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RAFAEL CARVALHO STEALS SPLIT DECISION, RETAINING MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE IN ‘BELLATOR 155’ MAIN EVENT

Maio 21, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

BOISE, IDAHO (Maio 20, 2016) - Rafael Carballo (13-1) defended his middleweight belt in controversial fashion at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho o venres noite, taking home a split decision win over at the expense of Melvin Manhoef (30-13).

The packed house was less than enthusiastic with the judges’ decisión, which amounted to two 48-47 scores for Carvalho, while Manhoef took home one of the same tally.

Coa vitoria, the 29-year old Brazilian is now 4-0 under the Bellator MMA umbrella and continues to ride his remarkable 13-fight winning streak.

BELLATOR KICKBOXING: ST. LOUIS ANNOUNCED

The first fight for “Bellator Kickboxing: St. Louis” has been announced in a rematch of sorts, pitting Joe Schilling contra Hisaki Kato. When the two first met at “Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov,” Kato stunned Schilling with a “Superman punch” knockout that many pundits considered to be the “2015 Knockout of the Year.” That was MMA, and this time the two will fight in a kickboxing match. A world champion kickboxer, “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling will look for revenge against Kato, a karate striker.

Loitas adicionais, including a main event matchup will be announced shortly.

The second event for the brand new Bellator Kickboxing promotion will take place on Xuño 24, immediately following “Bellator: Dynamite 2” at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE.

Featherweight Co-Main Event Ends in Unanimous Decision Victory for Pat Curran

It took all three rounds to determine a winner in the evening’s co-main event, pero, ao final,, former two-time Bellator champion Pat Curran (22-7) emerged victorious with a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) conquistar Georgi Karakhanyan (24-6-1). “Paddy Mike” connected with a great left hook that dropped Karakhanyan to the mat. The Chicago native relied heavily on his ground game in this one, consistently forcing Karakhanyan into uncomfortable positions and ultimately leading to the featherweight’s 12^th win under the Bellator MMA fray.

Heavyweight Slugfest Ends in Draw for Dan Charles and Augusto Sakai

The evening’s second heavyweight feature fight was heavily overshadowed by multiple low blows from the foot of Augusto Sakai (9-0-1), leaving Dan Charles (10-3-1) curled over the canvas and gasping for air. In a bout that took every bit of 15 actas, the judges’ scorecard concluded a majority draw (30-26 Charles, 28-28, 28-28), making it just the ninth in Bellator MMA history. Although the Brazilian Sakai remains undefeated, his nine-fight winning streak came to an end with the bittersweet finish at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. For Charles, it was the third time in his five-year career that a fight went the distance and the first of his 14 bouts to end in a majority draw.

Alexis Dufresne Shocks MMA World With Submission Victory Over Marloes Coenen

In a highly-anticipated female catchweight bout, Alexis Dufresne (6-2) delivered one of the largest upsets of the year by finishing Dutch superstar Marloes Coenen (23-7) with an armbar submission 4:33 na primeira rolda. Along with Miesha Tate, “Sneaky Zebra” becomes just the second fighter ever to force Coenen to tap out. Not far removed from the birth of her first child, the 25-year-old Dufresne was able to impress in her Bellator MMA debut, despite being a +500 oprimido.

Gormley Outlasts Beltran in Heavyweight Opener

During the opening contest at "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef," Joey Beltran (17-13) e Persecución Gormley (13-5) traded blows in what was a heavyweight dogfight that took all three rounds to claim a victor. Ao final, it was Gormley that came out on top with the split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) win over “The Mexicutioner.” Gormley, a 32-year-old native of Los Angeles is now 7-0 when his fights go to the judges table. The win is his first with the Bellator MMA promotion and sixth of his last seven bouts.

