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Injury forces Georgi Karakhanyan out of featherweight title fightChampion Patricio Pitbull now faces Daniel Weichel at “Bellator: Emechaghi Business "

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Easy Tweet: “NEW FIGHT: @danielweichel to face @PatricioPitbull for #Bellator featherweight championship on June 19 #UnfinishedBusiness”

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 28, 2015) – Due to a knee injury sustained by title challenger Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator Emmanuel Featherweight World onye mmeri Patricio Baby (23-2) will now face German submission ace Daniel “The WeaselWeichel (35-8) in the co-main event of “Bellator: Emechaghi Business,” nke na-ewe Friday, June 19 na St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.

 

Featuring otu n'ime ndị kasị atụ anya ọgụ na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke egwuregwu na Kimbo iberi vs. Ken Shamrock, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) na Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4), with a fifth and final featured bout to be announced shortly.

 

The 27-year-old “Pitbull,” of Natal, Brazil, is a 13-time veteran of the promotion who captured the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title with a September win over then-champion Pat Curran. “Pitbull” then defended his belt in January with a thrilling submission win over former champion Daniel Straus. Na 24 ọrụ anya, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, na abụọ bụ ndị n'ihi nke aguba-mkpa, split-decisions.

 

“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. Na ikpeazụ ya ọgụ, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 ya n'oge gara aga 13 -eme mkpapụ. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Green, Matt Bessette na Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 Enwee Mmeri, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.

 

The 5-fight televised card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. NA / 8 p.m. CT, with preliminary fights streaming on Spike.com at 7 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Tiketi maka “Bellator: Emechaghi Business,” nke na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $30, nwere ugbu a na-ere na Ticketmaster.com.

 

“Bellator Emmanuel: Emechaghi Business” - Friday, Ka June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Ị.

Main Kaadị

Bellator Heavyweight Main Omume: Kimbo iberi (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator Featherweight Mbụ Ọgụ: Ubi Patricio Baby (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)

Bellator apụta Heavyweight Ọgụ: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator apụta Kedu otu m ga Ọgụ: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

Mbido Kaadị

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Ọgụ: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)

Bellator Strawweight Prelim Ọgụ: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Kedu otu m ga Prelim Ọgụ: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim Ọgụ: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

“Bellator: Emechaghi Business” gets touch of local flavor with Malcolm Smith vs. Luke Nelson and Kain Royer vs. Enrique Watson

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 27, 2015) – June’s blockbuster “Bellator: Emechaghi Business” event is getting a little local flavor, as two new preliminary contests feature fighters fromThe Show Me State.

 

The new all-Missouri contests include lightweights Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1) na middleweights Kain Royer(1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0).

 

Featuring otu n'ime ndị kasị atụ anya ọgụ na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke egwuregwu na Kimbo iberi vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator: Emechaghi Business” takes place Friday, June 19, na St. Louis’ Scottrade Center and airs live on Spike.

 

Tiketi maka “Bellator: Emechaghi Business,” nke na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $30, nwere ugbu a na-ere na Ticketmaster.com

 

Agbakwunyere n'asọmpi ga-mara ọkwa obere oge.

 

A five-time Shamrock FC veteran, Smith makes his Bellator MMA debut as he looks to rebound from a split-decision loss to Cory Hunter in March. Prior to the disappointing result, Smith bụ 4-1 in his previous five fights – a run that included two TKO victories and one submission.

 

Smith now meets three-time Shamrock FC fighter Nelson, who turned pro in December 2013 and also competes under the Bellator MMA banner for the first time. Nelson has earned both of his career wins to date via first-round stoppage, while his lone career loss went the distance, when he came up just short via split decision.

 

Royer and Watson have also spent the early stages of their professional careers competing exclusively under the Shamrock FC banner.

 

A submission specialist, Royer built an impressive amateur record fighting on Missouri’s regional scene before turning professional in 2013. An action-first fighter, both nke ya pro contests have ended in the first round. Royer now meets Watson, who made his professional debut this past June with a first-round TKO victory.

 

“Bellator Emmanuel: Emechaghi Business” - Friday, May June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Ị.

