NEW WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT ADDED TO THE LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIE (Décembre 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: Roi Mo contre. Ishii," a lieu ce Vendredi, Décembre 16 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Irlande.
Shortly after her fight against Helen Harper (4-1) was announced, Bruna Vargas (2-1) has withdrawn from the bout due to injury.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 Sinead Kavanagh (3-0) et Elina Kallionidou (5-0).
La carte principale télévisée de Spike sera mise en évidence par un événement principal des poids lourds “King Mo” (19-5, 1 Caroline du Nord) contre le médaillé d'or olympique de judo Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1). En outre, a pair of anticipated featherweight scraps will see Anthony Taylor (1-1) look to quiet the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’s James Gallagher (4-0) et, L'Irlande Brian Moore(9-4) take on the always-game Daniel Weichel (37-9).
Les billets pour "Bellator 169: Roi Mo contre. Ishii" sont en vente dès maintenant et à partir de 35€ chez Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.fr et la billetterie 3Arena. L'événement peut être vu gratuitement sur SPIKE à 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, and will be immediately followed by "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence.”
Fighting out of Straight Blast Gym (SBG) à Dublin, “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 secondes. 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.
A seulement 18 ans, 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 16e anniversaire. Depuis, the Greek fighter has gone 5-0, avec trois KO. The fight this Friday night, will be her first fight outside of Greece.
En plus d'une carte complète d'action Bellator, ticketholders will also have the unique opportunity to experience an additional fight card from Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, BAMMA. La ceinture des poids coq sera sur la ligne à "BAMMA 27", comme Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 Caroline du Nord) et Alan Philpott (16-8) prepare to duke it out for the division gold. Enfin, the stacked event features a featherweight world title fight pitting former Bellator competitors Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) contre Martin Stapleton (18-4).
Complete "Bellator 169: Roi Mo contre. Carte principale "Ishii":
Poids lourd Main Event: Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (19-5, 1 Caroline du Nord) vs. Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1)
Co-Main Event Poids Plume: James Gallagher (4-0) vs. Anthony Taylor (1-1)
Bout de fonctionnalités poids plume: Daniel Weichel (37-9) vs. Brian Moore (9-4)
Bout de fonctionnalités poids plume: Sinead Kavanagh (3-0) vs. Elina Kallionidou (5-0)
Bout Feature poids coq: Shay Walsh (14-4) vs. Luiz Tosta (9-2)
Updated “BAMMA 27” Main Card:
Titre Bout du monde poids coq: Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 Caroline du Nord) vs. Alan Philpott (16-8)
Combat pour le titre mondial poids plume: Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) vs. Martin Stapleton (18-4)
Poids plume Carte principale Bout: Dylan Tuke (3-0) vs. Sean Tobin (4-2)
Poids plume Carte principale Bout: Brian Moore (9-4) vs. Niklas Backstrom (10-2)
Welters carte principale Bout: Kiefer Crosbie (1-0) vs. Conor Riordan (Début)
Welters carte principale Bout: Nathan Jones (9-5) vs. Walter Gahadza (16-0)