Lewiston, Maine (Март 17, 2016) - New England Битки (NEF), Номер едно регионално промоция борбата на Америка, ще проведе следващото си събитие, “NEF 22: Всички пътища водят ТУК” на Събота, Април 23, 2016 най Androscoggin Bank Colisée в Lewiston на, Maine. Бойната карта ще включва комбинация от смесени бойни изкуства (MMA) и професионални боксови мачове. По-рано днес, NEF announced the addition of a professional light-heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” борбата карта. Микрофон “Мустаците” Hansen (3-3) подписа на лицето Jesse “The Barbarian” Baughman (0-1) в бой тегло от 205 паунда.
Mike Hansen is the founding member of Berserkers MMA based out of Rumford, Maine. He is an alumni of Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) where he won a state championship wrestling as a heavyweight in 2004. Hansen made his MMA debut shortly after graduating from high school, only to step away from the sport for a decade in order to serve his country as a combat engineer in the United States Army. He returned to the MMA cage in 2015 as a member of the NEF roster. After restarting his career with a record of 2-1, Hansen dropped his first bout of 2016 to Zach Elkins (1-1) миналия месец. He will look to rebound from that loss onАприл 23.
“I’m looking forward to getting back in the cage fast coming off this loss,” said Hansen. “I wasn’t mentally in that fight, so this time around with Baughman, I’m going to be mentally focused. Jesse is a big guy and a tough fighter – and he seems like a guy I could get along with. Така, when we are done smashing each other up, hopefully we can get a drink.”
Like Hansen, Baughman is a United States military veteran, where he served in a recon unit of the special forces and earned a level-three certification in Army combatives. He is currently a member of Team Link based out of Hooksett, New Hampshire. As an amateur MMA fighter, Baughman put together a perfect record of 5-0 and was the number-one ranked light-heavyweight in the northeast region prior to turning professional. Baughman made his pro debut last November at “NEF 20” against Matt Andrikut (2-0).
“На 23 април, I’m looking forward to getting back in there and putting on a show,” Саид Baughman. “My fans from New Hampshire want to see a war – and best believe they will! Mike Hansen is a worthy opponent. He knows going in, this will be a bloody battle till the end. I have the best guys around preparing me for this matchup. Big thanks to Taylor Trahan, Кевин Хейли, Brett Trahan and Rob Belliveau.”
следващо събитие New England Битки ", "NEF 22: Всички пътища водят ТУК,"Протича Събота, Април 23, 2016 най Androscoggin Bank Colisée в Lewiston на, Maine. Билетите за „NEF 22“ започват от само $25 и са в продажба сега в www.TheColisee.com или като се обадите на бокс офиса Colisée в 207.783.2009 х 525. За повече информация за актуализациите на събитието и да се борят с карти, моля посетете уеб сайта на промоцията на адрес www.NewEnglandFights.com. В допълнение, можете да гледате видеоклипове в NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ги последват в Twitternefights и се присъедини към официалната Facebook група "New England битки."
Lewiston, Maine (Март 16, 2016) - New England Битки (NEF), Номер едно регионално промоция борбата на Америка, ще проведе следващото си събитие, “NEF 22: Всички пътища водят ТУК” в събота, Април 23, 2016 най Androscoggin Bank Colisée в Lewiston на, Maine. Бойната карта ще включва комбинация от смесени бойни изкуства (MMA) и професионални боксови мачове. Earlier this month, NEF announced the addition of a professional lightweight contest to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” борбата карта. Матов “Ken Doll” Денинг (2-1) ще се срещне Закачка “Закачете” Харви (0-0) в бой тегло от 150 килограма. Since the announcement, the anticipation has continued to accelerate for the upcoming bout. In a recent interview with Jason Floyd onThe MMA Report, Harvey made some comments that has sent the energy around the fight into overdrive.
“I find him disrespectful as a person and I want to keep it classy on a podcast,” Harvey stated in the beginning of the interview. “I do not want to speak my full mind. You meet the guy, talk to him for a minute and you want to fight him. But it depends on which Matt you are talking to. Because he can rub people the wrong way and he can kiss their ass on the same day. That is who he is.”
The bad blood between the two rivals has been rising for a long time. The potential matchup had been talked about for years, but is scheduled to finally become a reality on April 23RD.
“In this case, I’ve wanted to fight Matt Denning since we were both amateurs,” Harvey stated to Floyd during the interview. “I couldn’t make it happen then. I guess I wasn’t the fight he wanted. В момента, I only had one or two amateur fights and he was towards the end of his amateur career.”
“He’s backed out of fights before at the pro level,” “Harvey stated. “He’s missed weight. Is it a career? Is it a hobby? Искам да кажа,, it’s for him to decide, but we’ll find out if he wants to show up to fight.”
When Floyd asked Harvey if the fight was personal, Harvey confirmed the obvious. “I think it is,” Harvey replied. “I’m not saying they’re going to want two refs in there to pull me off of him, but it’s going to finish that way.”
During the interview, Harvey also noted the difference in quality of training partners, as he sees it, and how that will impact the outcome of the fight.
