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SHOWTIME® TO DELIVER A FLURRY OF BELLATOR MMA™ CONTENT ACROSS PLATFORMS IN ADVANCE OF LIVE BELLATOR DEBUT ON APRIL 2
Exclusive Fight Content Includes Past Events, Ifojusi, And In-Depth Analysis of Featherweight And Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix
NEW YORK – MARCH 19, 2021 – BELLATOR MMAis launching on SHOWTIME on Friday, April 2 withBELLATOR MMA 255: Maluiwoile la. Sanchez 2 followed by two consecutive Friday nights of live championship MMA fight action. In anticipation of the launch, SHOWTIME will air a collection of BELLATOR specials and fight replays across its distribution platforms to set the stage for the April 2 live event featuring theBELLATOR MMA Featherweight World Grand Prix Semifinal, as well as the beginning of the highly anticipatedBELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix set to begin on Friday, April 9 and Friday, April 16.
Starting this week, both SHOWTIME subscribers and non-subscribers have access to an exclusive collection of fights that have paved the way for the compelling upcoming matchups in each of these premier mixed martial arts tournaments featuringPatricio “Pitbull”, Emmanuel Sanchez, AJ McKee, Vadim Nemkov, Ryan Bader ati siwaju sii.
Ni afikun, SHOWTIME Sports will present a pair of highlight-driven specials hosted byMorning Kombat’sBrian Campbell and Luke Thomas to preview the Pitbull vs. Sanchez featherweight semifinal and the start of the eight-man Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament. TitledROAD TO BELLATOR MMA, bothspecial programs will consist of highlights, analysis, and fight predictions, as SHOWTIME Sports’ dynamic combat sports duo prepares viewers for the live debut of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME.
ROAD TO BELLATOR MMA: Maluiwoile la. Sanchez 2 will debut on Monday, March 22 whileROAD TO BELLATOR MMA: Light Heavyweight World Grand Prixwill premiere one week later on Monday, March 29 lori awọnShowtime idaraya atiBELLATOR MMA YouTube channels.Both programs also will beavailable to subscribers on all SHOWTIME On Demand platforms, on SHOWTIME EXTREME, as well as to SHOWTIME distributors for their free-on-demand and online portals.
Lojo Satide, March 27, a replay ofBELLATOR MMA 253: Caldwell vs. McKee will air on SHOWTIME at 8 p.m. Et / PT. The four-fight card, includingMcKee’s iconic “McKee-otine” finish over former BELLATOR Bantamweight World ChampionDarrion Caldwell that propelled the young star into the Featherweight World Grand Prix Final, will also replay onSHOWTIME on Sunday, March 28 ni 12 Midnight ET/PT, and again on Thursday, April 1 ni 9 p.m. Et / PT.
BELLATOR 253, along with several past events which featured the world-class fighters in the upcoming tournaments, will be scheduled on SHOWTIME EXTREME weeknights at 10 p.m. ET/PT and are now available on SHOWTIME On Demand platforms. Select events will be available for free to non-subscribers via SHOWTIME distributor platforms and on Pluto TV’s SHOWTIME Selects and BELLATOR MMA channels.
As part of the launch of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME, the network is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up atSHO.com/BellatorMMA.
The following fight replays are scheduled for the weeks ahead as fans prepare for the launch of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME:
· BELLATOR MMA 252: Maluiwoile la. Carvalho- (Original air date 11/12/2020)
·BELLATOR MMA 251: Manhoef la. Anderson- (Original air date 11/05/2020)
·BELLATOR MMA 245: Davis la. Machida 2- (Original air date 09/11/2020)
·BELLATOR MMA 244: Bader vs. Nemkov- (Original air date 08/21/2020)
·BELLATOR MMA 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie- (Original air date 06/14/2019)
·BELLATOR MMA 220: MacDonald vs. Fitch- (Original air date 04/27/2019)
·BELLATOR MMA 214: Fedor la. Bader- (Original air date 01/26/2019)
·BELLATOR MMA 186: Bader vs. Vassell- (Original air date 11/03/2017)
·Die, two individual bouts from BELLATOR MMA 209: - (Original air date 11/16/2018)
- BELLATOR MMA: Davis vs Nemkov
- BELLATOR MMA: Maluiwoile la. Sanchez
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RISING WELTERWEIGHT STAR JARON “BOOTS” ENNIS BATTLES RUGGED FORMER CHAMPION SERGEY LIPINETS ON SATURDAY, Kẹrin 10 LIVE ON SHOWTIME® IN A PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS EVENT
DAVID BENAVIDEZ PUTS THE SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION ON NOTICE,STOPS RONALD ELLIS IN 11th ROUND OF SATURDAY’S SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® MAIN EVENT
CLARESSA SHIELDS DOMINATES MARIE-EVE DICAIRE, MAKES HISTORY AS THE FIRST BOXER TO BE CROWNED UNDISPUTED CHAMP IN A SECOND WEIGHT DIVISION
RISING SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT PROSPECT BRANDUN LE FACES SAMUEL TEAH ON THE Next TITUN TI SHOBOX: ÌR NEWNT® ỌJỌ́ ỌJỌ́, Oṣù 10 YÈ ON SHOWTIME®
ShoBox Tẹsiwaju Ayẹyẹ 20th Odun Aseye Pẹlu Telecast Ifihan Awọn Asesewa Mẹjọ Pẹlu Lapapọ Igbasilẹ ti 102-4-2
NEW YORK - Oṣu Kẹsan 1, 2021 -Ọkan ninu awọn ireti iyara ti afẹṣẹja Brandun Lee yoo pada si “Ayika Ija” ni Mohegan Sun ni Uncasville, Conn., fun igba kẹta nigbati o ba gba Samuel Teah ni Ọjọ Ọjọru, March 10 gbe lori Showtime ni 9 p.m. ATI / PT ni Super lightweight iṣẹlẹ akọkọ ti aShoBox: The New generation telecast.
