Etikedaj Arkivoj: Rampage Jackson
BELLATOR 206: MOUSASI vs. MACDONALD RESULTS & FOTOJ
Bellator 206: Mousasi vs. MacDonald #?Efa Karto Rezulto:
Gegard Mousasi (44-6-2) Venkita Rory MacDonald (20-5) per TKO (Stampiloj) #?E 3:23 De rondo du
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (38-13) Venkita Wanderlei Silva (35-14) per TKO (Stampiloj) #?E 4:32 De rondo du
Douglas lima (30-7) Venkita Andrey Koreshkov (21-3) via technical submission (malantaŭ-nuda ĉokilo) #?E 3:04 of round five
Aaron Pico (4-1) Venkita Leandro Higo (18-5) per KO (Stampiloj) #?E 3:19 De rondo unu
Keri Taylor-Melendez (3-0) Venkita Dakota Zimmerman (0-1) Tra fenda decido (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Gaston Bolanos (4-1) Venkita Ysidro Gutierrez (4-3) tra knokaŭto (Stampiloj) #?E 1:37 De rondo du
Prepara Karto Rezulto:
Adam Piccolotti (11-2) Venkita James Terry (20-10) Tra unuanima decido (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Jeremia Monaghan (12-6) Venkita Justin Smitley (10-8-1) per TKO (Stampiloj) #?E 3:28 De rondo unu
Arlene Blencowe (11-7) Venkita Amber Leibrock (3-2) per TKO (slam, Stampiloj) #?E 1:23 De rondo tri
Josh San Diego (8-4) Venkita Joe Neal (6-4) Tra fenda decido (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
Chuck Campbell (1-0) Venkita Joseph Ramirez (1-2) Tra unuanima decido (30-27 x3)
Anthony Figueroa Jr. (1-0) Venkita Samuel Romero (0-2) Tra unuanima decido (29-27, 28-26, 29-26)
Cass Bell (2-0) Venkita Ty Costa (3-4) via verbal submission (armbar) 3:06 De rondo du
Isaiah Gonzalez (2-0) #Kontra?. Khai Wu (2-1)
Jacob Ycaro (1-0) #Kontra?. Ignacio Ortiz (1-0)
Laird Anderson (0-0) #Kontra?. Ahmed Abdelaziz (0-0)
BELLATOR 206: MOUSASI vs. MACDONALD WEIGH-IN RESULTS & FOTOJ
EVENT AIRS EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN TOMORROW AT 9 P.M. ET / 6 P.M. PT
WEIGH-IN PHOTOS | WEIGH-IN VIDEO HERE
Complete Bellator 206 Weigh-in Results:
Middleweight World Title Main Event: Gegard Mousasi (184.4) #Kontra?. Rory MacDonald (184.9)
Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (254.4) #Kontra?. Wanderlei Silva (226.9)
Welterweight World Grand Prix First Round Bout: Douglas lima (170) #Kontra?. Andrey Koreshkov (169.3)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: Aaron Pico (145.7) #Kontra?. Leandro Higo (145.1)
Women’s Strawweight Main Card Bout: Keri Taylor-Melendez (116) #Kontra?. Dakota Zimmerman (115.6)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: Gaston Bolanos (145.2) #Kontra?. Ysidro Gutierrez (145.3)
Prepara Karto:
160-Pound Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Adam Piccolotti (159.1) #Kontra?. James Terry (160)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Jeremia Monaghan (144.9) #Kontra?. Justin Smitley (144.2)
Women’s Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Amber Leibrock (145.4) #Kontra?. Arlene Blencowe (145.3)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Josh San Diego (139.2) #Kontra?. Joe Neal (139.9)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Cass Bell (136) #Kontra?. Ty Costa (136)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Isaiah Gonzalez (135.8) #Kontra?. Khai Wu (136)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Jacob Ycaro (145.3) #Kontra?. Ignacio Ortiz (144.9)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Laird Anderson (145.8) #Kontra?. Ahmed Abdelaziz (147.3)*
Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Chuck Campbell (205.6) #Kontra?. Joseph Ramirez (202.4)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Anthony Figueroa Jr. (156) #Kontra?. Samuel Romero (156)
*Missed weight
BELLATOR & DAZN SIGN NINE-FIGURE, MULTI-YEAR DISTRIBUTION DEAL
LIVE SPORTS STREAMING PLATFORM TO DELIVER SEVEN EXCLUSIVE STAR-STUDDED BELLATOR MMA EVENTS PER YEAR
CHAMPION VS. CHAMPION – GEGARD MOUSASI-RORY MACDONALD MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT, PLUS ‘RAMPAGE’ JACKSON-WANDERLEI SILVA IV HIGHLIGHT FIRST EVENT SUR SEPT. 29 FROM SAP CENTER AT SAN JOSE
LOS ANGELES – Bellator, a leading global combat sports franchise owned by Viacom, home to the world’s premier entertainment brands, and DAZN, the world’s largest dedicated live sports streaming service and part of Perform Group, today announced a multi-year landmark distribution agreement.
