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

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SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Abril 28, 2015) – Due to a knee injury sustained by title challenger Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator MMA Pena Campión do Mundo Patricio Pitbull (23-2) will now face German submission ace Daniel “The Weasel” Weichel (35-8) in the co-main event of “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” que ocorre Venres, Xuño 19 en St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.

 

Dispoñendo dunha das loitas máis esperadas da historia do deporte con Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) e Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Campos (15-4), with a fifth and final featured bout to be announced shortly.

 

The 27-year-old “Pitbull,” of Natal, Brasil, 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. En 24 aparencias de carreira, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, e ambos foron o resultado razor-fina, split-decisions.

 

“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. Na súa última loita, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 no seu pasado 13 paseos. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Verde, Matt Bessette e Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 vitorias, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.

 

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

 

Os ingresos para “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” que comezan en só $30, Actualmente á venda en Ticketmaster.com.

 

“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Venres, Maio Xuño 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Vostede.

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

Bellator Pena Title Fight: Campo Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)

Bellator Destaque loita de pesos pesados: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Destaque Loita Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Campos (15-4)

 

Card preliminar

Bellator Welterweight Preliminar Loita: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)

Bellator strawweight Preliminar Loita: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Lightweight Preliminar Loita: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)

Bellator Pena Preliminar Loita: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

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

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

 

The new all-Missouri contests include lightweights Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1) e pesos medios Kain Royer(1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0).

 

Dispoñendo dunha das loitas máis esperadas da historia do deporte con Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator: Unfinished Business” takes place Friday, Xuño 19, en St. Louis’ Scottrade Center and airs live on Spike.

 

Os ingresos para “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” que comezan en só $30, Actualmente á venda en Ticketmaster.com

 

Concursos adicionais serán anunciados en breve.

 

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 foi 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 da súa 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” - Venres, Maio Xuño 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Vostede.

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

Bellator Pena Title Fight: Campo Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4-1)

Bellator Destaque loita de pesos pesados: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Destaque Loita Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Campos (15-4)

 

Card preliminar

Bellator Welterweight Preliminar Loita: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)

Bellator strawweight Preliminar Loita: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Lightweight Preliminar Loita: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)

Bellator Pena Preliminar Loita: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

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

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SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Abril 13, 2015) – On the heels of this morning’s announcement of the Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson desquite, "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. Miles 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 e “A maioría Man perigoso do mundo,” Ken Shamrock, which kicks off Live and Free on Spike at 9 p.m. E/ 8 p.m. CT.

 

Os ingresos para “Bellator: Unfinished Business” comeza ás $30 and go on sale to the general public on Friday, Marzo 27, en Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com and the Scottrade Center Box Office. Online presales begin on Wednesday, Marzo 25.

 

Iowa’s Mann is an intriguing welterweight prospect who has never fought past the opening round in 11 career contests. 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 Train” Guthrie, 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, both “Johnny Irish” O’Connor and McDonald make their Bellator MMA debuts. Curiosamente, 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. Entrementes, McDonald suffered an armbar loss in his May 2014 professional debut and now looks to rebound in his return to the cage.

 

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

 

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

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

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

Bellator Loita Característica Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Campos (15-4)

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

 

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

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

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“Bellator: Unfinished Business” gets a monster rematch with heavyweights James “The Colossus” Thompson vs. Policial “O Dominator” Lashley

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SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Abril 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, Vostede.

 

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: A invasión británica,” but an injury sustained by Lashley caused the fight to be rescheduled to June 19.

 

Thompson, un especialista en 6 foot-5 destacada, vén de Inglaterra e vén loitando profesionalmente desde 2003. Un ex-xogador de rugby e fisiculturismo, Thompson found his true calling in MMA and has been competing around the globe ever since. Loitando algúns dos mellores pesos pesados ​​no deporte, including Slice, Alexander Emelianenko, Don Frye, Alistair Overeem, Mariusz Pudzianowki, Brett Rogers, Bob Sapp, Dan Severn e Hidehiko Yoshida, entre outros, “The Colossus” has racked up 11 wins by knockout and seven by submission.

