I-New York, NY, April 7, 2016 - Mat 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, Yiba Large as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino"On Saturday, April 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Senior Vice President, Ezemidlalo Specials, 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, Ill. Ngemuva college, 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, Akhawunti Grande oludumile of the run wezinyanga ezimbili the 2008 World Championship lwaqinisa isimo sakhe njengoba omunye zesizwe elite play-umshayilucingo. He is joined by analyst Cedric Maxwell for all Boston Celtics games. Kusukela ngokushesha emva kwabo 2001 ukubhanqa, "Grande futhi Max" ziye zaba enye yezindawo on-air inhlanganisela Boston athandwa kakhulu futhi yisakhiwo sodumo.
On May 20, 2013, Grande wenza Major League Baseball yakhe DEBUT, emva kokuba okuthiwa i play-by-play izwi enye the World Champion Boston Red Sox. It umjikelezo wakhe okusakaza ezemidlalo ezinkulu pro (NBA, NFL, NHL, WNBA and MLS).
"Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” will be televised Friday, April 22 at 11:00 p.m. KANYE/PT, immediately following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” on Spike.
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:
Bellator Kickboxing Middleweight Main Event: 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 Welterweight Featur
Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)
Bellator Kickboxing Bantamweight Featur