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SPIKE PRESENTS AN ENCORE PRESENTATION OF BELLATOR’S BIGGEST EVENT EVER – BELLATOR NYC: SONNEN VS SILVA

Special Broadcast on Friday, Jolay 28 amin'ny 9-11:30am ET/PT

Los Angeles – From a wild and rare double-knockdown featuring an MMA icon, to a back-and-forth battle for the lightweight title fight, to an even more shocking upset of an MMA prodigy – Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva was certainly entertaining, exciting and often unpredictable.

 

For those who missed the Pay-Per-View telecast on Jona 24, Spike will present a special encore presentation of this memorable event onZoma, Jolay 28 amin'ny 9-11:30 p.m. SY/PT.

 

Emanating from Madison Square Garden in in the heart of New York, Bellator’s biggest fight card featured a double main event between fierce rivals Chael Sonnen ary Wanderlei Silva, raha Matt Mitrione stood toe-to-toe with the iconic Fedor Emelianenko in a heavyweight showdown for the ages. Ankoatry ny, two explosive title fights took place, toy ny Douglas Lima looked to defend his welterweight crown against Lawrence Larkin and lightweight champ Michael Chandler took on the undefeated Brent Primus. Rounding out the action, Aaron Pico made his long-awaited MMA debut against Zach Freeman in a lightweight bout and Brazilian jiu-jitsu aceNeiman Gracie put his skills on display against New York’s Dave Marfone.

EXPLOSIVE WELTERWEIGHT BOUT PITTING PAUL DALEY AGAINST LORENZ LARKIN ADDED TO BELLATOR 183 AMIN'NY SABOTSY, SEPTAMBRA 23 IN SAN JOSE

 

LIGHTWEIGHT MATCHUP PITTING UNDEFEATED ADAM PICCOLOTTI AGAINST GOITI YAMAUCHI ALSO ADDED TO MAIN CARD

Los Angeles – An exciting welterweight contest between British slugger Paul Daley (39-15-2) and California’s Lawrence Larkin (18-6, 1 NC), as well as a compelling lightweight bout pitting Adam Piccolot (9-0) manohitra Yamauchi ny (21-3) have been added to Bellator 183: Henderson vs. Pitbull amin'ny sabotsy, Septambra 23 amin'ny SAP Center ao San Jose, Kalifornia.

That evening, SAP Center in San Jose will also play host to Kickboxing Bellator 7, which features a welterweight world title main event with current champ Karim Ghajji (97-13-1) set to defend his title against Raymond Daniels (11-3).

Bellator 183: Henderson vs. Pitbull will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Kickboxing Bellator 7: Ghajji vs. Daniels will air on SPIKE immediately following Bellator 184: Dantas vs. Caldwell tamin'ny Oktobra 6. Tickets for the event are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.

A ela nihetezana ny 56 matihanina ady, Paul “Semtex” Daley will look to once again showcase his explosive and dangerous power against Lorenz Larkin. With nine of his last 10 mandresy avy amin'ny fomba knockout, including an emphatic flying knee KO against Brennan Ward amin'ny Bellator 170 tamin'ny Janoary, Daley will look to re-establish himself as a top contender in Bellator’s stacked welterweight division with a win on September 23.

 

Larkin enters the bout against Daley with an equally impressive arsenal of strikes and power. Amin'ny 11 ny 18 mandresy avy amin'ny fomba knockout, the Riverside, Kalifornia. native comes into the event following a must-see title bout against Douglas Lima amin'ny Bellator NYC tamin'ny volana Jona, a fight that marked “The Monsoon’s” promotional debut. With marquee wins over Robbie Lawler, Santiago Ponzinibbio, Jorge Masvidal and Neil Magny to his name, Larkin will look to add Paul Daley to his long list of defeats on his way to reaffirming his status as the division’s top contender.

 

Fighting out of Half Moon Bay, Kalifornia., Piccolotti will enter the cage for the first time in 2017 following his unanimous decision victory over Brandon Girtz last November at Bellator 165. The 28-year-old lightweight began his professional career on the regional MMA scene where he collected four consecutive victories, including a trio of finishes before joining forces with the Viacom-owned promotion. “AP” has continued his success with Bellator MMA, earning five straight wins over competitors in the stacked lightweight division, including three submission finishes.

