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BELLATOR MMA SIGNS FOUR-TIME NCAA DIVISION II WRESTLING CHAMP JOEY DAVIS

Newest Bellator MMA acquisition Joey Davis

SANTA MONICA, Kalifornija. (Junij 15, 2016) – Bellator MMA is thrilled to announce the signing of NCAA Division II wrestling star Joey Davis, izključni multi-leto, multi-boj pogodba. The signing was first reported by FloWrestling.com’s Jeremy Botter.

 

Davis joins a string of recent signings by Bellator president Scott Coker including standout wrestlers the likes of three-time All-American Jarod Trice and Olympic contender Tyrell Fortune. The 21-year-old standout wrestler competed at Notre Dame College, where he accumulated an incredible undefeated 131-0 record and four consecutive NCAA Division II Championships during his college tenure, becoming the only Division II wrestler to ever win four national titles and go unbeaten in a career. Davis will look to compete in Bellator MMA’s stacked welterweight division and will make his professional debut before the end of this year.

 

“With God you can achieve anything, and I’m gonna do it with high fashion,” Davis said. “Joining Bellator is my latest achievement to date. I don’t remember what it’s like to lose, and I’m not planning on finding out any time soon.”

(L to R) Joey Davis, Antonio McKee and A.J. McKee

 

Named 2016 “Man of the Year” by Wrestling USA Magazine, the Compton, Kaliforniji., native began his stretch of domination as early as the ninth grade, when he attended Sante Fe High School. Davis was crowned the California State champion at 152-pounds in his junior year and followed that impressive campaign with a second State Title at 160-pounds in his senior year.

 

Davis will train at Antonio McKee’s Body Shop Gym in Long Beach, Kalifornija. alongside childhood best friend and Bellator featherweight wrecking machine AJ McKee. Davis joins a budding roster of Bellator MMA talent, with recent signings that include: Matt Mitrione, Benson Henderson, Jarrod Trice, Sergej Kharitonov, and recent re-signings the likes of Darrion Caldwell in Michael Chandler.

Weight Training for Fighters

In the past fighters would stay far away from weight training, thinking it would make them slow, but research has proven otherwise, mainly because there are different kinds of strength. Any fighter, from all styles, is looking to develop speed strength and explosive strength.

The highly regarded sports bio-chemist Vladimir Zatsiorsky, was a well-recognized strength coach/consultant for the Olympic teams that were competing for the Soviet Union many years ago. He said the ability for any athlete to produce the most maximal force in minimal time is known as explosive strength. He says that a strong body does not necessarily mean strong explosive strength.

It is clear that developing one type of strength like max strength will not guarantee development of another type of strength like explosive strength or speed strength. Speed strength is defined as the ability to execute any unloaded movement against a small resistance very quickly.

A good example would be punching a heavy punch-bag which would be considered a small external resistance. The few ounces of weight that your gloves weigh would be insufficient to qualify as minimal resistance. Vendar, all fighters should note that excessive max strength training may eventually impair strength speed, reducing the technical speed of a good boxer.

Strength endurance is different as it is defined as maintaining the muscular function/integrity of the muscles for longer periods. No matter what style a fighter uses, strength endurance is vitally important for any competitive combat fighter. Having a whole lot of power and speed with no stamina is not going to get a fighter very far.

Combat sporting events require the athlete to be multifaceted and well-rounded when it comes to strength preparation. Developing max strength at the expense of other strengths is not going to help the athlete. A fighter needs a completely unique blend of these strengths.

It does not mean that fighters should never do max training to improve their strength, a fighter needs to understand a bit of muscle physiology to be able to appreciate how important max training could be for a fighter. Muscle fibers are always grouped into different motor units.

These motor units each contain one nerve and hundreds of separate muscle fibers. The nerve delivers the signal for a muscle to fire, slow or fast twitch, depending on how many reps, the weight used and the muscle(s) isolated. The muscle fibers are then contracted when the signal is delivered.

Training specifically for power development, a fighter needs to target only the fast twitch muscle-fibers. But unfortunately, not all of the motor units will be activated at once. Any and all low intensity exercise will not activate the important fast twitch fibers.

If the exercise that a fighter performs does not stimulate any fast-twitch motor units, then the muscle fibers inside that motor unit will not be able to adapt to the training. If the motor unit isn’t being recruited, no response will happen. But when the athlete lifts heavy loads they’ll be activating fast-twitch muscle fibers.

Strength coaches across the world recognize the importance of maximal strength training because it is the best way to improve both intramuscular and intermuscular coordination, required for any fighter.

Despite what you might have heard about heavy weight training, it’s a common myth that all heavy weight training will only result in unnecessary bulk, which will then reduce the range of motion and the speed development. This is totally false, any fighter considering strength training will improve his/her competitiveness in the ring.

The well-known Russian coach Yuri Verkhoshansky, said in one of his manuals that when any effective methodology is used for planning a weight training routine, the resistance used will promote an increase in speed of a movement but will also improve muscle coordination, motor-reaction plus the quickness and the frequency of the movements.

He continues by explaining that the primary function of a muscle is not to increase size when strength training, but rather to increase the contractibility for effective nervous stimulation. He explains that strength training correctly will increase the ability of your muscle to relax while developing local muscular endurance and it will increase the maximal anaerobic capacity of that muscle group.

