Santa Monica, Calif. (January 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) ga na-enwe Patricky "Baby" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” on January 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) megide Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) megide 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) na Tony Johnson (9-2).
Na mgbakwunye, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) ga- Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) na-ewe ke Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) ịlụ ọgụ Eric Huggins (1-0) na John Paul Elias (3-0) ga-ke edinam.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. NA/8 p.m. CT, mgbe nke mbido oké mmanya ga-enuba ndụ on Bellator.com na The Bellator Mobile App na 5 p.m. Pt. Tiketi maka ihe omume na-amalite na naanị $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Ugbu kweghịzikwa a anọ na-agha-emeri streak, gụnyere ya abụọ mbụ n'asọmpi na Bellator Emmanuel, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Nwa Emmanuel akụkọ Randy Couture, bụbu Strikeforce osompi ka okokụre niile nke hotara na mbụ Enwee Mmeri site n'azụ-gba ọtọ ịkpagbu nrubeisi. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 pound.
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 14nke 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 Emmanuel fechaa Njirimara n'obi: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Baby" Freire (14-7)
Bellator Emmanuel Heavyweight Njirimara n'obi: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)
Mbido Kaadị:
Bellator Emmanuel Featherweight Njirimara tuanu: 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 Emmanuel Heavyweight Njirimara n'obi: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)
Bellator Emmanuel Featherweight Njirimara tuanu: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator Emmanuel Featherweight Njirimara tuanu: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7
Bellator Emmanuel welterweight Njirimara n'obi: 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 (Mpụta mbụ)
Bellator Emmanuel Featherweight Njirimara tuanu: Nick Bustamante (3-0) vs. Salvador Becerra (4-2)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Jermaine McDermott (1-0) vs. Eric Huggins (1-0)