WRESTLING PHENOM AARON PICO TO MAKE MMA DEBUT AGAINST ZACH FREEMAN ON MAIN CARD
TAMBÉM, 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, com a adição de 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 em June 24th no Madison Square Garden, em New York City.
The five-round contest will anchor the LIVE and FREE broadcast of Bellator 180, which airs on SPIKE. Além, invicto Neiman Gracie (5-0) will return to action when he meets Dave Marfone (5-2) no meio-médio. This contest, along with “Mr. Wonderful” versus “Darth” Bader joins a previously announced bout pitting “The Strabanimal” James Gallagher (6-0) contra 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) durante Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva, leading off a pay-per-view blockbuster that features a double main event of Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) e Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC), bem como Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) reunião Matt Mitrione(11-5).
Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva also includes two championship bouts, com 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 Widodo (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. E/7 p.m. PT. Prior to the pay-per-view event, SPIKE will air Bellator 180 LIVE and FREE on both coasts, começando no 8 p.m. E/5 p.m. PT. Adicionalmente, Bellator 180 prelims will air exclusively on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App at 6 p.m. E/ 3 p.m. PT.
Os ingressos para o evento começam em $60, não incluindo encargos de serviço aplicáveis e os impostos, and are currently on sale at Ticketmaster, TheGarden.com and Bellator.com.
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Completo Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva Cartão (Pay-Per-View):
Evento Principal Light Heavyweight: Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) vs. Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC)
Evento Principal de Pesos Pesados: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) vs. Matt Mitrione (11-5)
Welterweight World Title Bout: Douglas Lima (28-6) vs. Lorenz Larkin (18-5, 1 NC)
Lightweight World Title Bout: Michael Chandler (16-3) vs. Brent Primus (7-0)
Luta Recurso Leve: Aaron Pico (Estréia) vs. Zach Freeman (8-2)
Atualizado Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader Cartão (SPIKE):
Luta pelo título mundial de meio-pesado: Phil Davis (17-3, 1 NC) vs. Ryan Bader (22-5)
Luta do card principal peso pena: James Gallagher (6-0) vs. Chinzo Machida (5-2)
Luta do cartão principal peso meio-médio: Neiman Gracie (5-0) vs. Dave Marfone (5-2)
Atualizado Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader Card preliminar (Bellator.com):
Luta preliminar peso meio-médio: Ryan Couture (10-5) vs. Haim Widodo (7-3)
Luta Preliminar Leve: Jerome Mickle (2-1) vs. Anthony Giacchina (1-1)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout (168 1bs.): John Salgado (4-7-1) vs. Hugh McKenna (0-1)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout (130 1bs.): Matt Rizzo (9-2, 1 NC) vs. Sergio da Silva (6-8)