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FANS INVITED TO JOIN ROYCE GRACIE, SAKURABA, WANDERLEI SILVA, MATT MITRIONE, ‘KING MO’ & ‘BIG’ JOHN MCCARTHY AT BELLATOR 170 FAN FEST AT DAVE & BUSTER’S IN LOS ANGELES

 

CE: Bellator 170 Fan Fest

UNDE: Dave & Buster’s at The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center

6081 Center Dr.

Los Angeles, CA 90045

 

CÂND: Joi, Ianuarie 19

8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

 

OMS: Royce Gracie

Kazushi Sakuraba

Wanderlei Silva

Regele Mo

John McCarthy

Matt Mitrione

Royce Gracie

Numele Gracie este sinonim cu MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, a man who is considered to have invented the sport as we know it today. Câștigătorul primelor evenimente UFC, Gracie ar demonta mai multe adversarii într-o singură noapte, dintre care mulți au fost mult mai mari decât el. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight. Astăzi, it’s hard to find an MMA fighter who hasn’t trained in the art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu that his father invented. In February of 2016, Gracie headlined “Bellator 149,” an event that shattered company viewership records that remain intact to this day.

 

Kazushi Sakuraba

With an incredible resume highlighted by wins over four members of the legendary Gracie family, including Royler, Renzo, Ryan, and Royce Gracie, Sakuraba has inherited the nickname “The Gracie Hunter.” The Japanese mixed martial artist is especially remembered for his first clash with Royce, a ninety-minute marathon that ended in a TKO (corner stoppage) victory for Sakuraba nearly 17 cu ani în urmă. Gracie would later avenge his loss, earning a unanimous decision win over Sakuraba at “K-1 Dynamite USA!!" inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Acum, almost a decade later, the two legends meet again and Bellator MMA is giving you the chance to be there when it happens!

 

Matt Mitrione

Matt Mitrione originally took his talents to the football gridiron, signing as an undrafted free agent with the New York Giants in 2002. After brief stints with the San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings, Mitrione entered the MMA cage and hasn’t looked back since. The 14-time UFC veteran began his professional career with victories in his first five fights, four of which came by way of knockout. Known as one of the top finishers in the sport, the 37-year-old Indianapolis native recently finished his run with his former employer, making the decision to test free agency. Mitrione will now look to duplicate the success that he found throughout his career, atunci când el întâlnește Fedor Emelianenko in San Jose this February.

 

Wanderlei Silva

Former UFC superstar Wanderlei Silva will also be in attendance on Ianuarie 20, as “The Axe Murderer” prepares for his Bellator MMA debut in the highly anticipated year of 2017. The man who has consistently called him out since joining the Scott Coker-led promotion, Chael Sonnen, will be competing in the main event of ‘Bellator 170’ just one day after the “Fan Fest.” A 48-fight veteran, Silva joined the Bellator MMA fray following an illustrious career with UFC, sifting through middleweight powerhouses Cung Le, Brian Stann, and current division champion Michael Bisping. Cu 25 sale 35 career victories coming by way of knockout, the 40-year-old Brazilian hotshot is eager to make his presence felt inside the Bellator MMA cage. Join us for ‘Bellator 170’ “Fan Fest” in Los Angeles and meet the legend himself before he makes his promotional debut.

 

Regele Mo

“King Mo” has been a mainstay with Bellator MMA since 2013, fighting everyone both the light heavyweight and heavyweight division has to offer. This will be Lawal’s second appearance at Bellator MMA’s “Fan Fest” event, giving fans another opportunity to meet the explosive striker outside of the cage. After his recent main event victory over Satoshi Ishii, “Mo” now sets his sights on other “Moneyweight” bouts to satiate his thirst.

 

John McCarthy

Known to many as “Big” John McCarthy, the longtime MMA referee will turn his attention to Bellator MMA’s “Fan Fest” and call the shots at a fun-filled day with some of the greatest fans the sport has to offer. McCarthy has officiated a number of memorable bouts promoted by Bellator MMA, the UFC and others, becoming one of the most notorious referees in the history of the sport.

LUPTA INFO: Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen are loc pe Sâmbătă, Ianuarie 21 from the Forum in Los Angeles and will air live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ȘI/8 p.m. CT. The highly anticipated undercard streams live on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App beginning at 6:50 p.m. ȘI/3:50 p.m. PT.

 

Tickets for the event start at $36 și sunt în vânzare acum la Bellator.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com.

 

The epic main card is headlined by a legendary light heavyweight clash that pits superstars Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) împotriva Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). În plus, a welterweight co-main event featuring Paul Daley (38-14-2) împotriva Brennan Ward (14-4) and a middleweight bout between Ralek Gracie (3-0) și Hisaki Kato (7-2) will also be featured on the Spike-televised main card. în cele din urmă, un concurs pană pitting Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) împotriva Emmanuel Sanchez(13-3) and a recently-announced lightweight battle featuring Derek Domenii (17-6) și Derek Anderson (14-2, 1 NC) wrap up Bellator MMA’s first main card of the new year.

 

On the Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card, female flyweights Rebecca Ruth (6-2) și Colleen Schneider (10-7) will join the promotional debuts of LA’s own Kevin Casey (9-5-1, 2 NC) and heavyweight knockout artist Jack May (8-3). Also featured on the undercard is the anticipated return of Chinzo Machida (4-2), Henry Corrales (12-3), Guilherme “Bomba” (8-3), și Cody Bollinger (19-6).

