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BELLATOR 172 COMPETITORS TAKE US BEHIND THE SCENES PRIOR TO SATURDAY NIGHT’S SHOWDOWN AT SAP CENTER IN SAN JOSE

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San Jose, CALIF. (Feb. 16, 2017) – We are just days away from one of the most highly anticipated heavyweight battles in Bellator MMA history, bi Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) ati Matt Mitrione (11-5) headline a massive main card at Bellator 172. Lọgan ti lẹẹkansi, Bellator’s digital team has put together a collection of exclusive new content in preparation of Saturday ká festivities at SAP Center. If you’re searching for a deeper look inside these competitors’ road to the main event, join us as we explore some fantastic behind-the-scenes footage available now on Bellator’s dynamic YouTube page.

 

The Legend of Fedor’s Sweater

Fedor’s monumental career goes hand-in-hand with his “Glorious Sweater of Absolute Victory.” Adam Carolla and others chime in on the Russian slugger’s mysterious attire.

 What to Watch: Fedor la. Mitrione

Bellator 172 features a must-watch heavyweight main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrione, but before the two meet inside the cage Jimmy Smith covers what’s at stake.

Backstage With Fedor Emelianenko

Let’s go backstage with one of the game’s greatest and take a closer look at the initial signing that took place at the promotion’s last event in San Jose at Bellator 165.

 Sit Down With Matt Mitrione

Heavyweight superstar Matt Mitrione sits down with us to discuss his upcoming main event showdown with the legendary Fedor.

In Focus: Josh Thomson

We take a closer look at Josh Thomson’s story and close relationship with Bellator MMA President Scott Coker in the latest edition of In Focus.

Ija alaye: The evening’s main event features a highly anticipated heavyweight slugfest pitting the legendary Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) lodi si Matt Mitrione (11-5).

 

San Jose’s own Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) returns to the Bellator MMA cage to take on veteran knockout artistPatricky “Pitbull” (16-8) in a lightweight co-main clash. Fans can also experience a heavyweight feature fight pittingCheick Kongo (25-10-2) against British phenom Oli Thompson (17-9) and a female flyweight fight pairing Veta Arteaga (2-1) lodi si Brooke Mayo (Uncomfortable). Lastly, a welterweight showdown pitting Josh Koscheck (17-10) lodi siMauricio Alonso (12-7, 1 NC) rounds out the Spike-televised main card action.

 

Bellator 172: Fedor la. Mitrione airs ifiwe ati ki o free on iwasoke ni 9 p.m. ATI/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary bouts will stream live on Bellator.com and The Bellator Mobile App. Very few tickets remain and they can be purchased at the SAP Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.

 

Complete Bellator 172: Fedor la. Mitrione SPIKE-Televised Main Card:

Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) la. Matt Mitrione (11-5)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) la. Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8)

Heavyweight Feature Fight: Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) la. Oli Thompson (17-9)

Flyweight Feature Fight: Veta Arteaga (2-1) la. Brooke Mayo (Uncomfortable)

Welterweight Ẹya ija: Josh Koscheck (17-10) la. Mauricio Alonso (12-7, 1 NC)

 

Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Anatoly Tokov (24-2) la. Francisco France (13-4-1)

Welterweight Prelim Bout: James Terry (18-9) la. J.C. Llamas (8-5)

Lightweight Prelim Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) la. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)

Featherweight Prelim Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) la. Luis Vargas (0-1)

Welterweight Prelim Bout: Dominic Sumner (1-0) la. Abraham Vaesau (1-0)

Flyweight Prelim Bout: Anthony Do (4-1) la. Bobby Escalante (4-5)

Flyweight Prelim Bout: Matt Ramirez (1-2) la. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)

Lightweight Prelim Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) la. Zach Andrews (5-1)

Featherweight Prelim Bout: Abner Perez (Uncomfortable) la. Gaston Bolanos (Uncomfortable)

Featherweight Prelim Bout: Justin Tenedora (Uncomfortable) la. Roque Reyes (0-3)

Middleweight Prelim Bout: Martin Sano (4-2) la. Diego Herzog (4-2)

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JOSH KOSCHECK RETURNS TO THE CAGE AGAINST MAURICIO ALONSO AT SAP CENTER IN SAN JOSE ON FEB. 18

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MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT FEATURING ANATOLY TOKOV AGAINST FRANCISCO FRANCE ADDED TO THE PRELIMINARY CARD

Hollywood, CALIF. (January 31, 2017) – A welterweight bout pitting Josh Koscheck (17-10) lodi si Mauricio Alonso(12-7, 1 NC) has been added to the Spike-televised main card of Bellator 172: Fedor la. Mitrione ni SAP Center ni San Jose, Calif. lori Kínní 18, 2017.

 

Ni afikun, recently signed Russian star Anatoly Tokov (24-2) is set to square off against Francisco France (13-4-1) in a middleweight clash that will be featured on the Bellator.com-streamed undercard, while a previously announced main card bout between Adam Piccolot ati Brent Primus has been cancelled after Piccolotti has been forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.