The nine-figure deal will feature seven exclusive stacked fight cards per year on DAZN and another 15 that are simulcast across Paramount Network and DAZN. All fights will stream in any country where DAZN is available. As part of the platform’s global expansion, DAZN will launch in the U.S. and Italy in 2018, with the service already live in Canada, Germanio, Austria, Switzerland and Japan.
“The exciting new partnership with DAZN is a game-changer for Bellator,” Diris Bellator Prezidanto Scott Coker. “The investment will enable us to continue expanding our roster with free agents that make sense, so we can put on PPV-worthy fight cards that fans want to see. Plus, on DAZN’s worldwide platform, our fights will be seen live for the first time to new audiences around the globe.”
“It’s simple; fans want to see great fighters in competitive fights so we’ve handed the keys to Scott Coker and his venerable team to go out and recruit even more top-level talent to further stack Bellator fight cards and build on their success,” said DAZN CEO James Rushton. “With the combination of this investment and our recent announcement to bring more than 30 nights of boxing to the platform annually, DAZN will be a must-have for fight fans in the U.S.”
“The DAZN partnership speaks to the incredible growth of Bellator into a global sports powerhouse and high-valued franchise in the Viacom portfolio,” said Kevin Kay, Prezidanto, Paramount Network, TV Land and CMT.
The deal begins with an epic event on Sabato, Sept. 29 from SAP Center at San Jose. The card features a highly anticipated middleweight title fight pitting Gegard Mousasi (44-6-2) Kontraŭ Rory MacDonald (20-4), who is moving up a weight class for a title shot against the 185-pound champ, along with the fourth fight in the legendary rivalry between Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (37-13) Kaj Wanderlei Silva(35-13).
Also included on Sept. 29, will be the opening fight of Bellator’s first-ever Welterweight World Grand Prix, which will feature eight of the best welterweight fighters on the planet. The Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix will be a major component of the first year of the multi-year agreement between Bellator and DAZN.
An exclusive online presale for this event takes place tomorrow, Junio 27 through Thursday, Junio 28, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Vendredo, Junio 29 #?E 10 .M. PT. Bileta komenco ĉe nura $30 and will be available at the ThreatMetrix Ticket Office at SAP Center at San Jose, Tiel kiel Bellator.Com and Ticketmaster.
The event will air live on DAZN at 10 P.M. ET/7 P.M. PT. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks. DAZN, which now streams 15,000 live events and 100 million hours of sports content globally each year, will be available in the U.S. this September with exact pricing and dates being announced this summer.
Mousasi vs. MacDonald:
Gegard Mousasi impressed in his promotional debut over former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko, a win that earned him a shot at Rafael Carvalho, where 185-pound gold was on the line. Nun, after a decisive victory against Carvalho at Bellator 200, Mousasi will defend his crown against Rory MacDonald, entering the bout with his current unbeaten streak at seven fights. “The Dreamcatcher,” who trains out of The Netherlands, holds one of the most impressive resumes in all of the sport, at one time winning the STRIKEFORCE light heavyweight title, as well as the DREAM light heavyweight and middleweight titles.
