WRESTLING PHENOM AARON PICO TO MAKE MMA DEBUT AGAINST ZACH FREEMAN ON MAIN CARD
TAKÉ, NEIMAN GRACIE VS. DAVE MARFONE ADDED TO SPIKE TELECAST, WHILERYAN COUTURE-HAIM GOZALI ANCHOR Bellator 180 PRELIMS ON BELLATOR.COM
LOS ANGELES – The biggest night in the history of Bellator continues to grow, s přídavkem Phil Davis (17-3, 1 NC) defending his light heavyweight world title against one of the promotion’s newest free agent acquisitions, Ryan Bader (22-5), during the main event of Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader na June 24th v Madison Square Garden v New Yorku.
The five-round contest will anchor the LIVE and FREE broadcast of Bellator 180, which airs on SPIKE. Kromě toho, neporažený Neiman Gracie (5-0) will return to action when he meets Dave Marfone (5-2) na welterweight. This contest, along with “Mr. Wonderful” versus “Darth” Bader joins a previously announced bout pitting “The Strabanimal” James Gallagher (6-0) proti Chinzo Machida (5-2).
It was also announced last week that Aaron Pico would make his long-awaited MMA debut against Zach Freeman(8-2) během Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva, leading off a pay-per-view blockbuster that features a double main event of Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) a Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC), jakož i Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) setkání Matt Mitrione(11-5).
Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva also includes two championship bouts, s Douglas Lima (28-6) defending his 170-pound strap against Lorenz Larkin (18-5, 1 NC) and current lightweight champion Michael Chandler (16-3) putting his world title on the line against the undefeated Brent Primus (7-0).
The Bellator.com-streamed preliminary portion of the Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader action on June 24 adds Ryan Couture (10-5) making his welterweight debut against Israel’s Haim Gozali (7-3). Three additional preliminary bouts are also confirmed and are listed below.
Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva airs LIVE on pay-per-view beginning at 10 p.m. A/7 p.m. PT. Prior to the pay-per-view event, SPIKE will air Bellator 180 LIVE and FREE on both coasts, začínající na 8 p.m. A/5 p.m. PT. Dále, Bellator 180 prelims will air exclusively on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App at 6 p.m. A/ 3 p.m. PT.
Tickets for the event start at $60, bez platných poplatků za služby a daní, and are currently on sale at Ticketmaster, TheGarden.com and Bellator.com.
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Kompletní Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva Kartu (Pay-Per-View):
Lehká těžká váha Main Event: Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) proti. Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC)
Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) proti. Matt Mitrione (11-5)
Zápas o světový titul ve welterové váze: Douglas Lima (28-6) proti. Lorenz Larkin (18-5, 1 NC)
Souboj o světový titul v lehké váze: Michael Chandler (16-3) proti. Brent Primus (7-0)
Lehký celovečerní zápas: Aaron Pico (Debut) proti. Zach Freeman (8-2)
Aktualizováno Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader Kartu (Spike):
Lehký těžký světový titul: Phil Davis (17-3, 1 NC) proti. Ryan Bader (22-5)
Zápas o hlavní kartu muší váhy: James Gallagher (6-0) proti. Chinzo Machida (5-2)
Welterweight Main Card Bout: Neiman Gracie (5-0) proti. Dave Marfone (5-2)
Aktualizováno Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader Předběžné Card (Bellator.com):
Welterweight Předběžný zápas: Ryan Couture (10-5) proti. Haim Gozali (7-3)
Lehký předběžný zápas: Jerome Mickle (2-1) proti. Anthony Giacchina (1-1)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout (168 1bs.): John Salgado (4-7-1) proti. Hugh McKenna (0-1)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout (130 1bs.): Matt Rizzo (9-2, 1 NC) proti. Sergio da Silva (6-8)