SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Januari 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) kommer att möta 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) 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) och Tony Johnson (9-2).
Dessutom, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) kommer att träffa Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) tar på Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) slagsmål Eric Huggins (1-0) och John Paul Elias (3-0) kommer också att vara i aktion.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. OCH/8 p.m. CT, medan preliminära skjutningarna kommer strömma live på Bellator.com och Bellator Mobile App vid 5 p.m. PT. Biljetter till evenemanget börjar på endast $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
För närvarande involverade i en fyra-kamp Winning Streak, inklusive hans första två tävlingar med Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Sonen till MMA legend Randy Couture, fd Strikeforce konkurrent har avslutat alla av de ovan nämnda segrar via bakre naked choke underkastelse. 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.
Komplett "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 Lättvikts Feature Bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)
Bellator MMA heavyweight Feature Bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)
Preliminära kortet:
Bellator MMA Fjäder 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 Fjäder Feature Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA Fjäder Feature Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7
Bellator MMA Weltervikt 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 Fjäder 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)