“I don’t think he’s rolling with the animals that we’re bringing in every day,” Harvey stated. “The people he has submitted, I don’t think their jitz game was tight—and that’s why he took those fights.”
When asked how he would like to end the fight with Denning, Harvey explained to Floyd that a submission finish would be satisfying, but that he was prepared to create the finish wherever it presents itself.
“It would be nice to turn Ken Doll into Stretch Armstrong—that would be sweet,” Harvey stated toward the end of the interview. “But I’m going to beat him wherever the fight goes. I’m not going to force it down to beat him on the ground and I’m not going to force it to stay up. Разбира се, if he tries to take me down—I don’t give up takedowns for nobody. I’ll beat him wherever the fight goes.”
To listen to Josh Harvey’s complete interview onThe MMA Report посещение:
следващо събитие New England Битки ", "NEF 22: Всички пътища водят ТУК,"Протича Събота, Април 23, 2016 най Androscoggin Bank Colisée в Lewiston на, Maine. Билетите за „NEF 22“ започват от само $25 и са в продажба сега в www.TheColisee.com или като се обадите на бокс офиса Colisée в 207.783.2009 х 525. За повече информация за актуализациите на събитието и да се борят с карти, моля посетете уеб сайта на промоцията на адрес www.NewEnglandFights.com. В допълнение, можете да гледате видеоклипове в NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ги последват в Twitternefights и се присъедини към официалната Facebook група "New England битки."
ST. PETERSBURG, Русия (Март 16, 2016) – M-1 Challenge welterweight championMurad “Ловец” Abdulaevwill make his first title defense, Април 8 в M-1 Challenge 65,against undefeated challengerАлексей Kunchenkoat Ice Palace Sports Center in St. Petersburg, Русия.
Abdulaev vs. Kunchenko replaces the rescheduled M-1 Challenge lightweight championship bout between defending championMansour “Тарзан” Barnaoui и Challenger Артем Дамковскиdue to injuries suffered by both fighters during training camp.
M-1 Global has also announced anM-1 Challenge 65match between former M-1 Challenge lightweight championМаксим Дивиничand M-1 Global debutingРобърт Търквест.
Рамадан Emeev (13-3-0, М-1: 7-1-0), reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion, takes on Brazilian challengerMaiquel “Big Rig” Falcao (35-8-0, М-1: 0-0-0) in the M-1 Challenge 65 Main Event. Emeev срещу. Falcao is an M-1 Grand Prix middleweight semifinals match with the winner advancing to the final later this year against the other M-1 Grand Prix middleweight semifinals winner, former three-time Bellator championAlexander “Буря” Shlemenko (52-9-0, М-1: 3-0-0).
Abdulaev (13-1-0, М-1: 4-1-0) captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title last June atM-1 Challenge 58, taking a five-round decision fromMarcelo Брито. A powerful striker always with knockout intentions, Abdulaev (shown above in action) has been out of action since then due to a variety of reasons.
Also a KO specialist like his fellow-Russian opponent, Kunchenko (12-0-0, М-1: 4-0-0) спря 10 на неговата 12 victims inside the distance. The Russian (shown above kicking) was M-1 Global’s 2015 Prospect на годината.
Divnich (11-1-0, М-1: 5-1-0) captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight crown December 19, 2014, registering a third-round technical knockout (щанци) наDzhambulat Kurbanov (shown above getting hit by Divnich on right) при M-1 Challenge 54.
Fighting out of Pensacola, Флорида, Американец, US Navy veteran Turnquest (5-1-0, М-1: 0-0-0) will be making his M-1 Global debut against Kunchenko. Turnquest (pictured to right) is the Atlas Fights welterweight champion who has a strong Judo background. Той се състезава в 2013 World Games for military competitors.
M-1 Challenge 65 ще бъдат предавани на живо от Русия с висока резолюция на www.M1Global.TV. Зрителите ще могат да гледат предварителните битки и основната карта, ако влезете във регистрира вwww.M1Global.TV. Фенове могат да гледат всички действието на своите компютри, както и за Android и Apple смарт телефони и таблети.
Още: Allan Nascimento squares off with fellow flyweight sensation Yuki Motoya
ТОКИО - Март 16, 2016- Re'zin FF, популяризирането на бойните спортове, водена от бившия ръководител PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, обяви по време на пресконференция днес, the return of all-time fan favoriteКазуюки "Ol 'Ironhead" Фуджита (15-10), who will take on recent RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up and dangerous knockout artistГеорги "Денис" Procházka (16-3-1), in a heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) contest at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Япония Неделя, Април 17.
Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 паунда) matchup between submission aceАлън "Grim" раждане (14-3) and red-hot championЮки Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).
Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Иржи Procházka
During his memorable 16-year career in the fight game, на 6-подножието, 45-year-old Fujita of Funabashi, Чиба, Japan has collected two major, professional wrestling championships and faced off with nearly every rival force of his era in MMA’s heavyweight division, including former pound-for-pound kingFedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop, Wanderlei Silva и Марк Колман, while competing under the elite promotional banners of PRIDE FC, K-1 and Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye.
