SANTA MONICA, CALIF (ธันวาคม. 6, 2016) – It was announced today that one of MMA’s hottest prospects, และรู ธ (1-0), will waste no time continuing to build his resume, as he fights Emanuele Palombi (5-2) for his second fight in as many months. The bout takes place ศุกร์นี้ ที่ "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. ตรา," บน ธันวาคม. 10 from the Mandela Forum in Florence and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 4เวลา ET/PT.
เพียง 26 ปี, Ruth is looking to pave the way for the other members of “The New Breed," a group of highly accomplished wrestlers who have all signed to fight under the Bellator MMA banner including: โจอี้เดวิส (1-0), ไทเรลฟอร์จูน (1-0), Jarod Trice (1-0) ตลอดจน แอรอนปิโก และ โรเมโรฝ้าย – the last of which have yet to make their highly anticipated professional debuts. Before he was a three-time National Champion and four-time All-American wrestler at Penn State University, Ruth attended the world-renown Blair Academy in Susquehanna Township, PA, where he was the top-ranked recruit in the nation for his weight class. Having achieved great success at every stage of competition throughout his life, Ruth aspires to have the Bellator middleweight gold around his waist before long. After making the move across the country to Fresno, พระเจ้ากาหลิบ, where he now trains at Dethrone Basecamp with other Bellator MMA fighters like จอช Koscheck และ คริส Honeycutt, Ruth made his professional MMA debut just last month on พฤศจิกายน. 4, when he finished Dustin Collins-Miles with strikes at 3:19 ในรอบแรก.
Ruth now faces Rome’s Palombi, a seven-fight veteran with five victories including three KO’s and one submission. Ruth, who is taking the fight on less than a week’s notice, must quickly learn how to tune out a hometown crowd, who will certainly be heavily in favor of the Italian fighter.
The evening is highlighted by a main event featuring Italy’s most renowned mixed martial artist Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 NC), who will duke it out with Joey “The Mexicutioner” Beltran (17-13, 1 NC) in a light heavyweight main event. Other Bellator MMA competitors will also be in action, รวมไปถึง จอห์นพ่อค้าเกลือ (12-3), Yamauchi ขึ้น (31-9) และ Philipe Lins(10-1).
The Bellator Kickboxing brand will also be on display in Italy with a card that features a female flyweight rematch between Denise Kielholtz (45-3) และ Gloria Peritore (11-1-1), but this time, a world title will be on the line. "Bellator คิกบ็อกซิ่ง: Florence” will also include a lightweight clash between Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) and British kickboxing champion Jordan Watson (48-11-2), a middleweight matchup pitting โจชิลลิ่ง (19-9) กับ Victorio Lermano (30-7), a welterweight contest pairing Luca Novello (22-4-2) กับ Karim Ghajji (96-13-1), และ เควินรอสส์(31-9) จะได้พบกับ Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) ในการต่อสู้ที่มีน้ำหนักเบา. "Bellator คิกบ็อกซิ่ง: Florence” airs วันศุกร์, ธันวาคม. 16 ที่ 11:15 เวลา ET, immediately following "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”
เสร็จสมบูรณ์ "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Beltran” Card:
คุณลักษณะการต่อสู้มวยรุ่นไลท์: Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 NC) vs. โจอี้ตรา (17-13, 1 NC)
คุณลักษณะการต่อสู้มวยรุ่นไลท์: Philipe Lins (10-1) vs. Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7)
Middleweight Feature Fight: จอห์นพ่อค้าเกลือ (12-3) vs. Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Yamauchi ขึ้น (31-9) vs. เมอร์เซี Valeriu (12-3)
Middleweight Feature Fight: และรู ธ (1-0) vs. Emanuele Palombi (5-2)
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” Card:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) vs. Jordan Watson (48-11-2)
Flyweight World Title: Denise Kielholtz (45-3) vs. Gloria Peritore (11-1-1)
Middleweight Feature Fight: โจชิลลิ่ง (19-9) vs. Victorio Lermano (30-7)
มวยปล้ำต่อสู้คุณลักษณะ: Luca Novello (22-4-2) vs. Karim Ghajji (96-13-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: เควินรอสส์ (31-9) vs. Alessio Arduini (26-14-2)