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MIKE RICCI OUT OF WSOF27 WITH INJURY; LUIZ FIRMINO STEPS UP TO FACE CAROS FODOR ON SATURDAY, Januari 23, LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE

Luiz Firmino (afgebeeld), whose last two victories came under the World Series of Fighting banner, will replace an injured Mike Ricci in the WSOF27 bout against Caros Fodor on Saturday, Jan. 23, live on NBCSN from Memphis, Tenn.

TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV
ELEVATED TO MAIN EVENT STATUS

LAS VEGAS (Januari 12, 2016) –A re-injury of his hip has forced Mike "The Martian" Ricci to withdraw from his scheduled World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) main event bout with Caros "De Toekomst" Fodor (10-4), who will now face streaking Blackzilians ace Luiz "Buscape" Firmino (18-6) under co-main event status at WSOF27, live op NBCSN op 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. op zaterdag, Jan. 23.

Originally billed as the co-main event, the light heavyweight (205 pond) contest between heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder (9-2) van Bartlett, Tenn. en ongeslagen Shamil Gamzatov (9-0) van Makhachkala, Russia has been elevated to the main event.

“Our entire team wishes Mike Ricci a full and speedy recovery, and hopes to see him return soon,"Zei World Series of Fighting President Vader Chiefs.

“Luiz Firmino, no stranger to our decagon cage,"Vervolg de Chiefs, “is truly a courageous warrior for stepping up on such short notice to compete against a fellow star like Caros Fodor. We commend Luiz for doing so and look forward to seeing him back in action.”

The 33-year-old Firmino of Joao Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil is riding a five-fight win streak. His last two victories – a unanimous decision over Jacob Volkmann op oktober 26, 2013 en een unaniem besluit over Tyson Griffin op juni 21, 2014, both came under the World Series of Fighting banner.

Prior to the victory over Volkmann, Firmino earned an impressive, five-round unanimous decision over Luis "Baviaan" Palomino, who has since gone on to challenge reigning, ongeslagen kampioen Justin "De Highlight" Gaethje twice for the World Series of Fighting lightweight title.

A veteran of professional MMA since the young age of 18, Firmino also boasts notable wins over prolific striker “Diamond” Ryan Healy en onderwerping expertToby Imada, both of whom Firmino defeated by way of unanimous decision.

Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, alle Ticketmaster locaties, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, of telefonisch op (800) 745-3000.

A three-bout preliminary card will stream live on an embeddable video player on WSOF.com, vanaf 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

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Belangrijkste kaart

Licht zwaargewicht Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov
Lichtgewicht Co-Main Event: Caros Fodor vs. Luiz Firmino
Weltergewicht Bout: Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth
Vedergewicht Bout: Jorge Medina vs. Bryce Mitchell

VOORAF CARD

Weltergewicht: Justin Hartley vs. Wade Johnson
Lichtgewicht: Zach Underwood vs. Jason Williams
Lichtgewicht: Alvin Williams vs. Wes Sharp

M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramazan Emeev Named M-1 Global’s 2015 Fighter van het Jaar

ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januari 12, 2016) – M-1 Challenge kampioen middengewicht Ramadan Emeev has been named M-1 Global’s 2015 Fighter van het Jaar.

Russische weltergewicht Alexey Kunchenko was selected as “Prospect van het Jaar,” terwijlM-1 Challenge 63 was the M-1 GlobalEvent of the Year.

Emeev (13-3-0, M1: 7-1-0), uitvechten van Rusland, was a runaway winner as “Fighter van het Jaar,” garnering 84.5-percent of the votes to easily outdistance runner-up Viktor Nemkov(23-5-0, M-1: 14-4-0), the reigning M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion.
In 2015, Emeev won both of his M-1 fights with his title-winning submission (choke) of defending champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in the opening round of their rematch last April at M-1 Challenge 56, and first title defense this past December 4th bij M-1 Challenge 63 when American challenger Luigi “De Italiaanse Tank” Fioravanti was unable to answer the bell for the third round.
(L-R) Emeev pounds Fioravanti
Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), the undefeated Russian, verslagen “Prospect van het Jaar” runner-up Adam “Baard” Yandiev and third-place finisher Raul Tutarauli (6-3-0, M-1: 3-0-0). Kunchenko won all five of his fights in 2015, highlighted by his opening-round stoppages of Dez Parker bij M-1 Challenge 57 en Alexandre Ramos bij M-1 Challenge 62.

(L-R) Kunchenko tegen. Ramos
M-1 Challenge 63 was headlined by the highly entertaining rematch between defending M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephen Puetz, Duitsland, and Nemkov, van Rusland, in the latter’s victory by five-round decision. Emeev’s triumph over Fioravanti was the M-1 Challenge 63 co-feature. M-1 Challenge 56, headlined by Emeev’s title-winning performance against Vasilevsky, was “Event of the Yearrunner-up.

Nemkov (R) strikes Puetz in M-1 Challenge 63 “Event of the Year
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WSOF29: GAETHJE VS. FOSTER IS ON! WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT SET FOR MARCH 12 IN LOVELAND, COLORADO LIVE ON NBCSN

Number one lightweight contender Brian Foster (far) will challenge reigning, undefeated World Series of Fighting champion Justin Gaethje for the title on Saturday, Maart 12, live on NBCSN from the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Ronde.

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LAS VEGAS (Januari 11, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that the highly-anticipated showdown between reigning, ongeslagen lichtgewicht (155 pond) kampioen Justin "De Highlight" Gaethje and number one contender Brian Foster will take place at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Ronde. op zaterdag, Maart 12, live op NBCSN op 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

Geprijsd vanaf $39.99, tickets for WSOF29: Gaethje vs. Foster go on sale tomorrow, Dinsdag, Jan. 12 bij 9 a.m. MT at WSOF.com and ComcastTix.com.

“This is a fight between two phenomenal athletes who are at the top of their games right now and whose fighting spirits are bound to make it an all-out war in the cage that will see the better man that night walk away as world champion,"Zei World Series of Fighting President Vader Chiefs.

One of the most dominant competitors on the World Series of Fighting roster whose fearless, go-for-broke style has captured the hearts of fans worldwide, the 27-year-old Gaethje (14-0) van Safford, Ariz. is coming off the third defense of his coveted title in which he scored an explosive, tweede ronde (4:30) WHO (stoten) of rival Luis "Baviaan" Palomino in a rematch between the two prolific stars, Op september 18.

Six months prior, Gaethje and Palomino engaged in an epic, see-saw slugfest that saw Gaethje emerge victorious by way of TKO (been trappen en stoten) in de derde ronde (3:57) that has since been nominated for “Fight of the Year” at the eighth annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards ceremony that takes place on February 5.

Daten, Gaethje has claimed a total of eight wins in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage, with seven of those wins having come by way of (T)KO. He was crowned the league’s inaugural lightweight kingpin after finishing Richard Patishnock door middel van de eerste ronde (1:09) WHO (stoten en ellebogen) at WSOF8 on January 18, 2014.

Bevorderen (25-8) van Sallisaw, Okla. earned his title shot on November 20 when the 31-year-old, decorated veteran staged a heroic effort, fighting three times in one night to win World Series of Fighting’s first-ever, one-night tournament featuring the top eight athletes in the league’s stacked lightweight division.

After suffering een eerste ronde (1:46) onderwerping (hiel haak) defeat to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Joao Zeferino, Foster experienced a stroke of luck, advancing to the tournament’s semifinal stage of competition in place of an injured competitor, and capitalized on the opportunity by defeating Palomino via second round (4:19) WHO (stoten) and Zeferino via second round (4:51) KO (stoten) in a championship stage rematch, to claim first prize and a shot at Gaethje’s title.

A 10-year veteran of the sport, Foster has produced notable victories over Brock Larson, Forrest Petz and world top 10 gerangschikt weltergewicht (170 pond) superster Matt Brown, whom Foster conquered by way of second round (2:11) onderwerping (guillotine choke-) on november 20, 2010.

Additional WSOF29 bouts will be announced soon.

PIVOTAL WELTERWEIGHT PAIRING BETWEEN MICHAEL PAGE-FERNANDO GONZALEZ SET FOR CO-MAIN EVENT OF ‘BELLATOR 151: WARREN VS. CALDWELL’ ON MARCH 4

 

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Januari 11, 2016) – The co-main event of Bellator MMA’s return to WinStar World Resort & Casino in Thackerville, OK on March 4 will feature undefeated striking sensation Michael “Venom” Page (9-0) nemen “The Menifee Maniac” Fernando Gonzalez (24-13) in actie weltergewicht.

Tickets voor "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” are on sale now and start at just $45. You can purchase tickets at the WinStar World Casino and Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. Deuren voor het evenement geopend 5:00 p.m. CT lokale tijd, with the first contest going down one hour later.

De belangrijkste gebeurtenis van "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” features yet another undefeated Bellator MMA competitor, wanneer Darrion "The Wolf" Caldwell(8-0) gezichten “The Baddest Man on the Planet” Joe Warren (13-4). The televised card airs live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. EN/8 p.m. CT, terwijl de voorlopige periodes live op zal streamen Bellator.com en De Bellator Mobile App. Extra gevechten worden in de komende weken aangekondigd.

 

Mixed martial arts fans and pundits alike would be hard-pressed to find a striker as dynamic as Page. Look no further than his last outing against Charlie Ontiveros, or his 65-second knockout of Rudy Bears. Now “Venom” looks to strike against Gonzalez, who is no stranger to being the underdog when he enters the Bellator MMA fray. A proud son of London, Engeland, the 28-year-old Page has only reached the judges’ scorecards once in his nine professional outings and hopes that his first fight since "Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho " is no different.

 

Gonzalez took a brief hiatus from MMA to compete in the kickboxing portion of the groundbreaking "Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1 " event in September, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renown kickboxer Paul "Semtex" Daley. Gonzalez now returns to his comfort zone of MMA, where he has strung together an impressive four-fight winning streak. A veteran of the Scott Coker-founded Strikeforce promotion, as well as World Extreme Cagefighting, Gonzalez has been competing professionally since 2003.

 

What type of shakeup will this pivotal matchup have to the warzone that is the 170-pound division, tune into the third Bellator MMA event in three consecutive weeks on Spike to find out!

 

Bijgewerkt "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Joe Warren (13-4) vs. Darrion Caldwell (8-0)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Michael Pagina (9-0) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (24-13)

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M-1 Global signs Undefeated welterweight prospect Alexey Kunchenko

ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Januari 11, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced its signing of undefeated Russian welterweight prospect Alexey Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0) een exclusieve promotie-contract.
The 31-year-old Kunchenko, fighting out of Tyumen, Rusland, has a Muay Thai foundation. Representing the Boets Club, Kunchenko has nine knockouts, along with two submission and one decision victory.
At M-1 Challenge 62 in oktober vorig jaar, Kunchenko stopped Alexandre Ramos in punches in the third round. (Below see picture of Kunchenko kicking Ramos)
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DAVE RICKELS-BOBBY COOPER ADDED TO MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 150: Galvão VS. DANTAS 2’

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Januari 6, 2015) – A lightweight contest pitting Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) tegen Bobby Cooper (12-5) is toegevoegd aan de hoofdkaart van "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " aan de Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on February 26.

 

Bovendien, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) tegen de voormalige kampioen Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) en zwaargewicht Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) zal worden geconfronteerd met Augusto Sakai (9-0).

 

The contests will take up three slots of the televised portion ofBellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas,” die uitgezonden live op Spike bij 9 p.m. EN/8 p.m. CT, terwijl de voorlopige periodes live op zal streamen Bellator.com en De Bellator Mobile App. Extra gevechten zullen binnenkort bekend worden gemaakt.

 

Tickets voor "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " die beginnen bij slechts $27, zijn nu te koop bij KansasStarEventCenter.com of Ticketmaster.com, evenals de Kansas Star Arena box office.

 

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 Michael Chandler afgelopen november. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, of het nu op weg naar de kooi, of wanneer hij neemt op een who's who van Bellator MMA lichtgewicht talent. The 27-year-old will be making his 16th appearance 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-headlinerPablo Villaseca. Nu, “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.

Bijgewerkt "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Zwaargewicht Feature Bout: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Co-Main Event: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

 

INJURY POSTPONES BELLATOR MMA DEBUT OF JOSH KOSCHECK, PAUL DALEY-ANDY UHRICH PROMOTED TO MAIN EVENT BILLING

 

RAPHAEL BUTLER-TONY JOHNSON SET TO CLASH ON MAIN CARD

ILIMA MACFARLANE-AMBER TACKETT ANCHOR ‘BELLATOR 148: DALEY VS. UHRICH’ PRELIMINARY CARD

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Januari 6, 2015) – An injury sustained by Josh Koscheck (17-10) during training camp has derailed his Bellator MMA debut against Matt Secor (7-2), which was slated to be the main event of “Bellator 148” Januari 29 bij Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.

 

Als resultaat, British knockout artist Paul "Semtex" Daley (37-13-2) tegen Andy Uhrich (11-5) will now serve as the headliner. Bovendien, a newly announced heavyweight encounter featuring Raphael Butler (9-1) tegen Tony Johnson (9-2) has been added to the main card.

 

De "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” preliminary card is also continuing to take shape, with the news that Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) voldoet aan Amber Tackett(1-1) in flyweight action during a preliminary card that will stream LIVE on Bellator.com.

 

In addition to the aforementioned contests, Mason Fowler (2-0) voldoet aan Idrees Wasi (1-3) in actie weltergewicht, Mark Dickman (10-2) neemt Thomas Diagne (5-5-1) op 145 pond, en Paul Ruiz (6-2) gevechten Josh San Diego (5-1) in a bantamweight feature bout. Additional preliminary fights will be announced shortly, as will one final main card contest.

 

"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. EN/8 p.m. CT, terwijl de voorlopige periodes live op zal streamen Bellator.com en De Bellator Mobile Appbij 5 p.m. PT. Tickets voor het evenement beginnen bij slechts $25 and are on sale at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.

 

Macfarlane made a splash during her Bellator MMA debut back in August; defeating a game Maria Rios via split decision. The San Diego native is best known for her finish of Katie Castro during a regional event in the beginning of 2015, but she has made it clear during numerous interviews, as well as her performance inside the cage that she’s more than just some viral sensation. For a deeper dive on Macfarlane, look no further than these two pieces written by Bleker Verslag en ESPN. Standing opposite of Macfarlane will be Tackett, who lives a short jaunt away from Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif., and has fought twice professionally since 2008.

 

2015 didn’t go as planned for Raphael Butler. The former professional boxer was forced to sit idle after Lorenzo Hood withdrew from their scheduled bout at “Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Girt” shortly before they were supposed to enter the cage. But now it’s 2016, and the 31-year-old has big plans, beginning with his “Bellator 148: Koscheck vs. Secor” foe, Tony Johnson. Fresh off a victory against former Bellator MMA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov, Johnson will once again look to implore his standout wrestling pedigree against a known striker to secure another victory.

 

Bijgewerkt "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” Fight Card

Bellator MMA Welterweight Main Event: Paul Daley (37-13-2) vs. Andy Uhrich (11-5)

Bellator MMA weltergewicht Feature Bout: Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)

Bellator MMA Zwaargewicht Feature Bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)

 

Voorlopige Card:

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) vs. Amber Tackett (1-1)

Bellator MMA vedergewicht Feature Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)

Bellator MMA Zwaargewicht Feature Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)

Bellator MMA vedergewicht Feature Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7)

Bellator MMA weltergewicht Feature Bout: Mason Fowler (2-0) vs. Idrees Wasi (1-3)

Bellator MMA vedergewicht Feature Bout: Mark Dickman (10-2) vs. Thomas Diagne (5-5-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Paul Ruiz (6-2) vs. Josh San Diego (5-1)

 

NEF TO OPEN 2016 WITH SPECTACULAR FIGHT CARD

Lewiston, Maine (Januari 6, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerika's nummer een regionale strijd promotie, zal zijn volgende evenement te houden, “NEF 21: IMMORTALS” op Zaterdag, Februari 6, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. De vechtkaart is gepland om zowel mixed-martial-arts te bevatten (MMA) en professioneel boksen vlagen. Eerder vandaag, NEF announced the full fight card for the event which will be the fight promotion’s first of 2016.

 

A pair of professional boxing bouts will be featured on the main card of the evening. Joel “Baby Bull” Bisschop (0-0-1) returns to action after more than a year’s absence to face MMA regular Crowsneck Boutin (0-0) in a light-heavyweight four-round bout. Noordoosten Junior kampioen weltergewicht Brandon “De Cannon” Bes (10-1) will attempt to make it three wins in a row when he steps in the ring to face undefeated Tollison Lewis (2-0) in a six-round, non-title, super-welterweight contest. Both Berry and Lewis are coming off wins in the boxing ring at “NEF XX” afgelopen november.

 

The professional portion of the MMA card will be headlined by the long-awaited meeting between Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (12-8) en Jon Lemke (5-3). DubbedThe Battle for Bangor,” with both men living and training in the Bangor, Maine area, Boyington’s NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Title will be on the line. Number-one contender Lemke will be looking to capture the first championship of his MMA career.

 

The co-main event of the evening on the professional MMA card will see local Lewiston-Auburn favorite Jesse “De Viking” Erickson (6-4) nemen Devin Powell (4-1) in a lightweight matchup. Powell returns to the NEF cage for the first time since May 2014, while Erickson will be looking for his fourth consecutive win in Lewiston.

 

A total of three title fights will headline the amateur MMA side of the card. Young’s MMA standout Josh Harvey (5-1) defends his lightweight title against Florida’s Andrew “Ling-Ling” Tamayo (8-1). Caleb Farrington (3-0) enRicky Dexter (4-2) will decide the first-ever NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight Champion, terwijl Henry Clark (3-1) en Johnny Ambachten (3-0) meet to determine the inaugural amateur bantamweight titleholder.

 

Bovendien, Erin Lamonte (5-0) en Randi Beth Boyington (1-2) are scheduled to face off in a women’s MMA bout. It will be a rematch of a contest won by Lamonte at “NEF XX.” Boyington’s supporters in the audience felt that the referee stopped the bout prematurely as Boyington was about to break out of, or had already broken out of, Lamonte’s armbar submission. After much back and forth among their respective supporters on social media, the rematch is expected to settle the issue once and for all.

 

De volledige “NEF 21” strijd kaart (aan verandering onderhevig):

 

Professioneel boksen

148 Brandon Berry 10-1 (West Forks) vs Tollison Lewis 2-0 (CMBJJ)

175 Joel Bishop 0-0-1 vs Crowsneck Boutin 0-0 (Choi Instituut)

 

PROFESSIONAL MMA

 

155*TITEL Bruce Boyington (c) 12-8 (Young’s MMA/Boyington’s TKD) vs Jon Lemke 5-3 (Team Ierse)

185 Mike Hansen 3-2 (Berserkers MMA) vs Zach Elkins 0-1 (First Coast Full Contact)

155 Zenon Herrera 0-2 (Onafhankelijk) vs CJ Ewer 0-0 (Young's MMA)

155 Jesse Erickson 6-4 (CMBJJ) vs Devin Powell 4-1 (Nostos)

145 Derek Shorey 3-3 (Onbreekbaar Combat Club) vs Josh Lange 3-2 (Bombsquad)

125 Brandon Warne 0-1 (Bombsquad) vs Norman Fox 0-0 (MMA Athletix)

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

170*TITEL Caleb Farrington 3-0 (Lawton’s/NEU) vs Ricky Dexter 4-2 (Team Ierse)

155*TITEL Josh Harvey (c) 5-1 (Young's MMA) vs Andrew Tamayo 8-1 (F2 Arena)

135*TITEL Henry Clark 3-1 (Choi Instituut) vs John Crafts 3-0 (Team NIEUW)

265 Dave Smith 2-0 (Berserkers MMA) vs Brendon Battles 1-0 (Gracie Fitness)

265 Gravin Guillen 2-4 (Onafhankelijk) vs Matt Glover 0-0 (Berserkers MMA)

210 Ryan Glover 2-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs Mike Williams 1-0 (CMBJJ)

205 Matt McFarland 0-1 (First Class MMA) vs Zak Bergeron 0-0 (CMBJJ)

170 Adam Nielsen 3-0 (Team Ierse) vs Ruben Redman 1-4 (Team Mass Effect)

155 Ken Dunn 0-3 (Maine Kyokushin Karate) vs Frank Johanson 0-0 (CMBJJ)

155 Chad Murillo 0-0 (First Class MMA) vs Tony Agust 0-0

145 Rafael Velado 2-0 (First Class MMA) vs Mike Pietersen 3-0 (Young's MMA)

140 Erik Nelson 1-2 (CMBJJ) vs Julio Martinez 0-1 (Gracie Fitness)

135 David Thompson 1-1 (Onbreekbaar Combat Club) vs Caleb Costello 2-4 (Team Ierse)

135 Richmond Pierce Wiegman 0-1 (First Class MMA) vs Clifford Redman 0-3 (Mass Effect)

125 Brent Ouellette 0-1 (CMBJJ) vs John Parker 0-2 (Team Nitemare)

125 Justin Witham 1-3 (Onbreekbaar Combat Club) vs Jake Denham 0-0 (Team Lawton/NEU)

120 Erin LaMonte 5-0 (Gracie Fitness) vs Randi Beth Boyington 1-2 (Boyington's TKD / Young's MMA)

265 Ras Hylton 0-0 (First Class MMA) vs TBD

 

New England Fights’ volgende evenement, “NEF 21: IMMORTALS,” vindt plaatsZaterdag, Februari 6, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets voor “NEF 21” beginnen bij slechts $25 en zijn nu te koop bijwww.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."

 

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LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT REMATCH PITTING FORMER CHAMPION EMANUEL NEWTON AGAINST LINTON VASSELL COMPLETES MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 149: SHAMROCK VS. GRACIE

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Januari 5, 2016) –The SPIKE-televised main card of "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " op Februari. 19 bij Toyota Center in Houston, Texas is now complete, with the addition of a light heavyweight rematch featuring former Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) vergadering Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC).

 

The fight joins a card that already features a double main eventKen Shamrock (28-16-2) voldoet aan Royce Gracie (14-2-3) voor de derde keer en Kimbo Slice (5-2) zal de man die heeft hem uit te roepen, omdat hun vriendschap eindigde jaar geleden vechten, Dhafir Harris, beter bekend als "Borst 5000.” In featherweight action, Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) will look to continue his torrid pace when he meets Daniel Pineda (21-11) and a pair of lightweight assassins go to battle, wanneer Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to meet Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1). Preliminary contests will be announced shortly.

 

Tickets voor deze mixed martial arts extravaganza beginnen bij net $30 en zijn nu te koop bij Bellator.com, evenals HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

 

"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " uitgezonden live en gratis op Spike bij 9 p.m. EN/8 p.m. CT, terwijl de voorlopige periodes live op zal streamen Bellator.com en De Bellator Mobile App.

 

Both Newton and Vassell were participants in the four-man, light-heavyweight No. 1 contender tournament at "Bellator MMA: Dynamiet.” Now, the pair of 205-pounders will look to re-establish themselves atop one of the deepest and most competitive divisions in Bellator MMA.

 

A former champion, Newton will be making his 12th appearance for the Scott Coker-led promotion and hopes to duplicate the success he experienced at the expense of Vassell during "Bellator 130: Newton vs. Vassell” terug in 2014. Better known as “The Hardcore Kid,” the 31-year-old has been half of some of the most memorable contests in Bellator MMA history, namely, his spinning-backfist finish of “King Mo” and his back-and-forth war with current Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Liam McGeary.

 

Undoubtedly one of the goals for Vassell in 2016 is finding his way onto the recently announced Bellator MMA debut in London later this year. For this to come to fruition, “The Swarm” surely needs to redeem himself from the fifth-round, rear-naked choke submission defeat he suffered at the hands of his"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " tegenstander. Februari 19 will mark the seventh time Vassell has competed under the Bellator MMA banner and “The Swarm” will be looking to add to his impressive finishing mark of 13 stoppages in 15 overwinningen.

 

"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie "Bijgewerkt Fight Card

Bellator MMA Openweight Main Event: Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) vs. Royce Gracie (14-2-3)

Bellator MMA Zwaargewicht Main Event: Kimbo Slice (5-2) vs. Borst 5000 (2-0)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) vs. Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC)

Bellator MMA vedergewicht Feature Bout: Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) vs. Daniel Pineda (21-11)

Bellator MMA Lichtgewicht Feature Bout: Melvin Guillard (32-15-2) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1)

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMPLETES WSOF27 MAIN CARD WITH TWO NEW BOUTS FEATURING THREE UNBEATEN, RISING STARS

Undefeated KO artist JaleelThe Realist” Willis (afgebeeld) will put his 5-0 record on the line against fellow unbeaten welterweight Chauncey Foxworth (2-0) at WSOF27 on Saturday, Jan 23, live on NBCSN from the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.