 

Bellator 172: Fedor la. Mitrione will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ATI/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets for the event are on sale now at the SAP Center Box Office as well as Ticketmaster.com.

 

Koscheck will be making his highly anticipated Bellator MMA debut after signing with the Viacom-owned promotion in 2015. Prior to the signing, “Kos” competed under the UFC banner for nearly a decade, compiling 15 wins and nine finishes. Bayi, the 39-year-old Dethrone Base Camp product hopes to soar to the top of Bellator MMA’s stacked welterweight class and add to his impressive resume of 17 Iṣẹ Ajé victories. Never one to mince words, Koscheck has made it clear that he hopes to once again meet Paul Daley inside the cage, but first, the Fresno, Calif. native must get through Alonso on Feb. 18 when he returns to action on Spike.

 

Hailing from Parana, Brazil, Alonso will be making his second appearance under the direction of Bellator MMA and first in the welterweight division since 2014. The 36-year-old enters the bout riding a recent string of success, earning victories in each of his last two contests and seven of his last 10 dating back to 2010. Of his 12 career wins, Alonso has finished his opponent five times, including four knockouts. Alonso will look to build off of an undefeated 2016 campaign when he competes on Feb 18.

 

Under the tutelage of the legendary Fedor Emilianenko, Tokov has strung together an impressive resume of his own, where from 2012 si 2016, the prospect was riding a streak of 17 itẹlera AamiEye. The 26-year-old Russian is known to end fights early and often, finishing his opponent in 19 ti re 24 career wins, including nine first round finishes. If Tokov is going to continue to blossom on the Bellator roster, he will have to defeat his opponent on Feb. 18 akọkọ.

 

Hailing from Gilbert, Arizona, 18-fight veteran France enters the bout having won six of his last eight contests, including one draw and five finishes. The 33-year-old submission specialist will be making his third appearance under the Bellator MMA banner and first in nearly a year at Bellator 172. “Kiko” brings with him one of the most dynamic ground games in the division, finishing 12 ti re 13 victims via submission; displaying a wide array of devastating techniques, including rear-naked and arm-triangle chokes, arm bars, and kimuras.

 

Imudojuiwọn Bellator 172: Fedor la. Mitrione Akọkọ Kaadi:

Heavyweight Main Event: Fedor Emelianenko (36-4, 1 NC) la. Matt Mitrione (11-5)

Lightweight Co-Main ti oyan: Josh Thomson (22-8, 1 NC) la. Patricky “Pitbull” (16-8)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick Kongo (25-10-2) la. Oli Thompson (17-9)

Welterweight Feature Bout: Josh Koscheck (17-10) la. Mauricio Alonso (12-7, 1 NC)

 

Preliminary Bouts:

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Anatoly Tokov (24-2) la. Francisco France (13-4-1)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: James Terry (18-9) la. David Douglas (9-6)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Nikko Jackson (1-1) la. Cesar Gonzalez (0-1)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Juan Cardenas (1-0) la. Luis Vargas (0-1)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-1) la. Carlos Rocha (9-4)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Anthony Do (4-1) la. Bobby Escalante (4-5)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Matt Ramirez (1-2) la. Jeremy Murphy (3-3)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: J.J. Okanovich (3-1) la. Paradise Vaovasa (5-1)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Justin Tenedora (Uncomfortable) la. Roque Reyes (0-3)

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CHEICK KONGO INCHES PAST VINICIUS SPARTAN IN ‘BELLATOR 150’ MAIN EVENT ON SPIKE

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COMPLETE BELLATOR 150 PHOTOS HERE

MULVANE, Le. (Kínní 26, 2015) – A week removed from the most watched Bellator MMA event in company history, the Scott Coker-led promotion returned to action on SPIKE with "Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Queiroz,” an event that delivered five spectacular main card fights.

 

Ni aṣalẹ ká akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, Cheick Kongo (24-10-2) intelligently managed the distance between he and Vinicius Spartan (8-4), kicking and jabbing his way to a split decision victory (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).

 

Spartan did have his moments during the heavyweight encounter, securing takedowns in rounds two and three, followed by a knockdown late. Sugbon ni opin, Kongo received the benefit of the doubt from the Kansas-appointed judges. The Frenchman has now won two straight, and improved to 6-2 overall under the Bellator MMA banner.

It only took David Rickels (17-4) three minutes and 49 seconds to finish Bobby Cooper (12-6) in front of a sellout crowd at Kansas Star Arena on Friday. Both men had their moments during the action, but after a knee to the body dropped Cooper to his knees, “The Caveman” pummelled his foe with hammerfists until referee John McCarthy called a stop to the action.