 

Coming off a win against Valeriu Mircea at Bellator 168, the 24-year-old Yamauchi, who trains out of Anjo, Japana, will continue his run in the lightweight division after making the jump to 155-pounds in 2016. In his career, the Yamauchi has an incredible 17 submission victories among his 21 career victories and holds wins against Ryan Couture, Isao Kobayashi and Mike Richman.

Nohavaozina Bellator 183: Henderson vs. Pitbull Karatra miady

Lightweight Main Event: Benson Henderson (24-7) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (17-8)

Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Roy Nelson (23-14) vs. Javy Ayala (10-5)

Welterweight Main Card Bout: Paul Daley (39-15-2) vs. Lawrence Larkin (18-6, 1 NC)

Lightweight Main Card Bout: Adam Piccolot (9-0) vs. Yamauchi ny (21-3)

Lightweight Main Card Bout: Aaron Pico (0-1) vs. TBA

Nohavaozina Kickboxing Bellator 7: Ghajji vs. Daniels Karatra miady

Welterweight Kickboxing World Title Main Event: Karim Ghajji (97-13-1) vs. Raymond Daniels (11-3)

 

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FANS INVITED TO BELLATOR NATION RALLY AND BELLATOR NYC: SONNEN VS. SILVA WEIGH-INS INSIDE THE THEATER AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON FRIDAY, JONA 23

BEBE KOKOA, A CHANCE TO WIN CAGESIDE TICKETS

Los Angeles – Ahead of Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva, fans are invited to the first ever Bellator Nation Rally on Zoma, Jona 23 amin'ny 4:30 p.m. SY inside the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Members of the Bellator Nation will have the opportunity to meet with MMA legends Randy Couture and Dan Henderson, current Bellator heavyweight Cheick Kongo, as well as Bellator personalities, including Mike Goldberg and the Bellator Ring Girls. The event is FREE and OPEN to the public. Space is limited, so fans are encouraged to arrive early.

Ankoatra izany, prizes, including two cageside tickets to Bellator NYC, will be given away to fans in attendance.

Amin'ny 6 p.m. SY, fans are also invited to be a part of the Bellator NYC ary Bellator 180 weigh-ins inside The Theater at Madison Square Garden, as the fighters take the scale and square off for the final time prior to entering the cage amin'ny sabotsy alina. The event is FREE and OPEN to the public.

One of the most recognizable MMA fighters of all time, Hall ny Famer Randy Couture transitioned nicely into the entertainment world after his fighting career, starring in several television shows and movies, ao anatin'izany ny The Expendables movie franchise and Dancing with the Stars. Inside the cage, Couture was a fearless underdog, often defeating men with great size advantages. “The Natural” was a multi-time heavyweight and multi-time light heavyweight champion in the UFC.

Dan Henderson, known simply as “Hendo,” is one of the most feared one-punch strikers in all of MMA and put away many opponents with his “H-Bomb” overhand right. A former PRIDE and STRIKEFORCE champion, Henderson owns notable wins over Michael Bisping, Fedor Emelianenko, “Shogun” Rua and Wanderlei Silva. Now retired, Henderson also represented the U.S. during the 1992 ary 1996 Olympics as a member of the Greco-Roman wrestling teams.

Koa satria nandray anjara ny Bellator MMA hanaitaitra in 2013, Cheick Kongo, a French-born kickboxer, has strung together an impressive run that has seen him emerge victorious in nine of 11 fifaninanana, including five consecutive victories. Amin'ny 39 career fights under his belt, “The Darknesshas tallied 27 mandresy toy ny matihanina, ao anatin'izany ny 12 by way of knockout. Kongo most recently handed Augusto Sakai the first loss of his professional career at Bellator 179 tany Londres.

