SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Janúar 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) munu standa frammi Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” janúar 29 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.
Bellator officials previously announced two welterweight attractions featuring a main event pitting British slugger Paul "Semtex" Daley (37-13-2) gegn Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) gegn Chris HONEYCUTT (6-0, 1 NC), which will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the Spike-televised main card will be heavyweights Raphael Butler (9-1) og Tony Johnson (9-2).
Að auki, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) mun mæta Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) tekur á Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) berst Eric Huggins (1-0) og John Paul Elias (3-0) mun einnig vera í aðgerð.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. OG/8 p.m. CT, en bráðabirgðatölur lota mun streyma beint á Bellator.com og The Bellator Mobile App á 5 p.m. PT. Miðar á atburði byrja á eini $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Nú engrossed í fjögurra berjast aðlaðandi rák, þ.mt fyrstu tvær keppnir hans með Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Sonur MMA þjóðsaga Randy Couture, fyrrverandi Strikeforce keppandi hefur lokið öllum framangreindum vinnur með aftan nakinn choke uppgjöf. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 £.
Standing opposite of Couture will be the elder “Pitbull” brother, who agreed to the fight on short notice after Derek Anderson was forced to withdraw due to injury. Freire competed during the last event of 2015 and will now make his 14th appearance for Bellator MMA during the first event of 2016. It’s worth noting that 10 of Freire’s wins have come before reaching the judges’ scorecards.
Complete "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” Fight Card
Bellator MMA Welterweight Main Event: Paul Daley (37-13-2) vs. Andy Uhrich (11-5)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chris HONEYCUTT (6-0, 1 NC) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)
Bellator MMA Léttur Lögun Bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Lögun Bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)
Forkeppni Card:
Bellator MMA Featherweight Lögun Bout: Mark Dickman (10-2) vs. Thomas Diagne (5-5-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) vs. Amber Tackett (1-1)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Lögun Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Lögun Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Lögun Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7
Bellator MMA welterweight Lögun Bout: Mason Fowler (2-0) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Paul Ruiz (6-2) vs. Josh San Diego (5-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Matt Perez (1-1) vs. Eugene Cancino (Debut)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Lögun Bout: Nick Bustamante (3-0) vs. Salvador Becerra (4-2)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Jermaine McDermott (1-0) vs. Eric Huggins (1-0)