Tūtohu Archives: Arts hōia Mixed

Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

MMA LEGENDS KEN SHAMROCK & ROYCE GRACIE SET FOR ‘BELLATOR 149’ SHOWDOWN TOMORROW

Waiho he tākupu

Complete Weigh-In Photos Here

 

HOUSTON, Texas (February 18, 2016) – After weigh-ins i runga i Rāpare inside the Toyota Center, the main card competitors of "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " are set to enter the cage and fight apopo night LIVE and FREE on Spike.

 

The big night features a double main event that pits Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) ki Royce Gracie (14-2-3) mo te toru o te taime, me te Kimbo Poro (5-2) fights the man who has been calling him out since their friendship ended years ago, Dhafir Harris, better known as “Dada 5000.” Also fin action is former light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) a Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC), who will look to top their epic 2014 slugfest. In catchweight action,Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) looks to build on his impressive young career, ina e ia i runga i Daniel Pineda (21-11). Na, Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to the cage to take on Derek Āpure (15-6), as the two lightweights go to battle.

"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " takes place at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX, and airs live on SPIKE at 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT, ia ka rere pāngia tuatahi i runga i Spike.com i 6 p.m. CT. Full weigh-in results can be found below.

Kāri Main: (Live on SPIKE – 9 p.m. AND/8:00 p.m. CT)

Bellator Openweight Main Event: Ken Shamrock (201.2) vs. Royce Gracie (190.8)

Bellator Takahanga Main Heavyweight: Kimbo Poro (232) vs. “Dada 5000” (265)

Bellator Āhuahira Kōmāmā a'ee: Melvin Guillard (156) vs. Derek Āpure (155)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Emanuel Newton (205) vs. Linton Vassell (205.4)

Bellator Catchweight Feature Bout: Emmanuel Sanchez (149.2) vs. Daniel Pineda (148.2)

 

Kāri hukihuki: (Spike.com - 6 p.m. AND/5:00 p.m. CT)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Āhuatanga Fight: Justin mātuhi (247) vs. Juan Torres (259.8)

Bellator mā whitu Āhuatanga Fight: Davis Sylvester (144.2) vs. Jeremy Mahon (144.4)

Bellator whitu Āhuatanga Fight: Ruben Esparsa (184.2) vs. C.J. Hancock (185.6)

Bellator whā Āhuatanga Fight: Adrian Yanez (134.6) vs. Ryan Hollis (134.8)

Bellator whitu Āhuatanga Fight: Isaac Villanueva (185.8) vs. Richard Knepp (184.8)

Bellator Catchweight Feature Fight: Mike Trinh (128.8) vs. Angel Zamora (129.4)

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Jason Langellier (158.4) vs. Anthony Ivy (154)

Bellator mā whitu Āhuatanga Fight: Manny Lozoya (142) vs. Jacob Norsworthy (141.8)

Bellator, kickboxing, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

SCOTT COKER LAUNCHES BELLATOR KICKBOXING ADDITIONAL DETAILS REVEALED ABOUT THE PREMIERE BELLATOR KICKBOXING MEGA EVENT IN ITALY APRIL 16

Waiho he tākupu

 

B152_1920x1080_site

Houston, TX, (February 18, 2016) – Scott Coker, President of Bellator MMA and one of combat sport’s most accomplished promoters, will launch “Bellator Kickboxing” this April with his partners at Spike. The announcement was made today at a press conference ahead of “Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie,” which airs apopo night on Spike at 9e/8c.

Bellator Kickboxing will feature many of the world’s best kickboxers including Joe Schilling, Raymond Daniels, Kevin Ross, Keri Melendez a Anastasia Yankova, who were in attendance at today’s press conference. The current Bellator MMA team based out of Santa Monica, CA will run the new league.

 

Coker has over 30 years of experience promoting combat sports, overseeing both K-1 and Strikeforce Kickboxing leagues during his illustrious career. “Kickboxing is a thrilling, non-stop action-packed sport that I believe will resonate with MMA fans,"Ka mea a Coker. “Our first goal is to develop stars and showcase these incredible athletes on the #1 home for combat sports, Spike TV.”

 

The first event for Bellator Kickboxing will be a co-promoted show with Bellator MMA and Oktagon Kickboxing on April 16 i te Pala Alpitour i Turin, Italy.

