Santa MONICA, Calif. (January 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) Ka fehangahangai Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” i runga i Hānuere 29 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.
Bellator officials previously announced two welterweight attractions featuring a main event pitting British slugger Daley "Semtex" Paora (37-13-2) ki Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paora Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) ki 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).
I tua atu, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) ka tutaki Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) e i runga i Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) whawhai Eric Huggins (1-0) a John Paora Iraia (3-0) e hoki i roto i te mahi.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT, ia ka awa pāngia tuatahi ora i runga i Bellator.com a Te Bellator Mobile App i 5 p.m. PT. tīmata tīkiti mo te takahanga i anake $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Nōfo'i tēnei wā i roto i te pūkenga toa e wha-whawhai, tae atu ana fe'auhi tuatahi e rua ki Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Ko te tama o te pūrākau MMA Randy Couture, oti te whakataetae Strikeforce o mua kua katoa o nga whakauru i faahitihia mā tāpaetanga kowaowaotia muri-tahanga. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 pauna.
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.
Oti "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” Fight Card
Bellator MMA Welterweight Main Event: Paora Daley (37-13-2) vs. Andy Uhrich (11-5)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC) vs. Paora Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)
Bellator MMA Āhuahira Kōmāmā a'ee: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)
Bellator MMA taumahamaha Āhuahira a'ee: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)
Kāri hukihuki:
Bellator MMA mā Āhuahira a'ee: 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 taumahamaha Āhuahira a'ee: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)
Bellator MMA mā Āhuahira a'ee: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA mā Āhuahira a'ee: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7
Bellator MMA Welterweight Āhuahira a'ee: Mason Fowler (2-0) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Paora Ruiz (6-2) vs. Josh San Diego (5-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Matt Perez (1-1) vs. Eugene Cancino (Tuatahi)
Bellator MMA mā Āhuahira a'ee: Nick Bustamante (3-0) vs. Salvador Becerra (4-2)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: John Paora Iraia (3-0) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Jermaine McDermott (1-0) vs. Eric Huggins (1-0)