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BELLATOR MMA SIGNS TOP-RANKED MIDDLEWEIGHT GEGARD MOUSASI TO EXCLUSIVE MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT

 

PROMOTIONAL DEBUT TO BE ANNOUNCED IN COMING DAYS

LOS ANGELESBellator MMA is proud to announce the signing of perennial top contender Gegard Mousasi a un exclusiu, contracte de múltiples baralles.

 

Long-considered to be one of the elite two-division threats in MMA, Mousasi joins Bellator currently riding a five-fight win streak that includes recent knockout victories over two former world champions in Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort. Prior to his UFC tenure, Mousasi captured the STRIKEFORCE light heavyweight title, as well as the DREAM light heavyweight and middleweight titles in Japan. The signing sees Mousasi rejoin Bellator President Scott Coker, following his successful run with STRIKEFORCE from 2009-2013.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Gegard to the growing Bellator family,” said Bellator President Scott Coker. “He’s one of the most well-rounded fighters in all of MMA and can compete in multiple divisions, so that really opens up some exciting matchmaking opportunities for us and for the fans. We’re looking forward to having him compete on Spike very soon.”

“I am looking forward to fighting in Bellator,” added Mousasi. “I have a long-standing relationship with Scott Coker that goes back many years. Be ready, I am coming after the Bellator middleweight championship.”

The Iranian-born Mousasi, who currently trains out of The Netherlands, has amassed an overall career record of 42-6-2 and has earned victories over some of the sports’ biggest names, including Dan Henderson, “Jacare” Souza, Mark Hunt, Ovince Saint-Preux, Melvin Manhoef, Hector Lombard and “Babalu” Sobral. The addition of Mousasi adds depth to an ever-growing Bellator roster, which has recently seen free agents Rory MacDonald, Lorenz Larkin, Michael McDonald and current Bellator light heavyweight champ Ryan Bader join the Viacom-owned promotion.

LFA RETURNS TO DALLAS THIS FRIDAY WITH NEW MAIN EVENT LFA 16 – BEDFORD vs. FLICK

MAIN EVENT:
6-time UFC vet
BRUTALJOHNNY BEDFORD
vs.
Former Legacy FC title challenger
JIMMYTHE BRICKFLICK
GALL ENFRONTAMENT
L'esdeveniment co estel·lar:
UNDEFEATED
MILES JOHNS
vs.
BJJ BLACK BELT
LEVI MOWLES
BANTAMWEIGHT BATTLE
Divendres, JULY 14th Visc a la televisió AXS
THE BOMB FACTORY in DALLAS, TEXAS
Tickets are on sale NOW through TheBombFactory.com
HOUSTON, Texas – La lluita contra el llegat Aliança (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion has a new main event at LFA 16, which takes place this Friday, July 14th at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas.
LFA 16 will feature a new main event when six-time UFC veteran “Brutal” Johnny Bedford faces former Legacy FC title challenger JimmyThe BrickFlick in a bantamweight showcase. The change came when original headliner Davina Maciel was forced off the card due to visa issues, which has prevented her from traveling from her native Brazil. Andrea Lee was set to defend her flyweight title against Maciel, but will now defend her title at a later date. LFA 16 – Bedford vs. Flick takes place this Divendres, July 14th at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas. Tota la cartellera principal serà transmès en viu a tot el país i en la televisió en AXS 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT.
Johnny Bedford is an experienced and dangerous UFC vet that is on an impressive four-fight win streak,” stated Saores. “He will make his LFA debut against former Legacy FC title challenger Jimmy Flick in the new main event of LFA 16. Andrea Lee is a great champion and will defend her title at a later date since her opponent was unable to take the fight due to visa issues. We are all looking forward to the return of Andrea Lee as well as Johnny Bedford vs. Jimmy Flick aquest divendres night in Dallas, Texas.
Les entrades per LFA 16 – Bedford vs. Flick are available for purchase NOW at TheBombFactory.com.
Bedford (23-12-1) brings more cage experience into his LFA debut than perhaps anyone in LFA history. Bedford made his Bellator debut in May of 2010 en Bellator 19. The following year, he found himself competing on the fourteenth season of the hit UFC reality television show The Ultimate Fighter. Bedford advanced to the semi-finals of TUF 14 and earned a UFC contract. Bedford fought in the UFC for three years and had six memorable fights for the promotion. After leaving the UFC, Bedford won a regional title in Michigan and defended it three times via stoppages. He now looks to continue his winning ways in the LFA 16 cap de cartell.
Flick (9-3) is no stranger to big-time competition and headlining status on AXS TV. Coincidentment, the man known asThe Brickmade his Legacy FC debut in December of 2012 in the main event of Legacy FC 16. Now an older, more experienced, and bigger Flick will be making his LFA debut in the main event of LFA 16. In both headliners Flick was matched against seasoned UFC veterans, but he is now four and half years older with twice the fighting experience under his belt. Flick will look to use that experience to continue the momentum he started earlier this year when he stopped Argentinian fighter Ben Vasquez in just 50 seconds in regional action.
L'esdeveniment co-principal de LFA 16 will feature a good old fashioned Texas showdown between two of Legacy FC’s most popular fighters. Undefeated Miles Johns (4-0) will lock horns with BJJ black belt and fellow Legacy FC standout Levi Mowles (6-2) in a bout between two fighters looking for a signature win to catapult them to the top of one of LFA’s most stacked divisions. Johns returns to the cage thirteen months after winning his Legacy FC debut via TKO. He will face Mowles who is a six-time Legacy FC vet and a black belt in jiu-jitsu under Brandon Quick just like LFA 16 headliner Johnny Bedford and LFA welterweight champion Derrick Krantz.
Targeta principal (Televisat en la televisió en AXS 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT):
Esdeveniment Inici | Gall de combat (135 lliures)
Johnny Bedford (23-12-1) vs. Jimmy Flick (9-3)
Co-Main Event | Gall de combat (135 lliures)
Miles Johns (4-0) vs. Levi Mowles (6-2)
Catchweight Bout (140 lliures)
Steven Peterson (5-1) vs. Ryan Hollis (12-10)
Baralla de pes welter (170 lliures)
Geoff Neal (6-2) vs. Bilal Williams (8-3)
Pes ploma Bout (145 lliures)
Damon Jackson (11-2-1) vs. Eliazar Rodriguez (7-6)
Gall de combat (135 lliures)
Cameron Miller (3-0) vs. Brandon Lewis (3-0)
Pes ploma Bout (145 lliures)
Fernando Salas (4-1) vs. Jessie Vasquez (2-2)
Al setembre 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) a partir del gener 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 100 atletes que han assolit el pinacle de MMA en competir en l'UFC.
LFA 16 will be the second LFA event to take place in the City of Dallas. It will also be the fifth time that the LFA has traveled toThe Lone Star Stateof Texas. Further information about LFA 16 es donaran a conèixer en breu. Tota la targeta principal del LFA 16 serà televisat en viu ia nivell nacional a la televisió en AXS 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT.