Lee la. Awọn akọle Teah kaadi ija mẹrin ti o ni awọn ireti ireti mẹjọ pẹlu igbasilẹ idapọ ti 102-4-2.
Ọmọbinrin 21 ọdun atijọ knockout olorin Lee (21-0, 19 KOs) ti La Quinta, Calif., yoo wo lati faagun ṣiṣan iwunilori KO rẹ si 13 nigbati o bi mẹẹtaShoBox oniwosan Samuel Teah (17-3-1, 7 KOs) ni a 10-yika Super lightweight ija. Iṣẹ-ajọ akọkọ yoo rii ireti apọju iwuwo pupọ julọ Misael Lopez (11-0, 5 KOs) ogun lẹẹkan-lu Jordan White (10-1, 8 KOs) ni ija yika mẹjọ ati awọn asesewa ailagbara lile meji yoo figagbaga ni ija keji alẹ bi Philadelphia ti Steven Ortiz (11-0, 3 KOs) awọn oju Jeremy Hill (14-0, 9 KOs) ninu ẹya mẹjọ-yika lightweight ija. Ninu aṣii tẹlifisiọnu, 22-odun-atijọ agbara-punching afojusọna Victor Padilla (8-0, 7 KOs) ki asopọ rẹShoBoxUncomfortable lodi si ilu abinibi miiran ti ko ni ifigagbaga ti Philadelphia, Thomas Velásquez (10-0-1, 6 KOs), ninu idije idije featherweight Super-yika.
Telecast ija mẹrin ni igbega nipasẹ DiBella Idanilaraya ati D.&D Boxing.
“Oṣu Kẹta Ọjọ 10 waShoBox ìṣẹlẹ, lati oke de isalẹ, daradara duro fun imoye ti jara ti ṣeto siwaju lati ṣaṣepari lakoko tiwa 20 years ni Boxing,”Gordon Hall sọ, alase o nse funShoBox: The New generation. “Oju iwoye kikun ti awọn asesewa yoo wa ni ifihan ninu iṣẹlẹ yii lati awọn tuntun ti n bọ ti ọjọ-ori si onija ni ẹnu-ọna ija agbaye kan. Ninu ija ti nsii a ni Alakoso agba orilẹ-mẹta mẹta kan ni Victor Padilla, tani o wa ni ikoko ti iṣẹ ọjọgbọn rẹ ti o ni ileri ni 8-0, ṣiṣe reShoBox Uncomfortable, lakoko atokọ owo naa jẹ Brandun Lee, ọkan ninu awọn ireti ti o ni ileri julọ ninu idije, mu lori rẹ toughest ipenija lodi si kanShoBox oniwosan Samuel Teah.ShoBox jẹ ilẹ ti o ni idide to ga julọ fun awọn asesewa ati pe a yoo kọ ẹkọ pupọ nipa gbogbo awọn onija wọnyi ni Oṣu Kẹta 10 ni asiko IWỌN. ”
“Gbogbo awọn onija mẹjọ ti n dije ni Oṣu Kẹta 10 ni Mohegan Sun yoo ni idanwo, ati awọn ti o jẹ gangan ohun ti awọnShoBox jara jẹ gbogbo nipa. Mo ni igberaga lati ṣe igbega iru iṣẹlẹ deede ti o baamu lati oke de isalẹ,”Lou DiBella sọ, Aare ti DiBella Idanilaraya. “Puerto Rican lightweight Victor Padilla jẹ olorin knockout pẹlu ọwọ ọwọ gbigbona ati pe oun yoo dojuko alailẹgbẹ Philadelphian Thomas Velasquez. Iwọn fẹẹrẹ kekere Misael Lopez pada siShoBox tẹle atẹle akọkọ rẹ, ohun inu lori ayanfẹ touted James Wilkins, bayi mu lori eru-hitter Jordan White. Philadelphia fẹẹrẹ fẹẹrẹ Steven Ortiz tun pada si jara, lẹhin ti iṣafihan pẹlu iṣẹgun lodi si Wesley Ferrer ti ko ṣẹgun, figagbaga lodi si undefeated New Orleans afojusọna Jeremy Hill. Ni awọn akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, sonu agbara-puncher Brandun Lee awọn onigun mẹrin ni pipa lodi si oniwosan amọdaju Samuel Teah, ninu idanwo nla re titi di oni.”
