SANTA MONICA, Californie. (Janvier 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) fera face Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” en janvier 29 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Californie.
Bellator officials previously announced two welterweight attractions featuring a main event pitting British slugger Paul "Semtex" Daley (37-13-2) contre Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 Caroline du Nord) contre Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 Caroline du Nord), which will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the Spike-televised main card will be heavyweights Raphaël Butler (9-1) et Tony Johnson (9-2).
En outre, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) se réunira Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) prend Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) combats Eric Huggins (1-0) et Jean-Paul Elias (3-0) sera également en action.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, tandis combats préliminaires afflueront en direct sur Bellator.com et Mobile App Bellator à 5 p.m. PT. Les billets pour l'événement commencent à seulement $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, ainsi que Ticketmaster.com et Bellator.com.
Actuellement plongé dans une série de victoires à quatre lutte, y compris ses deux premiers concours avec Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Le fils de la légende MMA Randy Couture, l'ancien concurrent Strikeforce a terminé toutes les victoires susmentionnés par soumission d'étranglement arrière-nue. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 livres.
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 14e 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 Caroline du Nord) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 Caroline du Nord)
Bellator MMA Léger Feature Bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Raphaël Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)
Carte préliminaire:
Bellator MMA plume Feature Bout: Mark Dickman (10-2) vs. Thomas Diagne (5-5-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) vs. Amber Tackett (1-1)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)
Bellator MMA plume Feature Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA plume Feature Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7
Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature 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 Feature Bout: Matt Perez (1-1) vs. Eugene Cancino (Début)
Bellator MMA plume Feature Bout: Nick Bustamante (3-0) vs. Salvador Becerra (4-2)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Jean-Paul Elias (3-0) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Jermaine McDermott (1-0) vs. Eric Huggins (1-0)