Over the last several years, “The Red King” Rory MacDonald has become the most popular Canadian mixed martial artist due to his classic stand-up wars and wins over some of MMA’s best in Paul Daley, Nate Diaz, Tyron Woodley, B.J. Penn and Demian Maia. Bellator’s welterweight champion joined the Viacom-owned promotion in 2016 and went on to defeat Douglas Lima for the welterweight title at Bellator 192. Nun, the Tristar Gym-trained fighter sets his sights on winning gold in not one, but two separate weight classes.
“Rampage” vs. Silva:
A six-fight veteran of Bellator, “Rampage” Jackson’s legendary career has seen him compete against some of the top names in the sport, generating a loyal army of fans along the way. The former PRIDE and UFC champion is the proud owner of many epic highlight reel slams and knockouts that he has racked up throughout his epic battles with the likes of Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson, “King Mo,” Kevin Randleman and, perhaps most-notably, his trilogy with fellow Bellator athlete Wanderlei Silva, who he now meets at heavyweight on Sept. 29.
Wanderlei Silva’s wars with “Rampage,” Tito Ortiz, Mirko Cro Cop, Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Chuck Liddell and Michael Bisping remain some of the more memorable bouts in MMA history. “The Axe Murderer” is far from ready to close the book on his illustrious career, returning to action against a man he has already competed against three times before. In addition to the PRIDE middleweight title, Silva’s trophy case includes awards for “Fight of the Year” (2003, 2004, 2007), KO of the Year (2008) and multiple “Fight of the Night” awards. Plej #?us, the Brazilian native made his Bellator debut against Chael Sonnen in the main event of Bellator: NYC.
Updated Bellator Fight Card:
Middleweight World Title Bout: Gegard Mousasi (44-6-2) #Kontra?. Rory MacDonald (20-4)
Pezega Trajta Atako: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (37-13) #Kontra?. Wanderlei Silva (35-13)
Welterweight World Grand Prix First Round Bout
*Karto ŝanĝebla.
OFFICIAL BELLATOR 199: BADER vs. KING MO RESULTS & FOTOJ
Ryan Bader (25-5) defeated “King Mo” Lawal (21-7, 1 NC) tra knokaŭto (stampilon) #?E :15 De rondo unu
Fotoj: https://tinyurl.com/ycysrnua
Jon Fitch (31-7-1, 1 NC) Venkita Paul Daley (40-16-2) Tra unuanima decido (29-27, 29-26, 29-26)
Fotoj: https://tinyurl.com/y98s82hr
Aaron Pico (3-1) Venkita Lee Morrison (19-9) per TKO (punch to body) #?E 1:10 De rondo unu
Fotoj: https://tinyurl.com/ycdhxdko
Cheick Kongo (28-10-2) Venkita Javy Ayala (10-7) tra knokaŭto (Stampiloj) #?E 2:29 De rondo unu
Fotoj: https://tinyurl.com/yalv99d6
Adam Piccolotti (10-2) Venkita Carrington Banks (7-1) tra submetado (malantaŭ-nuda ĉokilo) #?E 4:41 De rondo tri
Fotoj: https://tinyurl.com/y9bo2tea
Hyder Amil (2-0) Venkita Elias Anderson (0-1) via TKO at 3:01 De rondo du
Ignacio Ortiz (1-0) Venkita Matt Aragoni (1-1) via TKO at 2:57 De rondo tri
Mark Climaco (2-0) Venkita Daniel Oseguera (0-1) via TKO at 2:21 De rondo unu
J.J. Okanovich (6-1) Venkita Hugo Lujan (3-3) Tra unuanima decido
Tom Ponce de Leon (2-0) Venkita Dominic Sumner (1-2) via TKO at 2:48 De rondo du
Nohelin Hernandez (7-2) Venkita Josh San Diego (7-4) Tra unuanima decido
Josh Paiva (10-2) Venkita Adam Antolin (13-4) via KO at :32 De rondo unu
Cass Bell (1-0) Venkita Khai Wu (1-1) tra submetado (guillotine choke) #?E 3:27 De rondo du
Jordan Williams (7-2) Venkita Brandon Hester (4-1) per TKO (Stampiloj) #?E 1:11 De rondo du
Amber Leibrock (3-1) Venkita Janay Harding (3-4) Tra unuanima decido (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
James Terry (20-9) Venkita Danasabe Mohamed (5-2) Tra unuanima decido (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Gaston Bolanos (3-1) Venkita Malcom Hill (3-5) per TKO (kruroj piedbatas) #?E 2:54 De rondo unu
Justin Tenedora (2-1) Venkita David Rivera (0-3) tra submetado (triangle-choke) #?E 4:27 De rondo unu
Deron Winn (4-0) Venkita Ahmed White (0-1) tra knokaŭto (Stampiloj) #?E 2:32 De rondo unu
BELLATOR 199: BADER vs. KING MO WEIGH-IN RESULTS & FOTOJ
EVENT AIRS ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK AT 9 P.M. ET / 8 P.M. CT
WEIGH-IN PHOTOS HERE | RE-WATCH WEIGH-INS HERE
Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo Okazas #Morga? Ĉe la SUKA Centro en San Jose, Calif. The event will be broadcast live and free on Paramount Network at 9 P.M. ET/8 P.M. CT, dum prepara agado fluos sur Bellator.com kaj tutmonde sur la Bellator Poŝtelefono App.
Complete Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo Weigh-in Results:
Heavyweight Grand Prix Main Event: Ryan Bader (225.1) #Kontra?. ?King Mo” Lawal (217.4)
Welterweight Co-Main Event: Paul Daley (170.3) #Kontra?. Jon Fitch (171)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: Lee Morrison (144) #Kontra?. Aaron Pico (145.7)
Heavyweight Main Card Bout: Cheick Kongo (241.7) #Kontra?. Javy Ayala (265.5)
Lightweight Main Card Bout: Carrington Banks (155.6) #Kontra?. Adam Piccolotti (155.3)
140-Pound Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Elias Anderson (139.8) #Kontra?. Hyder Amil (137.9)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Matt Aragoni (144.9) #Kontra?. Ignacio Ortiz (145)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Mark Climaco (125) #Kontra?. Daniel Oseguera (124.7)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Hugo Lujan (154.7) #Kontra?. J.J. Okanovich (155.4)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Tom Ponce de Leon (169.7) #Kontra?. Dominic Sumner (170.9)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Nohelin Hernandez (135.9) #Kontra?. Josh San Diego (135.5)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Josh Paiva (125.7) #Kontra?. Adam Antolin (124.8)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Cass Bell (135.8) #Kontra?. Khai Wu (136)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Jordan Williams (184.1) #Kontra?. Brandon Hester (185.4)
Women’s Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Janay Harding (145.8) #Kontra?. Amber Leibrock (145)
165-Pound Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Danasabe Mohamed (164) #Kontra?. James Terry (164.7)
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Malcom Hill (144.4) #Kontra?. Gaston Bolanos (145.6)
137-Pound Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Justin Tenedora (135.8) #Kontra?. David Rivera (135.1)
190-Pound Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Deron Winn (192.1*) #Kontra?. Ahmed White (188.4)
*Missed weight
BELLATOR 198: FEDOR vs. MIR OFFICIAL RESULTS & FOTOJ
FULL EVENT PHOTOS | FULL VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
Bellator 198: Fedor #kontra?. Mir Rezulto:
Fedor Emelianenko (37-5, 1 NC) Venkita Frank Mir (18-12) per TKO (Stampiloj) #?E :48 De rondo unu
Emmanuel Sanchez (17-3) Venkita Sam Sicilia (16-9) tra submetado (arm-triangle choke) #?E 3:52 De rondo unu
Rafael Lovato Jr. (8-0) Venkita Gerald Harris (25-6) tra submetado (armbar) #?E 1:11 De rondo unu
Neiman Gracie (8-0) Venkita Javier Torres (10-4, 1 NC) tra submetado (arm-triangle choke) #?E 3:18 De rondo du
Dillon Danis (1-0) Venkita Kyle Walker (2-5) tra submetado (toe hold) #?E 1:38 De rondo unu
Prepara Karto:
R’Mandel Cameron (6-3) Venkita P.J. Cajigas (6-7) via unanimous decisión (29-28 x3)
Mark Stoddard (16-9) Venkita Dan Stittgen (12-6) tra submetado (triangulo ĉokilo) #?E 4:43 De rondo unu
