Special Broadcast on Friday, Јули 28 од 9-11:30ЕТ/Португалија

ЛОС АНЏЕЛЕС – From a wild and rare double-knockdown featuring an MMA icon, to a back-and-forth battle for the lightweight title fight, to an even more shocking upset of an MMA prodigy – Bellator Њујорк: Sonnen vs. Силва was certainly entertaining, exciting and often unpredictable.

 

For those who missed the Pay-Per-View telecast on Јуни 24, Spike will present a special encore presentation of this memorable event onПеток, Јули 28 од 9-11:30 вечер. И/Португалија.

 

Emanating from Madison Square Garden in in the heart of New York, Bellator’s biggest fight card featured a double main event between fierce rivals Chael Sonnen и Wanderlei Силва, а Мет Mitrione stood toe-to-toe with the iconic Fedor Emelianenko in a heavyweight showdown for the ages. Во прилог, two explosive title fights took place, како Даглас Лима looked to defend his welterweight crown against Lorenz Larkin and lightweight champ Мајкл Чендлер took on the undefeated Брент Први. Rounding out the action, Арон Пико made his long-awaited MMA debut against Зак Фримен in a lightweight bout and Brazilian jiu-jitsu aceНиман Gracie put his skills on display against New York’s Dave Marfone.

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Лос Анџелес – Ahead of Bellator Њујорк: Sonnen vs. Силва, fans are invited to the first ever Bellator Nation Rally on Петок, Јуни 23 на 4:30 вечер. И inside the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Members of the Bellator Nation will have the opportunity to meet with MMA legends Randy Couture and Dan Henderson, current Bellator heavyweight Cheick Kongo, as well as Bellator personalities, including Mike Goldberg and the Bellator Ring Girls. The event is FREE and OPEN to the public. Space is limited, so fans are encouraged to arrive early.

Дополнително, prizes, including two cageside tickets to Bellator Њујорк, will be given away to fans in attendance.

На 6 вечер. И, fans are also invited to be a part of the Bellator Њујорк и Bellator 180 weigh-ins inside The Theater at Madison Square Garden, as the fighters take the scale and square off for the final time prior to entering the cage во саботата ноќ. The event is FREE and OPEN to the public.

Еден од најпрепознатливите ММА борци на сите времиња, Сала на Famer Ренди Couture transitioned nicely into the entertainment world after his fighting career, глуми во неколку телевизиски емисии и филмови, Вклучувајќи The Expendables movie franchise and Dancing with the Stars. Внатре во кафезот, Модата беше бестрашен аутсајдер, честопати поразувајќи мажи со големи предности. „Природен“ беше повеќекратен шампион во тешка категорија и повеќекратен тешка категорија во УФЦ.

Дан Хендерсон |, known simply as “Hendo,” is one of the most feared one-punch strikers in all of MMA and put away many opponents with his “H-Bomb” overhand right. A former PRIDE and STRIKEFORCE champion, Henderson owns notable wins over Michael Bisping, Fedor Emelianenko, “Shogun” Rua and Wanderlei Silva. Now retired, Henderson also represented the U.S. during the 1992 и 1996 Olympics as a member of the Greco-Roman wrestling teams.

Откако се приклучи во кавгата Bellator МЛД во 2013, Cheick конго, a French-born kickboxer, has strung together an impressive run that has seen him emerge victorious in nine of 11 натпревари, including five consecutive victories. Со 39 career fights under his belt, “The Darkness” has tallied 27 победи како професионален, Вклучувајќи 12 by way of knockout. Kongo most recently handed Augusto Sakai the first loss of his professional career at Bellator 179 во Лондон.

Mike Goldberg, set to make his Bellator broadcast debut at Bellator Њујорк и Bellator 180, is best known for his 20 plus years of play-by-play work in professional MMA and trademark calls that made him popular with fans around the globe. In addition to his two decades in mixed martial arts, he has broadcast every major sport at the network level, most notably his 900 games in the NHL, both nationally and with the Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings. He has also hosted entertainment shows, Вклучувајќи Shaq Vs. A graduate of Miami (Охајо) Универзитетот, Goldberg now resides in Phoenix, Аризона.