Fujita’s notable victories include a first round (6:46) СЗО (спиране на ъгъла) на“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, първи кръг (8:25) KO (пунш) на James Thompsonand unanimous decisions overGilbert Yveland two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament winner and NCAA Division I National Wrestling ChampionMark Kerr.
The 6-foot-4, 23-year-old Prochazka of Hosteradice, Czech Republic is coming off a breakthrough performance in which he scored a first round (1:36) СЗО (head kick and knee strikes) of Olympic Judo Gold MedalistSatoshi Ishiiin the quarterfinal stage of the RIZIN FF eight-man Grand Prix elimination tournament on December 29, 2015.
Two days later, Prochazka returned to the ring and earned a first round (10:00) СЗО (пенсиониране) спечели Вадим Nemkovbefore suffering a first round (5:09) KO (пунш) at the hands of superstar"King Mo" Lawalin the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 кариерата печели, 13 са дошли по пътя на (T)KO и 2 чрез представяне.
Allan Nascimentovs.Yuki Motoya
Touted as a miniature version of all-time greatAnderson Silva, the 24-year-old Nascimento of Sao Paulo, Brazil boasts an astounding 86 percent submission rate, having forced 12 на 14 opponents he has conquered, да се включи от.
At 5-foot-9, Nascimento towers over the majority of his competition in the 125-pound division, and is known for effectively using his reach advantage and high-level Muay Thai skills to frustrate and inflict damage on opponents from a distance, and set up slick submissions.
5-крак-7, 26-year-old Motoya of Nagoya is the reigning DEEP flyweight champion and the number one ranked 125-pound fighter in Japan. Motoya is riding a seven-fight win streak, with four of the victories coming by way of TKO or submission.
В последния си старт на Декември 29, Motoya faced off withPhilip Ефремat the inaugural RIZIN FF event, outworking Efrain early in the bout before suddenly being floored by a left hand that Efrain followed up on with a series of strikes, prompting the referee to stop the contest. Because Efrain had not made weight for the fight, обаче, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.
На цена от 100,000 йена, билети за „Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I“ са в продажба и могат да бъдат закупени онлайн на Ticketbis.com.
В основното събитие, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "убиецът Axe" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ще обединят усилията си с един боец скоро да бъдат обявени, в специална граплинг "мач таг,"И се бият дуо, състояща се от колегите легенда, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) и Хидео Tokoro (33-28-2).
В 180 pound MMA rules contest, опустошително мощност перфоратор Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisherЮТА "Други" Watanabe (19-6-4).
Additional bouts for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” will be announced soon.
Санта Моника, КАТО. (Март 15, 2016) – Bellator Kickboxing is set to make its world premiere in just over a month onПетък, Април 16 с "Bellator кикбокс: Torino.”The event will be broadcast in America onАприл 22 при 11:00 p.m. И/PT, непосредствено след"Bellator 153: Koreshkov срещу. Henderson "event on SPIKE. Today the promotion is pleased to announce its official weight classes and rule set.
The Pala Alpitour, which has been the home to several amazing events including the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, will host the inaugural"Bellator кикбокс: Торино " карта. The groundbreaking evening of fights will be headlined by one of the most accomplished knockout artists in combat sports, Melvin Manhoef (49-12), който поема Александру Негреа (8-2). The co-main event featuresМустафа хайда (37-3-3) поемането на Карим Гаджи (95-12) for the 165-pound ISKA title. Kickboxing sensationsRaymond Daniels (10-3), Дениз Килхолц (43-2) и Кевин Рос (30-9) will round out the card of the initial event against yet to be announced opponents.
Traditionally, kickboxing has never had a set amount of weight classes, with the number differing by promotion. In Bellator Kickboxing, the weight classes will be identical to those utilized in mixed martial arts, starting with heavyweight and ending with flyweight. Generally, there is a one-pound allowance for non-title fights, although that allowance may vary depending on the regulatory body sanctioning the event.
– Тежка категория: 265 паунда
– Light Heavyweight: 205 паунда
– В средна: 185 паунда
– Борец от полусредна категория: 170 паунда
– Лек: 155 паунда
– Перо: 145 паунда
– Категория петел: 135 паунда
– Flyweight: 125 паунда
В допълнение, below is an overview of Bellator Kickboxing’s rule set, which will make for the most explosive kickboxing action on the planet.
– The competitors will attack and defend using punches (including spinning backfists), kicks and knee strikes.
– Each non-title fight is scheduled for three, three-minute rounds with the potential for an extra sudden victory round if the bout is scored a draw. Title fights will be scheduled for five, three-minute rounds.
– Prohibited techniques include: elbow strikes, throws, takedowns, and submission attempts or striking a downed fighter. Fighters may only clinch if they immediately attack with a knee strike.
– Three judges will score Bellator Kickboxing using the “10-Point-Must” system applying a prioritized criterion that values knockdowns, impact on the opponent and clean scoring strikes.
