LIGHTWEIGHT MATCHUP PITTING UNDEFEATED ADAM PICCOLOTTI AGAINST GOITI YAMAUCHI ALSO ADDED TO MAIN CARD
LOS ANGELES – An exciting welterweight contest between British slugger Paul Daley (39-15-2) and California’s Lorenz Larkin (18-6, 1 NC), as well as a compelling lightweight bout pitting Adam Piccolot (9-0) contra Yamauchi-se (21-3) have been added to Bellator 183: Henderson vs. Pitbull no sábado, Setembro 23 a SAP Center, em San Jose, Califa.
That evening, SAP Center in San Jose will also play host to Bellator Kickboxing 7, which features a welterweight world title main event with current champ Karim Ghajji (97-13-1) set to defend his title against Raymond Daniels (11-3).
Bellator 183: Henderson vs. Pitbull será transmitido ao vivo e gratuitamente no SPIKE em 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, enquanto a ação preliminar será transmitida no Bellator.com e no aplicativo Bellator Mobile. Bellator Kickboxing 7: Ghajji vs. Daniels will air on SPIKE immediately following Bellator 184: Dantas vs. Caldwell em outubro 6. Tickets for the event are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
Um veterano de 56 lutas profissionais, Paul “Semtex” Daley will look to once again showcase his explosive and dangerous power against Lorenz Larkin. With nine of his last 10 ganha vindo por nocaute, including an emphatic flying knee KO against Brennan Ward em Bellator 170 em janeiro, Daley will look to re-establish himself as a top contender in Bellator’s stacked welterweight division with a win on September 23.
Larkin enters the bout against Daley with an equally impressive arsenal of strikes and power. Com 11 de 18 ganha vindo por nocaute, the Riverside, Califa. native comes into the event following a must-see title bout against Douglas Lima em Bellator NYC em Junho, a fight that marked “The Monsoon’s” promotional debut. With marquee wins over Robbie Lawler, Santiago Ponzinibbio, Jorge Masvidal and Neil Magny to his name, Larkin will look to add Paul Daley to his long list of defeats on his way to reaffirming his status as the division’s top contender.
Fighting out of Half Moon Bay, Calif., Piccolotti will enter the cage for the first time in 2017 following his unanimous decision victory over Brandon Girtz last November at Bellator 165. The 28-year-old lightweight began his professional career on the regional MMA scene where he collected four consecutive victories, including a trio of finishes before joining forces with the Viacom-owned promotion. “AP” has continued his success with Bellator MMA, earning five straight wins over competitors in the stacked lightweight division, including three submission finishes.
Coming off a win against Valeriu Mircea at Bellator 168, the 24-year-old Yamauchi, who trains out of Anjo, Japão, will continue his run in the lightweight division after making the jump to 155-pounds in 2016. In his career, the Yamauchi has an incredible 17 submission victories among his 21 career victories and holds wins against Ryan Couture, Isao Kobayashi and Mike Richman.
Atualizado Bellator 183: Henderson vs. Pitbull Cartão de luta
Evento Principal Leve: Benson Henderson (24-7) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (17-8)
Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Roy Nelson (23-14) vs. Javy Ayala (10-5)
Luta do cartão principal peso meio-médio: Paul Daley (39-15-2) vs. Lorenz Larkin (18-6, 1 NC)
Luta leve de card principal: Adam Piccolot (9-0) vs. Yamauchi-se (21-3)
Luta leve de card principal: Aaron Pico (0-1) vs. TBA
Atualizado Bellator Kickboxing 7: Ghajji vs. Daniels Cartão de luta
Welterweight Kickboxing World Title Main Event: Karim Ghajji (97-13-1) vs. Raymond Daniels (11-3)
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