TEL AVIV, ISRAEL. (Nov. 10, 2016) – All fighters successfully made weight for Israel’s first major mixed martial arts event "Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima” which takes place inside of Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, ისრაელის. The historic event airs FREE on SPIKE პარასკევი, ნოემბერი 11 at 9 საათამდე. და/8 საათამდე. CT.

 

The stacked main card is headlined by a must-see welterweight world title main event pitting current champion ანდრეი Koreshkov (19-1) წინააღმდეგ Douglas Lima (27-6). გარდა ამისა,, a pair of featherweight matchups pitting hometown favorite ნოად ლაჰატი (9-2) წინააღმდეგ სკოტ კლევე (15-5) და გიორგი Karakhanyan (25-6-1) წინააღმდეგ Kirill Medvedovsky (6-1) will also be featured on the Spike-televised main card. დაბოლოს, Ukrainian sensation Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) returns in a female flyweight contest with Karla Benitez (13-9-1).

 

Scott Coker on the groundbreaking Bellator event in Israel: “This event started about 18 months ago when we came over here to say hello to our international partners Annaney Communications and EGO TOTAL. We sat down with them and they said ‘Hey, there are a lot of great martial artists here. Why don’t we go meet with some of the gyms?’ So, we went to some of the gyms across Tel Aviv where they hosted a nice tryout. We had about 60-70 athletes participate and Royce (Gracie) would say ‘I think this guy could be good. I think this girl could be good. I think that these are some of the talented fighters that you could bring into Bellator.’ From there we started talking about the venues, and talking about the infrastructure of how we could pull of an event of this magnitude here in this city. We have put together an amazing team of people out here that have done a great job helping make this possible. I’ve been in the fight business for 31 წელია, promoting fights all over the world, but this is one that is really a big feather in our cap. მე ნამდვილად, really excited to be here in Israel promoting our inaugural event, and we already have a date set for next year. We will be back, and we’d like to make this an annual stop for the company.

 

ძირითადი ბარათის: (Free on SPIKE – 9 საათამდე. და/8:00 საათამდე. CT)

Welterweight World Title Fight: ანდრეი Koreshkov (169.8 lbs.) vs. Douglas Lima (170 lbs.)

 

Featherweight Co-Main Event: ნოად ლაჰატი (145.8 lbs.) vs. სკოტ კლევე (145.8 lbs.)

 

150 lb, catchweight Feature Bout: გიორგი Karakhanyan (149.5 lbs.) vs. Kirill Medvedovsky (151 lbs.)

 

Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (123.5 lbs.) vs. Karla Benitez (124.5 lbs.)

 

წინასწარი ბარათი

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Joaquin Buckley (170.5 lbs.) vs. Jackie Gosh (170.8 lbs.)

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Fight: Chen Shhori (205 lbs.) vs. Kfir Eittan (205 lbs.)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Haitham Kiuof (170.3 lbs.) vs. Moshe Rand (173 lbs.)

Lightweight Preliminary Fight: Rob Becker (155.5 lbs.) vs. Ejargew Tariku (155.2 lbs.)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Sol Renato (170.5 lbs.) vs. Alex Trofimov (170.3 lbs.)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: ალმოგ შეი (136 lbs.) vs. Vitaly Khmeinytsky (136 lbs.)

Lightweight Preliminary Fight: olga რუბინი (145.8 lbs.) vs. Laurita Cibirite (140.5 lbs.)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: ერთხელ მოიყვანე (134.8 lbs.) vs. Maor Kazalkopy (135.5 lbs.)

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: ალექსანდრე ნიკულინი (183.8 lbs.) vs. Avi Baron (182.8 lbs.)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Onor Keles (137.5 lbs.) vs. Omri Barel (135 lbs.)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Zane Clerk (170.8 lbs.) vs. Haim Widodo (170 lbs.)

Featherweight Preliminary Fight: Igor Postnikov (144.5 lbs.) vs. Itai Gayer (143 lbs.)

 

 

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL. (ნოემბერი 8, 2016) – Bellator MMA has invaded the “Holy Land” for the first time in the history of the promotion and is ready to deliver a plethora of great matchups, including a welterweight world title fight pitting ანდრეი Koreshkov (19-1) წინააღმდეგ Douglas Lima(27-6).

 

ერთად "Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima” only a few days away, Bellator’s digital team has put together a collection of exclusive new content to preview the stacked event at Menora Mivtachim Arena. Join us as we dive into a behind-the-scenes look at the competitors’ journey to პარასკევიnight’s big show. For more in-depth footage of our enticing contests coming your way, look no further than Bellator’s amazing YouTube page.

