Tag Archives: Bellator MMA

Injury forces Georgi Karakhanyan out of featherweight title fightChampion Patricio Pitbull now faces Daniel Weichel at “Bellator: Unfinished Business "

B138_PR_header2

Easy Tweet: “NEW FIGHT: @danielweichel to face @PatricioPitbull for #Bellator featherweight championship on June 19 #UnfinishedBusiness”

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 28, 2015) – Due to a knee injury sustained by title challenger Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator MMA Featherweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull (23-2) will now face German submission ace Daniel “The WeaselWeichel (35-8) in the co-main event of “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” ambayo hufanyika Ijumaa, Juni 19 katika St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.

 

Akishirikiana moja ya mapambano kutarajia katika historia ya mchezo na Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) na Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4), with a fifth and final featured bout to be announced shortly.

 

The 27-year-old “Pitbull,” of Natal, Brazil, is a 13-time veteran of the promotion who captured the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title with a September win over then-champion Pat Curran. “Pitbull” then defended his belt in January with a thrilling submission win over former champion Daniel Straus. Katika 24 kuonekana kazi, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, na wote walikuwa ni matokeo ya wembe-thin, split-decisions.

 

“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. Katika mapambano yake ya mwisho, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 katika siku za nyuma yake 13 outings. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Green, Matt Bessette na Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 mafanikio, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.

 

The 5-fight televised card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. NA / 8 p.m. CT, with preliminary fights streaming on Spike.com at 7 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $30, sasa ni juu ya kuuza katika Ticketmaster.com.

 

“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Ijumaa, Mei Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

Kuu ya Kadi

Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator Featherweight Title Kupambana: Uwanja Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)

Bellator Matukio ya Kupambana Heavyweight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Matukio Kupambana Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

Awali Kadi

Bellator welterweight Prelim Kupambana: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)

Bellator Strawweight Prelim Kupambana: Maili McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Lightweight Prelim Kupambana: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim Kupambana: Kaini Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

“Bellator: Unfinished Business” gets touch of local flavor with Malcolm Smith vs. Luke Nelson and Kain Royer vs. Enrique Watson

B138_PR_header2

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 27, 2015) – June’s blockbuster “Bellator: Unfinished Business” event is getting a little local flavor, as two new preliminary contests feature fighters fromThe Show Me State.

 

The new all-Missouri contests include lightweights Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1) na middleweights Kaini Royer(1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0).

 

Akishirikiana moja ya mapambano kutarajia katika historia ya mchezo na Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator: Unfinished Business” takes place Friday, Juni 19, katika St. Louis’ Scottrade Center and airs live on Spike.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $30, sasa ni juu ya kuuza katika Ticketmaster.com

 

Mashindano ya ziada yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.

 

A five-time Shamrock FC veteran, Smith makes his Bellator MMA debut as he looks to rebound from a split-decision loss to Cory Hunter in March. Prior to the disappointing result, Smith alikuwa 4-1 in his previous five fights – a run that included two TKO victories and one submission.

 

Smith now meets three-time Shamrock FC fighter Nelson, who turned pro in December 2013 and also competes under the Bellator MMA banner for the first time. Nelson has earned both of his career wins to date via first-round stoppage, while his lone career loss went the distance, when he came up just short via split decision.

 

Royer and Watson have also spent the early stages of their professional careers competing exclusively under the Shamrock FC banner.

 

A submission specialist, Royer built an impressive amateur record fighting on Missouri’s regional scene before turning professional in 2013. An action-first fighter, both yake pro contests have ended in the first round. Royer now meets Watson, who made his professional debut this past June with a first-round TKO victory.

 

“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Ijumaa, Mei Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

Kuu ya Kadi

 

Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator Featherweight Title Kupambana: Uwanja Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4-1)

Bellator Matukio ya Kupambana Heavyweight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Matukio Kupambana Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

Awali Kadi

Bellator welterweight Prelim Kupambana: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)

Bellator Strawweight Prelim Kupambana: Maili McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Lightweight Prelim Kupambana: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim Kupambana: Kaini Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

Two new fights featuring St. Louis scrappers added to “Bellator: Unfinished Business” at the Scottrade Center on June 19

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 13, 2015) – On the heels of this morning’s announcement of the Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson rematch, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” adds a pinch of local flavor with the addition of welterweights Steve Mann (10-1) vs. Justin Guthrie (17-8) and strawweights Dan O'Connor (5-4) vs. Maili McDonald (0-1). The two fights will are the first announced fights of the preliminary card, which can be viewed on Spike.com starting at 4 p.m. PT.

