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LIGHTWEIGHT CLASH PITTING GOITI YAMAUCHI AGAINST VALERIU MIRCEA ADDED TO “BELLATOR 168: VS Carvalho. MANHOEF 2” IN FLORENCE

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QUOQUE: PHILIPE LINS NOW MEETS KLEBER RAIMUNDO SILVA

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (November 30, 2016) -: A PERFUSORIUS IRCA pitting Yamauchi up (20-3) adversum Mircea Valeriu (12-3) completes the MMA portion of "Bellator 168: Carvalho nobis. Manhoef 2,” on a night which will feature both Bellator MMA and Bellator Kickboxing brands inside the Mandela Forum in Florence.

In addition, due to an injury suffered by Pietro Cappelli, Philipe Lins (10-1) will now meet Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7) in light heavyweight action on Dec. 10.

The mixed martial arts portion of action on Dec. 10 is headlined by a middleweight world title fight featuring a rematch between Rafael Carvalho (13-1) atque Melvinus Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC), while Italy’s own Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 NC) capietis Joey Beltran (17-13, 1 NC) at 205-pounds, atque John Salter (12-3) occurrit Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4) in bout a middleweight. "Bellator 168: Carvalho nobis. Manhoef 2” will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 4pm ET/PT.

The Bellator Kickboxing card features a female flyweight rematch between Denise Kielholtz (45-3) atque Gloria Peritore (11-1-1), but this time, a world title will be on the line. "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” will also feature a lightweight clash between Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) and British kickboxing champion Jordan Watson (48-11-2), a middleweight matchup pitting Joe Brockmayer (19-9) adversum Victorio Lermano(30-7), a welterweight contest pairing Luca Novello (22-4-2) apud Karim Ghajji (96-13-1), atque Kevin Ross(31-9) Occurram Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) in pugna a PERFUSORIUS. "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” airs Friday, Dec. 16 at 11:15 pm ET, immediately following "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”

An 8-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, Yamauchi enters the cage in search of his 21st career win and seventh under the Scott Coker-led promotion. You would be hard-pressed to find a fighter with more promise than the 23-year-old top prospect, who has already taken down proven veterans the likes of Martin Stapleton, Isao Kobayashi, et, recens, Ryan Couture. The former featherweight returned to the lightweight division to face the aforementioned Couture earlier in the year at "Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Nemus," a fight in which Yamauchi dominated from the get-go, earning yet another first round submission victory. Yamauchi has finished his opponent in 17 eius 20 career wins, including 14 in the opening round of action. The Japanese-Brazilian submission specialist continues to make great strides in the sport, consistently displaying the flawless Brazilian jiu-jitsu technique that has given opponents many nightmares year after year.

Challenging Yamauchi will be Valeriu Mircea, a Moldova-born competitor that has also seen a great deal of success early on in his MMA career. The 23-year-old knockout artist will be making his Bellator MMA debut following three consecutive victories, including a pair of first round knockouts. Dating back to 2015, Mircea has collected wins in nine of his last 10 bouts and has already tallied six victories over his 2016 bellum. With three of his last four wins coming by way of first round knockout, you can expect an early array of attack in this pairing of two top prospects.

Taking on Lins will now be Raimundo Silva, a 28-year-old striker who will be making both his 2016 and Bellator MMA debut. Dating back to 2011, “Orgulho” has won seven of his last 11 Ludicrum, highlighted by his most recent knockout victory over Claudio Rocha, which came just 3:25 in primo circuitu.

 

Complete "Bellator 168: Carvalho nobis. Manhoef 2” Card:

Middleweight World Title Bout: Rafael Carvalho (13-1) vs. Melvinus Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC)

Lumen Heavyweight proelium Feature: Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 NC) vs. Joey Beltran (17-13, 1 NC)

Lumen Heavyweight proelium Feature: Philipe Lins (10-1) vs. Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7)

Middleweight Feature Fight: John Salter (12-3) vs. Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Yamauchi up (31-9) vs. Mircea Valeriu (12-3)

Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” Card:

Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) vs. Jordan Watson (48-11-2)

Flyweight World Title: Denise Kielholtz (45-3) vs. Gloria Peritore (11-1-1)

Middleweight Feature Fight: Joe Brockmayer (19-9) vs. Victorio Lermano (30-7)

Feature Welterweight proelium: Luca Novello (22-4-2) vs. Karim Ghajji (96-13-1)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Kevin Ross (31-9) vs. Alessio Arduini (26-14-2)

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BELLATOR MMA RETURNS TO KANSAS WITH LIGHTWEIGHT CLASH FEATURING DAVID ‘THE CAVEMAN’ RICKELS AND AARON DERROW INSIDE KANSAS STAR ARENA ON JANUARY 27

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PAIR OF UNDEFEATED PROSPECTS CHRIS HARRIS AND JORDAN YOUNG ALSO SLATED FOR MAIN CARD ACTION

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (November 28, 2016) – A lightweight bout pitting Kansas’ most popular MMA fighter David Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) adversum Aaron Derrow (14-8) and a middleweight bout featuring undefeated phenom Chris Harris (7-0) versus Jordan Young (5-0) are the first two fights announced for “Bellator 171” which will take place inside Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas, on January 27.

