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ROYCE GRACIE, KIMBO SLICE EMERGE VICTORIOUS IN DOUBLE MAIN EVENT AT ‘BELLATOR 149’

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Houston, Texas (Fevral 19) - Bu aralash jang san'ati sport bilan sinonim bo'lgan xaritada bo'ldi — Ken Shamrock ga qarshi Royce Gracie — and on Friday night at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas during "Bellator 149: Va boshqalar Shamrock. Gracie," it was Gracie who went home with a second victory over Shamrock in the third fight of their classic rivalry.

 

After landing a knee to the body of Shamrock, Gracie pounced, raining down hammerfists to the temple of “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” that forced the referee to call a stoppage to the action at 2:22 ochilish ramkaning. Will this victory lead to more fights for Gracie inside the Bellator MMA cage? Stay tuned.

Kimbo Slice (6-2) emerged victorious after an all-out brawl with his old nemesis Ko'krak 5000, sending the South Florida resident facefirst into the mat at 1:32 turda uch. The win ends a longstanding beef between the two men that began in the streets of Perrine, and wound up being settled inside the Bellator MMA cage.

Derek Fields (16-6) upset Melvin Guillard (32-16-2) with vicious strikes only 32 Ikkinchi turda ichiga soniya. G'alaba bilan, “The Stallion” bounced back from two consecutive defeats against Michael Chandler va Brandon Girtz.

A light heavyweight rematch between Emanuel Nyuton va Linton Vassell featured multiple low blows, which ultimately cost “The Hardcore Kid” the bout on the scorecards, with judges’ giving scores of (30-26, 29-27, 29-27). G'alaba bilan, “The Swarm” snapped a one-fight skid and moves one-step closer to the top at 205-pounds.

Emmanuel Sanchez (13-2) grinded out another split decision at "Bellator 149: Va boshqalar Shamrock. Gracie," mag'lub Daniel Pineda (21-12) ballaringizni bilan (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). G'alaba bilan, “El Matador” has now won three consecutive bouts at featherweight and continues his pursuit of trying to become the “Oscar De La Hoya” of mixed martial arts.

Dastlabki natijalari:

Isaac Villanueva (9-7) mag'lub Richard Knepp (3-3) oltinchi raundda texnik nokaut orqali (zımbalar) da :42 Mahon (5-4) mag'lub Davis Sylvester (5-4) via TKO at 4:22 of R2

Adrian Yanez (4-1) mag'lub Ryan Hollins (10-8) ovozdan qaror orqali (29-28 x3)

Jason Langellier (3-0) mag'lub Anthony Ivy (1-1) taqdim orqali (anaconda choke) da 2:09 or R1

Justin Wren (12-2) mag'lub Juan Torres (4-5) ovozdan qaror orqali (30-27 x3)

Mike Trinh (3-3) mag'lub Angel Zamora taqdim orqali (ta'lim orqa armbar) da 3:49 of R

C.J. Hancock (1-0) mag'lub Ruben Esparza (1-1) taqdim orqali (orqa-yalang'och bo'g'ish) da 1:26 of R3

Manny Lozoya (1-0) mag'lub Jacob Norsworthy (1-6) taqdim orqali (Gyote) da 2:33 of R1

MMA LEGENDS KEN SHAMROCK & ROYCE GRACIE SET FOR ‘BELLATOR 149’ SHOWDOWN TOMORROW

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Houston, Texas (Fevral 18, 2016) – After weigh-ins Payshanba kuni inside the Toyota Center, the main card competitors of "Bellator 149: Va boshqalar Shamrock. Gracie " are set to enter the cage and fight ertaga night LIVE and FREE on Spike.

