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

साख: Bellator एमएमए

TORINO, इटली. (अप्रैल 15, 2016) – An electric, packed house was on hand Saturday night to bear witness to Bellator MMA’s inaugural international event, "Bellator 152: पिटबुल बनाम. सूजा," 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.

शाम के मुख्य समारोह में, Patricky "पिटबुल" Freire (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 डेरेक फील्ड्सbecause 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 Alessio Sakara (18-11) had his Italian countrymen rooting for him tonight. The support paid off, as “Legionarius” got the better of ब्रायन रोजर्स (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. McKee (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 बहुत 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 पहले दौर की. 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, बल्कि बाद में, “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) व Daniele Miceli (2-1) kicked things off at "Bellator 152: पिटबुल बनाम. 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, इटली. (अप्रैल 15, 2016) – After Friday’s weigh-ins at the Turin Palace Hotel, all of the "Bellator 152: पिटबुल बनाम. Souza” competitors are set to enter the cage inside of Italy’s largest indoor arena, The Pala Alpitour. The event airs on SPIKE आने वाला कल, शनिवार, अप्रैल 16 पर 10 बजे. व/पं.

The mixed martial arts portion of Bellator MMA’s first event overseas will also include the promotional debut of Italian fan-favorite Alessio Sakara (17-11), जो के चेहरे ब्रायन रोजर्स (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup and one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), जो लड़ता Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds.

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

मुख्य कार्ड: (Live on SPIKE – 10 बजे. व/पं)

Kevin Souza (70.3 किलोग्राम / 155.2 एलबीएस।) बनाम. Patricky Freire (70.5 किलोग्राम / 155.2 एलबीएस।)

Alessio Sakara (92.25 किलोग्राम / 203.9 एलबीएस।) बनाम. ब्रायन रोजर्स (93.05 किलोग्राम / 205.3 एलबीएस।)

Danilo Belluardo (66.05 किलोग्राम / 145.4 एलबीएस।) बनाम. A.J. McKee (65.95 किलोग्राम / 145.5 एलबीएस।)

Anjela Pink (58.65 किलोग्राम / 129.3 एलबीएस।) बनाम. Anastasia Yankova (59.35 किलोग्राम / 130 एलबीएस।)

Daniele Miceli (76.10 किलोग्राम / 167.5 एलबीएस।) बनाम. Daniele Scatizzi (76.2 किलोग्राम / 168.2 एलबीएस।)

सांता मोनिका, जैसे कि. (अप्रैल 11, 2016) – Injuries to both डेरेक फील्ड्स व जॉन टेक्सेरा have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "पिटबुल" Freire (15-7) व पैट्रिसियो "पिटबुल" Freire (24-3) अप्रैल को 16 व 22 क्रमश:.

नतीजतन, 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: पिटबुल बनाम. सूजा। ”

इस बीच, in the co-main event of "Bellator 153: हेंडरसन बनाम. Koreshkov," Patricio will now fight the tenacious हेनरी Corrales (12-2), who agreed to face the former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion on less than two weeks notice.

"Bellator 152: पिटबुल बनाम. Souza” will also include the promotional debut of Italian fan-favorite Alessio Sakara (17-11), जो के चेहरे ब्रायन रोजर्स (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), झगड़े Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds. भी, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) व Daniele Scatizzi (6-2) will round out the MMA card with a featherweight showdown.

"Bellator 153: हेंडरसन बनाम. Koreshkov” is also brimming with must-see mixed martial arts action as well, with the promotional debut of बेन्सन हेंडरसन (23-5), who challenges एंड्री Koreshkov (18-1) for the 170-pound strap, ब्रेनन वार्ड (13-3) goes to battle खिलाफ “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), माइकल "जहर" पृष्ठ (9-0) चेहरे जेरेमी होलोवे (7-1), व ब्रेंट प्राइमस (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).