“Bellator 171,” quae airs vivere dens 9 p.m. ATQUE/8 p.m. CT, is expected to have a main event announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets for the event starting at just $24, go on sale Saturday, Dec. 3 with an exclusive two-day Bellator Nation pre-sale beginning November 30, and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or KansasStarEventCenter.com. The event takes place one week after the extremely anticipated "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” in Inglewood, Ill.

“The King of Kansas” will once again compete on the Spike-televised main card of Bellator MMA’s return to Kansas Star Arena. A 17-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, Rickels will return to action for the first time since competing against Melvin Guillard this past summer. “The Caveman” has strung together an impressive career, totaling 11 wins over his seven years with the promotion, including four of his five career knockouts. A native of Derby, Kansas, Rickles recently delivered a brutal first round knockout in his co-main clash with Bobby Cooper at "Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Spartan.” The 27-year-old Rickels now prepares for Aaron Derrow, who enters the bout undefeated since joining Bellator MMA in 2014.

A native of Blue Springs, Missouri, Derrow has made an immediate impact on the promotion, collecting victories in each of his first two fights under the Bellator MMA umbrella. Following his hot start, “Daddy Long Legs” will now be tasked with one of the lightweight divisions most proven veterans in David Rickels. Of his 14 career wins, Derrow has finished his opponent in 12 eorum, including 10 of the submission variety. The 29-year-old Derrow has scored two knockouts, each of which came in the first twenty seconds of action. Derrow will have his hands full with Rickels and the raucous hometown crowd that follows him when the two enter the cage on January 27.

With an unblemished mark of 7-0, Harris enters the cage riding an impressive string of success to begin his professional career. Fighting out of Wichita, Kansas, Harris will have the luxury of competing in front of his home crowd as he prepares to make his third appearance under the Bellator MMA banner. Harris has a knack for finishing his opponents early and often, recording six wins by way of knockout or submission, including four in the first round. The 26-year-old knockout artist will look to build off of a commendable 2016 campaign that saw him emerge victorious in each of his three contests, including a pair of wins with the Scott Coker-led promotion.

Also boasting an undefeated record through five career bouts, the 22-year-old Young will make his promotional debut against the equally impressive Harris. Of his five career wins, four have come by way of submission, with each of the four finishes occurring in the opening round of action. Prior to making his professional debut in 2014, the submission specialist had similar success on the amateur circuit, where he collected four submission victories over a five-fight span. Fighting out of Urbandale, Iowa, the 6’4’’ Young will also hold a significant height advantage over the 5’11’’ Harris as he prepares to challenge one of the most aggressive opponents of his career.

Updated “Bellator 171” Main Card:

Lightweight Feature Bout: Dave Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) vs. Aaron Derrow (14-8)

Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (7-0) vs. Jordan Young (5-0)

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RALEK GRACIE SET FOR PROMOTIONAL DEBUT AGAINST HISAKI KATO AT ‘BELLATOR 170: ORTIZ VS. SONNEN’ ON JAN. 21 FROM THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF (November 22, 2016) – The second main card fight announced for "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” at The Forum on January 21, 2017 features the Bellator MMA debut of Los Angeleno Ralek Gracie (3-0), who will meet Hisaki Kato (7-2) in bout a middleweight.

 

The fight joins a card that already features a contest that many mixed martial arts fans thought they’d never see, cum Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) atque Chael Sonnen (28-14-1) return to action. The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ATQUE/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.

 

Tickets for this massive event start at $36 et nunc venalium Bellator.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com Additional main and preliminary card bouts will be announcing in the coming weeks.

