New York, NY, Aprile 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, Essere Grande as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino"A Sabato, Aprile 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italia. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Senior Vice President, Sport e Promozioni, Spike TV.
Mitrione joined Bellator MMA in early March after a stellar start to his career in the UFC. Il suo periodo di 14 incontri con quella promozione è iniziato nel 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 Giordania, and Travis Browne among others.
Prima di competere in MMA, Mitrione earned a scholarship to play defensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers, non lontano da dove è cresciuto a Springfield, Malato. Dopo l'università, ha giocato nella NFL per i New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers e Minnesota Vikings fino al 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, Conto epico della Grande della corsa di due mesi per 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 appaiamento, "Grande e Max" sono diventati una delle combinazioni di Boston più popolari e iconiche in onda.
Il Maggio 20, 2013, Grande fatto il suo debutto Major League Baseball, 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 e MLS).
"Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” will be televised Venerdì, Aprile 22 a 11:00 p.m. E/PT, immediately following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” on Spike.
Completa "Kickboxing Bellator: Torino” Fight Card:
Bellator Kickboxing Main Event dei pesi medi: Melvin Manhoef (37-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)
Bellator Kickboxing 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustafà Haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)
Bellator Kickboxing Welter Featur
Bellator Kickboxing Funzione Flyweight Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)
Bellator Kickboxing Peso gallo Featur