FANS ATTENDING ‘BELLATOR 153: KORESHKOV VS. HENDERSON’ WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET LEGENDARY BELLATOR MMA FIGHTERS ROYCE GRACIE & WANDERLEI SILVA

Santa Monica, Calif. (March 30, 2016) – Fans attending "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " naApril 22 na Mohegan Sun Arena na Uncasville, Conn. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie na 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. NA.

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Ezigbo" Henderson (23-5), dị ka o aka welterweight mmeri Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) n'ihi na ya na ájị ya. Mbụ featherweight titlist Patricio "Baby" Freire(24-3) osobo John "Macapa" Teixeira (19-1-2) in the co-main event while other bouts on the card include Connecticut’s own "Irish" Brennan Ward (13-3) and British striking sensation Michael Page (9-0) ọgụEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) na Jeremie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Tiketi maka "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $30 na ndị na ere ugbu a, na Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com na Mohegan Sun Box Office. Na ihe onwe ndụ na free on ọgọ na 8 p.m. NA/7 p.m. CT, mgbe nke mbido oké mmanya ga-enuba ndụ on Bellator.com na The Bellator Mobile App. The agbasa ozi n'ikuku ga-ozugbo sotere groundbreaking, inaugural "Bellator kickboxing: Torino " omume.

 

Aha Gracie bụ otu ihe Emmanuel, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, onye a na-ewere na mepụtakwara egwuregwu dị ka anyị maara ya taa. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie ga iwesasi multiple emegide ke otu abalị, ọtụtụ n'ime ha bụ ọtụtụ ibu ya. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, taa, ọ bụ ike ịhụ onye Emmanuel fighter na-adịghị zụrụ azụ na ndị nkà nke Jiu-jitsu. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 nde ndị na-ekiri.

 

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 "Ọgụ Kaadị:

Bellator Emmanuel welterweight World Title n'obi: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator Emmanuel Featherweight Co-Main Omume: Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. John Teixeira (19-1-2)

Bellator Emmanuel welterweight Njirimara n'obi: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)

Bellator Emmanuel welterweight Njirimara n'obi: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)

Bellator Emmanuel fechaa Njirimara n'obi: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)

 

Mbido Kaadị:

Bellator Emmanuel welterweight Preliminary n'obi: Chris Honeycutt (6-1) vs. Mat Secor (7-2)

Bellator Emmanuel welterweight Preliminary n'obi: Djamil Chan (11-2) vs. Richard Patishnock (6-3)

Bellator Emmanuel fechaa Preliminary n'obi: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Dean Hancock (2-0)

Bellator Emmanuel Featherweight Preliminary n'obi: Chris Ezi (8-4) vs. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)

Bellator Emmanuel fechaa Preliminary n'obi: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)

Bellator Emmanuel Featherweight Preliminary n'obi: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)

Bellator Emmanuel Light Heavyweight Preliminary n'obi: Mike Zichelle (7-4) vs. Joe Cronin (19-16)

Bellator Emmanuel Featherweight Preliminary n'obi: Matt Bessette (17-7) vs. Keith Richardson (14-6)

Bellator Emmanuel Middleweight Preliminary n'obi: Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)

Bellator Emmanuel Bantamweight Preliminary n'obi: Blair Tugman (7-6) vs. Jay Perrin (2-1)

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