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Help us Pack the Mack!

It’s that time again! Our entirely FREE show is on Saturday, June 25th pri Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV. Tickets can be printed at UNLVTickets.com or picked up from any MMA gym or promotional partner in Las Vegas.

Vrata odprta na 5:30pm with the first fight starting at 6:00pm. Seating is open and first come, first served so get there early! All ages welcome.

 

Who will be the next Future Star of MMA?
Come to the show and find out!

MIKE ARRANT REPLACES INJURED THIAGO MELLER AGAINST JOHN HOWARD AT WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MASHANTUCKET, CONN. V PETEK, Junij 17

HOWARD VS. ARRANT TO BE CONTESTED AT MIDDLEWEIGHT

PLUS UNDEFEATED MARCUS SURIN TO BATTLE
CHRISTIAN TORRES IN WSOF31 PRELIMINARY BOUT
LIVE ON WSOF.COM

LAS VEGAS (Junij 15, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that Thiago Meller has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight (170 funtov) Tekmovanje proti John “Doomsday” Howard (23-12), kdo bo sedaj soočajo“Mad” Mike Arrant (15-10) in a middleweight (185 funtov) bout at the much-anticipated WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world championship doubleheader Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Dogodek, živijo na NBCSN (9 p.m. IN/6 p.m. PT) od Foxwoods Resort Casino v Mashantucket, Conn. na Petek, Junij 17.

Poleg tega, neporažen Marcus Surin (3-0) of Stamford, Conn. has been tabbed to step in for Sam Watford V načrtovani lahki (155 funtov) preliminary card contest against Christian “The Terminator” Torres (0-0) of Endicott, NY.

Originally hailing from Orlando, Fla., 5-foot-9, 28-year-old Arrant, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, resides in Las Vegas, where he is a member of legendary champion Randy “The Natural” Couture’s Xtreme Couture fight squad.

Arrant is looking to return to the win column following a unanimous decision defeat in his last start on August 7, 2015, at the hands of two-time UFC veteran Brock Jardine.

Prior to the loss, Arrant had reeled off six consecutive victories, five of which he produced in the first round, by way of (T)KO ali predložitev. Doslej, 12 njegovega 15 professional wins have been finishes.

During the six-fight win streak, Arrant seized his first championship – regional promotion SteelFist Fight Night’s welterweight title – with a first round (5:00) WHO (retirement) od Carl Dieckmann julija 12, 2013.

Like Arrant, the 5-foot-7, 33-year-old Howard boasts a phenomenal finish rate with 15 njegovega 23 professional victories having come by way of (T)KO ali predložitev.

Howard will make his promotional debut with World Series of Fighting following a second stint with the UFC that spanned seven fights and included wins over Uriah Hall, Siyar Bahadurzada in Cathal Pendred.

Po ceni od $39.99, tickets for WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland are on sale at WSOF.com and Foxwoods.com.

Doors at The Grand Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino will open at 5 p.m. IN, and the first of seven preliminary card bouts will begin at 5:45 p.m.

Celotna predhodni Boj kartica bo tok v živo na Embeddable video predvajalnik na WSOF.com.

In the main event of the five-bout, živeti NBCSN televizijska oddaja, reigning World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov (13-1) will put his title on the line against Josh “Cuddly Bear” Copeland (12-3).

V lahki co-glavni dogodek, superzvezdniki Jason "The Kansas City Bandit" Visoka (19-5) in Mike "The Martian" Ricci (11-4) will square off with their division’s number one contender ranking at stake.

WSOF31: IVANOV VS. COPELAND

GLAVNA KARTICA (Živeti na NBCSN)

World Series of Fighting Heavyweight Championship Main Event:
Blagoy Ivanov (Prvak) vs. Josh Copeland (Challenger)

Lahka Co-Main Event:
Jason Visoka vs. Mike Ricci

Srednji: John Howard vs. Mike Arrant
Peresno: Luis Palomino vs. Sheymon Moraes
Srednji: Phil Hawes vs. Josh Key

PREDHODNI KARTICA (Živeti na WSOF.com)

Lahka: Tom Marcellino vs. Devin Powell
Težji: Juliano Coutinho vs. Justin Willis
Težji: Tyler King vs. Lorenzo kapuco
Welterweight: Robert Fonseca vs. Sean Lally
Lahka: Bruce Boyington vs. Saul Almeida
Bantamweight: Rodrigo Almeida vs. Ben Pierre-Saint
Lahka: Marcus Surin vs. Christian Torres

MIKE HANSEN: FACING FEAR HEADFIRST

Mike Hansen

Lewiston, Maine (Junij 15, 2016) – Fighting anyone, kjerkoli, anytime and under any circumstances has become Mike Hansen’s calling card with New England Fights.

No surprise, potem, that the 30-year-old father of three from Rumford, ME will gladly entertain the idea of a mixed martial arts contest … against an opponent about whom he admittedly knows precious little … on the eve of Father’s Day.

Hansen (4-4) will take on Robert Laroski in a heavyweight clash at “NEF 24: Obljubljena dežela «dne Sobota, Junij 18 pri banki Androscoggin Bank Colisee v Lewistonu.

There is no fear of the unknown in a man who has carved out his reputation confronting substantially bigger foes since his days as a state champion wrestler at Mountain Valley High School. During his relatively short time in NEF, Hansen has fought as a middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight.

