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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (नोव्हेंबर. 4, 2016) – It’s a wonderful life for फिल डेव्हिस (17-3), who dethroned लियाम McGeary (11-1) शुक्रवारी रात्री “Bellator 163,” taking home the light heavyweight championship.

As has been the case plenty of times throughout Davis’ illustrious career, his wrestling pedigree was the deciding factor, nullifying the world-class jiu-jitsu of the Renzo Gracie-trained former champion. For nearly 25-minutes, “परंतु. Wonderful” maintained top pressure on the New York-native, frustrating McGeary and putting him into desperation mode in the fifth and final round. McGeary fought valiantly to both stop and submit the longtime Alliance MMA-product, पण शेवटी, Davis took home the unanimous decision with scorecards of 50-43, 50-45, 50-44.

McGeary, who suffered the first loss of his young career, was humble in defeat, admitting that while Davis was the better man throughout their main event fight, he will be back to reclaim what he feels is rightfully his.

Returning home to Southern California with a new belt in tow, Davis now sets his sights on his pregnant wife, who is due to give birth to his second son सोमवारी.

ब्रेन्नन प्रभाग & Saad Awad Provide 90 Seconds of Pure Violence

In an absolute barnburner, ब्रेन्नन प्रभाग आणि आपण Awad went toe-to-toe for the 86 seconds they shared the Bellator MMA cage together, doing their best imitation of Rock Em’ Sock Em’ Robots until “आयरिश” caught “मारेकरी” with an uppercut that sent the Palestinian face first into the canvas. With the knockout, Ward moves into sixth place on the all-time list of KO’s under the promotion’s banner, and now sets his sights on a future matchup against the elite at 170-pounds.

Neiman Gracie Tells the MMA World, ‘Gracie Jiu-Jitsu’ is Back

After finding out they would be competing live on SPIKE less than 24 hours before entering the Bellator MMA cage, Neiman Gracie (5-0) केले जलद काम रुडी अस्वल (16-15), latching on to an arm bar 4:39 into the opening frame and forcing the tap from “Bad News.” Gracie was able to add to his impressive submission record, which has now been stretched to three victories in three Bellator MMA appearances, including a pair of first-round submissions. The 27-year-old was also able to please रॉयस Gracie, who was cornering his bout for the evening.

Javy Ayala Spoils Return of Sergei Kharitonov in 16 सेकंद

In what many people thought would be a triumphant return to the sport of MMA for Sergei, Kharitonov (23-6), Javy Ayala (10-5) spoiled that, sending the Russian heavyweight to the canvas in a heap following an overhand right 16 seconds into the matchup. विजय, “Eye Candy” immediately inserted himself into further big-time match-ups, namedropping both बॉबी Lashley आणि मॅट Mitrione during his post-fight interview. In his last two outings, the Northern California-native has finished his foe in the opening round via stoppage.

प्राथमिक कार्ड परिणाम:

एकदा रूथ (1-0) पराभव Dustin Collins-Miles (0-1) TKO द्वारे (नाही) येथे 3:19 एक फेरी

Tyrell Fortune (1-0) पराभव Cody Miskell (0-1) TKO द्वारे (नाही) येथे 2:22 एक फेरी

टीम कॅरॉन (6-0) पराभव Steve Skrzat (8-9) via TKO at 1:22 एक फेरी

Hannah Regina (1-0) पराभव सारा देय (1-4) सबमिशन द्वारे (arm bar) येथे 4:51 एक फेरी

टीम कॅरॉन (6-0) पराभव Steve Skrzat (8-9) via TKO at 1:22 फेरी दोन

ब्लेर Tugman (9-6) पराभव वॉल्टर स्मिथ-Cotito (4-5, 1 नॅशनल कॉन्फरन्स) लग्न द्वारे (29-28)

Christopher Foster (10-4) पराभव Thomas English (6-7) लग्न द्वारे (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

टायलर राजा (12-4) पराभव जोश Diekmann (15-8, 1 नॅशनल कॉन्फरन्स) सबमिशन द्वारे (मागील नग्न गुदमरणे) येथे 1:39 फेरी दोन

Carlos Corriea (2-0) पराभव Ilya Kotau (1-2) विभाजित निर्णय द्वारे (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)

Vinicius De Jesus (5-1) पराभव James Boran (6-1) सबमिशन द्वारे (मागील नग्न गुदमरणे) येथे 1:55 गोल 2

सँटा मोनिका, मुसलमान लोकांचा धर्मगुरू. (ऑक्टोबर. 25, 2016) - Hey America! As we near the 2016 Presidential Election, Bellator MMA is headed to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn on शुक्रवारी, नोव्हेंबर 4 with one of the most intriguing cards of the year. Headlining the event, Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis is on the campaign trail as he prepares for one of the biggest fights of his career vs current Light Heavyweight Champion, लियाम McGeary.