 

The main card is headlined by a long overdue matchup between street-fighting legend and YouTube sensation Kimbo Slice na “Dunia Wengi Dangerous Man,” Ken Shamrock, which kicks off Live and Free on Spike at 9 p.m. NA/ 8 p.m. CT.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Unfinished Business” kuanza saa $30 and go on sale to the general public on Friday, Machi 27, katika Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com and the Scottrade Center Box Office. Online presales begin on Wednesday, Machi 25.

 

Iowa’s Mann is an intriguing welterweight prospect who has never fought past the opening round in 11 kazi mashindano. Eight of his 10 career wins have come by way of submission, including five by rear-naked choke. Mann makes his Bellator MMA debut on this major stage.

 

The Pain TrainGuthrie, a Colorado Fight Factory product, also fights under the Bellator MMA banner for the first time. Fighting professionally since 2007, Guthrie boasts past clashes with MMA notables Jesse Forbes, Jorge Santiago, Lumumba Sayers, Gilbert Smith and Bobby Voelker. Guthrie has shown a well-rounded approach in previous contest, earning five victories by knockout, six by submission and six by decision, including two 25-minute contests.

 

In strawweight action, bothJohnny IrishO’Connor and McDonald make their Bellator MMA debuts. Interestingly, St. Louis’ O’Connor owns four of his five career victories by submission but has also been tapped out in three of his four defeats to date. Wakati huo huo, McDonald suffered an armbar loss in his May 2014 professional debut and now looks to rebound in his return to the cage.

 

“Bellator: Unfinished Business” - Ijumaa, Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

Main Card on Spike (9 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15)

Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4)

Bellator Heavyweight Kupambana Feature: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Lightweight Kupambana Feature: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

Preliminary Card on Spike.com (7 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator welterweight prelim fight: Steve Mann (10-1) vs. Justin Guthrie (17-8)

Bellator strawweight prelim fight: Dan O'Connor (5-4) vs. Maili McDonald (0-1)

“Bellator: Unfinished Business” gets a monster rematch with heavyweights JamesThe ColossusThompson vs. Bobby “Dominator” Lashley

 

B138_PR_header2

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 13, 2015) – The most-watched MMA fight of all time was between Kimbo Slice and James Thompson, and on June 19, both men will be competing against different opponents at “Bellator: Unfinished Business” at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, You.

 

Former WWE superstar Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley looks to avenge a 2012 split decision loss to James “The Colossus” Thompson (20-14). The unfinished business between the two giant heavyweights was originally scheduled to be settled at “Bellator: Uvamizi British,” but an injury sustained by Lashley caused the fight to be rescheduled to June 19.

 

Thompson, 6-mguu-5 fora mtaalamu, anayetoka Uingereza na imekuwa mapigano kitaaluma tangu 2003. Mchezaji wa zamani wa raga na bodybuilder, Thompson found his true calling in MMA and has been competing around the globe ever since. Kupambana na baadhi ya vigogo bora katika michezo, including Slice, Alexander Emelianenko, Don Frye, Alistair Overeem, Mariusz Pudzianowki, Brett Rogers, Bob Sapp, Dan Severn na Hidehiko Yoshida, miongoni mwa wengine, “The Colossus” has racked up 11 wins by knockout and seven by submission.

 

6-mguu-3 mieleka standout, Bobby “Dominator” Lashley (12-2) kuanza mafunzo katika sanaa wanakabiliana akiwa na umri 12 na ingekuwa kwenda kushinda vyeo kadhaa ikiwa ni pamoja Mabingwa Taifa watatu katika Missouri Valley College, Taifa michuano NAIA, Michuano ya Dunia CISM Silver medali na mbili Jeshi Wrestling Mabingwa wakati wa muda wake katika Marekani. Army. In addition to a professional wrestling career with stints in the WWE, ECW na TNA, Lashley alianza kazi yake MMA katika 2008, na yeye kujengwa kuvutia kazi alama kuwa ni pamoja na Bellator MMA kuwasilisha mafanikio ya juu Karl Etherington na Josh Burns.

 

“Bellator: Unfinished Business” - Ijumaa, Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

Kuu ya Kadi (9 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15)

Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4)

Bellator Heavyweight Kupambana Feature: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Lightweight Kupambana Feature: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” adds championship co-headliner with Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Patricio Pitbull vs. Georgi Karakhanyan

Follow us on Twitter Easy Tweet: BellatorMMA #UnfinishedBusiness gets @PatricioPitbull vs. georgimma

rematch for the featherweight strap! #STL KimboSlice @ShamrockKen

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 1, 2015) – Bellator MMA Featherweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull (23-2), ngumu-kupiga Brazil ambaye anaamini kuwa bora 145-Pounder katika dunia, anarudi kwa hatua juu ya Ijumaa, Juni 19, when he puts his belt on the line against dynamic contender and five-time Bellator MMA veteran Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan (24-4-1).

