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

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Complete Weigh-In Photos Here

 

HOUSTON, TEXAS (Februari 18, 2016) – After weigh-ins op donderdag inside the Toyota Center, the main card competitors of "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " are set to enter the cage and fight morgen night LIVE and FREE on Spike.

 

The big night features a double main event that pits Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) tegen Royce Gracie (14-2-3) voor de derde keer en Kimbo Slice (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) en 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, wanneer hij op Daniel Pineda (21-11). En, Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to the cage to take on Derek Fields (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. EN/8 p.m. CT, terwijl de voorlopige periodes zal streamen op Spike.com op 6 p.m. CT. Full weigh-in results can be found below.

Hoofd Card: (Live on SPIKE – 9 p.m. EN/8:00 p.m. CT)

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

Bellator Zwaargewicht Main Event: Kimbo Slice (232) vs. “Dada 5000” (265)

Bellator Lichtgewicht Feature Bout: Melvin Guillard (156) vs. Derek Fields (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)

 

Voorlopige Card: (Spike.com - 6 p.m. EN/5:00 p.m. CT)

 

Bellator Zwaargewicht Feature Vecht: Justin Wren (247) vs. Juan Torres (259.8)

Bellator vedergewicht Feature Vecht: Davis Sylvester (144.2) vs. Jeremy Mahon (144.4)

Bellator middengewicht Feature Vecht: Ruben Esparsa (184.2) vs. C.J. Hancock (185.6)

Bellator Bantamgewicht Feature Vecht: Adrian Yanez (134.6) vs. Ryan Hollis (134.8)

Bellator middengewicht Feature Vecht: Isaac Villanueva (185.8) vs. Richard Knepp (184.8)

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

Bellator Lichtgewicht Feature Vecht: Jason Langellier (158.4) vs. Anthony Ivy (154)

Bellator vedergewicht Feature Vecht: Manny Lozoya (142) vs. Jacob Norsworthy (141.8)

Bellator, kickboksen, mixed martial arts, MMA

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

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Houston, TX, (Februari 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 morgen 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 en 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,"Bovengenoemde 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 op de Pala Alpitour in Turijn, Italië.

 

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 en A.J. McKee.

 

Bellator Kickboxing’s debut event will air on Spike Zaterdag, April 16 bij 9:00pm ET/PT on brief tape delay. Eerder die dag, 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.

 

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M-1 Challenge 64 Officiële gewichten & Pictures WATCH LIVE ON M-1GLOBAL.TV

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Belangrijkste kaart
M-1 GLOBAL GRAND PRIX MIDDLEWEIGHT TOURNAMENT – SEMIFINALS – 5 X 5
Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko (51-9-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Rusland 184 ½ lbs. (83.8 kg)
vs.
Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (27-3-0, M-1: 10-1-0), Rusland 184 ½ lbs. (83.8 kg)
Co-functie
VACANT M-1 CHALLENGE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5
Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), Rusland 236 ½ lbs. (107.5 kg)
vs.
Denis smoldaraev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0), Estland 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), Rusland 135 lbs. (61.3 kg)
vs.
Sergey Morozov (6-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Kazachstan 134 lbs. (60.9 kg)
Antun “Moordenaar” Racic (18-6-0, M-1: 3-3-0), Kroatië 134 lbs. (61.0 kg)
vs.
Vitaly Branchuk (20-5-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Oekraïne 134 ½ lbs. (61.1 kg)
Middleweights – 3 X 5
Joe Ray (13-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0, Verenigde Staten 184 lbs. (83.6 kg)
vs.
Vladimir Katyhin (31-6-1, M-1: 1-0-0), Oekraïne 183 ½ lbs. (83.4 kg)
VOORAF CARD
ZWAARGEWICHTEN – 3 X 5
Kurban ibragimov (3-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0, Rusland 230 lbs. (104.5 kg)
vs.
Dmitriy Mikutsa (5-2-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Oekraïne 239 ½ lbs. (108.8 kg)
Middleweights- 3 X 5
Magomed mutaev (6-2-0, M-1: 3-0-0),Rusland 185 lbs. (84.0 kg)
vs.
Vadim “Archie” Orischak (5-4-0, M-1: 0-0-0), Rusland 184 lbs. (83.6 kg)
Valery “De Russische Hamer” Myasnikov (8-1-1, M-1: 0-1-1), Rusland 185 lbs. (84.0 kg)
vs.
Vyacheslav “Bizon” 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), Duitsland 168 ½ lbs. (76.6 kg)
vs.
Maksin Grabovich (2-2-0, M-1: 2-0-0), Rusland 168 lbs. (76.3 kg)
Featherweights – 3 X 5
Andrey “Ijzeren” Lezhnev (7-5-0, M-1: 1-1-0) 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
vs.
oosten Nagibin (5-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rusland 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)
WAT: M-1 Challenge 64
WANNEER: Vrijdag, Februari 19, 2016
WAAR: Olympisch Stadion, Moskou, Rusland
PROMOTOR: M-1 Global
M-1 Challenge 64 zal live worden gestreamd vanuit Moskou in high definition op www.M1Global.TV. Kijkers kunnen de voorlopige gevechten en belangrijkste kaart bekijken door in te loggen op registreren op zal zijnwww.M1Global.TV. Fans kunnen alle van de actie te bekijken op hun computer, alsmede op Android en Apple smartphones en tablets.
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OVER M-1 GLOBAL: Gesticht in 1997, M-1 Global heeft zich gevestigd in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) als de belangrijkste entiteit voor het ontdekken en ontwikkelen van de volgende generatie van de wereld van de superster strijders. Met haar kantoor in St. Petersburg, Rusland, de M-1 merk heeft meer dan geënsceneerde 170 evenementen wereldwijd, waaronder M-1 Selection, M-1 Challenge, M-1 Global en M-1 Global HWGP events, Naast mede-bevorderen Strikeforce evenementen en M-1 Global op de Amerikaanse. netwerk, Show Time. Boeiende live-, televisie en breedband publiek met zijn superieure productie waarden en match-ups, M-1 Global gebeurtenissen hebben een aantal van de top van de sport namen aanbevolen, waaronder de legendarische zwaargewicht Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem, Keith Jardine, Ben Rothwell, Melvin Manhoef, Sergei Kharitonov, Aleksander Emelianenko, Roman Zentsov, Yushin Okami, Mike Pyle, Denis Kang, Martin Kampmann, Amar Suloev, Chalid opgelopen en 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.
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PHOTOS AND VIDEO FROM “BELLATOR 149: SHAMROCK VS. GRACIE” PRESS CONFERENCE

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(CREDIT: BELLATOR MMA / LUCAS NOONAN)

CLICK ABOVE FOR FULL PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO

 

HOUSTON – (Februari. 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, met Ken Shamrock (28-16-2), Royce Gracie (14-2-3), Kimbo Slice (5-2) en "Borst 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 deze vrijdag at the Toyota Center in Houston and airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. EN/8 p.m. CT. Preliminary bouts will stream live on Bellator.comen De Bellator Mobile App .

Also fighting at "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " will be former light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) en 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, wanneer Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to meet Derek Fields (15-6).

 

Tickets voor deze mixed martial arts extravaganza beginnen bij net $50 en zijn nu te koop bij Bellator.com, evenals HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMES OUT SWINGING IN 2016

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

LAS VEGAS (Februari 17, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (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. op zaterdag, Jan. 23, generated an average viewership of 213,000, and peaked at 245,000, omhoog 13% from NBCSN’s World Series of Fighting 2015 average. An immediate replay of the event that began atmiddernacht, garnered another 111,000 kijkers.

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,"Zei World Series of Fighting CEO 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,"Zei World Series of Fighting President Vader Chiefs. “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,"Zei 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, inclusief Chael Sonnen, Bas Rutten, Jon Fitch and reigning, undefeated world lightweight (155 pond) kampioen Justin "De Highlight" Gaethje.

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

Over World Series of Fighting (WSOF)
“World Series of Fighting” (WSOF) is een wereldwijd vooraanstaande professionele Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) vechten promotie gewijd aan het leveren van de beste actievolle gevechten voor strijd fans door het produceren van de best mogelijke match-ups tussen de elite strijders uit de hele wereld. Voor meer informatie kunt u terecht op WSOF.com en volg “World Series of Fighting” op Twitter MMAWorldSeries. WSOF en de World Series of Fighting zijn geregistreerde handelsmerken van MMAWC, LLC.
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PHOTOS FROM “BELLATOR 149: SHAMROCK VS. GRACIE” OPEN WORKOUTS

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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 op vrijdag nacht.

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Het evenement functies Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) in actie tegen Royce Gracie (14-2-3) voor de derde keer en Kimbo Slice (5-2) fights the man who has been calling him out since their friendship ended years ago, Dhafir Harris, beter bekend als "Borst 5000."

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Also fighting at "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " will be former light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) en 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, wanneer Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to meet Derek Fields (15-6).

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Tickets voor deze mixed martial arts extravaganza beginnen bij net $50 en zijn nu te koop bij Bellator.com, evenals HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

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"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " uitgezonden live en gratis op Spike bij 9 p.m. EN/8 p.m. CT, terwijl de voorlopige periodes live op zal streamen Bellator.com en De Bellator Mobile App.

 

 

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Rampage Coming Back to Bellator MMA

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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, Koning Mo, Tito Ortiz, Emanuel Newton, Linton Vassell among others.

M-1, M-1 Challenge, mixed martial arts, MMA

M-1 Challenge 65 rescheduled from March 4 tot april 8 in St. Petersburg, Russia Due to scheduling conflict

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ST. PETERSBURG, Rusland (Februari 15, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced that M-1 Challenge 65 has been rescheduled from March 4 tot april 8 at Ice Palace Sports Center in St. Petersburg, Rusland.
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.
In de M-1 Challenge 65 main event, 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 (Februari. 19) M-1 Challenge 64 in het Olympisch Stadion in Moskou.
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 lichtgewicht kampioen 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 naar 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), van Georgië.
M-1 Challenge 64 & 65 zal live worden gestreamd vanuit Rusland in high definition op www.M1Global.TV. Kijkers kunnen de voorlopige gevechten en belangrijkste kaart bekijken door in te loggen op registreren op zal zijnwww.M1Global.TV. Fans kunnen alle van de actie te bekijken op hun computer, alsmede op Android en Apple smartphones en tablets.
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WMMAA: De toekomst van MMA

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Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, Efren Leyba, en
WMMAA Pan-American president Tomas Yu (centrum)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Februari 15, 2016) – De tweede jaarlijkse World MMA Association (WMMAA) Pan-Amerikaans congres, 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, toerisme, 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 en 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, coaches, media, 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,” Yu zei. “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 en 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: atleten, 2016 Expo MMA, structure of the “WMMAA Pan-American Movement”, global officials’ license and database, new era of Digital Sports Marketing Revolution, en de 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“KOPPELING” – 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.
De 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, nogmaals, for the PANAM family to translate words into action: We are the Future of MMA!
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BELLATOR MMA SIGNS LIGHTWEIGHT STANDOUT ‘IRON’ MICHAEL CHANDLER TO MULTI-YEAR, VERLENGING VAN MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT

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

 

Vandaag, 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, onder vermelding van: “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,"Zei 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. Zoals altijd, 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, en David Rickels (2X). Of his 14 wint als een professional, Chandler has amassed 12 victories before reaching the judges’ scorecards.

 

Chandler remains in Bellator’s lightweight division, which includes kingpin Will Brooks, samen met Josh Thomson, Brandon Girtz, Melvin Guillard, Benson Henderson, Brent Primus, Derek Anderson, enJe Awad.