Ве молиме посетете ја Bellator.com и BellatorNYC.com for upcoming event information.

Bellator Њујорк: Sonnen vs. Силва Card (Pay-Per-View):

Главен настан во тешка категорија во лесна категорија: Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) наспроти. Wanderlei Силва (35-12-1, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)

Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Мет Mitrione (11-5)

Welterweight World Title Bout: Даглас Лима (28-6) наспроти. Lorenz Larkin (18-5, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)

Lightweight World Title Bout: Мајкл Чендлер (16-3) наспроти. Брент Први (7-0)

Лесен меч за одлики: Арон Пико (Деби) наспроти. Зак Фримен (8-2)

 

Bellator 180: Дејвис против. Bader Card (Спајк):

Светски меч за титули во лесна категорија во тешка категорија: Фил Дејвис (17-3, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Рајан Бадер (22-5)

Перолесна Бу: James Gallagher (6-0) наспроти. Чинзо Макида (5-2)

Полусредна категорија Бу: Ниман Gracie (5-0) наспроти. Dave Marfone (5-2)

Women’s Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Хедер Харди (Деби) наспроти. Alice Yauger (4-5)

 

Bellator 180: Дејвис против. Bader Прелиминарните картички (Bellator.com):

Прелиминарен меч во тешка категорија: Рајан Couture (10-5) наспроти. Haim Gozali (7-3)

Лесен прелиминарен меч: Jerome Mickle (2-1) наспроти. Anthony Giacchina (1-1)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout (168 1bs.): John Salgado (4-7-1) наспроти. Hugh McKenna (0-1)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout (130 1bs.): Matt Rizzo (9-2, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Sergio da Silva (6-8)

Лесен прелиминарен меч: Nate Grebb (3-1) наспроти. Bradley Desir (9-5)

 

 

ЛОС АНЏЕЛЕС – With the recently announced additions of veteran commentators Mauro Ranallo and Mike Goldberg to the current Bellator broadcast team, fight night roles have been determined for the biggest evening in the promotion’s history when Bellator Њујорк: Sonnen vs. Силва и Bellator 180: Дејвис против. Bader air live on Saturday, Јуни 24 from Madison Square Garden in New York.

Bellator’s stacked pay-per-view event, Bellator Њујорк: Sonnen vs. Силва, will see play-by-play analyst Мауро Ranallo join longtime Bellator color commentator Џими Смит for the first time live at 10 вечер. И/7вечер. Португалија, а Mike Goldberg will anchor the desk for the historic broadcast.

Earlier that evening, Goldbergis set to call the play-by-play action alongside Smith, with Ranallo set to hostBellator 180: Дејвис против. Bader from the desk live on SPIKE at 8 вечер. И/5 вечер. Goldberg and Smith will alsocall the additional preliminary match-ups on Bellator.com at 6 вечер. И/3 вечер. Португалија.

Jenn Brown will host SPIKE’s live pre-show during preliminary action, where she will be joined by popular MMA personality Брендан Schaub and Bellator lightweight Џош Томпсон, who will offer unique insight and analysis leading into the historic event. Schaub and Thomson will later join Ranallo at the desk duringBellator 180. The voice of Bellator, Мајкл С. Вилијамс, will take his familiar position inside the cage as the evening’s ring announcer.

Headlined by the long-awaited bout between two of the biggest names in mixed martial arts history, Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) и Wanderlei Силва (35-12-1, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави), Bellator Њујорк: Sonnen vs. Силва airs live on pay-per-view beginning at 10 вечер. И/7 вечер. Португалија. Emanating from Madison Square in New York City, the mecca of combat sports, this blockbuster event includes a heavyweight bout between MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko и тешко удирање Мет Mitrione, along with two championship bouts, Вклучувајќи Даглас Лима (28-6) defending his 170-pound strap against Lorenz Larkin(18-5, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) and current lightweight champion Мајкл Чендлер (16-3) putting his world title on the line against the undefeated Брент Први (7-0).

Prior to the pay-per-view, SPIKE will air Bellator 180: Дејвис против. Bader LIVE and FREE on both coasts beginning at 8 вечер. И/5 вечер. Португалија. The event is headlined by a light heavyweight title bout between current champ Фил Дејвис (17-3, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) и главен кандидат Рајан Бадер (22-5). Дополнително, Bellator 180 prelims will air exclusively on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App at 6 вечер. И/3 вечер. Португалија.

Ве молиме посетете ја Bellator.com и BellatorNYC.com for upcoming event information.

 

Bellator Њујорк: Sonnen vs. Силва Card (Pay-Per-View):

Главен настан во тешка категорија во лесна категорија: Chael Sonnen (29-15-1) наспроти. Wanderlei Силва (35-12-1, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)

Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Мет Mitrione (11-5)

Welterweight World Title Bout: Даглас Лима (28-6) наспроти. Lorenz Larkin (18-5, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)

Lightweight World Title Bout: Мајкл Чендлер (16-3) наспроти. Брент Први (7-0)

Лесен меч за одлики: Арон Пико (Деби) наспроти. Зак Фримен (8-2)

Bellator 180: Дејвис против. Bader Card (Спајк):

Светски меч за титули во лесна категорија во тешка категорија: Фил Дејвис (17-3, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Рајан Бадер (22-5)

Перолесна Бу: James Gallagher (6-0) наспроти. Чинзо Макида (5-2)

Полусредна категорија Бу: Ниман Gracie (5-0) наспроти. Dave Marfone (5-2)

Women¹s Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Хедер Харди (Деби) наспроти. Alice Yauger (4-5)

 

Bellator 180: Дејвис против. Bader Прелиминарните картички (Bellator.com):

Прелиминарен меч во тешка категорија: Рајан Couture (10-5) наспроти. Haim Gozali (7-3)

Лесен прелиминарен меч: Jerome Mickle (2-1) наспроти. Anthony Giacchina (1-1)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout (168 1bs.): John Salgado (4-7-1) наспроти. Hugh McKenna (0-1)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout (130 1bs.): Matt Rizzo (9-2, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Sergio da Silva (6-8)

VOW Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Nate Grebb (3-1) наспроти. Bradley Desir (9-5)

 

BOTH SET TO CALL THE ACTION FOR BELLATOR NYC ЗАСабота, Јуни 24 AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

ЛОС АНЏЕЛЕС — Bellator has signed longstanding MMA commentators Mike Goldberg и Мауро Ranallo to multi-event broadcast agreements beginning with Bellator Њујорк: Sonnen vs. Силва и Bellator 180: Дејвис против. Bader на Сабота, Јуни 24. The move sees Goldberg return to SPIKE for the first time since 2011, while Ranallo reunites with Bellator President Scott Coker, having worked together through 2013. The pair will join a broadcast team that currently includes Jimmy Smith, Jenn Brown and Chael Sonnen.

“Mike Goldberg and Mauro Ranallo are two of the best in our business and I couldn’t be happier about them joining the Bellator family,", Вели Скот Coker. “In addition to Јуни 24, we look forward to working together to make future Spike broadcasts even more exciting for our fans as we add further depth to an already-exceptional broadcast team.”

“The addition of highly-regarded announcers Mauro and Mike to our fantastic lineup of broadcasters, and our first-rate production led by Scott Fishman, further demonstrates our commitment MMA fans and expanding the global Bellator brand,” added Spike SVP, Sports and Specials Jon Slugger.

Mike Goldberg is best known for his 20 plus years of play-by-play work in professional MMA and trademark calls that made him popular with fans around the globe. In addition to his two decades in mixed martial arts, he has broadcast every major sport at the network level, most notably his 900 games in the NHL, both nationally and with the Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings. He has also hosted entertainment shows, Вклучувајќи Shaq Vs. A graduate of Miami (Охајо) Универзитетот, Goldberg now resides in Phoenix, Аризона.

Mauro Ranallo gained notoriety with MMA fans during his tenure with PRIDE, and later STRIKEFORCE, where his voice became synonymous with the now-legendary events. Throughout his career, Ranallo has spent time working with various sports outside of MMA, including boxing, професионални борење, kickboxing and ice hockey, and will continue his work with Showtime Boxing. Ranallo, a native of British Columbia, Канада, now resides in Los Angeles, Калифорнија.

Ве молиме посетете ја Bellator.com и BellatorNYC.com for upcoming event information.