 

The big night features a double main event that pits Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) qarshi Royce Gracie (14-2-3) uchinchi marta va Kimbo Slice (5-2) fights the man who has been calling him out since their friendship ended years ago, Dhafir Harris, better known as “Dada 5000.” Also fin action is former light heavyweight champion Emanuel Nyuton (25-9-1) va Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 Shimoliy Karolina), who will look to top their epic 2014 slugfest. In catchweight action,Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) looks to build on his impressive young career, qachon u oladi Daniel Pineda (21-11). Va, Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to the cage to take on Derek Fields (15-6), as the two lightweights go to battle.

"Bellator 149: Va boshqalar Shamrock. Gracie " takes place at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX, and airs live on SPIKE at 9 p.m. VA/8 p.m. CT, Dastlabki xuruji da Spike.com kuni xar esa 6 p.m. CT. Full weigh-in results can be found below.

Bosh Karta: (Live on SPIKE – 9 p.m. VA/8:00 p.m. CT)

Bellator Openweight Main Event: Ken Shamrock (201.2) va boshqalar. Royce Gracie (190.8)

Bellator Og'ir Asosiy Tantanalarni: Kimbo Slice (232) va boshqalar. “Dada 5000” (265)

Bellator yengillashtirilgan Xususiyat Butning: Melvin Guillard (156) va boshqalar. Derek Fields (155)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Emanuel Nyuton (205) va boshqalar. Linton Vassell (205.4)

Bellator Catchweight Feature Bout: Emmanuel Sanchez (149.2) va boshqalar. Daniel Pineda (148.2)

 

Dastlabki Card: (Spike.com - 6 p.m. VA/5:00 p.m. CT)

 

Bellator og'ir Xususiyat Fight: Justin Wren (247) va boshqalar. Juan Torres (259.8)

Bellator tuklar Xususiyat Fight: Davis Sylvester (144.2) va boshqalar. Jeremy Mahon (144.4)

Bellator Middleweight Xususiyat Fight: Ruben Esparsa (184.2) va boshqalar. C.J. Hancock (185.6)

Bellator Bantamweight Xususiyat Fight: Adrian Yanez (134.6) va boshqalar. Ryan Hollis (134.8)

Bellator Middleweight Xususiyat Fight: Isaac Villanueva (185.8) va boshqalar. Richard Knepp (184.8)

Bellator Catchweight Feature Fight: Mike Trinh (128.8) va boshqalar. Angel Zamora (129.4)

Bellator yengillashtirilgan Xususiyat Fight: Jason Langellier (158.4) va boshqalar. Anthony Ivy (154)

Bellator tuklar Xususiyat Fight: Manny Lozoya (142) va boshqalar. Jacob Norsworthy (141.8)

SCOTT COKER LAUNCHES BELLATOR KICKBOXING ADDITIONAL DETAILS REVEALED ABOUT THE PREMIERE BELLATOR KICKBOXING MEGA EVENT IN ITALY APRIL 16

 

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Houston, TX, (Fevral 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: Va boshqalar Shamrock. Gracie,” which airs ertaga night on Spike at 9e/8c.

Bellator Kickboxing will feature many of the world’s best kickboxers including Joe Schilling, Raymond Daniels, Kevin Ross, Keri Melendez va Anastasiya 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,"Cho'kadi dedi. “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 Aprel 16 Turinda nayzasini Alpitour da, Italiya.

 

The Bellator Kickboxing event’s headliner will feature Melvin Manhoef va boshqalar. 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 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 Alessio Sakara va boshqalar. Brian Rogers, and also features Bellator MMA stars Patricky "Pitbull" Freire, Brent Primus, Anastasiya Yankova va A.J. McKee.

 

Bellator Kickboxing’s debut event will air on Spike Shanba, Aprel 16 da 9:00pm ET/PT on brief tape delay. Avvalroq bu kun, Spike will broadcast Bellator MMA’s first international show, Bellator 152, LIVE at 3:00pm ET.

 

Details on future events will be announced in the near future.