“When I took the fight (at NEF 23 in Massachusetts) against Brendan Battles, people were saying, ‘You’re crazy! He’s going to bust your head!’ I understand why the weight classes exist, and I respect that it’s about safety and all that, but I’ve always felt that a fighter should be ready to fight anybody, no matter what,” Hansen said. “In high school, I would drink two gallons of water and put lead in my uniform just so I could get to the minimum weight for the unlimited class.”

That’s the attitude of a fighter whose skill and talent level far exceed his current record as a professional.

Hansen’s docket includes a stoppage win over former NEF “Fighter of the Year” Crowsneck Boutin. His record also includes TKO losses to Battles and Cody Anderson and a choke-out at the hands of Zach Elkins.

When he reflects upon his unique life story, Hansen, who fought twice for the World Fighting League as a 20-year-old college student, marvels that he ever got back into the cage at all.

“I started the winter of 2004-05. I started training because I had gone from 187 da 242 pounds in a few months. I was seeing stretch marks,” Hansen recalled. “I was pretty upset with myself for allowing that to happen. I started doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu two nights a week to get in shape. Then I went home for the summer and ended up with my first fight in August. My friends got me the fight without my coaches knowing about it. They told me it was a good thing I won, or they would have kicked my butt.”

Hansen kept a promise to his father to quit the sport after a knockout loss to Alexander Chianurashvili in 2006. He was studying at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, with intentions to enter the medical field.

He was stabbed and attacked with a baseball bat by three men in a case of mistaken identity not long thereafter. “I walked out of the hospital the next day, and all three of them were still in there from the beating I gave them in self-defense,” Hansen said proudly.

That dogged determination served Hansen well in the United States Army, where he studied in the elite Combatives program.

“They ask you ‘Who wins the fight?’ and the answer is, ‘Whoever’s buddy gets there first to help him clean up.’ That’s what Combatives taught me: How to survive that extra 30 da 60 sekund,” Hansen said. “Work ethic is what it taught me. It helped me grow and do things I might have questioned mentally whether or not I could do. Not many people find that extra little motivation. The Army taught me how to find it and utilize it.”

A few years later, Hansen found that inner fire again. Even as he returned to coaching wrestlers in his hometown, his own physical fitness suffered as work and fatherhood took precedence.

Hansen vividly describes sitting in a bean bag chair, eating snack food, watching TV at 2:11 a.m. when his phone rang. He assumed it was a friend in trouble.

“It was (NEF co-owner) Matt Peterson. Our families grew up maybe 200 yards apart. My high school wrestling coach had called him, unbeknownst to me, to tell him he needed to get me back in the cage,” Hansen said.

Three weeks later in 20 pounds lighter, Hansen dispatched super heavyweight fixture Artie Mullen at “NEF 16: New Blood Rising,” and the comeback was on.

V 15 months that have followed, Hansen has been instrumental in launching Berserkers MMA and building his reputation as both a fighter and an instructor.

Life is blossoming at home, also. Hansen is the father of two girls, starosti 5 in 2, and a boy of four months. His older daughter, Kaydn, often accompanies Dad to the gym at Greater Rumford Community Center. He returns the favor by chaperoning field trips for her kindergarten class.

“She and her friends will be on the playground practicing boxing stances and stuff,” Hansen said. “Her teacher says it’s adorable. Hopefully she is learning to take care of herself so I don’t have to.”

Kaydn’s parents are making plans to take her to her first live NEF show after she turns 6. Za zdaj, she is content to watch her Dad’s fights on YouTube.

“If we’re watching TV together,” Hansen said, “we have a thing where I get two shows and then she gets two shows. If I put in a fight tape, she’ll say, ‘Daddy, I know this doesn’t count as one of your shows, because this is your work.’”

Odprtje zvonec na Junij 18 je določen za 7 p.m. Vstopnice za “NEF 24: Obljubljena dežela «začetek ob $25 in so na voljo na www.TheColisee.com ali s klicem blagajni Colisée na 207.783.2009, podaljšanje 525.

Za več informacij o dogodkih in posodobitvah borbenih kart, obiščite spletno stran promocijo na naslovu www.NewEnglandFights.com. Poleg tega, si lahko ogledate video posnetke na NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, jim sledite na Twitterjunefights in se pridružite na uradni Facebook skupina "New England bojev."

BOJ Z DENNOM JE KRIŽJE ZA AVTO

Lewiston, Maine (Junij 14, 2016) – Tako kot številni težki udarci z naslovom, ki jih je napadel New England Fights, Maine avtohtoni Brandon Bushaw (1-2) v svoji bojni športni karieri ni imel več ničesar za dokazati.

Bushaw je svojo sezono državnega prvenstva brez poraza spremenil kot maturant srednje šole Westbrook v Ljubljani 1999 v univerzitetno rokoborsko kariero na Michigan State University, kjer je bil soigralec prvaka UFC v polteški kategoriji Rashada Evansa (19-5-1).

»Bil sem s punco iz srednje šole (Cynthia), zdaj moja žena, tako da sem vedel, da bomo vedno povezani z Maineom,”Je rekel Bushaw. »Razen štipendiranja rokoborbe, Mislil sem, da sem končal z bojem. "

Par se je naselil na Myrtle Beachu, S.C., in odprl Island Bar and Grill, ki so jih imeli v lasti in upravljali ducat let.