Eric Wisely (29-9-1) Venkita Morgan Sickinger (20-11) tra submetado (armbar) #?E 1:12 De rondo unu
Joey Diehl (12-9) Venkita Nate Williams (27-18) tra submetado (triangulo ĉokilo) #?E 54 seconds of round one
Asef Askar (1-0-1) Kaj Andrew Johnson (0-0-1) fought to a majority draw (28-27, 28-28, 28-28)
Adil Benjilany (4-1, 1 NC) Venkita Corey Jackson (3-1) Tra unuanima decido (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Sultan Umar (6-2) Venkita Tom Angeloff (7-6, 1 NC) Tra unuanima decido (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Robert Morrow (24-21-1) Venkita Adam Maciejewski (13-7-1) Tra unuanima decido (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bellator'S superpezula monda GRAND PRIX daŭrigas kun DREAM konkursparigo INTER Fedor Emelianenko KAJ FRANK MIR at Allstate ARENA aprilo 28
BILETOJ SUR VENDO ĈI FRIDAY
LOS ANGELES - La tria malfermaĵrondo konkursparigo en 2018 la Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix havos la plej pezaj pezoj de ĉiuj tempoj Fedor Emelianenko (36-5, 1 NC) prenante sur iama mondĉampiono Frank Mir (18-11) en Bellator la reveno al Allstate Areno Je Rosemont, Malsana. Sur Sabato, Aprilo 28.
Ekskluziva rete preventa por ĉi tiu evento okazas merkredon januaro 24 kaj ĵaŭdo januaro 25, kun biletoj okazas-vendo al la ĝenerala publiko sur vendredo januaro 26 #?E 10 .M. CT. Biletoj por la evento komencos je nur $30 kaj estas havebla ĉe la Allstate Areno giĉeto kaj Ticketmaster.
La evento, prezentata de Miller Lite, estos dissendata kaj libera sur Paramount Network (antaŭe Spike) #?E 9 P.M. ET/8 P.M. CT, dum prepara agado fluos sur Bellator.com kaj tutmonde sur la Bellator Poŝtelefono App. Kromaj vicoj estos anoncita en alveno semajnoj.
Iama PRIDE ĉampiono, "La Lasta Imperiestro" estas unu el la plej respektataj kaj respektita superpezula batalantojn la sporto vidis. Ŝtono vizaĝo kaj kvieta, Emelianenko fanfaronis unu el la plej impona nesuperita strioj en la historio de MMA, Ne perdi atako inter 2001 Kaj 2009. Multi-tempa mondĉampiono en MMA kaj Sambo, Fedor ĵus revenis al la sporto post mallonga hiato, amasigante du decidaj venkoj ekde lia reveno al ago kaj prenante sur Matt Mitrione en momento klasika ĉe Bellator NYC.
Frank Mir aliĝis Bellator pli frue tiun jaron sekvante 15 jarojn en la UFC kie li iĝis dufoja mondĉampiono, kolektitaj 16 venkoj kaj venkis al kiu estas kiu de superpezula contendientes, inkluzive de Brock Lesnar, "Bigfoot" Silva, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira kaj Mirko Cro Cop. Batalado el Las Vegas, Mir agordi multnombraj rekordoj konkurante kun lia antaŭa promocio, reliefigita de la plej bataloj (27), venkoj (16), kaj submetadoj (8) en superpezula historio. Kun 14 De lia 18 karieron gajnas venanta tra knokaŭto aŭ submetado, la brazila jiu-jitsu nigra zono nun provu lin per la Bellator La superpezula divido.
