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1.85 MILLION VIEWERS TUNE IN FOR TITO ORTIZCHAEL SONNEN MAIN EVENT ON SPIKE TV

New York, NY, Tháng giêng 24, 2017 - 1.85 million viewers tuned in for the final fight in Tito Ortiz’s storied career, a first round submission victory over Chael Sonnen. This marks the most watched Bellator fight on Spike since last February and the most watched MMA fight on television in 2017.
*these are preliminary numbers as the more accurate viewership total factoring in DVR +3 will be released Thứ năm.
Trong hợp tính năng, 1.7 million viewers witnessed Paul Daley’s devastating flying knee KO over Brennan Ward.
Tổng thể, Bellator 170 delivered 1.4 triệu người xem – making it the 3rd most watched card in the franchise’s history. The 3-hour Spike telecast was also ranked #1 in cable with Men 18-49 in the timeslot.

 

Bellator 170 was also a digital and social success as well.

 

  • The Bellator 170 prelims drew the second most viewers on Bellator.com and Bellator mobile app in franchise history (only behind Bellator 149).
  • The post-fight press conference streamed exclusively on YouTube saw the most concurrent viewers in Bellator history.
  • #Bellator170 was the #1 trending topic on Twitter during the event and Tito Ortiz, Chael Sonnen and Bellator MMA trended #1 on Google Trends.

 

LỰC LƯỢNG THAM GIA LẠI BELLATOR VÀ BAMMA CHO BELLATOR 173 VÀ BAMMA 28 TẠI SSE ARENA VÀO THÁNG 2 24

SBG STARS JAMES GALLAGHER VÀ SINEAD KAVANAGH BỘ CẢ HAI VỚI TRẬN ĐẤU

đồ họa kết hợp

HOLLYWOOD, California. (Tháng giêng 24, 2017) - Bellator & BAMMA kết hợp các lực lượng một lần nữa để mang đến cho Belfast một màn trình diễn tỷ lệ Titanic khi họ giới thiệu sự kiện đồng quảng bá thứ hai của mình vào Thứ sáu ngày 24 tháng hai 2017 từ SSE Arena, Belfast. Với các sự kiện chính lớn và thẻ hỗ trợ, đó sẽ là một đêm lịch sử và đột phá đáng nhớ đối với những người hâm mộ MMA của Belfast và trên toàn thế giới.

 

Vé cho sự kiện chung bắt đầu chỉ từ £ 35 và có thể được mua tại Ticketmaster.ie, SSEArenaBelfast.com, hoặc phòng vé SSE Arena.

 

“Chúng tôi đã có một khoảng thời gian tuyệt vời khi làm việc với David và nhóm BAMMA vào tháng 12 để có màn ra mắt Bellator cực kỳ thành công ở Dublin. Chúng tôi rất mong được cùng họ đi về phía bắc đến Belfast để tham gia một chương trình hợp tác quảng cáo tuyệt vời khác có sự góp mặt của một số võ sĩ giỏi nhất thế giới. ” – Scott Coker, Giám đốc điều hành Bellator

 

“Việc bổ sung Bellator vào buổi biểu diễn ở Dublin là một trải nghiệm tuyệt vời và là sự kết thúc hoàn hảo cho một năm nhiều sự kiện trọng đại của BAMMA. Do đó, chúng tôi rất vui mừng chào đón họ trở lại như một phần của gói cho những gì sẽ là một đêm MMA thú vị cho người hâm mộ tại Belfast vào tháng Hai” – David Green, Giám đốc điều hành BAMMA

 

Với cả hai thẻ chiến đấu sẽ được công bố trong những tuần tới, bạn có thể tìm thấy thêm thông tin về các dòng tiêu đề bên dưới.

Bellator 173: McGeary vs. Lĩnh vực

Đến từ Andover, Nước Anh, 34 tuổi Liam McGeary (11-1) sẽ thực hiện chuyến đi ngắn đến thủ đô của Bắc Ireland lần đầu tiên trong sự nghiệp, nơi anh ấy sẽ một lần nữa cạnh tranh trong một sự kiện chính. Nhà cựu vô địch Bellator MMA hạng nặng sẽ vào lồng lần thứ 10 dưới sự thăng tiến do Scott Coker dẫn dắt, nơi anh ấy đã đăng một 8-1 kỷ lục với bảy lần kết thúc. Sau chuỗi 11 trận chiến thắng để bắt đầu sự nghiệp chuyên nghiệp của mình, McGeary cuối cùng đã nếm trải mùi vị chua chát của thất bại, khi nào Phil Davis giành lấy danh hiệu khỏi anh ta tại Bellator 163. McGeary đã liên tục được chứng minh là một trong những tiền đạo nguy hiểm nhất và là nghệ sĩ phục tùng ở hạng cân 205 bảng, kết liễu nạn nhân của mình trong 10 của 11 thắng lợi trong sự nghiệp, bao gồm tám trong khung mở đầu. Giống như “RMS Titanic,”Được xây dựng ở Belfast, McGeary hy vọng sẽ đánh chìm Fields khi cả hai giành sân khấu trung tâm bên trong The SSE Arena trên Tháng hai 24.

