Door: Rich Bergeron

Those who know me personally would all say I am a mellow individual, until you seriously cross me, zoals, for instance, if you become the subject of an investigative report I’m working on, of sue me for $25 miljoen. Sometimes I may take things like that as a sign you might not want me to really find out who you are and what you do behind closed doors to screw hard working people over.

Deze week, a certain individual who won’t even let me follow him in Twitter (https://twitter.com/danawhite) pissed me off to the point where I could only think of one thing to do. Because I’m officially blacklisted in every possible way by the UFC brass, and have even had restraining orders placed against my directly contacting the Fertittas and ANY UFC fighter, my best option is to publish a drastic diatribe here I am just going to call myOPEN FUto DanaEffing” White.

I’m sure Mr. White will not take my calls or subject himself to a one on one interview with me. Zo, I will have to settle for a written FUand a multi-tiered and multi-purpose FU.

FU, DanaEffing” White… for many, many reasonstoo many for one small blog post to do justice, but let’s just say Most of all FU….

For what you THINK you know about Holly Holm

He, Dana, you wanna talk about youreffingreality showLooking For a Fight????” I was actually looking for a fight when I watched that old realityshit show when you were supposed to box Tito Ortiz, but HE magically backed out at the last minute.

Nu, you, DANAEFFINGWHITE, are telling Holly Holm about a decision YOU think she didn’t think through enough??? And now you act like someone pissed in your Wheaties because you have two upset wins at UFC 196 to work around and figure out how to make sense of somehow.

Booeffinghoo, buddy.

Welcome to how things don’t go as planned sometimes in the fight business, you ungrateful prick.

Do you wanna be aneffing” Promotor, Danaeffing” White???

Holly Holm Was the Bantamweight Champion of the UFC when she allowed HER Manager (not Danaeffing” White) to negotiate the Tate fight on her behalf, and she knew (and her long-time manager knew, ook) what she was doing and what she wanted. And guesseffingwhat, Dana? She wanted to fight.

Sorry, DanaEffing” White, but Holly didn’t want to sit on aneffingsideline waiting for Ronda Rousey to finish hereffingROADHOUSE REMAKE!

Holly wanted to go to workbut unfortunately she has to work for a boss who has no idea what it’s like to step into HER office and handle HER daily workload with such tenacity, klasse, dignity and grace.

And I think maybe she looks back a bit differently than you do, Dana, with noeffingregrets whatsoever for putting her absolute all into that fight and just plain getting caught in her one area of weakness in a battle where she likely would have won a three-round fight. Maybe if YOU were a fighter, Dana, you might get that whole concept. Maybe losing in this case only makes her better, sterker, and more durable as a career mixed martial artist. Who gives a damn if it makes her less marketable in your eyes? What do you really know, hoe dan ook?

UNLIKE YOU, DanaEffing” White, Holly actually respects Miesha Tate and thought it would be a challenge to fight her. Ja, she lost, but damn, she was absolutely correct about it being a challenge. I think the fight will go down as one of the greatest battles in female MMA history.

Nu, why don’t you open youreffingeyes, Dana, watch the fight again, and quit bitching about what should have happened in that cage you never fought in yourself.

Be grateful you have a champion you just paid $92,000 in fight pay (before bonuses) to take your organization’s belt from the girl you WANTED TO WIN (and paid $500,000 just to be there). It may not be what you expected, but the anxiety you feel about it is what you DESERVE to feel for being such a douchebag to the fighters who built the UFC.

My biggest questions on this subject for Dana are: Why are you such a biased, crooked asshole who can’t bother to give Miesha the time of day FOR ALL HER HARD WORK? Why can’t you give credit where it is dueon both sides of that fight? Why can’t you shut theeffup about what you think Holly or her management should have or could have waited for?

It’s not your place to look back with 20/20 hindsight and act like Holly and her manager should have gone all Nostradamus on this fight when you obviously didn’t see this shit coming, beide, you dome-headed dimwit.

Fighters “effing” gevecht, Dana. That’s what theyeffingdo, which you should know, since I am pretty sure you used to be aneffingmanager of MMA fighters yourself. Ja, that was many moons ago, but how could you forget?

Fighters don’t sit on their asses on corporate jets and stand at podiums in front of the press all day to earn theeffingpaltry paychecks your organization pays out to most of them. Most fighters simply cannot afford to wait around for shit to happen or for someoneworthyenough in your eyes to step up and fight them.

Some fighters need to feed their kids. All of them need to pay their bills and for everything else involved with training camps, daily living expenses, travel and whatever costs medical insurance doesn’t cover when they have to address nagging injuries. Your shitty Reebok deal made it virtually impossible to get any other outside sponsors to help pay for anything like that stuff for many fighters, Dana.

Welcome to selling out and forgetting where you came from, Dana. You used to care more about fighters. Now you act like fighting in a cage is just like doing any other 9-5 baan. It’s not. Het is “effinghard work.

Zo, ja, Holly chose to fight instead of waiting for Rousey to be ready for the rematch. And you think she needs your opinion now that everything didn’t work out as planned for you both?

FU, Dana.

She hurts a lot worse than you, and I can guaran-effing-tee that.

Oh…en…trouwens…fighters are way more responsible for the growth and success of the UFC/Zuffa organization than you ever have been. And that’s real talk, you rich bitch with a stick up your ass because you were never good enough in your life to ever have your own official fight.

Zo, get over the God complex and learn to respect ALL of your fighters, not just the ones you want to see win because you might think you can work with them better or you think they will move the organization in a better direction. Respect the effort, the sacrifice and the pain ALL your fighters go through each and every day to get where they get. That belt you put on Miesha’s waist was EARNED, and don’t you ever think it iseffingcool to call the fact that Holly Holm had the guts to face Miesha Tatea mistake.

It rings hollow, especially when I would consider that handing you a microphone to talk about MMA at all was THE greatest mistake the sport ever made, periode! Anyone who would try to knock a former champion down a peg that way in his own organization does not deserve to be recognized as that organization’s president.

You have no clue what it’s really like to fight, and your criticism of Holly Holm tells me you can never possibly understand the mindset that led her to take the Tate fight and not wait an idle year for RondaeffingRousey to be ready to appear at one of your precious shows.

Zo, FU Dana White for treating your former champ like she’s an idiot who doesn’t know how to control her own career without you butting your stupid, bald head into it. Holly’s fine without your advice, and she trusts her manager, which might be something you’re not familiar with, but for other people it is actually a reality of doing business with legitimate people.

 

FU, Dana for being a piss-poor ambassador for the sport, disrespecting fighters who bleed (and sometimes suffer lifelong injuries) for you and the sport, and totally underestimating and failing to grasp what it really takes to actually be a professional fighter who actually competes against other fighters

Do you remember the days when you had to settle for being a lowly boxercise instructor because your boxing trainer Boston slapped you too hard in the ear once? You never had a single competitive fight in your life, Danaeffing” White, and that’s a DOCUMENTED FACT!

Do you ever even look back at those days before the silver-spoon-fed Fertittas helped you claw your greedy, selfish, egotistical ass into the position of OFFICIAL UFC MOUTHPIECE?

Do you remember those hairy days when you blew through $40 million of Fertitta funds to perpetrate theZuffa Mythwhile claiming credit for the UFC brass singlehandedly legitimizing the sport and getting it regulated all by youreffingselves? As if not a single FIGHTER nor any other industry professional who pioneered MMA before you dipped your greedy little paws into it had anything to do with it?

Your Mom remembers thosecoulda been a contender” dagen, Dana..when you thought you might be able to have an actual fight with another human being. Your own mother remembers even though you and one of your sleazy friends tried to silence her, BASH HER ONLINE, and even blacklist her BOOK, ook.

Do you remember the days when even Floyd Mayweather, Jr. thought you were cool, back when your daily driver was aneffingHonda, Dana? Floyd Remembers. He knew you long before you could afford to blow a normal person’s yearly pay on a single hand of poker.

