Nova York, Nova York, Abril 7, 2016 - Matt Mitrione, a former NFL defensive lineman and current Bellator MMA heavyweight will join Bellator MMA play-by-play announcer and The Voice of the Boston Celtics, Siguin Gran as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torí"A la Dissabte, Abril 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Itàlia. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Vicepresident Sènior, Esports i Especials, Spike TV.
Mitrione joined Bellator MMA in early March after a stellar start to his career in the UFC. His 14-bout stint with that promotion began in 2009 on “The Ultimate Fighter,” airing on Spike. His list of formidable opponents included: Kimbo Slice, Gabriel Gonzaga, Ben Rothwell, Derrick Lewis, Brendan Schaub, Roy Nelson, Shawn Jordan, and Travis Browne among others.
Prior to competing in MMA, Mitrione earned a scholarship to play defensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers, not far from where he grew up in Springfield, Malalt. Després de la universitat, he played in the NFL for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings until 2005.
Sean Grande has served as Bellator’s play-by-play announcer since July of 2015. Completing his 18th season in the NBA and 15th as the voice of the Boston Celtics, Conta la èpica de Gran del termini de dos mesos a la 2008 World Championship cemented his status as one of the nation’s elite play-callers. He is joined by analyst Cedric Maxwell for all Boston Celtics games. Since shortly after their 2001 aparellament, "Gran i Max" s'han convertit en una de les combinacions més populars i emblemàtics de Boston en l'aire.
Al maig 20, 2013, Gran va fer el seu debut en les Grans Lligues, after being named the alternate play-by-play voice of the World Champion Boston Red Sox. It completed his cycle of broadcasting major pro sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, WNBA i MLS).
"Bellator Kickboxing: Torí” will be televised Divendres, Abril 22 a 11:00 p.m. I/PT, immediately following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” on Spike.
Completa el "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino ”Fight Card:
Bellator Kickboxing Esdeveniment principal de pes mitjà: Melvin Manhoef (37-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)
Bellator Kickboxing 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)
Bellator Kickboxing Welter Featur
Bellator Kickboxing Batalla de funció de pes mosca: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)
Bellator Kickboxing Pes gall Featur