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

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OOK: PHILIPE LINS NOW MEETS KLEBER RAIMUNDO SILVA

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

Bovendien, due to an injury suffered by Pietro Cappelli, Philipe Lins (10-1) zal elkaar nu ontmoeten Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7) in light heavyweight action on December. 10.

The mixed martial arts portion of action on December. 10 is headlined by a middleweight world title fight featuring a rematch between Rafael Carvalho (13-1) en Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC), while Italy’s own Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 NC) zal op zich te nemen Joey Beltran (17-13, 1 NC) at 205-pounds, en John Salter (12-3) voldoet aan Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4) in een middengewicht bout. "Bellator 168: Carvalho vs. 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) en 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 Schilling (19-9) tegen Victorio Lermano(30-7), a welterweight contest pairing Luca Novello (22-4-2) met Karim Ghajji (96-13-1), en Kevin Ross(31-9) ontmoet Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) in een lichtgewicht gevecht. "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” airs Vrijdag, December. 16 bij 11:15 pm ET, immediately following "Bellator 169: Koning 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, en het meest recent Ryan Couture. The former featherweight returned to the lightweight division to face the aforementioned Couture earlier in the year at "Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Bosje," a fight in which Yamauchi dominated from the get-go, earning yet another first round submission victory. Yamauchi has finished his opponent in 17 zijn 20 career wins, inclusief 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 campagne. 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 prijsvragen, highlighted by his most recent knockout victory over Claudio Rocha, which came just 3:25 in de eerste ronde.

 

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

Middengewicht wereldtitelgevecht: Rafael Carvalho (13-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC)

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

Light Heavyweight Feature Vecht: 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 Schilling (19-9) vs. Victorio Lermano (30-7)

Weltergewicht Feature Vecht: 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) tegen Aaron Derrow (14-8) and a middleweight bout featuring undefeated phenom Chris Harris (7-0) tegen Jordan Young (5-0) are the first two fights announced for “Bellator 171” which will take place inside Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas, Januari 27.

“Bellator 171,” die uitgezonden live op Spike bij 9 p.m. EN/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 Zaterdag, December. 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 tegen. Sonnen” in Inglewood, Calif.

“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, totaal 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 van hen, inclusief 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 Januari 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:

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

Middengewicht 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 tegen. Sonnen” at The Forum on Januari 21, 2017 features the Bellator MMA debut of Los Angeleno Ralek Gracie (3-0), who will meet Hisaki Kato (7-2) in een middengewicht bout.

 

The fight joins a card that already features a contest that many mixed martial arts fans thought they’d never see, wanneer Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) en Chael Sonnen (28-14-1) return to action. Het evenement wordt live en gratis uitgezonden op SPIKE op 9 p.m. EN/8 p.m. CT, terwijl de voorbereidende actie wordt gestreamd op Bellator.com en de Bellator Mobile App.

 

Tickets for this massive event start at $36 en zijn nu te koop bij Bellator.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com Additional main and preliminary card bouts will be announcing in the coming weeks.

 

Op slechts 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 Schilling on two separate occasions, and was involved in what many called a “Round of the Year” candidate during his lone Bellator MMA loss against Melvin Manhoef in 2015. Nu, Kato sets his sights on Gracie, looking to nullify the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu of his Jan. 21 vijand.

 

Bijgewerkt "Bellator 170: Ortiz tegen. Sonnen” Main Card:

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

Middengewicht 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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MONTE CARLO, Monaco (November 22, 2016)- The best amateur mixed-martial-arts fighters in the world will compete November. 26-27 at the World MMA Championships in Studio City, Macau, China.
Close to 100 fighters have registered to compete. De 2016 Europese (Rusland) and Asian (Kazachstan) team champions head a list that includes Spain, Australië, Belgian, China, Colombia, Frankrijk, Tsjechische Republiek, Hong Kong, Tadzjikistan, Duitsland, Hongarije, Macao, Nepal, India, Zuid-Korea, Oekraïne, Kirgizië, Moldova, Taiwan and Uzbekistan.
We’re looking forward to the World MMA Championship in Macau on November 26-27,” WMMAA-voorzitter Vadim Finkelchtein zei. “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 Europese, 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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BLOED REGENT HEERLIJK OP DE LAATSTE LEWISTON VECHTKAART VAN 2016