Lee la. Teah - 10-Round Super Lightweight Akọkọ Iṣẹlẹ Bout
Lee ti a ṣe akiyesi pupọ ṣe iṣẹ iyara ti awọn alatako meji iṣaaju ti o dojuko ni Mohegan Sun Arena ni 2020, Ifimaaki a saami-agba akọkọ-yika KO ti Jimmy Williams loriShoBox ni Oṣu Kẹwa ati idaduro iyipo kẹta ti Dakota Linger ni Oṣu kejila. Lee ti lu gbogbo rẹ ṣugbọn meji ninu awọn alatako alamọdaju ati ti o ni 12 akọkọ knockouts. Ti kọwe nipasẹ baba rẹ Bobby, Lee ja ni igba mẹrin ni 2020, pẹlu TKO ẹẹta lori Camilo Prieto ninu ọkan ninu awọn iṣẹlẹ ere idaraya laaye ti o gbẹhin lati waye ṣaaju ajakaye COVID-19 ti pa aye ere idaraya mọ fun ọpọlọpọ awọn oṣu ni Oṣu Kẹta.
Lee ni iṣẹ magbowo ti a ṣe ọṣọ pẹlu igbasilẹ ifoju ti 196-5. O si wà ni 2015 U.S. Junior National Asiwaju, mu ile goolu medal ni 145 poun. Pẹlu ọwọ ọwọ manamana ti o di agbara, igbadun Lee ti wa pẹlu awọn ayanfẹ Mikey Garcia, Devin Haney, Mauricio Herrera, Timothy Bradley Jr., ati Thomas Dulorme.
“Mo ṣẹṣẹ ṣe ikẹkọ ni La Quinta, duro lailewu ati ni ilera ati idojukọ lori ohun ti Mo nilo lati ṣe lati ni iṣẹ ṣiṣe iyalẹnu miiran,”Lee sọ. “Mo rii pe Teah jẹ puncher ti o dara ninu inu ati pe o ni iyara to dara. O jẹ olulu iwọn didun ṣugbọn miiran ju iyẹn lọ, Emi ko rii pupọ pe Emi ko le ni anfani lati mu. Mo ni igbadun pupọ lati pada siShoBox ninu iṣẹlẹ akọkọ ki awọn ololufẹ mi le rii mi n gbe lori TV, nitori awọn onijakidijagan fẹ lati rii awọn kolu nitori iyẹn ni ohun ti Emi yoo fun wọn. ”
Yeah, ti a bi ni Liberia ati ija kuro ni Philadelphia, ti ní adalu orire loriShoBox. Oniwosan ija mẹta ti jara idagbasoke, Teah ti gba ipinnu iṣọkan kan lẹhinna-ti ko bori O’Shaquie Foster ni 2015 ṣugbọn silẹ ipinnu to poju si Montana Love ni 2018. Laipẹ julọ loriShoBox, Teah ti gba ipinnu iṣọkan kan lori Kenneth Sims Jr.. ni Kọkànlá Oṣù 2018. Ọdun 33 Yeah, ti ko bẹrẹ afẹṣẹja titi di ọdun ti 19, tun ni igbadun ti iyalẹnu lori Sonny Fredrickson ati lu Dieumerci Nzau akoko ikẹhin rẹ ni Oṣu Kẹta 2020.
“Emi ko lokan lati jẹ abẹ abẹ ati pe kii yoo jẹ akoko akọkọ fun mi,”Teah sọ. “Mo niShoBox bori lodi si O'Shaquie Foster ati Kenneth Sims, Jr., ati pe Mo dabi nigbagbogbo lati ṣe dara julọ nigbati awọn ina ati awọn kamẹra ba dojukọ mi. Mo n nireti ipenija naa. ”
Lopez vs.. Funfun - Ija Super Featherweight Mẹjọ-Mẹjọ
Bi ni Sonora, Mexico, o si dide ni Denver, Colo., Lopez ni iṣẹ magbowo aṣeyọri ṣaaju titan ọjọgbọn ni 2016. O ṣajọ igbasilẹ magbowo kan ti 50-5, gba goolu ni 2010 Figagbaga Awọn ibọwọ fadaka ti Ipinle Colorado ati Ere-idije ibọwọ ibọwọ goolu ti Ipinle Colorado ni 2009 ati 2015. Lopez ti iṣẹ-ti o dara julọ pro win wa loriShoBox ni September 2018 nigbati o jade ni agbara fifun-agbara James Wilkins ni ija igbesẹ kan. Ti kọwe nipasẹ baba rẹ Evenezer, Lopez ti ṣafikun awọn iṣẹgun meji lati igba naa lẹhinna, pẹlu TKO akọkọ-yika lori Richard Flores.
“Emi ko le sọ fun ọ bi inu mi ṣe dun lati pada siShoBox ati, ni akoko yi, pẹlu iru ẹgbẹ to lagbara lẹhin mi,”Lopez ọmọ ọdun 24 sọ. “Mo bọwọ fun olupolowo mi, Lou DiBella, pupọ ati pe ko ni iyemeji pe o le fi mi si ipo lati di aṣaju-ija. Mo ṣetan fun ipenija ati pe ko le duro de Oṣu Kẹta Ọjọ 10.”