 

michuano ya bout mtumishi kama ushirikiano kuu tukio la “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business.”

 

Akishirikiana moja ya mapambano kutarajia katika historia ya mchezo na Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” unafanyika Ijumaa, Juni 19, katika St. Louis’ Scottrade Center na airs kuishi kwenye Spike TV.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $30, sasa ni juu ya kuuza katika Ticketmaster.com

 

Mashindano ya ziada yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.

 

Pitbull vs. Karakhanyan ni rematch zaidi ya miaka minne katika maamuzi, kama bingwa wa sasa downed mpinzani kupitia tatu mzima TKO katika ngome Bellator Machi 2011. Hata hivyo, Karakhanyan – ambaye alizaliwa katika Urusi lakini sasa anaishi katika Riverside, Calif. – amekwenda 10-1 katika yake 11 kuonekana tangu, kuokota jozi ya michuano ya mikanda katika promotions ndogo wakati kupata njia yake nyuma ya Bellator MMA cheo kupambana.

 

“Insane” akarudi ngome Bellator MMA Januari, kutisha juu up-na-comer Bubba Jenkins na kuhodhi ya kwanza ya raundi ya kuwasilisha kushinda.

 

“Juni 19 huleta fursa kwa ajili yangu kwa kisasi hasara ya zamani katika rematch huu kwa Pitbull,” ulisema Karakhanyan. “Watu ni kwenda kuona yote nje vita, na wakati ni wote wakasema na kufanyika ukanda ni kwenda kuangalia kubwa kiunoni yangu.”

 

27 mwenye umri wa miaka Pitbull, ya Krismasi, Brazil, ni 13 wakati mkongwe wa kukuza ambaye alitekwa Bellator MMA Featherweight Dunia Title na Septemba kushinda juu ya basi-bingwa Pat Curran. Pitbull basi alitetea ukanda wake katika Januari na thrilling kuwasilisha kushinda juu bingwa wa zamani Daniel Straus.

 

“Karakhanyan ni mpiganaji kati ya juu ya weightclass,” ulisema Pitbull, “lakini nina mwelekeo mmoja juu ya. Kama unaweza kuona kupambana ambapo mimi si hit na mashambulizi moja usishangae. Mimi nina kuandaa na si kupigwa na mimi kuhakikisha kuonyesha ubora kabisa katika changamoto hii mpya!”

 

Katika 24 kuonekana kazi, Pitbull ina tu waliopotea mapambano mbili, na wote walikuwa ni matokeo ya wembe-thin, matokeo split-uamuzi.

“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” – Ijumaa, Mei Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator Featherweight Title Kupambana: Uwanja Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4-1)

Bellator Matukio Kupambana Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

Kuhusu Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA ni kuongoza Mixed Martial Arts shirika akishirikiana wengi wa wapiganaji bora katika dunia. Chini ya uongozi wa mkongwe kupambana promoter Scott Coker, Bellator inapatikana kwa karibu 500 milioni nyumba duniani kote kwa zaidi ya 140 nchi. Katika Umoja wa Mataifa, Bellator yanaweza kuonekana kwenye TV Spike, Kiongozi televisheni MMA. Bellator MMA ni zikiwemo za timu ya watendaji kuwa ni pamoja na wataalamu wa sekta ya juu katika uzalishaji televisheni, kuishi tukio muziki wa, fighter maendeleo / mahusiano, ukumbi manunuzi, kuundwa udhamini / maendeleo, leseni ya kimataifa, masoko, matangazo, utangazaji na tume mahusiano. Bellator ni msingi katika Santa Monica, California na inayomilikiwa na burudani kubwa Viacom, nyumbani kwa duniani bidhaa Waziri burudani kwamba kuungana na watazamaji kupitia maudhui kulazimisha katika televisheni, picha mwendo, majukwaa online na simu.

Bellator MMA continues to grow women’s featherweight roster with Roberta “Crusher” Paim, Alexis “Mjanja Zebra” Dufresne na Iona Razafiarison

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Machi 12, 2015) – Bellator MMA bado nia ya kuendeleza featherweight divisheni ya juu ya wanawake katika mchanganyiko karate, and the latest additions to the company’s roster include Roberta “Crusher” Paim (4-0), Alexis “Mjanja Zebra” Dufresne (5-2) na Iona Razafiarison (2-0).