 

Tantum colligitur 22, Ralek made his MMA debut in Japan, where he defeated his opponent, Kastuyori Shibata with a devastating armbar. Nearly a year later, Ralek returned to Japan for his second MMA fight and again was victorious, this time defeating Gahdzhiev Alavutdin with an armbar from the mount. These two bouts led to a highly anticipated matchup with Kazushi Sakuraba, where again the Los Angeles native left “The Land of the Rising Sun” with the victory. That was the last time Ralek would fight under MMA rules, until now. Ralek is the third son of Rorion, the nephew of Royce, Rickson, and Royler Gracie and received his black belt from Grand Master Helio Gracie. The Gracie Family is famous for putting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on the map around the globe.

 

Since joining the Bellator MMA roster, you would be hard-pressed to find a fighter who has been involved in more exciting matchups than Hisaki Kato. Nicknamed “The Japanese Mouseketeer,” the 34-year-old French-Japanese competitor has finished Joe Brockmayer on two separate occasions, and was involved in what many called a “Round of the Year” candidate during his lone Bellator MMA loss against Melvinus Manhoef in 2015. Autem, Kato sets his sights on Gracie, looking to nullify the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu of his Jan. 21 hostem.

 

Updated "Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen” Main Card:

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) vs. Chael Sonnen (28-14-1)

Middleweight Main Card Bout: Ralek Gracie (3-0) vs. Hisaki Kato (7-2)

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2016 World MMA Championships November 26-27 in Macau

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PRIMUS DE LIBERO

MONTE CARLO, Monaco (November 22, 2016)- The best amateur mixed-martial-arts fighters in the world will compete Nov. 26-27 at the World MMA Championships in Studio City, Macau, Sinis.
Close to 100 fighters have registered to compete. The 2016 European (Russia) and Asian (Kazakhstan) team champions head a list that includes Spain, Australia, Belgian, Sinis, Colombia, Gallia, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Tajikistan, Germania, Hungaria, Macao, Nepal, India, Meridiem Korea, Ucraina, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Taiwan and Uzbekistan.
We’re looking forward to the World MMA Championship in Macau on November 26-27,” WMMAA president Vadim Finkelchtein dixit. “We expect spectacular, competitive fights.”
The WMMAA Congress will also be held to discuss MMA issues relative to children and women, as well as countries being decided to host the 2017 European, Asian and World MMA Championships. A judicial committee will also be created and seminars held for coaches, judges and medical specialists in each country.”
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BLOOD REIGNS SUPREME ON FINAL LEWISTON FIGHT CARD OF 2016

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PRIMUS DE LIBERO: Lewiston, Maine (November 19, 2016) - Pugnat New England (NEF) held its latest mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event, “NEF 26: SUPREMACY” on Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. The promotion presented a total of 14 MMA bouts before a robust crowd of fight fans.

 

Blood flowed early and it continued to flow liberally throughout the night.

 

In consectetur vesperi, Ryan Sanders (12-8) victum Jon Lemke (5-7) via unanimous technical decision. The fight was stopped in the third round when Lemke suffered a deep cut on his head. With the fight being in the third round, under the Unified Rules of MMA the judges’ scorecards were called upon for a verdict. Sanders won 20-18 omnium trium iudicum’ scorecards, having scored only the first two rounds.

 

The co-main event saw Josh Parker (5-8) submit Suspendisse Shorey (4-8) in the first-round of a highly-anticipated “coach vs. raeda” bellum.

 

Rounding out the professional portion of the card, Aaron Lascius (4-0) remained undefeated with a verbal submission win over veteran Taylor Trahan (6-7).

 

Nick Gulliver (4-0) of Farmington, Maine captured the NEF Amateur Heavyweight Title with a victory over Yorgan DeCastro (2-3) as the headliner of the amateur card.

 

Praecessi a Lewiston, Maine:

PROFESSIONAL MMA

 

Ryan Sanders def. Jon Lemke via unanimous technical decision

Josh Parker def. Derek Shorey via guillotine, undique 1

Aaron Lascius def. Taylor Trahan via verbal submission, undique 1

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

Nick Gulliver def. Yorgan DeCastro via TKO, undique 3

Chris Smith def. Nash Roy via guillotine, undique 1

Angelo Rizzitello def. Ken Dunn via TKO, undique 1

Fred Lear def. Robby Fraser via standing guillotine, undique 2

Mike Williams def. Mike Swan via TKO, undique 2

Ras Hylton def. Kevin Smith via TKO, undique 2

Tom Burgensis def. Darren Ducharme via TKO, undique 1

Fernanda Araujo def. Hannah Sparrell via armbar, undique 2

Shawn Lunghi def. Alex Clark via rear-naked choke, undique 2

Jessica Borga def. Brianne Genschel via unanimous decision

Chad Pierce def. Lyman Curtis via unanimous decision

 

NEF’s next event, “NEF 27: RESURGENCE” fit Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 7 p.m. Tesseras satus procul $25 et nunc in venditionem ad www.TheColisee.com aut appellando Colisee officii box 207.783.2009, extension 525.

