SANTA MONICA, क्यालिफोर्निया (Dec. 6, 2016) – It was announced today that one of MMA’s hottest prospects, अनि रूथ (1-0), will waste no time continuing to build his resume, as he fights Emanuele Palombi (5-2) for his second fight in as many months. The bout takes place यस शुक्रबार मा "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Beltran," मा Dec. 10 from the Mandela Forum in Florence and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 4pm एट/PT.

 

मा मात्र 26 वर्ष पुराना, Ruth is looking to pave the way for the other members of “The New Breed," a group of highly accomplished wrestlers who have all signed to fight under the Bellator MMA banner including: Joey Davis (1-0), टायरेल भाग्य (1-0), Jarod Trice (1-0) साथै हारून पिको र रोमेरो कपास – the last of which have yet to make their highly anticipated professional debuts. Before he was a three-time National Champion and four-time All-American wrestler at Penn State University, Ruth attended the world-renown Blair Academy in Susquehanna Township, PA, where he was the top-ranked recruit in the nation for his weight class. Having achieved great success at every stage of competition throughout his life, Ruth aspires to have the Bellator middleweight gold around his waist before long. After making the move across the country to Fresno, क्यालिफोर्निया।, where he now trains at Dethrone Basecamp with other Bellator MMA fighters like यहो Koscheck र क्रिस Honeycutt, Ruth made his professional MMA debut just last month on नोभेम्बर. 4, when he finished Dustin Collins-Miles with strikes at 3:19 पहिलो चरणको मा.

 

Ruth now faces Rome’s Palombi, a seven-fight veteran with five victories including three KO’s and one submission. Ruth, who is taking the fight on less than a week’s notice, must quickly learn how to tune out a hometown crowd, who will certainly be heavily in favor of the Italian fighter.

 

The evening is highlighted by a main event featuring Italy’s most renowned mixed martial artist एलेसियो Sakara (18-11, 2 कांग्रेस), who will duke it out with Joey “The Mexicutioner” Beltran (17-13, 1 कांग्रेस) in a light heavyweight main event. Other Bellator MMA competitors will also be in action, लगायत यूहन्ना साल्टर (12-3), Yamauchi माथि (31-9) र Philipe Lins(10-1).

 

The Bellator Kickboxing brand will also be on display in Italy with a card that features a female flyweight rematch between Denise Kielholtz (45-3) र Gloria Peritore (11-1-1), but this time, a world title will be on the line. "Bellator किकबक्सिङ: Florence” will also include a lightweight clash between Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 कांग्रेस) and British kickboxing champion Jordan Watson (48-11-2), a middleweight matchup pitting जो Schilling (19-9) विरुद्धमा Victorio Lermano (30-7), a welterweight contest pairing Luca Novello (22-4-2) संग Karim Ghajji (96-13-1), र Kevin Ross(31-9) पूरा हुनेछ Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) हल्का लड्न. "Bellator किकबक्सिङ: Florence” airs शुक्रबार, Dec. 16 मा 11:15 pm एट, immediately following "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”

 

पूर्ण "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Beltran” Card:

हल्का हैवीवेट सुविधा सङ्घर्ष: एलेसियो Sakara (18-11, 2 कांग्रेस) बनाम. कान्छा Beltran (17-13, 1 कांग्रेस)

हल्का हैवीवेट सुविधा सङ्घर्ष: Philipe Lins (10-1) बनाम. Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7)

Middleweight Feature Fight: यूहन्ना साल्टर (12-3) बनाम. Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Yamauchi माथि (31-9) बनाम. Mircea Valeriu (12-3)

Middleweight Feature Fight: अनि रूथ (1-0) बनाम. Emanuele Palombi (5-2)

Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” Card:

Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 कांग्रेस) बनाम. Jordan Watson (48-11-2)

Flyweight World Title: Denise Kielholtz (45-3) बनाम. Gloria Peritore (11-1-1)

Middleweight Feature Fight: जो Schilling (19-9) बनाम. Victorio Lermano (30-7)

Welterweight सुविधा सङ्घर्ष: Luca Novello (22-4-2) बनाम. Karim Ghajji (96-13-1)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Kevin Ross (31-9) बनाम. Alessio Arduini (26-14-2)