 

Albamu tarehe na wapinzani yatatangazwa kwa wapiganaji wote watatu katika siku za usoni.

Paim, Dufresne na Razafiarison Kujiunga Arlene “Angerfist” Blencowe (5-4), Julia “Jewell” Faida (7-2),Marloes “Rumina” Coenen (22-6), Holly “Lil Bear” Lawson (0-1) na Talita “Tatu” Walnut (6-0) juu ya Bellator MMA wanawake orodha featherweight.

“Sisi ni fahari ya kuleta haya wanariadha watatu wenye vipaji na wanawake wetu featherweight mgawanyiko,” alisema Bellator Rais Scott Coker. “I see several potential matchups that would make for some great fights. We will continue to build and support the premiere women’s featherweight division in MMA.

asili ya Rio Grande kufanya Sul, Brazil, 5-mguu-6 Paim ni undefeated kwa mara ya kwanza mashindano ya nne ya kazi yake kitaalamu. Wakati vizuri katika mchezo kuwasilisha, nguvu Paim ametumia nguvu fora mchezo wa mwisho mapambano, pamoja. Kupambana peke katika nchi yake ya asili hivi sasa, Paim bado kupata mpinzani moja uwezo wa kudumu kipindi cha ufunguzi pande zote, kama yeye imechukua finishes nyumbani raundi ya kwanza katika kila moja ya mechi yake ya tarehe.

24 mwenye umri wa miaka Dufresne ni Team Quest fighter na tano wakati International Brazil Jiu-Jitsu Shirikisho bingwa wa dunia. Dufresne akageuka tahadhari yake kwa mchanganyiko karate katika 2012 na alipinga mafanikio mfululizo tano kuanza kazi yake – matokeo yote mitano ijayo katika ufunguzi pande zote na wastani tu chini ya 77 sekunde katika urefu. Zaidi ya hivi karibuni, Dufresne imeshuka jozi ya maamuzi ngumu-wakapigana wakati kufanya kukimbia katika 135 paundi lakini sasa anarudi darasani kwake zaidi ya asili uzito wa 145 paundi kwa ajili yake Bellator MMA kwanza.

Razafiarison ni nje Kifaransa ambaye notched ushindi katika mashindano ya kwanza yake mtaalamu mbili. 30 mwenye umri wa miaka Razafiarison, wanakabiliana mtaalamu ambaye ana mafunzo katika kambi duniani kote, vita hivi karibuni katika Januari, wakati yeye alipata ushindi dhidi ya Sandra Ameziane uamuzi. Katika kwanza yake mtaalamu, Razafiarison alifunga kuwasilisha raundi ya kwanza.

 

Kuhusu Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA ni kuongoza Mixed Martial Arts shirika akishirikiana wengi wa wapiganaji bora katika dunia. Chini ya uongozi wa mkongwe kupambana promoter Scott Coker, Bellator inapatikana kwa karibu 400 milioni nyumba duniani kote kwa zaidi ya 120 nchi. Katika Umoja wa Mataifa, Bellator yanaweza kuonekana kwenye TV Spike, Kiongozi televisheni MMA. Bellator MMA ni zikiwemo za timu ya watendaji kuwa ni pamoja na wataalamu wa sekta ya juu katika uzalishaji televisheni, kuishi tukio muziki wa, fighter maendeleo / mahusiano, ukumbi manunuzi, kuundwa udhamini / maendeleo, leseni ya kimataifa, masoko, matangazo, utangazaji na tume mahusiano. Bellator ni msingi katika Santa Monica, California na inayomilikiwa na burudani kubwa Viacom, nyumbani kwa duniani bidhaa Waziri burudani kwamba kuungana na watazamaji kupitia maudhui kulazimisha katika televisheni, picha mwendo, majukwaa online na simu.

 

Kuhusu Spike TV:

Spike TV inapatikana katika 98.7 milioni nyumba na ni zamu ya Viacom Media Networks. kitengo cha Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks ni mmoja wa wabunifu ulimwengu wa kuongoza wa programu na maudhui katika majukwaa vyombo vyote vya habari. Spike TV ya Internet anwani ni www.spike.com na kwa up-to-the-dakika na nyaraka vyombo vya habari habari na picha, kutembelea Spike TV ya vyombo vya habari tovuti saa http://www.spike.com/press. Kufuata yetu juu ya Twitter spiketvpr kwa ajili ya karibuni katika kuvunja updates habari, nyuma ya-scenes habari na picha.