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Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima meets Russian knockout artist Andrey Koreshkov on July 17 på Mohegan Sun Arena
Santa Monica, Calif. (April 20, 2015) – Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas “The Phenom” Lime (26-5), one of the most talented and well-rounded 170-pound fighters on the planet today, puts his title on the line against Russian knockout artist Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov (17-1) på Fredag, Juli 16, på Mohegan Sun Arena i Uncasville, Conn.
“Douglas Lima is an incredible champion who is in for one of the toughest fights of his life against Koreshkov,” said Bellator President Scott Coker. “When the rest of this card is announced, we’ll have put together one of the greatest showcases of welterweight talent ever assembled on one night.”
The two elite combatants headline the newly announced “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov” begivenhed, som airs levende og gratis på Spike på 9 p.m. OG / 8 p.m. CT.
Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, April 24th på 10 a.m. OG, and are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office or Ticketmaster.com. Bellator Nation presale begins denne tirsdag. Join the Bellator Newsletter list or follow us on social media (Twitter / Facebook) to gain access to the presale code and details.
Additional information, including ticketing details and the night’s full lineup of world-class MMA action, vil blive annonceret inden længe.
The 27-year-old Lima is a Brazilian-born athlete who now makes his home in Atlanta. Fighting under the Bellator MMA banner since 2011, Lima is an impressive 8-1 in the promotion and an incredible 14-1 i sin fortid 15 overall appearances. Lima earned his way to the Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title with an eight-man tournament victory that included knockout wins over Ben Saunders, Bryan Baker and Michail Tsarev. Lima then claimed the title with an April 2014 knockout win over Rick Hawn. Samlet, Lima boasts five consecutive knockout victories and now looks to defend his belt for the first time.
Koreshkov is also fresh off an eight-man tournament win, claiming a decision victory over Adam McDonough after previously registering knockouts of Justin Baesman and Nah-Shon Burrell. The 24-year-old Koreshkov is a Russian national medalist in both pankration and hand-to-hand combat and has lost just once in 18 professional MMA appearances. He owns 10 wins by knockouts and three by submission and also owns a 2012 victory over former Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Lyman Good.
Expect fireworks when Lima and Koreshkov collide.
Additional contests for “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov” vil blive annonceret inden længe.
FAN FAVORITES ROBERTO GARCIA & ARTUR SZPILKA SHINE AT UIC PAVILION IN CHICAGO ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24
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Never Give Up: A Boxing Survival Story
Premier Boxing Champions: Dirrell vs Jack – April 24 – Live on Spike
“Never Give Up: A Boxing Survival Story” is a compelling half-hour original Spike documentary featuring two of boxing’s true inspiring warriors – Daniel Jacobs and Anthony Dirrell.
Heart is something that every fighter must have to win, to thrive, and to survive. This documentary focuses on the heart and grit displayed by two fighters as they overcome their most deadly opponent yet, cancer. Daniel Jacobs and Anthony Dirrell refused to go down without a fight, and both made miraculous recoveries en-route to becoming two of the best in their respective divisions.
“Never Give Up” recounts the parallel and amazing paths Dirrell and Jacobs have taken. From being teammates during amateurs and their early professional success; to their scary diagnosis and inspiring recovery; all the way until 2014 when they respectively won their first championships one week apart.
Enclosed is the entire half-hour program for you to embed. We are offering this to you prior to premiere on Spike (Fredag, April 17 på 11:30pm ET/PT.)
På Fredag, April 24 LIVE on Spike at 9:00pm ET/PT, for første gang, these two CHAMPIONS and SURVIVORS defend their titles on the same card when Jacobs fights Caleb Truax and Dirrell will takes on Floyd Mayweather Jr. protégée Badou Jack.
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“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” finalizes action-packed 13-fight lineup with additions of A.J. Jenkins vs. Arlene Blencowe, Shawn Bunch vs. Rolando Perez and John Yoo vs. Albert Morales
Santa Monica, Calif. (April 16, 2015) – A thrilling 13-bout lineup for May’s “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” is now complete with the addition of women’s featherweights A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene “Angerfist” Blencowe (5-4), bantamweights Shawn “Bunch the Great” Bunch (3-1) vs.Rolando Perez (7-4) og John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert “The Warrior” Morales (1-0) to the evening’s preliminary card.
