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PAIR OF INJURIES MAKE WAY FOR BRUNA VARGAS AND BRIAN MOORE ON MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 169’ INSIDE 3ARENA IN DUBLIN

 

BANTAMWEIGHT FEATURE FIGHT PITTING SHAY WALSH AGAINST LUIZ TOSTA ALSO ADDED TO MAIN CARD ON Dec. 16

Santa MONICA, Calif (Hakihea 5, 2016) – Injuries to both Paul Redmond a Bruna Ellen have led to new opponents for Daniel Weichel (37-9) a Helen Harper (4-1) i runga i Hakihea 16. Weichel will now face Ireland native Brian Moore (9-4) i roto i te a'ee mā, while Harper will be challenged by Bruna Vargas (2-1) in a flyweight fight at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Heoi, a bantamweight bout pitting Shay Walsh (14-4) ki Luiz Tosta (9-2) puts a stamp on the main card of "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”

The Spike-televised main card will be highlighted by a heavyweight main event pitting “King Mo” (19-5, 1 NC) against Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1). I tua atu, Anthony Taylor (1-1) will look to quiet the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’s James Gallagher (4-0) in a featherweight clash.

Tikiti hoki "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” are on sale now and start at 35€ at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.ie and the 3Arena Box Office. The event can be seen free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT.

In addition to a full card of Bellator action, ticket holders will also have the unique opportunity to experience an additional fight card from Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, BAMMA. The bantamweight belt will be on the line at “BAMMA 27,” as Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) a Alan Philpott(16-8) prepare to duke it out for division gold.

Fighting out of Lancaster, Ingarangi, Walsh will be making his Bellator MMA debut and against the savvy veteran Tosta. Dating back to 2014, Walsh has accrued four victories over his past five contests, including a brutal knockout of Gaz Pilot at “BAMMA 21: DeVent vs. Kone.” Of his 14 career wins, nine have come by way of knockout or submission, making it easy to picture another explosive attack out of the gates by Walsh. After competing in the 145-pound division for the first 15 fights of his professional career, Walsh made the move down to the bantamweight division, where he has strung together wins in two of his first three appearances.

The 36-year-old Tosta enters the bout riding a recent string of success that includes victories in seven of his last eight contests with one draw. Hailing from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tosta will be making his second appearance under the Bellator MMA umbrella, after recording the aforementioned draw in his promotional debut earlier this year at “Bellator 158.” With each of his nine career victories coming by way of submission, seven of which occurred in the first round, it’s clear that Tosta will once again look for the early takedown and finish his opponent.

Filling in for the injured Redmond is Brian Moore, as he enters the cage riding a current two-fight winning streak and a blossoming career that is ready to take off. The 29-year-old Moore has won five of his last seven contests, including a trio of first round victories, highlighted by a vicious knockout that came just 2:30 into his bout earlier in the year. Of his nine career wins, Moore has finished seven of his victims, making him a tall task for the wily veteran Weichel. A native of Wexford, Ireland, “The Pikeman” will not have to travel far for his upcoming showdown with one of Bellator MMA’s most proven veterans, as “The Weasel” will enter hostile territory for this face-off.

Replacing Ellen is the always dangerous Bruna Vargas, who will square off with Harper in search of her first win under the direction of Bellator MMA. The 27-year-old Vargas has recorded two wins over three contests, since making her professional debut in 2013. Hailing from Porto Alegre, Brazil, the Team Nogueira prospect hopes to redeem herself with a promising performance against another stiff opponent in Harper.

Oti "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” Main Card:

Heavyweight Main Event: Muhammed "Kingi Mo" Lawal (19-5, 1 NC) vs. Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1)

Featherweight Co-Main Event: James Gallagher (4-0) vs. Anthony Taylor (1-1)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniel Weichel (37-9) vs. Brian Moore (9-4)

Flyweight Feature Bout: Bruna Vargas (2-1) vs. Helen Harper (4-1)

Bantamweight Feature Bout: Shay Walsh (14-4) vs. Luiz Tosta (9-2)

 

Updated “BAMMA 27” Card:

Bantamweight World Title Bout: Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) vs. Alan Philpott (16-8)

Light taumahamaha a'ee: Chris Fields (11-7-1) vs. Andy Clamp (8-1)

Mā whitu a'ee: Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) vs. Niklas Backstrom (10-2)

Mā whitu a'ee: Dylan Tuke (3-0) vs. Sean Tobin (4-2)

Kōmāmā a'ee: Rhys McKee (4-0) vs. Jai Hebert (4-0)

Welterweight a'ee: Kiefer Crosbie (1-0) vs. Conor Riordan (Tuatahi)

Welterweight a'ee: Nathan Jones (9-5) vs. Walter Gahadza (16-0)

Whā a'ee: Ian Cleary (Tuatahi) vs. Andrew Lofthouse (Tuatahi)

Welterweight a'ee: Terry Brazier (6-1) vs. Niklas Stolze (7-1)

Whā a'ee: Sinead Kavanagh (3-0) vs. Eeva Siiskonen (5-4-2)

Whā a'ee: Richie Smullen (2-0) vs. Conor Dillon (5-8)

Whā a'ee: Blaine O’Driscoll (2-1) vs. Neil Ward (2-2)

Welterweight a'ee: Keith McCabe (1-1) vs. Richard Kiely (Tuatahi)

Welterweight a'ee:Will Fleury (1-0) vs. Kyle Mclurkin (Tuatahi)

Re'zin FF: SHOOT BOXING RULES TO PRESIDE OVER AKEBONO VS. Sapp II ON NEW YEAR TE EVE; “KING MO” Ki te kanohi Brett McDermott I TUAWARU-MAN Grand Prix TOURNAMENT

E rua K-1 tikanga pāngia kauwhautia hoki tino-tūmanako,
whakarewatanga e toru-ra o RIZIN FF i Tokyo, Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN - Hakihea 9, 2015 Kauwhautia RIZIN FF rangatira i tenei ra e te tino tūmanako rematch i waenganui i - Akebono a Bob Sapp Ka kia whakataetaengia i raro i Koperea tikanga Mekemeke i runga i Rāpare, Dec. 31, me taua toa BAMMA Brett McDermott kua huaina te hoariri hou mō "King Mo" Lawal i roto i te waru-tangata taumahamaha Grand Prix whakakorenga whakataetae, e whai ake nei i te withdrawal o toa BAMMA Mark Godbeer wiki whakamutunga e tika ana ki te whara.

