TEL AVIV, ישראל. (נאוועמבער. 10, 2016) – All fighters successfully made weight for Israel’s first major mixed martial arts event "בעללאַטאָר 164: קאָרעשקאָוו ווס. Lima” which takes place inside of Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, ישראל. The historic event airs FREE on SPIKE פרייַטיק, נאָוועמבער 11 בייַ 9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט.

 

The stacked main card is headlined by a must-see welterweight world title main event pitting current champion אַנדריי קאָרעשקאָוו (19-1) קעגן דאָוגלאַס לימאַ (27-6). דערצו, a pair of featherweight matchups pitting hometown favorite Noad Lahat (9-2) קעגן Scott Cleve (15-5) און געאָרגי קאַראַכאַניאַן (25-6-1) קעגן Kirill Medvedovsky (6-1) will also be featured on the Spike-televised main card. Lastly, Ukrainian sensation Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) returns in a female flyweight contest with Karla Benitez (13-9-1).

 

Scott Coker on the groundbreaking Bellator event in Israel: “This event started about 18 months ago when we came over here to say hello to our international partners Annaney Communications and EGO TOTAL. We sat down with them and they said ‘Hey, there are a lot of great martial artists here. Why don’t we go meet with some of the gyms?’ So, we went to some of the gyms across Tel Aviv where they hosted a nice tryout. We had about 60-70 athletes participate and Royce (Gracie) would say ‘I think this guy could be good. I think this girl could be good. I think that these are some of the talented fighters that you could bring into Bellator.’ From there we started talking about the venues, and talking about the infrastructure of how we could pull of an event of this magnitude here in this city. We have put together an amazing team of people out here that have done a great job helping make this possible. I’ve been in the fight business for 31 יאר, promoting fights all over the world, but this is one that is really a big feather in our cap. איך בין טאַקע, really excited to be here in Israel promoting our inaugural event, and we already have a date set for next year. We will be back, and we’d like to make this an annual stop for the company.

 

הויפּט קאַרד: (Free on SPIKE – 9 פּ.ם. און/8:00 פּ.ם. קאָרט)

Welterweight World Title Fight: אַנדריי קאָרעשקאָוו (169.8 לבס.) ווס. דאָוגלאַס לימאַ (170 לבס.)

 

Featherweight Co-Main Event: Noad Lahat (145.8 לבס.) ווס. Scott Cleve (145.8 לבס.)

 

150 לב, catchweight Feature Bout: געאָרגי קאַראַכאַניאַן (149.5 לבס.) ווס. Kirill Medvedovsky (151 לבס.)

 

Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (123.5 לבס.) ווס. Karla Benitez (124.5 לבס.)

 

פּרעלימינאַרי קאַרד

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Joaquin Buckley (170.5 לבס.) ווס. Jackie Gosh (170.8 לבס.)

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Fight: Chen Shhori (205 לבס.) ווס. Kfir Eittan (205 לבס.)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Haitham Kiuof (170.3 לבס.) ווס. Moshe Rand (173 לבס.)

Lightweight Preliminary Fight: Rob Becker (155.5 לבס.) ווס. Ejargew Tariku (155.2 לבס.)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Sol Renato (170.5 לבס.) ווס. Alex Trofimov (170.3 לבס.)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Almog Shay (136 לבס.) ווס. Vitaly Khmeinytsky (136 לבס.)

Lightweight Preliminary Fight: Olga Rubin (145.8 לבס.) ווס. Laurita Cibirite (140.5 לבס.)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Raz Bring (134.8 לבס.) ווס. Maor Kazalkopy (135.5 לבס.)

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Alexander Nikulin (183.8 לבס.) ווס. Avi Baron (182.8 לבס.)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Onor Keles (137.5 לבס.) ווס. Omri Barel (135 לבס.)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Zane Clerk (170.8 לבס.) ווס. Haim Gozali (170 לבס.)

Featherweight Preliminary Fight: Igor Postnikov (144.5 לבס.) ווס. Itai Gayer (143 לבס.)

 

 

TEL AVIV, ישראל. (נאָוועמבער 8, 2016) – Bellator MMA has invaded the “Holy Land” for the first time in the history of the promotion and is ready to deliver a plethora of great matchups, including a welterweight world title fight pitting אַנדריי קאָרעשקאָוו (19-1) קעגן דאָוגלאַס לימאַ(27-6).