 

WANDERLEI SILVA RETURNS TO JAPAN! RIZIN FF SIGNS LEGENDARY PRIDE CHAMPION; ANNOUNCES SEVEN FIGHTERS, INCLUDING SILVA, FOR APRIL 17 LIVE EVENT IN NAGOYA, JAPONIA

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TOKYO - martie 7, 2016- Re'zin FF, promovarea de sport de luptă condus de fostul șef PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) mare Wanderlei "Criminalul Axe" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) to a multi-year promotional contract, as well as the first two bouts, one of which will feature Silva, for its second live event that will take place at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, JaponiaDuminică, Aprilie 17.

Preț de la 100,000 yen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at TicketBis.com.

Silva, the former PRIDE middleweight champion and 2003 PRIDE Grand Prix middleweight champion, will team up with a fighter to be determined, într-o specială care îl marca "meci tag,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) și Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Following the April contest, Silva, who held several records under the PRIDE banner, including longest win streak and most KO’s, will compete under MMA rules in future RIZIN FF events.

Într-o 180 pound MMA rules contest, puncher putere devastatoare Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Altele" Watanabe (19-6-4).

A former HEAT middleweight title holder, the 33-year-old Kato made an explosive debut before a live U.S. television audience on Spike when he scored what was later named “Knockout of the Month”a crushing, al doilea tur (:34) KO (lovi cu pumnul) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling la Bellator 139 iunie 26, 2015.

Până în prezent, all of Kato’s professional victories have come by way of (T)KO.

Watanabe is a 31-year-old grappling ace who boasts a splendid 84 Rata de finisaj la sută, cu 11 sale 19 career wins to date having come by way of submission and another 6 victories having come by way of (T)KO.

The number 10 ranked welterweight in Japan, Watanabe will make his first appearance of 2016 and look to rebound from a first round (2:00) supunere (sufoca-spate gol) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura iulie 20, 2015, a loss that halted a seven-fight win streak for Watanabe.

In two different women’s bouts, Rena Kubota (1-0 MMA, 31-5-1 shoot boxing) will square off an opponent to be named under shoot boxing rules, while decorated wrestler Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated MMA debut against an opponent to be announced soon.

The 24-year-old Kubota is a three-time shoot boxing tournament champion who made her much-anticipated MMA debut in stunning fashion at the RIZIN FF New Year’s Eve extravaganza, where she notched a second round (3:31) submission victory over Jleana Valentino with a flying armbar.

The 22-year-old Murata’s impressive resume includes three junior Olympic medals. Her most impressive feat, totuși, came in 2011 when Murata nearly defeated four-time Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida during the All-Japan championships.

Additional bouts for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” will be announced soon.

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Președintele Bellator Scott Coker și Wanderlei Silva (Credit: Bellator / Lucas Noonan)

 

SANTA MONICA (Martie 2, 2016) -Bellator MMA are plăcerea să anunțe că una dintre cele mai populare, luptători de recunoscut și iubite în sportul de arte martiale mixte, Wanderlei "Criminalul Axe" Silva (35-12-1), a semnat un exclusiv multi-ani, Contract multi-lupta cu promovarea. Cele mai vechi de 39 de ani, oferte înaintați în mod public de la companiile din întreaga lume, dar fostul Pride FC Mijlocie Campion a luat decizia de a lua stilul său exploziv la Bellator MMA.

 

„The Axe Murderer“ a luptat în unele dintre cele mai memorabile certurile și luptele sport a văzut vreodată. războaiele cu Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Tito Ortiz, Mirko Cro Cop, Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Chuck Liddell, și Michael Bisping sunt chestii de legenda - dar Silva este departe de a fi gata pentru a închide cartea pe cariera ilustre.

 

În plus față de FC Mijlocie Campionatul lui Pride Mondial, caz trofeu ambalate Silva de premii include premii pentru Lupta Anului (2003, 2004, 2007), KO anului (2008), Lupta și mai multe premii de noapte, inclusiv unul pentru fiecare dintre ultimele trei lupte, pentru a numi doar câteva. Acum, el pare să continue să ofere său premiat, divertisment lupte în interiorul cuștii Bellator.

 

Silva are mai multe opțiuni pentru prima sa lupta cu Bellator. Deși el a petrecut cea mai mare parte din cariera sa la 185 de lire sterline-, unul din lucrurile pe care fanii lui iubesc cel mai mult despre el a fost dorința de a lupta Wanderlei cele mai bune dintre cele mai bune - chiar dacă aceasta a crescut cu două clase de greutate la categoria grea - așa cum a dovedit războaiele grea împotriva tipi ca Mark Hunt, Gilbert Yvel, Kazuyuki Fujita și Cro Cop; Sau, luptele sale împotriva greii ușoare, cum ar fi Ortiz, și recent adversarul său cel mai, Brian Stann, care a scos în al doilea cadru.

 

Silva este cel mai recent dintr-o linie lungă de autografe recente agent liber realizat de Scott Coker și Bellator MMA. Fostul concurent Chute Box se alătură: Josh Thomson, Phil Davis, Benson Henderson, Serghei Kharitonov și Anastasia Yankova pe o listă cu campioni place de: Marcos Galvao, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, Liam McGeary șiVitaly Minakov,