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 " loriApril 22 ni Mohegan Sun Arena ni Uncasville, Conn. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie ati 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. ATI.

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Dan" Henderson (23-5), bi o ti laya welterweight asiwaju Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) fun rẹ igbanu. Tele featherweight titlist Patricio "maluiwoile" Freire(24-3) pàdé 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) ijaEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) ati Jérémie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Tiketi fun "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " bẹrẹ ni o kan $30 ki o si wa lori tita bayi ni Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com ati awọn Mohegan Sun Àpótí Office. Awọn iṣẹlẹ airs ifiwe ati ki o free lori Spike ni 8 p.m. ATI/7 p.m. CT, nigba ti alakoko bouts yoo san ifiwe lori Bellator.com ati The Bellator Mobile App. Awọn igbohunsafefe yoo wa ni lẹsẹkẹsẹ atẹle nipa awọn groundbreaking, ìdánilẹkọọ "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " ìṣẹlẹ.

 

Awọn orukọ Gracie jẹ bakannaa pẹlu MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, awọn ọkunrin ti o ba ka lati ti a se ni idaraya bi a ti mo o loni. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie yoo fọọ si ọpọ awọn alatako ni a nikan night, ọpọlọpọ awọn ti ẹniti o wà Elo o tobi ju u. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, loni, o soro lati ri ohun MMA Onija ti o ti ko oṣiṣẹ ni awọn aworan ti jiu-jitsu. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 milionu awọn oluwo.

 

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).

 

Pari "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Ija Card:

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

Bellator MMA Featherweight Co-Main ti oyan: Patricio Freire (24-3) la. John Teixeira (19-1-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight ẹya ara Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) la. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)

Bellator MMA Welterweight ẹya ara Bout: Michael Page (9-0) la. Jérémie Holloway (7-1)

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

 

Alakoko Kaadi:

Bellator MMA Welterweight Alakoko Bout: Chris Honeycutt (6-1) la. Matt Secor (7-2)

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

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

Bellator MMA Featherweight Alakoko Bout: Chris Foster (8-4) la. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)

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

Bellator MMA Featherweight Alakoko Bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) la. Mike Mangan (0-3)

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

Bellator MMA Featherweight Alakoko Bout: Matt Bessette (17-7) la. Keith Richardson (14-6)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Alakoko Bout: Tim Caron (3-0) la. Justin Sumter (0-0)

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

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