 

O pelexa libre destaque-3 o 6 pés, Policial “O Dominator” Lashley (12-2) comezou a adestrar en artes de pelexa en idade 12 e viría a gañar varios títulos, incluíndo tres campionatos nacionais en Missouri Valley College, un Campionato Nacional NAIA, unha medalla de prata do Campionato do Mundo CISM e dous das Forzas Armadas Championships Wrestling durante o seu tempo en EEUU. Exército. In addition to a professional wrestling career with stints in the WWE, ECW e TNA, Lashley comezou a súa carreira no MMA en 2008, e el construíu unha marca impresionante carreira que inclúe a presentación bellator MMA gaña sobre Karl Etherington e Josh Burns,.

 

“Bellator: Unfinished Business” - Venres, Xuño 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Vostede.

Tarxeta Principal (9 p.m. E)

 

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

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

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

Bellator Loita Característica Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Campos (15-4)

 

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Bellator MMA signs wrestling star Bobby Lashley to a long-term contract extension

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SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Marzo 20, 2015) – Bellator MMA announced today that superstar heavyweight Bobby Lashley (12-2) asinou unha extensión de contrato a longo prazo coa promoción. Lashley is a perfect 2-0 baixo a bandeira bellator, e 10 da súa 12 vitorias viñeron a través de paralización.

 

O destaque 6'3 loita comezou a adestrar no deporte na idade 12, e viría a gañar varios títulos, incluíndo tres campionatos nacionais en Missouri Valley College, un Campionato Nacional NAIA, un Campionato do Mundo Medalla de Prata CISM e foi dúas veces Forzas Armadas Wrestling Championship cando serviu no Exército dos Estados Unidos.
Coa súa incrible pedigree de wrestling, “O Dominator” asinou un contrato de desenvolvemento coa WWE en 2004 e fixo o seu debut profesional para a organización en 2005. Lashley would go on to fight for ECW and TNA as well, pero quería probar a si mesmo no mundo do MMA.
En 2008, Lashley comezou a adestrar MMA tempo completo coa American Top Team (TO) ximnasio en Coconut Creek Florida. He would later open his own ATT gym in Denver, CO, e trens entre as dúas instalacións con varios atletas respectados, incluíndo Josh Barnett, Anthony “Big Foot Silva”, e Todd Duffee.
“Tiven dúas loitas con bellator, e eu estou feliz de estar chamando a promoción miña casa,” said Lashley. “Scott Coker ea empresa realmente reavivou o meu desexo de loitar e eu estou ansioso para un gran ano con algunhas vitorias dominantes.”
Próximo día: Assist “O home máis malvado do planeta” Joe Warren defender o seu título contra o galo Marcos Galvão next Venres, Marzo 27 ás 9 / 8C En directo e gratis, só na Spike. Para máis información visite www.bellator.com.

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Bellator MMA é unha organización líder Artes marciais Mesturadas con moitos dos mellores loitadores do mundo. Baixo a dirección do veterano promotor loita Scott Coker, Bellator está dispoñible para case 400 millón de vivendas en todo o mundo en máis de 120 países. Nos Estados Unidos, Bellator se pode ver na Spike TV, the MMA television leader. Bellator MMA is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, orquestación de eventos en directo, desenvolvemento loitador / relacións, Procurement local, creación de patrocinio / desenvolvemento, licenzas internacional, marketing, publicidade, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Santa Monica, California e de propiedade do xigante do entretemento Viacom, fogar de marcas de entretemento do mundo premier que se conectan co público a través de contido atractivo a través da televisión, filme cinematográfico, plataformas en liña e móbiles.

 

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Invasión Británica do bellator ten un novo rei

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“King Mo” Lawal vs. Cheick Kongo substitúe Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson e Andre Santos entra en escena para Douglas Lima para a batalla Paul Daley no “Bellator: A invasión británica”
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SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Xaneiro 21, 2015) – Lesión forzou o atraso dun enfrontamento moi agardado entre Bobby Lashley (12-2) e James Thompson (20-14) pero as autoridades bellator MMA anunciou unha loita de gran éxito para substitúe-lo no Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (14-4) vs. Cheick Kongo (22-9-2). Also Andre Santos (37-9) entrou en escena para o campión dos medios feridos Douglas Lima (26-5), e agora enfrontarase o sempre perigoso Paul Daley (35-13).

