TICKETS FOR Bellator 195 GO ON SALE У гэтую пятніцу AT 10 Раніцы. Канэктыкут
Лос-Анджэлес – The Bellator bantamweight championship will be up for grabs Пятніца, Сакавіка 2 калі Darrion Колдуэлл (11-1) makes his first title defense against Леандра Higo (18-3) на Bellator 195 inside WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Аклахома., the same venue where “The Wolf” captured the belt earlier this year.
“Darrion Caldwell is an exciting young fighter that has worked his way to the top of a very competitive bantamweight division to become a world champion,” Bellator President Scott Coker said. “I’m excited to see what he can do in his first title defense against Leandro Higo, who is an incredibly tough competitor with the ability to submit his opponent at any time. The fans are in for a great matchup between these two grapplers.”
The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Канэктыкут, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App. Квіткі на Bellator 195: Caldwell vs. Дуля паступіць у продаж гэтай Пятніца, Снежні. 22 на 10 a.m. Канэктыкут and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, as well as through Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Caldwell has been on a steady ascension to championship status since signing with Bellator in 2014. Ahead of his championship victory over Эдуарда Dantas на Bellator 184, which brought his Bellator record to 8-1, the 30-year-old collected five wins by way of first-round knockout or submission. The run was highlighted by a remarkable stoppage of former multi-division champion Джо Уорэн. Hailing from Rahway, N.J. and training alongside Bellator standouts Філ Дэвіс і Джасцін Лорэнс at Alliance MMA in San Diego, Каліфорнія., “The Wolf” also serves as one of the main sparring partners of former UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz.
Higo signed with Bellator in February riding an eight-fight win-streak and earned the Legacy Fighting Alliance 135-pound crown in the process. Fresh off animpressive win супраць Joe Taimanglo, the 28-year-old Pitbull Brothers product also competed on Ultimate Fighter: Бразілія 4 у 2015. A proud carrier of the Olympic torch ahead of the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil, “Pitbull” will now set his sights on carrying the torch in Bellator’s bantamweight division.
Абноўлены Bellator 195: Caldwell vs. Дуля Карта барацьбы:
Bantamweight World Title Main Event: Darrion Колдуэлл (11-1) супраць. Леандра Higo (18-3)
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