Santa Monica, Calif. (Januari 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) bakal nyanghareupan Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” dina 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) ngalawan Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) ngalawan 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) jeung Tony Adang (9-2).
Salaku tambahan, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) moal papanggih Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) dicokot Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) gelut Eric Huggins (1-0) jeung John Paul Elias (3-0) oge jadi dina aksi.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT, bari bouts awal bakal ngalirkeun data langsung dina Bellator.com jeung Nu Bellator Mobile App di 5 p.m. PT. Tiket pikeun acara mimitian jam ngan $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Ayeuna engrossed dina tilas unggul opat-fight, kaasup kahijina dua contests jeung Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Putra legenda MMA Randy Couture, urut saingan Strikeforce tos rengse sakabéh ngéléhkeun disebut tadi via pungkur-taranjang cuk kaluman. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Sadikin," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 kilogram.
Standing opposite of Couture will be the elder “Pitbull” brother, who agreed to the fight on short notice after Saderek 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.
Lengkep "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 Feature Lightweight bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Adang (9-2)
Card awal:
Bellator MMA featherweight 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 featherweight Feature bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA featherweight 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 (Debut)
Bellator MMA featherweight 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)