Bellator MMA е водеща организация Mixed Martial Arts с участието на много от най-добрите бойци в света. Под ръководството на ветерана борбата промоутър Скот Кокър, Bellator е достъпна за почти 500 милиона домове по целия свят в над 140 страни. В Съединените щати, Bellator може да бъде видян на Spike, тв лидерът на MMA. Bellator MMA се състои от изпълнителен екип, който включва най-добрите професионалисти в индустрията в телевизионна продукция, събитие на живо оркестрация, развитие на изтребител / отношения, място поръчки, създаване спонсорство / развитие, международно лицензиране, маркетинг, реклама, отношенията публичност и комисионни. Bellator е базирана в Санта Моника, Калифорния и е собственост на забавление гигант Viacom, дом на най-големите световни марки развлечения, които се свързват с публиката чрез завладяващо съдържание цяла телевизия, филм, онлайн и мобилни платформи.
За Spike:
Шип е наличен в 98.7 милиона домове и е подразделение на Viacom Media Networks. Единица на Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks е една от водещите световни творци на програмиране и съдържание във всички медийни платформи. Спайк Интернет адрес е www.spike.com и за най-моден и архивна информация натиснете и фотографиите, посетете натиснете сайт на Спайк в http://www.spike.com/press. Следвайте ни в Twitter spiketvpr за най-новото в извънредни новини актуализации, зад кулисите информация и снимки.
Санта Моника (Март 14, 2016)– Last week, top mixed martial art’s free agentМат Mitrione (9-5) joined Ariel Helwani’s “MMA Hour” show and revealed that he had been fielding offers from multiple promotions, including a great bid he had received from Bellator MMA. In a very rare move, Helwani had Mitrione rejoin his popular talk show for a second straight week to announce that the paperwork has been finalized, making Mitrione the newest member of Bellator MMA’s heavyweight division.
“There comes a time in every athlete’s life, where the scenarios change and the landscape has eroded from what made you fall in love with it initially,” said Mitrione. “It has become that time for me. After a mutually beneficial free agency period, I’ve decided to move my career to Bellator. I’ve enjoyed almost every second of my career and unlike most that switch organizations due to being cut or no longer being able to perform at the sports highest levels, I am bringing a body and skillset that are only getting better and I cannot wait to test my abilities against the best Bellator has to offer.”
Lovingly referred to as “Meathead,” Mitrione is one of the few fighters to have started his professional career with the UFC without previously competing on the regional circuit. Неговият 14-битов стаж с тази промоция започна през 2009, where he faced formidable opponents the likes of: Kimbo Slice, Gabriel Gonzaga, Бен Ротуел, Derrick Lewis, Brendan Schaub, Roy Nelson, Shawn Jordan and Travis Brown amongst others.
Преди да се състезавате в ММА, Mitrione earned a scholarship to play defensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers football team, недалеч от мястото, където е израснал в Спрингфийлд, Болен. След колежа, той игра в НФЛ за Ню Йорк Джайънтс, Сан Франциско 49ers и Минесота викинги до 2005.
At the conclusion of his professional football career, the Shotokan Karate Black Belt focused all of his attention on the sport of MMA. Mitrione spent time training with Duke Roufus and the highly-respected Roufusport team before landing with the famed Blackzilians camp in Boca Raton, FLA, where he trains today.
The extremely popular and well-spoken Mitrione has allowed the judges to determine the result of his fight only twice, срещу Joey Белтран и Cheick конгоански, both of whom currently fight for Bellator MMA. His entertaining fighting style has earned him recognition with “Performance of the Night” (два пъти) и “Fight на нощта” отличия.
Prior to his last fight with his former promotion, Mitrione was forced to participate in a media session barefoot, as his shoes didn’t adhere to the strict company uniform policy. He will have no such problems at Bellator, where he is free to secure his own sponsors and keep his feet warm with the footwear of his choosing.
Bellator has been bolstering their heavyweight division as of late, and Mitrione becomes the second heavyweight free agent the promotion has signed in as many months, като Сергей Харитоновjoined the fray in February. The division is currently championed byВиталий Minakov, and includes other top names like Slice, Bobby Lashley, Cheick конгоански, Vinicius “Spartan,” Tony Johnson, Джъстин Wren, Dan Charles и Augusto Sakai.
Lewiston, Maine (Март 14, 2016) - New England Битки (NEF), Номер едно регионално промоция борбата на Америка, ще проведе следващото си събитие, “NEF 22: Всички пътища водят ТУК” на Събота, Април 23, 2016 най Androscoggin Bank Colisée в Lewiston на, Maine. Бойната карта ще включва комбинация от смесени бойни изкуства (MMA) и професионални боксови мачове. По-рано днес, NEF announced the addition of an amateur lightweight bout to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” борбата карта. Джереми Тайлър (4-3) ще поеме Corey Trial (1-2) в бой тегло от 150 килограма.
На 23 април, it will be 19-months since Jeremy Tyler’s last appearance in the NEF MMA cage. През септември на 2014, Tyler, a member of Team Irish in Brewer, Maine, lost to Matt Denning (2-1) през втория кръг подаване. It was a fitting finish as all of Tyler’s seven previous bouts, whether wins or losses, have ended with a submission. Tyler’s last victory came in February of 2014 with a second-round arm triangle choke submission of Corey Hinkley (2-4). При “NEF 22,” Tyler will look to pick up his first win in over two years.