Mike Goldberg, set to make his Bellator broadcast debut at Bellator NYC ary Bellator 180, is best known for his 20 plus years of play-by-play work in professional MMA and trademark calls that made him popular with fans around the globe. In addition to his two decades in mixed martial arts, he has broadcast every major sport at the network level, most notably his 900 games in the NHL, both nationally and with the Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings. He has also hosted entertainment shows, ao anatin'izany ny Shaq Vs. A graduate of Miami (Ohio) University, Goldberg now resides in Phoenix, Ariz.

Please mitsidika Bellator.com ary BellatorNYC.com for upcoming event information.

Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva Card (Pay-Per-View):

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) vs. Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC)

Heavy lanja lehibe: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) vs. Matt Mitrione (11-5)

Welterweight World Title Bout: Douglas Lima (28-6) vs. Lawrence Larkin (18-5, 1 NC)

Lightweight World Title Bout: Michael Chandler (16-3) vs. Brent Primus (7-0)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Aaron Pico (Début) vs. Zach Freeman (8-2)

 

Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader Card (Spike):

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Phil Davis (17-3, 1 NC) vs. Ryan Bader (22-5)

Featherweight Bout: James Gallagher (6-0) vs. Chinzo Machida (5-2)

Welterweight Bout: Neiman Gracie (5-0) vs. Dave Marfone (5-2)

Women’s Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Heather Hardy (Début) vs. Alice Yauger (4-5)

 

Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader Mialoha Card (Bellator.com):

Lalao Welterweight Preliminary: Ryan Couture (10-5) vs. Haim Gozali (7-3)

Fifaninanana savaranonando maivana: 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)

Fifaninanana savaranonando maivana: Nate Grebb (3-1) vs. Bradley Desir (9-5)

BELLATOR ANNOUNCES BROADCAST DUTIES FOR HISTORIC EVENT AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON SATURDAY, JONA 24

 

 

Los Angeles – With the recently announced additions of veteran commentators Mauro Ranallo and Mike Goldberg to the current Bellator broadcast team, fight night roles have been determined for the biggest evening in the promotion’s history when Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva ary Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader air live on Saturday, Jona 24 from Madison Square Garden in New York.

Bellator’s stacked pay-per-view event, Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva, will see play-by-play analyst Mauro Ranallo join longtime Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith for the first time live at 10 p.m. SY/7p.m. PT, raha Mike Goldberg will anchor the desk for the historic broadcast.

Earlier that evening, Goldbergis set to call the play-by-play action alongside Smith, with Ranallo set to hostBellator 180: Davis vs. Bader from the desk live on SPIKE at 8 p.m. SY/5 p.m. Goldberg and Smith will alsocall the additional preliminary match-ups on Bellator.com at 6 p.m. SY/3 p.m. PT.

Jenn Brown will host SPIKE’s live pre-show during preliminary action, where she will be joined by popular MMA personality Brendan Schaub and Bellator lightweight Josh Thomson, who will offer unique insight and analysis leading into the historic event. Schaub and Thomson will later join Ranallo at the desk duringBellator 180. The voice of Bellator, Michael C. Williams, will take his familiar position inside the cage as the evening’s ring announcer.

Headlined by the long-awaited bout between two of the biggest names in mixed martial arts history, Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) ary Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC), Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva airs live on pay-per-view beginning at 10 p.m. SY/7 p.m. PT. Emanating from Madison Square in New York City, the mecca of combat sports, this blockbuster event includes a heavyweight bout between MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko ary nokapohiny mafy- Matt Mitrione, along with two championship bouts, ao anatin'izany ny Douglas Lima (28-6) defending his 170-pound strap against Lawrence 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).

Prior to the pay-per-view, SPIKE will air Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader LIVE and FREE on both coasts beginning at 8 p.m. SY/5 p.m. PT. The event is headlined by a light heavyweight title bout between current champ Phil Davis (17-3, 1 NC) ary ambony ka hiady Ryan Bader (22-5). Ankoatra izany, Bellator 180 prelims will air exclusively on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App at 6 p.m. SY/3 p.m. PT.

Please mitsidika Bellator.com ary BellatorNYC.com for upcoming event information.