 

Vestibulum consequat velit eventum pugnae updates, placere visitabo scriptor website ad promotionem www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, vos can vigilo videos ad NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New England Pugnat."

 

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Undefeated M-1 Challenge Welterweight Champion Alexey Kuchenko decisions Murad Abdulaev in rematch

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M-I CHALLENGE 72 RESULTS
MOSCOW (November 19, 2016) – In primo title defense, M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kuchenko(15-0-0, M, I: 7-0-0) won a five-round decision over challenger Murad “Venator” Abdulaev (15-5-0, M, I: 3-3-0) last night in a rematch to headline M-I provocare 72 in Mowcow.
Kunchenko, fighting out of Tyumen, Russia, defeated defending champion Abdulaev, of Russia, at Aprile M-I provocare 65 when he was unable to continue in round four.
Rising Russian middleweight star Artem stairs (8-0-0, M, I: 5-0-0) also remained unbeaten, stopping veteran American fighter Luigi “The Italian Tank” Fioravanti (26-15-0, M, I: 4-4-0), a former M-1 Challenge middleweight title challenger, vapulet in foramen in circuitu.
Former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Artiom Damkovsky (22-10-0, M, I: 12-7-0), Belarus, may have positioned himself for another title shot by defeating Russian Alexey “Assignatione” Makhno (13-5-0, 3-2-0), whose corner stopped the fight in the third round.
Kazak lightweight Damir Ismagulov (9-2-0, M, I: 5-1-0), pugnae de Russia, won a three-round unanimous decision over Brazilian Rubenilton “Rubinho” Pirum (16-4-0, M, I: 0-2-0), while Croatian middleweight Kristijan “Pacman” Argentum (9-3-2 (M, I: 0-2-2) atque Talekh “The Azerbaijan Terminator” Nadzhafzade (4-1-1, M, I: 2-0-1) pugnabat per circuitum triplici du-.
In praevia card actio, Russian Featherweight Timor Nagibin (8-2-0, M, I: 3-2-0) knocked out Russian The rbanali Abdusalamov (6-3-0), M, I: 4-1-1) ibn the third round, French bantamweight Moktar “Le Kabyle” Benkaci (12-6-0, M, I: 2-1-0) punched out Ukrainian Alexey Naumov (13-4-0, M, I: 1-3-0) in three rounds, Russian welterweight Danila Prikaza (5-1-1, M, I: 3-1-0) won a hard fought three-round decision over Croatian veteran Ivica “Terror” Truscek (31-28-0, M, I: 0-4-0), Ukrainian bantamweight Alexsandr Lunga (9-8-0, M, I: 1-0-0) took a three-round split decision from Russian Bair Shtepin (3-2-0, M, I: 0-2-0), Russian lux heavyweight Artur Tyulparov (1-0-0, M, I: 1-0-0) won his pro debut by way of an opening round submission by way of a guillotine choke over Czech Michol Kotalik (2-1-1, M, I: 0-1-0), and Russian welterweight Adam Bakaev (1-1-0, M, I: 1-0–0) submitted Maksim “Mad Max” Melnik (2-3-0, M, I: 0-1-0).
Results and photo gallery below:
CARD PRINCEPS
PRINCEPS EXITUS — M-I RESPONSO welterweight VINDICIAE
Alexey Kuchenko (15-0-0, M, I: 7-0-0), Russia
WDEC5
Murad Abdulaev (15-5-0, M, I: 3-3-0), Russia
(Kuchenko retained M-1 Challenge welterweight title)
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Artem stairs (8-0-0, M, I: 5-0-0), Russia
WTKO1 (Vapulet – 2:11)
Luigi Fioravanti (26-15-0, M, I: 4-4-0) USA
Argentum Kristijan (9-3-2, M, I: 0-2-2, Croatia
D3
Talekh Nadzhafzade (4-1-1, M, I: 2-0-1), Adrabigania
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Artiom Damkovsky (22-10-0, M, I: 12-7-0), Belarus
WTKO3 (Corner Stoppage – 1:01)
Alexey Makhno (13-5-0, M, I: 3-2-0), Russia
Damir Ismagulov (9-2-0, M, I: 5-1-0), Russia by way of Kazakhstan
WDEC3
Rubenilton Pereira (16-3-0, M, I: 0-1-0), Brazil
CARD PRIMUS
LUX heavyweights
Artur Tyulparov (1-0-0, M, I: 1-0-0), Russia
WSUB1 (Guillotine Choke – 0:47)
Michol Kotalik (2-1-0, M, I: 0-1-0), Czech Republic
WELTERWEIGHTS
Danila Prikaza (5-1-1, M, I: 3-1-0), Russia
WDEC3
Ivica Truscek (31-28-0, M, I: 0-4-0), Croatia
Adam Bakaev (1-1-0, M, I: 1-0-0), Russia
WSUB (Choke)
Maksim Melnik (2-3-0, M, I: 0-1-0), Ukfaine
FEATHERWEIGHTS
Timor Nagibin (8-2-0, M, I: 4-1-0), Russia
WTKO3 (Vapulet – 4:03)
The rbanali Abdusalamov (6-3-0, M, I: 4-1-0), Russia
BANTAMWEIGHTS
Alexey Naumov (13-4-0, M, I: 2-2-0), Ucraina
WTKO3 (Vapulet – 4:08)
Moktar Benkaci (11-7-0, M, I: 1-2-0), Gallia
Alexsandr Lunga (9-8-0, M, I: 1-0-0) Ucraina
WDEC3WDEC3DEC3
Bair Shtepin (3-2-0, M, I: 0-2-0), Russia