 

Người gốc Dublin, Ireland, Chris Fields (11-7-1) cũng sẽ có một chuyến đi ngắn đến Belfast khi anh ta vào lồng vào Tháng hai 24. “The Housewives’ Choice ”sẽ ra mắt Bellator MMA, sau chín năm dưới sự chỉ đạo của các chương trình khuyến mãi địa phương, trong đó có ba lần xuất hiện dưới tay cường quốc châu Âu BAMMA. Sau khi thi đấu ở hạng trung 2015, Fields 33 tuổi trở lại hạng cân nặng nhẹ, ghi chiến thắng ở vòng đầu tiên trước Dan Konecke tại BAMMA 24. Các lĩnh vực đã được kiểm tra kết thúc trong mỗi 11 thắng lợi trong sự nghiệp, khiến anh ta trở thành một trong những đối thủ đáng sợ nhất đối với bất kỳ ai cản đường anh ta. Giờ đây, sản phẩm SBG Ireland sẽ tạo nên tiếng vang trong trận đấu đầu tiên của anh ấy với Bellator MMA, khi anh ấy chuẩn bị cho đội vương quốc cũ.

 

Đến từ Straban gần đó, Ireland, 20 tuổi James Gallagher (5-0) là một trong những ngôi sao sáng nhất trong tất cả “Đảo ngọc lục bảo”. Ở độ tuổi 15, “The Strabanimal” rời nhà để tham gia cùng Huấn luyện viên John Kavanagh tại Phòng tập Straight Blast (SBG), nơi anh ấy hiện đang tập luyện cùng với những võ sĩ giỏi nhất trong nước bao gồm cả Connor McGregor. Ra mắt Bellator ở London vào tháng 7 vừa qua ở London, Gallagher theo dõi vào tháng 12 với chiến thắng trước Anthony Taylor trước một đám đông ồn ào tại nhà tại 3Arena ở Dublin. Gallagher hiện đảm nhận Kirill Medvedovsky (7-3) trong sự kiện đồng chính của buổi tối.

 

Một khách hàng tiềm năng hàng đầu khác từ tập đoàn SBG danh tiếng, Sinead Kavanagh (4-0) trở lại lồng Bellator với người Paris 32 tuổi Iona Razafiarison (1-1, 1 NC) trong trận đấu hạng cân 140 pound "KO" Kavanagh, người chiến đấu ngoài Dublin Ireland gần đó sẽ không nghi ngờ gì nữa sẽ tìm cách giành quyền hạ gục thứ ba của cô ấy Tháng hai 24.

 

BAMMA 28: Sàn gỗ Vs. Redmond

“Stormin” Norman Parke (22-5-1) từ Bushmills, Antrim không còn xa lạ với các sự kiện BAMMA, vì anh ấy đã được phát hiện nhiều lần dồn đồng đội vào góc cua như một phần của đội chiến đấu Thế hệ tiếp theo Bắc Ireland. Một trong những đại lý tự do được săn đón nhiều nhất ở Châu Âu trước khi đặt bút lên giấy với BAMMA, Parke hiện đang theo đuổi danh hiệu BAMMA World Lightweight đáng thèm muốn.

Paul "Redser" Redmond (11-6) hạ cánh chiến thắng trở về nhà của riêng anh ấy tại BAMMA 26, như Redser đã vượt qua khó khăn kép Chris "The Menace" Stringer để yêu cầu sự ủng hộ của quê hương anh ấy. Redmond bây giờ bước vào một trong những trận chiến lớn nhất từng được công bố ở Ireland, khi anh ấy đối đầu với Parke trong trận đấu cực kỳ được mong đợi này.

 

Để biết thêm thông tin, hãy xem các trang web Bellator và BAMMA và theo dõi chúng trên tất cả các kênh truyền thông xã hội.

