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

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Smooth" Henderson (23-5), njengoba ephonsa inselele iqhawe welterweight Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) ngoba ibhande lakhe. Owabe titlist featherweight Patricio "Pitbull" Freire(24-3) ihlangana 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) ukulwaEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) futhi Jérémie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Amathikithi "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " ukuqalisa nje $30 futhi ezisendalini manje Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com kanye neHhovisi Mohegan Sun Box. Lo mcimbi Akazikhukhumezi bukhoma futhi free on spike at 8 p.m. KANYE/7 p.m. CT, kanti izikhathi zokudakwa sokuqulwa kwecala kuyobe usakaze bukhoma ku Bellator.com futhi I Bellator Mobile App. Ukusakaza uzobe ngokushesha olandelwa yila groundbreaking, ozobanjwa "Bellator sokulwa: Torino " umcimbi.

 

Igama Gracie kuyinto yinye MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, umuntu owenza kubhekwa owasungula sport njengoba esiwaziyo. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie kwakuyoba ahlukanisa izimbangi multiple ngobusuku obubodwa, abaningi babo ababengebona emikhulu kakhulu kunalokho kuye. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, namuhla, kunzima ukuthola i fighter MMA ongazange waqeqeshwa ubuciko jiu-Jitsu. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 million ababukeli.

 

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).

 

Qedela "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Ukulwa Card:

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

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

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

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

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

 

IKhadi Preliminary:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bellator MMA middleweight Preliminary Bout: Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)

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