休斯頓, TX, (二月 18, 2016) – Scott Coker, President of Bellator MMA and one of combat sport’s most accomplished promoters, will launch “Bellator Kickboxing” this April with his partners at Spike. The announcement was made today at a press conference ahead of “Bellator 149: 沙姆洛克VS. 格雷西,” which airs 明天 night on Spike at 9e/8c.
Bellator Kickboxing will feature many of the world’s best kickboxers including 喬·希林, 雷蒙德·丹尼爾斯（Raymond Daniels）, 凱文·羅斯, Keri Melendez 和 Anastasia Yankova, who were in attendance at today’s press conference. The current Bellator MMA team based out of Santa Monica, CA will run the new league.
Coker has over 30 years of experience promoting combat sports, overseeing both K-1 and Strikeforce Kickboxing leagues during his illustrious career. “Kickboxing is a thrilling, non-stop action-packed sport that I believe will resonate with MMA fans,“科克說：. “Our first goal is to develop stars and showcase these incredible athletes on the #1 home for combat sports, Spike TV.”
The first event for Bellator Kickboxing will be a co-promoted show with Bellator MMA and Oktagon Kickboxing on 四月 16 在帕拉Alpitour都靈, 意大利.
The Bellator Kickboxing event’s headliner will feature 梅爾文Manhoef VS. Alexandru Negrea as well as a 5-round title fight when current ISKA 72kg champion Mustapha Haida will move up in weight to challenge Karim Ghajii for his ISKA 75 KG belt. Other participants competing at the inaugural Bellator Kickboxing extravaganza include Ross, Daniels and 丹妮絲·基爾霍爾茨（Denise Kielholtz）. Opponents for these participants will be announced in the near future.
The event will also include “Bellator 152,” a mixed martial arts card will feature 阿萊西奧Sakara VS. 布萊恩·羅傑斯, and also features Bellator MMA stars Patricky“鬥犬”弗萊雷, 布倫特博智, Anastasia Yankova 和 A.J. 麥基.
Bellator Kickboxing’s debut event will air on Spike 星期六, 四月 16 在 9:00下午ET/PT on brief tape delay. 當天早些時候，, Spike will broadcast Bellator MMA’s first international show, “Bellator 152,” LIVE at 3:00下午ET.
Details on future events will be announced in the near future.