SANTA MONICA, Kalif. (Leden 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) bude čelit Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” ledna 29 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Kalif.
Bellator officials previously announced two welterweight attractions featuring a main event pitting British slugger Paul “Semtex” Daley (37-13-2) proti Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) proti 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) a Tony Johnson (9-2).
Kromě toho, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) se setká Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) bere na Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) boje Eric Huggins (1-0) a John Paul Elias (3-0) bude také v akci.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. A/8 p.m. CT, zatímco předběžné záchvaty se bude vysílat živě na Bellator.com a Bellator Mobile App na 5 p.m. PT. Vstupenky na akci začínají teprve $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, stejně jako Ticketmaster.com a Bellator.com.
V současné době zabraný do čtyř boj vítězná série, včetně své první dva zápasy s Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Syn legendy MMA Randy Couture, bývalý Strikeforce soutěžící dokončil všech výše uvedených výher prostřednictvím zadního nahý podání tlumivka. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 liber.
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) proti. Andy Uhrich (11-5)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC) proti. Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)
Bellator MMA Nízká hmotnost Feature Bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) proti. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)
Bellator MMA těžké váze Feature Bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) proti. Tony Johnson (9-2)
Předběžné Card:
Bellator MMA muší Feature Bout: Mark Dickman (10-2) proti. Thomas Diagne (5-5-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) proti. Amber Tackett (1-1)
Bellator MMA těžké váze Feature Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) proti. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)
Bellator MMA muší Feature Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) proti. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA muší Feature Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) proti. Justin Smitley (9-7
Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature Bout: Mason Fowler (2-0) proti. TBA
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Paul Ruiz (6-2) proti. Josh San Diego (5-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Matt Perez (1-1) proti. Eugene Cancino (Debut)
Bellator MMA muší Feature Bout: Nick Bustamante (3-0) proti. Salvador Becerra (4-2)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) proti. TBA
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Jermaine McDermott (1-0) proti. Eric Huggins (1-0)