“I’m happy to have the opportunity to get back into the NEF cage,” said Tyler. “I have put in a lot of time into improving my skill set. I feel amazing going into this fight with Cory Trial. На 23 април, everyone is going to see that I’m back.”
Like Tyler, Cory Trial’s most recent win in the NEF cage was over Corey Hinkley. It was a stunning first-round knockout (KO) that was a finalist in the voting for NEF’s “KO на годината” в 2015. It was also the quickest victory ever in the NEF cage, clocking in at a mere seven-seconds. Trial has not competed since a September 2015 loss to Rafael Velado (3-0) as he has been nursing several injuries. Training out of Ruthless MMA & Бокс на Бентън, Maine, Trial predicts another KO finish at “NEF 22.”
“Първи, I want to thank NEF for giving me this opportunity and thank Jeremy for taking the fight,” каза Trial. “I’ve been dealing with a couple injuries the last few months and it’s given me time to reflect and get my game right and in this fight everybody will see that I’m back! I was dealing with a couple of injuries leading up to my last fight, but I showed up ’cause I love to fight. I’m healthy now, training with the best team around and you’ll see the best Cory you’ve seen. This fight won’t go to the judges – I’ll be coming for the knockout! This is a fight you won’t want to miss!”
следващо събитие New England Битки ", "NEF 22: Всички пътища водят ТУК,"Протича Събота, Април 23, 2016 най Androscoggin Bank Colisée в Lewiston на, Maine. Билетите за „NEF 22“ започват от само $25 и са в продажба сега в www.TheColisee.com или като се обадите на бокс офиса Colisée в 207.783.2009 х 525. За повече информация за актуализациите на събитието и да се борят с карти, моля посетете уеб сайта на промоцията на адрес www.NewEnglandFights.com. В допълнение, можете да гледате видеоклипове в NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ги последват в Twitternefights и се присъедини към официалната Facebook група "New England битки."
World Middleweight Championship Main Event: David Branch (Шампион) срещу. Clifford Starks (Претендент)
World Welterweight Championship Co-Main Event: Jon Fitch (Претендент) срещу. Joao Zeferino (Претендент)
Още:
Вини Magalhaes срещу. Джейк Heun Abu Azaitar vs. Danny Davis Jr.
LAS VEGAS (Март 14, 2016) -World Series на Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it will make its much-anticipated return to Las Vegas with a star-studded, Световно първенство Смесени бойни изкуства (MMA) doubleheader събитие в Hard Rock Hotel & Casino onСъбота, Април 2, живеят на NBCSN (11 p.m. И/8 p.m. PT), headlined by a middleweight (185 паунда) title bout between reigning kingpinDavid Branch (17-3) и Clifford Starks (13-2).
На цена от $29, билети за WSOF30: Branch срещу. Starks, са на разположение за покупка онлайн в WSOF.com и AXS.com.
В съвместно основното събитие, суперзвезда Jon Fitch (27-7-1, 1 NC) will collide with recent World Series of Fighting one-night, осем човека турнир подгласник Joao "The Brazilian самурая" Zeferino (20-7) with the vacant World Series of Fighting welterweight (170 паунда) championship at stake.
In other action on the four-fight, живеят NBCSN телевизията, експерт подаване Вини "Pezao" Magalhaes (13-7) ще изправят с Джейк "The Honey Bear" Heun(9-4) в полутежката категория (205 паунда) състезание, докато World Series на Fighting новодошъл и нокаут художник Абу "Гладиатор" Azaitar (11-1-1) ще съборя с Danny "Dee1" Дейвис, Jr. (11-10-1) в полусредна категория.
The complete WSOF30 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.
David Branch срещу. Clifford Starks
В 6-крак-1, 34-year-old Branch of Brooklyn, N.Y.. made history in his last start at WSOF23 on September 18, 2015 when he notched a first round (2:21) подаване (задно гол дросел) победа над Teddy Holderto become the first World Series of Fighting light heavyweight champion in history as well as the first-ever two-division champion in promotional history.
A protégé of MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legendRenzo Gracie, Branch will seek his eighth consecutive win.
Също 34 годишна възраст, the 5-foot-10 Starks of Tempe, Аризона. earned a shot at Branch’s middleweight title after three consecutive victories in the World Series of Fighting decagon cage. In his last effort at WSOF23, Starks handedКрасимир Младеновthe first defeat of the Bulgarian wrestling standout’s career by way of unanimous decision.
Starks is riding a five-fight win streak that began with two consecutive wins under the promotion of Bellator.
Jon Fitch срещу. Joao Zeferino
A former world top 10 ranked competitor who has faced and defeated a collection of rival icons over the course of his 14-year professional career, на 6-подножието, 38-year-old Fitch of Fort Wayne, Аз Н. earned a unanimous decision in his last appearance, over fellow accomplished superstarYushin Okami at WSOF24 on October 17, 2015.
Originally from Florianopolis, Санта Катарина, Бразилия, на 5-крак-11, 30-year-old Zeferino who fights out of Middletown, N.Y.. е прорязал 15 на неговата 20 кариера печели чрез подаване. Zeferino demonstrated superior physical and mental toughness in his last appearance in the cage, going to battle three times in one night in the one-night, осем човека лека (155 паунда) tournament at WSOF25 on November 20, 2015.