Cập nhật Bellator 173: McGeary vs. Lĩnh vực Thẻ chính:

Sự kiện chính hạng nhẹ: Liam McGeary (11-1) vs. Chris Fields (11-7-1)

Tính năng Featherweight: James Gallagher (5-0) vs. Kirill Medvedovsky (7-3)

140 lb. Tính năng Catchweight: Sinead Kavanagh (4-0) vs. Iona Razafiarison (1-1, 1 NC)

Đã cập nhật BAMMA 28: Sàn gỗ vv. Thẻ chiến đấu Redmond

‘Stormin’ Norman Parke (22-5-1) Vs. Paul ‘Redser’ Redmond (11-5) – Tính năng nhẹ
Andy ‘Taz’ Young (10-8) Vs. Dominique ‘The Black Panther’ Wooding (3-0) – TItle hạng ruồi thế giới BAMMA tạm thời
Ronnie ‘Iron’ Mann (25-8-1) Vs. Damien ‘Frankenstien’ Lapilus (14-7-1) – Danh hiệu vô địch hạng lông thế giới BAMMA
Rhys ‘Skeletor’ McKee (c) (5-0) Vs. Giá của ‘Magic Myles (9-6-0) – Danh hiệu hạng nhẹ Lonsdale
Colin ‘The Freakshow’ Fletcher (13-7) Vs. Alex ‘Da Kid’ Lohore (10-1) – Người nặng Bout
John ‘Johnny Jitzu’ Redmond (7-12) Vs. 'Viên kim cương Nigeria' Pelu Adetola (3-5) – Middleweight Bout
Steve Owens (2-0) Vs. Jai Herbert (4-1) – Nhẹ Bout
Niall Smith (4-4) Vs. Daniel Rutkowski (1-2) – Lông Bout
Blaine O’Driscoll (3-1) Vs. Ross McCorriston (0-0) – Bantamweight Bout
Andrew Murphy (0-1) Vs. Stephen Kilifin (2-1) – Lông Bout

Jonathan Reid (0-0) Vs. Daniel Olejniczak (0-0) – Người nặng Bout

Glenn ‘The Beast’ Irvine ((0-1) Vs. Keith ‘The Butcher’ McCabe (2-3) – 80kg Catchweight Bout

STAGE IS SET FOR LEGENDARY LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT MAIN EVENT AT BELLATOR 170 TONIGHT INSIDE THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES

 

 

Complete Weigh-In Photos Here / Video Replay Here

 

LOS ANGELES, California. (Jan. 20, 2017) –The official weigh-ins for Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen took place Friday morning in front of a rowdy crowd inside the Sheraton Gateway hotel in Los Angeles, Calif. The competitors are now ready for action tối nay at The Forum, with the event airing LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 giờ chiều. VÀ/8 giờ chiều. CT.

The epic event is headlined by a legendary light heavyweight matchup pitting Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) chống lại Chael Sonnen (28-14-1). The evening’s co-main event features a welterweight showdown pitting Paul Daley (38-14-2) chống lại Brennan Phường (14-4), trong khi Ralek Gracie (3-0) và Hisaki Kato (7-2) square off in a middleweight bout on the main card of Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen.

 

Thẻ chính: (Live on SPIKE – 9 giờ chiều. VÀ/8:00 giờ chiều. CT)

Sự kiện chính hạng nhẹ: Tito Ortiz (204.8 lbs.) vs. Chael Sonnen (205.8 lbs.)

 

Welterweight Co-Main Event: Paul Daley (170.8 lbs.) vs. Brennan Phường (170.9 lbs.)

 

Middleweight Main Card Bout: Ralek Gracie (183.9 lbs.) vs. Hisaki Kato (185 lbs.)

 

Featherweight Main Card Bout: Georgi Karakhanyan (145.9 lbs.) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (145.6 lbs.)

 

Catchweight Main Card Bout: Derek Anderson (160.1 lbs.) vs. Derek Fields (154.2 lbs.)

 

Thẻ sơ bộ: (Bellator.com – 6:30 giờ chiều. VÀ/5:30 giờ chiều. CT)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Chinzo Machida (145.3 lbs.) vs. Jamar Ocampo (145.2 lbs.)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Colleen Schneider (129 lbs.) vs. Chrissie Daniels (126 lbs.)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Jack May (261 lbs.) vs. Dave Cryer (239 lbs.)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Henry Corrales (144.3 lbs.) vs. Cody Bollinger (146 lbs.)

