NEW WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT ADDED TO THE LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR
Σάντα Μόνικα, CALIF (Δεκέμβριος 12, 2016) – After an incredible year that saw Bellator MMA host events in international territories all around the globe, it is only fitting that the promotion’s year-ending event, "Bellator 169: King Mo εναντίον. Ishii," Λαμβάνει χώρα αυτή Παρασκευή, Δεκέμβριος 16 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ιρλανδία.
Shortly after her fight against Helen Harper (4-1) was announced, Bruna Vargas (2-1) has withdrawn from the bout due to injury. Harper will be paid her show money and a new women’s featherweight bout has been added to the SPIKE-televised card between undefeated fighters Sinead Kavanagh (3-0) και Ελίνα Καλλονίδου (5-0).
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). Εξάλλου, a pair of anticipated featherweight scraps will see Anthony Taylor (1-1) look to quiet the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’s James Gallagher (4-0) και, Της Ιρλανδίας Μπράιαν Μουρ(9-4) take on the always-game Ντάνιελ Weichel (37-9).
Τα εισιτήρια για "Bellator 169: King Mo εναντίον. 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 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/8 μ.μ. CT, και θα ακολουθηθεί αμέσως από "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence.”
Fighting out of Straight Blast Gym (SBG) στο Δουβλίνο, “KO” Kavanagh has fought all three of her professional bouts with BAMMA, and has earned her nickname bye scoring two knockouts in her first three fights. Kavanagh fought in BAMMA’s first-ever women’s fight, and ended her opponent’s night in just 17 δευτερόλεπτα. Originally slated to compete in a bantamweight fight against Eeva Siiskonen (5-4-2) on the BAMMA portion of this co-promoted night of fights, Kavanagh now moves up in weight to face Kallionidou under the Bellator banner.
Στο μόνο 18 ετών, Kallionidou has already made a name for herself in her home country Greece, where she holds the Cage Survivor women’s featherweight title. Incredibly, “Gunner” started her professional career off with a bang, scoring a first-round TKO just a month after her 16ου γενέθλια. Έκτοτε, the Greek fighter has gone 5-0, με τρία knockouts. The fight this Friday night, will be her first fight outside of Greece.
In addition to a full card of Bellator action, ticketholders 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) και Alan Philpott (16-8) prepare to duke it out for the division gold. Εν τέλει, the stacked event features a featherweight world title fight pitting former Bellator competitors Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) κατά Martin Stapleton (18-4).
Πλήρης "Bellator 169: King Mo εναντίον. Ishii” Main Card:
Κύριο γεγονός βαρέων βαρών: Muhammed "Βασιλιάς Μο" Λαβάλ (19-5, 1 NC) vs. Satoshi Ishii (14-6-1)
Συνδυασμένη εκδήλωση Featherweight: James Gallagher (4-0) vs. Anthony Taylor (1-1)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Ντάνιελ Weichel (37-9) vs. Μπράιαν Μουρ (9-4)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Sinead Kavanagh (3-0) vs. Ελίνα Καλλονίδου (5-0)
Περίοδος χαρακτηριστικών Bantamweight: Shay Walsh (14-4) vs. Luiz Tosta (9-2)
Updated “BAMMA 27” Main Card:
Bantamweight World Title Bout: Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) vs. Alan Philpott (16-8)
Παιχνίδι παγκόσμιου τίτλου Featherweight: Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) vs. Martin Stapleton (18-4)
Featherweight Κύριας Κάρτας Μπουτ: Dylan Tuke (3-0) vs. Sean Tobin (4-2)
Featherweight Κύριας Κάρτας Μπουτ: Μπράιαν Μουρ (9-4) vs. Niklas Backstrom (10-2)
Κύρια κάρτα Welterweight: Kiefer Crosbie (1-0) vs. Conor Riordan (Ντεμπούτο)
Κύρια κάρτα Welterweight: Nathan Jones (9-5) vs. Walter Gahadza (16-0)