SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Tháng giêng 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) sẽ phải đối mặt Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” vào ngày 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) chống lại Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) chống lại 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) và Tony Johnson (9-2).
Ngoài ra, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) sẽ đáp ứng Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) mất trên Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) chiến đấu Eric Huggins (1-0) và John Paul Elias (3-0) cũng sẽ có trong hành động.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 giờ chiều. VÀ/8 giờ chiều. CT, trong khi những cơn sơ bộ sẽ truyền hình trực tiếp trên Bellator.com và Các Bellator Mobile App tại 5 giờ chiều. PT. Vé cho sự kiện này bắt đầu từ chỉ $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Hiện nay hăng say trong một vệt thắng bốn trận đấu, bao gồm cả hai cuộc thi đầu tiên của mình với Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Là con trai của huyền thoại MMA Randy Couture, các cựu đối thủ cạnh tranh Strikeforce đã hoàn thành tất cả các chiến thắng nói trên thông qua trình sặc phía sau naked. 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 Feature Lightweight 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)
Thẻ sơ bộ:
Bellator MMA lông Feature Bout: Đánh dấu 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 lông Feature Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA lông Feature Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7
Bellator MMA người nặng 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 (Khởi đầu)
Bellator MMA lông 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)