The three new additions finalize a nine-fight preliminary card scheduled in support of “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” four main card contests.
The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) mod tårnhøje Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “Den Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “Den Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) og bantamweightsDarrion “Ulven” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” finder sted på Fredag, Maj 15, på Pechanga Resort & Casino i Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. OG (6 p.m. PT lokal tid), mens foreløbige anfald streame på Spike.com.
Billetter til “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” der starter ved lige $50, er i øjeblikket til salg på Pechanga.com og Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.
Døre til “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” åben ved 4 p.m. PT lokal tid, og den første konkurrence foregår 45 minutter senere.
Jenkins, of Oceanside, Calif., is one of the most experienced competitors in women’s MMA. Fighting professionelt siden 2004, Jenkins now makes her Bellator MMA debut. The 33-year-old boasts past tussles with MMA notables Shayna Baszler, Tonya Evinger, Jan Finney, Kelly Kobold and Sarah Schneider, bl.a..
An Australian native, Blencowe is a world-class athlete and former Women’s International Boxing Association World light welterweight champion. After turning her attention to MMA in 2013, Blencowe initially garnered only mixed results as she adjusted to life in the sport. Men, she has racked up three-consecutive stoppage wins as of late, and that run earned her a call from Bellator MMA.
Bunch is one of MMA’s most elite-level wrestlers as a two-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time U.S. Olympic Team alternate. He now trains with the famed American Kickboxing Academy banner and has spent his entire professional MMA career under the Bellator MMA banner.
I mellemtiden, Alliance MMA product Perez is a 10-year veteran of the sport who made his Bellator MMA in November and fought to a rarely-seen split draw. Stadig, Perez is unbeaten in his past four contests and now looks to get his first win in the promotion.
Yoo, of Irvine, Calif., makes his professional debut. He meets Morales, of Carson, Calif., who picked up a submission victory in the Bellator cage in his first professional contest.
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Fredag, Maj 15, Pechanga Resort & Kasino, Temecula, Calif.
Hovedkortet (9 p.m. OG)
Bellator mellemvægt titel Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)
Bellator Featured Bantamvægt Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
Bellator Featured Welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)
Bellator Featured Bantamvægt Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)
Indledende Card (7:45 p.m. OG)
Bellator Mellemvægt Foreløbigt Fight: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)
Bellator Light Heavyweight Foreløbigt Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)
Bellator Bantamvægt Foreløbigt Fight: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)
Bellator Fjervægt Foreløbigt Fight: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)
Bellator Welterweight Foreløbigt Fight: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)
Dark Fights (ca.. 11 p.m. OG)
Bellator Letvægts Mørk Foreløbigt: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)
Bellator Letvægts Mørk Foreløbigt: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)
Bellator Letvægts Mørk Foreløbigt: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)
Bellator Letvægts Mørk Foreløbigt: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)
Three-for-one, Wednesday Matinee
“Bellator: Uncut” returns with a focus on this past week’s “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen” card. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the main card competitors before and after they go to war inside the cage. The eight minute video showcases all the hard work and personal sacrifice these individuals put into their craft.
Arguably one of the best fights on the “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen” card didn’t air on television, but instead took place during the preliminary portion of the event. Joey Beltran shined in his middleweight debut against Brian Rogers in a fight that featured a little bit of everything including a ferocious slugfest, a comeback as well as a showcase of toughness and will all rolled into one.
Desuden, our post-lims featured Chad George’s finish af Mark Vorgeas with a Von Flue choke, making it only the second time in Bellator history this technique was used to end a fight.
The two fights took place on the Spike.com-streamed preliminary card of “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen,” which aired this past Fredag night during a Spike telecast that peaked with over 900K viewers.
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“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” adds top bantamweights Darrion “Ulven” Caldwell vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva to evening’s Spike-televised main card
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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 15, 2015) – A four-fight Spike-broadcast main card for May’s “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” has received another thrilling contest, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Darrion “Ulven” Caldwell (6-0) tager på Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).
