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MIXED MARTIAL ARTS BOUT SET FOR BELLATOR 194 ON FEBRUARY 16
I-LOS ANGELES – A flyweight feature fight pitting renowned boxing champions Heather Hardy (1-1) ngokumelene Ana Julaton (2-3) has been added to the main card of Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione on Friday, February 16 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The event will air live and free on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. KANYE.
The bout will be the first part of a dual event scenario in which the fighters are also expected to compete in a boxing match at a later date. While the MMA bout will be held under the Bellator banner, DiBella Entertainment and Orion Sports Management will handle promotional duties for the boxing event.
Amathikithi for Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione are available now and can be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. CT, ngenkathi isinyathelo kwangaphambilini ziyogelezela ku Bellator.com nasemazweni omhlaba phezu Bellator Mobile App. Additional contests will be announced in coming weeks.
Making her third appearance inside the Bellator MMA cage, Hardy hopes to duplicate the game plan that earned her an impressive knockout win over Alice Yauger in her professional debut at Madison Square Garden. Hailing from Brooklyn, N.Y., Hardy built an imposing boxing resume prior to joining forces with Bellator, where she collected a pair of titles in multiple weight classes, including the WBC International Female Super Bantamweight belt and WBC International Female Featherweight belt. “The Heat” protected an unblemished mark of 20-0 through a five-year stint inside the boxing ring.
An accomplished professional boxer herself, Julaton also brings a unique style to the Bellator cage as she prepares for just her sixth career MMA bout. The former WBO and IBA super bantamweight world champion made the transition to mixed martial arts in May of 2014, collecting a convincing knockout over Aya-Saeid Saber. Since making her professional MMA debut, “The Hurricane” has competed for multiple world-renown promotions and trains alongside Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix competitor Frank Mir in Las Vegas.
Kubuyekeziwe Bellator 194: Nelson vs. Mitrione Fight Card:
Heavyweight World Grand Prix First Round Bout: Roy Nelson (23-14) vs. Mat Mitrione (12-5)
UHlelo Co-Main Indawo: Patricky “Pitbull” (18-8) vs. Derek Fields (19-6)
Women’s Flyweight Feature Bout: Heather Hardy (1-1) vs. Ana Julaton (2-3)
Bellator.com and Bellator Mobile App Preliminary Card:
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Marcus Surin (4-1) vs. Dean Hancock (3-1)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Ross Richardson (Pro Debut) vs. Nick Giulietti (Pro Debut)
165-LB. Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Peter Nascimento (Pro Debut) vs. Kastriot Xhema (1-1)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Regivaldo Carvalho (4-2) vs. Tom English (6-8)
Amathikithi UKUDAYISWA LOKHU ULWESIHLANU
I-LOS ANGELES - Ukuvulwa lwesithathu round matchup e 2018 sika Bellator wesibhakela Umhlaba Grand Prix siyoba nenkulumo sosondonzima okukhulu kunakho konke emlandweni fedor Emelianenko (36-5, 1 NC) ethatha owabe emhlabeni iqhawe Frank Mir (18-11) e ukubuya Bellator ukuze Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. on Saturday, April 28.
An okukhethekile presale inthanethi kulesi sehlakalo senzeka ULwesithathu Januwari 24 futhi ngoLwesine ngoJanuwari 25, abanamathikithi kwenzekani-ukudayiselwa umphakathi jikelele ULwesihlanu Januwari 26 at 10 a.m. CT. Amathikithi umcimbi uqale nje $30 futhi ayatholakala Allstate Arena ibhokisi ehhovisi futhi Ticketmaster.
Umcimbi, eyethulwe Miller Lite, izosakazwa bukhoma futhi mahhala ku Paramount Network (phambilini obuwaziwa Spike) at 9 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. CT, ngenkathi isinyathelo kwangaphambilini ziyogelezela ku Bellator.com nasemazweni omhlaba phezu Bellator Mobile App. izikhathi zokudakwa engeziwe uzobe umemezele emasontweni ezayo.
Owayekade eyisikhulu Ukuziqhenya iqhawe, "The Last Emperor" ingenye ohlonishwayo kakhulu nabahlonishwa fighters sosondonzima mdlalo oboné. Stone abami nokunokuthula, Emelianenko eqhosha ethi omunye umxhwele kakhulu streaks unbeaten emlandweni MMA, singaphelelwa iziqubu phakathi 2001 futhi 2009. A multi-isikhathi iqhawe emhlabeni e-MMA ne Sambo, Fedor usanda kubuyela mdlalo ngemuva hiatus emfushane, ukuqongelela onqobayo ezimbili juqu selokhu abuyela esenzweni nokuthatha ku Mat Mitrione i zakudala osheshayo at Bellator NYC.