In advance of the card’s main event, Bellator’s digital team collaborated with Davis and stand-up comedian, Adam Hunter, to produce a collection of six original digital campaign videos with a clear message that there is a better choice! Complementing the digital shorts, fans can actually vote for Davis at the touch of a button at www.VoteForPhilDavis.com up until fight night on नोव्हेंबर 4. In the meantime, watch these “wonderful” clips below and see why Davis’ stance outside the cage will make MMA great again!

One of the more outspoken athletes in MMA, Davis comes in having won three consecutive contests and seven of his last nine. याव्यतिरिक्त, the 31-year-old has finished his opponent in half of his 16 career wins, including five submission victories. Davis earned his shot at McGeary and the highly coveted 205-pound belt with a key win over “King Mo” येथे "Bellator 154: डेव्हिस वि. King Mo” या वर्षी. A 13-fight veteran of the UFC, Davis will likely not be fazed by the bright lights of the Mohegan Sun Arena, in what is possibly the biggest challenge of his illustrious career. Look for the former NCAA National Champion wrestler to take this contest to the canvas and display his impeccable ground game in front of a packed Connecticut crowd.

"Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis” Fight Card

Light Heavyweight World Title Fight: लियाम McGeary (11-0) वि. फिल डेव्हिस (16-3)

Welterweight Co-Main Event: आपण Awad (19-8) वि. ब्रेन्नन प्रभाग (13-4)

Welterweight Feature Bout: पॉल Daley (38-14-2) वि. डेरेक अँडरसन (14-2)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: Sergei, Kharitonov (23-5) वि. Javy Ayala (9-5)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-7) वि. Talita Nogueira (6-0)

प्राथमिक कार्ड

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: एकदा रूथ (चित्रपट) वि. Mark Mangiardi (चित्रपट)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Fortune (चित्रपट) वि. Cody Miskell (चित्रपट)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Neiman Gracie (4-0) वि. रुडी अस्वल (16-14)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: जोश Diekmann (15-7, 1 नॅशनल कॉन्फरन्स) वि. टायलर राजा (11-4)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: ब्लेर Tugman (8-6) वि. वॉल्टर स्मिथ-Cotito (4-4, 1 नॅशनल कॉन्फरन्स)

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Michael Zichelle (8-4) वि. टीम कॅरॉन (5-0)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Ilya Kotau (1-1) वि. Carlos Corriea (1-0)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: सारा देय (1-3) वि. Hannah Regina (चित्रपट)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Keenan रेमंड (3-3) वि. Kastroit Xhema (चित्रपट)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: James Boran (6-0) वि. Vinicius De Jesus (4-1)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Thomas English (6-6) वि. Christopher Foster (9-4)

UNDEFEATED NEIMAN GRACIE CHALLENGES 30-FIGHT VETERAN RUDY BEARS IN CATCHWEIGHT BOUT

सँटा मोनिका, मुसलमान लोकांचा धर्मगुरू (ऑक्टोबर 6, 2016) –Two of Bellator’s highly touted wrestling prospects एकदा रूथ आणि Tyrell Fortune will make their eagerly anticipated mixed martial arts debuts against Mark Mangiardi (चित्रपट) आणि Cody Miskell (चित्रपट) during the stacked card of "Bellator 163: McGeary vs. डेव्हिस" वर नोव्हेंबर 4 Uncasville मध्ये Mohegan सन मैदान येथे, Conn.

याव्यतिरिक्त, Neiman Gracie (4-0) will look to remain undefeated to begin his professional career in a catchweight bout against रुडी अस्वल (16-14). All three of these contests will air on the Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card beginning at 7:50 p.m. आणि/5:50 p.m. सीटी.

The newly announced tilts complete a card headlined by a light heavyweight world title fight that pits champion लियाम McGeary (11-0) विरुद्ध फिल डेव्हिस (16-3). सहकारी मुख्य झाल्यास, a welterweight showdown pitting आपण Awad (19-8) विरुद्ध ब्रेन्नन प्रभाग (13-4) will go down, while a heavyweight bout between Sergei, Kharitonov (23-5) आणि Javy “Eye Candy” Ayala (9-5) will also be featured on the main card. शेवटी, पॉल Daley (38-14-2) and the always-exciting डेरेक अँडरसन (14-2) faceoff in a welterweight clash, while female featherweights Marloes Coenen (23-7) आणि Talita Nogueira (6-0) round out the live and free action on SPIKE.

तिकीट "Bellator 163: McGeary vs. डेव्हिस " are on sale now at Bellator.com, as well as the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster. The event can be seen live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. आणि/8 p.m. सीटी, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.