MAIN EVENT: CARLOS FODOR VS. MIKE RICCI
CO-MAIN: TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV

LIVE ON NBCSN FROM FEDEXFORUM
IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE ON SATURDAY, Januari 23
LAS VEGAS (Januari 5, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it has completed the live NBCSN televised (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), main card portion of its inaugural event of the New Year that will also mark its debut at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. op zaterdag, Jan. 23, with two new bouts featuring three undefeated, rijzende sterren.

In a lightweight (155 pond) contest that will kick off the live NBCSN telecast of WSOF27, ongeslagen Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell zal af plein met Jorge Medina terwijl, in een weltergewicht (170 pond) matchup, Jaleel “The Realist” Willis en Chauncey “The Machine” Foxworth will put their respective, perfect records on the line against one another.

“We are looking forward to kicking off 2016 with another spectacular, action-packed fight card that is filled with our customary mix of established, name fighters and top level prospects that have been climbing the ranks of rival competitors in order to make it to the big show,"Zei World Series of Fighting President Vader Chiefs.

Bryce Mitchell vs. Jorge Medina

Op slechts 21 jaar, Mitchell (4-0) of Searcy, Ark. is quickly gaining steam on the professional circuit and a reputation for being a considerable threat on the mat. Since making his pro debut last January, he has produced first round submissions – three by way of rear-naked choke and the last by way of armbar – in all four of his starts.

Als amateur, Mitchell delivered similar results, earning all five of his victories between June 2013 en augustus 2014 by way of first round submission, en route to a near-perfect 5-1 record.

Mitchell’s opponent, Medina (4-2) of Nashville, Tenn., has also imposed his will on the canvas with phenomenal submission work, forcing his first three professional opponents to tap out from either strikes or from a rear-naked choke.

A product of Nashville MMA, the training camp that gave rise to notable stars such as Dustin Ortiz en ongeslagen Luke Sanders, Medina is looking to rebound from a second round (4:22) WHO (kicks) defeat at the hands of Pedro Gomes maart 28, 2015.

Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth

Willis (5-0) of Memphis is a former high school wrestling star who has carried his previous athletic success into the cage where he has been taken the distance of a fight just once over the course of five professional matchups.

Outside of the sole unanimous decision that he was the victor of, Willis has finished all of his adversaries inside of one round, and all with an onslaught of punches.

Daten, Foxworth (2-0) of Hot Springs, Ark. has dominated similarly, scoring first round TKO’s in both of his efforts as a professional. The 24-year-old competed as an amateur for nearly three years and 15 uiteinden, winnend 7 of the contests by way of (T)KO of onderwerping.

Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, alle Ticketmaster locaties, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, of telefonisch op (800) 745-3000.

In the lightweight (155 pond) main event, Mike "The Martian" Ricci will square off rival star Caros "De Toekomst" Fodor.

The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) van Montreal, Quebec, Canada is riding a three-fight win streak after scoring a highlight reel KO on Joe Condon with a head kick in the first round (2:41) of their WSOF25 quarterfinal stage tournament matchup on November 20, 2015.

Fodor (10-4) Kirkland, Wassen. is a 31-year-old protégé of Matt Hume and brother of fellow World Series of Fighting athlete Phoenix Jones, looking to notch his third consecutive win in his promotional debut after concluding a successful, four-fight run in Asia.

In the light heavyweight (205 pond) co-main event, heavy-handed finisherTeddy Holder (9-2) van Bartlett, Tenn. zal ongeslagen vechten Shamil Gamzatov(9-0) van Makhachkala, Rusland.

Gamzatov, the number two ranked light heavyweight in the Ukraine, has yet to be taken past the second round of a fight, while Holder has earned all nine of his professional career wins by way of (T)KO of onderwerping.

The WSOF27 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

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