I roto i te K-1 ture mahi, I kauwhautia te reira e Hiroya Kawabe Ka fehangahangai Phenom Tūrongo Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura i runga i Rātū, Dec. 29, a Takeru Segawa Ka tapawha atu ki te toa Chinese Muay Thai Yang Ming i runga i Hakihea 31.
Koperea mekemeke kaiwhakarewa me te CEO, Takeshi Hiha joined RIZIN FF Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Kaiwhakahaere General Nobuhiko Takada, Sapp, Akebono, Segawa, me te kaihanga Kensaku Maeda i te amuiraa press i Tokyo ki te hanga i te mau faaararaa.

"Kua rapu ana ahau i whakaaro e pā ana ki te mea tikanga kia tū te rematch tino tūmanako i raro i, ko Mr. Cezar whakaurua ahau ki te whakaaro i reira e taea ki te whakanui i ō rātou pūmanawa whawhai e rua,"Ka mea a Sakakibara.

", Te K-1 hou" tonu Sakakibara, "Kua rongonui i roto i te taua auau tere, a ko ahau oaoa e haere ratou ki te kia unga ratou runga, taranata taitamariki ki to tatou mowhiti. E rite tatou ki te ōrite e rua K-1 māngai ake ki te hoariri uaua. "

Sakakibara whakahuatia ano hoki e Nam Jin Jo Kua whara tona turi i roto i te whakangungu me te i takoha ki te unu, na Piripi Eparaima i Koperea e anga Boxe Academy Yuki Motoya.

Katia Sakakibara tona nā te pānuitanga a te whakaahua i te kōrero o te-ra e toru, noa-o-tiaki whawhai hui, e timata i runga i Hakihea 29, a ngā runaruna pāngia MMA me te whakataetae grappling tuwhera.

Ko te rematch i waenganui Akebono ko Sapp me te a'ee i waenganui Segawa me Ming uru matchups i waenganui i Yuichiro Nagashima a Andy Souwer, aAsen Yamamoto a Kron Gracie i runga i Hakihea 31st.

Comments:

Bob Sapp:

"Ua riro te reira i te i mai ahau whawhai whakamutunga i runga i Nye, a tino oaoa. A ki te anga kotahi ano toku e te Tika. Wa whakamutunga whawhai matou, hanga matou i hītori, me te honore nui ko e. E rite ahau ki te whai hoki te hanga ano hītori, a haapapû ahau ki a koutou, ka waiho hei whawhai whakaongaonga. "

Akebono:

"Kua ahau e noho ana i te pouri, me te hinga hoki te mua 12 tau. Kua kawea e ahau he whakaaro o te faaoraraa i roto hohonu, a ka te tuku i te wā tino. E kore ahau e hiahia ana ki te whai ki te ite faahou i taua ara, na e hiahia ana ahau katoa ki te haere mai mataara te Akebono hou. Kei te haere ahau i roto i reira mo te win. "

Takeru Segawa:

"Ko ahau inoino no te mea ua hinaaro ahau ki te whawhai atu i tēnei tau, engari Au hari mo tenei faingamālie tino ahau. He maha MMA whawhai i runga i te kāri, engari e hiahia ana ahau ki te whakaatu e K-1 whawhai ko te whakaongaonga tino. E hiahia ana ahau katoa ki te kia korero e pā ana ki te toa māmā o te te whakaongaonga rawa i roto i te RIZIN whawhai katoa ".

Re'zin FF General Manager Nobuhiko Takada:

"Ko ahau oaoa noa rawa. Ko tētahi o nga take he e te mea e tata oti te kāri whawhai, engari heoi nui ke atu o te mea e ka taea ki te whana o to tatou kaupapa i runga i te ra tatou mataara wahi iwi pouaka whakaata te tino. Me te reira ki te waiho i te hakari. E hoatu e matou tahi ngā whawhai mō te hunga mātakitaki whānui. E rite tatou ki ki te whakatairanga i te nui o tenei hui tonu. "

Tonu Takada i roto i te whakaahua i ia toa. "He e kingi rite te toa runga i roto i te K-1 te titiro me te pūkenga Hiroya. Ka taea e kite ahau ia he aha maha pā wahine. Ko kotahi te mowhiti pere, E whakaatu ana ia i tona fakaaoao me te mana. Kei te irritating tonu te reira, no te tino iti e pā ana ki tou hoa tauwhainga e mohio ana koe, engari kua takoto ia ki te whakaatu i te nui o K-1 noa'tu o te hoariri i tana ".

Tonu ia i runga i pā ana ki te whawhai rongonui, "Ko te whakawākanga mō taua whawhai mariko. A ka taua whawhai ano kia haere mai hoki. He maha ngā whakaaro e pā ana ki tenei whawhai, engari e he aha hanga te reira na whakaongaonga. Ka ue'i maha whawhai kia ki te kohikohi i te aro katoa e arahi ki te pai te mahinga. Maha tikanga kua muri i te reira tenei whawhai. "Tāpiri Takada,"Ki te toa Akebono, pea te tau i muri?"A rawekengia katoa e pā ana ki te kēmu rapa taea. Faaite Takada e vahe Cezar Takeshi i rite te kaitautoko mo tenei whawhai, a ka ui ki a ia e kore nei kia tutea i te whawhai.

