SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Mars 30, 2016) – Fans attending "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " påApril 22 på Mohegan Sun Arena i Uncasville, Conn. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie och 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. OCH.

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Smooth" Henderson (23-5), som han utmanar weltervikt mästare Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) för bältet. Tidigare fjäder titlist Patricio "Pitbull" Freire(24-3) möter 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) stridernaEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) och Jeremie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Biljetter till "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " startar vid bara $30 och är på rea nu på Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com och Mohegan Sun Box Office. Händelsen sänds live och gratis Spike vid 8 p.m. OCH/7 p.m. CT, medan preliminära skjutningarna kommer strömma live på Bellator.com och Bellator Mobile App. Sändningen kommer omedelbart följt av banbrytande, öppnings- "Bellator Kickboxning: Torino " händelse.

 

Namnet Gracie är synonymt med MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, mannen som anses ha uppfunnit sporten som vi känner den idag. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie skulle avveckla flera motståndare i en enda natt, varav många var mycket större än honom. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, i dag, det är svårt att hitta en MMA-fighter som inte har utbildats i konsten att jiu-jitsu. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 miljon tittare.

 

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).

 

Komplett "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Kamp Card:

Bellator MMA Weltervikt VM-titel Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

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

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

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

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

 

Preliminära kortet:

Bellator MMA Weltervikt Preliminär Bout: Chris Honeycutt (6-1) vs. Matt Secor (7-2)

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

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

Bellator MMA Fjäder Preliminär Bout: Chris Foster (8-4) vs. felipe Lavandoski (5-0)

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

Bellator MMA Fjäder Preliminär Bout: pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)

Bellator MMA Lätt tungvikt Preliminär Bout: Mike Zichelle (7-4) vs. Joe Cronin (19-16)

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

Bellator MMA mellanvikt Preliminär Bout: tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)

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