 

Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva Card (Pay-Per-View):

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) vs. Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC)

Heavy lanja lehibe: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) vs. Matt Mitrione (11-5)

Welterweight World Title Bout: Douglas Lima (28-6) vs. Lawrence Larkin (18-5, 1 NC)

Lightweight World Title Bout: Michael Chandler (16-3) vs. Brent Primus (7-0)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Aaron Pico (Début) vs. Zach Freeman (8-2)

Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader Card (Spike):

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Phil Davis (17-3, 1 NC) vs. Ryan Bader (22-5)

Featherweight Bout: James Gallagher (6-0) vs. Chinzo Machida (5-2)

Welterweight Bout: Neiman Gracie (5-0) vs. Dave Marfone (5-2)

Women¹s Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Heather Hardy (Début) vs. Alice Yauger (4-5)

 

Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader Mialoha Card (Bellator.com):

Lalao Welterweight Preliminary: Ryan Couture (10-5) vs. Haim Gozali (7-3)

Fifaninanana savaranonando maivana: 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)

VOW Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Nate Grebb (3-1) vs. Bradley Desir (9-5)

BELLATOR SIGNS VETERAN MMA COMMENTATORS MIKE GOLDBERG AND MAURO RANALLO

 

BOTH SET TO CALL THE ACTION FOR BELLATOR NYC ONASABOTSY, JONA 24 AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

Los AngelesBellator has signed longstanding MMA commentators Mike Goldberg ary Mauro Ranallo to multi-event broadcast agreements beginning with Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva ary Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader amin'ny Asabotsy, Jona 24. The move sees Goldberg return to SPIKE for the first time since 2011, while Ranallo reunites with Bellator President Scott Coker, having worked together through 2013. The pair will join a broadcast team that currently includes Jimmy Smith, Jenn Brown and Chael Sonnen.

“Mike Goldberg and Mauro Ranallo are two of the best in our business and I couldn’t be happier about them joining the Bellator family,"Hoy Scott Coker. “In addition to Jona 24, we look forward to working together to make future Spike broadcasts even more exciting for our fans as we add further depth to an already-exceptional broadcast team.

“The addition of highly-regarded announcers Mauro and Mike to our fantastic lineup of broadcasters, and our first-rate production led by Scott Fishman, further demonstrates our commitment MMA fans and expanding the global Bellator brand,” added Spike SVP, Sports and Specials Jon Slugger.

Mike Goldberg is best known for his 20 plus years of play-by-play work in professional MMA and trademark calls that made him popular with fans around the globe. In addition to his two decades in mixed martial arts, he has broadcast every major sport at the network level, most notably his 900 games in the NHL, both nationally and with the Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings. He has also hosted entertainment shows, ao anatin'izany ny Shaq Vs. A graduate of Miami (Ohio) University, Goldberg now resides in Phoenix, Ariz.

Mauro Ranallo gained notoriety with MMA fans during his tenure with PRIDE, and later STRIKEFORCE, where his voice became synonymous with the now-legendary events. Throughout his career, Ranallo has spent time working with various sports outside of MMA, including boxing, matihanina tolona, kickboxing and ice hockey, and will continue his work with Showtime Boxing. Ranallo, a native of British Columbia, Kanada, now resides in Los Angeles, Kalifornia.

Please mitsidika Bellator.com ary BellatorNYC.com for upcoming event information.

PHIL DAVIS SET TO DEFEND LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST RYAN BADER DURING SPIKE-TELEVISED BELLATOR 180

WRESTLING PHENOM AARON PICO TO MAKE MMA DEBUT AGAINST ZACH FREEMAN ON MAIN CARD

KOA, 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, ny koa ny 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 amin'ny June 24th tao amin'ny Madison Square Garden any New York City.

The five-round contest will anchor the LIVE and FREE broadcast of Bellator 180, which airs on SPIKE. Ankoatry ny, undefeated Neiman Gracie (5-0) will return to action when he meets Dave Marfone (5-2) amin'ny welterweight. This contest, along with “Mr. Wonderful” versus “Darth” Bader joins a previously announced bout pitting “The Strabanimal” James Gallagher (6-0) manohitra 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) mandritra Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva, leading off a pay-per-view blockbuster that features a double main event of Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) ary Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC), ary koa Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) fihaonana Matt Mitrione(11-5).

Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva also includes two championship bouts, amin'ny Douglas Lima (28-6) defending his 170-pound strap against Lawrence 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. SY/7 p.m. PT. Prior to the pay-per-view event, SPIKE will air Bellator 180 LIVE and FREE on both coasts, manomboka amin'ny 8 p.m. SY/5 p.m. PT. Ankoatra izany, Bellator 180 prelims will air exclusively on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App at 6 p.m. SY/ 3 p.m. PT.

Tickets for the event start at $60, tsy ao anatin'izany ny asa fanompoana azo ampiharina fiampangana sy ny hetra, and are currently on sale at Ticketmaster, TheGarden.com and Bellator.com.

Follow the conversation using #BellatorNYC on social media.

feno Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva Card (Pay-Per-View):

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) vs. Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC)

Heavy lanja lehibe: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) vs. Matt Mitrione (11-5)

Welterweight World Title Bout: Douglas Lima (28-6) vs. Lawrence Larkin (18-5, 1 NC)

Lightweight World Title Bout: Michael Chandler (16-3) vs. Brent Primus (7-0)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Aaron Pico (Début) vs. Zach Freeman (8-2)

 

Nohavaozina Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader Card (Spike):

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: Phil Davis (17-3, 1 NC) vs. Ryan Bader (22-5)

Featherweight Main Card Bout: James Gallagher (6-0) vs. Chinzo Machida (5-2)

Welterweight Main Card Bout: Neiman Gracie (5-0) vs. Dave Marfone (5-2)

 

Nohavaozina Bellator 180: Davis vs. Bader Mialoha Card (Bellator.com):

Lalao Welterweight Preliminary: Ryan Couture (10-5) vs. Haim Gozali (7-3)

Fifaninanana savaranonando maivana: 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)

TOP PROSPECT ED RUTH JOINS THIS FRIDAY’S ‘BELLATOR 168’ CARD IN FLORENCE FOR HIS SECOND FIGHT IN AS MANY MONTHS

 

SANTA Monica, Kalifornia (Dec. 6, 2016) – It was announced today that one of MMA’s hottest prospects, Ary Rota (1-0), will waste no time continuing to build his resume, as he fights Emanuele Palombi (5-2) for his second fight in as many months. The bout takes place Zoma ity amin'ny "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Beltran," amin'ny Dec. 10 from the Mandela Forum in Florence and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 4am ET/PT.

 

Amin'ny ihany 26 taona, Ruth is looking to pave the way for the other members of “The New Breed," a group of highly accomplished wrestlers who have all signed to fight under the Bellator MMA banner including: Joey Davis (1-0), Tyrell Fortune (1-0), Jarod Trice (1-0) ary koa Aaron Pico ary Romero Cotton – the last of which have yet to make their highly anticipated professional debuts. Before he was a three-time National Champion and four-time All-American wrestler at Penn State University, Ruth attended the world-renown Blair Academy in Susquehanna Township, PA, where he was the top-ranked recruit in the nation for his weight class. Having achieved great success at every stage of competition throughout his life, Ruth aspires to have the Bellator middleweight gold around his waist before long. After making the move across the country to Fresno, Kalifornia., where he now trains at Dethrone Basecamp with other Bellator MMA fighters like Josh Koscheck ary Chris Honeycutt, Ruth made his professional MMA debut just last month on Nov. 4, when he finished Dustin Collins-Miles with strikes at 3:19 ho any amin'ny fihodinana voalohany.

 

Ruth now faces Rome’s Palombi, a seven-fight veteran with five victories including three KO’s and one submission. Ruth, who is taking the fight on less than a week’s notice, must quickly learn how to tune out a hometown crowd, who will certainly be heavily in favor of the Italian fighter.

 

The evening is highlighted by a main event featuring Italy’s most renowned mixed martial artist Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 NC), who will duke it out with Joey “The Mexicutioner” Beltran (17-13, 1 NC) in a light heavyweight main event. Other Bellator MMA competitors will also be in action, ao anatin'izany ny John Salter (12-3), Yamauchi ny (31-9) ary Philipe Lins(10-1).

