ALL OF ITALY GOES WILD FOR THEIR HERO ALESSIO SAKARA AFTER KNOCKOUT VICTORY

Крэдыт: Bellator MMA

TORINO, ІТАЛІЯ. (Красавіка 15, 2016) – An electric, packed house was on hand Saturday night to bear witness to Bellator MMA’s inaugural international event, "Bellator 152: Pitbull супраць. Souza," at Italy’s largest indoor arena, The Pala Alpitour. The venue, which housed several events during the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, provided an incredible atmosphere for the historic card.

У галоўным падзеі вечара, Patricky "Pitbull" Фрейрэ (16-7) welcomed Kevin Souza (15-5) to Bellator MMA with a unanimous decision loss (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). The matchup between the two Brazillians was well contested, as Souza took the fight on short notice after replacing Дэрэк Паліbecause of injury only a week ago. “Pitbull” spent much of the bout trying to figure out his opponent’s unorthodox style, but in the third and final round, “Pitbull” was able to score a couple solid shots and a takedown to cement his position on the scorecards.

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Few fighters can inspire a nation the way that Rome’s Алесі Sakara (18-11) had his Italian countrymen rooting for him tonight. The support paid off, as “Legionarius” got the better of Браян Роджерс (12-9) in a slugfest for the ages. Crisp, precise, power-punches connected with Rogers putting him on the canvas, forcing the TKO stoppage at 2:29 of round two and making Sakai’s Bellator debut one to remember.

DIVISION ON LOCK? MCKEE’S GOT THE KEY

One of MMA’s hottest prospects, A.J. Макі (4-0) defeated Milan’s Danilo Belluardo (5-2) in front of his home crowd on Friday. Although the audience was raucous in support for Belluardo, they cheered with great appreciation for McKee’s performance and sportsmanship following his victory. During his fight against J.T. Donaldson at "Bellator 147: Thomson vs. Villaseca," McKee was cut above the eye, the sight of his own blood seemed to cause the 20-year-old to hit the turbo button. Similarly tonight, McKee was on the wrong side of an accidental low blow and after a short resting period, “Mercenary” came out swinging with a torrid pace, ultimately connecting with a left kick to the ribs of Belluardo that sent him falling to the mat. The referee gave him a moment to defend himself but McKee rained down an efficient flurry of ground and pound, earning the TKO at 2:44 of the very first frame. Sending a message to Scott Coker and the вельмі deep Bellator featherweight division that he means business, McKee said in his post-fight interview: “If you ain’t got the belt, I ain’t got my eye on you.”

A STAR IS BORN IN ANASTASIA YANKOVA

Anastasia Yankova (3-0) quickly fought her way into a full mount against Anjela Pink (0-1) and applied a slick armbar submission to hand Pink a loss in her professional debut at 1:35 у першым раўндзе. The young Russian striker has had the Italian fans clamoring to see her in action all week long, and had them on their feet celebrating her first-round victory. Yankova has now finished all of her professional MMA fights via submission and after the bout made it clear that she will be in action sooner, чым пазней, “I promise to come back soon and have my second fight in Bellator, Yankova said. “It is really great to be a part of Bellator, I feel really happy.”

HOMETOWN HEROES IMPRESS IN BELLATOR DEBUT

Two Italian competitors who regularly compete with Oktagon, Daniele Scatizzi (7-2) і Daniele Miceli (2-1) kicked things off at "Bellator 152: Pitbull супраць. Souza” with a fast paced featherweight scrap. Scatizzi was able to secure a dominant position on Miceli’s back, sinking his hooks in and raining down unanswered strikes, forcing referee “Big John” McCarthy to call a stop to the action at 3:20 of round one and declaring Rome’s Scatizzi victorious by TKO.

Complete Weigh-In Photos Here

TORINO, ІТАЛІЯ. (Красавіка 15, 2016) – After Friday’s weigh-ins at the Turin Palace Hotel, all of the "Bellator 152: Pitbull супраць. Souza” competitors are set to enter the cage inside of Italy’s largest indoor arena, The Pala Alpitour. The event airs on SPIKE заўтра, Субота, Красавіка 16 на 10 p.m. І/PT.

The mixed martial arts portion of Bellator MMA’s first event overseas will also include the promotional debut of Italian fan-favorite Алесі Sakara (17-11), хто сутыкаецца Браян Роджерс (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup and one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. Макі (3-0), хто змагаецца Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds.

Таксама, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitorsDaniele Miceli (2-0) і Daniele Scatizzi (6-2) will round out the MMA card with a featherweight showdown.

Галоўная Карта: (Live on SPIKE – 10 p.m. І/PT)

Kevin Souza (70.3 кг / 155.2 кг.) супраць. Patricky Фрейрэ (70.5 кг / 155.2 кг.)

Алесі Sakara (92.25 кг / 203.9 кг.) супраць. Браян Роджерс (93.05 кг / 205.3 кг.)

Danilo Belluardo (66.05 кг / 145.4 кг.) супраць. A.J. Макі (65.95 кг / 145.5 кг.)

Anjela Pink (58.65 кг / 129.3 кг.) супраць. Anastasia Yankova (59.35 кг / 130 кг.)