Dobro je, udobno življenje. Razširjena družina je obiskala in ugotovila, da je območje tako privlačno, da so ostali za vedno.

Ti konkurenčni sokovi niso nikoli popolnoma izhlapeli, vseeno.

»Imel sem soigralce, ki so se usmerili v mešane borilne veščine,”Je rekel Bushaw. »Gledal sem jih, in ko sem se približal 30, je postala stvar seznama vedr. Zdaj sem tu, 17 kasneje se bori. "

Bushaw, 35, je potovanje razložil v telefonskem intervjuju, ko se je pripravljal na svoj četrti profesionalni dvoboj, peresni spopad z Auburnovim Matt “Ken Doll” Denning (3-2) na “NEF 24: Obljubljena dežela «dne Sobota, Junij 18 pri banki Androscoggin Bank Colisee v Lewistonu.

Borba je prva Bushawova na svojem prvotnem domačem terenu od leta 2014 izguba z Eliasom Lelandom pri meji 135 kilogramov. Povzpne se do 145 funtov, kjer je priznal, da mu je bolj prijetno (»V moji visoki starosti,"Bushaw je potegnil) za soočenje z Denningom.

"To je čudno, ker sem mislil, da sem s takim tekmovanjem končal, ko sem končal srednjo šolo, ko pa grem domov po vseh teh letih, vsi stari prijatelji, ki jih že leta nisem videl, so me gledali, kako se borim,”Je rekel Bushaw. »Ves čas sem se boril, ampak kadar koli se borim na Myrtle Beachu ali v Mainu, bolj poseben je. "

Nekateri športniki se vrnejo v svojo tekmovalno areno, ker pogrešajo privlačnost navijaške množice.

To velja za Bushawa, do neke mere, čeprav tudi gledalčevo zanimanje, ki ga je pritegnil z modrimi plameni in Spartanci, bledi v primerjavi s tistim, kar ga pozdravlja ob šestkotniku NEF.

»To ni nič drugega kot srednješolska ali celo fakultetna borba,”Je rekel Bushaw. »Prideš in dva sta, tri, štiri tisoč ljudi, ki gledajo. Tako drugačno je. V enem tednu ali celo v enem vikendu ne dobite več možnosti za boj. Traja nekaj minut, nato pa je najvišja od najvišjih ali najnižja od najnižjih. "

Fizični davek in potrebno dopolnilo spretnosti presegata tudi tisto, kar je Bushaw poznal v mladosti.

To odkritje je dosegel približno minuto pred začetkom amaterskega dvoboja.

»MMA je bolj dinamičen kot rokoborba. Spomnim se svojega prvega boja, tip me je pobral in me vrgel dol, jaz pa sem pristal na glavi,”Je rekel Bushaw. »Spomnim se, da sem razmišljal, ‘To verjetno ni bila tako dobra ideja,Ampak našel sem način, da dobim zmago. "

»Lahko si boljši od fanta v štirih različnih kategorijah, če pa je boljši samo v enem, sposoben te je premagati,”Je nadaljeval. "Mislite, da se stvari odvijajo po vaših željah, potem je to največje razočaranje na svetu."

V tistem nepredvidljivem kraljestvu je tovarištvo, ki ga v celoti razumejo samo veterani kletke. Bushaw, ki je treniral s prijatelji iz otroštva Jamiejem Harrisonom in Amosom Collinsom, ugotovil, da je postal prisrčen s skoraj vsemi svojimi predhodnimi nasprotniki.

Denning (3-2) je eden redkih, s katerimi je Bushaw (1-2) so postali prijatelji na družabnih omrežjih pred njihovim spopadom.

»To je nekako čudno, ampak vse te stvari gredo skozi okno,”Je rekel Bushaw. »Boril se je z mojim prijateljem Domom Cofoneom. Je lokalni fant. Vem, da bo zame hud izziv. "

V mnogih pogledih gre za križišče Bushawa, ki je priznal, da razmišlja o upokojitvi iz tega športa.

»Verjetno zadnjih pet borb, v katerih sem že rekel, ‘Še en boj in končal sem,’In potem nadaljujem. Nikogar se ne izogibam,"Je dejal. »Moj zadnji boj je bil proti otroku, ki je bil 23 na Tajskem pa je bil dve leti ali nekaj več (stvari). Takrat bi lahko rekel, 'Kaj počnem?'

»Zame je to družina, potem posel, nato boj. Za veliko teh mlajših fantov, boj je prvi, in to je izziv. "

Odprtje zvonec na Junij 18 je določen za 7 p.m. Vstopnice za “NEF 24: Obljubljena dežela «začetek ob $25 in so na voljo na www.TheColisee.com ali s klicem blagajni Colisée na 207.783.2009, podaljšanje 525.

Za več informacij o dogodkih in posodobitvah borbenih kart, obiščite spletno stran promocijo na naslovu www.NewEnglandFights.com. Poleg tega, si lahko ogledate video posnetke na NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, jim sledite na Twitterjunefights in se pridružite na uradni Facebook skupina "New England bojev."