BELLATOR MMA WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT Over a year ago, current division champ Andrey Koreshkov defeated Douglas Lima for the welterweight world title. ახლა, the two meet again and it’s Lima who will be seeking revenge. Don’t miss this incredible Bellator MMA title fight in Tel Aviv, ისრაელის, ამ პარასკევს ღამის!

 

What to Watch: Lima vs. Koreshkov Let’s take a look at some of Jimmy Smith’s keys to victory in a welterweight world title rematch between Lima and Koreshkov.	ჩემპიონთა: ანდრეი Koreshkov Koreshkov is about as dominating of an opponent as you can find in the world of MMA today. Join us as we take a closer look at what makes this welterweight supreme.

Sitdown with Georgi Karakhanyan Georgi Karakhanyan’s specialty in the cage? Guillotine. What about outside of the cage? We sit down with the featherweight superstar and discuss the mental preparation behind mixed martial arts competition.	5 რაუნდი: Lena Ovchynnikova Ukrainian powerhouse Lena Ovchynnikova gives us an inside look on her life outside of the cage as she prepares to make her promotional debut.

Event Info

A welterweight world title main event will headline the first ever Bellator MMA event in Israel, as current division champion ანდრეი Koreshkov(19-1) will attempt to protect his belt against the man who he took it from over a year ago, Douglas Lima (27-6). გარდა ამისა,, ნოად ლაჰატი (9-2) will challenge სკოტ კლევე (15-5) in the evening’s featherweight co-main event and გიორგი Karakhanyan (25-6-1) will replace James Gallagher to face Israel’s own Kirill Medvedovsky (6-1) in a featherweight feature fight. ბოლოს, a female flyweight bout pitting Ukrainian star Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) წინააღმდეგ Karla Benitez (13-9-1) rounds out the SPIKE-televised main card action.

 

The preliminary portion of the event features a welterweight clash between Joaquin Buckley (6-0) and hometown favorite Jackie Gosh (6-0). გარდა ამისა,, over a dozen local competitors will be making their professional debut on the preliminary card of the Scott Coker-led promotion’s first event in the Middle East.

 

"Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. LIma” takes place at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, ისრაელის, and will air in America on SPIKE პარასკევი, ნოემბერი 11 at 9 საათამდე. და / 8 საათამდე. CT. Bellator აქვს პარტნიორი ერთად Ananey კომუნიკაციები, ისრაელის ტელევიზიის კონგლომერატის თავს იწონებს 14 არხები, several of which showcase Viacom content including the EGO and EGO TOTAL channels which have broadcast Bellator in Israel since 2012.

 

Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at Bellator.com or Eventim.co.il/mma.

 

"Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima” Fight Card

Welterweight World Title Bout: ანდრეი Koreshkov (19-1) vs. Douglas Lima (27-6)

Featherweight Feature Bout: ნოად ლაჰატი (9-2) vs. სკოტ კლევე (15-5)

Featherweight Feature Bout: გიორგი Karakhanyan (25-6-1) vs. Kirill Medvedovsky (6-1)

Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) vs. Karla Benitez (13-9-1)

 

Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Joaquin Buckley (6-0) vs. Jackie Gosh (6-0)

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Fight: Chen Shhori (დებიუტი) vs. Kfir Eittan (2-0)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Haitham Kiuof (დებიუტი) vs. Moshe Rand (3-2)

Lightweight Preliminary Fight: Rob Becker (დებიუტი) vs. Ejargew Tariku (1-0)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Sol Renato (დებიუტი) vs. Alex Trofimov (დებიუტი)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: ალმოგ შეი (დებიუტი) vs. Vitaly Khmeinytsky (დებიუტი)

Lightweight Preliminary Fight: olga რუბინი (დებიუტი) vs. Laurita Cibirite (დებიუტი)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: ერთხელ მოიყვანე (დებიუტი) vs. Maor Kazalkopy (დებიუტი)

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: ალექსანდრე ნიკულინი (დებიუტი) vs. Avi Baron (დებიუტი)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Onor Keles (დებიუტი) vs. Omri Barel (დებიუტი)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Zane Clerk (დებიუტი) vs. Haim Widodo (6-3)

Welterweight Kickboxing Fight: Igor Postnikov (დებიუტი) vs. Itai Gayer (დებიუტი)