Kendall Grove (23-15) duro Francisco France (13-4-1) with a vicious punch 35 aaya sinu awọn keji yika, winning by knockout. The victory was an emotional one for “Da Spyder,” who recently lost his brother and made it clear his performance was dedicated to his late sibling. Grove has now won three of his last four tilts, all via finish.

Chuka Willis (7-2) ofo Gaston Reyno (5-1) the first defeat of his mixed martial arts career on Friday, winning via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27). The scrap went back-and-forth over the course of 15 iṣẹju, with multiple submission attempts and knockdowns by both men. But in the end – much to the delight of the partisan crowd – Willis earned the nod.

Former Shamrock FC Flyweight Champion Rebecca Ruth (6-1) ṣẹgun Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) nipasẹ unanimous ipinnu (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) in the opening main card fight at "Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Queiroz.” For “Ruthless” the win is the first of her career via the judges’ scorecards and extended her current winning streak to four straight.

 

Alakoko Kaadi esi:

 

Kyle Noblitt (2-0) ṣẹgun David Hammons (1-2) nipasẹ TKO (punches)

Rome Lindsay (5-5) ṣẹgun Marcio Navarro (14-12) nipasẹ TKO (punches) 2:30, R1

Chris Harris (5-0) ṣẹgun Julian Marquez (2-1) nipasẹ unanimous ipinnu (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Andre Fialho (6-0) ṣẹgun Manny Meraz (7-2) nipasẹ knockout (punches) :29, R1

Gregory Babene (17-11) ṣẹgun Brandon Farran (12-11) nipasẹ ifakalẹ (ru-ìhoho choke) 3:37, R1

Thai Clark (6-0) ṣẹgun Deron Carlis (4-2) nipasẹ unanimous ipinnu (29-28 X3)

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ILLNESS REMOVES MARCOS GALVAO FROM CARD, CHEICK KONGO VERSUS VINICIUS QUEIROZ PROMOTED TO MAIN EVENT SLOT

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MULVANE, Le. (Kínní 25, 2015) – Over the course of fight week, Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) has been battling an illness. After consulting physicians, Bellator officials have decided to to pull him from his Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title defense against former champion Eduardo Dantas (17-4).

 

After making weight inside Kansas Star Arena at 10 a.m. CT, Dantas was paid his show money. The fight will be rescheduled in the near future.

 

Nitorina na, Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) lodi si Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will now serve as the headliner and David Rickels (16-4) dipo Bobby Cooper (12-5) is the new co-main event. Rounding out the SPIKE-televised card will be a middleweight attraction pitting Kendall Grove (22-15) lodi si Kiko France (13-3-1), the Bellator MMA debut of Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she fights Rebecca Ruth (5-1) ati Gaston Reyno (5-0) – fresh off his new exclusive multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA – will fight against Chuka Willis (6-2).

 

“Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Queiroz,” airs gbe on Spike ni 9 p.m. Et / 8 aidunnu. CT, nigba ti alakoko bouts yoo san ifiwe lori Bellator.com ati The Bellator Mobile App.

Pari "Bellator 150: Galvao figagbaga. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Main ti oyan: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) la. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Co-Main Event: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) la. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) la. Francisco France (13-3-1)

Bellator MMA Featherweight ẹya ara ẹrọ ija: Gaston Reyno (5-0) la. Chuka Willis (6-2)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) la. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)

 

Alakoko Kaadi:

Bellator MMA Heavyweight ẹya ara Bout: David Hammons (1-1) la. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) la. Gregory Babene (16-11)

Bellator MMA Welterweight ẹya ara Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) la. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) la. Julian Marquez (2-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight ẹya ara Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) la. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator MMA Featherweight ẹya ara ẹrọ ija: Thai Clark (5-0) la. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA Lightweight ẹya ara Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) la. Jonathan Gary (11-6)

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'Bellator 150: GALVAO vs. DANTAS 2’ THIS FRIDAY – UPDATED FIGHT CARD INFORMATION

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Click above for “What to Watch: Gavao vs. Dantas”

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (Kínní 22, 2015) - Yi Friday, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) ni "Bellator 150: Galvao figagbaga. Dantas 2.

 

The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Friday, Kínní 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. ATI/8 p.m. CT, nigba ti alakoko bouts yoo san ifiwe lori Bellator.com ati The Bellator Mobile App. Tiketi fun "Bellator 150: Galvao figagbaga. Dantas 2 " eyi ti bẹrẹ ni o kan $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, bi daradara bi awọn Kansas Star Arena apoti ọfiisi.

 

In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) lodi si Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Tun lori kaadi, Kendall Grove (22-15) gba lori Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), hometown ayanfẹ David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), ti o gba lori Rebecca Ruth (5-1).

 

"Wọn,"Ti o ti jà fun aye-ogbontarigi ni igbega ni fẹran ti World awọn iwọn Cagefighting ati Shooto niwon 2003, yoo wa ni located fun awọn 11th akoko labẹ awọn Bellator MMA asia. Awọn 34-odun-atijọ wà ní àárín a mẹrin-ija gba ṣiṣan ati awọn ti emerged ṣẹgun ni meje ninu re kẹhin mẹjọ ajeku. Ni re kẹhin outing, Galvao pari Joe Warren ni "Bellator 135: Warren la. Galvao " via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.