Si us plau visita LFAfighting.com els rumors i combat. LFA is on Facebook at La lluita contra el llegat Aliança. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting i Twitter a @LFAfighting.

SERGEI KHARITONOV vs. GERONIMO DOS SANTOS M-1 CHALLENGE 81 PROMO VIDEO


M-1 Desafiament 81
serà transmès en viu des Ingúixia, Rússia en alta definició a www.M1Global.TV. Els espectadors podran veure les baralles preliminars i la targeta principal, connectant-se a registrar-se en www.M1Global.TV. Els aficionats poden veure tota l'acció en els seus equips, així com en Android i Apple telèfons intel·ligents i tauletes.
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M-1 CHALLENGE EVENT CALENDAR:
M-1 Desafiament 81: Juliol 22, 2017 a Ingúixia, Rússia
M-1 Desafiament 82: Agost 5, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland

FNU Combat Sports Mostra: debut PFL, Pac-Man molest i Avenços de UFC Fight

Aquest episodi del combat FNU Esports espectacle compta amb Tom, Tony i Rich discussió de la controvèrsia entorn malestar de Manny Pacquiao de Jeff Horn i tornar a tapar l'acció dels esports de combat de la setmana passada. També destaquem el calendari d'esdeveniments, incloent un cap de setmana ple d'acció per l'UFC amb l'Ultimate Fighter Finale la nit de divendres i la UFC 213 la nit de dissabte.

Fight Network Presents ENFUSION LIVE #51 from Halifax this Saturday, Juliol 8 a 8:00 p.m. I

For Immediate Release – July 6, 2017

TORONTO – Fight Network, més important del món 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents the Canadian debut of ENFUSION LIVE aquest dissabte, Juliol 8 a 8:00 p.m. I, com ENFUSION LIVE #41 emanates from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadà, headlined by a five-round showdown between England’s Iman Barlow and Canadian Ashley Nichols for the Enfusion -54 kg world championship.