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Voor onmiddellijke publicatie: Lewiston, Maine (November 19, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF) hield zijn nieuwste mixed-martial-arts (MMA) evenement, “NEF 26: SUPREMATIE” op zaterdagavond in de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. De promotie leverde in totaal 14 MMA-gevechten voor een stevige menigte vechtfans.

 

Bloed stroomde vroeg en het bleef de hele nacht royaal stromen.

 

In het main event van de avond, Ryan Sanders (12-8) verslagen Jon Lemke (5-7) via unaniem technisch besluit. Het gevecht werd in de derde ronde gestaakt toen Lemke een diepe snee in zijn hoofd opliep. Met het gevecht in de derde ronde, volgens de Unified Rules of MMA de juryleden’ scorecards werden opgeroepen voor een oordeel. Sanders heeft gewonnen 20-18 Op alle drie de rechters’ scorecards, alleen de eerste twee ronden hebben gescoord.

 

Het co-main event zag Josh Parker (5-8) indienen Derek Shorey (4-8) in de eerste ronde van een langverwachte “coach vs. coach” strijd.

 

Afronding van het professionele gedeelte van de kaart, Aaron Lacey (4-0) bleef ongeslagen met een mondelinge inzending overwinning op veteraan Taylor Trahan (6-7).

 

Nick Gulliver (4-0) van Farmington, Maine veroverde de NEF Amateur Heavyweight Title met een overwinning op Quilt DeCastro (2-3) als headliner van de amateurkaart.

 

De resultaten van Lewiston, Maine:

PROFESSIONAL MMA

 

Ryan Sanders zeker. Jon Lemke via unaniem technisch besluit

Josh Parker zeker. Derek Shorey via guillotine, ronde 1

Aaron Lacey def. Taylor Trahan via mondelinge indiening, ronde 1

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

Nick Gulliver def. Yorgan DeCastro via TKO, ronde 3

Chris Smith zeker. Nash Roy via guillotine, ronde 1

Angelo Rizzitello zeker. Ken Dunn via TKO, ronde 1

Fred Lear def. Robby Fraser via staande guillotine, ronde 2

Mike Williams def. Mike Swan via TKO, ronde 2

Ras Hylton zeker. Kevin Smith via TKO, ronde 2

Tom Burgess zeker. Darren Ducharme via TKO, ronde 1

Fernanda Araujo zeker. Hannah Sparrell via armbar, ronde 2

Shawn Lunghi zeker. Alex Clark via achterste naakte choke, ronde 2

Jessica Borga zeker. Brianne Genschel via unaniem besluit

Chad Pierce zeker. Lyman Curtis via unaniem besluit

 

NEF's volgende evenement, “NEF 27: HEROPLEVING” vindt plaats op Zaterdag, Februari 11, 2017 bij 7 p.m. Tickets beginnen bij $25 en zijn nu te koop bij www.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisee box office at 207.783.2009, uitbreiding 525.

 

Voor meer informatie over het evenement en de strijd kaart updates, kunt u terecht op de website van de promotie bij www.NewEnglandFights.com. Bovendien, kunt u NEF video's te bekijken op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, volg ze op Twitter @nefights en lid van de officiële Facebook-groep “New England Fights."

