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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING HEADS TO FEDEX FORUM IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE SATURDAY, Tammikuu 23, Live On NBCSN

Main Event: Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor
Co-Main Event: Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov

Liput myynnissä nyt
LAS VEGAS (Joulukuu 21, 2015) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) will kick off the New Year with its 27th live event and first trip ever to the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. päällä Lauantai, Tammikuu. 23, elää NBCSN osoitteessa 10 p.m. JA/7 p.m. PT.

In the WSOF27 lightweight (155 kiloa) Päätapahtuma, Mike "Marsin" Ricci neliönmuotoinen pois Caros "Future" Fodor kun taas, in the light heavyweight (205 kiloa) co-päätapahtumassa, heavy-handed finisher Teddy Holder will battle undefeated Shamil Gamzatov.

“We are excited to make our debut in Memphis thanks, in great part, to V3 Fights, which has a stellar reputation for putting together great events in that market and is helping us bring our brand of live, world-class MMA action to new fans,"Sanoi World Series of Fighting toimitusjohtaja Carlos Silva.

Liput tapahtumaan alkavat vain $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, kaikki Ticketmaster paikoissa, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, tai puhelimitse (800) 745-3000.

Mike Ricci vs. Caros Fodor

The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) Montreal, Quebec, Canada will enter the World Series of Fighting decagon cage on a three-fight win streak after scoring a highlight reel KO on Joe Condon with a head kick in the first round (2:41) of their matchup in the quarterfinal stage matchup of the WSOF25 one-night, eight-man tournament.

Fodor (10-4) Kirkland, Pesu. is looking to notch his third consecutive win in his World Series of Fighting debut after concluding a successful, four-fight run in Asia. The 31-year-old protégé of Matt Hume and brother of fellow World Series of Fighting competitor and costumed superhero Phoenix Jones exploded onto the national MMA scene in 2010 when he ran to five consecutive wins with the now defunct Strikeforce promotion.

Teddy Holder vs. Shamil Gamzatov

Pidike (9-2) Bartlett, Tenn. is a former high school football star turned MMA machine who made his first big mark in the sport at WSOF19 on Maaliskuu 28 after being bumped up from the event’s undercard to a co-main event matchup with established star Thiago Silva, on the day of the event due to the withdrawal of Silva’s original opponent, Matt Hamill, from the matchup.

Pidike, whose nine-career victories have all come by way of (T)KO tai jättämistä, scored an upset, ensimmäinen kierros (2:00) TKO on Silva with a barrage of punches.

The unbeaten Gamzatov (9-0) of Makhachkala, Russia will make his debut in the U.S. after finishing all of his professional opponents to date in either the first or second round. The 25-year-old is the number two ranked light heavyweight in the Ukraine and the number 24 ranked light heavyweight in Russia.

Additional matchups for WSOF27 will be announced soon.

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CHEICK KONGO-AUGUSTO SAKAI TO FIGHT DURING MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 150: Galvão VS. DANTAS 2’

SANTA MONICA, Kalifornia. (Joulukuu 21, 2015) – A heavyweight contest pitting Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) against the undefeated Augusto Sakai (9-0) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " Kansas Star Arena Mulvane, Kansas, päällä Helmikuu 26.

 

Lisäksi, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) ja entinen mestari Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) palaa kanteen vastustaja, joka paljastetaan myöhemmin.

 

The contests will take up three slots of the televised portion ofBellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas,” joka olevinaan elää Spike osoitteessa 9 p.m. JA/8 p.m. CT, kun alustava jaksoja tulee virtaamaan suorana Bellator.com ja Bellator Mobile App. Muita taistelee julkistetaan lähiaikoina.

 

Liput "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " joka alkaa juuri $27, ovat myynnissä nyt KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, sekä Kansas Star Arena lipputulot.

 

Kongo will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, looking to add to his impressive promotional mark of 5-2. The Paris native has fought a who’s who in the mixed martial arts landscape, with notable wins against Mirko Cro Cop, Pat Barry, Matt Mitrione, and Alexander Volkov already on his record. In his last outing – which just so happened to be inside the Kansas Star ArenaKongo impressively defeated Volkov via unanimous decision.

