LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT REMATCH PITTING FORMER CHAMPION EMANUEL NEWTON AGAINST LINTON VASSELL COMPLETES MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 149: SHAMROCK VS. GRACIE

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Ionawr 5, 2016) –The SPIKE-televised main card of "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " ar Chwefror. 19 yn Toyota Center yn Houston, Texas is now complete, with the addition of a light heavyweight rematch featuring former Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) cwrdd Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 CC).

 

The fight joins a card that already features a double main eventKen Shamrock (28-16-2) yn cyfarfod Royce Gracie (14-2-3) am y trydydd tro a KIMBO Tafell (5-2) Bydd ymladd yn erbyn y dyn sydd wedi bod yn galw ef allan ers eu cyfeillgarwch a ddaeth i ben flynyddoedd yn ôl, Dhafir Harris, yn fwy adnabyddus fel "Cist 5000.” In featherweight action, Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) will look to continue his torrid pace when he meets Daniel Pineda (21-11) and a pair of lightweight assassins go to battle, pan Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to meet Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1). Preliminary contests will be announced shortly.

 

Mae tocynnau ar gyfer y dechrau strafagansa crefft ymladd cymysg yn unig $30 ac ar werth yn awr yn Bellator.com, yn ogystal â HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

 

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Both Newton and Vassell were participants in the four-man, light-heavyweight No. 1 contender tournament at "Bellator MMA: Dynamite.” Now, the pair of 205-pounders will look to re-establish themselves atop one of the deepest and most competitive divisions in Bellator MMA.

 

A former champion, Newton will be making his 12fed appearance for the Scott Coker-led promotion and hopes to duplicate the success he experienced at the expense of Vassell during "Bellator 130: Newton vs. Vassell” back in 2014. Better known as “The Hardcore Kid,” the 31-year-old has been half of some of the most memorable contests in Bellator MMA history, namely, his spinning-backfist finish of “King Mo” and his back-and-forth war with current Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Liam McGeary.

 

Undoubtedly one of the goals for Vassell in 2016 is finding his way onto the recently announced Bellator MMA debut in London later this year. For this to come to fruition, “The Swarm” surely needs to redeem himself from the fifth-round, rear-naked choke submission defeat he suffered at the hands of his"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " gwrthwynebydd. Chwefror 19 will mark the seventh time Vassell has competed under the Bellator MMA banner and “The Swarm” will be looking to add to his impressive finishing mark of 13 stoppages in 15 buddugoliaethau.

 

"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie "Cerdyn Ymladd Diweddarwyd

Bellator MMA Openweight Main Event: Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) vs. Royce Gracie (14-2-3)

Bellator MMA pwysau trwm Main Event: KIMBO Tafell (5-2) vs. Cist 5000 (2-0)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) vs. Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 CC)

Bellator MMA pwysau plu Bout Nodwedd: Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) vs. Daniel Pineda (21-11)

Bellator MMA Nodwedd Ysgafn Bout: Melvin Guillard (32-15-2) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1)

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