‘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, ແຄລິຟໍເນຍ. (ມີນາ 1, 2016) – The co-main event for "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " is set, with the news that Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) will compete against John "Macapa" Teixeira (19-1-2) in featherweight action on ເດືອນເມສາ 22 ຢູ່ໃນສນາມຫລິ້ນກິ Mohegan Sun ໃນອັນຄາສະຫວິນ, Conn.
ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ, Connecticut ເປັນຂອງຕົນເອງ "ໄອແລນ" Brennan ອຸປະຖໍາ (13-3) returns to action in his home state fresh off an impressive victory in Japan, ໃນເວລາທີ່ເຂົາຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) ເຂົ້າໄປໃນ fray Bellator MMA ທີ່ 170 ປອນ.
The two bouts join a main event that features the highly anticipated Bellator debut of Benson "ມູ" Henderson (23-5), ເປັນສິ່ງທ້າທາຍອ່ານ welterweight Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) ສໍາລັບສາຍແອວລາວ. Four preliminary bouts were also announced; additional contests will be added in the coming weeks.
ປີ້ສໍາລັບການ "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນຢູ່ທີ່ພຽງແຕ່ $30 ແລະແມ່ນກ່ຽວກັບການຂາຍໃນປັດຈຸບັນຢູ່ໃນ Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com ແລະຫ້ອງ Mohegan Sun Box. ກໍລະນີທີ່ມີມາດດໍາລົງຊີວິດແລະແບບຮວງຕັ້ງແຈບທີ່ 9 p.m. ແລະ/8 p.m. CT, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນຈະໄດ້ນ້ໍາດໍາລົງຊີວິດໃນ Bellator.com ແລະ The Bellator App ມືຖື.
For “Pitbull,” a fight on ເດືອນເມສາ 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: ມີ Vengeance A. " ໃນ 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.” ເດືອນເມສາ 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. ຕັ້ງ 10 miles from his home in New London, Conn., “Irish” has won four times at the Mohegan Sun, all by finish with three KOs and one submission. ສ່ວນຫຼາຍບໍ່ດົນມານີ້, 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, Francis Carmont, ແລະ Melvin Manhoef (2x). ໃນປັດຈຸບັນ, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt will turn his attention to one of Bellator MMA’s fastest rising stars.
"Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Updated ບັດການຕໍ່ສູ້:
Bellator MMA Welterweight ໂລກຊື່ການແຂ່ງຂັນ: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Co, ເຫດການ: Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. John Teixeira (19-1-2)
Bellator MMA Welterweight ຄຸນນະສົມບັດການແຂ່ງຂັນ: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista Santos (20-16)
ບັດ Preliminary:
Bellator MMA Lightweight Preliminary Bout: ຊໍາ Watford (1-0) vs. ຄະນະບໍດີ Hancock (2-0)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Chris ອຸປະຖໍາ (8-4) vs. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)