 

The Bellator Kickboxing event’s headliner will feature Melvin Manhoef vs. Alexandru Negrea as well as a 5-round title fight when current ISKA 72kg champion Mustapha Haida will move up in weight to challenge Karim Ghajii for his ISKA 75 KG belt. Other participants competing at the inaugural Bellator Kickboxing extravaganza include Ross, Daniels and Denise Kielholtz. Opponents for these participants will be announced in the near future.

 

The event will also include “Bellator 152,” a mixed martial arts card will feature Alessio Sakara vs. Brian Rogers, and also features Bellator MMA stars Patricky "Pitbull" Freire, Brent primus, Anastasia Yankova a A.J. McKee.

 

Bellator Kickboxing’s debut event will air on Spike Rāhoroi, April 16 i 9:00pm ET/PT on brief tape delay. Mua i taua ra, Spike will broadcast Bellator MMA’s first international show, “Bellator 152,” LIVE at 3:00pm ET.

 

Details on future events will be announced in the near future.

 

M-1, M-1 Challenge, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

M-1 Challenge 64 Official Weights & Pictures WATCH LIVE ON M-1GLOBAL.TV

Waiho he tākupu

Ngā Whakaahua i raro
KĀRI MAIN
M-1 GLOBAL GRAND PRIX MIDDLEWEIGHT TOURNAMENT – SEMIFINALS – 5 X 5
Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko (51-9-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russia 184 ½ lbs. (83.8 kg)
vs.
Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (27-3-0, M-1: 10-1-0), Russia 184 ½ lbs. (83.8 kg)
CO-FEATURE
VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), Russia 236 ½ lbs. (107.5 kg)
vs.
Denis Smoldaraev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0), Estonia 269 ½ lbs. (122.4 kg)
M-1 CHALLENGE BANTAMWEIGHT SEMIFINALS ELIMINATOR – 3 X 5
Pavel Vitruk (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0), Russia 135 lbs. (61.3 kg)
vs.
Sergey Morozov (6-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Katatānga 134 lbs. (60.9 kg)
Antun “Killer” Racic (18-6-0, M-1: 3-3-0), Croatia 134 lbs. (61.0 kg)
vs.
Vitaly Branchuk (20-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Ukraine 134 ½ lbs. (61.1 kg)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Joe Ray (13-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0, United States 184 lbs. (83.6 kg)
vs.
Vladimir Katyhin (31-6-1, M-1: 1-0-0), Ukraine 183 ½ lbs. (83.4 kg)
KĀRI PRELIMINARY
HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Kurban Ibragimov (3-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0, Russia 230 lbs. (104.5 kg)
vs.
Dmitriy Mikutsa (5-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Ukraine 239 ½ lbs. (108.8 kg)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS- 3 X 5
Magomed Mutaev (6-2-0, M-1: 3-0-0),Russia 185 lbs. (84.0 kg)
vs.
Vadim “Archie” Orischak (5-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Russia 184 lbs. (83.6 kg)
Valery “The Russian Hammer” Myasnikov (8-1-1, M-1: 0-1-1), Russia 185 lbs. (84.0 kg)
vs.
Vyacheslav “Bison” Bogomol (5-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0) 183 lbs. (83.3 kg)
WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Stefan Larisch (8-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Germany 168 ½ lbs. (76.6 kg)
vs.
Maksin Grabovich (2-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Russia 168 lbs. (76.3 kg)
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5
Andrey “Iron” Lezhnev (7-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0) 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
vs.
Timur Nagibin (5-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Russia 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
TA: M-1 Challenge 64
No: Rāmere, February 19, 2016
HEA: Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia
Kaiwhakatairanga: M-1 Global
M-1 Challenge 64 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Ka taea ki te mataara i te whawhai tuatahi, me te kāri matua i te takiuru ki runga ki ki te rēhita i Viewerswww.M1Global.TV. Kia mataara katoa o te mahi pā i runga i to ratou rorohiko, me te i runga i te waea atamai, me papa Android me Apple.
Mōhiohio:

Twitter & Instagram:
@ M1GlobalNews
VFinkelchtein
@ M1Global
Facebook:

ABOUT M-1 AO: Nō i roto i te 1997, Kua whakapumautia M-1 Global ano i roto i te MMA (MMA) hei hinonga tuatahi mo te rapu me te whakawhanake i nga whakatupuranga o te ao toa o te ao. Me ona mahi i roto i St Petersburg, Russia, Kua tū atu atu i te M-1 waitohu 170 ngā takahanga te ao, tae atu M-1 Tīpakonga, M-1 Challenge, Nga mahinga M-1 o te Ao me te M-1 o te HWGP o te Ao, i roto i te tua ki te tahi-te whakatairanga ngā kaupapa Strikeforce me M-1 Global i runga i te US. whatunga, Showtime. Ora hopu, pouaka me te aunui hunga me ona uara production pai, me te kēmu-ups, M-1 Kua ngā Takahanga Pāwhānui etahi o runga ingoa te hākinakina o, tae atu taumahamaha rongonui Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem, Keith Jardine, Ben Rothwell, Melvin Manhoef, Sergei Kharitonov, Aleksander Emelianenko, Zentsov Roma, Yushin Okami, Mike Pyle, Denis Kang, Martin Kampmann, Amar Suloev, Chalid pau a Stephan Struve. 2016 promises to be another sensational year of world-class competition, featuring a full calendar of Challenge events, fueled by a talent-rich contention system to rank M-1 Global Champions among the greatest fighters in the sport.
ABOUT M-1GLOBAL.TV: Kia pai MMA mahi inaianei i roto i te tautuhinga teitei kawea ki a koutou i M-1Global.tv, whakahere i te pai whawhai anake i M-1 Global me ētahi atu rōpū MMA. M-1Global.tv Ko te tūāpapa nui whakawhanakehia ngā ki te kawe tahi i te pātengi raraunga ataata whawhai tino ngaio. E whakarato ana hoki i te atanga ngāwari, me te pūmanawa, te tautururaa i te katoa ki te tīmata te whakamahi i te tūāpapa i roto i kore wa ia te haapae i tetahi kaipahua. Haunga te mātakitaki i nga whawhai mua i runga i te hiahia i tetahi wa watea ki te kiritaki, E taea e ia oaoa i te LIVE mahi kaimätakitaki, wātea katoa ki M-1Global.tv kaiwhakamahi i roto i te marama iti-utu ki te marama ohaurunga mamati. Tou te ao o te mahi. Ahakoa te Wā!
Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, MMA, Koi TV

PHOTOS AND VIDEO FROM “BELLATOR 149: Shamrock VU. GRACIE” PRESS CONFERENCE

Waiho he tākupu

EW5G9978

CLICK HERE FOR FULL SELECTION OF PHOTOS

(Nama: BELLATOR MMA / LUCAS NOONAN)

CLICK ABOVE FOR FULL PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO

 

HOUSTON – (Feb. 17, 2016) – The four combatants of the “Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " double-main event joined Bellator MMA President Scott Coker on stage for the official press conference on Wedneday afternoon, ki Ken Shamrock (28-16-2), Royce Gracie (14-2-3), Kimbo Poro (5-2) a "Chest 5000” each contributing to the highly entertaining press conference with great soundbites, that you can find in the video above.

 

The highly anticipated event takes place tenei Rāmere at the Toyota Center in Houston and airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT. Preliminary bouts will stream live on Bellator.coma Te Bellator Mobile App .

Also fighting at "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " will be former light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) a Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC), who will look to recreate their epic 2014 barnburner. In featherweight action, Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) will attempt to continue his torrid pace when he meets Daniel Pineda (21-11) and a pair of lightweight assassins go to battle, ka Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to meet Derek Āpure (15-6).

 

Tikiti mo tenei tīmatanga aru'i toi hōia whakauru i tika $50 a kei runga i te hoko i Bellator.com inaianei, me te HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

_H6A6535

_H6A6521

EW5G0142

EW5G9919

EW5G9945

EW5G0091

whakauru toi hōia, MMA, Ao Series o te whawhai

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMES OUT SWINGING IN 2016

Waiho he tākupu

Strong TV Ratings, Record Web Traffic and New Sponsorships
Highlight Formidable Start to the New Year

Las Vegas (February 17, 2016) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) came out of the gates swinging to begin the new year and its fourth year of operation, generating impressive NBCSN television viewership figures for its first live event of 2016, as well as record levels of traffic and engagement on its web platform and a pair of new sponsor partners.

The live NBCSN telecast of WSOF27: Firmino vs. Fodor, which took place at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. i runga i Rāhoroi, Jan. 23, generated an average viewership of 213,000, and peaked at 245,000, ake 13% from NBCSN’s World Series of Fighting 2015 average. An immediate replay of the event that began atko waenganui po, garnered another 111,000 kaimätakitaki.

The number of unique visits to the league’s website skyrocketed by 515 percent between December and January, while World Series of Fighting secured two new sponsor partners in Talk2Legends and 1800 Tequila.

“It has been a tremendous start to a very promising year, and this is just the beginning,"Ka mea a World Series o te whawhai Tumu Carlos Silva. “With a full schedule of world championship live events; a new, athlete-focused web TV series that we will be rolling out; and a host of other opportunities we are exploring with potential partners, it’s going to be an exciting year for World Series of Fighting and MMA fans.

“We are off to a great start, and we have a lot more in store for fans, with a new live event nearly every month this year,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua. “We made some strong additions to our fighter roster last year, and fans can expect to see some more top level talent join our ranks in 2016.”

“We are looking forward to continued growth of the league and delivering our audience another year of exciting world championship MMA action,"Ka mea Gary Quinn, NBC Sports Group’s vice president of programming.

WSOF.com engagement soared by 400 percent between December and January, and the number of user sessions increased by 480 percent over the same time period. World Series of Fighting’s social media channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) all achieved their highest reach and levels of engagement since the

The partnerships with Talk2Legends and 1800 Tequila kicked off during WSOF27 last month. Utilizing the Talk2Legends video chat app, World Series of Fighting offered fans unprecedented, one-on-one access to both its athletic and NBCSN on-air talent, whai wāhi Chael, Bas Rutten, Jon Fitch and reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 pauna) toa Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje.

Live World Series of Fighting action returns to NBCSN from Garden Grove, Calif. i runga i Rāhoroi, Feb. 20 i 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT with WSOF28: Moraes vs. Barajas. Headlining the four-bout telecast will be a world bantamweight (135 pauna) championship showdown between reigning kingpin Marlon Moraes (15-4-1), who will risk his title against fast-rising star, Hohepa Barajas (12-1).

Mō te Ao Series o te whawhai (WSOF)
“Ao Series o te whawhai” (WSOF) Ko te ao pirimia ngaio Toi Martial Mixed (MMA) whawhai whakatairanga whakatapua ki tuku i te pai whawhai mahi-Kikī mō pā whawhai i te whakaputa i te pai ka taea ōrite-ups i waenganui i whawhai whiriwhiri i huri noa i te ao. Mō ētahi atu kōrero haere ki WSOF.com me te whai “Ao Series o te whawhai” on Twitter MMAWorldSeries. WSOF ko Ao Series o te Fighting e rēhitatia tohu o MMAWC, LLC.
Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, MMA, Koi TV

PHOTOS FROM “BELLATOR 149: Shamrock VU. GRACIE” OPEN WORKOUTS

Waiho he tākupu

 

CLICK HERE FOR FULL SELECTION OF PHOTOS

(Nama: BELLATOR MMA / LUCAS NOONAN)

 

The four combatants from the “Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " double-main event took part in an open workout this afternoon at the beautiful, state-of-the-art O Athletik gym in Houston prior to their fights i runga i te Paraire po.

EW5G9433

Ko te āhuatanga hui Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) in action against Royce Gracie (14-2-3) mo te toru o te taime, me te Kimbo Poro (5-2) fights the man who has been calling him out since their friendship ended years ago, Dhafir Harris, pai ake mohiotia rite "Chest 5000."

_H6A5782

Also fighting at "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " will be former light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) a Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC), who will look to recreate their epic 2014 barnburner. In featherweight action, Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) will attempt to continue his torrid pace when he meets Daniel Pineda (21-11) and a pair of lightweight assassins go to battle, ka Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to meet Derek Āpure (15-6).

EW5G9552

Tikiti mo tenei tīmatanga aru'i toi hōia whakauru i tika $50 a kei runga i te hoko i Bellator.com inaianei, me te HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

_H6A5831

"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " Tags ora me te utu i runga i te Koi i 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT, ia ka awa pāngia tuatahi ora i runga i Bellator.com a Te Bellator Mobile App.

 

 

Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, MMA, Koi TV

Rampage Coming Back to Bellator MMA

Waiho he tākupu

Rampage-Jackson-Bellator

Following an amicable agreement to settle the litigation between the two parties, the always entertaining and exciting Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is returning to Bellator.