 

The Bellator Kickboxing brand will also be on display in Italy with a card that features a female flyweight rematch between Denise Kielholtz (45-3) ary Gloria Peritore (11-1-1), but this time, a world title will be on the line. "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” will also include a lightweight clash between Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) and British kickboxing champion Jordan Watson (48-11-2), a middleweight matchup pitting Joe Schilling (19-9) manohitra Victorio Lermano (30-7), a welterweight contest pairing Luca Novello (22-4-2) amin'ny Karim Ghajji (96-13-1), ary Kevin Ross(31-9) hifanena Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) ao amin'ny maivana ady. "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” airs Zoma, Dec. 16 amin'ny 11:15 am ET, immediately following "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”

 

Complete "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Beltran” Card:

Light lanja mavesatra Feature Ady: Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 NC) vs. Joey Beltran (17-13, 1 NC)

Light lanja mavesatra Feature Ady: Philipe Lins (10-1) vs. Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7)

Middleweight Feature Fight: John Salter (12-3) vs. Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Yamauchi ny (31-9) vs. Mircea Valeriu (12-3)

Middleweight Feature Fight: Ary Rota (1-0) vs. Emanuele Palombi (5-2)

Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” Card:

Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) vs. Jordan Watson (48-11-2)

Flyweight World Title: Denise Kielholtz (45-3) vs. Gloria Peritore (11-1-1)

Middleweight Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (19-9) vs. Victorio Lermano (30-7)

Welterweight Feature Ady: Luca Novello (22-4-2) vs. Karim Ghajji (96-13-1)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Kevin Ross (31-9) vs. Alessio Arduini (26-14-2)

BELLATOR MMA INKS JOS THOMSON HO manokana, MULTI-ADY fifanarahana

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SANTA Monica (Aogositra 11, 2015) - Bellator MMA miavonavona ny nanambara ny fanaovan-tsonia ny Josh "The Punk" Thomson (20-8, 1 NC) ho amin'ny irery ihany multi-taona, MULTI-ady fifanarahana. Tamin'ny 36-taona-tanora, ny teo aloha Tompon-daka Eran-tany maivana Strikeforce mbola iray amin'ireo 155-pounders ambony eo amin'ny fanatanjahan-tena, rehefa nifaninana tamin'ny fikambanana ambony anisan'izany UFC sy ny Pride.

 

Monina in San Jose, Kalifornia. ary ny fampiofanana ao amin'ny malaza Amerikana Kickboxing Academy miaraka sasany ny fanatanjahan-tena tsara indrindra, Thomson nahazo ny Breziliana Jiu-jitsu fehikibo mainty eo ambany Dave Camarillo. Ankoatra ny tany ny goavana lalao, Ny manaitra Thomson pedigree-teboka ao ihany koa, fitadiavam-bola "Knockout ny amin'ny alina" loka noho ny Output ao amin'ny ady Nate Diaz in 2013. Izy io ihany koa ny tokony ho nilaza fa "ny Punk" manana ny rakitsoratry ny 3-0 in matihanina kickboxing.

 

"Tsy nanana ny fahafinaretana ny miara-miasa amin'ny Josh in Strikeforce sy andriko ny fanohizana izany fifandraisana in Bellator MMA. Josh dia izao tontolo izao-kilasy samy hafa miaramila mpanakanto sy tena faly isika ho nanampy azy ho an'ny lisitra ny sasany amin'ireo lightweights tsara indrindra eto an-tany,"Hoy ny fampiroboroboana ny filoham-pirenena, Scott Coker. "Bellator mbola tanteraka amin'ny fanorenana nanao ny lisitra amin'ny alalan'ny fanaovana sonia malalaka ambony mpiasa toy ny Thomson, ary koa ny fisehoana ankapobe ny-sy-avy-Chip kintana manga. Manana matchups mahatalanjona sasany ao an-tsaina ny "The Punk" fa manantena ny ho manambara ao amin'ny herinandro ho avy. "