"Bellator 152: पिटबुल बनाम. Souza” airs on SPIKE Saturday, अप्रैल 16 पर 10 बजे. ईटी / पीटी, जबकि "Bellator 153: हेंडरसन बनाम. Koreshkov” airs at a special start time of 8 बजे. ईटी / 7 बजे. सीटी, which is immediately followed by the debut of "Bellator किकबॉक्सिंग: टोरिनो " पर 11:00 बजे. ईटी / पीटी.

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of रयान के वस्त्र पर "Bellator 148: Daley बनाम. 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 अपने पिछले की 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, संग 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 से बाहर 15 victories ending before reaching the judges’ स्कोरकार्ड. 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 “पिटबुल” हल्के में.

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 डैनियल Straus and newly re-signed contender Emanuel Sanchez. A former King of the Cage bantamweight champion, “OK” has finished 10 के बारे में उनकी 12 wins as a pro.

पूर्ण "Bellator 152: पिटबुल बनाम. Souza” Main Card:

Bellator MMA Lightweight Main Event: Patricky "पिटबुल" Freire (15-7) बनाम. Edimilson “Kevin” Souza (15-4)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Alessio Sakara (17-11) बनाम. ब्रायन रोजर्स (12-8)

Bellator एमएमए Featherweight फ़ीचर डटकर: A.J. McKee (3-0) बनाम. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

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

Bellator एमएमए फ़ीचरवेट फ़ीचर बाउट: Daniele Miceli (2-0) बनाम. Daniele Scatizzi (6-2)

पूर्ण "Bellator 153: Koreshkov बनाम. Henderson” Main Card:

Bellator एमएमए वेल्टरवेट विश्व शीर्षक डटकर: एंड्री Koreshkov (18-1) बनाम. बेन्सन हेंडरसन (23-5)

Bellator एमएमए Featherweight सह-मुख्य घटना: पैट्रिसियो "पिटबुल" Freire (24-3) बनाम. हेनरी Corrales (12-2)

Bellator एमएमए वेल्टरवेट फ़ीचर डटकर: ब्रेनन वार्ड (13-3) बनाम. Evangelista "Cyborg" सैंटोस (20-16)

Bellator एमएमए वेल्टरवेट फ़ीचर डटकर: माइकल पेज (9-0) बनाम. जेरेमी होलोवे (7-1)

Bellator एमएमए लाइटवेट फ़ीचर डटकर: ब्रेंट प्राइमस (6-0) बनाम. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" सैंटोस (27-5)

Bellator एमएमए के बारे में:

Bellator एमएमए दुनिया में सबसे अच्छा सेनानियों के कई विशेषता एक अग्रणी मिश्रित मार्शल आर्ट्स संगठन है. दिग्गज लड़ाई प्रमोटर स्कॉट कोकर के निर्देशन में, Bellator लगभग करने के लिए उपलब्ध है 500 ओवर में दुनिया भर में दस लाख घरों 140 देशों. संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका में, Bellator नोक पर देखा जा सकता है, the MMA television leader. Bellator MMA is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, लाइव घटना आर्केस्ट्रा, लड़ाकू विकास / संबंधों, स्थल खरीद, प्रायोजन सृजन / विकास, अंतरराष्ट्रीय लाइसेंस, विपणन, विज्ञापन, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Santa Monica, कैलिफोर्निया और मनोरंजन की दिग्गज कंपनी वायाकॉम के स्वामित्व, टेलीविजन भर सम्मोहक सामग्री के माध्यम से दर्शकों के साथ कनेक्ट कि विश्व की प्रमुख मनोरंजन ब्रांडों के लिए घर, चलचित्र, ऑनलाइन और मोबाइल प्लेटफार्मों.

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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 (मिश्रित मार्शल आर्ट). 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 (जियोर्जियो और आर्मेन), रोबिन वान Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, रीको वर्होएवन और व्लादिवोस्तोक लेविन.