Main Kaadị

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Omume: Kimbo iberi (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator Featherweight Mbụ Ọgụ: Ubi Patricio Baby (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4-1)

Bellator apụta Heavyweight Ọgụ: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator apụta Kedu otu m ga Ọgụ: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

Mbido Kaadị

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Ọgụ: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)

Bellator Strawweight Prelim Ọgụ: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Kedu otu m ga Prelim Ọgụ: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim Ọgụ: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

“Bellator Emmanuel: Halsey vs. Grove” finalizes action-packed 13-fight lineup with additions of A.J. Jenkins vs. Arlene Blencowe, Shawn Bunch vs. Rolando Perez and John Yoo vs. Albert Morales

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 16, 2015) – A thrilling 13-bout lineup for May’s “Bellator Emmanuel: Halsey vs. Grove” is now complete with the addition of women’s featherweights A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene “Angerfist” Blencowe (5-4), bantamweights Shawn “Bunch the GreatBunch (3-1) vs.Rolando Perez (7-4) na John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert “The WarriorMorales (1-0) to the evening’s preliminary card.

 

The three new additions finalize a nine-fight preliminary card scheduled in support of “Bellator Emmanuel: Halsey vs. Grove” four main card contests.

 

The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Ehi” Halsey (8-0) megide towering Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “The Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) na bantamweightsDarrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Ụsụ” Silva (22-4).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” na-ewe ebe Friday, Ka 15, na Pechanga amalite & Cha cha na Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. NA (6 p.m. Pt obodo oge), mgbe mbido oké strimụ na Spike.com.

 

Tiketi maka “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” nke na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $50, nwere ugbu a na-ere na Pechanga.com na Pechanga amalite & Cha cha igbe ọrụ.

 

Ụzọ maka “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” emeghe na 4 p.m. Pt obodo oge, na mbụ zoo-ewe ebe 45 nkeji mesịrị.

 

Jenkins, of Oceanside, Calif., is one of the most experienced competitors in women’s MMA. Fighting professionally since 2004, Jenkins now makes her Bellator MMA debut. The 33-year-old boasts past tussles with MMA notables Shayna Baszler, Tonya Evinger, Jan Finney, Kelly Kobold and Sarah Schneider, n'etiti ndị ọzọ.

 

An Australian native, Blencowe is a world-class athlete and former Women’s International Boxing Association World light welterweight champion. After turning her attention to MMA in 2013, Blencowe initially garnered only mixed results as she adjusted to life in the sport. Otú ọ dị, she has racked up three-consecutive stoppage wins as of late, and that run earned her a call from Bellator MMA.

 

Bunch is one of MMA’s most elite-level wrestlers as a two-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time U.S. Olympic Team alternate. He now trains with the famed American Kickboxing Academy banner and has spent his entire professional MMA career under the Bellator MMA banner.

 

Ka ọ dịgodị, Alliance MMA product Perez is a 10-year veteran of the sport who made his Bellator MMA in November and fought to a rarely-seen split draw. N'agbanyeghị, Perez is unbeaten in his past four contests and now looks to get his first win in the promotion.

 

Yoo, of Irvine, Calif., makes his professional debut. He meets Morales, of Carson, Calif., who picked up a submission victory in the Bellator cage in his first professional contest.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Friday, Ka 15, Pechanga amalite & Cha cha, Temecula, Calif.

Main Kaadị (9 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Middleweight Mbụ Ọgụ: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator apụta Bantamweight Ọgụ: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator apụta Welterweight Ọgụ: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

Bellator apụta Bantamweight Ọgụ: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

Mbido Kaadị (7:45 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Middleweight Prelim Ọgụ: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator Ìhè Heavyweight Prelim Ọgụ: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Ọgụ: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim Ọgụ: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Obere. (30-0)

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Ọgụ: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Dark Fights (approx. 11 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Kedu otu m ga Ọchịchịrị Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)

Bellator Kedu otu m ga Ọchịchịrị Prelim: Shawn ụyọkọ (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)

Bellator Kedu otu m ga Ọchịchịrị Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

Bellator Kedu otu m ga Ọchịchịrị Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)

 

“Bellator Emmanuel: Halsey vs. Grove” adds top bantamweights Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell vs. Rafael “Ụsụ” Silva to evening’s Spike-televised main card

 

EASY TWEET: #BellatorMMA adds @morcego_mma and @thewolf_mma to the May 15 Event headlined by @BrandBullHalsey & @kendallgrovemma

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 15, 2015) – A four-fight Spike-broadcast main card for May’s “Bellator Emmanuel: Halsey vs. Grove” has received another thrilling contest, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) na-ewe ke Rafael “Ụsụ” Silva (22-4).