 

Maintaining an unblemished record to begin his professional career, Sakai will face arguably his stiffest competition to date when he meets Kongo on Helmikuu. 26. With seven finishes in nine outings, the 24-year-old Brazilian most recently finished Alex Huddleston at "Bellator 145: With A Vengeance. "

Päivitetty "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Co-Main Event: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. TBA

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)

DARRION CALDWELL SET FOR ‘BELLATOR MMA 151’ MAIN EVENT DEBUT AGAINST JOE WARREN AT WINSTAR WORLD CASINO & RESORT ON MARCH 4

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Joulukuu 18, 2015) – The main event of Bellator MMA’s return to WinStar World Casino & Resort Thackerville, OK., päällä Maaliskuu 4 will feature undefeated Darrion Caldwell (8-0) challenging former two-division world champion and the self-proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet” Joe Warren (13-4).

Liput "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” go on sale this coming Monday, Joulukuu 21 and start at just $45. You can purchase tickets at the WinStar World Casino and Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. Ovet tapahtumaan auki 5:00 p.m. CT paikallisaika, with the first contest taking place one hour later.

"Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” olevinaan elää ja ilmainen piikki 9 p.m. JA/8 p.m. CT, kun alustava jaksoja tulee virtaamaan suorana Bellator.com ja Bellator Mobile App.. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.

 

With five impressive outings in a little over a year and a half under the Bellator MMA umbrella, it was only a matter of time before “The Wolf” found himself in a position to compete for a world title. There is still work to be done though, and the next stop on the road to championship gold goes through a man who has held Marcos Galvao’s belt already. A standout on the wrestling team at NC State University, the 27-year-old Caldwell most recently submitted Shawn Bunch via rear-naked choke in the first frame, adding to his tally of finishes (4). Initially a featherweight, Caldwell looks much more comfortable now at 135-pounds and as he proclaimed during a recent interview, “I foresee myself competing against Joe [Kaniiniyhdyskunta] with a No. 1 contender shot on the line, sooner rather than later.”

 

Warren has done just about it all under the Bellator MMA banner, winning titles at featherweight and bantamweight during his nearly six year promotional tenure. Nyt, Warren has his sights set on another run with the 135-pound title, a belt he lost during an intense encounter with Galvao early in 2015. A 2006 Pan American and World Champion in Greco-Roman competition, the 39-year-old will test himself against a young competitor who excels in the same skillset that Warren has used to his advantage for most of his career, paini. Will a win for “The Baddest Man on the Planet” propel him to a title shot against the winner of Galvao-Dantas 2 a week prior? Tune into SPIKE on Maaliskuu 4 to find out.

FOLLOWING NO-CONTEST IN THEIR FIRST MEETING, PAUL BRADLEY-CHRIS HONEYCUTT REBOOKED FOR MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 148: KOSCHECK VS. SECOR’

THREE PRELIMINARY BOUTS ALSO ADDED TO THE JANUARY 29th EVENT

SANTA MONICA, Kalifornia. (Joulukuu 17, 2015) - Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) ja Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC) were in the middle of a great fight, when an accidental headbutt opened a gash on the head of Bradley, which led to the fight being called a no contest.

 

Nyt, the pair of welterweights will run it back during the main card of "Bellator 148: Koscheck vs. Secor” päällä Tammikuu 29 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Kalifornia.

 

Bellator officials previously announced two additional welterweight attractions featuring a main event of Josh Koscheck (17-10) vastaan Matt Secor (7-2) and a co-main event pitting British slugger Paul "Semtex" Daley (37-13-2) vastaan Andy Uhrich (11-5).

 

Tänään, the preliminary portion of the card is filling up, kanssa uutinen, että Anthony Avila (12-4) kohtaavat John Reedy (11-6), Javy Ayala (8-4) taistelut Carl Seumanutafa (9-6) ja Art Arcienega (14-5) vastaan Justin Smiley (9-7). Muita taistelee julkistetaan lähiaikoina.

 

"Bellator 148: Koscheck vs. Secor” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, kun alustava jaksoja tulee virtaamaan suorana Bellator.com ja Bellator Mobile App at 5 p.m. PT. Liput tapahtumaan alkaa vain $25 and are on sale at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.

 

Aptly nicknamed “The Cutt,” the 27-year-old Honeycutt is a two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler out of Edinboro University. Following his collegiate wrestling career, which ended with a runner-up finish in the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship, Honeycutt enlisted the help of fellow Edinboro wrestler Josh Koscheck, who he now trains with at the longtime MMA veteran’s Dethrone Base Camp in Fresno.

 

Honeycutt made his Bellator MMA debut in September 2014, scoring a TKO victory over Aaron Wilkinson. He picked up his second win for the promotion at "Bellator 133: Manhoef vs.. Shlemenko,” scoring a TKO win over Clayton MacFarlane.