After defeating bothBrian Foster и Jorge Patinoby way of heel hook submission in the first round of action in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages of the tournament, съответно, Zeferino again faced off with Foster, who had advanced to the championship stage as a “lucky loser,” but suffered a second round (4:51) KO (щанци) at the hands of Foster in a barnburner affair.
Вини Magalhaes срещу. Джейк Heun
Magalhaes of Las Vegas via Rio de Janeiro, Бразилия, will make his second start under the promotion of World Series of Fighting after pulling off a stunning, Първият кръг (1:08) подаване (kneebar) of wrestling stylistMatt "The Hammer" Хамилat WSOF24.
А 6-крак-3, 31-year-old world grappling champion, Magalhaes has claimed 11 на неговата 13 career MMA wins by way of submission and is looking for his fourth consecutive victory.
Heun of Coconut Creek, Fla. is seeking his third straight win after edging out a split decision overКлинтън Williams при WSOF26 декември 18, 2015.
A member of South Florida-based American Top Team, на 6-крак-2, 28-year old Heun has claimed 6 на неговата 9 professional wins by way of (T)KO или представяне.
Abu Azaitar vs. Дани Дейвис, Jr.
The number one ranked middleweight (185 паунда) in Germany and the number five ranked middleweight in Poland, на 5-крак-11, 30-year-old Azaitar of Cologne, Germany will enter the World Series of Fighting decagon cage for the first time at 170 паунда, after tearing through the ranks of competitors in Europe over the last seven years.
Към днешна дата, the heavy-handed Azaitar has notched 7 на неговата 11 кариера печели по пътя на (T)KO. His lone defeat came in 2012, and he has since remained unbeaten in his last 8 започва.
Davis, Jr. of Las Vegas will look to rebound from two consecutive losses – a split decision defeat at the hands ofMatthew Frincuat WSOF23, and a unanimous decision loss toАбубакар Nurmagomedovat WSOF26.
Prior to the matchup with Frincu, на 6-крак-2, 33-годишният Дейвис, Jr. had run to five straight wins, three of which were World Series of Fighting contests.
Those who know me personally would all say I am a mellow individual, until you seriously cross me, като, for instance, if youbecome the subject of an investigative report I’m working on, или sue me for $25 милион. Sometimes I may take things like that as a sign you might not want me to really find out who you are and what you do behind closed doors to screw hard working people over.
This week, a certain individual who won’t even let me follow him in Twitter (https://twitter.com/danawhite) pissed me off to the point where I could only think of one thing to do. Because I’m officially blacklisted in every possible way by the UFC brass, and have even had restraining orders placed against my directly contacting the Fertittas and ANY UFC fighter, my best option is to publish a drastic diatribe here I am just going to call my “OPEN FU” to Dana “Effing” Бял.
I’m sure Mr. White will not take my calls or subject himself to a one on one interview with me. Така, I will have to settle for a written FU…and a multi-tiered and multi-purpose FU.
FU, Dana “Effing” Бял… for many, many reasons…too many forone small blog postto do justice, but let’s just say Most of all FU….
For what you THINK you know about Holly Holm…
Хей, Dana, you wanna talk about your “effing” reality show “Looking For a Fight????” I was actuallylooking for a fightwhen I watched thatold reality “shit show”when you were supposed to box Tito Ortiz, but HEmagicallybacked out at the last minute.
Сега, you, DANA “EFFING” WHITE, are telling Holly Holm about a decisionYOU think she didn’t think through enough??? And now you act like someone pissed in your Wheaties because you have two upset wins at UFC 196 to work around and figure out how to make sense of somehow.
Boo “effing” hoo, buddy.
Welcome to how things don’t go as planned sometimes in the fight business, you ungrateful prick.
Holly Holm Was the Bantamweight Champion of the UFC when she allowed HER Manager (not Dana “effing” Бял) to negotiate the Tate fight on her behalf, and she knew (and her long-time manager knew, твърде) what she was doing and what she wanted. And guess “effing” what, Dana? She wanted to fight.
Съжалявам, Dana “Effing” Бял, but Holly didn’t want to sit on an “effing” sideline waiting for Ronda Rousey to finish her “effing” ROADHOUSE REMAKE!
Holly wanted to go to work… but unfortunately she has to work for a boss who has no idea what it’s like to step into HER office and handle HER daily workload with such tenacity, клас, dignity and grace.
And I think maybe she looks back a bit differently than you do, Dana, with no “effing” regrets whatsoever for putting her absolute all into that fight and just plain getting caught in her one area of weakness in a battle where she likely would have won a three-round fight. Maybe if YOU were a fighter, Dana, you might get that whole concept. Maybe losing in this case only makes her better, по-силен, and more durable as a career mixed martial artist. Who gives a damn if it makes her less marketable in your eyes? What do you really know, така или иначе?
UNLIKE YOU, Dana “Effing” Бял, Holly actually respects Miesha Tate and thought it would be a challenge to fight her. Да, she lost, but damn, she was absolutely correct about it being a challenge. I think the fight will go down as one of the greatest battles in female MMA history.