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator Emmanuel: Halsey vs. Grove,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Ehi” Halsey (8-0) megide towering Hawaiian scrapperKendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), na welterweights Fernando “The Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” na-ewe ebe Friday, Ka 15, na Pechanga amalite & Cha cha na Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. NA (6 p.m. Pt obodo oge), mgbe mbido oké strimụ na Spike.com.

 

Tiketi maka “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” nke na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $50, nwere ugbu a na-ere na Pechanga.com na Pechanga amalite & Cha cha igbe ọrụ.

 

Ụzọ maka “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” emeghe na 4 p.m. Pt obodo oge, na mbụ zoo-ewe ebe 45 nkeji mesịrị.

 

Two new bouts have also been added to the night’s preliminary card, with middleweights A.J. “The MercenaryMatthews (7-3) vs. Ben “Dinta” Reiter (15-0) na lightweights Steve “ThunderbeastKozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).

 

Ọzọkwa, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Aguba” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) that was initially announced as a main-card matchup will now be featured on the night’s preliminary card, instead.

 

Agbakwunyere oké ga-mara ọkwa obere oge.

 

A New Jersey native now fighting out of Arizona, Caldwell was a Division I wrestler at North Carolina State. Caldwell made his MMA debut in 2012 and has kept his record perfect through the first six fights of his career, including Bellator MMA wins over Anthony Dizy, Joe Pingitore and Lance Surma. Previously competing as a featherweight, the 27-year-old Caldwell now moves down to the bantamweight division.

 

He now faces “Ụsụ” Silva, a battle-tested 30-year-old fighter with championship-level experience in the Bellator MMA cage. With nearly a decade of professional fights to his name, Silva is an incredible 14-1 ya n'oge gara aga 15 overall appearances. His only loss during that run was a 25-minute decision against former Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Champion Joe Warren. Seventeen of Silva’s 22 ọrụ Enwee Mmeri na-abịa site stoppage, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’sFight Master” usoro, Matthews fought most recently in November, earning a decision win over Kyle Bolt. He now meets undefeated prospect Reiter, an intriguing individual who left Wall Street to pursue a career in MMA and now fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after spending much of his early career in Peru.

 

Kozola, nke San Diego, Calif., fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after debuting with a knockout victory over Jonathan Rivera in January. He now meets Butler, who returns to the promotion after a November Bellator MMA debut that saw him suffer a submission loss to Joao Paulo Faria.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Friday, Ka 15, Pechanga amalite & Cha cha, Temecula, Calif.

Main Kaadị (9 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Middleweight Mbụ Ọgụ: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator apụta Bantamweight Ọgụ: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator apụta Welterweight Ọgụ: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

Bellator apụta Bantamweight Ọgụ: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

Mbido Kaadị (7:45 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Middleweight Prelim Ọgụ: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator Ìhè Heavyweight Prelim Ọgụ: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Ọgụ: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim Ọgụ: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Obere. (30-0)

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Ọgụ: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Ọchịchịrị oké (approx. 11 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Kedu otu m ga Ọchịchịrị Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

Emela. 6 Ìhè Heavyweight na World Phil Davis enyekwara Bellator Emmanuel

 

Phil Davis Signing

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 15, 2015) - Bellator Emmanuel ụtọ ịkpọsa bịanyere aka n'akwụkwọ nkwado nke isii * họọrọ Ìhè Heavyweight n'ụwa, Phil "Mr. Ebube "Davis (13-3, 1 NC), na-ekewaghị, multi-agha ndibiat.

 

"M nwere ike na-eche na-alụ ọgụ Bellator na mebie ụlọ ahịa na onye ọ bụla,"Kwuru Davis. "Abụ m zuru kasị mma na nke kasị kasị grappler ka mgbe ibuso ya agha na Emmanuel na m obi ụtọ na-na e na mpi na ebe obibi ọhụrụ m."

A mụrụ na zụlitere Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Phil gara mahadum nso n'ụlọ Penn State University, ebe ọ ghọrọ anọ oge NCAA Division m All-American mgba maka Nittany Ọdụm.

 

Davis nwere mbụ ya ọkachamara Emmanuel ọgụ 2008 na nweworo itoolu Enwee Mmeri na Jisọs na-alụ ọgụ Asọmpi Onye Mmeri, gụnyere mmeri megide ndị na-amasị nke Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, Alexander Gustafsson, Brian Stann na Glover Teixeira.