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Kevin Casey (184.8 lbs.) vs. Keith Berry (184.8 lbs.)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Guilherme “Bomba” Vasconcelos (169.3 lbs.) vs. John Mercurio (170.4 lbs.)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Gabriel Green (154.9 lbs.) vs. Jalin Turner (155.6 lbs.)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Christian Gonzalez (182.4 lbs.) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (178.3 lbs.)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Demarcus Brown (146 lbs.) vs. Alex Soto (147.4 lbs.)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jacob Rosales (154.7 lbs.) vs. Ian Butler (158.9 lbs.)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Johnny Cisneros (170.6 lbs.) vs. Curtis Millender (171 lbs.)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Mike Segura (155.6 lbs.) vs. Tommy Aaron (145.5 lbs.)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Rob Gooch (136 lbs.) vs. James Barnes (134.5 lbs.)

“Bão” Warning! Alexander Shlemenko to headline M-1 Challenge 75

THÔNG CÁO BÁO CHÍ
American lightweight
Keon Caldwell added to loaded card
Tháng ba 3 ở Moscow, Nga

ST. PETERSBURG, Nga (Tháng giêng 19, 2017) – M-1 Global has announced that 2016 M-1 Grand Prix middleweight champion Alexander “Bão” Shlemenko sẽ tiêu đề M-1 Challenge 75 ở Moscow.
It has also been announced that American lightweight KeonThe Black AssassinCaldwell will make his M-1 Global debut versus former M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Maxim Divnich.
M-1 Challenge 75 sẽ được truyền trực tiếp từ Moscow ở độ nét cao trên www.M1Global.TV. Người xem sẽ có thể xem các trận đấu sơ bộ và thẻ chính bằng cách đăng nhập vào để đăng ký tại www.M1Global.TV. Fans may watch all the action on their computers, cũng như trên Android và Apple điện thoại thông minh và máy tính bảng.
Shlemenko (54-9-0. 1 NC, M-1: 4-0-0), a three-time Bellator champion, đánh bại cựu vô địch M-1 Challenge Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (see picture above with Shlemenko on right) last year in the M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship semifinals and championship final, tương ứng, by three-round majority decision and third-round submission (ngộp thở). Shlemenko vs. Vasilevsky I & II were the M-1 Challenge 68 & 64 Fights of the Night.
In a much-anticipated All-Russian middleweight showdown, Shlemenko was supposed to fight reigning M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramadan Emeev, who was unfortunately injured during training camp, forcing him out of that match. Vasilevsky replaced Emeev against Shlemenko in the championship final.
Trong hành động cuối cùng của ông, Shlemenko stopped Kendall Grove in the second round of their main event fight on Bellator 162 last October in Memphis, Tennessee.
Alexander Shlemenko fighting in Russia is always a significant event,” Tổng thống M-1 toàn cầu Vadim Finkelchtein nói, “as he is a true legend of Russian MMA. His fights always sellout arenas, no matter who his opponent. We all know that the story we started last year at M<-1 Grand Prix 2016 isn’t over, nhưng. The whole country is waiting for the fight between Russia’s two best middleweightsAlexander Shlemenko and Ramazan Emeev.
Ramazan was injured and Shlemenko had contractual obligations with Bellator. Như vậy, throughout the past month, we were waiting for Shlemenko to receive permission to fight in Russia. Hiện nay, we have arranged for him to fight on M-1 Challenge 75. We’ve done a great job to make this possible and now hope that, thời gian này, we will be able to complete this exciting story.
Undefeated M-1 Challenge welterweight champion Alexey Kunchenko (15-0-0, M-1: 7-0-0), Nga, will defend his title against an opponent to be announced, due to originally announced Kazakh challenger, bất bại Shaukat Rakhmonov (7-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), withdrawing due to a knee injury.
Russian welterweight prospect Sergey “StreetfighterRomanov (10-1-0, M-1: 3-0-0) faces Russian veteran Magomed “The White Wolf” Sultanakhmedov (18-5-0, M-1: 10-1-0) ở trên M-1 Challenge 75 thẻ.
Caldwell (11-3-0, M-1: 0-0-0), fighting out of Georgia, is the US-based Island Fights champion. A powerful puncher who has nine knockouts in his 11 pro victories, Caldwell was supposed to compete in the 13th season of The Ultimate Fighter, but he withdrew due to personal reasons. He has had several fights in World Series of Fighting.
A Ukrainian fighting out of Moscow, Divnich captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title in 2014 tại M-1 Challenge 54, dừng Dzhambulat Kurbanov in the third round on punches in the Fight of the Night. Trong 2015, Divnich lost his first title defense by third-round knockout to Mansour Barnaoui tại M-1 Challenge 57. Trong cuộc chiến cuối cùng của ông, Artiom Damkovsky knocked out Divnich with a kick in the second-round of their fight this past September at M-1 Challenge 70.
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M-1 CHALLENGE EVENT CALENDAR:
M-1 Challenge 74 – Tháng Hai. 18, 2017 – St. Petersburg, Nga
M-1 Challenge 75 – Tháng ba 3, 2017 – Moscow, Nga