 

Nibayi, Dantas ni yoo nwa lati pidánpidán awọn aseyori ti o ní si Galvao ni won akọkọ ipade, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Mike Richman nipasẹ unanimous ipinnu ni "Bellator 137: Halsey la. Grove. " The Bellator Akoko 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come October 23.

 

Kongo will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, looking to add to his impressive promotional mark of 5-2. The Parisian native has fought a who’s who in the mixed martial arts landscape, with notable wins against Mirko Cro Cop, Pat Barry, Matt Mitrione, and Alexander Volkov already on his record. In his last outing – which just so happened to be inside the Kansas Star Arena — Kongo impressively defeated Volkov via unanimous decision.

 

After nearly two years out of action, Queiroz returned to the Bellator MMA cage against Ewerton Teixeira ni "Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov," defeating his fellow Brazilian opponent via second round arm-triangle choke. “Spartan” hopes to plant the seeds for a busy 2016 with the matchup against Kongo, where a win can undoubtedly place him in the midst of the heavyweight title picture.

 

Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Joey Beltran ni "Bellator 143: Warren la. Davis," ni September. The winner of“The Ultimate Fighter: 3," has fought professionally since 2003 for promotions all around the world, notably ProElite and UFC. This will be “Da Spyder’s” sixth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner as he hopes to climb back towards a 185-pound title shot – he competed for the gold last year against Brandon Halsey.

 

A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” France has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated Ben Reiter the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef. " It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"Pẹlu 12 ti re 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.

 

A Bellator MMA event in Mulvane, Kansas just wouldn’t be the same without “The Caveman,” who will return to action for the first time since competing against Michael Chandler yi ti o ti kọja Kọkànlá Oṣù. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, boya o ni lori rẹ ọna lati awọn agọ ẹyẹ, tabi nigbati o ti n mu on a ti ni ti o ti Bellator MMA lightweight Talent. The 27-year-old will be making his 16thappearance under the promotional banner.

 

The last time Bobby Cooper fought inside the Kansas Star Arena, he took home a closely contested split decision victory over“Bellator 147” co-headliner Pablo Villaseca. Bayi, “Super Duper” will look to move to 3-0 under the Bellator MMA banner when he faces Rickels in hostile territory. It’s worth noting that the Missouri native has only lost twice in his last eight MMA appearances.

 

Hailing from Ukraine, Ovchynnikova will enter the fray fresh off a new exclusive, multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA. “Hunter” has previously fought the likes of Joanne Calderwood and at only 28-years-old has already competed professionally since 2006. Bayi, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Kínní 26 against a tough foe in Ruth.

 

“Becky” Ruth was undefeated in 2015, winning all three of her matchups by technical knockout under the Shamrock Fighting Championships banner. The lone loss on the Missouri native’s record came against Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger, via controversial split decision.

 

 

Pari "Bellator 150: Galvao figagbaga. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) la. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) la. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

Bellator MMA Lightweight ẹya ara Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) la. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) la. Francisco France (13-3-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) la. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)

 

Alakoko Kaadi:

Bellator MMA Heavyweight ẹya ara Bout: David Hammons (1-1) la. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) la. Gregory Babene (16-11)

Bellator MMA Welterweight ẹya ara Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) la. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator MMA Featherweight ẹya ara ẹrọ ija: Gaston Reyno (5-0) la. Chuka Willis (6-2)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) la. Julian Marquez (2-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight ẹya ara Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) la. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator MMA Featherweight ẹya ara ẹrọ ija: Thai Clark (5-0) la. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA Lightweight ẹya ara Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) la. Jonathan Gary (11-6)

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MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT PITTING KENDALL GROVE AGAINST FRANCISCO FRANCE COMPLETES ‘BELLATOR 150’ MAIN CARD

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Santa Monica, Calif. (Kínní 11, 2015) – A fifth and final main card fight has been added to “Bellator 150: Galvao figagbaga. Dantas 2” at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on Kínní 26, with the news that Kendall Grove (22-15) has agreed to fight Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1).

 

Ni afikun, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) lodi si tele asiwaju Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5). "Bellator 150: Galvao figagbaga. Dantas 2 " also features the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she meets Rebecca Ruth (5-1) and a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) lodi si Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

 

The contests make up the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao figagbaga. Dantas 2,” eyi ti airs gbe lori Spike ni 9 p.m. ATI/8 p.m. CT, nigba ti alakoko bouts yoo san ifiwe lori Bellator.com ati The Bellator Mobile App.

 

Tiketi fun "Bellator 150: Galvao figagbaga. Dantas 2 " eyi ti bẹrẹ ni o kan $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, bi daradara bi awọn Kansas Star Arena apoti ọfiisi.

Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Joey Beltran ni "Bellator 143: Warren la. Davis," ni September. The winner of “The Ultimate Fighter: 3," has fought professionally since 2003 for promotions all around the world, notably ProElite and UFC. This will be “Da Spyder’s” sixth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner as he hopes to climb back towards a 185-pound title shot – he competed for the gold last year against Brandon Halsey.

 

A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated Ben Reiter the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef. " It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"Pẹlu 12 ti re 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.

Pari "Bellator 150: Galvao figagbaga. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) la. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) la. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

Bellator MMA Lightweight ẹya ara Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) la. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) la. Francisco France (13-3-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) la. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)

 

Alakoko Kaadi:

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Babene (16-11) la. Brandon Farran (12-10)

Bellator MMA Featherweight ẹya ara ẹrọ ija: Gaston Reyno (5-0) la. Chuka Willis (6-2)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight ẹya ara Bout: David Hammons (1-1) la. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) la. Julian Marquez (2-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight ẹya ara Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) la. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator MMA Featherweight ẹya ara ẹrọ ija: Thai Clark (5-0) la. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA Welterweight ẹya ara Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) la. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight ẹya ara Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) la. Jonathan Gary (11-6)

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M-1 Ipenija 56 Live, RFA 25 Loni on Ija Network

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Toronto | NIU YOKI (April 9, 2015) — Ija nẹtiwọki, aye di Giwa 24/7 tẹlifisiọnu ikanni igbẹhin lati pari agbegbe ti ija idaraya, iloju a bata ti moriwu adalu ti ologun ona iṣẹlẹ loni, April 10, bẹrẹ ni 2:15 p.m. ATI pẹlu M-1 Ipenija 56 lati Olympic Stadium ni Moscow, Russia, atẹle nipa ọkan-a wakati teepu idaduro igbohunsafefe ti RFA 25: Lawrence la. Toomer lati Sioux Falls, South Dakota ni 11 p.m. ATI.

 

Ni awọn M-1 Ipenija 56 akọkọ ìṣẹlẹ, a Elo ti ifojusọna rematch pits M-1 Ipenija middleweight asiwaju Vyacheslav Vasilevsky lodi si Challenger Ramadan Emeev, plus M-1 Ipenija featherweight asiwaju John “Eleyi jẹ awọn” Buchinger oju Aliyar Sarkerov.

 

Ja Network ká ifiwe igbohunsafefe ti M-1 Ipenija 56 yoo air lori Cablevision ká iṣẹ ni TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable ati Armstrong Cable ni U.S., orilẹ-in Canada, Roku ẹrọ kọja North America, ki o si agbaye ni lori 30 awọn orilẹ-ede kọja Europe, Africa ati awọn Aringbungbun East. (Akọsilẹ: RFA 25 yoo ko ni le wa lori Ja Network ká U.S. kikọ sii)

 

Ni won akọkọ ija kẹhin Kẹsán, Vasilevsky sile awọn igbanu lati Emeev nipa ọna ti kẹrin-yika stoppage lati punches, nigba ti Buchinger sile ni ṣ'ofo akọle pẹlu a kẹrin-yika stoppage ti Tural Ragimov ni awọn “Ija ti awọn Night” yi kọja October. Buchinger ti ko sọnu a ija ni fere 3 ½ years, gba meje ni ọna kan ati ki o 10 ti re kẹhin 11.

 

Awọn ija kaadi fun M-1 Ipenija 56 pẹlu:

-Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (26-2) la. Ramadan Emeev (11-3) – M-1 middleweight akọle
-Ivan Buchinger (28-4) la. Aliyar Sarkerov (13-4) – M-1 featherweight akọle
-Konstantin Gluhov (28-15) la. Ante Delija (12-2)
-Valery Myasnikov (8-1) la. Kristijan Silver (8-1)
-Javier Fuentes (2-1) la. Nikolay Kaushansky (6-1)
-Rakhman Makhazhiev (2-1) la. Alexey Makhno (8-3)

 

Airing ni 11 p.m. ATI wọnyi Ja Network ká osẹ Canada afihan ti Ikolu Wrestling, RFA 25: Lawrence la. Toomer yoo ẹya-ara a akọkọ iṣẹlẹ laarin RFA featherweight asiwaju Justin “The American Kidd” Lawrence ati Ko si. 1 contender “Super” Sam Toomer, ti o yoo wa ni nwa lati pa rẹ undefeated gba mule. Ni awọn àjọ-akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, Gabriel “Zangief” Checco pàdé elegbe Brazil Francisco “Kiko” France fun awọn akọle middleweight.