 

O novo concurso está previsto para a parte televisada “Bellator: Invasión Británica,” que ten lugar no Venres, Febreiro 27, no MOHEGAN Sun Arena en Uncasville, Conner. Principais aires de tarxeta da noite en directo na TV de Spike, mentres loitas preliminares de fluxo en Spike.com.

 

Os ingresos para “Bellator: Invasión Británica,” que comezan en só $25, xa á venda están en Ticketmaster.com e Bellator.com. Ataques adicionais deberán ser anunciados en breve.

 

“Estamos decepcionados, tivemos de retrasar estas pelexas entre Bobby Lashley e James Thompson, e Douglas Lima e Paul Daley, pero eu non teño ningunha dúbida de que estes combates será fantástico, xa que, finalmente, chegar a ser concretadas,” Bellator MMA CEO Scott Coker dixo. “Afortunadamente, somos capaces de substituír os ataques con concursos igualmente divertido para os nosos fans.”

 

“King Mo” Lawal loita pola 10ª vez para bellator MMA e estableceuse como unha das Superstars máis coñecidos do deporte. Un loitador destacado que normalmente compite no medio-pesado, o ex NCAA Division I All-American medalhista de ouro e Pan-Americana gañou 11 da súa 14 carreira no MMA gaña por KO, incluíndo recentes paralizacións marcantes de Joe Vedepo e Dustin Jacoby. O ex ganador do torneo de MMA bellator e Strikeforce campión mundial dos pesos pesados ​​agora desprázase ata pesado por primeira vez desde 2009 para desafiar a si mesmo contra Kongo.

 

Kongo, un 6-foot-4 francés, is a former professional kickboxer who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo agora se concentra exclusivamente en MMA e construíu unha 4-1 rexistro baixo a bandeira bellator MMA. Adestrando en Wolfslair MMA Academy en Londres, Kongo brillou máis recentemente o seu xogo ben equilibrado, marcando unha submisión no primeiro round sobre compañeiro de ataque Lavar Johnson nun enfrontamento setembro. Perda bellator solitario do Kongo entrou nun concurso de cinco roldas para o World Heavyweight Championship bellator MMA, en que el pasou cinco voltas completas con Vitaly Minakov pero veu enriba do short nun resultado de decisións.

 

Paul Daley é un veterano altamente temido e respectado con dinamita en ambos os puños, o que lle valeu o alcume “Semtex”. A 31-year-old de Nottingham, Inglaterra gañou un impresionante 74% da súa 35 vitorias por KO. Loitando para Scott Coker baixo a bandeira Strikeforce, rejoining him at Bellator was a no brainer. Daley took to the internet to share his feelings on the injury to Lima, declarando: “Nervioso, Asustado??…..Entendo, preparándose para loitar contra min…. Gustaríame. Está seguro…. creo que comeza a ter un pouco máis sesións de fotos co cinto…. Meu foco cambiou, mesma data, novo adversario…. Invasión Británica no bellator 134.”

 

O novo adversario seu foco trasladouse a é Andre “Chatuba” Santos. Un veterano do deporte no seu propio dereito, the Rio De Janeiro fighter has two more wins than Daley in four less fights. Santos defeated James Terry at Bellator 129, in what was his first fight on American soil. He now has his sights set on Daley, coa esperanza de gañar a súa sétima loita en liña recta.
 

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Bellator MMA é unha organización líder Artes marciais Mesturadas con moitos dos mellores loitadores do mundo. Baixo a dirección do veterano promotor loita Scott Coker, Bellator está dispoñible para case 500 millón de vivendas en todo o mundo en máis de 140 países. Nos Estados Unidos, Bellator se pode ver na Spike TV, the MMA television leader. Bellator MMA is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, orquestación de eventos en directo, desenvolvemento loitador / relacións, Procurement local, creación de patrocinio / desenvolvemento, licenzas internacional, marketing, publicidade, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Santa Monica, California e de propiedade do xigante do entretemento Viacom, fogar de marcas de entretemento do mundo premier que se conectan co público a través de contido atractivo a través da televisión, filme cinematográfico, plataformas en liña e móbiles.

 

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