BOJNI ŠPORTI DAJO SMER BEZANSONU PO DRUŽINSKI TRAGEDIJI

Lewiston, Maine (Junij 13, 2016) – Bojni športi so dali Mike Bezanson (1-0) smer. Pomagali so mu tudi pri vzpostavljanju odnosa z očetom, ki si ga je vedno zaželel, a nikoli ni mogel dojeti.

Zdaj, na predvečer Očetovega dne, manj kot teden dni po štiriletnici očetove prezgodnje smrti, Bezanson je pripravljen narediti še en korak v karieri, ki so bile njune skupne sanje.

Bezanson, 21, Lancaster, N.H., se vrne v šesterokotnik New England Fights, da ga prevzame Shawn Bang (1-1) Auburn, Maine, v dvoboju v polmeru na “NEF 24: Obljubljena dežela." Njihov amaterski dvoboj je ena izmed mnogih zanimivosti naSobota, Junij 18 kartico pri Androscoggin Bank Colisee v Lewistonu.

»Mislim, da bo ta boj zame dober, ker bom svoje sposobnosti lahko pokazal proti nasprotniku z več izkušnjami v kletki, kot jih imam,"Je rekel Bezanson. »Tudi, Dejstvo, da je Junij 18 je dan pred očetovskim dnevom to zame sentimentalna in čustvena borba. "

Na bis pride skoraj leto dni po dnevu, ko je Bezanson ustavil Jeffa Dustina (0-1) s tehničnim nokautom s stavkami v svojem prvem mešanem borilnem športu junija 13, 2015. Bang je razdelil prvi dve sodbi v kletki NEF.

Bezansonovo razstavljanje, Stil stick-and-move je pri množici, ki je bila priča njegovim začetniškim prizadevanjem, naletel na mešane kritike. Nekateri so izžvižgali relativno pomanjkanje ukrepov, morda sumil, da se je Bezanson poigraval s prekomerno izbranim nasprotnikom.

Vse je bilo del njegovega načrta, da se nauži trenutka in izkoristi priložnost.

»Resnično smo imeli načrt igre, da bi dobili izkušnje,"Je rekel Bezanson. »Če imam kakšne misli, da bi šel pro, Moram pridobiti čim več izkušenj. Če vstopiš tja in nekoga zavrneš 10 sekund, ne razumite me narobe, dobil si nokavt in to je super, vendar se ne naučite, kaj je potrebno, da se počutite udobno na drugi strani tega 10 sekund. Ne veste, koliko energije boste potrebovali. "

Bezansonu ni nikoli primanjkovalo energije, ali osebnost, od otroštva. Zase se opisuje kot mladenič, ki ni nikoli zašel v resnejše težave, in nikoli ni eksperimentiral z drogami ali drugimi neurejenimi vedenji, ampak tisti, ki je svobodno izpodbijal oblast.

Kot borec v srednji šoli je gravitiral boksarskemu ringu. Dalo mu je smer. Prav tako je zagotovil temelje za vnovično, spet odnos z očetom, Jamie.

»Preden sem se lotil boksa, moj oče v resnici ni bil veliko vpleten v moje življenje. Prišel bi in odšel, veš, iz osebnih razlogov,"Je rekel Bezanson. »Ko sem začel boksati, res smo se zbližali. Boks in dirke so bile njegove stvari. Vsem in vsem bi povedal, da boksam in kako ponosen je, in to mi je veliko pomenilo. "

Jamie Bezanson ni nikoli imel priložnosti gledati, kako se njegov sin razvija kot borec. Junij 15, 2012, med letnim "kolesarskim tednom" v Laconiji, njegov motocikel je prečkal sredinsko črto in udaril v drugo vozilo.

Starejši Bezanson je podlegel poškodbam. Bil 37.

»Nekaj ​​časa sem ga izgubil. Nehal sem boksati. Mentally, Bil sem ravno na zelo čustvenem mestu,"Je rekel Bezanson. »Potem tik ob moji hiši, Kaze Dojo se je odprl. Rekel sem, "To bi lahko naredil."

Bezanson je začel trenirati v brazilskem Jiu-Jitsuju z Gregom Williamsom. Izkazal se je kot naravni talent, osvojil zlato medaljo v svojem prvencu na Vermont Open.

Nato je prišlo do naravnega napredovanja v MMA, kjer se je njegovo stand-up znanje izkazalo za pretežko, da bi ga Dustin zagovarjal. Bezanson je kletki ukazal z držo in kirurško natančnostjo veterana.

»Sem naokoli precej samozavesten fant. Res nisem bil tako živčen. Zakaj bi me bilo strah, če ste pripravljeni in ste opravili ves ta trening?"Je dejal. »Devetdeset odstotkov spopadov je izgubljenih, še preden sploh prideš v kletko. Če pustite, da čustva pridejo do vas, ne boste nastopili po svojih najboljših močeh. "

Bezanson je na treningu kmalu zatem utrpel katastrofalno poškodbo kolena. Preteklo leto je preživel na okrevanju po operaciji popravljanja raztrganega ACL in meniskusa.

Ko se je vrnil v telovadnico, Bezanson se je večino svojega časa posvetil svoji razvijajoči se igri na tleh. Bang bi ga moral kraljevsko preizkusiti, nekdanji srednješolski rokoborec iz znane deželne borbene družine.