Frank Mir wajoyina Bellator ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka elandelayo 15 iminyaka e UFC lapho aba khona ezimbili isikhathi iqhawe emhlabeni, eqoqwe 16 kunqoba futhi banqoba ubani ubani contender sosondonzima, kuhlanganise Brock Lesnar, "Bigfoot" Silva, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira futhi Mirko Cro Iphoyisa. Ukulwa out of Las Vegas, Mir usethe amarekhodi eziningi ngenkathi ukuncintisana ukukhuthazwa wakhe wangaphambili, esiqokonyiswa izimpi eziningi (27), ngokunqoba (16), kanye nezicelo (8) emlandweni wesibhakela. With 14 of yakhe 18 umsebenzi uwina uyeza ngendlela Knockout noma ukuzithoba, manje Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black ngebhande izozama isandla sakhe esigabeni Bellator sika sosondonzima.
Kubuyekeziwe Fight Card:
Wesibhakela Grand Prix Okokuqala Round: Fedor Emelianenko (36-5, 1 NC) vs. Frank Mir (18-11)
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Houston, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (I-LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the LFA will return to Minnesota in March with a lightweight title fight, a high-stakes lightweight showdown, and the return of a women’s MMA pioneer.
The main event of LFA 34 will feature the return of LFA lightweight champion Robert “Ukuthintana” Watley when he defends his title against LFA #1 lightweight contender Brandon “The Human Highlight Reel” Jenkins. I-LFA 34 – Watley vs. Jenkins takes place Friday, March 2nd at the Minnetonka Ballroom inside the new Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Lonke ikhadi main uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke on AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT.
“I am excited to bring the LFA lightweight world championship to the Minnetonka Ballroom inside the new Mystic Lake Center at LFA 34”, Soares esibekiwe. “We had four fantastic events at Mystic Lake last year. I am happy to announce that LFA and Mystic Lake Casino have an agreement in place to produce four live nationally televised MMA events at Mystic Lake’s world class facility in 2018. Mystic Lake has been a great partner and we are all looking forward to watching Robert Watley defend his lightweight title against Brandon Jenkins in Minnesota on March 2nd.”
Tickets for LFA 34 – Watley vs. Jenkins will be available available for purchase January 26 at MysticLake.com.
Watley (9-1) is widely considered the top lightweight prospect in the world. The man known as “Ukuthintana” was highly regarded on the east coast regional MMA scene before signing with LFA in 2017. His fight résumé consisted of multiple regional titles and a seven-fight win streak. That earned him an immediate shot at the inaugural LFA lightweight title against the final RFA lightweight champion Thiago Moisés at LFA 17. The Maryland native shut down the RFA champion on every score card. Watley then punctuated his championship reign with a dominant TKO victory over Daryl Wilson in his first title defense at LFA 27 in November. The champ now has his sights set on picking up his tenth straight victory and second successful title defense at LFA 34.
Jenkins (11-5) earned his shot at LFA gold after winning one of the most memorable fights of 2017. The man known as “The Human Highlight Reel” added further proof to that nickname with his three round thriller against Carl Wittstock at LFA 29. Jenkins battered his foe in a highly entertaining affair that many fans and pundits considered a “Fight of the Year” nominee. The win completed a successful 2017 for the Mystic Lake security guard, which started with a TKO victory over Billy Christianson at LFA 2. Interestingly, the lone setback of the year came on the score cards of LFA 20. While many felt that Jenkins had done more than enough to earn the decision, the local favorite dropped a split decision in his hometown. Jenkins wasted no time reflecting on the controversial decision and quickly rebounded with his epic win over Wittstock. Now he has his sights set on LFA gold at LFA 34.
The co-main event of LFA 34 will feature a battle between two of the LFA’s top lightweight contenders. Perzynski (22-9) made a big statement in his LFA debut at LFA 20 last summer, when he stopped RFA vet Carl Wittstock via Rear Naked Choke inside the first two minutes of the opening round. The Minnesotan set up the submission with a barrage of strikes that thrilled his home state fans. Perzynski now looks to repeat that feat with a man who made an equally impressive LFA debut just seven days after him last summer.
Ogden (9-2) needed less than a half a round at LFA 21 last summer to match Perzynski’s accomplishment one week earlier at LFA 20. Ogden, like Perzynski, also used a Rear Naked Choke to defeat an RFA vet in his LFA debut. The win came against T.J. Brown and set up a showdown with a man who made a nearly identical promotional debut. The Kansas City based fighter Ogden now meets Perzynski in the co-main event of LFA 34. The winner is looking to gain separation in a highly competitive and deep LFA lightweight division.
The main card of LFA 34 will also feature the return of women’s MMA pioneer “Machine Gun” Kelly Kobold. After a six and a half year hiatus from the sport, she made her return to MMA last summer at LFA 20.
