SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Januar 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) konfrontiert sein wird Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich“ im Januar 29 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.
Bellator officials previously announced two welterweight attractions featuring a main event pitting British slugger Paul "Semtex" Daley (37-13-2) gegen Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) gegen 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) und Tony Johnson (9-2).
Außerdem, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, mit der Nachricht, Matt Perez (1-1) treffen Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) annimmt Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) Kämpfe Eric Huggins (1-0) und Johannes Paul Elias (3-0) wird auch in Aktion sein.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. UND/8 p.m. CT, während vorläufigen Kämpfe werden live auf streamen Bellator.com und Die Bellator Mobile App bei 5 p.m. PT. Tickets für die Veranstaltung beginnen bei nur $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, sowie Ticketmaster.com und Bellator.com.
Aktuell in einer Vier-Kampf Siegesserie in Anspruch genommen, darunter seine ersten beiden Wettbewerbe mit Bellator Fighting Championships, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Der Sohn des MMA-Legende Randy Couture, der ehemalige Strike Konkurrenten alle vorgenannten Siegen über Rück Naked Choke Vorlage beendet ist. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 Pfund.
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) vs. Andy Uhrich (11-5)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)
Bellator MMA Leichte Eigenschaft Bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)
Bellator MMA-Schwergewichts-Funktion Kampf: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)
Vorläufige Karte:
Bellator Fighting Championships im Feder Funktion Kampf: Mark Dickman (10-2) vs. Thomas Diagne (5-5-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Eigenschaft Bout: Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) vs. Amber Tackett (1-1)
Bellator MMA-Schwergewichts-Funktion Kampf: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)
Bellator Fighting Championships im Feder Funktion Kampf: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator Fighting Championships im Feder Funktion Kampf: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7
Bellator MMA Weltergewicht Eigenschaft Bout: Mason Fowler (2-0) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Paul Ruiz (6-2) vs. Josh San Diego (5-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Eigenschaft Bout: Matt Perez (1-1) vs. Eugene Cancino (Debüt)
Bellator Fighting Championships im Feder Funktion Kampf: Nick Bustamante (3-0) vs. Salvador Becerra (4-2)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Johannes Paul Elias (3-0) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Jermaine McDermott (1-0) vs. Eric Huggins (1-0)