You’re in a different place now, Danaeffing” White, and it’s a delusional place. Like on the distant planet you live on, people actually believe YOU really, eerlijk, trulyeffingknow what it’s ACTUALLY like to be aneffing” vechter? Do you actually believe YOU somehow could ever REALLY know that feeling?

REALLY?

Weet je what A FIGHTER is, don’t you, Dana? A fighter is a man or woman who has the courage to willingly step into unarmed combat against another actual man or woman instead of just criticizing up and down the guys and girls who do have the guts to actually stand across from another human being while knowing and internalizing that the accepted goal is to physically destroy each other.

A fighter, in more simple terms, is “one who fights.And let’s be clear about oneeffingthing, Danaeffing” White, I know fighters, en YOU are no fighter.

You are nothing like a fighter, Danaeffing” White, and you nevereffing” zal zijn. You are too weak, both physically and mentally. Until we see you go through a six-week training camp and then get into the cage against someone and kick his ass, we shouldn’t have to listen to one damncoulda,” “shoulda,” of “wouldaout of your cornfed mouth about what you think of any particular fighter’s performance or decision making process. Those people have the guts to do what you will NEVER do yourself, and you ought to respect that.

FU Dana WhiteFor not recognizing Real Fighters Like Miesha Tate and Nate Diaz who keep at it no matter what and NEVER seem to earn your ULTIMATE RESPECT….

Nate Diaz stepped up to fight Conor McGregor for a reason. He had nothing to lose, and he wasn’t intimidated one bit. He famoulsy went on television with Fox Sports 1 on a split screen with Conor before that welterweight fight and quipped that his nemesis had already been choked out before, “by two lames.Diaz also had the perfect instinct to add humourously that McGregor’s choke losses happened, “like a week ago.

Diaz beat Conor in the shit-talk game long before he ever slapped him down and slipped that choke around his neck in the cage. The media created by that freakshow fight might have stopped the unchecked rise of your big, bold, six-headed dragon champion, but it created a new monster at the same time. And he’s a Reebok-hating, scowling, swearing, Stockton-slapping Mother-F$#king BEAST who doesn’t care what anyone else thinks about what he does or says.

You might think Diaz and his attitude arebad for business,” but I think his victory was the best thing that could ever happen to all you smug punks running the UFC. It just proves once and for all that you do not control the MMA universe.

Nate Diaz went without respect and credit for being an MMA pioneer and a good UFC soldier for far too long. The bitterness brewed and boiled within him, and I loved every second of him letting it pour out in post-fight interviews after he choked the shit out of Conor until the Irish bloke tapped theeffout and left Dana White drooling in a stupor at the thought of having to congratulate a man who’s become more of a mortal enemy than a member of the bigteam.

More power to Nate and all the crazy, abrasive, in-your-face Diaz brother types out there in the UFC who will fight DanaeffingWhite’s flamboyant fire with even more bravado and brash talk of their own. They can always say, “I learned it by watching you, Baldfather!”

As for Miesha Tate, she deserves true respect and admiration for being champ now after picking herself off the mat twice in the face of grueling losses to Rousey. Kudos to Tate for continuing her career and relentlessly focusing on getting by that Rousey armbar once and for all.

Though Miesha never did solve that Rousey submission dilemma, trying at all costs to get another crack at the belt paid dividends at UFC 196. Her never quit attitude led her to an opportunity of a lifetime, and she capitalized on it. Nu, Dana, you actually have to pay this young lady what most of her fans would say she was worth a long time ago.

And now you simply have to treat Tate with a bit of reverence and appreciation for once in your ungrateful life, Danaeffing” White. I know it must pain you so much to give this young lady the credit she’s worked so incredibly hard for, because maybe she touched a nerve when she called you out in the past for being the true clueless and disrespectful prick you really are. She was right, and you were wrong about how great she really is at fighting. Then again, weren’t you also WRONG about women fighting in the cage, periode?

Zo, you DON’T wanna be a fighter, Mr. White? Then step aside and let the people who DO wanna be fighters go to battle for you so you can ride around the world on your jet and act like you know what theeffyou’re talking about when you stand in front of a microphone to describe the sport’s true athletes and what they do to make a living in mixed martial arts.