 

The 32-year-old Bradley is an Iowa native who also earned a pair of NCAA Division I All-American honors while competing at the famed University of Iowa. Bradley turned to mixed martial arts in 2006 and earned 11 consecutive victories to open his career, picking up the Ring of Combat middleweight title along the way.

 

Bradley made his way to the Bellator MMA cage in 2013, and in four appearances to date, has already picked up decision victories over Josh Neer and Karl Amoussou. While Bradley’s base is firmly in wrestling, he’s developed into a complete martial artist during his time in the sport and owns seven of his career wins by knockout with another seven coming by way of submission.

 

Päivitetty "Bellator 148: Koscheck vs. Secor” Fight Card

Bellator MMA Welterweight Main Event: Josh Koscheck (17-10) vs. Matt Secor (7-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Paul Daley (37-13-2) vs. Andy Uhrich (11-5)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature Bout: Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 NC) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)

 

Alustava Card:

Bellator MMA höyhensarja Ominaisuus Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)

Bellator MMA höyhensarja Ominaisuus Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smiley (9-7)

 

Three World Champions Capture top honors in 2015 Russian MMA Super Cup

Living legend and WMMAA Honorary President Fedor Emelianenko served as color commentator for the broadcast of the recent 2015 Russian MMA Super Cup
CHELYABINSK, Venäjä (Joulukuu 16, 2015) — Fresh off of their winning performances at last month’s 2015 Maailman MMA-kisat Prahassa, a trio of individual winners from championship Team Russia also captured top honors at the recent 2015 Russian Super Cup, sanctioned by the World Mix Martial Arts Association (WMMAA), Chelyabinsk, Venäjä
Kääpiösarjalainen Khachali Bakhachaliev, keskisarja Gamzat Khiramagomedov ja kevyt raskaansarjan Magomed Ankalaev were the three World champions who were also victorious at the 2015 Russian MMA Super Cup.
Internationally renowned “Iso” John McCarthy served as referee.
Below find a breakdown of official results from each weight class with video links to corresponding matches:
2015 Russian MMA Super Cup
Bantamweights Championship (-61.2 kg, 135 lbs.)
Bakhachali Bakhachaliev WDEC3 Armen Gulyan
Featherweight Championship (-65.8 kg, 145 lbs.)
Nabi Ashurlaev WDEC3 Mansur Vitaev
Lightweight Championship (-70.3 kg, 154 lbs.)
Artur Zainukov WDEC3 Kamil Magomedov
Welterweight Championship (-77.1 kg, 170 lbs.)
Alibeg Rasulov WDEC3 Ramazan Kuramagomedov
Middleweight Championship (-84 kg, 185 lbs.)
Gamzat Khiramagomedov WDEC3 Ramazan Gamzatov
Light Heavyweight Championship (-93 kg, 205 lbs.)
Magomed Ankalaev WTKO1 Nadyr Bulkadarov
Heavyweight Championship (+205 lbs.)
Amirkhan Isagadzhiev WTKO1 Georgy Sakaev
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‘THE YOUNG ASSASSIN’ VS. ‘THE GREEK ASSASSIN’ MELVIN GUILLARD TAKES ON HOUSTON’S MIKE BRONZOULIS AT ‘BELLATOR 149: SHAMROCK VS. GRACIE’

 

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Joulukuu 16, 2015) – A lightweight contest pitting Melvin Guillard (32-15-2) against Houston’s Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1) on lisätty SPIKE-televisiossa tärkein kortin "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " helmi. 19 klo Toyota Houstoniin, Texas. Bellator MMA President Scott Coker announced the new addition on his Twitter account viime yö.

 

The fight joins a card that already features a double main eventKen Shamrock (28-16-2) täyttää Royce Gracie (14-2-3) kolmannen kerran ja Kimbo Slice (5-2) taistelee mies, joka on kutsunut hänet pois, koska niiden ystävyys päättyi vuotta sitten, Dhafir Harris, tunnetaan paremmin nimellä "Rinta 5000.” In featherweight action, Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) will look to continue his torrid pace when he meets Daniel Pineda (21-11). Preliminary contests will be announced shortly.

 

Liput tämä Vapaaottelu fantasia alkavat vain $30 ja ovat myynnissä nyt Bellator.com, as well as HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

 

"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " olevinaan elää ja ilmainen piikki 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, kun alustava jaksoja tulee virtaamaan suorana Bellator.com ja Bellator Mobile App.

 

Guillard suffered a horrific broken hand during his Bellator MMA debut against Brandon Girtz aiemmin tänä vuonna. “The Young Assassin” has made it clear that he intends on eventually fighting for the 155-pound title, and his road to the gold begins on Feb. 19 against a tough Houston, Texas native. Of Guillard’s 32 voittaa ammattimaisena, 23 victories have come before reaching the judges’ scorecards.

 

Bronzoulis returned to the Bellator MMA fray against a debuting Josh Thomson at "Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1 " viime syyskuu. “The Greek Assassin” has not shied away from tough opponents throughout his career, having competed against guys like Thomson, Joe Riggs, Gerald Harris and Jorge Patino during his 28-fight career. The Houston native hopes to have plenty of hometown support when he takes on Guillard inside the Bellator MMA cage on Feb. 19.

"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie "Päivitetty taistella kortti

Bellator MMA Openweight Main Event: Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) vs. Royce Gracie (14-2-3)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Main Event: Kimbo Slice (5-2) vs. Rinta 5000 (2-0)

Bellator MMA höyhensarja Ominaisuus Bout: Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) vs. Daniel Pineda (21-11)

Bellator MMA Kevyt Feature Bout: Melvin Guillard (32-15-2) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1)

MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT ADDED TO NEF 21 Taistella kortti

Lewiston, Maine (Joulukuu 16, 2015) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerikan numero yksi alueellinen taistelu edistäminen, pitää sen seuraava tapahtuma, “NEF 21: Immortals” päällä Lauantai, Helmikuu 6, 2016 klo Androscoggin Bank Colisée Lewiston, Maine. Taistelukortissa on tarkoitus olla molemmat taistelulajit (MMA) ja ammattilaiset nyrkkeilyottelut. Aiemmin tänään, NEF announced the addition of a professional middleweight bout to the “NEF 21” taistella kortti. Michael “Viikset” Hansen (3-2) on allekirjoittanut tavata ZachThe TorchElkins (0-1) klo taistelu paino 185-kiloa.

 

Hansen is the head coach and founding member of Berserkers MMA based out of Rumford, Maine. He won a state championship as a heavyweight wrestler for Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) sisään 2004. Hansen began his MMA career shortly after his high school graduation, but put that career on hold to serve in United States Army as a combat engineer. Alkuvuodesta 2015, Hansen returned to the cage as a member of the NEF MMA roster. He put together a record of 2-1 in his first year back, including a win over the “2014 Fighter of the Year” Crowsneck Boutin (1-2). The fight with Elkins will be Hansen’s first foray into the middleweight division after having competed in the heavyweight and light-heavyweight ranks previously.

 

Zach is a good fighter with a lot of experience in the cage,” said Hansen over his upcoming opponent. “He’s probably looking to come up here and leave with his first pro win. It won’t be that easy, and he will have to earn it, ’cause I intend to send him back to Florida with another loss.

 

Zach Elkins is no stranger to the NEF fans. A member of Team Riot in Orange Park, Florida, Elkins appeared previously for the fight promotion headlining the amateur portion of the “NEF XIII” fight card in the spring of 2014. That evening, Elkins made short work of the northeast’s then-top ranked amateur middleweight Buck Pineau (1-2), scoring a first-round TKO. Elkins was ranked nationally as an amateur, and he held the ISCF Florida State Middleweight Championship for over a year. He lost his professional debut in the fall of 2014, and now Elkins is looking to pick up the first win of his pro career.

 

I want to thank Matt and Nick (Peterson and DiSalvo, NEF owners) both for having me back on their show in February,” said Elkins when reached for comment. “I will be ready to put on another exciting fight for the fans in Maine and bringing home another ‘Wfor my team in Florida, Riot MMA.

 

New England Taistelee’ Seuraava tapahtuma, “NEF 21: Immortals,” tapahtuuLauantai, Helmikuu 6, 2016 klo Androscoggin Bank Colisée Lewiston, Maine. Liput “NEF 21” alkavat vain $25 ja ovat myynnissä nytwww.TheColisee.com tai soittamalla Colisée lipputulot 207.783.2009 X 525. Lisätietoja tapahtumasta ja taistella kortti päivitykset, käy edistäminen verkkosivuilla osoitteessa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Lisäksi, voit katsella NEF videoita www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, noudata niitä Twitterissänefights ja liittyä viralliseen Facebook-ryhmään "New England Fights."

MAURO RANALLO JOINS WWE® AS THE NEW VOICE OF SMACKDOWN®

 

 

STAMFORD, Conn., Joulukuu 14, 2015 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced that veteran announcer Mauro Ranallo will be the new voice of SmackDown alku Torstai, Tammikuu 7 when the show moves to its new home on USA Network at 8 pm ET. Ranallo brings nearly 30 years of broadcasting experience, and is currently the play-by-play announcer for Championship Boxing on Showtime and former lead announcer for the Strikeforce MMA promotion.

 

Aiemmin tänä vuonna, Ranallo called the international feed for the historic Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight. Ranallo is the only sports broadcaster to call every major combat sport on national television, including boxing, kickboxing and MMA, as well as helping to launch New Japan Pro Wrestling on AXS TV.

 

“Joining WWE has always been a lifelong dream of mine,” said Ranallo. “I am thrilled to add my voice to the SmackDown broadcasts as the show moves to its new home on USA Network.”

 

With more than 800 original episodes, SmackDown is the second longest-running weekly episodic program in U.S. televisio historia, only behind Monday Night Raw®. Over the past 15 vuotta, SmackDown has been broadcast from 170 different venues, sisään 148 cities, in seven different countries including the United States, Kanada, Iso-Britannia, Irak, Japani, Italy and Mexico. Now the exclusive cable home to WWE’s flagship programs, USA Network will air SmackDown jokainen Torstainight beginning Tammikuu 7. USA also airs Monday Night Raw elää 52 weeks a year.

 

Prior to joining Showtime, Ranallo was the voice of the Pride Fighting Championships, and spent six years in Toronto where he hosted Canada’s first TV show dedicated to MMA while also hosting a daily combat sports radio show.

 

Ranallo lives in Los Angeles where he is a social advocate for mental health, an avid hiker and voice artist for commercials, books and film.

 

About WWE

WWE, a publicly traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and recognized leader in global entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family friendly entertainment on its television programming, pay-per-view, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE programming reaches more than 650 million homes worldwide in 25 languages. WWE Network, kaikkien aikojen ensimmäinen 24/7 over-the-top premium network that includes all live pay-per-views, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library, is currently available in more than 175 maat. The company is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Lontoo, Mexico City, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Tokyo.

 

Additional information on WWE (NYSE: WWE) can be found atwwe.com ja corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, Siirry http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/

Re'zin FF: JEROME LEBANNER TAKAISIN MMA, Joutuu ENTINEN SUMO STAR KAIDO HOOVELSON AT uudenvuoden kick-off fantasia TOKIOSSA

TOKYO - joulukuu 14, 2015 - Re'zin FF, täysin uusi taistelu edistäminen johtaa entinen PRIDE FC johtaja Nobuyuki Sakakibara, ilmoitti tänään paluuta kaikkien aikojen potkunyrkkeily suuri Jerome LeBanner, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sääntöjen kilpailu, super raskaansarjan matchup entisen Sumopaini tähti Kaido "Baruto Kaido" Hoovelson, päällä Torstai, Joulukuu. 31.

LeBanner (3-2 MMA; 81-22-2, 1 NC (65 KO: n) potkunyrkkeily) Etretatin, Seine-Maritime, Ranska tekee hänen ensimmäinen esiintymisensä nojalla MMA sääntöjen alkaen 2010 kun hän menetti yksimielisen päätöksen Judo hopeamitalisti Satoshi Ishii. Ennen tappio, LeBanner oli sijoitettiin kolme peräkkäistä aihiot MMA säännöt jaksoja, kaikki alle edistäminen K-1.

42-vuotias LeBanner, joka on kohdannut ja voitti kaikki suuret kilpailijansa hänen sukupolven potkunyrkkeily rengas aikana hänen 20-plus vuotta uransa, oli voittoisa molemmissa hänen alkaa tänä vuonna, pisteytys toisella kierroksella (:52) KO on Claudiu Istrate jossa polvi lakko kehon säilyttää hänen iskä. maailman erittäin raskas K-1 säännöt nimikettä Huhtikuu 25, ja ansaita yksimielisellä päätöksellä yli Karl Roberson päällä Elokuu 4.

6-jalka-6, 425 kiloa, 31-vuotias Hoovelson (0-0 MMA, 431-213-102 sumo) Viron on hirviömäinen yksilö joka kilpaili ammattilaisena sumo Japanissa välillä 2004 ja 2013. LeBannerin ottelu merkitsee Hoovelsonin MMA-sääntöjen debyyttiä.

Vain kaksi vuotta hänen uransa, Hoovelson huipulla jako urheilussa, lopulta voittaa mestaruuden 2012 ja ansaita viisi palkintoja taistelutahtoa.

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