A so Alliance Emmanuel na San Diego, Calif., ebe ọ na-azụ n'akụkụ Bellator kpakpando dị ka Michael Chandler na Life Beltran, "Mr. Ebube "enyekwara n'ọkwá Ìhè Heavyweight nkewa, nke a ugbu a kwadoro site mmeri Liam McGeary.

 

"Phil bụ a ụwa na klas gwakọtara Mara Artist na anyị nwere nnọọ obi ụtọ na-agbakwunye ya ka ANYỊ roster ụfọdụ nke kasị mma Ìhè Heavyweights n'ụwa,"Kwuru nkwalite onyeisi oche, Scott Coker. "Bellator anọgide n'ụzọ zuru ezu kwara ka ewu ya ụwa-klas roster site na ịbanye top free mmadụ dị ka Davis, nakwa dị ka ejiji elu-na-na-abịa kpakpando. Anyị na-nwetara ụfọdụ ịtụnanya matchups n'uche maka 'Mr. Magburu onwe 'na anyị ga-ezikwa na izu na-abịa. "


Bellator Ìhè Heavyweight nkewa bụ otu n'ime ndị kasị mie emie na nkwalite, na kpakpando dị ka McGeary, Tito Ortiz, "Eze knife" Lawal, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Emanuel Newton na Linton Vassell.

 

*Ranking dị ka www.sherdog.com

Two new fights featuring St. Louis scrappers added to “Bellator: Emechaghi Business” at the Scottrade Center on June 19

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 13, 2015) – On the heels of this morning’s announcement of the Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson rematch, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” adds a pinch of local flavor with the addition of welterweights Steve Mann (10-1) vs. Justin Guthrie (17-8) and strawweights Dan O'Connor (5-4) vs. Miles McDonald (0-1). The two fights will are the first announced fights of the preliminary card, which can be viewed on Spike.com starting at 4 p.m. Pt.

 

The main card is headlined by a long overdue matchup between street-fighting legend and YouTube sensation Kimbo iberi na “The World kasị dị ize ndụ Man,” Ken Shamrock, which kicks off Live and Free on Spike at 9 p.m. NA/ 8 p.m. CT.

 

Tiketi maka “Bellator: Emechaghi Business” na-amalite mgbe $30 and go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 27, na Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com and the Scottrade Center Box Office. Online presales begin on Wednesday, March 25.

 

Iowa’s Mann is an intriguing welterweight prospect who has never fought past the opening round in 11 career contests. Eight of his 10 career wins have come by way of submission, including five by rear-naked choke. Mann makes his Bellator MMA debut on this major stage.

 

The Pain TrainGuthrie, a Colorado Fight Factory product, also fights under the Bellator MMA banner for the first time. Fighting professionally since 2007, Guthrie boasts past clashes with MMA notables Jesse Forbes, Jorge Santiago, Lumumba Sayers, Gilbert Smith and Bobby Voelker. Guthrie has shown a well-rounded approach in previous contest, earning five victories by knockout, six by submission and six by decision, including two 25-minute contests.

 

In strawweight action, bothJohnny IrishO’Connor and McDonald make their Bellator MMA debuts. Na-akpali mmasị, St. Louis’ O’Connor owns four of his five career victories by submission but has also been tapped out in three of his four defeats to date. Ka ọ dịgodị, McDonald suffered an armbar loss in his May 2014 professional debut and now looks to rebound in his return to the cage.

 

“Bellator: Emechaghi Business” - Friday, June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Ị.

Main Card on Spike (9 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Omume: Kimbo iberi (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15)

Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio Baby (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4)

Bellator Heavyweight Njirimara Ọgụ: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Kedu otu m ga Njirimara Ọgụ: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

Preliminary Card on Spike.com (7 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator welterweight prelim fight: Steve Mann (10-1) vs. Justin Guthrie (17-8)

Bellator strawweight prelim fight: Dan O'Connor (5-4) vs. Miles McDonald (0-1)

“Bellator: Emechaghi Business” gets a monster rematch with heavyweights JamesThe ColossusThompson vs. Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley

 

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 13, 2015) – The most-watched MMA fight of all time was between Kimbo Slice and James Thompson, and on June 19, both men will be competing against different opponents at “Bellator: Unfinished Business” at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Ị.

 

Former WWE superstar Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley looks to avenge a 2012 split decision loss to James “The Colossus” Thompson (20-14). The unfinished business between the two giant heavyweights was originally scheduled to be settled at “Bellator: The British mbuso agha,” but an injury sustained by Lashley caused the fight to be rescheduled to June 19.