 

PHOTOS AND VIDEO FROM “BELLATOR 149: Shamrock VS. GRACIE” PRESS CONFERENCE

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HOUSTON – (Feb. 17, 2016) – The four combatants of the “Bellator 149: Va boshqalar Shamrock. Gracie " double-main event joined Bellator MMA President Scott cho'kadi on stage for the official press conference on Wedneday afternoon, bilan Ken Shamrock (28-16-2), Royce Gracie (14-2-3), Kimbo Slice (5-2) va "Ko'krak 5000” each contributing to the highly entertaining press conference with great soundbites, that you can find in the video above.

 

The highly anticipated event takes place bu juma at the Toyota Center in Houston and airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. VA/8 p.m. CT. Preliminary bouts will stream live on Bellator.comva Bellator mobil ilovasi .

Also fighting at "Bellator 149: Va boshqalar Shamrock. Gracie " will be former light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) va Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 Shimoliy Karolina), who will look to recreate their epic 2014 barnburner. In featherweight action, Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) will attempt to continue his torrid pace when he meets Daniel Pineda (21-11) and a pair of lightweight assassins go to battle, qachon Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to meet Derek Fields (15-6).

 

Faqat bu Mixed Martial Arts farasingiz start chiptalar $50 va Bellator.com hozir indirimdedir, shuningdek HoustonToyotaCenter.com sifatida, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

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PHOTOS FROM “BELLATOR 149: Shamrock VS. GRACIE” OPEN WORKOUTS

 

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The four combatants from the “Bellator 149: Va boshqalar Shamrock. Gracie " double-main event took part in an open workout this afternoon at the beautiful, state-of-the-art O Athletik gym in Houston prior to their fights Juma kuni tun.

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Tadbir xususiyatlari Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) in action against Royce Gracie (14-2-3) uchinchi marta va Kimbo Slice (5-2) fights the man who has been calling him out since their friendship ended years ago, Dhafir Harris, yaxshiroq "deb nomlanuvchiKo'krak 5000."

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Also fighting at "Bellator 149: Va boshqalar Shamrock. Gracie " will be former light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) va Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 Shimoliy Karolina), who will look to recreate their epic 2014 barnburner. In featherweight action, Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) will attempt to continue his torrid pace when he meets Daniel Pineda (21-11) and a pair of lightweight assassins go to battle, qachon Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to meet Derek Fields (15-6).

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Faqat bu Mixed Martial Arts farasingiz start chiptalar $50 va Bellator.com hozir indirimdedir, shuningdek HoustonToyotaCenter.com sifatida, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

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"Bellator 149: Va boshqalar Shamrock. Gracie " jonli va boshoq ustida bepul fiyaka 9 p.m. VA/8 p.m. CT, Dastlabki xuruji jonli xar esa Bellator.com va Bellator mobil ilovasi.

 

 

Rampage Coming Back to Bellator MMA

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Following an amicable agreement to settle the litigation between the two parties, the always entertaining and exciting Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is returning to Bellator.

 

Bellator MMA is thrilled to have “Rampage,” one of the most recognizable fighters in the history of the sport, joining a very competitive light heavyweight division featuring champion Liam McGeary, Phil Davis, King Mo, Tito Ortiz, Emanuel Nyuton, Linton Vassell among others.

BELLATOR MMA SIGNS LIGHTWEIGHT STANDOUT ‘IRON’ MICHAEL CHANDLER TO MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT EXTENSION

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Santa Monika, Calif. (Fevral 12, 2015) – When sifting through a list of Bellator MMA’s greatest fights, few names appear as often as "Temir" Michael Chandler (14-3).

 

Bugun, Bellator MMA is proud to announce that Chandler will be continuing to compete for the promotion for the foreseeable future, with the news that the former 155-pound champion has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight extension to remain with the Scott Coker-led promotion.

 

“Michael Chandler is synonymous with our brand and doubles as an incredibly talented and exciting mixed martial artist,” said Bellator President Scott cho'kadi. “Not every fighter or free agent aligns with our future plans, but when looking at Chandler’s resume, inking him to a long-term extension was a no-brainer. I look forward to getting him back in action as soon as possible.”

