NEW WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT ADDED TO THE LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR
SANTA MONICA, КАЛИФОРНИЯ (Грудня 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," відбувається це П'ятниця, Грудня 16 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ірландія.
Shortly after her fight against Helen Harper (4-1) was announced, Bruna Vargas (2-1) has withdrawn from the bout due to injury.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 Шинейд Кавана (3-0) і Еліна Калліоніду (5-0).
The Spike-televised main card will be highlighted by a heavyweight main event pitting “King Mo” (19-5, 1 Північна Кароліна) against Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Сатоши Ишии (14-6-1). На додаток, a pair of anticipated featherweight scraps will see Ентоні Тейлор (1-1) look to quiet the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’s James Gallagher (4-0) і, Ірландії Браян Мур(9-4) take on the always-game Даніель Weichel (37-9).
Квитки 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. Коннектикут, and will be immediately followed by "Bellator кікбоксингу: Florence.”
Fighting out of Straight Blast Gym (SBG) в Дубліні, “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.
В тільки 18 років, 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 16ї день народження. З тих пір, the Greek fighter has gone 5-0, з трьома нокаутами. 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 Північна Кароліна) і 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) проти Мартін Степлтон (18-4).
Повний "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” Main Card:
Heavyweight Main Event: Мухаммеду "Король Мо" Лаваль (19-5, 1 Північна Кароліна) проти. Сатоши Ишии (14-6-1)
Сумірна головна подія у напівважкій вазі: James Gallagher (4-0) проти. Ентоні Тейлор (1-1)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Даніель Weichel (37-9) проти. Браян Мур (9-4)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Шинейд Кавана (3-0) проти. Еліна Калліоніду (5-0)
Особливий поєдинок у легшій вазі: Shay Walsh (14-4) проти. Luiz Tosta (9-2)
Updated “BAMMA 27” Main Card:
Бій за титул чемпіона світу у певній вазі: Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 Північна Кароліна) проти. Alan Philpott (16-8)
Featherweight World Title Bout: Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) проти. Мартін Степлтон (18-4)
Сутичка основної карти в напівважкій вазі: Dylan Tuke (3-0) проти. Sean Tobin (4-2)
Сутичка основної карти в напівважкій вазі: Браян Мур (9-4) проти. Niklas Backstrom (10-2)
Поєдинок основної карти в напівважкій вазі: Kiefer Crosbie (1-0) проти. Conor Riordan (Дебют)
Поєдинок основної карти в напівважкій вазі: Nathan Jones (9-5) проти. Walter Gahadza (16-0)