TAKE AN INSIDE LOOK AT BELLATOR 170’S MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS WITH NEW, EXCLUSIVE DIGITAL CONTENT

HOLLYWOOD, California. (Jan. 17, 2017) – With Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen only a few days away, Bellator’s digital team has once again developed a series of exclusive new content in preparation of Thứ bảy của showdown at The Forum. Join us as we explore behind-the-scenes footage of some of the greatest athletes in MMA and their training regimens. For a deeper look inside these competitors’ journey to the big stage, look no further than Bellator’s fantastic YouTube page.

 

In Focus w/ Chael Sonnen

Join us as we spend a day in the life of Chael Sonnen in his home town of West Linn, Oregon. We dive deep into the history of Sonnen’s legacy and the highly anticipated rematch with Tito Ortiz.

Sparring Session w/ Tito Ortiz

Former All-Pro NFL superstar Shawne Merriman goes toe-to-toe with Tito Ortiz for a sparring session before the big main event at The Forum.

What to Watch: Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen

After pinning Ortiz in a college wrestling match nearly 20 năm trước, Sonnen hopes to come out on top once again when the two legends square off on Jan. 21.

What to Watch: Paul Daley vs. Brennan Phường

Two of the top sluggers duke it out in the evening’s co-main event and Jimmy Smith breaks it down for both welterweight superstars before they enter the cage.

FIGHT INFO: Gần 20 years have passed since Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) và Chael Sonnen (28-14-1) met in a collegiate wrestling match in Sonnen’s home state of Oregon. Hiện nay, the two mixed martial arts legends meet again, with a shot at sweet revenge for Ortiz, who was pinned during their clash in 1998. Ngày 21, Bellator MMA will invade Los Angeles and The Forum, as the Scott Coker-led promotion prepares for one of the biggest events of the year.

 

Trong hợp chính sự kiện của buổi tối, fans will have the opportunity to experience a welterweight war pitting fellow sluggers Paul Daley (38-14-2) chống lại Brennan Phường (14-4). Trong hành động hạng trung, Hisaki Kato (7-2) will be making his fourth appearance under the Bellator MMA umbrella, and is riding a two-fight winning streak as he prepares for undefeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu prodigy Ralek Gracie (3-0). Cuối cùng, Georgi Karakhanyan (26-6-1) will challenge Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) in a featherweight feature fight, trong khi Derek Fields (17-6) và Derek Anderson (14-2, 1 NC) round out the Spike-televised main card with lightweight action.

 

Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen phát sóng trực tiếp và miễn phí trên SPIKE tại 9 giờ chiều. VÀ/8 giờ chiều. CT, while preliminary bouts will stream live on Bellator.com and The Bellator Mobile App. Very few tickets remain and they can be purchased at The Forum Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.

M-1 Challenge lightweight title fight Butenko vs. Yandiev added to M-1 Challenge 74

Tháng hai 18 ở St. Petersburg, Nga
ST. PETERSBURG, Nga (Tháng giêng 16, 2017) – M-1 Global has announced that M-1 Challenge lightweight champion Alexander “Iron Capture” Butenko will take on challenger Abukar Yandiev (8-1-0, M-1: 2-1-0) trong M-1 Challenge 74 co-feature on Tháng hai 18, ở St. Petersburg, Nga.
The previously announced main event pits undefeated M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Rashid Yusupov (6-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), Nga, defends his title against former titlist Stephan “T-800” Puetz (15-2-0, M-1: 6-1-0), Đức.
M-1 Challenge 74 sẽ được truyền trực tiếp từ St. Petersburg ở độ nét cao trên www.M1Global.TV. Người xem sẽ có thể xem các trận đấu sơ bộ và thẻ chính bằng cách đăng nhập vào để đăng ký tại www.M1Global.TV. Fans có thể xem tất cả các hành động trên máy tính của họ, cũng như trên Android và Apple điện thoại thông minh và máy tính bảng.
Also announced is a fight between top bantamweights Vitaly BranchukMoktarLe Kabyle” Benkaci will also be in action with the winner positioning himself for a potential title shot with M-1 Challenge bantamweight championPavel Vitruk in the not-too-distant future.
A strong Ukrainian with superior wrestling skills, Butenko (42-11-2, M-1: 9-1-0) is an eight-year MMA veteran who has found a welcomed home in M-1 Challenge competition and he has taken advantage of the opportunity. Riding a six-fight win streak, the 29-year-old Butenko captured the vacant M-1 Challenge lightweight title belt last June at M-1 Challenge 67, when he took a five-round unanimous decision over Artiom Damkovsky.
Trong hành động cuối cùng của ông, tại M-1 Challenge 71 trong tháng mười, Butenko won a unanimous three-round decision against Rubenilton Pereira in a non-title fight.
Butenko’s first title defense will be against one of the most popular MMA fighters in Russia, the fighting powerhouse Yandiev, who also is a strong wrestler, plus a solid Judo background. The rising lightweight star will be a certain fan favor because of his nationality as well as his style of fighting, resulting in first-round endings in all his pro fights to date.
Last June at M-1 Challenge 68, Yandiev used an armlock for a first-round submission of Tony Christodoulou, fought at a 177 ½ lbs. catchweight.
Like Butenko, Branchuk (21-6-0, M-1: 1-2-0) also fights out of Ukraine. The 25-year-old fighter is a former M-1 Challenge bantamweight title challenger, who was riding an eight-fight into his last fight, in which he lost by fourth-round submission (ngộp thở) to the aforementioned Vitruk (see accompanying picture to left). In M-1 Challenge competition, Branchuk defeated Antun Racicone year ago, by way of a three-round split decision at M-1 Challenge 64.
Benkaci (13-7-0, (M-1: 2-1-0) is a grappling specialist from France. Known and highly respected for his great conditioning and endurance, he lost a disputed three-round decision in his M-1 Challenge debut to Nikita Chistyakov 1-½ years ago, but the talented Frenchman bounced back to knockout his last two opponents, Vadim MalyginAlexey Naumov, tương ứng, by knee and punch.
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BLUE CHIP PROSPECTS JAROD TRICE & TYRELL FORTUNE RETURN TO BELLATOR MMA CAGE AT BELLATOR 171 INSIDE KANSAS STAR ARENA ON JAN. 27

BRAZILIAN PHENOM BRUNA ELLEN ALSO ADDED TO STACKED UNDERCARD

HOLLYWOOD, California. — (Jan. 13, 2017) – A pair of heavyweight fights featuring undefeated blue chip prospects Jarod Trice(1-0) và Tyrell Fortune (1-0) have been added to the Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card of Bellator 171 at the Kansas Star Arena on Jan. 27.

Also added to the preliminary portion of Bellator 171Bruna Ellen (2-1), những người sẽ đảm nhận Carmella James (Khởi đầu) in a female flyweight clash. The new additions join a competitive undercard that is highlighted by a middleweight fight pitting the undefeated Chris Harris (7-0) chống lại Jordan Young (5-0), cùng với Gaston Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) chống Justin Overton (3-2).

A catchweight bout putting Melvin Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) against knockout artist Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC) will serve as the evening’s main event, while fans will have the opportunity to see the return of “The King of Kansas” David Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) in a lightweight co-main event fight with Aaron Derrow (14-8). Undefeated phenom A.J. McKee (6-0) sẽ đưa vào Brandon Phillips (6-2) in a featherweight feature fight and Kansas’ own Jessica Middleton (1-0) challenges Alice Yauger (4-4) in a female flyweight bout on the SPIKE-televised main card.

Vé cho Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani bắt đầu từ $24 và đang được bán tạiKansasStarEventCenter.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 giờ chiều. VÀ/8 giờ chiều. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.

A highly touted wrestling prospect out of Detroit, Michigan, Jarod Trice will make his second appearance inside of the Bellator MMA cage and is looking to build off of an impressive professional debut. The 27-year-old standout was awarded three All-American honors, as well as a National Title at 120 kg and two Greco Roman National Titles, prior to joining the Bellator MMA fray in 2016. Now Trice is looking to make a name for himself in the world of MMA, after delivering an exceptional performance in his first career win over Tommie Britton at Bellator 167 just over one month ago. Kansas’ Kevin Woltkamp (1-2) will challenge Trice, and will look to play the role hometown spoiler when he competes in front of thousands of friends and family.

After earning state championships in nearly every national age-group in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling during high school, Fortune went on to compete at Grand Canyon University’s highly acclaimed program, where he was named the 2013 Division II Wrestler of the Year, taking home a NCAA Division II championship in the process. The Portland, Ore. native began his career under the direction of Bellator MMA last year, earning a sensational first round knockout victory in his debut at Bellator 163. The 26-year-old now hopes to preserve his unblemished record when he enters the cage for the second time against Will Johnson, who will be making his professional debut.

Hailing from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ellen enters the bout looking to build off the momentum she came into Bellator with after signing with the Viacom-owned promotion last year. The flyweight prospect began her professional career with back-to-back victories in 2015, including one victory coming after a brilliant knockout win in the opening round of action. Hiện nay, the 20-year-old Brazilian makes her second appearance under the Scott Coker-led promotion in the same venue where she made her debut.

Complete Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani Thẻ chính:

175 lb. Catchweight Main Event: Melvin Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) vs. Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC)

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

Lông Feature Fight: A.J. McKee (6-0) vs. Brandon Phillips (6-2)

Flyweight Feature Fight: Jessica Middleton (1-0) vs. Alice Yauger (4-4)

Thẻ sơ bộ:

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

Lông Preliminary Lượt: Gaston Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) vs. Justin Overton (3-2)

Weltereweight Preliminary Bout: Will Lavine (Khởi đầu) vs. Domo Garcia (Khởi đầu)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Chance Rencountre (8-2) vs. Jake Lindsay (11-5)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Johnny Marigo (2-0) vs. Joe Fulk (4-4)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Manny Meraz (8-3) vs. Scott Heston (4-1)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Craig Farley (Khởi đầu) vs. Mike Breeden (Khởi đầu)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Jarod Trice (1-0) vs. Kevin Woltkamp (1-2)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Fortune (1-0) vs. Will Johnson (Khởi đầu)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Bruna Ellen (2-1) vs. Carmella James (Khởi đầu)

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RISING STAR A.J. MCKEE RETURNS TO ACTION WITH FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT AGAINST BRANDON PHILLIPS AT BELLATOR 171 INSIDE KANSAS STAR ARENA ON JAN. 27

 

KANSAS’ OWN JESSICA MIDDLETON MAKES SPIKE DEBUT DURING FLYWEIGHT BOUT AGAINST ALICE YAUGER

GASTON REYNO ADDED TO STACKED PRELIMINARY CARD

HOLLYWOOD, California. (Jan. 12, 2017) – A featherweight feature fight pitting A.J. McKee (6-0) chống lại Brandon Phillips (6-2) đã được thêm vào các thẻ chính SPIKE-truyền hình về Bellator 171 at the Kansas Star Arena on Jan. 27.

Ngoài ra, Kansas’ own Jessica Middleton (1-0) sẽ đưa vào Alice Yauger (4-4) in a female flyweight clash, while Uruguayan knockout artist Gaston Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) highlights a stacked preliminary card when he meets Justin Overton (3-2).

The evening’s main event features a 175-pound catchweight showdown between MMA veteran Melvin Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) and knockout specialist Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC). “The King of Kansas” David Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) also returns to the Bellator cage, as he will take on Aaron Derrow (14-8) in a lightweight feature fight.

Vé cho Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani bắt đầu từ $24 và đang được bán tại KansasStarEventCenter.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com. Additional main and preliminary card bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 giờ chiều. VÀ/8 giờ chiều. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.

McKee enters the Bellator MMA cage undefeated and continues to prove that he is one of the top young prospects in the sport of MMA. With each of McKee’s six professional fights coming under the direction of Bellator MMA, the 21-year-old Team BodyShop product has made a name for himself from day one, showing both exceptional power and elusiveness every time he steps into the cage. After finishing each of his first five opponents with opening round victories, “Mercenary” was finally taken the distance in his most recent bout with Ray Gỗ, earning a hard-fought unanimous decision win atBellator 166. A native of Long Beach, Calif., McKee will return to the Midwest in search of his first win of 2017.

Taking his ninth professional fight, 27-year-old Brandon Phillips will participate in the main card action for the first time in his Bellator MMA career. Phillips began his professional career with a bang, delivering five consecutive victories, với bốn knockout, and earning well-deserved attention from the Scott Coker-led promotion. Phillips made his Bellator MMA debut in 2016, collecting a unanimous decision victory over Chuka Willis tại Bellator 159. After recording finishes in five of six career wins, the Oklahoma City native will make the short trip up North to Kansas Star Arena, where he will have the opportunity to add to that impressive total.

Fighting out of Wichita, Kansas, 28-year-old Jessica Middleton will look to add to her impressive professional debut, a clutch victory over Bruna Ellen at last year’s Bellator 159 when she competes on Jan. 27. Following an undefeated amateur career, the hometown favorite now hopes to preserve her unblemished professional mark in a flyweight fight with Alice Yauger. An eight-fight veteran of MMA, Yauger enters the bout having won each of her last two contests and three of her past four. Hailing from Arlington, Texas, the 38-year-old Yauger hopes to use her experience advantage when she makes her promotional debut against the younger Middleton.

Making his fourth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, Reyno enters the bout in search of his third win under the promotion and second in a row. A native of Montevideo, Uruguay, Reyno has delivered finishes in each of his six career victories, including five straight first round stoppages to begin his professional career. “Tonga” will now direct his attention to Kansas Star Arena and Jan. 27, where he will look to build off of an impressive knockout win over L.J. Hermreck at Bellator 159.

Cập nhật Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani Thẻ chính:

175 lb. Catchweight Main Event: Melvin Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) vs. Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC)

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

Lông Feature Fight: A.J. McKee (6-0) vs. Brandon Phillips (6-2)

Flyweight Feature Fight: Jessica Middleton (1-0) vs. Alice Yauger (4-4)

Updated Preliminary Card:

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

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Gaston Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) vs. Justin Overton (3-2)

Weltereweight Preliminary Bout: Will Lavine (Khởi đầu) vs. Domo Garcia (Khởi đầu)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Chance Rencountre (8-2) vs. Jake Lindsay (11-5)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Johnny Marigo (2-0) vs. Joe Fulk (4-4)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Manny Meraz (8-3) vs. Scott Heston (4-1)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Craig Farley (Khởi đầu) vs. Mike Breeden (Khởi đầu)

COMBATE AMERICAS APPOINTS FINANCE AND SPORTS INDUSTRY LEADER JOE PLUMERI BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN

First Data Vice Chairman, former Willis Group Holdings Chairman and CEO, and N.Y. Yankees minor league affiliate team owner sets his sights on the surging Hispanic millennial demographic and world’s fastest growing sport

NEW YORK, Tháng giêng 11 — Combate Mỹ, the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports and media franchise, today announced the appointment of its lead investor, longtime financial services and sports industry entrepreneur and philanthropist Joe Plumeri, as its non-executive, board of directors chairman.

Plumeri, the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for payment processing technology giant First Data, former chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings, former CEO of Citibank, North America and former President and Managing Partner of Shearson Lehman Brothers, as well as the owner of the New York Yankees minor league affiliate team, The Trenton Thunder, will sit on the board alongside Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) co-founder and Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren, and three of Plumeri’s fellow strategic investors.

Plumeri’s appointment comes on the heels of Combate Americas closing its series B round of financing.

“We are honored and excited to name such an esteemed and accomplished member of the business community like Joe Plumeri as the chairman of our board of directors and to have him play such a pivotal role in this movement we have created to serve the Hispanic millennial audience,"Nói McLaren, who launched Combate Americas in 2013 as a first-to-market venture that essentially combined his UFC pioneer experience with his storied background in television production.

“I am looking forward to this next chapter in my career that will allow me to focus on one of the last centers of growth in the U.S. economy – the emerging and exploding Hispanic demographic – through an incredible, first-to-market sports entertainment and media property that Campbell and his team have built with Combate Americas,” said Plumeri.

Prior to his role with First Data, Plumeri guided Willis Group Holdings for nearly 13 years to enormous value creation. He also served as President of Smith Barney, Vice Chairman of Travelers and Chairman and CEO of Primerica during his tenure with Citigroup.

As a philanthropist, Plumeri was named Humanitarian of the Year in 2006 after contributing the largest gift in history to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, to fund the construction of the New Jersey headquarters of the non-profit organization dedicated to fulfilling the wishes of children with life-threatening diseases.

Plumeri is also responsible for funding the creation of business scholarships, athletic scholarships and annual faculty excellence awards at his alma mater, The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va., where the baseball stadium, Plumeri Park, is named after his father. He also donated money to New York Law School to help create the Joe Plumeri Center for Social Justice and Economic Opportunity.

Combate Americas also recently announced a new company president in Alberto “El Presidente” Rodriguez, formerly Alberto Del Rio of the WWE, and a new television partnership that has its fight programming airing in over 135 million homes weekly on Azteca America in the U.S. and Mexico’s TV Azteca S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AZTECA; Latibex: XTZA), one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world.

For the first time in history, Combate Americas will head outside of the U.S. – to Mexico City, Mexico – with its live event series on Thứ năm, Jan. 19 when it will present a 10-bout fight card live on Azteca America and UFC FIGHT PASS®. The event will air the following evening, Thứ sáu, Jan. 20 on TV Azteca.