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'Bellator 165: CHANDLER VS. HENDERSON’ OFFICIAL CONFERENCE CALL STREAM AND TRANSCRIBED QUOTES FROM MICHAEL CHANDLER, BENSON HENDERSON, MICHAEL ‘VENOM’ PAGE AND FERNANDO GONZALEZ

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF (November 15, 2016) – Before the cage door closes hoc Saturday SAP Center in San Jose, the main and co-main event fighters from "Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Cicero "participated in a media conference call. If you weren’t on the line, you can listen to it hic, or read a couple of the quotes below.

 

"Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Cicero " features current champion Michael Chandler (15-3) adversum Benson Henderson (24-6) headlining in munere, while co-main event action will have undefeated British phenom Michael “Venom” Page (11-0) and California’s own Gonzalez Fernando (25-13) duke it out in a welterweight thriller. Bay Area’s own Keri Melendez makes her professional MMA debut, as does Kevin Ferguson Jr. better known as Kimbo Slice Jr.

 

The event airs LIVE and FREE at 9 p.m. ATQUE/8 p.m. CT on Spike and completes three consecutive weeks of championship fights on the Viacom-owned network. Tickets for the event remain on sale and can be purchased at Bellator.com, as well as SAP Center Box Office and Ticketmaster.

 

Q: For Benson…Is there any extra motivation to prove yourself in this fight after the way the last fight ended?

Benson Henderson: I would say that there’s not a whole lot of extra motivation this fight. I’m a pretty highly self-motivated individual. I want to win all of my fights. I don’t need any extra incentives. I want to have my hand raised in every single fight.

Q: This is your second title fight in Bellator. Is there anything you learned from the first go-around that you’re bringing into this fight?

Benson Henderson: I don’t know if there’s anything that I learned from the last title fight, just being more comfortable inside the Bellator cage and getting used to the walkout and finding my rhythm.

Q: You’re fighting for the title now. Do you think of yourself as a lightweight? Is this where you intend to stay or is another trip to welterweight a possibility in the future?

Benson Henderson: I wouldn’t say that I think of myself as a lightweight necessarily. Nam me, suus ' 155 lbs. aut 170 pondo., just wherever the more interesting and fun matchups are. Autem, first things first, I have to take care of business on Saturday nox.

Q: You mentioned fun and interesting fights. Is the title something you think about as well? The story line of the week is a two-division champion in the other promotion. Is that a dream that you have for yourself in your career or do you just want to stay and be the most dominate lightweight champion that you can be?

Benson Henderson: I’m going to go get this belt at 155 pondo., but after that I wouldn’t say that belts offer a whole lot of extra incentive. Obviously belts are great and the meaning behind the belt is that you are the best in the planet and that means a lot to say that you are the best at that weight class, but I don’t fight necessarily just for the belt. You do want the belt, but right now all I’m concentrating on is four days from now and a man named Michael Chandler.

Q: For Michael…Have you ever thought about trying for another belt? I know it’s early in your title reign, but has that ever crossed your mind? Et, if you did go for another belt, would it be for welterweight or featherweight?