The Washington, D.C. abinibi White jẹ ogbologbo Bẹẹkọ. 1-ipo magbowo, amassing a 145-16 gba. O jẹ awọn ẹlẹgbẹ pẹlu awọn aṣaju-aye agbaye iwaju Devin Haney ati Shakur Stevenson lori ẹgbẹ irin-ajo Junior National, ti njijadu ni Junior World Championships ni Kiev, Ukraine ni 2013. White wa ni ọjọgbọn ni 18, bori awọn idije mẹrin akọkọ rẹ, mẹta nipa ọna ti knockout, ṣaaju pipadanu ipinnu kan si ọta ti ko ṣẹgun Adam Lopez. Funfun ti tun ti pada sẹhin nipa bori awọn ija mẹfa ni ọna kan, pẹlu TKO keje kan lori ireti ainidaniloju tẹlẹ Ronaldo Solis. funfun, 23, ni ibatan ti 2000 U.S. Olympian Clarence Vinson.
“Mo ni ọla fun aye yii lati jagun ni SHOWTIME lodi si Misael Lopez ti ko ṣẹgun,”White sọ. “Mo bọwọ fun ere ija rẹ, ṣugbọn Mo n reti siwaju si iṣafihan ogbon imọ-giga mi. Lori March 10, awọn imọlẹ yoo wa, awọn kamẹra, ati opolopo igbese.”
Ortiz vs.. Hill - Ija Ina fẹẹrẹ Mẹjọ
Ortiz ti o jẹ ọmọ ọdun 27 ti ṣe agbekalẹ ẹgbẹ-tẹle ti o tẹle ni agbegbe ilu abinibi rẹ, ija ni igba meje ni agbegbe nla Philadelphia. Ortiz kojọpọ ni awọn ayọta taara marun ni “Ilu Ifẹ Arakunrin” ṣaaju ṣiṣe tirẹShoBoxakọkọ ni Oṣu Kẹsan 2018, ipinnu ipinnu ti o poju lori lẹhinna-unbeaten Wesley Ferrer ni Shawnee, Okla. Ortiz mu awọn bori meji wọle 2019, pẹlu ipinnu iṣọkan lori Philadelphian Jeremy Cuevas ti ko ṣẹgun tẹlẹ, ṣugbọn ko ja ni 2020. Ohun se àseparí magbowo, Ortiz jẹ Aṣogo Pennsylvania Awọn ibọwọ goolu marun-un ti Pennsylvania, oṣere idẹ ni National Gloves Gloves ati goolu goolu kan ni National Gloves Gloves.
“Ajakale-arun naa jẹ ipadanu nla fun mi ati awọn iṣẹ ti ọpọlọpọ awọn onija miiran, dajudaju, ṣugbọn o pa mi mọ,”Ortiz sọ. “Mo duro ni ibi idaraya ti n mura silẹ fun nigbati aye ba de, ati pe o wa nibi. Hill jẹ giga, àìrọrùn Onija, sugbon mo wa fun ipenija naa. Ko ṣe pataki ẹni ti o wa niwaju mi, Emi ni nibi lati ja. Eyi yoo jẹ ija mi keji ni IWỌN ỌMỌ ati pe Mo lero pe, ni akoko yi, Emi yoo pada wa ni okun sii, l’okan ati l’ara. Awọn olugbo yoo rii dara julọ ti emi. ”
New Orleans ’Jeremy Hill awọn idapọmọra iwọn alailẹgbẹ rẹ, išedede ati agbara ni ọwọ mejeeji inu iwọn pẹlu ifihan agbara ati charisma ni ita rẹ. Oṣere aṣeyọri ti o dide ni gbogbo ọna si Bẹẹkọ. 4 ni ipo AMẸRIKA. magbowo fẹẹrẹ, Hill gba Asiwaju Gbajumo Ọkunrin ni Ringside World Championships ni 2017 ati pe o di ọjọgbọn ni Oṣu Kẹrin 2018 lẹhin ifiweranṣẹ a 55-10 igbasilẹ ni awọn ipo ti a ko sanwo. Hill, 28, n bọ TKO kan lori Travis Castellon ni Oṣu kọkanla ṣugbọn yoo dojukọ alatako akọkọ ti ko ṣẹgun ni Ortiz lati igba ti o lu 1-0 Lashawn Alcocks ni ija kẹrin pro rẹ. O tun ni ipinnu ipinnu kan lori lẹhinna-lu lẹẹkan Xavier Wilson ni Oṣu Keje, ọkan ninu awọn bori mẹrin ti Hill ni 2020.
“Mo ni igbadun ati dupe fun aye,”Hill sọ. “Mo ti ṣiṣẹ takuntakun ati lilọ fun aye bi eyi. Mo lero pe Mo ti pẹ fun iru ija yii ati iru ifihan yii, nitorina Mo ṣetan lati fihan gbogbo eniyan ohun ti Mo le ṣe. Mo ti fẹrẹ ge lori TV ti orilẹ-ede.”