 

Awọn ija kaadi fun RFA 25: Lawrence la. Toomer pẹlu:

-Justin Lawrence (6-2) la. Sam Toomer (9-0) – RFA featherweight akọle
-Gabriel Checco (8-1) la. Francisco France (11-3-1) – RFA middleweight akọle
-TJ Hepburn (4-0) la. LaRue Barle (5-0)
-Khalil Rountree (2-0) la. Cameron Olson (2-0)
-Jordon Larson (5-1) la. Jarrod 'LHeureux (7-1)
-Josh Agbóhùn (21-11) la. Geane Herrera (6-0)

 

Lori Saturday, April 11, yẹ awọn UFC ija Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Ṣẹd 2 akọkọ kaadi gbe lori ija Network ni Canada ni 3 p.m. ATI. Live ami-ija agbegbe yoo ja sinu awọn ifilelẹ ti awọn kaadi lojo satideFriday FI Ja Network ká UFC Pre-Fi LIve ni 2 p.m. ATI, ifihan awọn awotẹlẹ, awọn asọtẹlẹ ati onínọmbà.

 

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RFA 25 – Lawrence la. TOOMER

Akọkọ ìṣẹlẹ:

Justin Lawrence la. Sam TOOMER

FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE

Àjọ-akọkọ iṣẹlẹ:

Gabrieli la CHECCO. Francisco France

MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE

Jimo, Kẹrin 10th YÈ ON AXSTV
Gbe ni Sanford Pentagon,Sioux Falls, SD.
Tiketi lori tita nipasẹ Ticketmaster.com

Las fegasi, Nevada – Ajinde Gbigbogun Alliance (RFA) Aare Ed Soares kede loni wipe igbega yoo wa ni pada si awọn ipinle ti South Dakota ni April pẹlu a tolera kaadi. RFA 25 – Lawrence la. Toomer yoo ẹya-ara kan akọkọ iṣẹlẹ laarin meji RFA àìpẹ awọn ayanfẹ. RFA featherweight asiwaju Justin “The American Kidd” Lawrence ba pada si ile ti o gba rẹ akọle kẹhin ooru. Rẹ akọkọ akọle olugbeja yoo jẹ lodi si #1 contender “Super” Sam Toomer, ti o yoo wa ni nwa lati pa rẹ undefeated gba mule. Ni awọn àjọ-akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, Gabriel “Zangief” Checco pàdé elegbe Brazil abinibi ati RFA oniwosan ẹranko Francisco “Kiko” France fun awọn middleweight akole. Awọn iṣẹlẹ gba ibi Friday, Kẹrin 10th ni Sanford Pentagon ni Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Gbogbo Akọkọ kaadi yoo wa ni ifiwe televised ati orilẹ-ede lori AXS TV ni 10 p.m. ATI / 7 p.m. PT.

“I’m excited to announce that the RFA is returning to South Dakota with two title fights at RFA 25,” So Soares. “Justin Lawrence ni akọkọ eniyan lati win a sanctioned MMA aye akole ni ipinle ti South Dakota. Oun yoo dabobo o fun igba akọkọ lodi si undefeated Sam Toomer ni akọkọ iṣẹlẹ. Ni awọn àjọ-headliner, Gabriel Checco ati Francisco France yio jà fun awọn ṣ'ofo RFA middleweight akọle.”

Tiketi fun RFA 25 – Lawrence la. Toomer wa o si wa fun ra Bayi nipasẹ Ticketmaster.com tabi nipa pipe 605.312.7900. Tiketi owo bẹrẹ ni $25, ni ipamọ ibijoko wa fun $30-$40, ki o si cageside ibijoko ni $125.

Lawrence (6-2) pada si ojula ti tobi win rẹ ọmọ. Kẹhin August ni RFA 17, awọn 24-odun-atijọ idaṣẹ stalwart sile ni ṣ'ofo RFA featherweight akọle nipa besting Samisi Dickman nipasẹ Unanimous Ipinnu ni ohun ti o wà South Dakota ká gan akọkọ sanctioned MMA aye akọle ija. Awọn win je Lawrence ká keji gun gun niwon dida awọn RFA. Ṣaaju ki o to ti o ti ni ibe ni agbaye notoriety bi a Star lori kẹdogun akoko ti UFC ká lu otito fi The Gbẹhin Onija, ibi ti o si wà ni akọkọ-ìwò gbe. Lori awọn show, Lawrence ti o ti gbasilẹ saami agba KO ká ti RFA alum ati ti isiyi UFC Star James Krause bi daradara bi igberaga oniwosan ẹranko ati eventual UFC Onija Cristiano Marcello. Lawrence, a tele meji-akoko Golden ibọwọ asiwaju ati ki o dara si kickboxer, nikan ní a 3-0 gba ni MMA ni akoko, ṣugbọn ami ti mẹẹdogun-ipari ṣaaju ki o to ri ebun iru owo “Ija ti awọn Night” ati “KO ti Night” imoriri fun awọn re vicious KO of John Cofer ninu rẹ UFC Uncomfortable. Lawrence, ti o njà jade ti Alliance MMA ni Chula Vista, California, ni itara lati lekan si Trust rẹ vaunted idaṣẹ ogbon ninu rẹ akọkọ RFA featherweight akọle olugbeja.