Сега, why don’t you open your “effing” eyes, Dana, watch the fight again, and quit bitching about what should have happened in that cage you never fought in yourself.
Be grateful you have a champion you just paid $92,000 in fight pay (before bonuses) to take your organization’s belt from the girl you WANTED TO WIN (and paid $500,000 just to be there). It may not be what you expected, but the anxiety you feel about it is what you DESERVE to feel for being such a douchebag to the fighters who built the UFC.
My biggest questions on this subject for Dana are: Why are you such a biased, crooked asshole who can’t bother to give Miesha the time of day FOR ALL HER HARD WORK? Why can’t you give credit where it is due…on both sides of that fight? Why can’t you shut the “eff” up about what you think Holly or her management should have or could have waited for?
It’s not your place to look back with 20/20 hindsight and act like Holly and her manager should have gone all Nostradamus on this fight when you obviously didn’t see this shit coming, всеки, you dome-headed dimwit.
Fighters “effing” борба, Dana. That’s what they “effing” do, which you should know, since I am pretty sure you used to be an “effing” manager of MMA fighters yourself. Да, that was many moons ago, but how could you forget?
Fighters don’t sit on their asses on corporate jets and stand at podiums in front of the press all day to earn the “effing” paltry paychecks your organization pays out to most of them. Most fighters simply cannot afford to wait around for shit to happen or for someone “worthy” enough in your eyes to step up and fight them.
Some fighters need to feed their kids. All of them need to pay their bills and for everything else involved with training camps, daily living expenses, travel and whatever costs medical insurance doesn’t cover when they have to address nagging injuries. Yourshitty Reebok dealmade it virtually impossible to get any other outside sponsors to help pay for anything like that stuff for many fighters, Dana.
Welcome to selling out and forgetting where you came from, Dana. You used to care more about fighters. Now you act like fighting in a cage is just like doing any other 9-5 работа. It’s not. Е “effing” hard work.
Така, да, Holly chose to fight instead of waiting for Rousey to be ready for the rematch. And you think she needs your opinion now that everything didn’t work out as planned for you both?
FU, Dana.
She hurts a lot worse than you, and I can guaran-effing-tee that.
Ох…и…между другото…fighters are way more responsible for the growth and success of the UFC/Zuffa organization than you ever have been. And that’s real talk, you rich bitch with a stick up your ass because you were never good enough in your life to ever have your own official fight.
Така, get over the God complex and learn to respect ALL of your fighters, not just the ones you want to see win because you might think you can work with them better or you think they will move the organization in a better direction. Respect the effort, the sacrifice and the pain ALL your fighters go through each and every day to get where they get. That belt you put on Miesha’s waist was EARNED, and don’t you ever think it is “effing” cool to call the fact that Holly Holm had the guts to face Miesha Tate “a mistake.”
It rings hollow, especially when I would consider that handing you a microphone to talk about MMA at all was THE greatest mistake the sport ever made, период! Anyone who would try to knock a former champion down a peg that way in his own organization does not deserve to be recognized as that organization’s president.
You have no clue what it’s really like to fight, and your criticism of Holly Holm tells me you can never possibly understand the mindset that led her to take the Tate fight and not wait an idle year for Ronda “effing” Rousey to be ready to appear at one of your precious shows.
Така, FU Dana White for treating your former champ like she’s an idiot who doesn’t know how to control her own career without you butting your stupid, bald head into it. Holly’s fine without your advice, and she trusts her manager, which might be something you’re not familiar with, but for other people it is actually a reality of doing business with legitimate people.
FU, Dana for being a piss-poor ambassador for the sport, disrespecting fighters who bleed (and sometimes suffer lifelong injuries) for you and the sport, and totally underestimating and failing to grasp what it really takes to actually be a professional fighter who actually competes against other fighters…
Do you remember the days when you had to settle for being a lowly boxercise instructor because your boxing trainer Boston slapped you too hard in the ear once? You never had a single competitive fight in your life, Dana “effing” Бял, and that’s a DOCUMENTED FACT!
Do you ever even look back at those days before the silver-spoon-fed Fertittas helped you claw your greedy, selfish, egotistical ass into the position of OFFICIAL UFC MOUTHPIECE?
Do you remember those“hairy”days when you blew through $40 million of Fertitta funds to perpetrate the “Zuffa Myth” while claiming credit for the UFC brass singlehandedly legitimizing the sport and getting it regulatedall by your “effing” selves?As if not a single FIGHTER nor any other industry professional who pioneered MMA before you dipped your greedy little paws into it had anything to do with it?
You’re in a different place now, Dana “effing” Бял, and it’s a delusional place. Like on the distant planet you live on, people actually believe YOU really, честно, truly “effing” know what it’s ACTUALLY like to be an “effing” боец? Do you actually believe YOU somehow could ever REALLY know that feeling?
REALLY?
Знаеш what A FIGHTER is, don’t you, Dana? A fighter is a man or woman who has the courage to willingly step into unarmed combat against another actual man or woman instead of just criticizing up and down the guys and girls who do have the guts to actually stand across from another human being while knowing and internalizing that the accepted goal is to physically destroy each other.