 

"Eto aho mamaky UFC ity mpanao gazety nilaza fa efa nanaiky ny indray sonia aho, rehefa ny fahamarinan 'ny zavatra dia efa tsara indray miezaka-sonia ahy noho ny ady roa farany. Aho fa nanaiky sy nisafidy ny hiady avy ny fifanekena sy hizaha toetra ny fahafahana misafidy malalaka tsena amin'ny Bellator. Tamin'izany fotoana, Bellator made me an offer that the UFC was unable to match given their relationships with FOX and Reebok. Tena nanao fifanarahana, Indray aho miara-miasa amin'ny Coker, and I couldn’t be more excited to get back to an organization that is trending upwards with fighter-friendly contracts. Any intelligent fighter is going to go where the money is, ary ho ahy ny vola teo amin'ny Bellator. "

 

"Ny Punk" lasa mpikamban'ny malaza lisitra ny atleta izay vao haingana nanasonia tamin'ny Bellator nandritra ny taona lasa ao anatin'izany: Phil Davis, Josh Koscheck, Melvin Guillard, Ary Rota, Aaron Pico, Lorenzo Hood, Ewerton Teixeira, Gleristone Santos, anivon'ireo hafa.

 

Izy no hiady mafy foana ao amin'ny fizarana maivana izay lalina manomboka amin'ny: ka mampiasa Will Brooks, any amin'ny hafa toy ny mpiadyMichael ChandleR, Marcin Natao, Dave Rickels, Patricky "Pitbull" Freire ary Dave Jansen.

NY hanenjika HO AN'NY BELLATOR MMA lanja mavesatra LOHATENY HEATS mafy amin'ny fanaovan-tsonia NY Titan FC Tompon-daka handroaka GORMLEY

 

SANTA Monica, Kalifornia. (Jolay 2, 2015) - Bellator MMA dia ny manao fanambarana ny fanaovan-tsonia ny lanja mavesatra, Chase Gormley(12-4, 1 NC), ho amin'ny irery ihany, MULTI-ady fifanarahana.

 

Ny fanjanahan'i Gormley daty sy ny mpanohitra dia nanambara ao amin'ny hoavy tsy ho ela.

 

Ny Los Angeles teratany Niditra ny lisitry ny vao haingana be signings ho an'ny Scott Coker-tarihin'ny fisondrotana, anarana izay ahitana: Josh Koscheck, Ary Rota, Melvin Guillard, Phil Davis, Aaron Pico ary Justin Lawrence ankoatry ny zavatra hafa.

 

"Dibo-kafaliana aho mba hanana fahafahana hifaninana ho Bellator MMA amin'ny Scott Coker eo amin'ny fanamoriana,"Hoy Gormley. "Izaho dia tsy afaka mieritreritra ny fomba tsara kokoa, mba hampisehoana fa Izaho no iray amin'ireo tsara indrindra matanjaka eto an-tany noho ny eto, ary amin'ny sehatra toy ny Spike dia tsy ho ela dia ny olona rehetra nahalala ny anarako. "

 

Gormley nanao ny asa MMA fanjanahan'i in 2007, nahazo ny voalohany, enina toaka sy ny fitadiavam-bola toerana ambany Ultimate Championship Ady Sary. Rehefa avy nijaly resy voalohany, efa ela Fanjakana ny vokatra MMA niverina ho any amin'ny faritra, ary efa nahazo faritra ny fifaninanana dimy farany.

 

Vao haingana indrindra, Gormley nampiaiky volana ao amin'ny fitsanganana amin'ny maty Ady Alliance sy Titan Ady Championship, izay baolina iray Martsa 20faha- fanapahan-kevitra niarahana niombon-kevitra fandresena Jon Madsen izay nahazoany azy ny banga Titan FC lanja mavesatra lohateny.
Gormley dia hiditra ny lanja mavesatra Bellator fizarana, izay an-trano ny kintana toy ny Champion Vitaly Minakov, Kimbo ampahanà,Cheick Kongo, Bobby Lashley, Ewerton Teixeira ary Lorenzo Hood.