SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. (Marzo 30, 2016) – Fans attending "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " enAbril 22 no MOHEGAN Sun Arena en Uncasville, Conner. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie e Wanderlei Silva.

The two legendary Brazilian superstars will be participating in an exclusive meet and greet for ticketholders on the Mohegan Sun Arena concourse beginning at 6 p.m. E.

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Smooth" Henderson (23-5), como desafía campión dos medios Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) para o cinto. O ex campión peso pena Patricio "Pitbull" Freire(24-3) atenda John "Macapa" Teixeira (19-1-2) in the co-main event while other bouts on the card include Connecticut’s own "Irish" Ward Brennan (13-3) and British striking sensation Michael Page (9-0) loitaEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) e Jeremie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Entradas para "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " comezan en só $30 e xa están á venda no Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com e da Oficina MOHEGAN Sun Box. O evento vai ao aire en directo e gratuíto no cumio, polo 8 p.m. E/7 p.m. CT, mentres loitas preliminares ha transmitir ao vivo en Bellator.com e O bellator Mobile App. A transmisión será inmediatamente seguido polo innovador, inaugural "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " evento.

 

O nome Gracie é sinónimo de MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, o home que se considera inventar o deporte como a coñecemos hoxe. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie ía desmantelar varios adversarios nunha soa noite, moitos dos cales eran moito maiores do que el. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, hoxe, é difícil atopar un loitador de MMA que non adestrado na arte do jiu-jitsu. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 millón de espectadores.

 

Having first fought in the sport almost twenty years ago, very few men have a more legendary resume than Wanderlei Silva, who was recently signed to a Bellator MMA contract. “The Axe Murderer” is a Pride and UFC veteran, who brings an intimidating and imposing presence with him every time he steps into the cage. Silva hopes of adding to an already-impressive list of wins that include: Guy Mezger, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Ricardo Arona, Kazuyuki Fujita, Michael Bisping, Cung Le, Brian Stann and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (2X).

 

Complete "bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Tarxeta de loita:

Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator MMA Co-Main Event Pena: Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. John Teixeira (19-1-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Característica: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Característica: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)

Bellator MMA Característica Lightweight Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)

 

Card preliminar:

Bellator MMA Welterweight preliminar Bout: Chris HONEYCUTT (6-1) vs. Matt Secor (7-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight preliminar Bout: Djamil Chan (11-2) vs. Richard Patishnock (6-3)

Bellator MMA Lightweight preliminar Bout: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Dean Hancock (2-0)

Bellator MMA Pena preliminar Bout: Chris Foster (8-4) vs. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight preliminar Bout: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)

Bellator MMA Pena preliminar Bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight preliminar Bout: Mike Zichelle (7-4) vs. Joe Cronin (19-16)

Bellator MMA Pena preliminar Bout: Matt Bessette (17-7) vs. Keith Richardson (14-6)

Bellator MMA Middleweight preliminar Bout: Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Blair Tugman (7-6) vs. Jay Perrin (2-1)