न्यू यॉर्क, न्यू यॉर्क, एप्रिल 7, 2016 - मॅट 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, मोठ्या व्हा as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino"वर शनिवारी, एप्रिल 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, इटली. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, वरिष्ठ उपाध्यक्ष, खेळ आणि Specials, अणकुचीदार टोकाने भोसकणे टीव्ही.
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 स्लाईस, गब्रीएल Gonzaga, बेन Rothwell, डेरिक लुईस, ब्रेंडन Schaub, रॉय नेल्सन, 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, आजारी. कॉलेज नंतर, 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, दोन महिन्यांच्या रन ग्रान्दे च्या निवडणुक खाते 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 जोडणी, "ग्रान्दे आणि मॅक्स" बोस्टन सर्वात लोकप्रिय आणि Iconic ऑन-एअर जोड्या एक झाले आहेत.
मे रोजी 20, 2013, ग्रान्दे त्याच्या मेजर लीग बेसबॉल पदार्पण केले, 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 (एनबीए, माहित, 'NHL, WNBA आणि MLS).
"Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” will be televised शुक्रवारी, एप्रिल 22 येथे 11:00 p.m. आणि/पोर्तुगाल, immediately following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov वि. Henderson” on Spike.
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:
Bellator Kickboxing Middleweight Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (37-12) वि. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)
Bellator Kickboxing 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) वि. Karim Ghajji (95-12)
Bellator Kickboxing वेल्टरवेट Featur
Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) वि. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)
Bellator Kickboxing Bantamweight Featur