 

Chandler was also pleased with his extension, bildirgan: “I’m ecstatic to continue my career with Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. It’s obvious that good things are continuing to happen for this promotion and it’s correlating to big opportunities for myself as well,"Chandler dedi. “I can’t wait to get back in action and test myself against some of these new guys coming in and move back up through the ranks. Doimgidek, my eyes are on that belt, and it will be back around my waist soon.”

 

A 14-fight Bellator MMA veteran, Chandler has been a member of the Viacom-owned promotion since 2010. Prior to joining the Bellator ranks, the Missouri native competed for Strikeforce. Amongst his notable victories, Chandler bested Eddie Alvarez via submission at “Bellator 58” in what many fans and pundits alike considered the fight of 2011.

 

Further along the way, Chandler defeated the likes of Patricky "Pitbull" Freire, Marc o'tkazildi, Rick Hawn, va David Rickels (2x). Uning 14 a professional sifatida kiritdi, Chandler has amassed 12 victories before reaching the judges’ scorecards.

 

Chandler remains in Bellator’s lightweight division, which includes kingpin Will Brooks, bilan birga Josh Thomson, Brandon Girtz, Melvin Guillard, Benson Merilend, Brent Primus, Derek Anderson, vaSiz Avad.

 

Middleweight Butning çukurlanma KENDALL GROVE QARShI FRANCISCO Fransiya tamomlaydi "BELLATOR 150» ASOSIY CARD

Santa Monika, Calif. (Fevral 11, 2015) - A beshinchi va so'nggi asosiy karta kurash "qo'shildiBellator 150: Galvao boshqalar. Mulvane Kansas Star Arena da Dantas 2 ", Kanzas haqida Fevral 26, with the news that Kendall Grove (22-15) jang qilishga rozi bo'ldi Fransisko "Kiko" France (13-3-1).

 

Bunga qo'chimcha, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Markos "Loro» Galvao (17-6-1) sobiq chempioni qarshi Eduardo "malinalar" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 Shimoliy Karolina) qarshi harakat qaytadi Bobby Cooper (12-5). "Bellator 150: Galvao boshqalar. Dantas 2 " Bundan tashqari, yangi imzolangan ayollar Flyweight ning Bellator MMA debyutini xususiyatlari Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), qachon u javob Rebekka Rut (5-1) va bir og'ir vazn toifasida hamraisi asosiy voqea Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) qarshi Vinicius Keyrush (8-3)

 

tanlovlar televidenieda qismini tashkil etadi “Bellator 150: Galvao boshqalar. Dantas 2,” da mix yashash fiyaka qaysi 9 p.m. VA/8 p.m. CT, Dastlabki xuruji jonli xar esa Bellator.com va Bellator mobil ilovasi.

 

"ChiptalarBellator 150: Galvao boshqalar. Dantas 2 " qaysi faqat boshlanadi $27, Endi sotuvga bor KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, shuningdek Kansas Star Arena kassa sifatida.

Grove off shapkali 2015 bir jonli nokaut bilan Joey Beltran da "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," sentyabr oyida. g'olibi "Ultimate Fighter: 3," yildan beri professional jang qildi 2003 dunyo bo'ylab aktsiyalar uchun, ayniqsa ProElite va UFC. u 185-funt nom zarbasi tomon qaytib ko'tarilishni umid qilib, bu Bellator MMA bayrog'i ostida "Da Spyder" ning oltinchi ko'rinishi bo'ladi - u oltin o'tgan yili qarshi uchun kuch sinashdi Brandon Halsey.