“Lọgan ti mo ti gbọ Emi yoo wa ni gbeja mi igbanu ni South Dakota, Mo ro ni yi oniyi,” Lawrence salaye. “Awọn Sanford Pentagon jẹ ọkan ninu awọn ti o dara ju ibiisere ti mo ti lailai ja ni. Mo ro itura, ni atimole yara wà nla, ati awọn enia wà ikọja. Sam Toomer jẹ nla kan elere-ije pẹlu kan ti o dara ọwọ ọtun. Mo ti yoo ni lati lo bere mi, footwork, ki o si jade-finesse u. O si n fihan lati wa ni a yẹ Challenger, ṣugbọn emi o wo siwaju si fun u rẹ akọkọ pipadanu.”

Toomer (9-0) yoo jẹ awọn ọkunrin nija Lawrence fun RFA wura. Ko julọ oke adalu ti ologun awọn ošere, bi Lawrence, ti o wa lati grappling tabi idaṣẹ backgrounds, Toomer je kan igbesi aye bọọlu player. Sibẹsibẹ, awọn 27-odun-atijọ kọlẹẹjì bọọlu igbeja pada ti ṣe kan aseyori orilede lati MMA nipa lilo re adayeba athleticism, discipline, ati unbreakable iṣẹ-eniye ni orekore si ohun ìkan 9-0 gba niwon ṣiṣe re pro Uncomfortable mẹta odun seyin. Meji ninu awon AamiEye ti wa ninu awọn ti o ti kọja mẹjọ osu lẹhin Toomer wole pẹlu awọn RFA. Toomer gba rẹ RFA Uncomfortable ni RFA 15 ni June pẹlu kan ako han išẹ. Awọn ọkan-apa ija si ri alatako re Daniel Aguiar to iwakọ ni kẹta yika lẹhin kiko lati duro ati ki o ja Toomer. Awọn DQ win lori Aguiar nipasẹ aijafafa fi Toomer orúkọ lori RFA featherweight map bi a abẹ akọle contender. Ni December, Toomer solidified re irú fun akọle kan shot pẹlu kan akọni apadabọ win lori Lyoto Machida protégé Altair Alencar ni RFA 21. Toomer, ti o njà jade ninu The Arena MMA ni San Diego, California, ti wa ni bayi gearing soke fun awọn tobi e pinu lori re ti ere ije ọmọ ni April, bi o ti laya ni gíga-touted RFA asiwaju Lawrence fun rẹ akọle.

“O kan lara nla si sunmọ ni lati ja fun ohun RFA aye akọle,” so Toomer. “Mi akọkọ tọkọtaya ti awọn iriri pẹlu awọn RFA ti ti nla, sugbon yi ni mi akọkọ akoko bi awọn akọkọ iṣẹlẹ ati ki o Mo wo siwaju si gba awọn akọle. Justin Lawrence jẹ ẹya o tayọ alatako ati awọn asiwaju fun idi kan. Mo n wa siwaju si nini ohun moriwu ija pẹlu rẹ ni RFA 25 in South Dakota.

Awọn àjọ-Akọkọ iṣẹlẹ ti RFA 25 yoo tun ẹya-ara kan akọle ija laarin meji se àseparí RFA vets, ti o ṣẹlẹ si awọn mejeeji yinyin lati Brazil. Gabriel “Zangief” Checco (8-1) ṣe rẹ okeere keôsan-ni Oṣù ninu awọn ifilelẹ ti awọn iṣẹlẹ ti RFA 19. Lẹhin ti bọ soke kukuru ninu re akọkọ idu fun awọn RFA middleweight akole ti oru si Jake Collier, ti a ti lẹsẹkẹsẹ wole nipasẹ awọn UFC, Checco rebounded ni ńlá kan ona sẹyìn yi osù ni RFA 23. O si ṣe kan tobi gbólóhùn pẹlu kan roro akọkọ yika knockout ti gíga-touted The Gbẹhin Onija 11 Simẹnti egbe Joseph Henle. Checco yoo bayi koju re ẹlẹgbẹ countryman ati elegbe jiu-jitsu dudu igbanu Francisco “Kiko” France (11-3-1) fun awọn akọle. France ti nwọ ni ija pẹlu kan pupọ ti ipa lẹhin steamrolling rẹ akọkọ meji alatako ni RFA. Kẹhin August, ni RFA ká akọkọ irin ajo lọ si South Dakota, France silẹ agbegbe standout Isaac Appel pẹlu kan akọkọ yika Kimura. O si tẹle soke pe aseyori pẹlu miiran akọkọ yika pari ni RFA 21 ni December. O si ṣe irú rẹ fun akọle kan shot ti oru nipa dispatching Bellator oniwosan ẹranko Mikey Gomez pẹlu kan akọkọ yika Apá-onigun choke.