 

Thompson, a 6-ụkwụ-5 pụtara ìhè ọkachamara, hails si England na e-alụ ọgụ professionally ebe 2003. A mbụ Rugby ọkpụkpọ na bodybuilder, Thompson found his true calling in MMA and has been competing around the globe ever since. Alụ ọgụ ụfọdụ ndị kasị mma heavyweights na egwuregwu, including Slice, Alexander Emelianenko, Don Frye, Alistair Overeem, Mariusz Pudzianowki, Brett Rogers, Bob Sapp, Dan Severn na Hidehiko Yoshida, n'etiti ndị ọzọ, “The Colossus” has racked up 11 wins by knockout and seven by submission.

 

A 6-ụkwụ-3 mgba standout, Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley (12-2) malitere ọzụzụ na grappling nkà mgbe ọ dị afọ 12 na-aga na-emeri ọtụtụ utu aha gụnyere atọ National n'asọmpi na Missouri Valley College, ihe NAIA National Asọmpi Onye Mmeri, a CISM World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri Silver Nrite na abụọ ogba agha mgba n'asọmpi mgbe oge ya na US. Army. In addition to a professional wrestling career with stints in the WWE, ECW na TNA, Lashley malitere ya Emmanuel ọrụ 2008, na ọ na-wuru otu nnukwu ọrụ akara nke na-agụnye Bellator Emmanuel nrubeisi-enweta nkwanye n'elu Karl Etherington na Josh Burns.

 

“Bellator: Emechaghi Business” - Friday, June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Ị.

Main Kaadị (9 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Omume: Kimbo iberi (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15)

Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio Baby (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4)

Bellator Heavyweight Njirimara Ọgụ: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Kedu otu m ga Njirimara Ọgụ: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

“Bellator Emmanuel: Halsey vs. Grove” preliminary card takes shape with Jesse Juarez vs. Ricky Rainey, Joe Taimanglo vs. Antonio Duarte, and Jordan Parsons-Julio Cesar Neves Jr.

 

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 9, 2015) – A talent-laden preliminary card for May’s “Bellator Emmanuel: Halsey vs. Grove” event is starting to take shape with the addition of welterweights Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky “The sinipa” Rainey (10-3), bantamweights Joe “The JuggernautTaimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Anthony “TigreDuarte (18-5) na featherweight Jordan “Mara Nwa” Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar “MorceguinhoNeves Jr. (30-0).

 

The new additions complement the four-bout main card for “Bellator Emmanuel: Halsey vs. Grove,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Ehi” Halsey (8-0) megide towering Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), ìhè heavyweights Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Aguba” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) na welterweights Fernando “The Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” na-ewe ebe Friday, Ka 15, na Pechanga amalite & Cha cha na Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. NA (6 p.m. Pt obodo oge), mgbe mbido oké strimụ na Spike.com.

 

Tiketi maka “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” nke na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $50, nwere ugbu a na-ere na Pechanga.com na Pechanga amalite & Cha cha igbe ọrụ.

 

Ụzọ maka “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” emeghe na 3:30 p.m. Pt obodo oge, na mbụ zoo-ewe ebe 30 nkeji mesịrị. Agbakwunyere oké ga-mara ọkwa obere oge.

 

Juarez, nke Torrance, Calif., is a seven-time Bellator MMA veteran whose days with the company date back to the promotion’s second show. The 33-year-old has been fighting professionally since 2006 but is currently enjoying one of the best runs of his career at 5-1 in his past six appearances, a run that includes Bellator MMA wins over Ron Keslar, Joe Williams and Jordan Smith.

 

Rainey, nke Gastonia, N.C., fights for the fourth time under the Bellator MMA banner. All three of Rainey’s Bellator MMA fights have ended in the first round, as he’s bracketed TKO wins over Johnny Cisneros and Andy Murad around a loss to top contender MichaelVenom” Page. Seven of Rainey’s 10 career wins have come by finish, including six by knockout.

 

A five-time Bellator MMA veteran, Taimanglo has quickly established himself as one of Guam’s top fighting exports. A scrappy 30-year-old, Taimanglo never fails to entertain. He fought most recently in September, scoring a decision win over Michael Parker.

