Special Broadcast on Friday, יולי 28 פון 9-11:30pm עט/פּט

לאס אנדזשעלעס – 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 – בעללאַטאָר ניק: Sonnen vs. סילוואַ was certainly entertaining, exciting and often unpredictable.

For those who missed the Pay-Per-View telecast on יוני 24, Spike will present a special encore presentation of this memorable event onפרייַטיק, יולי 28 פון 9-11:30 פּ.ם. און/פּט.

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 טשאַעל סאָננען און וואַנדערלעי סילוואַ, ווייַלע מאַט מיטריאָנע stood toe-to-toe with the iconic פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ in a heavyweight showdown for the ages. דערצו, two explosive title fights took place, ווי דאָוגלאַס לימאַ looked to defend his welterweight crown against Lorenz Larkin and lightweight champ מיכאל טשאַנדלער took on the undefeated ברענט פּרימוס. Rounding out the action, אהרן פּיקאָ made his long-awaited MMA debut against Zach Freeman in a lightweight bout and Brazilian jiu-jitsu aceנימאַן גרייסי put his skills on display against New York’s Dave Marfone.

מער, A CHANCE TO WIN CAGESIDE TICKETS

לאס אנדזשעלעס – Ahead of בעללאַטאָר ניק: Sonnen vs. סילוואַ, fans are invited to the first ever Bellator Nation Rally on פרייַטיק, יוני 23 בייַ 4:30 פּ.ם. און 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.

אַדדיטיאָנאַללי, prizes, including two cageside tickets to בעללאַטאָר ניק, will be given away to fans in attendance.

בייַ 6 פּ.ם. און, fans are also invited to be a part of the בעללאַטאָר ניק און בעללאַטאָר 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 אויף שבת נאַכט. The event is FREE and OPEN to the public.

One of the most recognizable MMA fighters of all time, האַלל פון פאַמער ראַנדי קאָוטורע transitioned nicely into the entertainment world after his fighting career, starring in several television shows and movies, אַרייַנגערעכנט The Expendables movie franchise and Dancing with the Stars. Inside the cage, Couture was a fearless underdog, often defeating men with great size advantages. “The Natural” was a multi-time heavyweight and multi-time light heavyweight champion in the UFC.

Dan Henderson, 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, פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ, “Shogun” Rua and Wanderlei Silva. Now retired, Henderson also represented the U.S. during the 1992 און 1996 Olympics as a member of the Greco-Roman wrestling teams.

זינט דזשוינינג די בעללאַטאָר ממאַ פרייַ אין 2013, טשעיקק קאָנגאָ, a French-born kickboxer, has strung together an impressive run that has seen him emerge victorious in nine of 11 קאַנטעס, including five consecutive victories. מיט 39 career fights under his belt, “The Darkness” has tallied 27 ווינס ווי אַ פאַכמאַן, אַרייַנגערעכנט 12 by way of knockout. Kongo most recently handed Augusto Sakai the first loss of his professional career at Bellator 179 אין לאָנדאָן.

Mike Goldberg, set to make his Bellator broadcast debut at בעללאַטאָר ניק און בעללאַטאָר 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, אַרייַנגערעכנט Shaq Vs. A graduate of Miami (אָהיאָ) וניווערסיטעט, Goldberg now resides in Phoenix, אַריז.

ביטע באַזוכן Bellator.com און BellatorNYC.com for upcoming event information.

בעללאַטאָר ניק: Sonnen vs. סילוואַ Card (Pay-Per-View):

Light Heavyweight Main Event: טשאַעל סאָננען (29-15-1) ווס. וואַנדערלעי סילוואַ (35-12-1, 1 נק)

Heavyweight Main Event: פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ (36-4, 1 נק) ווס. מאַט מיטריאָנע (11-5)

Welterweight World Title Bout: דאָוגלאַס לימאַ (28-6) ווס. Lorenz Larkin (18-5, 1 נק)

Lightweight World Title Bout: מיכאל טשאַנדלער (16-3) ווס. ברענט פּרימוס (7-0)

Lightweight Feature Bout: אהרן פּיקאָ (דעבוט) ווס. Zach Freeman (8-2)

בעללאַטאָר 180: דייוויס ווס. Bader Card (נאָגל):

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: פיל דייוויס (17-3, 1 נק) ווס. רייאַן באַדער (22-5)

פעאַטהערוועיגהט באָוט: James Gallagher (6-0) ווס. Chinzo Machida (5-2)

וועלטערווייט באָוט: נימאַן גרייסי (5-0) ווס. Dave Marfone (5-2)

Women’s Flyweight Preliminary Bout: כעדער האַרדי (דעבוט) ווס. Alice Yauger (4-5)

בעללאַטאָר 180: דייוויס ווס. Bader פּרעלימינאַרי קאַרד (Bellator.com):

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: ריאַן קאָוטורע (10-5) ווס. Haim Gozali (7-3)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jerome Mickle (2-1) ווס. Anthony Giacchina (1-1)

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

Catchweight Preliminary Bout (130 1bs.): Matt Rizzo (9-2, 1 נק) ווס. Sergio da Silva (6-8)

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

לאס אנדזשעלעס – 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 בעללאַטאָר ניק: Sonnen vs. סילוואַ און בעללאַטאָר 180: דייוויס ווס. Bader air live on Saturday, יוני 24 from Madison Square Garden in New York.

