RAPHAEL BUTLER-TONY JOHNSON SET TO CLASH ON MAIN CARD

ILIMA MACFARLANE-AMBER TACKETT ANCHOR ‘BELLATOR 148: DALEY VS. UHRICH’ PRELIMINARY CARD

SANTA MONICA, Kalifas. (Sausis 6, 2015) – An injury sustained by Joshas Koscheck (17-10) during training camp has derailed his Bellator MMA debut against Mattas Secor (7-2), which was slated to be the main event of “Bellator 148” sausio 29 ne Save Mart Center Fresno, Kalifas.

 

Kaip rezultatas, British knockout artist Paulius "semtex" Daley (37-13-2) prieš Andy Uhrich (11-5) will now serve as the headliner. Be to, a newly announced heavyweight encounter featuring Rafaelis Butler (9-1) prieš Tonis Johnsonas (9-2) has been added to the main card.

 

The "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” preliminary card is also continuing to take shape, with the news that Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) atitinka Amber Tackett(1-1) in flyweight action during a preliminary card that will stream LIVE on Bellator.com.

 

In addition to the aforementioned contests, Masonas Fowler (2-0) atitinka Idrees Wasi (1-3) į Papildsvars veiksmų, Pažymėti Dickman (10-2) įgauna Tomas Diagne (5-5-1) at 145-pounds, ir Paulius Ruiz (6-2) kovas Josh San Diego (5-1) in a bantamweight feature bout. Additional preliminary fights will be announced shortly, as will one final main card contest.

 

"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. IR/8 p.m. KT, o preliminarūs seansų transliuos gyvai Bellator.com ir Bellator Mobile App "į 5 p.m. PT. Bilietus į renginį prasideda tik $25 and are on sale at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.

 

Macfarlane made a splash during her Bellator MMA debut back in August; defeating a game Marija Riosas per split sprendimą. The San Diego native is best known for her finish of Katie Castro during a regional event in the beginning of 2015, but she has made it clear during numerous interviews, as well as her performance inside the cage that she’s more than just some viral sensation. For a deeper dive on Macfarlane, look no further than these two pieces written by Bleacher ataskaita ir ESPN. Standing opposite of Macfarlane will be Tackett, who lives a short jaunt away from Save Mart Center in Fresno, Kalifornijoje., and has fought twice professionally since 2008.

 

2015 didn’t go as planned for Raphael Butler. The former professional boxer was forced to sit idle after Lorenzo Hood withdrew from their scheduled bout at “Bellator 141: Guillard prieš. Girt” shortly before they were supposed to enter the cage. But now it’s 2016, and the 31-year-old has big plans, beginning with his “Bellator 148: Koscheck vs. Secor” foe, Tonis Johnsonas. Fresh off a victory against former Bellator MMA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov, Johnson will once again look to implore his standout wrestling pedigree against a known striker to secure another victory.

 

Atnaujinta "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” Fight Card

Bellator MMA Welterweight Main Event: Paulius Daley (37-13-2) vs. Andy Uhrich (11-5)

Bellator MMA negu vidutinis svoris Žanras Bout: Chrisas Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC) vs. Paulius Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)

Bellator MMA sunkiasvoris Žanras Bout: Rafaelis Butler (9-1) vs. Tonis Johnsonas (9-2)

 

Preliminari kortelė:

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) vs. Amber Tackett (1-1)

Bellator MMA lengvas Žanras Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)

Bellator MMA sunkiasvoris Žanras Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)

Bellator MMA lengvas Žanras Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7)

Bellator MMA negu vidutinis svoris Žanras Bout: Masonas Fowler (2-0) vs. Idrees Wasi (1-3)

Bellator MMA lengvas Žanras Bout: Pažymėti Dickman (10-2) vs. Tomas Diagne (5-5-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Paulius Ruiz (6-2) vs. Josh San Diego (5-1)