EVENT SET TO TAKE PLACE Петок, Април 14 IN BUDAPEST
ADDITIONAL FIGHTER PHOTOS – CREDIT BELLATOR/LUCAS NOONAN
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Several fighters from both Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Смоква и Кикбокс во Белатор 6 gathered in Budapest this morning to speak with the media about their upcoming fights овој петок night inside the Budapest Sports Arena.
Two titles will be on the line, as Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas defends his Bellator bantamweight belt against former LFA champ Leandro Higo, while Bellator kickboxing welterweight titleholder Zoltan Laszak takes on Karim Ghajji in a championship rematch.
Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Смоква will be broadcast Петок, Април 14 on SPIKE at 9 вечер. И/8 вечер. КТ, а Кикбокс во Белатор 6 will air immediately following the MMA portion of the event, со почеток во 11ЕТ/10pm CT.
Подолу, you can find quotes from today’s press conference.
Bellator Bantamweight World Champion Eduardo Dantas:
“Thank you to Bellator for supporting me and thank you Budapest for the opportunity.”
“I’m very happy to be here. I want to say thank you to my opponent for accepting this fight. And I’m ready to show you what I do best, which is to punch his face.”
Leandro Higo:
“Thank you to Bellator for the opportunity. Ви благодарам, Budapest, for the reception. I’m very happy to be here and I’m looking forward to putting on a good show овој петок!"
“I feel no extra pressure because I’m here to do what I love, which is fighting. I’m looking forward to winning another championship belt.”
Адам Борикс:
“I’d like to welcome all of you. This is one of the biggest opportunities of my life. I’m very much looking forward to the fight and I’m well prepared, so I can’t wait. I was fortunate enough to prepare for this fight in America with great professional coaches like Henri Hooft.”
“I’m ready. I can hardly wait for my arm to be lifted at the end.”
Ентони Тејлор
“Welcome! Welcome! How’s it going? I am the “Pretty Boy”, the prettiest of them all. I definitely want to thank Budapest and Bellator for bringing me in. Се разбира,, I bring numbers, знаете, so I’m expecting this should bring over a million viewers, hands down.”
“I want to thank you all for coming here and showing the support. We’re going to put on a show – one hell of a show. We’re going to get these ratings up and have so much fun. Definitely.”
“Hands down, pound for pound, everyone knows I am the strongest 145-er in the division and if anybody stands in my way or stands in the middle of the cage and wants to bang with me, they’re gonna get knocked out. I kid you not! Anybody in the featherweight division stands toe to toe with me is going to get knocked out.”
“I’m not going to take nothing from this man. He has a 9-0 record so he’s definitely put in work. He beat up nine people, but it doesn’t mean he’s going to beat up me. I tell you that! But I give him credit because he’s coming out here and sacrificing his time and being away from his family to put in his work just as I am. We’re going to put on a show for all you fans out there and all you media out there.”
“You know in my eyes, this is the main event: The Hungarian versus the American. Everyone wants to see this fight. They want to see what is this man can do with a record of 9-0. He earned his wins and I respect him as a fighter. But after Петок he will be 9-1.”
Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight World Champion Zoltan Laszak
“I’d like to thank Bellator very much for this opportunity and I’m looking forward to this this rematch with Ghajji. This is a great chance to really entertain and I appreciate the support from all of the Hungarian fans. I feel their cheers and support every day.”
“This is the most important fight of my life because there has been much more promotion here in Budapest leading up to the event. I realize that most people in the arena will be cheering for me, and for Hungary. I’ve done my preparation and my homework. I’m excellently prepared and I’m looking forward to this challenge.”
Карим Гајџи
“Thank you for the rematch. It was a big mistake in the first fight. Now I’m going to make it right and bring the belt back home to France.”
“Two days before the first fight I was sick and I had dealt with injuries during that camp, but this time I had a great camp, I’ve prepared myself very well, and this will be an explosive fight во петокот."
Заврши Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Смоква Главната картичка:
Светски меч за титули во категорија Бантам категорија: Eduardo Dantas (19-4) наспроти. Leandro Higo (17-2)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Даниел Weichel (38-9) наспроти. John “Macapa” (21-1-2)
Функција за летање во тешка категорија: Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) наспроти. Helen Harper (4-1)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Адам Борикс (5-0) наспроти. Ентони Тејлор (1-2)
Прелиминарните картички:
Прелиминарен меч во перо категорија: Brian Moore (9-5) наспроти. Michal Horejsi (5-2)
Лесен прелиминарен меч: Patrick Szombat (1-2) наспроти. Mate Kertesz (3-0)
Заврши Кикбокс во Белатор 6 Главната картичка:
Welterweight World Title Bout: Zoltan Laszak (83-2-2, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Карим Гајџи (23-5-1)
Функција за средна категорија: Џо Шилинг (20-9) наспроти. Alexandru Negrea (9-2)
Функција во тешка категорија во полутешка категорија: Рејмонд Даниелс (10-3) наспроти. Gyorfi Csaba (20-5)
Women’s Featherweight Feature Bout: Jorina Baars (40-0-3) наспроти. Irene Martens (20-9-2)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Габриел Варга (13-4) наспроти. Gabor Gorbics (30-10)