»Presenetljiva je zagotovo ena mojih prednosti. Sem dolgočasen stari, in to poskušam v celoti izkoristiti,"Je rekel Bezanson. »Sem pa na treningu res trdo delal na svoji igri na tleh. V prvi borbi res nisem dobil priložnosti, da bi to pokazal, ampak vem, da bom tokrat. "

Bezanson vidi svoj drugi vstop v kletko kot pravi začetek, za katero upa, da bo plodna kariera.

Poleg številnih oboževalcev, ki se bodo odpravili na štiriurno krožno pot iz Severne države, da ga gledajo, Bezanson ve, da bo imel v svojem kotu ene posebne oči.

»Boks me je naučil veliko discipline. MMA je ista stvar. Ljudje ga lahko uporabljajo, kakor hočejo, ampak to počne zame,"Je dejal. "To je nekaj, kar rad počnem in nekaj, za kar vem, da je moj oče hkrati ponosen."

Odprtje zvonec na Junij 18 je določen za 7 p.m. Trenutni paket vključuje pet profesionalnih boksarskih dvobojev, trije pro MMA dvoboji in osem amaterskih MMA spopadov. Vstopnice za “NEF 24: Obljubljena dežela «začetek ob $25 in so na voljo nawww.TheColisee.com ali s klicem blagajni Colisée na 207.783.2009, podaljšanje 525.

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O New England Fights

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DENISE KIELHOLTZ-GLORIA PERITORE SET TO FACE OFF IN FLYWEIGHT CONTEST AT ‘BELLATOR: DYNAMITE 2’

KICKBOXING VETERAN KEVIN ROSS RETURNS TO ACTION FOR BELLATOR KICKBOXING AGAINST JUSTIN HOUGHTON

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Junij 10, 2016) – The SPIKE-televised main card of "Bellator: Dynamite 2» junij 24 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis is now complete, with the addition of a women’s flyweight kickboxing bout pitting Denise Kielholtz (44-2) proti Gloria Peritore(10-1-1) and a featherweight feature fight between Kevin Ross (31-9) in Justin Houghton(7-2).

 

The fights join a main event that features a heavyweight clash between "Rampage" Jackson(36-11) in Satoshi Ishii (14-5-1), while a lightweight title fight pitting Michael Chandler(14-3) proti Patricky “Pitbull” (16-7) will serve as the evening’s co-main event. Poleg tega, former NFL player Matt Mitrione (9-5) in Carl “Badwater” Seumanutafa (10-6) will trade blows in their heavyweight showdown, while a flyweight contest between undefeated Ilima Macfarlane (3-0) in Rebecca Ruth (6-1) wraps up a mouthwatering main card.

 

Prireditev na sporedu v živo in brezplačno Spike na 9 p.m. IN/8 p.m. CT, medtem ko bo predhodni napadi tok živo Bellator.com in Bellator Mobile App. Doors for “Bellator: Dynamite 2”odprt pri 5:00 pm CT, with the first streamed fight taking place at 5:30 pm CT.

 

Vstopnice za dogodek začeti na samo $30 and are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center.

 

Hailing from Amsterdam, Dutch flyweight Kieholtz will be making her second appearance under the direction of Bellator Kickboxing after earning a win in her promotional debut at the inaugural Bellator Kickboxing event in Torino, Italy earlier this year. Z več 40 career fights (one MMA bout) under her belt, the 27-year-old Kielholtz will be searching for her 45th professional victory when she prepares to take on Gloria Peritore na Junij 24 v St. Louis. Kielholtz now directs her attention to "Bellator: Dynamite 2,” where both a mixed martial arts cage and kickboxing ring will be featured just like the groundbreaking inaugural “Dynamite” event last year. If you think you can handle “5 Rounds” with her, klik tukaj.

 

The 27-year-old Peritore has a total of 12 professional fights over her two-year career, earning victories in all of them, including a third round knockout of Li Mingrui in her Bellator Kickboxing debut earlier this year. A native of Sicily, Italija, Peritore had the unique opportunity to fight in front of her hometown fans when Bellator invaded Torino, Italy in April of 2016. As an amateur fighter, she posted a 9-3 record and won titles such as the ISKA & WTKA Amateur World Kickboxing Champion and IASKA Amateur World K-1 Champion.

 

Na 35 stara leta, Ross has put together an impressive kickboxing and muay Thai career, highlighted by accruing some of the most highly sought-after championships in the game. During his 53-fight career, he has collected the WBC Muay-Thai USA welterweight title, the WBC Muay-Thai International Super-lightweight title and the Lion Fight Super Lightweight Championship. Known also as “The Soul Assassin,” Ross is working on a transition into the sport of MMA and most recently made his promotional debut at the inaugural “Bellator 152”Kickboxing event in Torino, Italy where he defeated Matteo Taccini po soglasnem sklepu.

 

Houghton, who hails from Michigan, has competed previously for Bellator, but on the mixed martial arts side of things. “J-Ho” most recently laced up the kickboxing gloves against Alfredo Corona, at a regional event in Denver, defeating his opponent via lopsided unanimous decision. Zdaj, the Grudge Training Center standout sets his sights on Ross, arguably one of the most successful kickboxers in American history.

