SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Januari 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) zal worden geconfronteerd met Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” Januari 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) tegen Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) tegen 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) en Tony Johnson (9-2).
Bovendien, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) ontmoet Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) neemt Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) gevechten Eric Huggins (1-0) en Johannes Paulus Elias (3-0) zal ook in actie.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. EN/8 p.m. CT, terwijl de voorlopige periodes live op zal streamen Bellator.com en De Bellator Mobile App bij 5 p.m. PT. Tickets voor het evenement beginnen bij slechts $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Momenteel verdiept in een vier-fight winning streak, waaronder zijn eerste twee wedstrijden met Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. De zoon van MMA legende Randy Couture, de voormalige Strikeforce concurrent klaar is met alle bovengenoemde wint via achterwielaandrijving naakte vernauwing indiening. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 pond.
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 Lichtgewicht Feature Bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)
Bellator MMA Zwaargewicht Feature Bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)
Voorlopige Card:
Bellator MMA vedergewicht 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 Zwaargewicht Feature Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)
Bellator MMA vedergewicht Feature Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA vedergewicht Feature Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7
Bellator MMA weltergewicht 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 (Debuut)
Bellator MMA vedergewicht Feature Bout: Nick Bustamante (3-0) vs. Salvador Becerra (4-2)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Johannes Paulus Elias (3-0) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Jermaine McDermott (1-0) vs. Eric Huggins (1-0)