 

Bellator MMA is thrilled to have “Rampage,” one of the most recognizable fighters in the history of the sport, joining a very competitive light heavyweight division featuring champion Liam McGeary, Phil Davis, King Mo, Tito Ortiz, Emanuel Newton, Linton Vassell among others.

M-1, M-1 Challenge, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

M-1 Challenge 65 rescheduled from March 4 ki April 8 i roto i te St. Petersburg, Russia Due to scheduling conflict

Waiho he tākupu
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (February 15, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced that M-1 Challenge 65 has been rescheduled from March 4 ki April 8 at Ice Palace Sports Center in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Ice Hockey World Championships will be held this May in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Many sports venues in St. Petersburg are closed in March due to renovations, resulting in the switched date for M-1 Challenge 65.
I roto i te M-1 Challenge 65 hui matua, reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev(13-3-0, M-1: 7-1-0) will take on Brazilian challenger Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao (35-8-0, M-1: 0-0-0) in the M-1 Grand Prix middleweight semifinals match.
The other M-1 Grand Prix middleweight semifinals match is set as three-time Bellator championAlexander “Storm” Shlemenko (51-9-0, M-1: 2-0-0) takes on former M-1 Challenge middleweight and light heavyweight titlist Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (27-3-0, M-1: 10-1-0) at this Friday’s (Feb. 19) M-1 Challenge 64 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow.
The winners of Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky and Emeev vs. Falcao will advance to the M-1 Grand Prix middleweight championship later this year.
In other M-1 Global news, M-1 Challenge toa Kōmāmā Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui'S (13-2-0, M-1: 2-2-0) title defense versus challenger Artium Damkovsky (20-9-0, M-1: 10-6-0), has been moved from M-1 Challenge 64 ki M-1 Challenge 65.
Replacing Barnaoui vs. Damkovsky on M-1 Challenge 64 is a classic striker-wrestler matchup between American Joe Ray (13-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0) and Nodar Kudukhashvili (10-2-0, M-1: 2-1-0), o Georgia.
M-1 Challenge 64 & 65 Ka rere ora i Russia i roto i te tautuhinga teitei i runga i www.M1Global.TV. Ka taea ki te mataara i te whawhai tuatahi, me te kāri matua i te takiuru ki runga ki ki te rēhita i Viewerswww.M1Global.TV. Kia mataara katoa o te mahi pā i runga i to ratou rorohiko, me te i runga i te waea atamai, me papa Android me Apple.
Mōhiohio

www.M1Global.tv

Twitter & Instagram:
@ M1GlobalNews
VFinkelchtein
@ M1Global
Facebook:
amateur mixed martial arts, Amateur MMA, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

WMMAA: The future of MMA

Waiho he tākupu
Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, Efren Leyba, a
WMMAA Pan-American president Tomas Yu (pokapū)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (February 15, 2016) – The second annual World MMA Association (WMMAA) Pan-American Congress, recently held at The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was a major success by all standards.
(L-R) — WMMAA Pan-American president Tomas Yu, MMA superstar
Jon Jones and legendary coach Chris Luttrell
“The Pan-American Movement”, as it was named, brought together sports, tāpoi, and education for a common goal with more than 12 participating countries.
The Congress provided a rare opportunity for the entire WMMAA Pan-American family to collaborate with special partnerships like The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce a The Mexico Consulate in Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Global Education Department. PANAM Members, representatives of National Federations, Commissions, Association and the Organizing Committee of the WMMAA Pan-American Championship (OCPC), as well as athletes, kaiako, pāpāho, sponsors and other stakeholders to meet and discuss issues of importance to the entire MMA movement.
In his closing speech to the Congress, Pan-American Division President Tomas Yu paid tribute to the excellent collaboration between Pan-American members.
“If you asked me to sprawl a couple of times, I would most definitely need some nitro coffee from Villa Myriam before I run out of breath, followed by the guaranteed use of Sore No More,” Ka mea a Yu. “But when it comes to fighting for our youth, for our MMA global goals – for cleaner competition, for a healthier, more peaceful and more flourishing SPORT – I will sprawl-jab-cross-kick like a champion. I will sprint the steepest trail in the Sandia Mountains. I will never stop until we raise our hands by victory. I am counting and exhorting all involved in the MMA industry to join us. We must go for the KO.”
Over the course of the three-day Congress and 13-day PANAM Camp, there were special guest such as Legacy Champion Damacio Page, former UFC champion Jon “Bones” Jones a Carlos Condit. Participants heard from many respected speakers such as Health Committee Director Curt Chavez from eVOLV Strong, Hector Molina, Director of PANAM Regulatory Committee and Director of PANAM Medical Committee, Dr. Justo Pavia. The congress had interesting discussions on the following themes: kaitäkaro, 2016 Expo MMA, structure of the “WMMAA Pan-American Movement”, global officials’ license and database, new era of Digital Sports Marketing Revolution, me te 2016 Pan-American Championships.

Each day was divided in two general sessions with a half-day devoted to Rules and Regulations discussions for PANAM. The plenary sessions were followed by three simultaneous breakout sessions on respective sub-themes.

All sessions were live-cast over the internet to allow the general public to hear discussions as it happened.
Two sessions began with presentations from a panel of speakers. The moderators of each panel were then responsible for the ensuing discussion period, which gave participants an opportunity to voice their opinions on issues. The main points from each session were carefully recorded by“ENLACE” – the new exclusive WMMAA correspondent program – to inform the Editorial Committee of the discussions at the end of each day. The final document reflected the main ideas to come out of the proceedings in Albuquerque, as well as information collected through the virtual WMMAA Pan-American Congress, allowing the WMMAA Pan-American family and public to submit written contributions.
The mission of the 2016 WMMAA Pan-American Congress was to bring together sports, tourism and education for a united front and review the status of the WMMAA PANAM Movement in today’s evolving global society. Information was gathered and opinions sought regarding its future, in addition to providing structure, guidance, proposals and recommendations to all constituents and other stakeholders of the WMMAA PANAM Movement for its structured showcase and harmonious development within the global youth community.
Te 2016 WMMAA Pan-American Congress was a great success and has left the WMMAA Pan-American Movement with a blueprint for the future. It is now time, kotahi ano, for the PANAM family to translate words into action: We are the Future of MMA!
Mōhiohio:
Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, MMA, Koi TV

BELLATOR MMA SIGNS LIGHTWEIGHT STANDOUT ‘IRON’ MICHAEL CHANDLER TO MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT EXTENSION

Waiho he tākupu

Click for fight highlights: Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez

Santa MONICA, Calif. (February 12, 2015) – When sifting through a list of Bellator MMA’s greatest fights, few names appear as often as "Iron" Michael Chandler (14-3).

 

I teie mahana,, Bellator MMA is proud to announce that Chandler will be continuing to compete for the promotion for the foreseeable future, with the news that the former 155-pound champion has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight extension to remain with the Scott Coker-led promotion.

 

“Michael Chandler is synonymous with our brand and doubles as an incredibly talented and exciting mixed martial artist,” said Bellator President Scott Coker. “Not every fighter or free agent aligns with our future plans, but when looking at Chandler’s resume, inking him to a long-term extension was a no-brainer. I look forward to getting him back in action as soon as possible.”

 

Chandler was also pleased with his extension, kī: “I’m ecstatic to continue my career with Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. It’s obvious that good things are continuing to happen for this promotion and it’s correlating to big opportunities for myself as well,"Ka mea a Chandler. “I can’t wait to get back in action and test myself against some of these new guys coming in and move back up through the ranks. Ka rite ki nga wa katoa, my eyes are on that belt, and it will be back around my waist soon.”

 

A 14-fight Bellator MMA veteran, Chandler has been a member of the Viacom-owned promotion since 2010. Prior to joining the Bellator ranks, the Missouri native competed for Strikeforce. Amongst his notable victories, Chandler bested Eddie Alvarez via submission at “Bellator 58” in what many fans and pundits alike considered the fight of 2011.

 

Further along the way, Chandler defeated the likes of Patricky "Pitbull" Freire, Marcin Held, Rick Hawn, a Rawiri Rickels (2x). Of his 14 toa ano he ngaio, Chandler has amassed 12 victories before reaching the judges’ scorecards.

 

Chandler remains in Bellator’s lightweight division, which includes kingpin Will Brooks, haere ki Josh Thomson, Brandon Girtz, Melvin Guillard, Benson Henderson, Brent primus, Derek Anderson, aKoe Awad.