The line from Dana that most stands out to me as comblete BS in this whole debacle is this one:

“He’s an old boxing guy who thinks he’s smart and he isn’t,” White said of Fresquez [Holm’s Manager]. “I feel bad for Holly because I don’t know if she really knows what she lost.”

I have only two moreeffingquestions for you Danaeffing” White…

1.) What makes you think you are really in anyeffingposition to EVER know or understand what Holly Holm lost the other night? Aside from a few bad poker hands and tons of respect, the only thing you ever lost is your mind.

2.) Doesn’t your backhanded quote about Holm’s manager describe your own shitty character a whole lot better than that of Mr. Fresquez?

EN…just in case after reading all this anyone STILL needs yet another reason to have beef with the Baldfather:

NATIONAL BROADCAST DETAILS REVEALED FOR BELLATOR’S HISTORIC INTERNATIONAL EVENT FEATURING ‘BELLATOR 152: PITBULL VS. CAMPOS’ AND ‘BELLATOR KICKBOXING: TORINO

SANTA MONICA, ZOALS. (Maart 11, 2016) – Broadcast details for Bellator’s groundbreaking, inaugureel, international event have been finalized. "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Campos” en "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " will both emanate from the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy on April 16, but be broadcast separately.

"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Campos” airs on SPIKE Zaterdag, April 16 bij 10 p.m. EN/PT, while the debut of "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " will be televised Vrijdag, April 22 bij 11:00 p.m. EN/PT, immediately following the broadcast of "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " on SPIKE.

For more information on the card, you can view the most recent event press release by hier te klikken, of bezoek Bellator.com.

 

Complete "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Campos” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Lichtgewicht hoofdevenement: Patricky Freire (15-7) vs. Derek Fields (16-6)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Alessio Sakara (17-11) vs. Brian Rogers (12-8)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

Bellator MMA Vlieggewicht Feature Bout: Anastasia Yankova (2-0) vs. Anjela Pink (Debuut)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniele Miceli (2-0) vs. Daniele Scatizzi (6-2)

Updated “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:

Bellator kickboksen Middengewicht Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (49-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)

Bellator kickboksen 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)

Bellator kickboksen Weltergewicht Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (10-3) vs. TBA

Bellator kickboksen Vlieggewicht Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. TBA

Bellator kickboksen Bantamgewicht Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (30-9) vs. TBA

RECENTLY VACATED FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE TO BE FILLED AT NEF 22

Lewiston, Maine (Maart 11, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerika's nummer een regionale strijd promotie, zal zijn volgende evenement te houden, “NEF 22: Alle wegen leiden HIER” op Zaterdag, April 23, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. De strijd kaart zal een mix van mixed-martial-arts voorzien (MMA) en professioneel boksen vlagen. Eerder vandaag, NEF announced the addition of an amateur featherweight title bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” strijd kaart. Caleb Hall (6-3) zal op zich te nemen Erik Nelson (2-2) for the vacant NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Title. The championship was vacated earlier this week when previous champion Aaron Lacey (6-1) announced that he would enter the professional ranks at “NEF 22.”

 

Caleb Hall is a member of the Choi Institute of Portland, Maine. He was a two-time Maine state champion wrestling for Dirigo High School in Dixfield. Hall later wrestled for both Plymouth State University (PSU) in New Hampshire and the University of Southern Maine (USM). He began competing in MMA in September 2012, making his debut atNEF IV.Hall last appeared in the NEF cage this past fall, scoring an impressive first-round submission victory over Matt Tamayo (0-1). He feels that his wrestling experience will carry him to the featherweight title on 23 april against Nelson.

 

I’m very excited to fight for the belt I have worked for,” said Hall. “My wrestling and constant pressure will be a big problem for Nelson. The scrambles and pressure will fold him and I’ll get the finish.