 

מיט "בעללאַטאָר 164: קאָרעשקאָוו ווס. Lima” only a few days away, Bellator’s digital team has put together a collection of exclusive new content to preview the stacked event at Menora Mivtachim Arena. Join us as we dive into a behind-the-scenes look at the competitors’ journey to פרייַטיקnight’s big show. For more in-depth footage of our enticing contests coming your way, look no further than Bellator’s amazing YouTube page.

BELLATOR MMA WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT Over a year ago, current division champ Andrey Koreshkov defeated Douglas Lima for the welterweight world title. איצט, the two meet again and it’s Lima who will be seeking revenge. Don’t miss this incredible Bellator MMA title fight in Tel Aviv, ישראל, דעם פרייטיק נאַכט!

 

What to Watch: Lima ווס. קאָרעשקאָוו Let’s take a look at some of Jimmy Smith’s keys to victory in a welterweight world title rematch between Lima and Koreshkov.	טשאַמפּיאָנס: אַנדריי קאָרעשקאָוו Koreshkov is about as dominating of an opponent as you can find in the world of MMA today. Join us as we take a closer look at what makes this welterweight supreme.

Sitdown with Georgi Karakhanyan Georgi Karakhanyan’s specialty in the cage? Guillotine. What about outside of the cage? We sit down with the featherweight superstar and discuss the mental preparation behind mixed martial arts competition.	5 ראָונדס: Lena Ovchynnikova Ukrainian powerhouse Lena Ovchynnikova gives us an inside look on her life outside of the cage as she prepares to make her promotional debut.

Event Info

A welterweight world title main event will headline the first ever Bellator MMA event in Israel, as current division champion אַנדריי קאָרעשקאָוו(19-1) will attempt to protect his belt against the man who he took it from over a year ago, דאָוגלאַס לימאַ (27-6). דערצו, Noad Lahat (9-2) will challenge Scott Cleve (15-5) in the evening’s featherweight co-main event and געאָרגי קאַראַכאַניאַן (25-6-1) will replace James Gallagher to face Israel’s own Kirill Medvedovsky (6-1) in a featherweight feature fight. לעסאָף, a female flyweight bout pitting Ukrainian star Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) קעגן Karla Benitez (13-9-1) rounds out the SPIKE-televised main card action.

 

The preliminary portion of the event features a welterweight clash between Joaquin Buckley (6-0) and hometown favorite Jackie Gosh (6-0). דערצו, over a dozen local competitors will be making their professional debut on the preliminary card of the Scott Coker-led promotion’s first event in the Middle East.

 

"בעללאַטאָר 164: קאָרעשקאָוו ווס. LIma” takes place at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, ישראל, and will air in America on SPIKE פרייַטיק, נאָוועמבער 11 בייַ 9 פּ.ם. און / 8 פּ.ם. קאָרט. Bellator has partnered with Ananey Communications, an Israeli television conglomerate boasting 14 channels, several of which showcase Viacom content including the EGO and EGO TOTAL channels which have broadcast Bellator in Israel since 2012.

 

Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at Bellator.com or Eventim.co.il/mma.

 

"בעללאַטאָר 164: קאָרעשקאָוו ווס. Lima” Fight Card

Welterweight World Title Bout: אַנדריי קאָרעשקאָוו (19-1) ווס. דאָוגלאַס לימאַ (27-6)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Noad Lahat (9-2) ווס. Scott Cleve (15-5)

Featherweight Feature Bout: געאָרגי קאַראַכאַניאַן (25-6-1) ווס. Kirill Medvedovsky (6-1)

Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) ווס. Karla Benitez (13-9-1)

 

Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Joaquin Buckley (6-0) ווס. Jackie Gosh (6-0)

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Fight: Chen Shhori (דעבוט) ווס. Kfir Eittan (2-0)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Haitham Kiuof (דעבוט) ווס. Moshe Rand (3-2)

Lightweight Preliminary Fight: Rob Becker (דעבוט) ווס. Ejargew Tariku (1-0)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Sol Renato (דעבוט) ווס. Alex Trofimov (דעבוט)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Almog Shay (דעבוט) ווס. Vitaly Khmeinytsky (דעבוט)

Lightweight Preliminary Fight: Olga Rubin (דעבוט) ווס. Laurita Cibirite (דעבוט)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Raz Bring (דעבוט) ווס. Maor Kazalkopy (דעבוט)

Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Alexander Nikulin (דעבוט) ווס. Avi Baron (דעבוט)

Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Onor Keles (דעבוט) ווס. Omri Barel (דעבוט)

Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Zane Clerk (דעבוט) ווס. Haim Gozali (6-3)

Welterweight Kickboxing Fight: Igor Postnikov (דעבוט) ווס. Itai Gayer (דעבוט)