New York, NY, Duben 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, Být velký as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickbox: Torino"O Sobota, Duben 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Itálie. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Senior Vice President, Sport a akce, Spike TV.
Mitrione joined Bellator MMA in early March after a stellar start to his career in the UFC. Jeho 14 zápas s touto propagací začal v roce 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.
Před soutěží v MMA, Mitrione earned a scholarship to play defensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers, nedaleko místa, kde vyrůstal ve Springfieldu, Nemocný. Po vysoké škole, hrál v NFL za New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers a Minnesota Vikings do 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, Epos účet Grande ze dne dvouměsíční běh na 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 párování, "Grande a Max" se staly jedním z nejoblíbenějších a kultovní kombinací v Bostonu na-vzduch.
Května 20, 2013, Grande dělal jeho Major League Baseball debut, 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 a MLS).
"Bellator Kickbox: Torino” will be televised Pátek, Duben 22 na 11:00 p.m. A/PT, immediately following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs.. Henderson” on Spike.
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:
Bellator Kickbox Middleweight Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (37-12) proti. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)
Bellator Kickbox 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) proti. Karim Ghajji (95-12)
Bellator Kickbox Welterweight Featur
Bellator Kickbox Zápas s muší váhou: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) proti. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)
Bellator Kickbox Bantamweight Featur