 

Popolna "Bellator: Dynamite 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Težji Main Event: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (36-11) vs. Satoshi Ishii (14-5-1)

Bellator MMA Lightweight World Title Bout: Michael Chandler (14-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (16-7)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Matt Mitrione (9-5) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (10-6)

Bellator Kickboxing Featherweight Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (31-9) vs. Justin Houghton (7-2)

Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (44-2) vs. Gloria Peritore (10-1-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (3-0) vs. Rebecca Ruth (6-1)

 

Predhodni Card:

Bellator MMA Peresno Predhodni Bout: Justin Lawrence (8-3) vs. Isao Kobayashi (18-3)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Predhodni Bout: Guilherme “Bomba” Vasconcelos (7-3) vs. Jordanija Aljkav (3-1)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Predhodni Bout: Kevin Engel (5-0) vs. Chel Erwin-Davis (3-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Predhodni Bout: Jordan Howard (9-3) vs Justin Robbins (14-17-1)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Predhodni Bout: Joaquin Buckley (5-0) vs Chris Heatherly (9-3-1)

Bellator MMA 130-pound Preliminary Bout: Michelle Royer (1-0) vs Katy Collins (3-1)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Predhodni Bout: Brad Jones (5-4) vs Tyler Claussen (2-0)

Bellator MMA Srednji Predhodni Bout: Jason Christeson (1-0) vs Jarrod Thomas (0-0)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Lee Burns (2-0) vs. Byron Stevens (0-0)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Predhodni Bout: Steven Mann (11-4) vs. Mike Estus (7-4)

Bellator MMA Peresno Predhodni Bout: Rashard Lovelace (3-0) vs. Garret Mueller (2-1)

Bellator MMA Strawweight Preliminary Bout: Nikki Smith (1-0) vs. Ashley Cummins (3-3)

Bellator Kickboxing Preliminary Bout: Elmir Kulosman (3-0) vs. Darryl Cobb (2-1)

Bellator Kickboxing Preliminary Bout: Tara Walker (4-3-1) vs. Mimi Kutzin (3-2)

THIAGO JAMBO CLIMBS INTO CO-MAIN BATTLE WITH CHIDI NJOKUANI AT ‘BELLATOR 156: GALVAO vs. DANTAS 2’

LIVE AND FREE ON SPIKEJunij 17

 

SANTA MONICA, Kalifornija. (Junij 10, 2016) – An undisclosed injury to “Bellator 158” competitor Josh Koscheck has paved the way for a new co-main feature bout at "Bellator 156: Galvão vs.. Dantas 2 " luknjičaste Chidi “Chidi Bang Bang” Njokuani (14-4) proti Thiago Jambo (18-4) junij 17 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, KOT. Jambo will be making his promotional debut in place of Douglas Lima.

 

The fight completes a card that features a Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title rematch pitting Marcos Galvão (17-6-1) proti Eduardo Dantas (17-4), while Fresno native, Chris Honeycutt (7-1) returns home to take on Mikkel Parlo (13-2) in a middleweight slugfest. Zaokroževanje iz glavnega kartice, John Salter (11-3) in Brandon Halsey (9-1) duke it out in a 185-pound feature bout.

 

 

"Bellator 156: Galvão vs.. Dantas 2 " airs LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. IN/8 p.m. CT, medtem ko bo predhodni napadi tok živo Bellator.com inBellator Mobile App. Vstopnice za dogodek začeti na samo $25 and are currently on sale at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.

 

 

Having not lost a fight in his last six appearances dating back to 2013, “Chidi Bang Bang” will try to keep the train rolling as he prepares for Jambo. The 27-year-old Las Vegas native finished his 2015 campaign on a high note, recording a unanimous decision victory over Ricky “The Sniper” Rainey in his promotional debut at "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef. " Njokuani will face one of the stiffest tests of his career when he meets Jambo in the co-headliner of "Bellator 156: Galvão vs.. Dantas 2.”

 

The 35-year-old Goncalves has landed himself a golden opportunity when he steps into the cage with Njokuani in the co-feature on Junij 17. The 12-year professional most recently earned his 18th career win by defeating Matt Baker via technical knockout in the second round of their contest and now the Brazilian welterweight will be making his Bellator MMA debut after impressively recording six wins over his last seven fights dating back to 2010.

 

Popolna "Bellator 156: Galvão vs.. Dantas 2 "Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Naslov Bout: Marcos Galvão (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chidi Njokuani (14-4) vs. Thiago Jambo Goncalves (18-4)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Halsey (9-1) vs. John Salter (11-3)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Honeycutt (7-1) vs. Mikkel Parlo (13-2)

 

Predhodni Card:

Bellator MMA Srednja kategorija Predhodni Bout: A.J. Matthews (8-4) vs. Ben Reiter (16-1)

Bellator MMA svetlobe Težji Predhodni Bout: Jermaine McDermott (2-0) vs. Blake Watkins (5-0)

Bellator MMA 140lb. Preliminary Bout: Paul Ruiz (6-4) vs. Christian Navarro (5-0)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Javy Ayala (8-5) vs. Roy Boughton (14-7)

Bellator MMA Lahka Predhodni Bout: Nick Bustamante (5-1) vs. Antoine Smith (3-5)

Bellator MMA Lahka Predhodni Bout: C.J. Keith (8-3) vs. Carrington Banks (4-0)

Bellator MMA lahka stvar Predhodni Bout: Justin Smitley (10-7) vs. TBD

Bellator MMA svetlobe Težji Predhodni Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) vs. Jose Cabesas (5-8)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Chris Lewis (0-0) vs. Gil Medina (1-0)