A pee i Re'zin FF online:

Paetukutuku – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR

Re'zin FF Faaite taiapa whakataetae, Matchups mō te Eight-tangata taumahamaha o Tournament i runga i Hakihea 29 a 31

Fighters comment on the highly-anticipated tournament that will award its winner a $300,000 grand prize

TOKYO, JAPAN (Nov. 30, 2015) -Ko Te tuhi ki te whakatau i nga taiapa whakataetae me te atamira tuatahi matchups mo te RIZIN Tuhinga GRAND-Prix 2015 waru-tangata, whakataetae taumahamaha e ka tango i te wahi i runga i te akoranga o te rua ra – Hakihea 29 ko Hakihea 31and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer, kua oti nei te whakaritea ki te whakataetae i roto i te whakataetae, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

I mua ki te tātuhi, Tiamana Nobuyuki Sakakibara kī, "Ka riro tenei whakataetae te miramira o RIZIN. Toa i huri noa i te ao nei e whakakake ki te tohu i to ratou whakatairanga me te whenua, a he vēkeveke ki te whakamahi i tenei tūāpapa ki te whakanui i to ratou mahi ki te hanga i te ingoa hoki kua ratou huihui i roto i te whakataetae. E kore ai te nuinga o nga pāpāho nei huihui i tenei ra mohio nui e pā ana ki enei kaitäkaro, engari ka te tuatahi whana K-1 atu i roto i 1993, tangata i mohio e pā ana ki Branko Cikatić ranei Mike Bernardo. Ko te whawhai nei whakatuwhera ake i te tatau hou ko te hunga e nui to ratou tūmanako ".

The seven contestants slated for tournament action appeared at the press conference. Each drew an envelope numbered one through seven, and those who drew numbers one through four received the opportunity to choose their respective places in the tournament draw.

The first stage tournament matchups will be as follows:

Whawhai # 1: Lawal vs BAMMA fighter
Whawhai # 2: Aukstuolis vs Cappelozza,
Whawhai # 3 Ishii vs Prochazka,
Whawhai # 4: Reljic vs Nemkov.

A tournament reserve bout between Valentine Moldovsky and Yuta Uchida was also announced during the press conference.

Quotes toa:

– 1st Pick = “King Mo” Lawal – Kāniwha te tīpakohia

"Kua whakahonoretia ahau ki te whawhai mo RIZIN. Ahau fiefia ki te whakaatu i toku pūkenga i roto i te mua o te pā Japanese me te kia mahi i te mahi ahau. Au fiefia ki te e taea ki te tiki tau kotahi. Au tonu ahau tau kotahi. Ahau i roto i te tūnga i reira e te tiki i ahau etahi, toku mahi he ki te kuru i te tangata tu i muri ki ahau. "

“"Ahau tēnei wā e kore e whai i te hoariri, engari au e ahau tino e ka tukua atu e BAMMA he toa pai hoki ki ahau. Ko kāore te tangata e haere mai, ka kia mongamonga na pai ia kia rite. Whakaaro ahau hanga Ishii he whiriwhiri atamai ma te ape i ahau, me toku taiapa. He pai hoki ki a ia. "

"Ko te he rota o te moni! Hiahia hoko e ahau he paihere o te ice cream, te tahi mau kakahu pai, a ka haere ki Disney Ao, ka kite i te paihere o te kiriata. Hiahia haere ahau ki Vegas me rōpū, a hoko taranata o oko koura. "
– 2nd Tiki = Theodore Tāroaroa (BUSHIDO Europe Champion) – Kāniwha tīpakohia C

"Te mauruuru nei kia hoatu ha faingamālie taua ahau. I tenei taumata o te whakataetae, whai koe ki te kia rite ki te whawhai tangata kia kore ahau e tiaki nei e toku hoa tauwhainga. Whakapono ahau i roto i ahau, me ahau rite ki te whawhai tangata. "

"Hoki ahau, hoko i te toa i roto i nui atu te moni. Money ka whai rite ki te hua o te hoko ko ha toa mau. Toku ngakau kei te whakaritea kia riro i te whakataetae ".

"Ko te take ko te aha ahau i konei ko te mea e whakapono ahau i roto i ahau. Ka whawhai ahau ki te tohu i toku whenua iti. Toku hoariri e Tūrongo mohoao engari kahore he take he aha e ngaro i ahau. Ka hoatu e ahau ki runga ki te whakaatu, me te haere mai i roto i te wikitoria.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (KSW Light Mua taumahamaha Champion) – Kāniwha tīpakohia G

"E kore ahau e tiaki nei whawhai ki ahau. Toku moe mai ko ahau he kuao koati ko ki te whawhai i roto i Japan, a ka noho ahau i te moe matau i teie nei, toku whāinga ko te ki te whakaatu i toku mahi pai i runga i te Tau Hou. "

"Ahau i rite ki te matchup. Kua kua ahau te whakangungu ki te toa Sambo ao Blagoi Ivanov a ahau waia ki te kāhua whawhai Sambo. E mohio ana ahau ki mai ia i te rōpū nui, engari ka waiho e ahau rite ki te tango i tetahi mea ia ki te whakahere pera ano te reira i te whawhai pai. "

"Kua ora ahau i te moe tamarikitanga. Ko ahau te arotahi ki runga ki tonu toku haere i runga i toku moe ki te riro i te toa i roto i Japan. Ka whakaaro ahau o ta ki te mahi ki te moni kotahi te whakatutuki ahau toku whāinga. "

– 4Pick th = Satoshi Ishii (Beijing Olympics Judo Gold mētara) – Kāniwha tīpakohia E

"He pai takanga. E kore e ite e ahau e te whawhai ko te whawhai, kua tika timata te whawhai i runga i Nye. "

"Taku mahere he ki te haumi hawhe o te moni utu i roto i te petipeti, a ka foaki te toenga."

"Ko ha tuku pai e kore i taea e ahau te tahuri iho tenei. He whakataetae MMA, Hoariri pai, moni taonga pai. E kore ahau e hiahia ki te arotahi rawa nui i runga i te toa i te whakataetae no taua e pā toku kēmu hinengaro, ka pera ano arotahi ahau i runga i tetahi whawhai i te wa. "

– 5Pick th = Bruno Cappelozza (Whawhai Jungle 100kg Champion) – Kāniwha tīpakohia D

"Ahau tino e kore e mohio ki tetahi ki nga whawhai o konei i tenei ra, Ka whiriwhiria e ahau toku hoariri, me te tumanako Au waimarie ahau. "

"Ka huri e momo o te moni nui toku ora, me te ora o toku utuafare. Na ka hoko ano he toa. Te hunga āhuatanga e rua e mau ohipa nui hoki ahau.”

«E ua riro toku moe ki te whawhai i roto i Japan. E kore ahau e mohio ki te nui rawa e pā ana ki toku hoa tauwhainga, engari au e ahau mohio e ineine tatou, te tokorua mo te whawhai whakaongaonga. Whakaaro ahau tenei e waiho hei whawhai pai ".

– 6Pick th = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Union Heavyweight Champion) – Kāniwha tīpakohia H

"Ka kia māngai ahau Sambo. E rite ahau ki te whakaatu i te ataahua o Sambo me te toi o Sambo.”

– 7Pick th = Jiri Prochazka (GCF Czech Light Heavyweight Champion) – tīpakohia Kāniwha F "Ko ahau rawa fiefia ki te taea ki te whakaatu i toku pūkenga i roto i te whenua te wahi i whanau i te Samurai i. E kore e whakama koutou e ahau. "

"Katoa i konei he uaua. Mai ka whawhai ahau te tino whenua, Ka toku whawhai e kohikohi whakarongo. E rite ahau ki te whakamahi i tēnei whai wāhitanga, me tenei titauraa ia riro mai i te mea i muri nui ".

"Ko reira kia nui te moni e kore ahau e matau ki te wahi ki te tīmata. E whakapono ana ahau e haere i te moni i muri mai. Na rite o teie nei, ki te hoatu i te reira katoa i ahau ki te hanga RIZIN whakakake i whiriwhiria e ratou ki ahau mo te whai wāhi toku arotahi ko ".

Kaiwhakahaere General Nobuhiko Takada ka mau te hopuoro i muri i te tātuhi, "Kua ongo'i ahau he waia, whakamarie huru makiki ano e tika i teie nei. Ko ahau fiefia noa ki te kaititiro te whanautanga o whetu heke mai. Te ti'aturi nei e ahau e taea e Ishii te mahi i roto i te ara i te wahi e meinga e ia tatou pā Japanese whakakake. Lavame'a tuatahi o Ishii i toa i te mētara koura, heoi kahore matou i kite i tetahi hua tino i ia i roto i MMA. Te ti'aturi nei tino ahau e taea e ia te whakamahi i tēnei whai wāhitanga ki te whakatutuki i te fakahoko nui o tona mahi.”

Oti 'Bellator MMA: Mua 1 'HUA & Whakaahua

San Jose, Calif. (Mahuru 19, 2015) - Liam McGeary mau tona taitara Bellator MMA Light taumahamaha i mua o te mano sellout i te Center SAP i San Jose i "Bellator MMA: Taipohū 1. "

Tito Ortiz I tango i te whawhai ki te Ingarihi, whakamahi ana te whenua game ao-ingoa ki te taka ranei te noaa o McGeary, engari i roto i te mutunga, ko reira te patipati Jiu-Jitsu o te 32-tau-tawhito i tohu te mutunga o te po mo "Champion o te iwi."

 

I muri i te whawhai, Nui ki te mea e pā ana ki te tuku Ortiz mo te wa tuatahi i roto i tona mahi McGeary i.

 

"Ko te wikitoria mīharo,"Ka mea a McGeary. "Kua kore i tukuna Tito i mua i, na ko taua tino he paetae hoki ahau. Ko toku whare tenei. E kore e taea e koe te haere mai ki toku whare, me te ngana ki te tango i nga mea atu i ahau. Ka e ahau tenei whitiki ki te mahi pakeke, me te tangata e haere mai ana i roto i konei ka whai i te whawhai i runga i o ratou ringa. Ko haere hoki te tangata e sitepu i roto i ki ahau whawhai tetahi. "

 

Phil Davis i te po ki te mahara, kowhetetia tona mutu tuarua o te ahiahi ki te mana hoko i te No. 1 nguha i 205-pauna.

 

"Mr. Whakamiharo "mau Francis Carmont ki te matau maitai whakanohoia ki te kauae i tonoa te Canadian French ki te koaka, i kite Davis tere te whai ake, me te maka nifó karapīpiti e akina atu te ringa o te kaitautoko me hua i roto i te mutu.

 

"E kore ahau e mohio ki te mea tika tupu,"Ka mea a Davis. "Noa e hiahia ana ahau ki te whakawhetai ki te Atua. I ahau i te puni whakangungu pai. Kua ahau nga kaiako pai, hoa tākaro me te iwi a tawhio noa ahau. E mohio ana koe ki te aha, Hinaaro e ahau ki te whawhai Liam McGeary. Ko ia te kuao, hou a te ia te roa. "

Ko te wikitoria hoki Davis ano te tikanga e riro te hua Alliance MMA he whitiki waitohu-hou ki te whakamahara i tona wikitoria whakataetae.

 

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I roto i te hui matua i runga i te kororia kickboxing wahi o te kāri, Haora Cavalaripaahi Zack Mwekassa mā nuinga whakatau i runga i Rāhoroi po i "Bellator MMA: Taipohū 1. "

Whakahaere Cavalari ki te tāwhana hoki i te whakataunga tata ki te tiki tūngou te kaiwhakawa,, a inaianei nona e rua whakaora mo Mwekassa i roto i rua hui. Ko te Beresiria inaianei hoki te kāinga ki te wahi hokohoko o te pūmārō, te taitara kororia marama taumahamaha o te ao i roto i te muka.

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E kore anake ko "Bellator MMA: Mua 1 " he ho'iraa mo Scott Coker, engari ano hoki te reira ko te kotahi angitu mō Josh Thomson, (21-8, 1 NC) nei oti Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1) i roto i te rua o a tawhio noa ki te kowaowaotia ringa-tapatoru.

 

"Mana'o i te reira mīharo, whakawhetai ki a koutou Scott Coker mō te hanga tupu tenei,"Ka mea a Thomson. "Ko rerekē hoki ahau te pô,, I ahau i te jitters rite kore e ahau te tikanga i. Ua hinaaro e ahau ki te mahi mo koutou takatu. Tenei kia te wa whakamutunga kite koutou i ahau i roto i tenei ao. "

 

Ki te te win, Ka tango Thomson he haohaoa Bellator MMA record ki tona a'ee muri me solidifies atu tona pukapuka rite ki tetahi o nga Lightweights runga i runga i te ao.

 

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E rua o Welterweights runga Bellator MMA o tauhokohoko i roto i te karapu waru-hekere, ka hoatu ki runga ki te karapu kororia kickboxing, a haere ana ki te whawhai i roto i te whakakai hei utu o te whare herehere. I roto i te mutunga ahakoa, Paora Daley ka mau fare te wikitoria whakatau loto mo Fernando Gonzalez, te fariiraa i te tūngou i katoa kaiwhakawa e toru i ringside.

 

Ki te te win, Tonu Daley ki te tāpiri i te whakauru ki tona anō, te whakapai ake i tana whakaatu kickboxing ki 21-3, i ona toi hōia whakauru ko te 37-13-2. "Te Menifee mauahara" e kore e ngaro nui i roto i te hinga, a ka tono pea te rematch roto te mowhiti i te rā i muri mai.

 

Ki te ui ki a koutou "Semtex" ahakoa, haere nga mea katoa kia rite ki te whakamāheretanga me te e kore ia e ki te tango ano i te a'ee kickboxing, "Ko te whawhai tangohia e ahau tūmanakohia tenei. I mohio ahau ko ia uaua ka mohio ahau ko ia he kaimekemeke pai,"Ka mea a Daley. "Ko ahau te oaoa noa i ko ahau taea ki te haere atu ki reira, ka maka matā. Ua hinaaro e ahau ki te maka etahi nifó, ngā a kahore tiki mohoao rawa. Whakaaro ahau i ahau noa e. Au ahau tuwhera ki te kickboxing ano te wa i Bellator homai te faingamālie ahau ki. "

 

I roto i te whawhai kororia kickboxing tuatahi i runga i te kāri matua o "Bellator MMA: Taipohū 1, " Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez patua Hadley Griffith mā te whakatau Kotahi tonu (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).

 

Ko te wahine o Strikeforce mua Champion Gilbert Melendez, Kihai i Keri tukua Griffith ki te tiki atu i nui i roto i te ara o te hara, te haapa'oraa i te pēhanga i runga i te meke debuting me hoatu te ope nui o Melendez pā he nui ki te ngakau e pā ana ki.

 

I muri i te whawhai i hanga Keri reira mārama e ia ia te tūmanako ki te pae hopea whakawhiti ki whakauru toi hōia, e kore ko tetahi a'ee kickboxing i roto o te pātai, "Ua oaoa vau i ka e ahau te wikitoria. Ua ite au i te waikura mowhiti iti, engari au e ahau oaoa,"Ka mea a Melendez. "E kore au e ahau ki kickboxing, te reira toku aroha tuatahi, me te au iho e ahau ki te mahi i te reira ano. "

 

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I te taha ki te ritenga atu o te-po kotahi, e wha-te tangata whakataetae, Phil Davis (14-3, 1 NC) whakamahi i te Kimura ki te faahepo i te tap i roto i tona hoariri, me te Bellator MMA toa 205-pauna o mua Emanuel Newton (25-9-1).

 

Davis, i hanga i tona waiata Bellator, tonu ka mau a Newton ki te whenua, te whakamahi i tana aravihi nonoke pai ki tona painga. Ko te whātōtō NCAA mua D1 National Champion i Penn State ngokingoki ana i runga ki te hui tahi-matua o te ahiahi ki a Carmont nei whiua Anthony Ruiz mua i runga i roto i te ahiahi.

 

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Noho ake i te DYNAMITE tuatahi tona ingoa ki te tīmatanga taikaha. I roto i te a'ee whakatuwheratanga o "Bellator MMA: Taipohū 1 o " marama taumahamaha whakataetae wha-po, Muhammed "Kingi Mo" Lawal (16-4, 1 NC) mua matatau Linton Vassell (15-5) i roto i te a'ee piri whakataetaengia e ngā whakawhitinga pahaki whakaongaonga, me te rua Kua whakahētia nui e kawea mai te mano sellout roto te Center SAP ki o ratou waewae. Ki te te win, mahara te American Top Team-hua i ki te neke i runga i ki te a tawhio noa te rua o te taiapa whakataetae, engari derailed te wharanga rara aua mahere.

 

Mō Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA Ko te Mixed whakahaere Arts ārahi ngā tokomaha nga whawhai pai o roto i te ao nei. I raro i te aronga o te kaiwhakatairanga whawhai hōia Scott Coker, Ko te wātea Bellator ki meimei 500 miriona mau fare te ao i roto i runga i 140 whenua. I roto i te United States, Ka taea te kite i Bellator i runga i te Koi TV, te rangatira pouaka MMA. Uru Bellator MMA te o te rōpū whakahaere e ngā runga ngaio ahumahi i roto i te hanga pouaka, rōpū takahanga ora, whanaketanga whawhai / whanaunga, ähua wāhi, i hanga e tautoko / whanaketanga, raihana ao, marketing, pānuitanga, publicity me te kōmihana whanaunga. Hāngai Bellator i roto i Santa Monica, California, ka puritia e te whakangahau Rapa Viacom, home ki rama pirimia whakangahau o te ao e hono ki te hunga i roto i te ihirangi mālohi puta noa i te pouaka whakaata, nekehanga pikitia, ipurangi me te pūkoro tüäpapa.

AKAKAKA kickboxing tāpiri mā whitu KORE. 1 Nguha a'ee ki te 'Bellator MMA: Mua 1, 'PITTING ANVAR BOYNAZAROV AGAINST SERHIY ADAMCHUCK

Mofi tengí mua PHILIPE LINS I o a'ee ki FRANCIS CARMONT, Roy 'mua BLACK' BOUGHTON kaupae ATU KI SHORT-NOTICE

Santa MONICA, Calif. (Mahuru 14, 2015) - E rua maranga taranata i roto i te mā whitu wehenga o kororia kua tāpiri ki te aho-ake mahi-Kikī kickboxing tango te wahi i "Bellator MMA: Mua 1 " i runga i Rāhoroi, Mahuru 19 i te Center SAP i San Jose, Calif. Amsterdam-e hāngai ana Serhiy Adamchuk(29-5, 14 KO), te tuatahi i Ukraine, will meet muay Thai world champion Anwar Boynazarov (79-20-2, 45 KO) o California, i te ara o Uzbekistan, i roto i te whawhai ki te whakatau i te mā whitu nguha kororia muri.

 

I tua atu ki te whawhai kickboxing i honoa mai ki te prelims, te a'ee kē hoki e ngā inaianei te whakataetae taumahamaha marama Roy "mua Black" Boughton (12-5) rite te hoariri hou mō Francis Carmont (23-10). Inumia Carmont i ki te tango i runga i Philipe Lins, engari takoha te Beresiria i ki te unu, ka hinga ia mate ki dengue kirika.

 

Adamchuk was originally slated to face Glory Featherweight World Champion Gabriel Varga at the event before the Canadian suffered an injury during training camp. Inaianei e te toa o tenei whawhai i muri mai i roto i te rārangi ki te kanohi Varga mo te taitara i te hui kororia ka ū mai. Adamchuk debuted at Glory 22 i roto i te Pipiri, takahi ki roto i runga i 24 hours notice to beat lightweight contender Marat Grigorian in one of the biggest upsets of 2015 ko te kupu tenei i tawhiti. Boynazarov Räkau whakamutunga marama, i te kororia 23, defeating highly touted Georgian prospect Giga Chikadze, whakangungu i roto i Kings MMA.

 

"Bellator MMA: Mua 1 " te pahiatia e ora, me te noa i runga i te Koi i te 9 / 8c. Tīmata tīkiti mo te hui hītori i te tika $30 a kei inaianei i runga i te hoko i te tari pouaka Center SAP me te he hoki e wātea ana mō te hoko i Ticketmaster.com, me te Bellator.com.

 

Hoki te wā tuatahi ake, "Bellator MMA: Mua 1 " Ka ngā raua i te whare herehere Bellator MMA me te mowhiti kororia kickboxing i runga i tetahi tahua i te wa ano. I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Tito Ortiz (18-11) ka wero i te tūturu Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion, Liam McGeary (10-0) mo te taitara.

 

I tua atu, te kāri whawhai faaite i mua ngā te whawhai kororia taitara kickboxing ngā Zack Mwekassa (13-2, 12 KO) a Haora Cavalari (31-2, 19 KO) mo te wātea Light taumahamaha Championship, me te whakataetae Bellator MMA Daley "Semtex" Paora (37-13-2) a Fernando "te Menifee mauahara" Gonzalez (24-13) whakataetae ano i roto i te kororia mahi, ina hokohoko-i roto i ratou i te karapu MMA mō karapu kickboxing. Heoi, tata hainatia Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez (2-1) ka whakataetae i roto i te mahi kickboxing ki Hadley Griffith.

 

I runga i te taha toi hōia whakauru, Ka hoki te whakahaere i Bellator MMA te-tangata e wha, kotahi-po te marama whakataetae taumahamaha ki te whakatau i te No. 1 nguha i roto i te wehenga e āhuatanga Phil Davis (13-3) tango i runga i Emanuel Newton (25-8-1) a Linton Vassell (15-4-1) e anga Muhammed "Kingi Mo" Lawal (15-4, 1 NC). Hainatia hou a Ākuira he Kōmāmā Josh "Ko e Punk" Thomson (20-8, 1 NC) Ko te hoki i roto i te mahi, ka hanga e ia tona tuatahi Bellator MMA ki Mike "Te kaikōhuru Kariki" Bronzoulis (18-8-1).

 

"Bellator MMA: Mua 1 "- Rāhoroi, Mahuru 19 - Center SAP, San Jose, Calif.

Kāri Main:

Whawhai Bellator Light Heavyweight Taitara: Tito Ortiz (18-11) vs. © Liam McGeary (10-0)

Bellator Light taumahamaha Tournament Final: TBD vs. TBD

Kororia Whawhai Light Heavyweight Taitara wātea: Haora Cavalari (31-2) vs. Zack Mwekassa (13-2)

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Josh Thomson (20-8) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (18-8-1)

Kororia Welterweight Āhuahira Fight: Paora Daley (37-13-2 MMA / 20-3 Kickboxing) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (24-13/1-2 Kickboxing)

Kororia whā Āhuahira Fight: Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez (2-1) vs. Hadley Griffith (Tuatahi)

Bellator Light taumahamaha Tournament Fight: Phil Davis (13-3) vs. Emanuel Newton (25-8-1)

Bellator Light taumahamaha Tournament Fight: Linton Vassell (15-4-1) vs. Muhammed Lawal (15-4, 1 NC)

 

Kāri hukihuki:

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Iharaira Delgado (0-1) vs. JJ Okanovich (0-1)

Bellator Welterweight Āhuatanga Fight: James Terry (15-8) vs. Carlos Rocha (9-3)

Bellator mā Āhuahira Fight: Matt Ramirez (1-1) vs. Josh Paiva (5-1)

Kororia mā Āhuahira Fight: Serhiy Adamchuck (29-5) vs. Anwar Boynazarov (29-20-2)

Bellator whā Āhuatanga Fight: Gabe Carrasco (5-0) vs. Joe Neal (5-0)

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Arama Piccolot (5-0) vs. Marlen Magee (3-3)

Bellator mā whitu Āhuatanga Fight: Thomas Diagne (5-4) vs. Mike Malott (4-1)

Bellator Light taumahamaha Tournament anō a'ee: Francis Carmont (23-10) vs. Roy Boughton (12-5)

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Nick Pica (4-0) vs. Mauricio Alonso (10-5)

Bellator mā whitu Āhuatanga Fight: Victor Jones (Tuatahi) vs. Rawiri White (1-0) *

Bellator mā Amateur Fight: Taua Gloria (Tuatahi) vs. Alysia Cortez (Tuatahi) *

Kororia Āhuahira Kōmāmā Whawhai: Jose Palacios (7-7) vs. TJ Arcengal (4-1) *

Bellator whitu Āhuatanga Fight: Brandon Hester (1-0) vs. DeMarco Villalona (1-0) *

 

* tohu kia tango pāngia wahi wā.

 

KIMBO Poro ki te uru atu TE FIGHT WEEK kātoanga FOR 'Bellator: Mua 1 ONSEPT '. 19 AT TE SAP CENTER roto i San Jose

 

 

"Bellator MMA: Mua 1 " inaianei ka taea ki te hopu i te waitohu i tetahi o nga whetu tino mōhiotia te hākinakina o roto i mua o te Tari SAP Pouaka Center ticketholders Rāhoroi muri i 3 p.m. PT wā rohe, as they enter the arena. Kimbo Poro, nei piro te wikitoria knockout mo kōrero MMAKen Shamrock i roto i tona tuatahi Bellator tenei Pipiri mua, ka waiho i runga i te haina i te pae tëneti me te tango whakaahua ki te pā i mua i te tango i roto i te mahi taikaha i te "DYNAMITE 1" takahanga.

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Hoki te wā tuatahi ake, "Bellator MMA: Mua 1 " Ka ngā raua i te whare herehere Bellator MMA me te mowhiti kororia kickboxing i runga i tetahi tahua i te wa ano. I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Tito Ortiz (18-11) ka wero i te tūturu Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion, Liam McGeary (10-0) mo te taitara.

 

Tags ora me te utu i runga i te Koi te hui orurehau i 9 / 8c. Tīmata tīkiti mo te hui hītori i te tika $30 a kei inaianei i runga i te hoko i te tari pouaka Center SAP me te he hoki e wātea ana mō te hoko i Ticketmaster.com, me te Bellator.com.

 

I tua atu, te kāri whawhai faaite i mua ngā te whawhai kororia taitara kickboxing ngā Zack Mwekassa (13-2, 12 KO) a Haora Cavalari (31-2, 19 KO) mo te wātea Light taumahamaha Championship, me te whakataetae Bellator MMA Daley "Semtex" Paora (37-13-2) a Fernando "te Menifee mauahara" Gonzalez (24-13) whakataetae ano i roto i te kororia mahi, ina hokohoko-i roto i ratou i te karapu MMA mō karapu kickboxing. Heoi, tata hainatia Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez (2-1) ka whakataetae i roto i te mahi kickboxing ki Hadley Griffith.

 

I runga i te taha toi hōia whakauru, Ka hoki te whakahaere i Bellator MMA te-tangata e wha, kotahi-po te marama whakataetae taumahamaha ki te whakatau i te No. 1 nguha i roto i te wehenga e āhuatanga Phil Davis (13-3) tango i runga i Emanuel Newton (25-8-1) a Linton Vassell (15-4-1) e anga Muhammed "Kingi Mo" Lawal (15-4, 1 NC). Hainatia hou a Ākuira he Kōmāmā Josh "Ko e Punk" Thomson (20-8, 1 NC) Ko te hoki i roto i te mahi, ka hanga e ia tona tuatahi Bellator MMA ki Mike "Te kaikōhuru Kariki" Bronzoulis (18-8-1).

 

"Bellator MMA: Mua 1 "- Rāhoroi, Mahuru 19 - Center SAP, San Jose, Calif.

Kāri Main:

Whawhai Bellator Light Heavyweight Taitara: Tito Ortiz (18-11) vs. © Liam McGeary (10-0)

Bellator Light taumahamaha Tournament Final: TBD vs. TBD

Kororia Whawhai Light Heavyweight Taitara wātea: Haora Cavalari (31-2) vs. Zack Mwekassa (13-2)

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Josh Thomson (20-8) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (18-8-1)

Kororia Welterweight Āhuahira Fight: Paora Daley (37-13-2 MMA / 20-3 Kickboxing) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (24-13/1-2 Kickboxing)

Kororia whā Āhuahira Fight: Kerri-Anne Taylor Melendez (2-1) vs. Hadley Griffith (Tuatahi)

Bellator Light taumahamaha Tournament Fight: Phil Davis (13-3) vs. Emanuel Newton (25-8-1)

Bellator Light taumahamaha Tournament Fight: Linton Vassell (15-4-1) vs. Muhammed Lawal (15-4, 1 NC)

 

Kāri hukihuki:

Bellator mā whitu Āhuatanga Fight: Victor Jones (Tuatahi) vs. Rawiri White (1-0) *

Bellator mā Amateur Fight: Taua Gloria (Tuatahi) vs. Alysia Cortez (Tuatahi) *

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Nick Pica (4-0) vs. Mauricio Alonso (10-5)

Kororia Āhuahira Kōmāmā Whawhai: Jose Palacios (7-7) vs. TJ Arcengal (4-1) *

Bellator whitu Āhuatanga Fight: Brandon Hester (1-0) vs. DeMarco Villalona (1-0) *

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Iharaira Delgado (0-1) vs. JJ Okanovich (0-1)

Bellator Welterweight Āhuatanga Fight: James Terry (15-8) vs. Carlos Rocha (9-3)

Bellator mā Āhuahira Fight: Matt Ramirez (1-1) vs. Josh Paiva (5-1)

Bellator whā Āhuatanga Fight: Gabe Carrasco (5-0) vs. Joe Neal (5-0)

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Arama Piccolot (5-0) vs. Marlen Magee (3-3)

Bellator mā whitu Āhuatanga Fight: Thomas Diagne (5-4) vs. Mike Malott (4-1)

Bellator Light taumahamaha Tournament anō a'ee: Francis Carmont (23-10) vs. Roy Boughton (12-5)

 

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KAK kickboxing a'ee PITTING keri ANNE TEILÁ-MELENDEZ VU. Tāpiri Hadley Griffith KI KĀRI MATUA O 'Bellator MMA: Mua 1 '

Santa MONICA, Calif. (Mahuru 1, 2015) - He 120-pauna kororia kickboxing a'ee pitting Ker Anne Taylor-Melendez (2-1) ki Hadley "ta'etuku" Griffith (no te tuatahi) whakaoti te kāri Koi-teata o "Bellator MMA: Mua 1 " i runga i Mahuru 19 i Center SAP i San Jose, Calif.

 

Hoki te wā tuatahi ake, "Bellator MMA: Mua 1 " Ka ngā raua i te whare herehere Bellator MMA me te mowhiti kororia kickboxing i runga i tetahi tahua i te wa ano. I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Tito Ortiz (18-11) ka wero i te tūturu Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion, Liam McGeary (10-0) mo te taitara.

 

I tua atu, te kāri whawhai faaite i mua ngā te whawhai kororia taitara kickboxing ngā Zack Mwekassa (13-2, 12 KO) a Haora Cavalari (31-2, 19 KO) mo te wātea Light taumahamaha Championship, me te whakataetae Bellator MMA Daley "Semtex" Paora (37-13-2) a Fernando "te Menifee mauahara" Gonzalez (24-13) whakataetae ano i roto i te kororia mahi, ina hokohoko-i roto i ratou i te karapu MMA mō karapu kickboxing.

 

I runga i te taha toi hōia whakauru, Ka hoki te whakahaere i Bellator MMA te-tangata e wha, kotahi-po te marama whakataetae taumahamaha ki te whakatau i te No. 1 nguha i roto i te wehenga e āhuatanga Phil Davis (13-3) tango i runga i Emanuel Newton (25-8-1) a Linton Vassell (15-4-1) e anga Muhammed "Kingi Mo" Lawal (15-4, 1 NC). Hainatia hou a Ākuira he Kōmāmā Josh "Ko e Punk" Thomson (20-8, 1 NC) Ko te hoki i roto i te mahi, ka hanga e ia tona tuatahi Bellator MMA ki Mike "Te kaikōhuru Kariki" Bronzoulis (18-8-1).

 

"Bellator MMA: Mua 1 " te pahiatia e ora, me te noa i runga i te Koi i te 9 / 8c. Tīmata tīkiti mo te hui hītori i te tika $30 a kei inaianei i runga i te hoko i te tari pouaka Center SAP me te he hoki e wātea ana mō te hoko i Ticketmaster.com me Bellator.com.

 

I anake 31 tau o te ao, Kua whakataetae mua Taylor-Melendez i roto i rua kickboxing me Muay Thai, engari kakato e hiahia ana i runga i te whakawhitinga ki te hākinakina o whakauru toi hōia i roto i te heke mai e tata ana. Ko te hoa o mua WEC me Strikeforce Champion Gilbert Melendez me te tahi-rangatira o El Nino Center Training i roto i San Francisco, Ka tango tuatahi Taylor-Melendez ake hākinakina whawhai tata ki 10 matahiti i ma'iri a'e, hanga i te ingoa mō te whawhai ia i roto i te Area Bay. I muri i racking ake te 4-1 record amateur, ka tango ia i ona mau taleni ki te ara iahiko ngaio, te wahi i te ia wā mau 2-1 lekooti kickboxing.

 

He rima-whawhai hōia toi hōia i konatunatua, Ka hoki mai Griffith ki te mahi mo te wa tuatahi i roto i 2015, kahore tenei wa ka waiho te reira i roto i te mowhiti kororia kickboxing. "Ta'etuku" tia'i ia hoki ki hākinakina whawhai i muri i te i roto i te mahi mo te neke atu i te tau e tika ana ki te whara i meinga te tapuhia o te tihi o tona maihao waenganui. He Māori o Washington, a te whakangungu i roto i Colorado, Ka pea e Hadley nui o te tautoko tahi i runga i Mahuru 19 i roto i te San Jose, Calif.

 

"Bellator MMA: Mua 1 "- Rāhoroi, Mahuru 19 - Center SAP, San Jose, Calif.

Whawhai Bellator Light Heavyweight Taitara: Tito Ortiz (18-11) vs. © Liam McGeary (10-0)

Bellator Light taumahamaha Tournament Final: TBD vs. TBD

Kororia Whawhai Light Heavyweight Taitara wātea: Haora Cavalari (31-2) vs. Zack Mwekassa (13-2)

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Josh Thomson (20-8) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (18-8-1)

Kororia Welterweight Āhuahira Fight: Paora Daley (37-13-2 MMA / 20-3 Kickboxing) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (24-13/1-2 Kickboxing)

Kororia whā Āhuahira Fight: Kerri Anne Taylor-Melendez (2-1) vs. Hadley Griffith (Tuatahi)

Bellator Light taumahamaha Tournament Fight: Phil Davis (13-3) vs. Emanuel Newton (25-8-1)

Bellator Light taumahamaha Tournament Fight: Linton Vassell (15-4-1) vs. Muhammed Lawal (15-4, 1 NC)

Bellator Light taumahamaha Tournament anō a'ee: Francis Carmont (23-10) vs. Philipe Lins (9-1)

 

*Whawhai kāri kaupapa ki te huringa

 

Kaua e. 6 Light Heavyweight in the World Phil Davis joins Bellator MMA

 

Phil Davis Signing

Santa MONICA, Calif. (April 15, 2015) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce the signing of the sixth* ranked Light Heavyweight in the world, Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (13-3, 1 NC), ki te motuhake, maha-whawhai mahi.

 

“I can’t wait to be fighting in Bellator and wreck shop on everyone,"Ka mea a Davis. “I am the absolute best and most dominant grappler to ever fight in MMA and I’m excited to get in there and compete at my new home.”

Born and raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Phil attended college close to home at Penn State University, where he became a four-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler for the Nittany Lions.

 

Davis had his first professional MMA fight in 2008 and accrued nine wins in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, including victories against the likes of Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, Alexander Gustafsson, Brian Stann and Glover Teixeira.

A member of Alliance MMA in San Diego, Calif., where he trains alongside Bellator stars like Michael Chandler and Joey Beltran, "Mr. Wonderful” joins the promotions Light Heavyweight division, which is currently upheld by champion Liam McGeary.

 

“Phil is a world class Mixed Martial Artist and we are very happy to be adding him to OUR roster of some of the best Light Heavyweights in the world,"Ka mea peresideni o te whakatairanga o te, Scott Coker. “Bellator remains fully committed to building its world-class roster by signing top free agents like Davis, as well as grooming up-and-coming stars. We’ve got some amazing matchups in mind for ‘Mr. Wonderful’ that we will be announcing in the weeks to come.”


Bellator’s Light Heavyweight division is one of the deepest in the promotion, with stars like McGeary, Tito Ortiz, "King Mo" Lawal, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell.

 

*Ranking according to www.sherdog.com