TICKETS FOR Bellator 195 GO ON SALE ЭНЭ Баасан гариг AT 10 A.M. СТ
LOS ANGELES – The Bellator bantamweight championship will be up for grabs Баасан, Гуравдугаар 2 үед Darrion Caldwell (11-1) makes his first title defense against Leandro Higo (18-3) үед Bellator 195 inside WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., 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. БОЛОН/8 p.m. СТ, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App. Зориулсан хэрэгслээр зорчих тасалбар Bellator 195: Caldwell vs. Зураг худалдах энэ явах Баасан, Нийтэлсэн. 22 үед 10 a.m. СТ 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 Эдуардо Dantas үед 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 Жо Уоррен. Hailing from Rahway, N.J. and training alongside Bellator standouts Фил Дэвис болон Жастин Лоуренс at Alliance MMA in San Diego, Калифорни мужийн., “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 эсрэг Joe Taimanglo, the 28-year-old Pitbull Brothers product also competed on Ultimate Fighter: Бразил 4 дахь 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.
Шинэчлэгдсэн Bellator 195: Caldwell vs. Зураг Fight Card:
Bantamweight World Title Main Event: Darrion Caldwell (11-1) сүсэг. Leandro Higo (18-3)
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