Michael Chandler: I haven’t put a lot of thought into it. Nam me, I’m just looking for the biggest fight I can get. I know there’s no way I could make 145 pondo., since I walk around at about 190 pondo., between fights. So, I’m not interested in losing the muscle mass that I’ve worked so hard to build. Si aliquid, I would jump up to 170 pondo., but right now I’m focused on my fight hoc Saturday night and I’m excited to get out there and perform.

Q: Why is Henderson an important opponent for your career?

Michael Chandler: Every opponent is important. Every single time we fight, we’re putting ourselves, our livelihood, our records, and our reputation on the line. It just so happens for me, I get an opportunity to fight a guy who’s been a champion and has done some great things in the sport. But luckily, it’s the right time for me and the wrong time for him. I’m extremely excited to go out there and make a statement with this fight on Saturday nox. He’s definitely a great, willing opponent, but I’m excited to go out there and get the finish.

Q: For MVP…Obviously, it’s been a fantastic year for you in Bellator, especially your performance in London. Have you got your finger on the pulse of pop culture right now and is there something out there that you’re drawing inspiration from that you’re looking to utilize in some entertainment factor on fight night?

MVP: Yeah, I’m always socially aware, but I have to get the job done first and that’s the most important thing.

Q: At the moment, fighting at multiple weight classes and fighting in multiple divisions seems to be the rage right now and I know in the past you’ve mentioned the possibility of dropping down to 155 pondo., is that something that you’re still interested in?

MVP: At the moment, facere non. Nunc, I’m just focused on fighting in the welterweight division.

Q: If you can record a win over Fernando Gonzalez, how many more fights and how many more wins do you think before you are in that title picture and fighting for a title shot?

MVP: That’s not really my main concern. I just go out there and entertain and I’ll keep doing that until I end up in the position I’m supposed to be in.

Q: For Michael Chandler…With you watching Benson from a far for a long time, what did you think of him as his career progressed?

Michael Chandler: Benson’s had a phenomenal career. Back in die illo, he was the UFC champion and I was the Bellator champion. He was ranked number one and I was ranked number three in the world and it was always that “what if” matchup. What if these two guys could fight…and now we finally get to see. He’s continued to impress. He’s continued to win. Great careers and great legacies can’t be had without great opponents. I look at Benson Henderson as exactly that, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to step into that cage on Saturday night and lose this belt. I’ve trained my tail off, I’ve gone through some of the toughest hardships that anyone can go through in this sport…losing three fights in a row, coming back, and believing that no matter what, my next big breakthrough is right around the corner. I never once thought about quitting, where I think a lot of people in that situation would. Where I’ve been and where I am now, I’m confident and I’m excited to just go out there and put it all on the line against one of the best in the world and one of the biggest names in the sport. This is a great opportunity on Spike TV, Vivamus ac libero.

Q: For Fernando…question regarding the video packages that Michael Page has produced and released this year, most recently during Halloween. Did you watch them and what was your reaction to the video packages?

Gonzalez Fernando: I watched both of the videos and thought it was kind of funny, especially the last one. Bad choice of food products I guess. He’s basically eating balls and drinking milk, while cupping and savoring the taste. So, I don’t know if I should take that as a call out, but I think the victory alone will be enough for me.

Q: With Michael (Page) on the line right now, does Fernando have any sort of message for him leading up to the fight?

Gonzalez Fernando: It’s the same message that I gave before. Just show up. I respect the fighter, but after this he’ll congratulate me and thank me for making him a better fighter. Hes lentus, but he hasn’t been tested and I’m going to give him his first loss.

Q: Michael do you have a response to that?

MVP: I’m allergic to bullshit, so there’s no point in responding.

Q: For Benson Henderson…In the title eliminator fight in Anaheim, you had a calm and deliberate demeanor throughout that fight and before we could really see you explode, Pitbull was taken away with an injury. Are you going to look to set a faster pace with Chandler, or are we going to see a more measured response?

Benson Henderson: We’ll see how it plays out. It’s hard to dictate and say exactly what I’m going to do. If I was an NFL coach, I would not be one of those coaches that has the first 15 plays of the game scripted out and no matter what happens, we’re sticking to these 15 plays. Nam me, I have to feel it out and go with the flow. Autem, for me I don’t think this is going to be a slow pace fight. I’m expecting this to be one of the most high paced, action-packed fights you’ve seen in the Bellator cage.

 

Complete "Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson” Main Card:

Lightweight World Title Main Event: Michael Chandler (15-3) vs. Benson Henderson (24-6)

Welterweight Co-Main Event: Michael Page (11-0) vs. Gonzalez Fernando (25-13)

Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Linton Vassell (16-5) vs. Francis Carmont (25-11)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Adam Piccolot (8-0) vs. Brandon Girtz (14-4)

Flyweight Feature Bout: Keri-Anne Taylor-Melendez (Debut) vs. Sheila Padilla (2-0)

 

Complete Preliminary Card:

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Debut) vs. Aaron Hamilton (0-2)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Carrington Banks (5-0) vs. Jake Roberts (7-0)

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Diego Herzog (3-2) vs. Nick Pica (5-0)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Jeremiah Monaghan (9-5) vs. Vince Murdock (8-2)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: James Terry (17-9) vs. Justin Baesman (19-10-1)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Alvin Cacdac (16-12) vs. Steve Ramirez (5-1)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: J.J. Okanovich (2-1) vs. Luis Vargas (Debut)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Victor Jones (0-2) vs. Beau Hamilton (1-7)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Hugo Lujan (0-1) vs. Cesar Gonzalez (Debut)

Welterweight “VOW” Preliminary Bout: Dominic Sumner (Debut) vs. Justin Roswell (1-0)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Danasabe Mohammed (5-0) vs. Dwight Grant (6-1)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Sarah D’Alelio (10-6) vs. Jaimelene Nievera (4-1)

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Certamina FNU Sports Show: UFC 205 & Bellator 164 Previews, Trump’s Win, Jones Suspended and Stripped of Title, vs. Mayweather Rematch Talks

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Tom, Rich and Tony break down the week’s combat sports news, recap last week’s fight cards and look forward to the huge events happening this weekend. UFC 205 features three world title fights while Bellator makes a historic debut in Israel on Friday. Danny Garcia will also take on Samuel Vargas to headline one of Premier Boxing Championships’ final blockbuster cards of 2016. We start off the broadcast with some political discourse about the election of Donald Trump as the 45th United States President.

 

 

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Pugnare Network Xenia ONE: Honor defendens, Legacy FC 62 & UFC 205 Pre & Post-pugna Coverage Ago

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Pro Immediata Release - November 10, 2016

 

 

 

Toronto, Canada - Proelium Network, mundi SUMMUS 24/7 multi suggestus channel dedicated tocomplete coverage de pugna ludis, munera par refertis vivere mixtis artibus militaribus certe hoc Veneris, Nov. 11, apud Unus VINDICIAE: Honor defendens ex Singapore at 7:30 a.m. Et AND Legacy FC 62: Lovato vs. Coleman ex lacinia at 10 p.m. ATQUE.

Pugna Network etiam comprehensivam vivam informationem coverage pro historicis tradet UFC 205: Alvarez vs.. McGregor Novi Eboraci, inter quas vivere UFC 205 Theocto-ins on Friday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. ATQUE, peculiari vivere duos-hora UFC 205 Show Pre- on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. ATQUE, plus est vivere UFC 205 Post-Show at proxime 1 a.m. ATQUE, comprehendo vivere post-pugnam torcular colloquium ex Madison Square Garden.

Pugna Network vivere praesentationem Unus VINDICIAE: Honor defendens at 7:30 a.m. ET lineamenta duo orbis terrarum titulus pugnat ut unus leve champion Shinya Aoki (39-6) defendit titulum contra Eduardus Folayang (16-5) Philippinarum, dum unus tenui champion Marat Gafurov (14-0) proeliis pristini titleholder Narantungalag Jadambaa (12-4) Mongoliae in praeventus rematch. In aliis featured daret, featherweights Timofey Nastyukhin (10-2) atque Kotetsu Boku (24-11-2) et colliduntur, popularibus Brasiliensium prospectu Michael Nicolini (2-1) obvium est Aegyptus Mona Samir (1-1) in mulierum strawweight bout, Singaporean Tiffany Teo (3-0) unum pilae debut in eam facit Aegyptia Walaa Abas (2-3) in flyweight matchup ", plus pristini UFC stella Rogerus Huerta (22-9-1, 1NC) Quisque veteranus e regione navis dextra conatur Adrian Pang (22-9-2).

Postea, at 10 p.m. ATQUE, Legacy FC 62: Lovato vs. Coleman erit headlined per armorum Legatum middleweight patrocinium, ut invictus Brazilian jiu-jitsu guru Rafael Lovato Jr. (3-0) vergit in durior vitae test magna spectaculum veteran Cortez Coleman (13-6). Explendam card, Mike maldonado (5-0) suscipit, Iustinus Rader (4-2) in tenui labor bout, Derrick Adkins(8-2) facies Murus Mannus (5-2) per leve congressus, Teagan Dooley (4-0) perfectus in conservis manere conatur welterweight Braden Smith (5-1), plus invicti spes transibunt cum Christophorus Mullins (3-0) atque Emmanuel rivera (4-0) quadrare off in tenui benificium.

Pugna Network vivere UFC 205 coverage includit:

– Friday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. ET - UFC 205 Weigh-ins

– Saturday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. ET - UFC 205 Show Pre-
– Sunday, Nov. 13 at 1 a.m. ET - UFC 205 Post-Show

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WEIGH IN RESULTS FROM ‘BELLATOR 164: KORESHKOV VS. LIMA’ – GROUNDBREAKING EVENT FROM ISRAEL AIRS TOMORROW NIGHT ON SPIKE AT 9 P.m. ET/8 P.M CT

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TEL AVIV, JUDAEA. (Nov. 10, 2016) – All fighters successfully made weight for Israel’s first major mixed martial arts event "Bellator 164: Koreshkov nobis. Lima” which takes place inside of Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israhel. The historic event airs FREE on SPIKE Friday, November 11 at 9 p.m. ATQUE/8 p.m. CT.

 

The stacked main card is headlined by a must-see welterweight world title main event pitting current champion Andrey Koreshkov (19-1) adversum Lima Douglas (27-6). In addition, a pair of featherweight matchups pitting hometown favorite Noad Lahat (9-2) adversum Scott Cleve (15-5) atque Georgi Karakhanyan (25-6-1) adversum Kirill Medvedovsky (6-1) will also be featured on the Spike-televised main card. Postremo, Ukrainian sensation Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) returns in a female flyweight contest with Karla Benitez (13-9-1).

 

Scott Coker on the groundbreaking Bellator event in Israel: “This event started about 18 months ago when we came over here to say hello to our international partners Annaney Communications and EGO TOTAL. We sat down with them and they said ‘Hey, there are a lot of great martial artists here. Why don’t we go meet with some of the gyms?’ So, we went to some of the gyms across Tel Aviv where they hosted a nice tryout. We had about 60-70 athletes participate and Royce (Gracie) would say ‘I think this guy could be good. I think this girl could be good. I think that these are some of the talented fighters that you could bring into Bellator.’ From there we started talking about the venues, and talking about the infrastructure of how we could pull of an event of this magnitude here in this city. We have put together an amazing team of people out here that have done a great job helping make this possible. I’ve been in the fight business for 31 iam annis, promoting fights all over the world, but this is one that is really a big feather in our cap. Im 'vere, really excited to be here in Israel promoting our inaugural event, and we already have a date set for next year. We will be back, and we’d like to make this an annual stop for the company.

 

Main Card: (Free on SPIKE – 9 p.m. ATQUE/8:00 p.m. CT)

Welterweight World Title Fight: Andrey Koreshkov (169.8 pondo.) vs. Lima Douglas (170 pondo.)

 

Featherweight Co-Main Event: Noad Lahat (145.8 pondo.) vs. Scott Cleve (145.8 pondo.)

 

150 lb, catchweight Feature Bout: Georgi Karakhanyan (149.5 pondo.) vs. Kirill Medvedovsky (151 pondo.)

 

Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (123.5 pondo.) vs. Karla Benitez (124.5 pondo.)

 

Praevium Card

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Joaquin Buckley (170.5 pondo.) vs. Jackie Gosh (170.8 pondo.)

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Fight: Chen Shhori (205 pondo.) vs. Kfir Eittan (205 pondo.)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Haitham Kiuof (170.3 pondo.) vs. Moshe Rand (173 pondo.)

Lightweight Preliminary Fight: Rob Becker (155.5 pondo.) vs. Ejargew Tariku (155.2 pondo.)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Sol Renato (170.5 pondo.) vs. Alex Trofimov (170.3 pondo.)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Almog Shay (136 pondo.) vs. Vitaly Khmeinytsky (136 pondo.)

Lightweight Preliminary Fight: Olga Rubin (145.8 pondo.) vs. Laurita Cibirite (140.5 pondo.)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Raz Bring (134.8 pondo.) vs. Maor Kazalkopy (135.5 pondo.)

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Alexander Nikulin (183.8 pondo.) vs. Avi Baron (182.8 pondo.)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Onor Keles (137.5 pondo.) vs. Omri Barel (135 pondo.)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Zane Clerk (170.8 pondo.) vs. Haim Gozali (170 pondo.)

Featherweight Preliminary Fight: Igor Postnikov (144.5 pondo.) vs. Itai Gayer (143 pondo.)