SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. (Xaneiro 5, 2016) –The SPIKE-televised main card of "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " en Febreiro. 19 no Toyota Center en 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) reunión Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC).
The fight joins a card that already features a double main event — Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) atenda Royce Gracie (14-2-3) por unha terceira vez e Kimbo Slice (5-2) vai loitar contra o home que foi chamalo para fóra desde a amizade terminou anos, Dhafir Harris, mellor coñecida como "Peito 5000.” In featherweight action, Emmanuel Sánchez (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, cando Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to meet Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1). Preliminary contests will be announced shortly.
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Both Newton and Vassell were participants in the four-man, light-heavyweight No. 1 contender tournament at "Bellator MMA: Dinamita.” 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 12th 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 " adversario. Febreiro 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 vitorias.
"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie "Tarxeta de loita Actualizado
MMA bellator absoluto de Main Event: Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) vs. Royce Gracie (14-2-3)
MMA bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Kimbo Slice (5-2) vs. Peito 5000 (2-0)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) vs. Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC)
MMA bellator Pena Bout Característica: Emmanuel Sánchez (12-2) vs. Daniel Pineda (21-11)
Bellator MMA Característica Lightweight Bout: Melvin Guillard (32-15-2) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1)