SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Marec 30, 2016) – Fans attending "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " naApril 22 na Mohegan Sun Arena v Uncasville, Conn. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie in Wanderlei Silva.
The two legendary Brazilian superstars will be participating in an exclusive meet and greet for ticketholders on the Mohegan Sun Arena concourse beginning at 6 p.m. IN.
The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Smooth" Henderson (23-5), kot je izzivi welterweight prvak Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) za pasom. Nekdanji lahka stvar titlist Patricio "Pitbull" Freire(24-3) sreča John "Macapa" Teixeira (19-1-2) in the co-main event while other bouts on the card include Connecticut’s own "Irish" Brennan Ward (13-3) and British striking sensation Michael Page (9-0) spopadovEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) in Jeremie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.
Vstopnice za "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " začeti na samo $30 in so v prodaji sedaj na Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com in Urad Mohegan Sun Box. Prireditev na sporedu v živo in brezplačno Spike na 8 p.m. IN/7 p.m. CT, medtem ko bo predhodni napadi tok živo Bellator.com in Bellator Mobile App. Oddaja bo takoj sledila prelomen, otvoritveni "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " Dogodek.
Ime Gracie je sinonim za MMA, in da je v veliki meri deloma Royce Gracie, Človek, ki se šteje, da so izumili šport, kot ga poznamo danes. Zmagovalec prvih nekaj UFC dogodkov, Gracie bi razstaviti več nasprotnikov v eni sami noči, mnogi med njimi so bili veliko večji od njega. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, danes, je težko najti MMA borec, ki je niso usposobljeni v umetnosti jiu-jitsu. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 milijonov gledalcev.
Having first fought in the sport almost twenty years ago, very few men have a more legendary resume than Wanderlei Silva, who was recently signed to a Bellator MMA contract. “The Axe Murderer” is a Pride and UFC veteran, who brings an intimidating and imposing presence with him every time he steps into the cage. Silva hopes of adding to an already-impressive list of wins that include: Guy Mezger, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Ricardo Arona, Kazuyuki Fujita, Michael Bisping, Cung Le, Brian Stann and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (2x).
Popolna "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Velterska kategorija svetovnega Naslov Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)
Bellator MMA lahka stvar Co-Main Event: Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. John Teixeira (19-1-2)
Bellator MMA Velterska kategorija Feature Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)
Bellator MMA Velterska kategorija Feature Bout: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)
Bellator MMA Lahka Feature Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)
Predhodni Card:
Bellator MMA Velterska kategorija Predhodni Bout: Chris Honeycutt (6-1) vs. Matt SECOR (7-2)
Bellator MMA Velterska kategorija Predhodni Bout: Djamil Chan (11-2) vs. Richard Patishnock (6-3)
Bellator MMA Lahka Predhodni Bout: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Dean Hancock (2-0)
Bellator MMA lahka stvar Predhodni Bout: Chris Foster (8-4) vs. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)
Bellator MMA Lahka Predhodni Bout: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)
Bellator MMA lahka stvar Predhodni Bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)
Bellator MMA svetlobe Težji Predhodni Bout: Mike Zichelle (7-4) vs. Joe Cronin (19-16)
Bellator MMA lahka stvar Predhodni Bout: Matt Bessette (17-7) vs. Keith Richardson (14-6)
Bellator MMA Srednja kategorija Predhodni Bout: Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Predhodni Bout: Blair Tugman (7-6) vs. Jay Perrin (2-1)