 

Strikeforce bir faxriysi, "Kiko" birgalikda kech sifatida besh-jang g'alabali odimlarini chaqib oldi, eng so'nggi avval Mag'lubiyatsiz berilganidan Ben Reiter uning yosh pog'onasida birinchi zarar da "Bellator 146: Kato va boshqalar. Manhoef. " Bu "berish mutaxassis sifatida 33 yoshli Arizona native tasniflash uchun xavfsiz,"Bilan 12 uning 13 professional raqibi jo'mrakni qilish yo'li bilan kelayotgan sifatida kiritdi.

Complete "Bellator 150: Galvao boshqalar. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Markos Galvao (17-6-1) va boshqalar. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA vazn hamraisi asosiy voqea: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) va boshqalar. Vinicius Keyrush (8-3)

Bellator MMA yengillashtirilgan xususiyati Butning: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 Shimoliy Karolina) va boshqalar. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

Bellator MMA Middleweight xususiyati Butning: Kendall Grove (22-15) va boshqalar. Fransisko Frantsiya (13-3-1)

Bellator MMA yengil vazn xususiyati Butning: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) va boshqalar. Rebekka Rut (5-1)

 

Dastlabki Card:

Bellator MMA Middleweight xususiyati Butning: Gregori ebene (16-11) va boshqalar. Brandon Farran (12-10)

Bellator MMA tuklar Xususiyat Butning: Gaston Reyno (5-0) va boshqalar. Chuka Willis (6-2)

Bellator MMA Og'ir vazn toifasida xususiyati Butning: David Hammons (1-1) va boshqalar. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight xususiyati Butning: Kris Xarris (4-0) va boshqalar. Julian Markes (2-0)

Bellator MMA yengillashtirilgan xususiyati Butning: Marcio Navarro (14-11) va boshqalar. Henry Lindsey (4-5)

Bellator MMA tuklar Xususiyat Butning: Tailand Clark (5-0) va boshqalar. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA yarim ortasiklet xususiyati Butning: Manny Meraz (7-1) va boshqalar. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator MMA yengillashtirilgan xususiyati Butning: Jason Witt (7-2) va boshqalar. Jonathan Gary (11-6)

GILBERT SMITH REPLACES MICHAEL PAGE, FACES FERNANDO GONZALEZ IN ‘BELLATOR 151’ CO-MAIN EVENT

SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO

Santa Monika, CALIF. (Fevral 10, 2015) – The main card of "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” bo'yichaQadam tashlamoq 4 is complete with today’s announcement that Gilbert Smith (12-4) almashtiradi Maykl Page and now face Fernando Gonsales (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.

 

Bunga qo'chimcha, Şirwan Kakai (12-3) qarshi reklama debyutini qiladi Joe Taimanglo (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.

Chiptalar "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” are on sale now and start at just $45. You can purchase tickets at the WinStar World Casino and Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. Ochiq voqea uchun Doors 5:00 p.m. CT mahalliy vaqt, with the first contest taking place one hour later.

"Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” jonli va boshoq bepul fiyaka 9 p.m. VA/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com va Bellator mobil ilovasi.

 

Smith will be making his Bellator MMA debut against a fighter who is currently in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. "Yarim kecha Magic” is on a bit of a roll of his own, coming into the promotion riding a two-bout winning streak. A veteran of UFC and most recently RFA, Smith won the regional promotion’s welterweight belt in June, defending the title one time before signing with Bellator.

 

Gonzalez took a brief hiatus from MMA to compete in the kickboxing portion of the groundbreaking "Bellator MMA: Dinamit 1 " event in September, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renowned striker Pavlus «Semtex" Daley. Gonzalez now returns to his comfort zone of MMA, where he has strung together an impressive four-fight winning streak. Skott Koker asos solgan Strikeforce promoushining faxriysi, shuningdek, World Extreme Cagefighting, Gonsales o'shandan beri professional musobaqalarda qatnashmoqda 2003.

 

Kakai is one of Bellator MMA’s latest signings, joining the fray after a two-fight stint in the UFC. “Zohan," 26, hails from Sweden and owns 10 uning ichida tugaydi 12 victories as a professional fighter. With a bantamweight title fight one-week prior and another marquee 135-pound pairing in the main event, it will be interesting to see what a win does for Kakai in the grand scheme of things.

