NEW WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT ADDED TO THE LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR
SANTA MONICA, Каліфорніі (Снежні 12, 2016) – After an incredible year that saw Bellator MMA host events in international territories all around the globe, it is only fitting that the promotion’s year-ending event, "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii," адбываецца гэта Пятніца, Снежні 16 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ірландыя.
Shortly after her fight against Helen Harper (4-1) was announced, Bruna Vargas (2-1) has withdrawn from the bout due to injury. Harper will be paid her show money and a new women’s featherweight bout has been added to the SPIKE-televised card between undefeated fighters Шынэд Кавана (3-0) і Эліна Каліёнідава (5-0).
The Spike-televised main card will be highlighted by a heavyweight main event pitting “King Mo” (19-5, 1 Паўночная Караліна) against Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Сатоши Ишии (14-6-1). У дадатак, a pair of anticipated featherweight scraps will see Энтані Тэйлар (1-1) look to quiet the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’s Джэймс Галахер (4-0) і, Ірландыі Браян Мур(9-4) take on the always-game Даніэль Weichel (37-9).
Квіткі на "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” are on sale now and start at 35€ at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.ie and the 3Arena Box Office. The event can be seen free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Канэктыкут, and will be immediately followed by "Bellator кікбоксінгу: Florence.”
Fighting out of Straight Blast Gym (SBG) у Дубліне, “KO” Kavanagh has fought all three of her professional bouts with BAMMA, and has earned her nickname bye scoring two knockouts in her first three fights. Kavanagh fought in BAMMA’s first-ever women’s fight, and ended her opponent’s night in just 17 секунд. Originally slated to compete in a bantamweight fight against Eeva Siiskonen (5-4-2) on the BAMMA portion of this co-promoted night of fights, Kavanagh now moves up in weight to face Kallionidou under the Bellator banner.
У толькі 18 гадоў, Kallionidou has already made a name for herself in her home country Greece, where she holds the Cage Survivor women’s featherweight title. Incredibly, “Gunner” started her professional career off with a bang, scoring a first-round TKO just a month after her 16й дзень нараджэння. З тых часоў, the Greek fighter has gone 5-0, з трыма накаўтамі. The fight this Friday night, will be her first fight outside of Greece.
In addition to a full card of Bellator action, ticketholders will also have the unique opportunity to experience an additional fight card from Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, BAMMA. The bantamweight belt will be on the line at “BAMMA 27,” as Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 Паўночная Караліна) і Alan Philpott (16-8) prepare to duke it out for the division gold. Нарэшце, the stacked event features a featherweight world title fight pitting former Bellator competitors Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) супраць Марцін Стэплтон (18-4).
Поўны "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” Main Card:
Heavyweight Main Event: Мухамеду "Кароль Мо" Лаваль (19-5, 1 Паўночная Караліна) супраць. Сатоши Ишии (14-6-1)
Featherweight Co-Main Event: Джэймс Галахер (4-0) супраць. Энтані Тэйлар (1-1)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Даніэль Weichel (37-9) супраць. Браян Мур (9-4)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Шынэд Кавана (3-0) супраць. Эліна Каліёнідава (5-0)
Bantamweight Feature Bout: Shay Walsh (14-4) супраць. Luiz Tosta (9-2)
Updated “BAMMA 27” Main Card:
Bantamweight World Title Bout: Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 Паўночная Караліна) супраць. Alan Philpott (16-8)
Бой за тытул чэмпіёна свету ў паўлёгкай вазе: Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) супраць. Марцін Стэплтон (18-4)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: Dylan Tuke (3-0) супраць. Sean Tobin (4-2)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: Браян Мур (9-4) супраць. Niklas Backstrom (10-2)
Welterweight Main Card Bout: Kiefer Crosbie (1-0) супраць. Conor Riordan (Дэбют)
Welterweight Main Card Bout: Натан Джонс (9-5) супраць. Walter Gahadza (16-0)