Ĝisdatigita Fight Card:
Heavyweight Grand Prix-Rondo: Fedor Emelianenko (36-5, 1 NC) #Kontra?. Frank Mir (18-11)
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Tiu epizodo ni pasigas multan tempon memorante Tony esti parto de la Fight News Unlimited teamo por 10 Jaroj. Ni ankaŭ rigardu reen ĉe UFC Fight Night 124 kaj rigardi antaŭen al du grandegaj okazaĵoj sabate: Bellator 192 elstarigita per Sonnen vs. Jackson kaj UFC 220 gvidata de la pezaj pezoj kaj lumo Pezeguloĉampioneco luktoj inter Stipe Miocic kaj Francis Ngannou (HVY) kaj Daniel Cormier kaj Volkan Oezdemir (L.HVY). Ni eĉ diskuti iu NFL futbalo kaj iuj aliaj sportoj. Kompreneble ni ankaŭ rigardu la boksado sceno. Aŭskultu la spektaklo ĉe la suba ligilo:
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‘BIG’ JOHN MCCARTHY TO JOIN BELLATOR BROADCAST TEAM
WILL MAKE COLOR COMMENTARY DEBUT AT BELLATOR 192 SUR JAN. 20 – LIVE ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK
ANKAŬ, CHAEL SONNEN SIGNS EXTENSION TO REMAIN IN BROADCAST BOOTH
LA ANĜELOJ - Bellator is pleased to announce that it has come to an agreement with John McCarthy to serve as color commentator during broadcasts on the soon-to-launch Paramount Network, which kicks off with Bellator 192 Sur Sabato, Januaro 20.
“With the addition of ‘Big’ John to our broadcast team, we have put together the premier group of MMA commentators ahead of our Jan. 20 debut on the Paramount Network,” Bellator President Scott Coker said. “With John and Chael providing analysis, you’re getting two people who have spent more time in the cage than they have spent with a headset on, and that will translate to a positive viewing experience for Bellator fans.”
Over the past 20 Jaroj, “Big” John McCarthy has set the bar when it comes to officiating in MMA, a sport where he has overseen countless fights promoted by Bellator and other promotions all over the world, serving as the referee for some of the biggest bouts in the history of the sport. A former Los Angeles Police Officer, and a Self-Defense Instructor at the Los Angeles Police Academy, McCarthy is also the founder of “C.O.M.M.A.N.D.,” a program that trains and certifies hopeful MMA referees and judges. McCarthy’s regulatory work is equally as impressive, as he was a key figure in the writing of the sport’s Unified Rules, which are recognized by the ABC and athletic commissions all across North America.
Along with his broadcasting duties, the man behind the catchphrase “Let’s get it on!” will also provide a unique level of first-hand insight to the plethora of original content produced by Bellator’s digital team.
“I first want to say how grateful I am for the opportunity I have been given to work with the incredible team Bellator has assembled. It is always so hard to leave something you love, but I have always wanted to step away based on my terms rather than someone else’s. My goals are to work as hard as I can to meet the expectations everyone will have for me and to hopefully someday exceed them.” McCarthy said. “I cannot think of anyone I would rather be working with than Scott Coker. Scott has always been a person I admire because of his honesty, loyalty and love for the martial arts. I want to thank everyone from Bellator and Viacom for the trust you are bestowing upon me to keep the commentating of Bellator MMA at the highest levels of the sport.”
Krome, Chael Sonnen has signed an extension to remain a part of select Bellator broadcasts, breaking down all the action alongside Bellator announcers Mike Goldberg Kaj Mauro Ranallo.
Chael Sonnen spent a majority of his 44-fight career with the UFC and WEC, a run that saw him defeat former middleweight champion Michael Bisping, and compete against the likes of Jon Jones, Anderson Silva (Dufoje), Rashad Evans, “Shogun” Rua, Demian Maia and Brian Stann. In addition to his in-ring action, the West Linn, Ore. native has mastered the art of being in front of the camera, having done broadcast work for both ESPN and Fox Sports. Following a three-year hiatus from active MMA competition, Sonnen returned to the cage against Tito Ortiz #?E Bellator 170 in January and then went on to defeat Wanderlei Silva during the main event of Bellator: NYC.
Bellator and the soon-to-launch Paramount Network open 2018 with a bang when Bellator 192: Limo kontraŭ. MacDonald emanates from The Forum in California on Jan. 20. Anchored by a welterweight world title fight featuring Douglas lima defending his championship against Rory MacDonald, the blockbuster event also will see the aforementioned Chael Sonnen compete against “Rampage” Jackson in the opening contest of 2018’s Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix.