‘IRISH’ BRENNAN WARD WELCOMES EVANGELISTA ‘CYBORG’ SANTOS TO THE BELLATOR MMA WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION
FOUR ADDITIONAL PRELIMINARY MATCHUPS ADDED TO THE MOHEGAN SUN EVENT IN CONNECTICUT
Santa Monica, CALIF. (Наурыз 1, 2016) – The co-main event for «Bellator 153: Корешков В.С.. Henderson « is set, with the news that Patricio «Pitbull» Freire (24-3) will compete against Джон «Макапа» Teixeira (19-1-2) in featherweight action on Сәуір 22 Uncasville жылы Mohegan Sun Аренада, Конн.
Одан басқа, Коннектикут өз «Ирландияның» Бреннан Ward (13-3) returns to action in his home state fresh off an impressive victory in Japan, кезде ол құптайды Евангелиста «Cyborg» Сантос (20-16) 170-фунт Беллатор MMA күреске айналады.
The two bouts join a main event that features the highly anticipated Bellator debut of Benson Henderson «Smooth» (23-5), Ол полусреднем чемпионы сын-қатерлерді Андрей Корешков (18-1) оның белдеуін үшін. Four preliminary bouts were also announced; additional contests will be added in the coming weeks.
«БилеттерБеллатор 153: Корешков В.С.. Henderson « жай бойынша басталады $30 және Bellator.com қазір сату болып табылады, Ticketmaster.com және Mohegan Sun Box Office. Іс-шара Spike уақытта тірі және тегін таратылса 9 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/8 p.m. CT, Алдын-ала айқастар тірі бойынша ағынмен, ал Bellator.com мен Беллатор қосымша.
For “Pitbull,” a fight on Сәуір 22 is the first step back towards a shot at Daniel Straus’ featherweight title, a belt that Freire held before the two met at «Bellator 145: Лихвой. « Жанында 28 years of age and with already 15 fights under the Bellator MMA banner, the Natal-native has been victorious in seven out of his last eight outings and emphatically finished Daniel Weichel in what was a knockout of the year candidate in 2015.
Undefeated in Bellator MMA, including an entertaining victory his last time out against Gleristone Santos; “Macapa” has not suffered defeat since 2012. A product of the highly regarded Nova Uniao team, Teixeira has previously competed in the UFC, where he was a competitor on “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.” Сәуір 22 will only be the fourth time the 29-year-old has fought outside of Brazil.
For Ward, fighting at the Mohegan Sun is like competing in his own backyard. Орналасқан 10 miles from his home in New London, Конн., “Irish” has won four times at the Mohegan Sun, all by finish with three KOs and one submission. Таяуда, the 27-year-old former NCAA All-American moved up in weight and submitted former heavyweight Ken Hasegawa in Japan while representing Bellator MMA during Rizin FF’s inaugural event this past December. The win brought Ward’s current winning streak to five fights, all coming by way of finish.
Best known to fans as “Cyborg,” Santos enters the Scott Coker-led promotion fresh off a win already in 2016. A veteran of Pride FC and Strikeforce, “Cyborg” has been involved in some memorable tussles against names the likes of: Nick Diaz, Gegard Mousasi, Фрэнсис Carmont, мен Мелвин Manhoef (2X). Қазір, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt will turn his attention to one of Bellator MMA’s fastest rising stars.
«Bellator 153: Корешков В.С.. Henderson «Жаңартылған Fight Card:
Беллатор MMA салмағы күресі әлем чемпионы: Андрей Корешков (18-1) VS. Benson Хендерсон (23-5)
Беллатор MMA салмағы тең басты оқиға: Patricio Freire (24-3) VS. Джон Teixeira (19-1-2)
Беллатор MMA салмағы ерекшелігі Bout: Бреннан Ward (13-3) VS. Evangelista Santos (20-16)
Алдын ала Card:
Беллатор MMA Жеңіл алдын ала Bout: Сэм Watford (1-0) VS. Деканы Hancock (2-0)
Беллатор MMA Полулегкий алдын ала Bout: Крис Foster (8-4) VS. Фелипе Lavandoski (5-0)
Беллатор MMA Жеңіл алдын ала Bout: Джейсон Bakanowski (3-2) VS. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)
Беллатор MMA Полулегкий алдын ала Bout: Pete Роджерс (2-3) VS. Майк Mangan (0-3)