Padilla vs.. Velasquez - Ija Super Featherweight Ikẹjọ Mẹjọ
Padilla, 22, ni a bi ni Vieques, Puẹto Riko, ati lọwọlọwọ ngbe ati awọn ija kuro ni ilu Berlin, N.J. Gbogbo igbese naa, agbara-lilu guusu ti da gbogbo rẹ duro ṣugbọn ọkan ninu awọn alatakoja amọdaju rẹ, pẹlu awọn alatako mẹfa ti o kuna lati ṣe jade ni iyipo akọkọ. Akoko ti o kẹhin rẹ ni Oṣu Kini 2020, Padilla nilo nikan 2:46 lati da Israeli Suarez-Olmeda duro. Padilla di ọjọgbọn ni Oṣu kejila 2016 lẹhin iṣẹ oṣere irawọ ti o wa pẹlu Awọn aṣaju-ija Orilẹ-ede mẹta ati igbasilẹ ti 90-7. O nkọ pẹlu lẹgbẹẹ aṣaju agbaye tẹlẹ Tevin Farmer ati Jason Sosa labẹ olukọni Raul “Chino” Rivas.
“First ati ṣaaju, Mo fẹ lati dúpẹ lọwọ Ọlọrun, idile mi ati ẹgbẹ mi fun mimu mi daadaa nipasẹ awọn akoko lile wọnyi,”Ni Padilla sọ. “Mo ni igbadun pupọ fun aye yii lati ṣe afihan awọn ọgbọn mi niwaju awọn olugbo orilẹ-ede kan. Mo ti rubọ pupọ lati de ipo yii ninu iṣẹ mi. O gba ifisilẹ pupọ si ere idaraya ati pe Mo ni igboya pe yoo san. O ti jẹ bẹ 13 awọn ọdun pipẹ ti ṣiṣẹ takuntakun lati fihan agbaye tani Victor Padilla jẹ ati, lori March 10, ori tuntun yoo bẹrẹ. Thomas Velasquez jẹ onija to dara ati pe eyi jẹ ibaramu to dara, ṣugbọn le ọkunrin ti o dara julọ ṣẹgun.”
Velásquez, miiran abinibi Philadelphia, ṣe rẹ Uncomfortable ọjọgbọn ni 2015 ati pe o wa ni iyara nyara nipasẹ awọn ipo, bori awọn ija mẹsan akọkọ rẹ pẹlu marun nipasẹ ọna ti knockout. A fa pẹlu Tyrome Jones ni Oṣu Kẹsan 2017 da iṣẹ rẹ duro si iduro to sunmọ, bi ko se tun ja titi 2020 nigbati o gba ami-ẹẹta kẹta KO lori oniwosan Gustavo Molina ni ija ipadabọ rẹ. Ọdun 25 yoo wo lati tun ri ipa ti o ti ni iṣaaju ninu iṣẹ rẹ pẹlu iṣẹgun lori Padilla ti o gbaju pupọ. Bi ohun magbowo, Velasquez ni a 30-3 ṣe igbasilẹ ati gba Awọn ibọwọ goolu ti Ipinle Pennsylvania. O jẹ oṣiṣẹ nipasẹ Hamza Muhammad, ti o tun kọ ikẹkọ tuntun WBO Junior Featherweight World Championship Stephen Fulton Jr..
“Emi ko le ni idunnu lati ni aye yii lati fihan ohun ti MO le ṣe fun araye,”Velasquez sọ. “Ko ṣe pataki ẹniti o duro ni igun idakeji, Mo ja lati pese igbesi aye to dara julọ fun awọn ọmọbinrin ibeji mi. Mo nireti fifi si iṣẹ iyanu kan ni Oṣu Kẹta 10 ati fifi oruka yẹn silẹ pẹlu igbasilẹ mi ti ko ṣẹgun.”
Hall Boxing International ti Famer Barry Tompkins yoo pe iṣẹ lati ringide pẹlu Hall of Famer ẹlẹgbẹ ati akọọlẹ akọọlẹ afẹṣẹja Steve Farhood ati aṣaju-ija agbaye tẹlẹ Raul Marquez ṣiṣẹ bi awọn atunnkanwo amoye. Awọn adari to o nse ni Gordon Hall pẹlu Richard Gaughan producing ati Rick Phillips darí.
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BELLATOR MMA™ LAUNCHES OFFICIAL FIGHTER RANKINGS
MEDIA MEMBERS TO VOTE ON TOP 10 COMPETITORS IN NINE WEIGHT CLASSES, AS WELL AS MEN’S & WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND LISTS
INITIAL RANKINGS SET TO BE RELEASED IN ADVANCE OF BELLATOR’S APRIL DEBUT ON SHOWTIME®
Los Angeles-Bellator MMA™is pleased to announce the organization will implement an official fighter rankings system for each of its weight classes, in addition to a pound-for-pound list for both the men’s and women’s divisions, in the coming weeks. The officialBellator MMA Fighter Rankings will be determined by a 15-person voting panel, comprised exclusively of members of the MMA media.
“This is the greatest roster in the history of Bellator,” said Bellator MMA President Scott Coker. “As we continue to sign the top free agents in the sport and see the success of young prospects inside the Bellator cage, we felt that the time was right to introduce official fighter rankings. We are always looking at ways to improve our product and this adds a new and exciting aspect to the organization that will have a significant impact on how fans watch Bellator. Every division is competitive, every matchup is important, and we are set for several potential blockbusters as we begin a new year on Showtime.”
Votes will be cast for eligible fighters following each Bellator live event and final results will be made public. To ensure transparency, the tabulation of votes will be overseen solely by a third-party company, Combat Registry.
The initial rankings will be released in the days leading up to Bellator’s return to action and debut on SHOWTIME® Friday, April 2 pẹluBellator 255: Maluiwoile la. Sanchez 2 ni 9 p.m. ATI.
Information detailing fighter eligibility, as well as additional voting criteria, is listed below:
Divisional Rankings:
- Top 10 fighter rankings will be voted on in nine Bellator MMA weight classes, in addition to two pound-for-pound lists.
- Champions of each division will be automatically assigned to the Champions slot atop the rankings.
- Fighters in seven men’s divisions will be ranked, pẹlu:
- Heavyweight
- Light Heavyweight
- Middleweight
- Welterweight
- Lightweight
- Featherweight
- Bantamweight
- Fighters in two women’s divisions will be ranked, pẹlu:
- Featherweight
- Flyweight
- Two pound-for-pound lists will be voted on, pẹlu:
- Men’s
- Women’s
New Fighter Eligibility:
- A fighter must have competed once inside the Bellator cage on a current term with the company to be eligible.
Inactivity:
- A fighter is eligible to be ranked for up to 15-months without competing.
Retirement
- A fighter remains eligible for 60 days after an indication of retirement, with the organization ultimately determining if the fighter remains active and eligible.
Multiple Weight Classes:
- A fighter is allowed to be actively ranked in two different weight classes and is eligible to be ranked in an additional weight class once they have competed at least once in that division.
- A fighter must actively compete in each weight class – a period of inactivity longer than 15 months in a given weight class will result in the removal from that specific weight class, but not necessarily from another division or the overall rankings pool.
- With the exception being that a fighter is actively participating in a World Grand Prix tournament in a different weight class.
Removal/Ineligibility:
- A fighter serving a non-medical suspension from an overseeing regulatory body and/or the organization for longer than six months will be removed from rankings eligibility. A fighter will remain eligible with a suspension of six months or fewer.
Fighter Rankings Pool:
- The final list of eligible fighters, and the weight classes in which they are eligible to be ranked, will ultimately be determined by the organization.
Voting Frequency:
- New Bellator rankings will only be voted on after every event, regardless of frequency.
- Votes will be due the Monday following a Bellator live event.
First-Place Votes:
- Each rankings period will reveal how many number one contender votes each fighter received.
Voting Tabulation:
- Tabulation of votes will be handled exclusively by Combat Registry, a third-party independent of Bellator MMA.
Voting Panel:
- Bellator fighter rankings will be voted on exclusively by media members within the MMA industry.
- In no capacity, will Bellator staff, elere, talent or other organization personnel participate in voting.
The inaugural voting panel will include the following members of the media:
- Jeff Cain – MMA Weekly
- Brian Campbell – CBS Sports
- Rodrigo Del Campo – Claro Sports
- Rob DeMello – KHON Hawaii
- Jason Floyd – The MMA Report
- George Garcia – MMA Junkie
- Amy Kaplan – FanSided
- Nolan King – MMA Junkie
- John Hyon Ko – South China Morning Post
- Mark LaMonica – Newsday
- Igor Lazarin – TASS Russia
- Shakiel Mahjouri – Fightful MMA
- Joe McDonagh – Cageside Press
- John Morgan – MMA Junkie
- Ken Pishna – MMA Weekly
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SHOWTIME SPORTS® OFFERS FIRST LOOK AT SPECIAL VIDEO FEATURE CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION®
NEW YORK - January 20, 2021 – SHOWTIME Sports has released a special video feature in advance of tonight’s ShoBox: The New generation telecast, the first of 2021. The video features ShoBox analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood taking viewers through the history of the popular prospect developmental series, which debuted on SHOWTIME® ni July 2001 and celebrates its 20th year featuring boxing’s rising stars throughout 2021. To watch and share the video, lọ si https://youtu.be/c8-_w6qLCkQ.
“I would make the argument that today as we speak in 2021, it’s more important than it’s ever been because prospects need to fight so it’s very important forShoBoxto give them that opportunity because without fights they don’t grow and without grassroots boxing, boxing doesn’t grow,” Farhood says in the feature.
Since its inception, ShoBox: The New generation has showcased young talent matched tough in exciting, crowd-pleasing and competitive matches for willing prospects determined to fight for a world title. Lọwọlọwọ, 83 awọn onija ti o ti han loriShoBox have advanced to win world titles including the likes of Errol Spence Jr., Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Timothy Bradley and Nonito Donaire.
Tonight’s telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/PT live on SHOWTIME and is headlined by Yeis Solano (15-0, 10 KOs) making his super lightweight debut against the first undefeated fighter of his career in East Hartford, Conn.’s Mykquan Williams (15-0-1, 7 KOs). The co-main event features Panama’s unbeaten Jose Nunez (11-0-1, 4 KOs) facing decorated amateur Aram Avagyan (10-0-1, 4 KOs) in an eight-round super featherweight matchup.
FIVE UNBEATEN FIGHTERS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION® QUADRUPLEHEADER WEDNESDAY, Kínní 17 YÈ ON SHOWTIME®
Janelson Figueroa Bocachica Returns Against Unbeaten Mark Reyes, Jr., in Main Event of ShoBox, Celebrating 20th Year Featuring Boxing’s Rising Stars
NEW YORK - January 20, 2021 - Exciting welterweight prospect Janelson Figueroa Bocachica will meet fellow undefeated Mark Reyes, Jr., ni a ShoBox: The New generation main event bout Wednesday, Kínní 17 gbe lori Showtime ni 9 p.m. ET/PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Bocachica vs. Reyes headlines a four-fight card featuring eight compelling prospects with a combined record of 119-4-1, five of whom are undefeated.
Detroit’s Figueroa Bocachica (16-0, 11 KOs) is following up on his dominating performance in hisShoBox debut in October when he faces the power-punching Reyes (14-0, 12 KOs) from Tampa, Fla., ni a 10-yika welterweight ija. The co-main event will feature unbeaten Russian and Detroit-trained Vladimir Shishkin (11-0, 7 KOs) taking on Ghana’s Sena Agbeko (23-1, 18 KOs) in a 10-round super middleweight matchup. Ni afikun, Alejandro Guerrero (12-0, 9 KOs) of Irving, Texas, padà siShoBox and faces Mexico’s Abraham Montoya (19-2-1, 14 KOs) ninu ẹya mẹjọ-yika lightweight ija. Another Russian-based in Detroit, Mich., Timur Kerefov (9-0, 4 KOs), will battle middleweight prospect Argenis Espana (15-1, 14 KOs) of Venezuela in the eight-round telecast opener.
The four-fight telecast is promoted by Salita Promotions.
“I am delighted to promote an exciting night of boxing, featuring some of the best young talent in boxing in opposing corners,” Salita said. “The February 17 card features possibly the best new talent in four different weight divisions in pick ‘em fights. Middleweight Timur Kerefov, fighting with trainer SugarHill Steward in his corner, is looking to quickly climb up the ladder. Super featherweight Alejandro Guerrero is fighting his toughest test against Abraham Montoya. Super middleweight Vladimir Shishkin is looking for a breakout performance against the hungry Sena Agbeko, who is looking to make a name for himself. This show may also be the crowning of one of the best new welterweights in the world with an exciting matchup between undefeated prospects, Janelson Figueroa Bocachica and Mark Reyes, Jr.”
Steward, who legally changed his name to SugarHill Steward to honor his late uncle Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, calls Kerefov, “One of the best middleweights in the world right now,” and that there is no limit to how far the 30-year-old can go. “We don’t have long conversations because of the language barrier, but I’m impressed how Timur is able to process the information I tell him, and quickly get better in the short time we’ve worked together,” said Steward, who is also training Anthony Dirrell at Big Time Boxing and Fitness in Boca Raton, Fla. “The Russians who come to Detroit are here to work and not run the streets, eyi ti mo ti fẹ. They have families and know that boxing in the United States is the mecca. Nítorí, they take it very seriously.”
Bocachica vs. Reyes – 10-Round Welterweight Main Event Bout
Bocachica returns for his second consecutiveShoBox appearance as the 22-year-old Detroit native overpowered Puerto Rico’s Nicklaus Flaz from the start earning a first-round TKO at 2:43 of round one in October. Bocachica is a four-year pro who began boxing at age eight. He won four consecutive Ringside Championships (2011-14), the National PAL Championships and the 2015 Detroit Golden Gloves. He boasts an amateur record of 55-5. He is trained by his father, Nelson Figueroa.
“After the last appearance onShoBox, I felt like that was the performance that I needed,” Bochachia said. “I picked Mark Reyes out myself because I wanted better competition and he is 14-0. I want to put a statement out to all of the fighters in the 147-pound division. A win gets me closer to my dreams. I am fighting better opposition. It shows that Janelson is the truth, and I am coming for everyone in the welterweight division. I am not worrying about anything.”
Reyes is coming off of a first-round knockout of Diego Perez on November 21, in his hometown of Tampa. Reyes was a successful amateur winning the PAL National Tournament in 2012, as well as the Junior Olympics and Ringside Tournament. He also won two National tournaments competing for Puerto Rico: the 2015 Frankie Larvae National Championships and 2016 Cheo Aponte National Championships. Ìwò, he accumulated a record of 45-5 before turning pro in March 2016. He is now trained by Raul “Chino” Rivas, who also coaches former world champion Tevin Farmer.
“I am excited to be in this position, fighting onShoBox, where a win will put my name on the boxing map,” Reyes said. “Bocachica is a solid fighter, but I look forward to adding the first loss to his record and showing the viewers why I took this fight on short notice. Training camp has been going great and I will be ready.”
Shishkin vs. Agbeko – 10-Round Super Middleweight Bout
Shishkin has previously fought twice onShoBox earning impressive wins over Ulises Sierra and DeAndre Ware. Steward worked Shishkin’s corner for the Sierra fight, but Steward’s commitment to heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has not allowed the two to train exclusively together. Shishkin has recently been working with L.J. Harrison. In his last fight on August 20, he recorded a ninth-round technical knockout of Oscar Riojas. Shishkin is currently ranked No. 9 nipasẹ awọn WBC, Ṣe Ko. 11 nipasẹ awọn WBA ati Ko. 12 by the IBF in the 168-pound division.
