标记档案: Cory Anderson

COREY ANDERSON MAKES BELLATOR MMA DEBUT AGAINST COMBAT SPORTS LEGEND MELVIN MANHOEF IN BELLATOR 251 HEADLINER

MASSIVE EVENT AIRS LIVE ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK THURSDAY, NOV. 5

天使- Bellator MMA is back in primetime on Thursday, 十一月. 5 with a card headlined by an exciting battle featuring one of the promotion’s newest free agent acquisitions in 科里·安德森 (13-5), who will make his highly anticipated Bellator debut against Dutch combat sports legend 梅尔文Manhoef (32-14-1, 2 NC) in the stacked light heavyweight division. The action emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, 康涅狄格州, where Bellator has held all its domestic shows since the promotion’s return to live events.

CBS体育网 将播出 Bellator 251: Manhoef VS. 安德森 全美直播. 市场, 而初步对决将在CBSSports.com和Bellator MMA的YouTube频道上进行. 其他比赛将在稍后公布.

Legendary Dutch fighter Melvin Manhoef is one of the most feared and violent striking specialists in all of combat sports. 同 29 他 32 事业胜利淘汰赛的方式来, “No Mercy” boasts one of the highest knockout percentage rates of any MMA fighter with at least 15 胜利. Manhoef has collected victories over iconic names in the sport, including Mark Hunt and Kazushi Sakuraba, throughout an illustrious career dating back to 1995, when he earned the first of many knockout victories at only 18 years of old. After stacking together two consecutive victories, including a TKO over 雅尼克财富 in his last outing, Manhoef looks to spoil the much-hyped Bellator debut of Anderson in the main event of Bellator 251.

Rockford, Illinois’ Corey Anderson joined Bellator’s light heavyweight division this past August after opting to depart the UFC. 获胜者为 终极战士 季节 19 was ranked fourth in the UFC’s 205-pound division at the time of his departure, having defeated top opponents, including current champion Jan Blachowicz, Johnny Walker, Ilir Latifi and Glover Teixeira. Prior to honing his MMA under world-renowned BJJ ace Ricardo Almeida, the 31-year-old became a two-time NCAA All-American wrestler and earned his degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. “Overtime” will look to ascend to the top of a crowded Bellator light heavyweight class that includes champion 瓦迪姆Nemkov, 菲尔·戴维斯, 瑞安贝德, 町田龙太, 新人 克里斯蒂安·爱德华兹 and former LFA champ 亚历克斯·波利齐.

了解更多信息, 请访问 www.Bellator.com.

更新 Bellator 251: Manhoef VS. 安德森 战卡:
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轻重量级的主要事件: 梅尔文Manhoef (32-14-1, 2 NC) VS. 科里·安德森 (13-5)


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