Bellator’s stacked pay-per-view event, בעללאַטאָר ניק: Sonnen vs. סילוואַ, will see play-by-play analyst מאַוראָ ראַנאַללאָ join longtime Bellator color commentator זשימי סמיט for the first time live at 10 פּ.ם. און/7פּ.ם. פּט, ווייַלע 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 hostבעללאַטאָר 180: דייוויס ווס. Bader from the desk live on SPIKE at 8 פּ.ם. און/5 פּ.ם. Goldberg and Smith will alsocall the additional preliminary match-ups on Bellator.com at 6 פּ.ם. און/3 פּ.ם. פּט.

Jenn Brown will host SPIKE’s live pre-show during preliminary action, where she will be joined by popular MMA personality ברענדאַן סטשאַוב and Bellator lightweight דזשאָש טהאָמסאָן, who will offer unique insight and analysis leading into the historic event. Schaub and Thomson will later join Ranallo at the desk duringבעללאַטאָר 180. The voice of Bellator, מיכאל C. ווילליאַמס, 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, טשאַעל סאָננען (29-15-1) און וואַנדערלעי סילוואַ (35-12-1, 1 נק), בעללאַטאָר ניק: Sonnen vs. סילוואַ airs live on pay-per-view beginning at 10 פּ.ם. און/7 פּ.ם. פּט. Emanating from Madison Square in New York City, the mecca of combat sports, this blockbuster event includes a heavyweight bout between MMA legend פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ און שווער-היטטינג מאַט מיטריאָנע, along with two championship bouts, אַרייַנגערעכנט דאָוגלאַס לימאַ (28-6) defending his 170-pound strap against Lorenz Larkin(18-5, 1 נק) and current lightweight champion מיכאל טשאַנדלער (16-3) putting his world title on the line against the undefeated ברענט פּרימוס (7-0).

Prior to the pay-per-view, SPIKE will air בעללאַטאָר 180: דייוויס ווס. Bader LIVE and FREE on both coasts beginning at 8 פּ.ם. און/5 פּ.ם. פּט. The event is headlined by a light heavyweight title bout between current champ פיל דייוויס (17-3, 1 נק) און שפּיץ קאַנטענדער רייאַן באַדער (22-5). אַדדיטיאָנאַללי, בעללאַטאָר 180 prelims will air exclusively on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App at 6 פּ.ם. און/3 פּ.ם. פּט.

ביטע באַזוכן Bellator.com און BellatorNYC.com for upcoming event information.

בעללאַטאָר ניק: Sonnen vs. סילוואַ Card (Pay-Per-View):

Light Heavyweight Main Event: טשאַעל סאָננען (29-15-1) ווס. וואַנדערלעי סילוואַ (35-12-1, 1 נק)

Heavyweight Main Event: פעדער עמעליאַנענקאָ (36-4, 1 נק) ווס. מאַט מיטריאָנע (11-5)

Welterweight World Title Bout: דאָוגלאַס לימאַ (28-6) ווס. Lorenz Larkin (18-5, 1 נק)

Lightweight World Title Bout: מיכאל טשאַנדלער (16-3) ווס. ברענט פּרימוס (7-0)

Lightweight Feature Bout: אהרן פּיקאָ (דעבוט) ווס. Zach Freeman (8-2)

בעללאַטאָר 180: דייוויס ווס. Bader Card (נאָגל):

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: פיל דייוויס (17-3, 1 נק) ווס. רייאַן באַדער (22-5)

פעאַטהערוועיגהט באָוט: James Gallagher (6-0) ווס. Chinzo Machida (5-2)

וועלטערווייט באָוט: נימאַן גרייסי (5-0) ווס. Dave Marfone (5-2)

Women¹s Flyweight Preliminary Bout: כעדער האַרדי (דעבוט) ווס. Alice Yauger (4-5)

בעללאַטאָר 180: דייוויס ווס. Bader פּרעלימינאַרי קאַרד (Bellator.com):

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: ריאַן קאָוטורע (10-5) ווס. Haim Gozali (7-3)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jerome Mickle (2-1) ווס. Anthony Giacchina (1-1)

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

Catchweight Preliminary Bout (130 1bs.): Matt Rizzo (9-2, 1 נק) ווס. Sergio da Silva (6-8)

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

BOTH SET TO CALL THE ACTION FOR BELLATOR NYC אויףשבת, יוני 24 AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

לאס אנדזשעלעס — Bellator has signed longstanding MMA commentators Mike Goldberg און מאַוראָ ראַנאַללאָ to multi-event broadcast agreements beginning with בעללאַטאָר ניק: Sonnen vs. סילוואַ און בעללאַטאָר 180: דייוויס ווס. Bader אויף שבת, יוני 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,"האט סקאַט קאָקער. “In addition to יוני 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, אַרייַנגערעכנט Shaq Vs. A graduate of Miami (אָהיאָ) וניווערסיטעט, Goldberg now resides in Phoenix, אַריז.

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, פאַכמאַן ראַנגלערייַ, kickboxing and ice hockey, and will continue his work with Showtime Boxing. Ranallo, a native of British Columbia, קאַנאַדע, now resides in Los Angeles, קאַליף.

ביטע באַזוכן Bellator.com און BellatorNYC.com for upcoming event information.