“I’m grateful, lekan si, to get the chance to showcase my skills on SHOWTIME,” said Shishkin, 29. “I’m preparing in a new gym called Superbad with a new coach. I’m curious how that will affect me in the bout. I know this fight puts me just one step closer to my goal of becoming a world champion.”
Born and raised in Accra, Ghana, Agbeko was a member of the Ghanaian National Team as a youth and had 69 magbowo bouts. Agbeko turned pro in 2011 ni awọn ọjọ ori ti 19 and had his first 15 bouts in Ghana before relocating to the United States in 2013 to pursue his dream of becoming a world champion. Agbeko has fine-tuned his craft serving as a sparring partner for Caleb Plant, Badou Jack and Brandon Adams. Agbeko currently lives in Nashville, Tenn., with his wife.
“Training is going great and we’ve been training for a while already, so we’re just doubling down on a few things and fine-tuning as well for the fight,” Agbeko said. “I know my opponent has an extensive amateur background and a style that’s reflective of where he’s from in Russia. I expect an aggressive, yet well-calculated fighter. I will win this fight because I know I want it more and, as a result, have put more effort into preparation. My superior boxing skills coupled with desire and effort will get it done.”
Guerrero vs. Montoya – Eight-Round Lightweight Bout
Ija jade ti Houston, Texas, Guerrero is a big-punching prospect who won a closely contested slugfest via majority decision over Jose Angulo in the lastShoBox telecast before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the sports world for several months in March 2020. Prior to that win, Guerrero had stopped three consecutive opponents including a second-round TKO of Darnell Jiles, Jr. ni January 2020. A celebrated amateur who won two junior national titles, the 22-year-old “Pork Chop” has sparred with the likes of world champions Mikey Garcia and Brandon Rios at the famed Garcia Boxing Academy in California.
“I know nothing about my opponent, but I’ve watched one clip of him and that’s all I needed to see to know he will go down,” Guerrero said. “This fight will mean a lot to me because it will show the world I’m the real deal. I will win this fight for my career and my family.”
The 26-year-old Montoya, of Baja California, Mexico, will be making his United States debut on February 17 and will be fighting outside of his native Mexico for just the second time. After dropping his second professional contest, Montoya rallied to go unbeaten in his next 18 bouts before traveling to Russia in November 2019 to take on undefeated prospect Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov, where he lost a 12-round decision. Montoya rebounded to score a second-round TKO over Reyes David Lopez his last time out in October, and also owns an impressive victory over then-undefeated prospect Luis Alberto Lopez Vargas.
“Fighting in the U.S. and on SHOWTIME has always been my dream and I can’t wait for February 17 to show what I can do,” Montoya said. “I’ve never worked or trained as hard for a fight as I have for this one. I’ve seen my opponent and know he will bring the action just like his last fight. He will be tough, but I’m as ready for this as I’ve ever been.”
Kerefov vs. Espana – Eight-Round Middleweight Bout
Hailing from Shaluska, Russia, and now fighting out of Detroit, Mich., Kerefov will make hisShoBox debut on February 17. Kerefov, 30, amassed an impressive 298-12 amateur record in his home country during his nearly decade-long reign at the elite level of international amateur boxing. Ni 2019, Kerefov turned in five impressive victories in Russia prior to his United States debut at the famed Kronk Gym in Detroit in August 2020, where he turned in a dominating unanimous decision victory over Calvin Metcalf in a middleweight bout.
“I am in the middle of a great training camp with trainer SugarHill Steward in Florida,” Kerefov said. “I look forward to showing the boxing fans that I am the new face of the middleweight division.”
The 31-year-old southpaw, Espana, will be fighting for the first time in the United States as 14 ti re 16 professional bouts have taken place in Venezuela. The power-punching Espana’s only career loss was to Dervin Colina in 2019 ati 14 ti re 15 victories have come via knockout. Ni December, he TKO’d Leonard Carrillo in his last fight.
“This is a great opportunity for me to appear in the U.S.,” Espana said. “I know very little about my opponent, but that does not bother me at all. I am always training and ready to go the distance or less. Victory will get me closer to a world title.”
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NipaShoBox: The New generation
Niwon awọn oniwe-ibẹrẹ ni Keje 2001, awọn farabale se bu iyin Showtime Boxing jara, ShoBox: The New generation ti ere ifihan odo Talent ti baamu alakikanju. AwọnShoBox imoye ni lati televise moriwu, enia-itẹwọgbà ati ifigagbaga ere-kere nigba ti pese kan ni tooto ilẹ fun setan asesewa pinnu lati ja fun aye kan akole. Diẹ ninu awọn ti awọn ti dagba akojọ ti awọn 83 awọn onija ti o ti han loriShoBox ki o si to ti ni ilọsiwaju lati Garner aye orúkọ oyè ni: Errol Spence Jr., Andre Ward, Deontay Wilder, Erislandy Lara, Shawn Porter, Gary Russell Jr., Lamont Peterson, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire, Devon Alexander, Carl Froch, Robert Guerrero, Timothy Bradley, Jessie Vargas, Juan Manuel Lopez, Chad Dawson, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams and more.