 

Erik Nelson is a member of Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) located in Lewiston, Maine where he is a jiu-jitsu instructor. In december, he was awarded his brown belt by head coach Travis Wells. Een paar weken later, Nelson would go on to defeat Julio Martinez (0-2) bij “NEF 21.” Nelson believes his jiu-jitsu will be the deciding factor when he meets Caleb Hall for the amateur featherweight title on 23 april.

 

I am very excited for the opportunity to fight for a title in my hometown,” said Nelson. “Caleb is a talented wrestler, but I feel my jiu-jitsu is far superior. No matter where the fight goes, I see my hand being raised at the end.

 

volgende evenement New England Fights ', "NEF 22: Alle wegen leiden HIER," vindt plaats Zaterdag, April 23, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets voor “NEF 22” beginnen bij slechts $25 en zijn nu te koop bij www.TheColisee.com of door te bellen naar het Colisée box office op 207.783.2009 X 525. Voor meer informatie over het evenement en de strijd kaart updates, kunt u terecht op de website van de promotie bij www.NewEnglandFights.com. Bovendien, kunt u NEF video's te bekijken op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, volg ze op Twitternefights en toetreden tot de officiële Facebook-groep "New England Fights."

HEAVYWEIGHT CLASH ADDED TO NEF 22 Strijd kaart

Lewiston, Maine (Maart 10, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerika's nummer een regionale strijd promotie, zal zijn volgende evenement te houden, “NEF 22: Alle wegen leiden HIER” op Zaterdag, April 23, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. De strijd kaart zal een mix van mixed-martial-arts voorzien (MMA) en professioneel boksen vlagen. Eerder vandaag, NEF announced the addition of an amateur heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” strijd kaart. Nick Gulliver (2-0) ontmoet Dave Smith (2-1) at a fight weight of 265-pounds.

 

Nick Gulliver is a product of John Raio’s First Class MMA gym of Brunswick, Maine, as well as the Foundry – een Braziliaans Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) academy located in Farmington, Maine. He made his amateur debut last June at “NEF XVIII,” submitting Sonny Spratt (0-2) in de eerste ronde. Gulliver followed up that victory with a technical knockout (WHO) win over Jason Field (0-2) this past November a mere 12-seconds into the first round. He hopes another win on 23 april will put him in line for a shot at the NEF MMA Amateur Heavyweight Title currently held by Billy Leahy (3-1).

 

I’m looking forward to fighting again for NEF on 23 april, and I’m thankful for the opportunity that Matt Peterson and Nick Disalvo give me to fight for their amazing organization,” said Gulliver. “I’ll be fighting who I think is now the number one heavyweight fighter fighting for NEF, Dave Smith. This kid is a great fighter and good athlete. I’m looking forward to a great fight. I fight for two amazing schools and organizations, the Foundry and First Class MMA. This fight will be the first time I won’t be fighting in front of my father who is sick. It’s a lot for him to go to these events being so sick and on oxygen all the time. But my father stated he would make it to one last fight if I get a title shot. I think fighting Dave Smith and winning would put me in a good spot to fight for a title. I’m looking to get that fight in front of my father who pushes me to be the man I am today. Zo, for three rounds on 23 april, I’ll be pushing harder than I have in the past to get that opportunity. I’m always looking to impress the crowd. I think fighting someone like Smith will keep the crowd on their feet.

 

Dave Smith is a member of Berserkers MMA based out of Rumford, Maine. Smith has an extensive wrestling background, weg zijn 147-17 while competing for Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) and winning two state titles in the process. He also wrestled for Plymouth State University (PSU) in New Hampshire. Like Gulliver, Smith finished his first two opponents in the opening round. He is looking to bounce back from a loss to Brendan Battles (2-0) bij “NEF 21” vorige maand.

 

I’m glad to be on another NEF card,” exclaimed Smith. “I am also very excited to be fighting Nick Gully. Nick has had a couple impressive wins and I think this will be a good fight! So get ready because it’s going to be a hell of a show.