When looking up the word “prospect” in the dictionary, there should be a photo of Ed Ruth placed next to the definition. The three-time national champion joined a plethora of blue-chip amateur wrestling prospects on the Bellator MMA roster last year and now will make his long-awaited debut at 185-pounds on Nov. 4. An attendee of the world-renown Blair Academy in Susquehanna Township, बाप, where he was the top-ranked recruit in the nation for his weight class, Ruth elected to stay local and attend wrestling powerhouse Penn State University where he went on to add three National Championships and four All-American accolades to his trophy room while wrestling with the Nittany Lions. आता, Ruth’s chase for mixed martial arts gold begins –

Fighting out of Pennsylvania, Mark Mangiardi will have his hands full when he makes his professional debut against Ruth. With four amateur bouts already under his belt, the 28-year-old has tasted competition on the MMA scene unlike his नोव्हेंबर. 4 विरोधक. With his first sanctioned bout taking place in 2012, this will be the first bout outside of his home state of Pennsylvania.

Another one of Scott Coker’s high profile wrestling signings, Fortune attended high school at Lakeridge in Oregon, where he won state championships in nearly every national age-group in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. The accolades didn’t stop there, with Fortune accepting an offer to wrestle at Ohio State University, before ultimately settling in at the highly acclaimed Grand Canyon Universities program. Since graduating college, Fortune represented Team USA in Olympic style wrestling, where he also experienced success. Splitting time between wrestling training in Arizona alongside fellow “Bellator 163” competitor Ed Ruth and mixed martial arts training with the Blackzilians in Florida, Fortune has spent a great deal of time honing his striking talents and submission defense.

Miskell has competed in both heavyweight and super heavyweight contests during his seven-fight amateur stint, एक रेकॉर्ड मूल्य 5-2. आता, the Kentucky native – who’s finished each of victories – looks to parlay his success into a run under the bright lights of Bellator MMA’s heavyweight division. It’s safe to say that Miskell’s wrestling pedigree will be challenged early and often when he meets Fortune during the Bellator.com-streamed prelims.

The Gracie name is synonymous with the sport of mixed martial arts, and once again another Gracie will now take center stage for Bellator MMA. This time it is Royce Gracie’s cousin Neiman, who will compete for the third time under the promotion’s banner. After beginning his career with back-to-back submission victories, Gracie made his Bellator MMA debut at “Bellator 134,” where he defeated Bobby Flynn with a first round submission. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt followed up the win with a win over Roger Carroll, and now looks to remain undefeated when he enters the Mohegan Sun Arena for the second time of his budding MMA career.

A 37-year-old Missouri native, Bears began his combat sports training in high school. Fighting professionally since 2007, Bears has appeared eight times previously under the Bellator MMA banner and now returns to the promotion after his appearance against मायकेल पृष्ठ येथे "Bellator 140: Koreshkov वि. Lima.” Nicknamed “Bad News,” Bears has competed against MMA notables the likes of Zak Cummings, पॉल Daley, जेसन उच्च, Ryan Jensen, Isaac Vallie-Flagg and Tyron Woodley, and the aforementioned “MVP.”

पूर्ण "Bellator: 163: McGeary vs. Davis” Main Card:

Light Heavyweight World Title Bout: लियाम McGeary (11-0) वि. फिल डेव्हिस (16-3)

Welterweight Co-Main Event: आपण Awad (19-8) वि. ब्रेन्नन प्रभाग (13-4)

Welterweight Feature Bout: पॉल Daley (38-14-2) वि. डेरेक अँडरसन (14-2)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: Sergei, Kharitonov (23-5) वि. Javy Ayala (9-5)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-7) वि. Talita Nogueira (6-0)

Complete Preliminary Card:

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: एकदा रूथ (चित्रपट) वि. Mark Mangiardi (चित्रपट)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Forune (चित्रपट) वि. Cody Miskell (चित्रपट)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Neiman Gracie (4-0) वि. रुडी अस्वल (16-14)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: जोश Diekmann (15-7, 1 नॅशनल कॉन्फरन्स) वि. टायलर राजा (11-4)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: ब्लेर Tugman (8-6) वि. वॉल्टर स्मिथ-Cotito (4-4, 1 नॅशनल कॉन्फरन्स)

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Michael Zichelle (8-4) वि. टीम कॅरॉन (5-0)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Ilya Kotau (1-1) वि. Carlos Corriea (1-0)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: सारा देय (1-3) वि. Hannah Regina (चित्रपट)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Keenan रेमंड (3-3) वि. Kastroit Xhema (चित्रपट)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Thomas English (6-6) वि. Christopher Foster (9-4)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: James Boran (6-0) वि. Vinicius De Jesus (4-1)