SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Januar 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) vil møte Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” 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) mot Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) mot 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) og Tony Johnson (9-2).
I tillegg, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) vil møte Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) tar på Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) kamper Eric Huggins (1-0) og John Paul Elias (3-0) vil også være i aksjon.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 pm. OG/8 pm. CT, mens foreløpige bouts vil streame live på Bellator.com og Bellator Mobile App ved 5 pm. PT. Billetter til arrangementet starter på bare $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
For tiden oppslukt i en fire-kamp seiersrekke, inkludert hans to første konkurranser med Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Som sønn av MMA legende Randy Couture, den tidligere Strikeforce konkurrent er ferdig alle de nevnte vinner via rear-naked choke innsending. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 pounds.
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 Lett Feature Bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)
Bellator MMA tungvekt Feature Bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)
Foreløpige kort:
Bellator MMA Fjær 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 tungvekt Feature Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)
Bellator MMA Fjær Feature Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA Fjær Feature Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7
Bellator MMA weltervekt 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 (Debut)
Bellator MMA Fjær Feature Bout: 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)