TEL AVIV, IZRAELIS. (Lapkritis. 10, 2016) – All fighters successfully made weight for Israel’s first major mixed martial arts event "Bellator 164: nugarėle vs. Lima” which takes place inside of Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Izraelis. The historic event airs FREE on SPIKE Penktadienis, Lapkritis 11 į 9 p.m. IR/8 p.m. KT.

 

The stacked main card is headlined by a must-see welterweight world title main event pitting current champion Andrejus nugarėle (19-1) prieš Douglas Lima (27-6). Papildomai, a pair of featherweight matchups pitting hometown favorite Noad All (9-2) prieš Scott Cleve (15-5) ir Georgi Karakhanyan (25-6-1) prieš Kirilas Medvedovskis (6-1) will also be featured on the Spike-televised main card. Galų gale, 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 metų, promoting fights all over the world, but this is one that is really a big feather in our cap. Aš tikrai, 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.

 

Pagrindinė kortelė: (Free on SPIKE – 9 p.m. IR/8:00 p.m. KT)

Welterweight World Title Fight: Andrejus nugarėle (169.8 Svoris.) vs. Douglas Lima (170 Svoris.)

 

„Fatherweight Co-Main Event“.: Noad All (145.8 Svoris.) vs. Scott Cleve (145.8 Svoris.)

 

150 LB, catchweight Feature Bout: Georgi Karakhanyan (149.5 Svoris.) vs. Kirilas Medvedovskis (151 Svoris.)

 

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

 

Preliminari kortelė

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Joaquinas Buckley (170.5 Svoris.) vs. Jackie Gosh (170.8 Svoris.)

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

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

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

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

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Almog Shay (136 Svoris.) vs. Vitaly Khmeinytsky (136 Svoris.)

Lightweight Preliminary Fight: Olga Rubin (145.8 Svoris.) vs. Laurita Cibirite (140.5 Svoris.)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Raz Bring (134.8 Svoris.) vs. Maor Kazalkopy (135.5 Svoris.)

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Alexander Nikulin (183.8 Svoris.) vs. Avi Baron (182.8 Svoris.)

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

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Zane Clerk (170.8 Svoris.) vs. Haim Gozali (170 Svoris.)

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

 

 

TEL AVIV, IZRAELIS. (Lapkritis 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 Andrejus nugarėle (19-1) prieš Douglas Lima(27-6).

 

Su "Bellator 164: nugarėle 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 Penktadienisnight’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. Dabar, 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, Izraelis, šį penktadienį naktis!

 

What to Watch: Lima vs. Nugarėle Let’s take a look at some of Jimmy Smith’s keys to victory in a welterweight world title rematch between Lima and Koreshkov.	Čempionų: Andrejus nugarėle 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 Ekskursijos: 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 Andrejus nugarėle(19-1) will attempt to protect his belt against the man who he took it from over a year ago, Douglas Lima (27-6). Papildomai, Noad All (9-2) will challenge Scott Cleve (15-5) in the evening’s featherweight co-main event and Georgi Karakhanyan (25-6-1) will replace Jamesas Gallagheris to face Israel’s own Kirilas Medvedovskis (6-1) in a featherweight feature fight. Pagaliau, a female flyweight bout pitting Ukrainian star Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) prieš Karla Benitez (13-9-1) rounds out the SPIKE-televised main card action.

 

The preliminary portion of the event features a welterweight clash between Joaquinas Buckley (6-0) and hometown favorite Jackie Gosh (6-0). Papildomai, 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: nugarėle vs. LIma” takes place at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Izraelis, and will air in America on SPIKE Penktadienis, Lapkritis 11 į 9 p.m. IR / 8 p.m. KT. Bellator has partnered with Ananey Communications, an Israeli television conglomerate boasting 14 channels, 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: nugarėle vs. Lima” Kovos kortelė

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

Featherweight Feature Bout: Noad All (9-2) vs. Scott Cleve (15-5)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Georgi Karakhanyan (25-6-1) vs. Kirilas Medvedovskis (6-1)

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

 

Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card

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

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

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

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

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

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Almog Shay (Debiutas) vs. Vitaly Khmeinytsky (Debiutas)

Lightweight Preliminary Fight: Olga Rubin (Debiutas) vs. Laurita Cibirite (Debiutas)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Raz Bring (Debiutas) vs. Maor Kazalkopy (Debiutas)

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Alexander Nikulin (Debiutas) vs. Avi Baron (Debiutas)

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

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Zane Clerk (Debiutas) vs. Haim Gozali (6-3)

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