 

volgende evenement New England Fights ', "NEF 22: Alle wegen leiden HIER," vindt plaats Zaterdag, April 23, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets voor “NEF 22” beginnen bij slechts $25 en zijn nu te koop bij www.TheColisee.com of door te bellen naar het Colisée box office op 207.783.2009 X 525. Voor meer informatie over het evenement en de strijd kaart updates, kunt u terecht op de website van de promotie bij www.NewEnglandFights.com. Bovendien, kunt u NEF video's te bekijken op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, volg ze op Twitternefights en toetreden tot de officiële Facebook-groep "New England Fights."

 

Over New England Fights

 

New England Fights ("NEF") is een strijd gebeurtenissen promoties bedrijf. Missie NEF's is om de hoogste kwaliteit van evenementen voor vechters en fans van Maine alike creëren. Executive team NEF's heeft een ruime ervaring in de strijd sportmanagement, evenementen productie, mediarelaties, verkoop, juridische en reclame.

PATRICKY ‘PITBULL’ FREIRE-DEREK CAMPOS WILL HEADLINE MMA PORTION OF ‘BELLATOR 152’ ON APRIL 16 IN ITALY

 

ANASTASIA YANKOVA WILL MAKE PROMOTIONAL DEBUT AGAINST ANJELA PINK

INFORMATION ON INAUGURAL BELLATOR KICKBOXING EVENT BELOW

SANTA MONICA, ZOALS. (Maart 9, 2016) – The mixed martial arts portion of Bellator MMA’s first event overseas has been finalized, onder toevoeging van Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) tegen Derek Fields (16-6) in het main event van "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Campos” at Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy on April 16.

Ook, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) en Daniele Scatizzi (6-2) will round out the MMA card with a featherweight showdown.

"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Campos” will also include the promotional debut of Italian fan-favorite Alessio Sakara (17-11), die wordt geconfronteerd met Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup and one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), gevechten Danilo Belluardo (5-1) op 145 pond.

Broadcast information for "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Campos” and the debut of "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " will be available shortly.

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan Couture bij "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” to kickoff 2016, “Pitbull” will look to extend his current winning streak when he takes on a streaking Derek Campos. Also known as the “The Stallion,” Campos is riding a wave of momentum into Italy, as he is returning to action following a finish of Melvin Guillard during main card action at the rating’s-shattering "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " evenement. Met 15 TKO/KO’s between them, expect these two lightweights to trade leather in the center of the cage on April 16th.

It’s easy to classify Yankova asjust another pretty face,” but the 24-year-old Russian Muay Thai Champion has the fighting skills to more than match her good looks. Undefeated thus far in her budding MMA career, the Moscow native will face Pink in her Bellator debut. Tenslotte, both women will look to make a statement as the Scott Coker-led promotion continues to build its women’s flyweight division.

In addition to five mixed martial arts contests, The Pala Alpitour, which hosted several amazing events during the 2016 Winter Olympic Games, will be the home of the inaugural "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " kaart, which will be headlined by one of the most accomplished knockout artists in combat sports, Melvin Manhoef (49-12), who takes on Alexandru Negrea (8-2). “No Mercy” is also scheduled to return to MMA when he challenges for the middleweight title against Rafael Carvalho bij "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef"Op Mei 20.

Raymond Daniels (10-3), Denise Kieholtz (43-2) en Kevin Ross (30-9) will also be competing at the groundbreaking "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino "evenement op April 16 against yet to be announced opponents.

Complete "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Campos” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Lichtgewicht hoofdevenement: Patricky Freire (15-7) vs. Derek Fields (16-6)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Alessio Sakara (17-11) vs. Brian Rogers (12-8)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

Bellator MMA Vlieggewicht Feature Bout: Anastasia Yankova (2-0) vs. Anjela Pink (Debuut)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniele Miceli (2-0) vs. Daniele Scatizzi (6-2)

Updated “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:

Bellator kickboksen Middengewicht Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (49-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)

Bellator kickboksen 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)

Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (10-3) vs. TBA

Bellator kickboksen Vlieggewicht Feature Bout: Denise Kieholtz (43-2) vs. TBA

Bellator Kickboxing Bantamweight Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (30-9) vs. TBA