Kobold (18-3-2) is one of the most respected women in the sport. She has enjoyed an illustrious professional MMA career that dates back nearly sixteen years. A true pioneer for women’s MMA, Kobold returned to the sport against Christine Stanley in a bout that was ruled a draw at LFA 20. Now she is back and ready to stake a claim at the top of the LFA women’s flyweight division at LFA 34.
Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT):
Indawo Main | Lightweight Title Bout (155 LB)
– Robert Watley (10-1) vs. Brandon Jenkins (11-5)
Co-Main Event | Bout Esilula (155 LB)
– Travis Perzynski (22-9) vs. Trey Ogden (9-2)
Featherweight Bout (145 LB)
– Jordan Griffin (14-5) vs. Darrick Minner (20-7)
Featherweight Bout (145 LB)
– Nate Jennerman (10-3) vs. John DeVall (15-8)
Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 LB)
– Kelly Kobold (10-5) vs. TBD
Flyweight Bout (125 LB)
– Bobby Lee (7-1) vs. Nate Ammerman (4-0)
Middleweight Bout (185 LB)
– Tim Hiley (5-0) vs. Willie Whitehead (2-1)
Ngo-September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form LFA. This new powerhouse promotion would serve as the premier developmental organization in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 150 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
I-LFA 34 will be the fifth LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA and Legacy FC hosted a combined nine events in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” before the merger. Six of those events took place under the RFA banner inside the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. The entire main card of LFA 34 uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke phezu AXS TV at 9 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT.
Sicela uvakashele LFAfighting.com ngoba iziqubu izibuyekezo nolwazi. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting futhi Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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Lewiston, Maine (January 19, 2018) – The night before the National Football League (NFL) delivers its 2017-2018 season finale, New England ayalwa (NEF) will return to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston for the first time in eight months as the fight promotion presents “NEF 32: Super Saturday.” And while New England football fans will have to wait until this Sunday’s AFC championship game to find out whether their beloved Patriots will play in the Super Bowl, area mixed-martial-arts fans learned today which of their favorites will compete at “NEF 32” as promotion executives released the full fight card for the February 3rd umcimbi.
In the umcimbi main of the kusihlwa, Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington (14-11) liba Taylor Trahan (7-8) at a catchweight of 150-pounds. One of the biggest MMA stars ever to come out of Maine, Boyington will make his return to the NEF cage after a two-year absence that saw him compete on the global stage in places like Russia and New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. Trahan makes his third trip to Maine to compete. He is coming off a win over Connor Barry (3-2) ukuwa last.
Aaron “Ukwanda” Lacey (4-1) Ubhekene off Josh Parker (6-9) in a iziqubu featherweight. Lacey suffered the first loss of his pro career in November when a fight he was arguably on the way to winning was stopped by a doctor due to a cut on Lacey’s head. Parker will look to continue his recent success in the MMA cage after recent victories over Andre Belcarris (0-2) futhi Derek Shorey (4-9).
CJ Ewer (3-0) is out to make history by becoming the first competitor to hold NEF championships simultaneously in multiple weight divisions. Ewer is the reigning NEF Pro Middleweight Champion. At “NEF 32,” he has the opportunity to capture the NEF Pro Welterweight Title when he meets Kemran Lachinov (5-2) for the vacant strap.
Also in professional welterweight action will be Mike “Amadevu” Hansen (5-8) futhi Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (9-7) in a fight billed as “The Berserker vs. The Viking.” Hansen and Erickson have developed a rivalry as coaches of local gyms Berserkers MMA and Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ), ngokulandelana.
Speaking of which, Nate Boucher (2-1), a product of CMBJJ, futhi Ryan Burgess (2-2) of Berserkers MMA will headline the amateur portion of the fight card. The flyweights, former teammates on the Mountain Valley High School wrestling squad, have engaged in a recent war of words heading into the bout. The winner will be in line for a shot at the amateur flyweight title later this spring.
2017 NEF “Rookie of the Year” Jayda “Lil Killah” Bailey (1-0) returns to the cage on February 3rd to meet Florida’s Amanda Gallo (0-1). Bailey made history in November at “NEF 31” by becoming the youngest competitor ever to compete, (and win), in the yezinyoni NEF. She turned 18, the legal age for competing in MMA in Maine, just a week prior to the event.