Bellator MMA Lahka Predhodni Bout: Luis Jauregui (3-2) vs. Ryan Tobar (3-2)

 

TALENTED FEATHERWEIGHTS JUSTIN LAWRENCE AND ISAO KOBAYASHI SQUARE OFF IN FEATURED PRELIM OF ‘BELLATOR: DYNAMITE 2’ ON JUNE 24

 

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Junij 3, 2016) – A featherweight bout pitting Justin Lawrence (8-3) proti Isao Kobayashi (18-3) will anchor the preliminary portion of "Bellator: Dynamite 2» junij 24 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

 

The bout joins a main event that features a heavyweight bout between "Rampage" Jackson (36-11) in Satoshi Ishii (14-5-1) in “Rampage’sfirst fight for the Scott Coker-led promotion since 2014. The evening’s co-main event will feature a lightweight world championship fight between former titlist Michael Chandler (14-3) in Patricky “Pitbull” (16-7). Also the main card, former NFL player Matt Mitrione (9-5) makes his debut for Bellator MMA against Carl “Badwater” Seumanutafa (10-6). Rounding out the main card action, neporažen Ilima Macfarlane (3-0) bo obraz Rebecca Ruth (6-1) in a flyweight contest.

 

Vstopnice za "Bellator: Dynamite 2” začeti na samo $30 and are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center. Vrata za dogodek odprt pri 5 p.m. CT lokalni čas, and the first bout is scheduled to take place one hour after.

 

»Bellator: Dynamite 2” predvaja v živo in brezplačno na Spike na 9 p.m. IN/8 p.m. CT, medtem ko bo predhodni napadi tok živo Bellator.comin Bellator Mobile App. Vrata za dogodek odprt pri 5:00 pm CT, with the first streamed fight taking place at 5:30 pm CT.

 

Exactly like the groundbreaking inaugural “Dynamite” event this past September in San Jose, both a mixed martial arts cage and kickboxing ring will cover the floor at Scottrade Center, giving fans in attendance the opportunity to see both iterations of combat sports on the same night. A portion of the preliminary action on Junij 24 will take place simultaneously, allowing those in attendance to witness MMA and kickboxing with a simple swivel of the head.

 

A native of Missouri, Justin “The American Kid” Lawrence will put his 8-3 career mark on the line when he challenges Isao Kobayashi in front of his hometown fans at "Bellator: Dynamite 2.” The 25-year-old budding star has won four of his last five bouts, including a first round knockout in his Bellator MMA debut against Sean Wilson at "Bellator 138: Unfinished Business.” Lawrence began his professional career under the Strikeforce umbrella, before a brief stint on “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show and now has his eyes set on truly making a splash in the always-competitive Bellator MMA featherweight division.

 

After going undefeated through his first eight fights as a professional, Kobayashi has put together an impressive resume with an overall record of 18-3, and eight wins coming by way of knockout. Following seven with the Pancrase promotion, the 27-year-old will enter the cage for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner and first time since October of last year. The Japanese featherweight has been known to extend fights and outlast opponents with his phenomenal endurance. Each of his last eight fights have made their way to the third round, with six of those eight going the distance. After recording a streak of 12 consecutive fights without a loss over a four-year period (2010-14), Kobayashi will look to kick off yet another long string of success when he takes on Justin Lawrence on Junij 24.

 

Posodobljeno "Bellator: Dynamite 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Težji Main Event: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (36-11) vs. Satoshi Ishii (14-5-1)

Bellator MMA Lightweight World Title Bout: Michael Chandler (14-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (16-7)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Matt Mitrione (9-5) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (10-6)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima-Lei Macfalane (3-0) vs. Rebecca Ruth (6-1)

 

Predhodni Card:

Bellator MMA Peresno Predhodni Bout: Justin Lawrence (8-3) vs. Isao Kobayashi (18-3)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Predhodni Bout: Guilherme “Bomba” Vasconcelos (7-3) vs. Jordanija Aljkav (3-1)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Predhodni Bout: Kevin Engel (5-0) vs. Chel Erwin-Davis (3-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Predhodni Bout: Jordan Howard (9-3) vs Justin Robbins (14-17-1)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Predhodni Bout: Joaquin Buckley (5-0) vs Chris Heatherly (9-3-1)

Bellator MMA 130-pound Preliminary Bout: Michelle Royer (1-0) vs Katy Collins (3-1)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Predhodni Bout: Brad Jones (5-4) vs Tyler Claussen (2-0)

Bellator MMA Srednji Predhodni Bout: Jason Christeson (1-0) vs Jarrod Thomas (0-0)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Lee Burns (2-0) vs. Byron Stevens (0-0)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Predhodni Bout: Steven Mann (11-4) vs. Mike Estus (7-4)

Bellator MMA Peresno Predhodni Bout: Rashard Lovelace (3-0) vs. Garret Mueller (2-1)

Bellator MMA Strawweight Preliminary Bout: Nikki Smith (1-0) vs. Ashley Cummins (3-3)

Bellator Kickboxing Preliminary Bout: Elmir Kulosman (3-0) vs. Darryl Cobb (2-1)

Bellator Kickboxing Preliminary Bout: Tara Walker (4-3-1) vs. Mimi Kutzin (3-2)