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M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramazan Emeev Named M-1 Global’s 2015 Ntoa se ea Year
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ST. Petersburg, Russia (January 12, 2016) – M-1 ba-Bothata ba middleweight mampoli Ramadan Emeev has been named M-1 Global’s 2015 Ntoa se ea Year.
Russia welterweight Alexey Kunchenko was selected as “Tsepo ea ho ea Year,” ha a ntse aM-1 ba-Bothata ba 63 was the M-1 Global “Event of the Year.” Emeev (13-3-0, M1: 7-1-0), loana tsoa Russia, was a runaway winner as “Ntoa se ea Year,” garnering 84.5-percent of the votes to easily outdistance runner-up Viktor Nemkov(23-5-0, M-1 ba-: 14-4-0), the reigning M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion.
A 2015, Emeev won both of his M-1 fights with his title-winning submission (bipetsa) of defending champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in the opening round of their rematch last April at M-1 ba-Bothata ba 56, and first title defense this past December 4go th ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 63 when American challenger Luigi “The Setaliana Tank” Fioravanti was unable to answer the bell for the third round.
 (L-R) Emeev pounds Fioravanti
Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1 ba-: 4-0-0), the undefeated Russian, hlōla “Tsepo ea ho ea Year” runner-up Adama “Beard” Yandiev and third-place finisher Raul, Tutarauli (6-3-0, M-1 ba-: 3-0-0). Kunchenko won all five of his fights in 2015, highlighted by his opening-round stoppages of Dez Parker ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 57 le Alexandre Ramos ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 62.
 (L-R) Kunchenko vs. RamosM-1 ba-Bothata ba 63 was headlined by the highly entertaining rematch between defending M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz, ea Jeremane, and Nemkov, ea Russia, in the latter’s victory by five-round decision. Emeev’s triumph over Fioravanti was the M-1 ba-Bothata ba 63 sebedisana tšobotsi. M-1 ba-Bothata ba 56, headlined by Emeev’s title-winning performance against Vasilevsky, e ne e le “Event of the Year” runner-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
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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. (January 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) ho jara “The Menifee Maniac” Fernando Gonzalez (24-13) a welterweight khato.
Ditekete tsa "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. Mamati bakeng sa ketsahalo butsweng ka 5:00 p.m. CT nako ya lehae, with the first contest going down one hour later.
Ka sehloohong ketsahalo e "Bellator 151: Warren vs.. Caldwell” features yet another undefeated Bellator MMA competitor, neng Darrion "The Wolf" Caldwell(8-0) lifahleho “The Baddest Man on the Planet” Joe Warren (13-4). The televised card airs live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. LE/8 p.m. CT, ha a ntse a linako selelekela tla phallela phelang ho lona Bellator.com le The Bellator Mobile App. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
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, Engelane, 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 Pauluse o ile a "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!
Updated "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 Page (9-0) vs.. Fernando Gonzalez (24-13)
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M-1 Global signs Undefeated welterweight prospect Alexey Kunchenko
 ST. Petersburg, Russia (January 11, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced its signing of undefeated Russian welterweight prospect Alexey Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1 ba-: 4-0-0) ho a ikgethileng a papatso konteraka.The 31-year-old Kunchenko, fighting out of Tyumen, Russia, 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 ho qetela October, 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: GALVAO VS. DANTAS 2’
Santa Monica, Dorella. (January 6, 2015) – A lightweight contest pitting Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) khahlanong le Bobby Cooper (12-5) o 'nile a phaella ka ho re ho ka sehloohong karete ea "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " ka Kansas Star Arena a Mulvane, Kansas on February 26.
Holim'a moo, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) khahlanong le pele e neng e mampoli Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) le heavyweight Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) tla tobana le Augusto Sakai (9-0).
The contests will take up three slots of the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas,” eo airs phela ka ho Spike kwa 9 p.m. LE/8 p.m. CT, ha a ntse a linako selelekela tla phallela phelang ho lona Bellator.com le The Bellator Mobile App. Additional lintoa tla o ile a phatlalatsa nakoana.
Tickets for "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " e leng qala ka feela $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, hammoho le Kansas Star Arena lebokose le reng ofisi.
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 sena se fetileng November. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, hore na e 'a le tseleng e gorole, kapa ha a li ho nka le ba 's ba ea Bellator MMA bobebe talenta. The 27-year-old will be making his 16go th 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. Hona joale, “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.
Updated "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 Heavyweight 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, Dorella. (January 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” ka January 29 ka Save Mart Center, Fresno, Dorella.
Ka hoo, British knockout artist Pauluse o ile a "Semtex" Daley (37-13-2) khahlanong le Andy Uhrich (11-5) will now serve as the headliner. Ho feta moo, a newly announced heavyweight encounter featuring Raphael Butler (9-1) khahlanong le Tony Johnson (9-2) has been added to the main card.
The "Bellator 148: Daley vs.. Uhrich” preliminary card is also continuing to take shape, with the news that Ilima MacFarlane (2-0) kopana le 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) kopana le Idrees Wasi (1-3) a welterweight khato, Mark Dickman (10-2) nka ka Thomas Diagne (5-5-1) at 145-pounds, le Pauluse Ruiz (6-2) lintoa 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. LE/8 p.m. CT, ha a ntse a linako selelekela tla phallela phelang ho lona Bellator.com le The Bellator Mobile Appka 5 p.m. PT. Tickets bakeng sa ketsahalo ea qala ka feela $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 ka e petsoha ka qeto ea. 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 Bleacher Report le ESPN. Standing opposite of Macfarlane will be Tackett, who lives a short jaunt away from Save Mart Center in Fresno, Dorella., 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.
Updated "Bellator 148: Daley vs.. Uhrich” Fight Card
Bellator MMA Welterweight Main Event: Pauluse Daley (37-13-2) vs.. Andy Uhrich (11-5)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature bout: Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC) vs.. Pauluse o ile a Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs.. Tony Johnson (9-2)
Selelekela Card:
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima MacFarlane (2-0) vs.. Amber Tackett (1-1)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs.. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs.. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs.. Justin Smitley (9-7)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature bout: Mason Fowler (2-0) vs.. Idrees Wasi (1-3)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature bout: Mark Dickman (10-2) vs.. Thomas Diagne (5-5-1)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Pauluse Ruiz (6-2) vs.. Josh San Diego (5-1)
NEF TO OPEN 2016 WITH SPECTACULAR FIGHT CARD
Lewiston, Maine (January 6, 2016) - New England ho loana ka (NEF), Amerika oa nomoro ya-e mong o lebatowa ntoa ntshetsopele, tla ahlola hlahlamang ketsahalo, “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS” ka Moqebelo, February 6, 2016 a le Androscoggin Bank Colisée a Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Pele ho moo kajeno, 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” Bishop (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. Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “The Cannon” Berry (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” sena se fetileng November.
The professional portion of the MMA card will be headlined by the long-awaited meeting between Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (12-8) le Jon Lemke (5-3). Dubbed “The 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 Jese “The Viking” Erickson (6-4) ho jara 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). Kaleb Farrington (3-0) leRicky Dexter (4-2) will decide the first-ever NEF MMA Amateur Welterweight Champion, ha a ntse a Henry Clark (3-1) le Johnny Crafts (3-0) meet to determine the inaugural amateur bantamweight titleholder.
Holim'a moo, Erin Lamonte (5-0) le 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.
The full “NEF 21” ntoa karete (taba ho fetola):
Setsebi papali ea litebele
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 Institute)
Setsebi MMA
155*Title Bruce Boyington (hoo) 12-8 (Young’s MMA/Boyington’s TKD) vs. Jon Lemke 5-3 (Team Irish)
185 Mike Hansen 3-2 (Berserkers MMA) vs Zach Elkins 0-1 (Pele Coast Full Contact)
155 Zenon Herrera 0-2 (Ikemetseng) vs CJ Ewer 0-0 (Young oa MMA)
155 Jese Erickson 6-4 (CMBJJ) vs Devin Powell 4-1 (Nostos)
145 Derek Shorey 3-3 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Josh Lange 3-2 (Bombsquad)
125 Brandon Warne 0-1 (Bombsquad) vs Norman Fox 0-0 (MMA Athletix)
Tsenwe MMA
170*Title Kaleb Farrington 3-0 (Lawton’s/NEU) vs Ricky Dexter 4-2 (Team Irish)
155*Title Josh Harvey (hoo) 5-1 (Young oa MMA) vs Andrew Tamayo 8-1 (F2 Arena)
135*Title Henry Clark 3-1 (Choi Institute) vs John Crafts 3-0 (Team NEW)
265 Dave Smith 2-0 (Berserkers MMA) vs Brendon Battles 1-0 (Gracie Fitness)
265 Countess Guillen 2-4 (Ikemetseng) vs Matt Glover 0-0 (Berserkers MMA)
210 Ryan ella elle la Glover 2-1 (Berserkers MMA) vs. Mike Williams 1-0 (CMBJJ)
205 Matt McFarland 0-1 (Pele Class MMA) vs. Zak Bergeron 0-0 (CMBJJ)
170 Adam Nielsen 3-0 (Team Irish) 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 (Pele Class MMA) vs Tony Agust 0-0
145 Rafael Velado 2-0 (Pele Class MMA) vs Mike Pietersen 3-0 (Young oa MMA)
140 Erik Nelson 1-2 (CMBJJ) vs Julio Martinez 0-1 (Gracie Fitness)
135 David Thompson 1-1 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Caleb Costello 2-4 (Team Irish)
135 Richmond Pierce Wiegman 0-1 (Pele 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 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Jake Denham 0-0 (Team Lawton/NEU)
120 Erin LaMonte 5-0 (Gracie Fitness) vs. Randi Beth Boyington 1-2 (Boyington oa TKD / Young oa MMA)
265 Ras Hylton 0-0 (Pele Class MMA) vs. TBD
New England ho loana ka’ latelang ketsahalo, “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS,” etsahalaMoqebelo, February 6, 2016 a le Androscoggin Bank Colisée a Lewiston, Maine. Ditekete tsa “NEF 21” qala ka feela $25 'me li ka Sale hona joale kawww.TheColisee.com kapa ka bitsa ea Colisée lebokose le reng ofisi ea 207.783.2009 X 525. Bakeng sa boitsebiso bo eketsehileng ka ketsahalo le ho loana karete ya diapdeite, ka kōpo etela ntshetsopele oa setsheng sa inthanete sa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Holim'a moo, o ka shebella NEF livideo ka www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, latela ba ba ka Twitternefights le ho ba setho ya semmuso ya Facebook sehlopha "New England loana."
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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. (January 5, 2016) –The SPIKE-televised main card of "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs.. Gracie " ka Feb. 19 ka Toyota Center a Houston, Texas is now complete, with the addition of a light heavyweight rematch featuring former Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Sebola Newton (25-9-1) kopana le Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC).
The fight joins a card that already features a double main event — Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) kopana le Royce Gracie (14-2-3) ka lekhetlo la boraro le Kimbo Slice (5-2) tla le loanela monna ea ileng a o 'nile a a mo bitsa tsoa ho tloha ka setsoalle sa bona e ile ea fela lilemong tse fetileng tse, Dhafir Harris, molemo tsejoa e le "Sefubeng 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, neng Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to meet Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1). Preliminary contests will be announced shortly.
Tickets bakeng sa e tsoakiloeng libetsa extravaganza ho qala ho feela $30 'me ba tsa rekisoa joale Bellator.com, hammoho le HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.
"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs.. Gracie " airs phela 'me a lokolle ka Spike ka 9 p.m. LE/8 p.m. CT, ha a ntse a linako selelekela tla phallela phelang ho lona Bellator.com le The Bellator Mobile App.
Both Newton and Vassell were participants in the four-man, light-heavyweight No. 1 contender tournament at "Bellator MMA: Dynamite.” 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 12go th 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” back 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 " lireng. February 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 tlhōlo.
"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs.. Gracie "Updated Ntoa Card
Bellator MMA Openweight Main Event: Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) vs.. Royce Gracie (14-2-3)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Main Event: Kimbo Slice (5-2) vs.. Sefubeng 5000 (2-0)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Sebola Newton (25-9-1) vs.. Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature bout: Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) vs.. Daniel Pineda (21-11)
Bellator MMA bobebe 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
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