Daniele Miceli (76.10 кг / 167.5 кг.) супраць. Daniele Scatizzi (76.2 кг / 168.2 кг.)

SANTA MONICA, ТАКОЙ ЯК. (Красавіка 11, 2016) – Injuries to both Дэрэк Палі і Джон Тэйшэйра have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "Pitbull" Фрейрэ (15-7) і Патрысіо "Pitbull" Фрейрэ (24-3) красавіка 16 і 22 адпаведна.

У выніку, the Scott Coker-led promotion has put its newest free agent acquisition to work immediately, with the news that Kevin Souza (15-4) will compete against Patricky at 155-pounds, in the first fight of his freshly inked multi-fight contract during the main event of "Bellator 152: Pitbull супраць. Souza.”

Тым часам, in the co-main event of "Bellator 153: Хендэрсан супраць. Карэньчыкаў," Patricio will now fight the tenacious Генры Корралес (12-2), who agreed to face the former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion on less than two weeks notice.

"Bellator 152: Pitbull супраць. Souza” will also include the promotional debut of Italian fan-favorite Алесі Sakara (17-11), хто сутыкаецца Браян Роджерс (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. Макі (3-0), баі Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds. Таксама, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) і Daniele Scatizzi (6-2) will round out the MMA card with a featherweight showdown.

"Bellator 153: Хендэрсан супраць. Koreshkov” is also brimming with must-see mixed martial arts action as well, with the promotional debut of Бенсон Хендэрсан (23-5), who challenges Андрэй Карашкоў (18-1) for the 170-pound strap, Бреннан Ward (13-3) goes to battle супраць “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Майкл "Яд" Старонка (9-0) асобы Жэрэмі Холлоуэй (7-1), і Брент прымус (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).

"Bellator 152: Pitbull супраць. Souza” airs on SPIKE Saturday, Красавіка 16 на 10 p.m. ET / PT, у той час як "Bellator 153: Хендэрсан супраць. Koreshkov” airs at a special start time of 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. Канэктыкут, which is immediately followed by the debut of "Bellator кікбоксінгу: Тарына " на 11:00 p.m. ET / PT.

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Раян Couture на "Bellator 148: Дэйлі супраць. Uhrich” to kickoff 2016, Patricky “Pitbull” will look to extend his current winning streak when he takes on the debuting Kevin Souza.

A member of the Blackzilians, the 31-year-old has been victorious in 10 з яго апошніх 11 fights as a professional and put together an impressive 3-1 run with the UFC. The multi-time, post-fight bonus award winner has a knack for the spectacular, з 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 з 15 victories ending before reaching the judges’ сістэмы паказчыкаў. The Salvador native has competed exclusively at 145-pounds, but due to the fight being on short notice, Souza will step up and compete against “Pitbull” у лёгкай вазе.

Henry Corrales continues his run of never turning down a fight in Bellator MMA, after agreeing to fight Patricio “Pitbull.” The fight will be Corrales’ third in the Viacom-owned promotion, after bouts against current featherweight titlist Даніэль Штраўс and newly re-signed contender Emanuel Sanchez. A former King of the Cage bantamweight champion, “OK” has finished 10 з яго 12 wins as a pro.

Поўны "Bellator 152: Pitbull супраць. Souza” Main Card:

Bellator MMA Lightweight Main Event: Patricky "Pitbull" Фрейрэ (15-7) супраць. Edimilson “Kevin” Souza (15-4)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Алесі Sakara (17-11) супраць. Браян Роджерс (12-8)

Bellator MMA вага Асаблівасць Бут: A.J. Макі (3-0) супраць. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Anastasia Yankova (2-0) супраць. Anjela Pink (Дэбют)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniele Miceli (2-0) супраць. Daniele Scatizzi (6-2)

Поўны "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” Main Card:

Bellator MMA сярэдняя вага тытул чэмпіёна свету Бута: Андрэй Карашкоў (18-1) супраць. Бенсон Хендэрсан (23-5)

Bellator MMA лёгкі вага Co-Main Event: Патрысіо "Pitbull" Фрейрэ (24-3) супраць. Генры Корралес (12-2)

Bellator MMA сярэдняя вага Характарыстыка Бута: Бреннан Ward (13-3) супраць. Евангеліста "Кібарг" Сантас (20-16)

Bellator MMA сярэдняя вага Характарыстыка Бута: Michael Page (9-0) супраць. Жэрэмі Холлоуэй (7-1)

Bellator MMA Лёгкі вага Функцыя Бута: Брент прымус (6-0) супраць. Gleristone "Таніна Фурыя" Сантас (27-5)

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About Oktagon:

Carlo Di Blasi created Oktagon in 1996. At its beginning the show was dedicated to free fight, the name that was given initially to MMA (Змешаныя Баявыя Мастацтва). Other disciplines such as Kickboxing, Muay Thai and Savate were gradually added from the early 2000’s onwards. During the last 20 years Oktagon has reached a huge popularity, both in Italy and abroad, creating many superstars in the process including Bellator welterweight Paul Daley as well as The Petrosyan brothers (Джорджыа і Армэн), Робін Ван Roosmalen, Валянцін овер, Рыка Верховен і Арцём Левін.