TICKETS FOR Bellator 195 GO ON SALE TEN PIĄTEK AT 10 JESTEM. CT
LOS ANGELES – The Bellator bantamweight championship will be up for grabs Piątek, Marzec 2 kiedy Darrion Caldwell (11-1) makes his first title defense against Leandro Higo (18-3) w Bellator 195 inside WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma., 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,- powiedział prezes Bellator Scott Coker. “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.”
Wydarzenie będzie transmitowane na żywo i bezpłatnie w sieci Paramount o godz 9 p.m. I/8 p.m. CT, podczas gdy działania wstępne będą kontynuowane Bellator.com i globalnie w Aplikacja mobilna Bellator. Bilety na Bellator 195: Caldwell vs. Figa do sprzedaży tego Piątek, Grudzień. 22 w 10 a.m. CT and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino and Resort box office, a także przez Ticketmaster i Bellator.com. Dodatkowe walki zostaną ogłoszone w nadchodzących tygodniach.
Caldwell has been on a steady ascension to championship status since signing with Bellator in 2014. Ahead of his championship victory over Eduardo Dantas w 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 Joe Warren. Hailing from Rahway, N.J. and training alongside Bellator standouts Phil Davis i Justin Lawrence at Alliance MMA in San Diego, Kalifornii., “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 przed Joe Taimanglo, the 28-year-old Pitbull Brothers product also competed on TUF: Brazylia 4 w 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.
Zaktualizowano Bellator 195: Caldwell vs. Figa Karta walki:
Bantamweight World Title Main Event: Darrion Caldwell (11-1) vs. Leandro Higo (18-3)
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