 

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

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M-1 UITDAGING 72 RESULTATEN
MOSKOU (November 19, 2016) – In zijn eerste titel verdediging, M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kuchenko(15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0) won a five-round decision over challenger Murad “Jager” Abdulaev (15-5-0, M-1: 3-3-0) last night in a rematch to headline M-1 Challenge 72 in Mowcow.
Kunchenko, fighting out of Tyumen, Rusland, defeated defending champion Abdulaev, van Rusland, afgelopen april op M-1 Challenge 65 when he was unable to continue in round four.
Rising Russian middleweight star Artem Frolov (8-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0) also remained unbeaten, stopping veteran American fighter Luigi “De Italiaanse Tank” Fioravanti (26-15-0, M-1: 4-4-0), a former M-1 Challenge middleweight title challenger, op stoten in de eerste ronde.
Former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Artiom Damkovsky (22-10-0, M-1: 12-7-0), van Wit-Rusland, may have positioned himself for another title shot by defeating Russian Alexey “Toewijzing” Makhno (13-5-0, 3-2-0), whose corner stopped the fight in the third round.
Kazak lightweight Damir Ismagulov (9-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0), uitvechten van Rusland, won a three-round unanimous decision over Brazilian Rubenilton “Rubinho” Peer (16-4-0, M-1: 0-2-0), while Croatian middleweight Kristijan “Pacman” Zilver (9-3-2 (M-1: 0-2-2) en Talekh “De Azerbeidzjaanse Terminator” Nadzhafzade (4-1-1, M-1: 2-0-1) gevochten om een ​​drie-ronde gelijkspel.
In voorlopige card actie, Russische vedergewicht Timor Nagibin (8-2-0, M-1: 3-2-0) knocked out Russian De rbanali Abdusalamov (6-3-0), M-1: 4-1-1) ibn the third round, French bantamweight Moktar “de Kabyle” Benkaci (12-6-0, M-1: 2-1-0) uitgestanst Oekraïense Alexey Naumov (13-4-0, M-1: 1-3-0) in three rounds, Russische weltergewicht Danila Prikaza (5-1-1, M-1: 3-1-0) won a hard fought three-round decision over Croatian veteran Ivica “Terror” Truscek (31-28-0, M-1: 0-4-0), Oekraïense bantamgewicht Alexsandr Lunga (9-8-0, M-1: 1-0-0) took a three-round split decision from Russian Bair huis (3-2-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Russische licht zwaargewicht Artur Tyulparov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0) won his pro debut by way of an opening round submission by way of a guillotine choke over Czech Michal Kotalík (2-1-1, M-1: 0-1-0), and Russian welterweight Adam Bakaev (1-1-0, M-1: 1-0–0) ingediend Maksim “Mad Max” Melnik (2-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0).
Resultaten en fotogalerij hieronder:
Belangrijkste kaart
MAIN EVENT — M-1 CHALLENGE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Alexey Kuchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Rusland
WDEC5
Murad Abdulaev (15-5-0, M-1: 3-3-0), Rusland
(Kuchenko retained M-1 Challenge welterweight title)
Middleweights
Artem Frolov (8-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0), Rusland
WTKO1 (Ponsen – 2:11)
Luigi Fioravanti (26-15-0, M-1: 4-4-0) VS
Kristijan Silver (9-3-2, M-1: 0-2-2, Kroatië
D3
Talekh Nadzhafzade (4-1-1, M-1: 2-0-1), Azerbeidzjan
Lichtgewichten
Artiom Damkovsky (22-10-0, M-1: 12-7-0), Wit-Rusland
WTKO3 (Corner stopzetting – 1:01)
Alexey Makhno (13-5-0, M-1: 3-2-0), Rusland
Damir Ismagulov (9-2-0, M-1: 5-1-0), Rusland door middel van Kazachstan
WDEC3
Rubenilton Pereira (16-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Brazilië
VOORAF CARD
Licht zwaargewichten
Artur Tyulparov (1-0-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rusland
WSUB1 (Guillotine Choke – 0:47)
Michal Kotalík (2-1-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Tsjechische Republiek
Welterweights
Danila Prikaza (5-1-1, M-1: 3-1-0), Rusland
WDEC3
Ivica Truscek (31-28-0, M-1: 0-4-0), Kroatië
Adam Bakaev (1-1-0, M-1: 1-0-0), Rusland
WSUB (Choke)
Maksim Melnik (2-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), Ukfaine
Featherweights
Timor Nagibin (8-2-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Rusland
WTKO3 (Ponsen – 4:03)
De rbanali Abdusalamov (6-3-0, M-1: 4-1-0), Rusland
Bantamweights
Alexey Naumov (13-4-0, M-1: 2-2-0), Oekraïne
WTKO3 (Ponsen – 4:08)
Moktar Benkaci (11-7-0, M-1: 1-2-0), Frankrijk
Alexsandr Lunga (9-8-0, M-1: 1-0-0) Oekraïne
WDEC3WDEC3DEC3
Bair huis (3-2-0, M-1: 0-2-0), Rusland











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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 deze zaterdag het SAP Center in San Jose, the main and co-main event fighters from "Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson "participated in a media conference call. If you weren’t on the line, you can listen to it hier, or read a couple of the quotes below.

 

"Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson " features current champion Michael Chandler (15-3) tegen Benson Henderson (24-6) in de hemelbekleding rol, while co-main event action will have undefeated British phenom Michael “Venom” Page (11-0) and California’s own Fernando Gonzalez (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. EN/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. Voor mij, het 155 lbs. of 170 lbs., just wherever the more interesting and fun matchups are. Maar, first things first, Ik moet zaken regelen op zaterdag nacht.

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 lbs., 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? En, 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. Voor mij, I’m just looking for the biggest fight I can get. I know there’s no way I could make 145 lbs., since I walk around at about 190 lbs., between fights. Zo, I’m not interested in losing the muscle mass that I’ve worked so hard to build. Als iets, I would jump up to 170 lbs., but right now I’m focused on my fight deze zaterdag 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 op zaterdag nacht. 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: Ja, 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 lbs., is that something that you’re still interested in?

MVP: At the moment, niet doen. Op dit moment, 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. Vroeger, 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 op zaterdag 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, levend en gratis.

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?

Fernando Gonzalez: 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. Zo, 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 (Pagina) on the line right now, does Fernando have any sort of message for him leading up to the fight?

Fernando Gonzalez: 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. Hij is taai, 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. Voor mij, I have to feel it out and go with the flow. Maar, 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)

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

Licht zwaargewicht feature-gevecht: Linton Vassell (16-5) vs. Francis Carmont (25-11)

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

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

 

Complete Preliminary Card:

Weltergewicht Voorlopige aanval: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Debuut) vs. Aaron Hamilton (0-2)

Lichtgewicht voorronde: Carrington Banks (5-0) vs. Jake Roberts (7-0)

Middengewicht Voorlopige aanval: Diego Herzog (3-2) vs. Nick Pica (5-0)

Bantamweight Voorlopige aanval: Jeremiah Monaghan (9-5) vs. Vince Murdock (8-2)

Weltergewicht Voorlopige aanval: James Terry (17-9) vs. Justin Baesman (19-10-1)

Bantamweight Voorlopige aanval: Alvin Cacdac (16-12) vs. Steve Ramirez (5-1)

Lichtgewicht voorronde: GEEN WOORD. Okanovich (2-1) vs. Luis Vargas (Debuut)

Vedergewicht voorlopige wedstrijd: Victor Jones (0-2) vs. Beau Hamilton (1-7)

Lichtgewicht voorronde: Hugo Lujan (0-1) vs. Cesar Gonzalez (Debuut)

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

Weltergewicht Voorlopige aanval: Danasabe Mohammed (5-0) vs. Dwight Grant (6-1)

Vlieggewicht Voorlopige aanval: Sarah D’Alelio (10-6) vs. Jaimelene Nievera (4-1)

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FNU Combat Sports Show: UFC 205 & Bellator 164 previews, Trump’s Win, Jones Suspended and Stripped of Title, Pacquiao 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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Fight Network Presents ONE: Defending Honor, Legacy FC 62 & UFC 205 Pre & Post-Fight Coverage Live

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For Immediate Release – November 10, 2016

 

 

 

Toronto, Canada - Gevecht Netwerk, premier van de wereld 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated tocomplete coverage of combat sports, presents a pair of action-packed live mixed martial arts events this Friday, November. 11, met ONE Championship: Defending Honor from Singapore at 7:30 a.m. AND en Legacy FC 62: Lovato vs. Coleman from Oklahoma at 10 p.m. EN.

Fight Network will also deliver comprehensive live news coverage for the historic UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor Vanuit New York, including the live UFC 205 Deeigh-ins op vrijdag, November. 11 bij 6 p.m. EN, a special live two-hour UFC 205 Pre-Show op zaterdag, November. 12 bij 6 p.m. EN, plus a live UFC 205 Post-Show bij ongeveer 1 a.m. EN, including the live post-fight press conference from Madison Square Garden.

Fight Network’s live presentation of ONE Championship: Defending Honor bij 7:30 a.m. ET features two world title fights as ONE lightweight champion Shinya Aoki (39-6) verdedigt zijn titel tegen Eduard Folayang (16-5) van de Filippijnen, while ONE featherweight champion Marat Gafurov (14-0) battles former titleholder Narantungalag Jadambaa (12-4) of Mongolia in a highly anticipated rematch. In andere featured vlagen, featherweights Timofey Nastyukhin (10-2) en Kotetsu Boku (24-11-2) will collide, popular Brazilian prospect Michelle Nicolini (2-1) meets Egypt’s Mona Samir (1-1) in een vrouwen strawweight bout, Singaporean Tiffany Teo (3-0) makes her ONE Championship debut against Egyptian Walaa Abas (2-3) in a flyweight matchup, plus former UFC star Roger Huerta (22-9-1, 1NC) attempts to right his ship opposite promotional veteran Adrian Pang (22-9-2).

Later, bij 10 p.m. EN, Legacy FC 62: Lovato vs. Coleman will be headlined by a clash for the Legacy middleweight championship, as undefeated Brazilian jiu-jitsu guru Rafael Lovato Jr. (3-0) faces his toughest career test against big show veteran Cortez Coleman (13-6). Rounding out the card, Mike Maldonado (5-0) neemt Justin Rader (4-2) in een vedergewicht wedstrijd, Derrick Adkins(8-2) gezichten Manny muur (5-2) in a lightweight encounter, Teagan Dooley (4-0) tries to stay perfect against fellow welterweight Braden Smith (5-1), plus undefeated prospects will cross paths when Chris Mullins (3-0) en Emmanuel Rivera (4-0) square off in a featherweight tilt.

Fight Network’s live UFC 205 coverage includes:

– Vrijdag, November. 11 bij 6 p.m. ET – UFC 205 Weigh-ins

– Zaterdag, November. 12 bij 6 p.m. ET – UFC 205 Pre-Show
– Zondag, November. 13 bij 1 a.m. ET – UFC 205 Post-Show

In aanvulling op alle live-evenementen, Fight Network is de bestemming voor UFC bibliotheek inhoud, specials en series, inclusief The Ultimate Fighter, UFC Unleashed, UFC Nu, UFC Ultimate Insideren klassieke UFC PPV events.

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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, ISRAEL. (November. 10, 2016) – All fighters successfully made weight for Israel’s first major mixed martial arts event "Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima” which takes place inside of Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israël. The historic event airs FREE on SPIKE Vrijdag, November 11 bij 9 p.m. EN/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) tegen Douglas Lima (27-6). Bovendien, a pair of featherweight matchups pitting hometown favorite Noad All (9-2) tegen Scott Cleve (15-5) en Georgi Karakhanyan (25-6-1) tegen Kirill Medvedovsky (6-1) will also be featured on the Spike-televised main card. Ten slotte, 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 Nu jaar, promoting fights all over the world, but this is one that is really a big feather in our cap. Ik ben echt, 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.

 

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

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

 

Featherweight Co-Main Event: Noad All (145.8 lbs.) vs. Scott Cleve (145.8 lbs.)

 

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

 

Vlieggewicht Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (123.5 lbs.) vs. Karla Benitez (124.5 lbs.)

 

Voorlopige Card

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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