The live broadcast of ENFUSION LIVE #41 sortirà a l'aire en 8:00 p.m. ET on Fight Network across Canada. The full line-up includes:

-54kg World TitleIman Barlow (Anglaterra) vs. Ashley Nichols (Canadà)

-80kg – Thomas Dalziel (Canadà) vs. Ariel Abreu (EUA)

-85kg – Mark MacKinnon (Canadà) vs. Joey George (Canadà)

-75kg – Justin Condie (Canadà) vs. Matthew Kendell (Canadà)

-70kg – Chris McMillan (Canadà) vs. Kyle Nelson (Canadà)

-60kg – Lenny Wheeler (Canadà) vs. Desmond Johnson (Canadà)

Ahead of ENFUSION LIVE #41, la UFC 213 PREFIGHT SHOW will air live at 7:00 p.m. I, featuring final predictions and analysis from Las Vegas, including UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and retired contender Kenny Florian serving as desk analysts with host Karyn Bryant and reporter Megan Olivi conducting on-site interviews.

El viu UFC 213 POSTFIGHT SHOW airs at approximately 1:00 a.m. I, recapping the championship doubleheader featuring the rematch between Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko, plus the clash between Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker for the interim middleweight crown.

Per obtenir una llista completa d'horari d'emissió lluita de Xarxa, si us plau visiti www.fightnetwork.com, segueix-nos a Twitterfightnet, Fes-te fan a Facebook i visiti'ns a Instagramfightnet.

COMBATE AMERICAS ADDS KYRA BATARA VS. VANESA RICO ATOMWEIGHT GRUDGE MATCH TO “COMBATE CLÁSICO” ON JULY 27 IN MIAMI

Tickets for “Combate Clásico” on sale now

NEW YORK – Juliol 6, 2017 – Combate Americas today announced the highly-anticipated atomweight (105 lliura) showdown pitting grappling sensation Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-4) against Judo black belt Vanesa Rico (2-2) at the upcoming “Combate Clásico” 10-bout professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Miami, Fla., a Dijous, Juliol 27, televised live on Azteca America and ESPN LATAM.

Tickets for “Combate Clásico” are on sale online at Ticketon.com.

Nearly six months after failing to make weight for her Combate 11 esdeveniment principal, the 22-year-old Batara (5-4) of Las Vegas, Nevada, a protégé of jiu-jitsu legend Eddie Bravo, will risk her undefeated record in La Jaula, Combat la gàbia Amèriques, at Miami’s Mana Wynwood venue, following a bitter rivalry that continues to intensify on social media.

“It’s no secret there’s bad blood between us and I am excited to ‘bring the heat’ to Miami and ignite a ‘Fight of the Night’ performance on such a grand stage,” Batara said. “Being from Las Vegas, I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.”

Making her U.S. debut, the 36-year-old Rico (2-2) of Alicante, Espanya, holds a second-degree black belt in Judo and is a 13-year member of the Spanish national Judo team and former national freestyle wrestling champion. Her two professional MMA career victories to date both came by way of submission.

“I was really looking forward to fighting for Combate in February but unfortunately, Kyra robbed me of that chance with her unprofessional behavior by missing weight,” Rico said. “I hope that Kyra comes ready this time because I am very motivated to show the world who I am. I’ve waited so long now to get in the cage at Combate, it’s my time!"

The “Combate Clásico” live MMA event will join a nearly week-long extravaganza that begins with a match between marquee soccer clubs Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain at Hard Rock Stadium on Juliol 26 as well as concerts, parties and other interactive events prior to “El Clásico Miami” on Juliol 29.

The event will air live in the U.S. on Azteca America and live on ESPN LATAM in Latin America at 10 p.m. I/9 p.m. Connecticut. It will also air the following night, Divendres, Juliol 28 on TV Azteca in Mexico. Additional matchups for “Combate Clásico” will be announced soon.

For more information on El Clásico Miami fans can visit elclasicomiami.com i jonternationalchampionscup.com.

WOMEN’S FIGHT AT RUMBLE IN BANGOR WILL PROVIDE THE FIREWORKS

PER PUBLICACIÓ IMMEDIATA: Bangor, Maine (Juliol 3, 2017) - Lluites de Nova Anglaterra (NEF) returns to the Cross Insurance Center en dissabte nit, Agost 5, 2017 amb el següent esdeveniment mixt d'arts marcials de la promoció lluita, “NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor.” El dia d'avui, NEF announced the addition of a female amateur bantamweight bout to the fight card. Angela Young (2-2) es reunirà JessicaThe Black WidowBorga (5-3) amb un pes de baralla de 135 lliures-.

If there is anyone who knows about putting on exciting fights, it is Angela Young. The wife of Young’s MMA founder Chris Young, una mare, and a full-time nurse, she has brought the heat in all four of her previous contests for NEF, earning several “Baralla de la Nit” honors. Young had the crowd on the edge of its seat for her thrilling encounter with Christine Brothwell earlier this yeara fight she won via unanimous decision. She has never backed down, even when on the losing end of a slugfest like the one she had with Kylie O’Hearn on Cape Cod last year, and it has made her one of the most popular fighters with the NEF audience. Based on their styles, Young predicts yet another strike-fest full of fireworks when she meets Borga on August 5th.

I’m beyond excited for the match up with Borga for NEF in Bangor,” va dir Young. “I respect her as a fighter and even more so for traveling to Maine once again take a fight. Neither one of us are afraid to stand and bang, making this a fight people aren’t going to want to miss.

Jessica Borga of Florida will make the trip north to compete in Maine for the third time in less than a year. She made her NEF debut last September and quickly became a favorite of Pine Tree State fight fans. Al novembre passat, Borga put on a dominant performance in Lewiston, winning a unanimous decision over black belt Brianne Genschel. She has captured multiple regional titles in the southeast portion of the country. Borga looks forward to returning to fight in front of her Maine fans once again.

I can’t wait to be back at NEF for 2017,exclaimed Borga when reached for comment. “I’ve been waiting to come back and show what I’ve learned. I appreciate Angela Young stepping up to put on a show for everyone. I’ll be ready and can’t wait to show my improvements.

"NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor” will be held at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine on Saturday, Agost 5, 2017. Les butlletes estan a la venda a www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

Per a més informació sobre les actualitzacions de targetes d'esdeveniments i lluita, si us plau visiti la pàgina web de la promoció en www.NewEnglandFights.com. Addicionalment, pots veure vídeos en NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “Lluites de Nova Anglaterra."

Sobre Baralles de Nova Anglaterra

Lluites de Nova Anglaterra ("NEF") és una empresa d'esdeveniments promocions lluita. La missió de NEF és crear els esdeveniments de major qualitat per als combatents i els fans de Maine per igual. L'equip executiu de NEF té una àmplia experiència en la gestió dels esports de combat, producció d'esdeveniments, relacions amb els mitjans, mercadeig, legal i publicitat.

NEF TO ONCE AGAIN SPONSOR YOUNG ATHLETE AT USM WRESTLING CLINIC

PER PUBLICACIÓ IMMEDIATA: Gorham, Maine (Juny 30, 2017) - Lluites de Nova Anglaterra (NEF) announced earlier today that the fight promotion would once again sponsor an athlete at this year’s BrawlinLobsta Wrestling Clinic & Tournament. The camp is set to take place at the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine (USM) desJuliol 18 to July 22. As it has done in years past, NEF will select one winner for which the fight promotion will cover tuition to the program.

This is one of the most important things we do in the community every year,” said NEF matchmaker and co-owner Matt Peterson of Rumford, Maine. “So many of our promotion’s competitors came from a wrestling background. Wrestling instills in young athletes a lifelong sense of discipline and hard work, and that is exactly what we want the winner of this contest to take away from the camp this summer.

Camp instructors Mike Morin and Jon Deupree are both veterans of the MMA cage. Morin is the head wrestling coach at USM and a two-time All-American during his days competing for the Huskies. Deupree is an assistant coach with USM and was a two-time NCAA national qualifier.

“Myself and my staff would like to thank NEF for once again sponsoring a local wrestler to attend the Brawlin’ Lobsta Wrestling Camp,” exclaimed Morin. “This is not only directly helping raise the level of wrestling in the state of Maine, it has also helped us at USM jump levels. We look forward to working with all of the wrestlers this year at the camp and in the future.”

Interested contestants are asked to submit a photograph of themselves wrestling to either the NEF Facebook page or via email to newenglandfights@gmail.com along with a brief statement of 100 words or less detailing why they believe the clinic will help them achieve their goals.

Lluites de Nova Anglaterra’ next mixed-martial arts event, "NEF 30: Rumble in Bangor,” will be held at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine a Dissabte, Agost 5, 2017. Les butlletes estan a la venda a www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

Per a més informació sobre les actualitzacions de targetes d'esdeveniments i lluita, si us plau visiti la pàgina web de la promoció en www.NewEnglandFights.com. Addicionalment, pots veure vídeos en NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “Lluites de Nova Anglaterra."

FNU Combat Sports Mostra: UFC i Bellator recapitulacions, PFL de vista prèvia, Calendari de boxa

Tom, principals esdeveniments de Tony Rich i torni a tapar la setmana passada, incloent el polèmic UFC Fight Night 112 acabar i la quasi doble KO en Bellator 180 del Madison Square Garden. També es discuteixen Conor McGregor trucant Khabib Nurmagomedov per al seu següent oponent en l'UFC Octagon. També, per descomptat, desglossem Manny Pacquiao vs. banya de Jeff.

 

 

M-1 Global returns to Finland for first time in 9 any

 

M-1 Desafiament 82, Agost 5, in Helsinki

Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland
Home for M-1 Desafiament 82
SANT PETERSBURG, Rússia (Juny 28, 2017) – M-1 Global, one of the largest mixed-martial-arts organizations in the world, has announced its return to Finland for the first time in nine years, Agost 5, as top fighters from Finland, Rússia, America and across Europe will compete in M-1 Desafiament 82.
M-1 Desafiament 82 will be streamed live from Helsinki, Finland in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Els espectadors podran veure les baralles preliminars i la targeta principal, connectant-se a registrar-se en www.M1Global.TV. Els aficionats poden veure tota l'acció en els seus equips, així com en Android i Apple telèfons intel·ligents i tauletes.
Hartwall Arena, the largest ice hockey arena in Finland, will host M-1 Desafiament 82. The famous venue seats between 12,000 i 15,000 spectators, pending the event, and it has hosted the 1997, 2003 i 2012 World Ice Hockey Championships.
Past M-1 Challenge events have featured leading Finnish fighters over the years such as Marcus “Home de les cavernes” Vanttinen (pictured on left), Juha-Pekka Vainikainen, Niko Puhakka, Janne Tulirinta, Toni Valtonen i Lucio “Espartà” Linares. Some of these fighters will be competingAgost 5 a M-1 Desafiament 82.
M-1 Global’s newest signed fighter, Vanttinen (24-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), is a veteran member of the Team Finland. The 29-year-old Vanttinen faces Russian light heavyweight prospect Mikhail Ragozin (8-2-0, M-1: 1-0-0) a M-1 Desafiament 82 esdeveniment principal.
Mikael “casc” sila (16-5-0, M-1:0-0-0), 31, has an appropriate nickname. Powerfully built and possessing explosive physical force, he puts pressure on his rivals from the first second of the battle, using his grappling skills to his full advantage. Having won 15 de la seva 20 baralles, Silander is matched against M-1 Challenge title challenger Viali Branchuk (22-6-0, M-1: 2-2-0), d'Ucraïna,
Finnish fan-favorite JanneJambaElonen-Kulmala (15-5-0, M-1: 0-0-0) makes his M-1 Global debut versus Brazilian bantamweight Heliton dos Santos (15-6-0, M-1: 0-1-0). Elonen-Kulmala will be fighting in front of his hometown fans in Helsinki.
Valtonen (27-15-0, M-1: 6-2-0) returns to M-1 action against Ukrainian heavyweight BorisBoraPolezhay(16-6-0, M-1: 1-1-0. Valtonen has been an MMA fighter for 14 years and for much of that time-period he has been one of the stars of Finnish MMA-promotion, Fight Festival, which was successful at the 2009 M-1 World Championship Challenge. Valtonen fought in KSW and Shooto competitions. Another Helsinki native on the M-1 Desafiament 82, Valtonen figures to have tremendous support at Hartwell Arena.
Son LeBuddahBinh (5-2-0, M-1: 1-1-0), 28, lives and trains in Gothenburg, representing the Finnish team, East Front. The 28-year-old first competed in MMA competition only five years ago, but he has since had a total of eight amateur and professional fights. Although relatively inexperienced, his strong performances have resulted in him being Sweden’s No. 3 ranked bantamweight.
Binh is always in great physical shape and he has very good stamina. All eight of his fights went the distance but none were boring. In a contest against another Swedish prospect, Bilal Musa, Bing fractured his leg at the beginning of the second round, yet fought through the paid to earn victory by way of a three-round decision. In his very interesting M-1 debut against Emin Guseyov, who has an excellent strike technique. Binh used his wrestling and grappling skills, which he was taught by coach Babak Nejad, who also trains UFC star Anthony Johnson, to win a three-round decision.
Negotiations with several other leading fighters in Finland are also being concluded and their fights against foreign fighters will be announced shortly. Fighters from the United States, Brasil, França, Portugal, Suècia, Rússia, Ukraine and Poland are also expected to compete on the M-1 Desafiament 82 esdeveniment.
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M-1 CHALLENGE EVENT CALENDAR:
M-1 Desafiament 81: Juliol 22, 2017 a Ingúixia, Rússia
M-1 Desafiament 82: Agost 5, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland