NEW WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT ADDED TO THE LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR
SANTA MONICA, KALIFORNIA (December 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," sa koná tento Piatok, December 16 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Írsko.
Shortly after her fight against Helen Harper (4-1) was announced, Bruna Vargas (2-1) has withdrawn from the bout due to injury.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) a Elina Kallionidou (5-0).
Hlavná karta vysielaná televíziou Spike bude zvýraznená jamkami v hlavnej súťaži ťažkých váh “King Mo” (19-5, 1 NC) proti zlatému medailistovi z olympijského džuda Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1). Okrem toho, 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) a, Írsko je brian Moore(9-4) take on the always-game Daniel Weichel (37-9).
Vstupenky na "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii “ sú teraz v predaji a začínajú na 35 € na Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.ie a pokladňa 3Arena. Akciu je možné vidieť zadarmo na SPIKE o 9 p.m. A/8 p.m. CT, and will be immediately followed by "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence.”
Fighting out of Straight Blast Gym (SBG) v Dubline, “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 sekundy. 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.
At iba 18 rokov, 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 16th narodeniny. Od tej doby, the Greek fighter has gone 5-0, s tromi vykrojenie. The fight this Friday night, will be her first fight outside of Greece.
Okrem plnej karty akcie Bellatoru, ticketholders will also have the unique opportunity to experience an additional fight card from Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, BAMMA. Pás bantamovej váhy bude na linke „BAMMA 27“, as Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) a Alan Philpott (16-8) prepare to duke it out for the division gold. Lastly, the stacked event features a featherweight world title fight pitting former Bellator competitors Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) proti Martin Stapleton (18-4).
Complete "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii ”Hlavná karta:
Hlavná udalosť v ťažkej váhe: Muhammed "Kráľ Mo" Lawal (19-5, 1 NC) proti. Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1)
Mušia Co-Main Event: James Gallagher (4-0) proti. Anthony Taylor (1-1)
Fingerweight Feature Bout: Daniel Weichel (37-9) proti. brian Moore (9-4)
Fingerweight Feature Bout: Sinead Kavanagh (3-0) proti. Elina Kallionidou (5-0)
Celovečerný zápas o Bantamovej váhe: Shay Walsh (14-4) proti. Luiz Tosta (9-2)
Updated “BAMMA 27” Main Card:
Zápas o svetový titul v Bantamovej váhe: Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) proti. Alan Philpott (16-8)
Zápas o titul mušíovej váhy: Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) proti. Martin Stapleton (18-4)
Mušia Hlavné Card Bout: Dylan Tuke (3-0) proti. Sean Tobin (4-2)
Mušia Hlavné Card Bout: brian Moore (9-4) proti. Niklas Backstrom (10-2)
Zápas hlavnej karty welterovej váhy: Kiefer Crosbie (1-0) proti. Conor Riordan (Debut)
Zápas hlavnej karty welterovej váhy: Nathan Jones (9-5) proti. Walter Gahadza (16-0)