The full “NEF 32” fight ikhadi (isihloko ukushintsha):
PROFESSIONAL
150 Bruce Boyington 14-11 (MMA Young sika) vs Taylor Trahan 7-8 (Team Link)
170*TITLE Kemran Lachinov 5-2 (Team Link) vs CJ Ewer 3-0 (MMA Young sika)
170 Jesse Erickson 9-7 (CMBJJ) vs Mike Hansen 5-8 (Beserkers MMA)
155 Zenon Herrera 0-6 (Independent) vs Nate Charles 0-0 (Charles Fighting Family)
145 Josh Parker 6-9 (MMA abesabekayo & Boxing) vs Aaron Lacey 4-1 (MMA Young sika)
Amateur
205 Ryan Glover 3-2 (Fire & Iron Athletics) vs Joe Berube 0-0 (3Ronin Athletics)
175 Carlton Charles 1-1 (Charles Fighting Family) vs Delmarkis Edwards 0-0 (Independent)
155 Stacy Lupo 0-1 (The Outlet) vs David Hart 0-2 (Kenney’s MMA)
145 Devin Corson 1-0 (The Outlet) vs Shawn Lunghi 2-0 (RMNU)
135 Chelsea Elizabeth 0-1 (First Class MMA) vs Catie Denning 0-0 (MMA Young sika)
135 Kam Arnold 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Kyle Kenney 0-0 (Kenney’s MMA)
135 Jayda Bailey 1-0 (MMA Young sika) vs Amanda Gallo 0-1 (RMNU)
125 Nate Boucher 2-1 (CMBJJ) vs Ryan Burgess 2-2 (Beserkers MMA)
115 BJ Garceau 0-0 (MMA Young sika) vs Jepha Mooi 0-0 (Gracie Brandon)
elilandelayo okuxubile-karate-ubuciko umcimbi NEF sika, “NEF 32: Super Saturday,” uzobona inkampani imbuyiselo yalo kuya Androscoggin Bank Colisee e Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 3, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now online atwww.TheColisee.com.
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DEBUT SET FOR BELLATOR 192 LOKHU MHLAKA, JAN. 20 – LIVE ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK
I-LOS ANGELES – Bellator announced today that sports television mainstay Jay Glazer will join the Bellator broadcast team. Beginning with Bellator 192, Glazer will host the broadcast desk as Bellator kicks off 2018 on Paramount Network (phambilini obuwaziwa Spike) Saturday, UJan. 20 at 9 p.m. KANYE.
Glazer joins reporter Jenn Brown, play-by-play men Mike Goldberg futhi Mauro Ranallo, as well as color commentators “Big” John McCarthy futhiEnku- Sonnen. In addition to his broadcasting duties, Glazer will also appear in upcoming original content produced by Bellator’s digital team.
“I’m excited to welcome Jay Glazer to the Bellator family,” Bellator President Scott Coker said. “Jay’s knowledge and experience in sports television speaks for itself and he will be a great addition to our incredible broadcast team. As Bellator moves to Paramount Network, I look forward to having him involved with some of the biggest fights of the year.”
“I have always had a tremendous passion for MMA, where the relationships you develop are unlike any other sport, said Glazer. “And I am very fortunate to be able to continue these relationships with an incredible organization like Bellator. I’ve been friends with Scott for many years, and am ecstatic that he brought me into the Bellator family.”
A trailblazer in the sports media world who broke onto the scene as an NFL reporter for the New York Post, Glazer went on to serve as the NFL Insider for CBS Sports in 1999, and later joined Fox Sports where Jay is currently in his 14th year as the NFL Insider on their award-winning NFL studio show, Fox NFL Sunday. In 2007, Jay was named Sports Illustrated’s “Media Person of the Year.” Glazer also became one of the first mainstream media members to cover MMA when he hosted Pride Fighting Championships on FSN.
Jay is also set to begin shooting his fourth season on the HBO comedy hit Ballers, where he has a recurring role.
A longtime athlete and martial artist, Glazer owns the high profile Unbreakable Performance Center in West Hollywood, where the gym has become the home to many elite athletes, actors, musicians and business people, including Demi Lovato, Wiz Khalifa, Chris Pratt, Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture.
Jay also started the first MMA-training program for professional athletes with hundreds of athletes having utilized his training program. In just the last few years, Jay and his team have trained All Pros Von Miller, Aaron Rodgers, Odell Beckham, Bobby Wagner and Andrew Whitworth.
Ukwengeza, Glazer began a new foundation in 2015 called Merging Vets & Players, which works to match up former combat veterans and former professional athletes in order to help each other through the transition into their new lives away from the playing field and away from the battlefield. Learn more about MVP at www.vetsandplayers.org.
Glazer is represented by The Montag Group and currently resides in Los Angeles.
Bellator and Paramount Network open 2018 with a bang when Bellator 192 emanates from The Forum in LA on Saturday, UJan. 20. The event features a welterweight world title fight between current champ Douglas Lima and number one contender Rory MacDonald, while “Rampage” Jackson meets Chael Sonnen in the opening round of 2018’s Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix.
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