Нью-Йорк, Нью-Йорк, Квітня 7, 2016 - Мітріон, 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, Будьте Великий as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino"На Субота, Квітня 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Італія. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Старший віце-президент, Спорт і Супер, 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: Кімбо Slice, Габріель Гонзага, Бен Rothwell, Деррік Льюїс, Брендан Шауб, Рой Нельсон, 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, Погано. Після коледжу, 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, Епічної рахунок Grande про двомісячну перспективі до 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 спаровування, "Гранде і Макс" стали одним з найпопулярніших і знакових комбінацій Бостона на повітрі.
Травня 20, 2013, Гранде дебютував МЛБ, 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 (НБА, НФЛ, НХЛ, WNBA і MLS).
"Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” will be televised П'ятниця, Квітня 22 на 11:00 p.m. І/PT, immediately following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Хендерсон” on Spike.
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:
Bellator Kickboxing Middleweight Main Event: Мелвін Манхуф (37-12) проти. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)
Bellator Kickboxing 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) проти. Karim Ghajji (95-12)
Bellator Kickboxing Середня вага Featur
Bellator Kickboxing Легка вага: Деніз Кільгольц (43-2) проти. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)
Bellator Kickboxing Найлегша вага Featur