Resultados card preliminar:

Vince Morales (4-1) derrotado Hamilton Ash (3-2) via KO at 2:32 de tres rounds

Joe Hamilton (4-0) derrotado Tyler Freeland (3-1) por finalización (mata-león) en 0:22 dunha rolda

Casey Johnson (5-0) derrotado Brendon Raftery (4-3) por finalización (mata-león) en 1:16 da segunda rolda

Marcin Held (22-4) derrotado Dave Jansen (20-4) por decisión unánime (30-27, 29-28 2X)

Jesse Brock (22-8) derrotado Olly Bradstreet (39-13) por finalización (mata-león) en 3:57 de tres rounds

Will Noland (16-6) derrotado Sean Powers (9-6) por KO (socos) en 3:29 dunha rolda

Scott Thometz (10-5) derrotado Josh Tyler (7-4) por decisión unánime (30-27, 30-25, 30-25)

veta Arteaga (2-0) derrotado Jackie Vandenburgh (0-2) por decisión unánime (29-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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GET READY FOR SOME KICKBOXING WITH SMALL GLOVES!

Maio 20, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT BETWEEN RAFAEL CARVALHO AND MELVIN MANHOEF HEADLINES ‘BELLATOR 155’ MAÑÁ NIGHT – LIVE AND FREE ON SPIKE

Complete Weigh-In Photos Here

BOISE, IDAHO. (Maio 19, 2016) –The official weigh-ins for "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef "took place this afternoon in front of a packed house at the Knitting Factory here in Boise, ID. All competitors are now ready for action mañá at CenturyLink Arena, with the event airing LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT.

Campión dos medios Rafael Carballo (12-1) will defend his title against Dutch striking ace Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1) in the main event of a fantastic night of fights that also includes a co-main event between Pat Curran (21-7) e Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1), who square off in a featherweight scrap that has future title-shot implications written all over it. The main card also includes a women’s catchweight showdown between slick Dutch veteran Marloes Coenen (23-6) e Alexis Dufresne (5-2). Dufresne, who returns to action after a recent pregnancy and on short notice, missed the 146-pound weight limit, but the fight will proceed as planned.

"Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " will also feature a duo of heavyweight matchups with Joey Beltran (17-12) reto Persecución Gormley (12-5) e Dan Charles (20-3) looking to put an end to Augusto Sakai’s (9-0) unblemished record.

An undercard bout between Ricky Steele (5-0) e Eric Cronkhite (2-1) was cancelled when Cronkhite missed weight by nine pounds.

Very few tickets for the event remain, e están dispoñibles en Bellator.com, the CenturyLink Arena Box Office or CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com.

Tarxeta Principal: (Live on SPIKE – 9 p.m. E/8:00 p.m. CT)

Bellator MMA Middleweight título mundial loita: Rafael Carballo (184.3) vs. Melvin Manhoef (185)

Bellator MMA Co-Main Event Pena: Pat Curran (145.6) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (145.1)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Bout Característica: Dan Charles (242.2) vs. Augusto Sakai (262.5)

Bellator MMA Catchweight Feature Bout: Marloes Coenen (145.6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (150.7)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Bout Característica: Joey Beltran (236.8) vs. Persecución Gormley (264.5)

Card preliminar: (Bellator.com – 7:00 p.m. E/6:00 p.m. CT)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Tyler Freeland (137.4) vs. Joe Hamilton (135.4)

Bellator MMA Lightweight preliminar Bout: Dave Jansen (155.9) vs. Marcin Held (155.9)

Bellator MMA Flyweight preliminar Bout: veta Arteaga (127.1) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (122.7)

Bellator MMA Pena preliminar Bout: Hamilton Ash (145.8) vs. Vince Morales (144.9)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Brendon Raftery (134) vs. Casey Johnson (134.9)

Bellator MMA Lightweight preliminar Bout: Scott Thometz (155.7) vs. Josh Tyler (155.7)

Bellator MMA Middleweight preliminar Bout: Sean Powers (182.4) vs. Will Noland (185.6)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Jesse Brock (135.7) vs. Olly Bradstreet (135.7)

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MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS & DIGITAL VIDEO RECAP FOR ‘BELLATOR 155’

Maio 19, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

CARVALHO AND MANHOEF MEET WITH MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE ON THE LINE ESTA SEXTA AT ‘BELLATOR 155’ – LIVE AND FREE ON SPIKE

CONFERENCE CALL HIGHLIGHTS

Bellator Presidente Scott Coker, along with “Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef” main and co-main event fighters Rafael Carballo (12-1), Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1), Pat Curran(21-7) e Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) all joined this afternoon’s official media conference call to promote deste venres evento.

Scott Coker

“We’re excited to be in Boise, fighting at the Century Link Arena. I think this is a fight town that has been hungry for a big MMA promotion and we’re proud to be the first to do it. We’ve got a great middleweight world title fight between Carvalho and Manhoef… Carvalho is coming off of a big win with a KO over Brandon Halsey and undoubtedly this fight is going to have a bunch of fireworks between both of these guys.”

On the fight between Curran and Karakhanyan…

“I definitely think that this fight has some title implications but we always like to see how the fight pans out…honestly if this is something that’s exciting and a barn burner and if this fight can stand on its own feet, it very well could be.”

On if a Bellator bonus structure is going to come to fruition in the future…

“It is something we’re working on but we’re just a little bit different, because we’re a premium TV model so it’s something that has been considered, but right now it’s something that is still just in dialogue.”

Rafael Carballo

“I am excited and really think this could be historical. It’s going to be a lot of strikes and it’s going to be a kickboxing fight with MMA gloves.”

“Every fight you’ve got to show what you got. In this fight, it’s going to be no different [now that I’m a champ]. I’m going to show everything I’ve got and I am always looking forward to the next fight.

“People recognize me more now and I have gained more respect now as the champion…Winning the belt for the first time is one thing, but the real deal is when you defend the belt and keep the belt. That’s when you become the real champion.

On overcoming challenges of living in Rio…

“There are good people as well as bad but the only thing that is going to dictate your future is you and how hard you work for it. It doesn’t matter where you live or what kind of clothing you wear, if you put your mind into it and are willing to work hard for it.

Melvin Manhoef

“I look forward to making a kickboxing with small gloves. I am prepared for anything so it doesn’t matter what’s going to happen. I am looking forward to being there and doing what I do best, which is the striking, so for me it’s very nice that he wants to do the kickboxing in the cage with me.

Do you feel like people are counting you out heading into this fight?

“I don’t know what people are thinking but it all depends on what me and my team think and the fans who are supporting me think. I feel like the fight is still in me and I showed it at my last fight. I trained real hard for this fight and my goal is to show it again that you cannot count me out… You know my fight style; I do everything to knock people out so I am glad if [Carballo] wants to make a kick boxing fight out of it.”

What would winning the Bellator title mean to you?

“It means a lot, with all of the hard work and a lot of people writing me off, but I think this is like a new era or new beginning for me and I could become a world champion. I think that being a fighter that’s been in the business so long, it has been an achievement already.”

Pat Curran

“I am really excited to step in there o venres and put on a dominant performance. I have made a lot of changes in my life, in my camp and everything is falling into place right now and I’m excited to showcase that o venres."

Do the stakes of this fight change for you as they would for a title?

“I feel like every fight at this point in your career, especially in this division is do-or-die and if you win you’re going to get that much pull-through coming or having the chance to fight for the title again and I feel like over and over George and I have been that much closer to another title shot.”

Georgi Karakhanyan

“I can’t wait for Venres noite. I am going out there with nothing to lose, just going 100 percent and fighting my fight and come out with a victory.”

On this being a potential title eliminator and going up against two-time champ Curran…

“I know everybody is talking about the title but to me I don’t think about that, right now I have a good opponent in front of me with Pat Curran, a former champion and I can’t ask for a better opponent than him. I am very excited, I cannot wait and I am ready to put on a great show and I’m for sure coming out with my hands right.”

On coming back from surgery and making adjustments…

“I treat everything the same, I got about five surgeries last year and the last surgery was just a meniscus tear but after that, Bellator took good care of me. They put me in a very good rehab place and I’ve started my training and feel 100 por cento. "

DIGITAL RECAP

"Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " emanates from CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho airs LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9e/8c. In preparation for the event, Bellator’s digital team has put together captivating new content, which you can view by clicking on the images below. Tune in to Bellator’s YouTube page for an inside look and more exclusive footage at what’s still to come.

Campións: Rafael Carballo – The middleweight champion does NOT listen to the naysayers; he finds a way to win. Jimmy Smith breaks it down.

Fundacións: Melvin Manhoef – Melvin Manhoef only knows one way to fight…All in! Either way somebody is going lights out. Jimmy Smith breaks it down.

Fundacións: Marloes Coenen – Marloes Coenen is a level above her competition, the MMA Pioneer show it every time she steps into the cage. Jimmy Smith explains.

What to Watch: carballo vs. Manhoef – This is for the Middleweight Championship! Rafael Carballo e Melvin Manhoef will be a battle between masters of two opposing disciplines. Jimmy Smith and Manny Rodriguez break it all down.

What to Watch: Held vs. Jansen – Marcin Heldis a monster on the mat and Dave Jansen will have to find a way to negate that submission game. Jimmy Smith breaks it down.

What to Watch: Curran vs. Karakhanyan – There is a special energy in the Featherweight division. The competition is stiff and the winner will be in title contention while the loser may be put in the back of a long line of contenders. Jimmy Smith and Manny Rodriguez explain.

Rolling With Jimmy – The Bellator Featherweight takes a ride in Jimmy Smith’s 1969 Plymouth Barracuda. He shares how it feels to be in a stacked division and his desire to fight the best in the world.

LOITA INFO: A middleweight championship matchup between Rafael Carballo (12-1) e Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1) will serve as the evening’s main event of "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " no CenturyLink Arena, en Boise, Idaho, Venres, Maio 20.

Alén, the main card features two of Bellator MMA’s top featherweights, con Pat "Paddy Mike" Curran (21-7) e Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan (24-5-1) squaring off in the co-main event.Alexis “Sneaky Zebra” Dufresne (21-4) will make her promotional debut after agreeing to a late addition bout against Dutch submission specialist Marloes "Rumina" Coenen (23-6) in female featherweight action. There will also be multiple heavyweight bouts featured on the main card, con Dan Charles (10-3) taking on undefeated Augusto Sakai (9-0) e Joey Beltran (17-12) afrontando Persecución Gormley (12-5).

Os ingresos para "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " are going fast and can be purchased at the CenturyLink Arena Box Office or CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com, así como Bellator.com. O evento vai ao aire en directo e gratuíta pola Spike en 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-misspreliminary card airs live on Bellator.com e O bellator Mobile App.

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MARLOES COENEN RECEIVES NEW OPPONENT AHEAD OF ‘BELLATOR 155’ — ALEXIS DUFRESNE REPLACES JULIA BUDD

Maio 11, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. (Maio 10, 2016) – Due to injury, Julia Budd (8-2) has been forced to withdraw from her inaugural Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight Championship Bout against Marloes Coenen (23-6). Como resultado, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) will take her place and challenge Coenen during the featured preliminary contest of "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " no CenturyLink Arena, en Boise, Idaho, en Maio 20.

The fight joins a card that already features a colossal Middleweight World Championship main event, no cal Rafael Carballo (12-1) defende o seu cinto contra o ardente Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Alén, former Bellator MMA featherweight titlist Pat Curran (21-7) vai regresar á acción, por primeira vez desde xuño, cando afronta o resilientes Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) no evento co-principal do card. The last two men to challenge for Will Brooks’ lightweight title, Marcin Held (21-4) e Dave Jansen (20-3) tamén será en acción. Rounding out the televised portion of the event will be two heavyweight fights, cando Dan Charles (10-3) atenda Augusto Sakai (9-0) e Joey Beltran (17-12) asume Persecución Gormley (12-5).

Os ingresos para "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " comezan en só $25 e xa están á venda no Bellator.com, Oficina Arena Box CenturyLink ou CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. O evento vai ao aire en directo e gratuíta pola Spike en 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, while the can’t-miss preliminary card airs live on Bellator.come O bellator Mobile App.

A former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion, Marloes Coenen, is riding a two-fight winning streak and undefeated record under the Bellator MMA fray into her bout with Dufresne. “Rumina” began her career winning eight consecutive fights and 13 of her first 14. The 35-year-old has been competing professionally since 2000 and has been an integral part of the progression of women’s mixed martial arts, challenging some of the best that the sport has to offer. Agora, it’s back to the drawing board for the Dutch submission specialist when she looks to spoil the Bellator MMA debut of Alexis Dufresne.

The 25-year-old Alexis Dufresne began her career with a blazing start, earning victories in her first five scraps, all of which she ended in the first round. Born in Temecula, Calif., “Sneaky Zebra” has strung together an impressive resume, including three straight first round knockout wins dating back to her 2013-14 seasons and most recently two appearances for the UFC. Dufresne will be making her Bellator MMA debut vindeiro venres and hopes to get back to her winning ways when she fills in for the absent Julia Budd on short notice.

Complete "bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef "Tarxeta de loita

Bellator MMA Middleweight título mundial loita: Rafael Carballo (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)

Bellator MMA Co-Main Event Pena: Pat Curran (21-7) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Bout Característica: Dan Charles (10-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)

Bellator MMA Característica Lightweight Bout: Dave Jansen (20-3) vs. Marcin Held (21-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Bout Característica: Joey Beltran (17-12) vs. Persecución Gormley (12-5)

Card preliminar

Bellator MMA Pena preliminar Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-6) vs. Alexis Dufresne (5-2)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)

Bellator MMA Flyweight preliminar Bout: veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

Bellator MMA Pena preliminar Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Brendon Raftery (4-2) vs. Casey Johnson (4-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight preliminar Bout: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. Josh Tyler (7-3)

Bellator MMA Middleweight preliminar Bout: Sean Powers (9-5) vs. Will Noland (15-6)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Ricky Steele (5-0) vs. Erick Cronkhite (2-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Jesse Brock (21-8) vs. Olly Bradstreet (39-12)

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PATRICKY ‘PITBULL’ FREIRE EARNS SHUTOUT VICTORY IN BELLATOR’S HISTORIC, FIRST-EVER INTERNATIONAL EVENT

Abril 17, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

ALL OF ITALY GOES WILD FOR THEIR HERO ALESSIO SAKARA AFTER KNOCKOUT VICTORY

Crédito: Bellator MMA

TORINO, ITALIA. (Abril 15, 2016) – An electric, packed house was on hand Saturday night to bear witness to Bellator MMA’s inaugural international event, "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza," at Italy’s largest indoor arena, The Pala Alpitour. The venue, which housed several events during the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, provided an incredible atmosphere for the historic card.

No evento principal da noite, Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (16-7) welcomed Kevin Souza (15-5) to Bellator MMA with a unanimous decision loss (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). The matchup between the two Brazillians was well contested, as Souza took the fight on short notice after replacing Derek Camposbecause of injury only a week ago. “Pitbull” spent much of the bout trying to figure out his opponent’s unorthodox style, but in the third and final round, “Pitbull” was able to score a couple solid shots and a takedown to cement his position on the scorecards.

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?

Few fighters can inspire a nation the way that Rome’s Alessio Sakara (18-11) had his Italian countrymen rooting for him tonight. The support paid off, as “Legionarius” got the better of Brian Rogers (12-9) in a slugfest for the ages. Crisp, precise, power-punches connected with Rogers putting him on the canvas, forcing the TKO stoppage at 2:29 of round two and making Sakai’s Bellator debut one to remember.

DIVISION ON LOCK? MCKEE’S GOT THE KEY

One of MMA’s hottest prospects, A.J. McKee (4-0) defeated Milan’s Danilo Belluardo (5-2) in front of his home crowd on Friday. Although the audience was raucous in support for Belluardo, they cheered with great appreciation for McKee’s performance and sportsmanship following his victory. During his fight against J.T. Donaldson at "Bellator 147: Thomson vs. Villaseca," McKee was cut above the eye, the sight of his own blood seemed to cause the 20-year-old to hit the turbo button. Similarly tonight, McKee was on the wrong side of an accidental low blow and after a short resting period, “Mercenary” came out swinging with a torrid pace, ultimately connecting with a left kick to the ribs of Belluardo that sent him falling to the mat. The referee gave him a moment to defend himself but McKee rained down an efficient flurry of ground and pound, earning the TKO at 2:44 of the very first frame. Sending a message to Scott Coker and the moi deep Bellator featherweight division that he means business, McKee said in his post-fight interview: “If you ain’t got the belt, I ain’t got my eye on you.”

A STAR IS BORN IN ANASTASIA YANKOVA

Anastasia Yankova (3-0) quickly fought her way into a full mount against Anjela Pink (0-1) and applied a slick armbar submission to hand Pink a loss in her professional debut at 1:35 da rolda de apertura. The young Russian striker has had the Italian fans clamoring to see her in action all week long, and had them on their feet celebrating her first-round victory. Yankova has now finished all of her professional MMA fights via submission and after the bout made it clear that she will be in action sooner, en vez de máis tarde, “I promise to come back soon and have my second fight in Bellator, Yankova said. “It is really great to be a part of Bellator, I feel really happy.”

HOMETOWN HEROES IMPRESS IN BELLATOR DEBUT

Two Italian competitors who regularly compete with Oktagon, Daniele Scatizzi (7-2) e Daniele Miceli (2-1) kicked things off at "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” with a fast paced featherweight scrap. Scatizzi was able to secure a dominant position on Miceli’s back, sinking his hooks in and raining down unanswered strikes, forcing referee “Big John” McCarthy to call a stop to the action at 3:20 of round one and declaring Rome’s Scatizzi victorious by TKO.

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THE WAIT IS OVER – ‘PITBULL’ & SOUZA ARE READY FOR ACTION AT ‘BELLATOR 152’ TOMORROW

Abril 16, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

Complete Weigh-In Photos Here

TORINO, ITALIA. (Abril 15, 2016) – After Friday’s weigh-ins at the Turin Palace Hotel, all of the "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” competitors are set to enter the cage inside of Italy’s largest indoor arena, The Pala Alpitour. The event airs on SPIKE mañá, Sábado, Abril 16 en 10 p.m. E/PT.

The mixed martial arts portion of Bellator MMA’s first event overseas will also include the promotional debut of Italian fan-favorite Alessio Sakara (17-11), que afronta Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup and one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), que loita Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds.

Tamén, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitorsDaniele Miceli (2-0) e Daniele Scatizzi (6-2) will round out the MMA card with a featherweight showdown.

Tarxeta Principal: (Live on SPIKE – 10 p.m. E/PT)

Kevin Souza (70.3 kg / 155.2 lb.) vs. Patricky Freire (70.5 kg / 155.2 lb.)

Alessio Sakara (92.25 kg / 203.9 lb.) vs. Brian Rogers (93.05 kg / 205.3 lb.)

Danilo Belluardo (66.05 kg / 145.4 lb.) vs. A.J. McKee (65.95 kg / 145.5 lb.)

Anjela Pink (58.65 kg / 129.3 lb.) vs. Anastasia Yankova (59.35 kg / 130 lb.)

Daniele Miceli (76.10 kg / 167.5 lb.) vs. Daniele Scatizzi (76.2 kg / 168.2 lb.)

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BOTH ‘PITBULL BROTHERS’ RECEIVE NEW OPPONENTS AHEAD OF BELLATOR 152 & Bellator 153

Abril 13, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

SANTA MONICA, TAL. (Abril 11, 2016) – Injuries to both Derek Campos e John Teixeira have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) e Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) en abril 16 e 22 respectivamente.

Como resultado, the Scott Coker-led promotion has put its newest free agent acquisition to work immediately, with the news that Kevin Souza (15-4) will compete against Patricky at 155-pounds, in the first fight of his freshly inked multi-fight contract during the main event of "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza.”

Entrementes, in the co-main event of "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov," Patricio will now fight the tenacious Henry Currais (12-2), who agreed to face the former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion on less than two weeks notice.

"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” will also include the promotional debut of Italian fan-favorite Alessio Sakara (17-11), que afronta Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), loitas Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds. Tamén, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) e Daniele Scatizzi (6-2) will round out the MMA card with a featherweight showdown.

"Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” is also brimming with must-see mixed martial arts action as well, with the promotional debut of Benson Henderson (23-5), who challenges Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) for the 170-pound strap, Brennan Ward (13-3) goes to battle contra “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Michael Page "Venom" (9-0) rostros Jeremie Holloway (7-1), e Brent Primus (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).

"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” airs on SPIKE Saturday, Abril 16 en 10 p.m. ET / ES, mentres "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” airs at a special start time of 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT, which is immediately followed by the debut of "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " en 11:00 p.m. ET / ES.

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan Couture en "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” to kickoff 2016, Patricky “Pitbull” will look to extend his current winning streak when he takes on the debuting Kevin Souza.

A member of the Blackzilians, the 31-year-old has been victorious in 10 da súa última 11 fights as a professional and put together an impressive 3-1 run with the UFC. The multi-time, post-fight bonus award winner has a knack for the spectacular, con 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 fóra de 15 victories ending before reaching the judges’ scorecards. The Salvador native has competed exclusively at 145-pounds, but due to the fight being on short notice, Souza will step up and compete against “Pitbull” no peso lixeiro.

Henry Corrales continues his run of never turning down a fight in Bellator MMA, after agreeing to fight Patricio “Pitbull.” The fight will be Corrales’ third in the Viacom-owned promotion, after bouts against current featherweight titlist Daniel Straus and newly re-signed contender Emanuel Sanchez. A former King of the Cage bantamweight champion, “OK” has finished 10 da súa 12 wins as a pro.

Complete "bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” Main Card:

Bellator MMA Lightweight Main Event: Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) vs. Edimilson “Kevin” Souza (15-4)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Alessio Sakara (17-11) vs. Brian Rogers (12-8)

MMA bellator Pena Bout Característica: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Anastasia Yankova (2-0) vs. Anjela Pink (Estrea)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniele Miceli (2-0) vs. Daniele Scatizzi (6-2)

Complete "bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” Main Card:

Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator MMA Co-Main Event Pena: Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) vs. Henry Currais (12-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Característica: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Característica: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)

Bellator MMA Característica Lightweight Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)

Sobre bellator MMA:

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, 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.

Sobre Pico:

Spike está dispoñible en 98.7 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks. A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike’s internet address is spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike’s press site at spike.com/press. Follow us on Twitter @SpikeTVPR for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes información e fotos.

About Oktagon:

Carlo Di Blasi created Oktagon in 1996. At its beginning the show was dedicated to free fight, the name that was given initially to MMA (Artes marciais Mixtas). Other disciplines such as Kickboxing, Muay Thai and Savate were gradually added from the early 2000’s onwards. During the last 20 years Oktagon has reached a huge popularity, both in Italy and abroad, creating many superstars in the process including Bellator welterweight Paul Daley as well as The Petrosyan brothers (Giorgio e Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven e Artem Levin.

Bellator, kickboxing, artes marciais mixtas, MMA, Spike TV

MATT MITRIONE AND SEAN GRANDE NAMED SPIKE’S ANNOUNCING TEAM FOR BELLATOR KICKBOXING: TORINO

Abril 8, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

Nova York, Nova York, Abril 7, 2016 - Matt Mitrione, a former NFL defensive lineman and current Bellator MMA heavyweight will join Bellator MMA play-by-play announcer and The Voice of the Boston Celtics, Sexa Grande as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino"Sobre Sábado, Abril 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italia. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Vicepresidente Senior, Deportes e Promocións, Spike TV.

Mitrione joined Bellator MMA in early March after a stellar start to his career in the UFC. His 14-bout stint with that promotion began in 2009 on “The Ultimate Fighter,” airing on Spike. His list of formidable opponents included: Kimbo Slice, Gabriel Gonzaga, Ben Rothwell, Derrick Lewis, Brendan Schaub, Roy Nelson, Shawn Jordan, and Travis Browne among others.

Prior to competing in MMA, Mitrione earned a scholarship to play defensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers, not far from where he grew up in Springfield, Enfermo. Tras a facultade, he played in the NFL for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings until 2005.

Sean Grande has served as Bellator’s play-by-play announcer since July of 2015. Completing his 18th season in the NBA and 15th as the voice of the Boston Celtics, Relato épico de Grande do prazo de dous meses para o 2008 World Championship cemented his status as one of the nation’s elite play-callers. He is joined by analyst Cedric Maxwell for all Boston Celtics games. Since shortly after their 2001 vinculación, "Grande e Max" converteuse nunha das combinacións máis populares e emblemáticos no aire de Boston.

En maio 20, 2013, Gran fixo o seu debut na Major League Baseball, after being named the alternate play-by-play voice of the World Champion Boston Red Sox. It completed his cycle of broadcasting major pro sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, WNBA e MLS).

"Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” will be televised Venres, Abril 22 en 11:00 p.m. E/PT, immediately following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” on Spike.

Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:

Bellator Kickboxing Middleweight Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (37-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)

Bellator Kickboxing 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)

Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (10-3) vs. Francesco Moricca (15-2-1)

Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)

Bellator Kickboxing Bantamweight Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (30-9) vs. Matteo Taccini (24-3-1)

Bellator, artes marciais mixtas, MMA, Spike TV

DOUS NOVOS ataques COMPLETE 'bellator 155: CARVALHO VS. CARD PRINCIPAL Manhoef 'en Boise ON MAIO 20 - Só en Spike

Marzo 25, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. (Marzo 24, 2016) - A corrosión ataque lixeiro Marcin Held (21-4) contra Dave Jansen (20-3) e unha vinculación concurso pesado Persecución Gormley (12-5) contra Joey Beltran (17-12), foron engadidos á tarxeta principal de "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " no CenturyLink Arena, en Boise, Idaho en maio 20.

As loitas unirse a unha tarxeta que xa posúe un evento principal do Campionato do Mundo Middleweight colosal, cando Rafael Carballo (12-1) defende o seu cinto contra o ardente Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Alén, ex-campión do bellator MMA Pena Pat Curran (21-7) vai regresar á acción, por primeira vez desde xuño, cando afronta o resilientes Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) no evento co-principal do card.

Os ingresos para "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " comezan en só $25 e xa están á venda no Bellator.com, Oficina Arena Box CenturyLink ou CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. O evento vai ao aire en directo e gratuíta pola Spike en 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT. Un oito-loita aires card preliminar vivir Bellator.com eO bellator Mobile App comezando o 6:30 p.m. E.

realizada, un 13-loita bellator MMA veterano, mira para comezar outra raia longa gañador tras ver a súa última serie de seis loita estalou nas mans do campión da división Will Brooks durante "Bellator 145: With A Vengeance ". A 24-year-old especialista en finalizações gravou vitorias en 11 da súa última 13 loitas, con seis dos sete anteriores benvida por KO ou finalización. O seu enfrontamento suculento con "The Fugitive" no "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " marca a súa 2016 estrea e primeira loita desde novembro de 2015.

Tras unha vitoria por decisión unánime do nativo polaco volta 2013 ás "Bellator 93,"Dave Jansen vai mirar para bater unha vez fóra Realizada en loita recurso leve da noite. "O Fugitivo" entra na súa novena loita con bellator MMA e mira para engadir á súa impresionante 7-1 rexistro coa promoción. Con series de vitorias de sete e 13 pelexas polo seu ilustre carreira de nove anos, a 36-year-old nativa Oregon volverá ter os ollos postos en comezar un novo tramo de vitorias cando pisa na gaiola en maio 20.

Na acción pesado, Chase Gormley vai mirar para construír nunha carreira impresionante de tres anos que o viu gañar cinco das súas últimas seis loitas, cando asume Joey Beltran. Fighting Championship Titan chefão pesado gañou o título da promoción cunha vitoria por decisión unánime contra Jon Madsen en marzo de 2015.

Dende que entrou na pelexa bellator MMA en 2013, Beltran xa competiu contra algúns dos mellores loitadores de promoción ten que ofrecer, con combates contra:Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Vladimir "O Conserxaría" Matyushenko, Emanuel Newton, e Brian Rogers. Tras a transición aos medios en abril 2015, "O Mexicutioner" gañou dous dos tres loitas, pero agora volve á división de pesos pesados que xa habitaron.

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