Santa Monica, CALIF. (Maret 30, 2016) – Fans attending "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " dinaApril 22 di Mohegan Sun sarena di Uncasville, Conn. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie jeung 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. AND.

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Lemes" Henderson (23-5), salaku manéhna tantangan jawara welterweight Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) pikeun beubeur-Na. Urut titlist featherweight Patricio "Pitbull" Freire(24-3) meets John "Macapa" Teixeira (19-1-2) in the co-main event while other bouts on the card include Connecticut’s own "Irlandia" Brennan Ward (13-3) and British striking sensation Michael Page (9-0) tarungEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) jeung Jeremie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Tiket pikeun "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " mimitian jam saukur $30 jeung anu diobral ayeuna di Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com jeung Kantor Mohegan Sun Box. Acara airs hirup jeung bébas dina Spike di 8 p.m. AND/7 p.m. CT, bari bouts awal bakal ngalirkeun data langsung dina Bellator.com jeung Nu Bellator Mobile App. siaran bakal langsung dituturkeun ku groundbreaking nu, inaugural "Bellator kickboxing: Torino " kajadian.

 

Ngaran Gracie sinonim jeung MMA, jeung nu kalolobaan bagian ka Royce Gracie, lalaki anu dianggap geus teu jadian olahraga sakumaha nu ayeuna urang apal. Teh Tien Juara kahiji sababaraha kajadian UFC, Gracie bakal ngabongkar sababaraha lawan dina peuting tunggal, loba saha éta loba nu leuwih gede ti manéhna. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, kiwari, éta hésé manggihan hiji bajoang MMA anu teu dilatih dina seni jiu jitsu-. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 juta pemirsa.

 

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).

 

Lengkep "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "ngalawan Card:

Bellator MMA Welterweight Dunya Judul bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

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

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

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

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

 

Card awal:

Bellator MMA Welterweight awal bout: Chris Honeycutt (6-1) vs. Matt Secor (7-2)

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

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

Bellator MMA featherweight awal bout: Chris Asuh (8-4) vs. Cijulang Lavandoski (5-0)

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

Bellator MMA featherweight awal bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)

Bellator MMA Lampu Heavyweight awal bout: Mike Zichelle (7-4) vs. Joe Cronin (19-16)

Bellator MMA featherweight awal bout: Matt Bessette (17-7) vs. Keith Richardson (14-6)

Bellator MMA Middleweight awal bout: Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)

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