 

Taimanglo will be making his seventh appearance under the Bellator MMA umbrella, and is riding a two-fight winning streak. A Guam-native, “The Juggernaut” has stopped his opponent in 21 of his victories and has only lost twice in his last 14 jang. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.

 

Yangilangan "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Joe Warren (13-4) va boshqalar. Darrion Caldwell (8-0)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Gilbert Smith (12-4) va boshqalar. Fernando Gonsales (24-13)

Bellator MMA tuklar Xususiyat Butning: Yamauchi up (19-2) va boshqalar. Bubba Jenkins (10-2)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Şirwan Kakai (12-3) va boshqalar. Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1)

 

Dastlabki Card:

Bellator MMA tuklar dastlabki Butning: Chris Jones (10-3) va boshqalar. Ray Wood (5-1)

Bellator MMA bantamweight dastlabki Butning: Steve Garcia (6-0) va boshqalar. Ricky Turcios (5-0)

Bellator MMA yarim ortasiklet dastlabki Butning: Justin Patterson (6-1) va boshqalar. Chance Rencountre (8-1)

Bellator MMA tuklar dastlabki Butning: Treston Thomison (8-4) va boshqalar. Aaron Roberson (5-3)

Bellator MMA yarim ortasiklet dastlabki Butning: Roger Carroll (16-13) va boshqalar. Neiman Gracie (3-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight dastlabki Butning: Derek Palmer (Birinchi o'yin) va boshqalar. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)

Bellator MMA tuklar dastlabki Butning: Shane Peterson (13-4) va boshqalar. Stiven Banaszak (5-5)

CHRIS ‘THE CRIPPLER’ LEBEN RETURNS TO MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, SIGNS WITH BELLATOR MMA

 

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Santa Monika (Fevral 6, 2015) - Bellator MMA imzolanishini e'lon faxrlanamiz Chris “The Crippler” Leben (22-11) eksklyuziv ko'p yil uchun, multi-jang shartnoma. The former World Extreme Cagefighting Middleweight World Champion has fought professionally since 2002, and holds the record for most fights in the UFC at 185-pounds (22).

 

Since taking a break from the sport in 2014, Leben has resided in San Diego, Calif. and served as a coach at Victory MMA & Sport. Known for his tendency to put on an exciting show each and every time he enters the cage, Leben was a member of the inaugural cast of “The Ultimate Fighter” alongside fellow Bellator MMA competitors Stephan Bonnar va Josh Koscheck. The 35-year-old has fought elite talent throughout his mixed martial arts tenure, against names the likes of: Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, Brian Stann, Michael Bisping, Patrick Cote, Mark Munoz, and Bellator MMA’s own Alessio Sakara.

 

“If I were to draw up the prototypical Bellator MMA competitor, there would be parts of Chris [Leben] in there,"Bellator MMA Prezident Scott cho'kadi dedi. “The guy has never had a boring fight and as I’ve said from day one, we’re going to continue to grow from the ground up and buy from the top down. I know that Chris still has a lot of fight left in him and I’m excited to see him fight We are hoping to see his Bellator debut this Spring.”

 

“Focusing on just coaching at Victory MMA has been amazing, but recently, I started to get the itch to compete again,” Leben said. “So I extended an olive branch to the people at Bellator and here I am. Men buyuk shakli qoldim, I love the possible matchups this roster has to offer and I’m ready to show the world why they call me ‘The Crippler.’”

 

Leben joins a budding roster of Bellator MMA talent, with recent signings that include: Benson Merilend, Anastasiya Yankova, Lena Ovchynnikova, va Sergey Kharitonov.

 

It has yet to be determined what weight class Leben will compete at, but when asked what division he hopes to settle in, Leben made it clear: “I’ll go wherever the big fights are.”