A fighter, in more simple terms, е “one who fights.” And let’s be clear about one “effing” thing, Dana “effing” Бял, I know fighters, и YOUare no fighter.
You are nothing like a fighter, Dana “effing” Бял, and you never “effing” ще бъде. You are too weak, both physically and mentally. Until we see you go through a six-week training camp and then get into the cage against someone and kick his ass, we shouldn’t have to listen to one damn “coulda,” “shoulda,” или “woulda” out of your cornfed mouth about what you think of any particular fighter’s performance or decision making process. Those people have the guts to do what you will NEVER do yourself, and you ought to respect that.
FU Dana White…For not recognizing Real Fighters Like Miesha Tate and Nate Diaz who keep at it no matter what and NEVER seem to earn your ULTIMATE RESPECT….
Nate Diaz stepped up to fight Conor McGregor for a reason. He had nothing to lose, and he wasn’t intimidated one bit. He famoulsy went on television with Fox Sports 1 on a split screen with Conor before that welterweight fight and quipped that his nemesis had already been choked out before, “by two lames.” Diaz also had the perfect instinct to add humourously that McGregor’s choke losses happened, “like a week ago.”
Diaz beat Conor in the shit-talk game long before he ever slapped him down and slipped that choke around his neck in the cage. The media created by that freakshow fight might have stopped the unchecked rise of your big, bold, six-headed dragon champion, but it created a new monster at the same time. And he’s a Reebok-hating, scowling, swearing, Stockton-slapping Mother-F$#king BEAST who doesn’t care what anyone else thinks about what he does or says.
You might think Diaz and his attitude are “bad for business,” but I think his victory was the best thing that could ever happen to all you smug punks running the UFC. It just proves once and for all that you do not control the MMA universe.
Nate Diaz went without respect and credit for being an MMA pioneer and a good UFC soldier for far too long. The bitterness brewed and boiled within him, and I loved every second of him letting it pour out in post-fight interviews after he choked the shit out of Conor until the Irish bloke tapped the “eff” out and left Dana White drooling in a stupor at the thought of having to congratulate a man who’s become more of a mortal enemy than a member of the big “team.”
More power to Nate and all the crazy, abrasive, in-your-face Diaz brother types out there in the UFC who will fight Dana “effing” White’s flamboyant fire with even more bravado and brash talk of their own. They can always say, “I learned it by watching you, Baldfather!”
As for Miesha Tate, she deserves true respect and admiration for being champ now after picking herself off the mat twice in the face of grueling losses to Rousey. Kudos to Tate for continuing her career and relentlessly focusing on getting by that Rousey armbar once and for all.
Though Miesha never did solve that Rousey submission dilemma, trying at all costs to get another crack at the belt paid dividends at UFC 196. Her never quit attitude led her to an opportunity of a lifetime, and she capitalized on it. Сега, Dana, you actually have to pay this young lady what most of her fans would say she was worth a long time ago.
And now you simply have to treat Tate with a bit of reverence and appreciation for once in your ungrateful life, Dana “effing” Бял. I know it must pain you so much to give this young lady the credit she’s worked so incredibly hard for, because maybeshe touched a nerve when she called you out in the past for being the true clueless and disrespectful prick you really are.She was right, and you were wrong about how great she really is at fighting. Then again, weren’t you also WRONG about women fighting in the cage, период?
Така, you DON’T wanna be a fighter, Г-н. Бял? Then step aside and let the people who DO wanna be fighters go to battle for you so you can ride around the world on your jet and act like you know what the “eff” you’re talking about when you stand in front of a microphone to describe the sport’s true athletes and what they do to make a living in mixed martial arts.
The line from Dana that most stands out to me as comblete BS in this whole debacle is this one:
“He’s an old boxing guy who thinks he’s smart and he isn’t,” White said of Fresquez [Holm’s Manager]. “I feel bad for Holly because I don’t know if she really knows what she lost.”
I have only two more “effing” questions for you Dana “effing” Бял…
1.) What makes you think you are really in any “effing” position to EVER know or understand what Holly Holm lost the other night? Aside from a few bad poker hands and tons of respect, the only thing you ever lost is your mind.
2.) Doesn’t your backhanded quote about Holm’s manager describe your own shitty character a whole lot better than that of Mr. Fresquez?
И…just in case after reading all this anyone STILL needs yet another reason to have beef with the Baldfather:
Санта Моника, КАТО. (Март 11, 2016) – Broadcast details for Bellator’s groundbreaking, встъпителен, international event have been finalized. "Bellator 152: Pitbull срещу. Campos” и "Bellator кикбокс: Торино "will both emanate from the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Италия на Април 16, but be broadcast separately.
"Bellator 152: Pitbull срещу. Campos”airs on SPIKEСъбота, Април 16 при 10 p.m. И/PT, while the debut of"Bellator кикбокс: Торино "will be televisedПетък, Април 22 при 11:00 p.m. И/PT, immediately following the broadcast of"Bellator 153: Koreshkov срещу. Henderson " on SPIKE.
For more information on the card, you can view the most recent event press release byclicking here, или посетете Bellator.com.