The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) mod tårnhøje Hawaiian scrapperKendall “Den Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), og welterweights Fernando “Den Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” finder sted på Fredag, Maj 15, på Pechanga Resort & Casino i Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. OG (6 p.m. PT lokal tid), mens foreløbige anfald streame på Spike.com.
Billetter til “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” der starter ved lige $50, er i øjeblikket til salg på Pechanga.com og Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.
Døre til “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” åben ved 4 p.m. PT lokal tid, og den første konkurrence foregår 45 minutter senere.
Two new bouts have also been added to the night’s preliminary card, with middleweights A.J. “The Mercenary” Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben “The Hunter” Reiter (15-0) og letvægtere Steve “Thunderbeast” Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).
Derudover, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Razor” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) that was initially announced as a main-card matchup will now be featured on the night’s preliminary card, instead.
Yderligere anfald vil blive annonceret inden længe.
A New Jersey native now fighting out of Arizona, Caldwell was a Division I wrestler at North Carolina State. Caldwell made his MMA debut in 2012 and has kept his record perfect through the first six fights of his career, including Bellator MMA wins over Anthony Dizy, Joe Pingitore and Lance Surma. Previously competing as a featherweight, the 27-year-old Caldwell now moves down to the bantamweight division.
He now faces “Morcego” Silva, a battle-tested 30-year-old fighter with championship-level experience in the Bellator MMA cage. With nearly a decade of professional fights to his name, Silva is an incredible 14-1 i sin fortid 15 overall appearances. His only loss during that run was a 25-minute decision against former Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Champion Joe Warren. Seventeen of Silva’s 22 karriere vinder er kommet med standsning, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.
A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” serie, Matthews fought most recently in November, earning a decision win over Kyle Bolt. He now meets undefeated prospect Reiter, an intriguing individual who left Wall Street to pursue a career in MMA and now fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after spending much of his early career in Peru.
Kozola, San Diego, Calif., fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after debuting with a knockout victory over Jonathan Rivera in January. He now meets Butler, who returns to the promotion after a November Bellator MMA debut that saw him suffer a submission loss to Joao Paulo Faria.
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Fredag, Maj 15, Pechanga Resort & Kasino, Temecula, Calif.
Hovedkortet (9 p.m. OG)
Bellator mellemvægt titel Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)
Bellator Featured Bantamvægt Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
Bellator Featured Welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)
Bellator Featured Bantamvægt Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)
Indledende Card (7:45 p.m. OG)
Bellator Mellemvægt Foreløbigt Fight: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)
Bellator Light Heavyweight Foreløbigt Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)
Bellator Bantamvægt Foreløbigt Fight: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)
Bellator Fjervægt Foreløbigt Fight: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)
Bellator Welterweight Foreløbigt Fight: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)
Mørke Bouts (ca.. 11 p.m. OG)
Bellator Letvægts Mørk Foreløbigt: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)
Do Not. 6 Light Heavyweight i verden Phil Davis slutter Bellator
Santa Monica, Calif. (April 15, 2015) - Bellator er glade for at annoncere underskrivelsen af den sjette * rangeret Light Heavyweight i verden, Phil "Hr. Vidunderlige "Davis (13-3, 1 NC), til en eksklusiv, multi-kamp deal.
"Jeg kan ikke vente med at være kampene i Bellator og vraget butik på alle,"Sagde Davis. "Jeg er den absolut bedste og mest dominerende Grappler nogensinde kæmpe i MMA, og jeg er spændt på at komme derind og konkurrere på mit nye hjem."
Født og opvokset i Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Phil deltog kollegium tæt på hjemmet ved Penn State University, hvor han blev en fire-tiden NCAA Division jeg All-American wrestler for Nittany Lions.
Davis havde sin første professionelle MMA kamp i 2008 og påløbne ni sejre i Ultimate Fighting Championship, herunder sejre mod folk som Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, Alexander Gustafsson, Brian Stann og Glover Teixeira.
Et medlem af Alliance MMA i San Diego, Calif., hvor han træner sammen med Bellator stjerner som Michael Chandler og Joey Beltran, "Hr. Wonderful "slutter sig til forfremmelser Light Heavyweight division, som i øjeblikket stadfæstet af mester Liam McGeary.
"Phil er en verdensklasse Mixed Martial Artist, og vi er meget glade for at tilføje ham til vores liste over nogle af de bedste Light Sværvægtere i verden,"Sagde fremme præsident, Scott Coker. "Bellator fortsat fuldt at opbygge sin verdensklasse roster ved at underskrive top frie agenter ligesom Davis, samt grooming up-and-coming stjerner. Vi har fået nogle fantastiske matchups i tankerne for "hr. Vidunderlige 'at vi vil være annoncere i de kommende uger. "
Bellator Light Heavyweight division er en af de dybeste i at fremme, med stjerner som McGeary, Tito Ortiz, "Kong Mo" Lawal, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Emanuel Newton og Linton Vassell.
*Ranking efter www.sherdog.com
BRITISH BOXING SENSATION AMIR “KING” KHAN TO FACE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION CHRIS ALGIERI AS PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS RETURNS TO SPIKE TV ON FRIDAY, MAJ 29 LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN
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Undefeated Chicago Prospect Ramiro Carrillo Signs with Warriors Boxing
‘El Lobito’ Will Make Warriors Debut on Blockbuster April 24 Event at UIC Pavilion
Warriors Boxing’s newest exclusive promotional signee, Mexican-born, Chicago-based super lightweight Ramiro “El Lobito” Carrillo, will make his first appearance under his new promotional banner on the Fredag, April 24, Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) “Dirrell vs. Donkraft” event at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
Carillo (7-0, 4 KOS) will be part of a jam-packed undercard in support of the Spike TV-broadcast Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (27-0-1, 22 KOS) vs. Badou Jack “The Ripper” (18-1, 12 KOS) 12-round super middleweight main event.
In the night’s first televised bout, Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs (28-1, 25 KOS) will face top contender Caleb “Golden” Truax (25-1-2, 15 KOS) in a 12-round middleweight bout.
Billetter til arrangementet, som co-fremmes af Warriors Boxing og Mayweather Promotions, er prissat til $151, $101, $51, og $31, ikke herunder gældende gebyrer, og er der tilbud nu. Sådan oplades via telefon med en større kreditkort, kalder Ticketmaster på (800) 745-3000 eller UIC Pavilion Box Office på (312) 413-5740. Billetter er også tilgængelige på www.ticketmaster.com eller ved at besøge UIC Pavilion Box Office (Torsdag eller Fredag 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.).
Den tv-handling på Spike TV begynder ved 9 p.m. OG og 8 p.m. PT (forsinket på vestkysten).
Before getting off to an undefeated professional career, 24-year-old Carrillo was a heavily decorated amateur, går 215-14. He was a four-time Chicago Golden Gloves Champion and a two-time National Silver Gloves Champion. He won the National Blue and Gold Tournament and was the runner up in the Mexican Olympic Trials.
Tilnavnet “El Lobito”, meaning little wolf, Carrillo is an aggressive boxer/brawler who loves to go to the body. So much so that a high percentage of his professional knockouts have come from body shots.
Carrillo is co-trained by his father Antonio and former world champion David Diaz and managed by Ernesto Pedroza.
“I am very proud to be signing with Warriors,” said Carrillo. “All of the pieces are in place for me now. I have a strong team to help me reach my dreams of winning the world championship. All I have to do is train hard and win.”
“Ramiro makes an excellent addition to our roster,” said Leon Margules of Warriors Boxing. “He is an outstanding young fighter with a bright future. We will be looking to provide him with every opportunity he deserves in boxing. I love that he has the rare gift of being a debilitating body puncher in an age where so few fighters pay attention to the lost art.”
“We are all very excited about this opportunity,” said Ernesto Pedroza. “Ramiro is extremely serious about his career and works very hard. From what I see, competition wise, we feel that signing with Warriors will provide him with the platform to become a world champion soon.”
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