RFA 25 yoo samisi awọn pada ti meji diẹ RFA vets ni flyweight pipin. Abel “The ipalọlọ Apaniyan” Cullum (20-6) yoo wa ni sisọ awọn si isalẹ lati 125-poun fun igba akọkọ ninu rẹ storied MMA ọmọ lati koju Sioux Falls abinibi Josh “Awọn ibinu” Agbóhùn (24-11). Cullum ṣe kan storybook apadabọ yi ti o ti kọja isubu lẹhin ti a mẹta odun hiatus lati idaraya. Ni re RFA Uncomfortable ni RFA 18, Cullum silẹ UFC oniwosan ẹranko Ulysses Gomez ni 89 -aaya. Mẹrin ọsẹ nigbamii ni RFA 19, o silẹ oke afojusọna Carl Deaton III ni keji yika. Cullum bayi silė si isalẹ lati awọn flyweight pipin lati koju si Agbóhùn, ti o jẹ julọ se flyweight MMA Onija ni South Dakota itan. Agbóhùn yoo tun ti wa ni Riding ipa nlọ sinu yi ija. O si ti gba mẹta ninu re kẹhin merin bouts niwon ṣiṣe re RFA Uncomfortable ni RFA 2.

 

Ni awọn lightweight pipin, RFA 25 yoo ẹya-ara awọn pada ti T.J. “Awọn Carnivore” Hepburn (4-0), ti o jẹ a longtime RFA àìpẹ ayanfẹ. O si jẹ tun ni 2012 NCAA pipin II o jijakadi orilẹ-asiwaju ni 157 lbs. Hepburn yoo koju a elegbe undefeated lightweight afojusọna ni LaRue “Awọn Cannibal” Burley (5-0), ti o yoo wa ni ṣiṣe rẹ gíga-ifojusọna RFA Uncomfortable. Burley wa ni o gbajumo mọ bi awọn ọkunrin ti o fún bulu ërún MMA afojusọna Bubba Jenkins rẹ akọkọ isonu ni MMA.

 

Jenkins àṣìṣe ja lori kanna RFA 3 kaadi bi Hepburn ati ki o jẹ awọn 2011 NCAA pipin I o jijakadi orilẹ-asiwaju ni 157 lbs.

Awọn Akọkọ kaadi yoo wa ni ti yika jade pẹlu kan middleweight ija pitting Anderson Silva protégé Khalil “Ogun ẹṣin” Rountree (2-0) lodi si Roufusport afojusọna Cameron Olsen (2-0) ati ki o kan flyweight ija ti yoo ri oke-ni ipo flyweight afojusọna Geane Herrera (7-0) ogun a surging Ben Nguyen (13-5). Nguyen ti wa ni Lọwọlọwọ Riding kan meje-ija win ṣiṣan ati ki o yoo wa ni pada si ile si Sioux Falls lẹhin ṣiṣe kan orukọ fun ara rẹ ni Australia.

Awọn alakoko kaadi ti wa ni tun ti kojọpọ. Agbegbe àìpẹ ayanfẹ ati RFA vets Jordon Larson (5-1), Devin Clark (3-0), ati Devin Turner (2-2) ti wa ni pada lati ja lori RFA ká gíga-ifojusọna pada irin ajo lọ si ilu wọn ti Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Larson ṣẹgun Donavon Winters ninu rẹ RFA Uncomfortable ni RFA 17 ni Oṣù ni a nyara idanilaraya welterweight ija. Oun yoo dojuko Jarrod L'Heureux (7-1) ninu ohun eagerly ti ifojusọna rematch. Gbogbo meje ti L'Heureux ká AamiEye ti wá nipasẹ ifakalẹ pẹlu rẹ Daduro isonu bọ lodi si Larson.

Clark, Larson ká teammate ni Next eti ijinlẹ ni Sioux Falls, tun gba decisively ni RFA 17. Awọn ina-heavyweight powerhouse gba nipasẹ TKO lori 2012 NFL osere gbe Aaron Brown. Clark yoo koju Omaha orisun Onija Jaquis Williams (4-2). Nibayi, Turner yoo wo lati gbe soke rẹ akọkọ RFA win lodi si RFA oniwosan ẹranko ati ki o nyara-touted MMA afojusọna Matt Lopez (4-0) ni a 140-iwon catchweight ija.

Gbogbo akọkọ kaadi ti RFA 25 – Lawrence la. Toomer yoo wa ni televised ifiwe lori TV AXS ti o bere ni10 p.m. ATI / 7 p.m. PT on Friday, Kẹrin 10th. RFA 25 yoo jẹ awọn igbega ká keji iṣẹlẹ ni ipinle ti South Dakota lẹhin alejo akọkọ sanctioned MMA iṣẹlẹ ni “Òkè Rushmore State” kẹhin August. Diẹ njà lori RFA 25 ija kaadi yoo wa ni kede ni ọsẹ to nbo.

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