 

Fighting professionally since 2006, Duarte hails from Tijuana, Mexico. He makes his Bellator MMA debut on the strength of back-to-back submission wins over Marco Beristain and Ed West. Fifteen of Duarte’s 18 career wins come by way of stoppage, na nsonye 11 by tapout.

 

The 24-year-old Parsons, of Fargo, N.D., is a member of California’s famed Alliance MMA. Fighting professionally, Parsons has established himself as one of the top prospects in the world after winning 10 nke mbụ ya 11 ọkachamara ịlụ ọgụ, including three by knockout and two by submission. Parsons made his Bellator MMA debut in April 2014, scoring a knockout win over Tim Bazer just four seconds into the second round.

 

Brazil’s Neves Jr. has compiled an incredible career mark of 30-0 despite being just 20 afọ. Mpi professionally ebe 2011, mgbe ọ dị 17 afọ, Neves Jr. already owns a pair of Bellator MMA victories by TKO, as he downed Poppies Martinez in the first round of a September 2014 matchup and finished Josh Arocho in the second round of an April 2014 zoo.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Friday, Ka 15, Pechanga amalite & Cha cha, Temecula, Calif.

Main Kaadị (9 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Middleweight Mbụ Ọgụ: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator apụta Bantamweight Ọgụ: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator apụta Ìhè Heavyweight Ọgụ: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator apụta Welterweight Ọgụ: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

 

Mbido Kaadị (7 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Ọgụ: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Ọgụ: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim Ọgụ: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Obere. (30-0)

“Bellator Emmanuel: Emechaghi Business” adds championship co-headliner with Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Patricio Pitbull vs. Georgi Karakhanyan

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 1, 2015) – Bellator Emmanuel Featherweight World onye mmeri Patricio Baby (23-2), ike-ọkụkụ Brazil na-ekwere na ọ bụ ihe kasị mma 145-pounder na mbara ala, -alaghachi edinam ke Friday, June 19, when he puts his belt on the line against dynamic contender and five-time Bellator MMA veteran Georgi “Ara” Karakhanyan (24-4-1).

 

The egwuregwu n'obi na-eje ozi dị ka ngalaba-isi omume nke “Bellator Emmanuel: Emechaghi Business.”

 

Featuring otu n'ime ndị kasị atụ anya ọgụ na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke egwuregwu na Kimbo iberi vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator Emmanuel: Emechaghi Business” na-ewe ebe Friday, June 19, na St. Louis’ Scottrade Center na airs bi na ọgọ TV.

 

Tiketi maka “Bellator Emmanuel: Emechaghi Business,” nke na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $30, nwere ugbu a na-ere na Ticketmaster.com

 

Agbakwunyere n'asọmpi ga-mara ọkwa obere oge.

 

Baby vs. Karakhanyan bụ a rematch ihe karịrị afọ anọ ke Ndinam, ka nke ugbu a mmeri downed na ịma ya aka site na-atọ gburugburu TKO na Bellator onu na March 2011. Otú ọ dị, Karakhanyan – onye a mụrụ na Russia ma bi ugbu a na Riverside, Calif. – arahụ 10-1 na ya 11 anya ebe ọ bụ na, atụtụ a ụzọ egwuregwu eriri na obere na obere n'ọkwá mgbe ịkpata ụzọ ya azụ a Bellator Emmanuel aha agha.

 

“Ara” laghachi Bellator Emmanuel onu na January, -awụ akpata oyi n'elu elu na-comer Bubba Jenkins na a na-achị mbụ gburugburu nrubeisi mmeri.

 

“June 19 na-eweta ohere ka m ọbọ agadi ọnwụ na a rematch na Baby,” Kwurula Karakhanyan. “Ndị mmadụ na-aga ịhụ ihe nile si agha, ma mgbe ọ na niile wee sị na mere ájị na-aga anya oké gburugburu m ukwu.”

 

The 27-afọ Baby, nke Christmas, Brazil, na-a 13 oge vetiran soja nke nkwalite ndị jidere ndị Bellator Emmanuel Featherweight World Mbụ na a September merie n'elu ahụ-onye mmeri Pat Curran. Baby ahụ gbachiteere ya na ájị ya na January na a na-akpali akpali na-erubere mmeri n'elu mbụ onye mmeri Daniel Straus.

 

“Karakhanyan bụ a fighter n'etiti n'elu weightclass,” Kwurula Baby, “kama m na otu akụkụ n'elu. Ọ bụrụ na ị na-ahụ a ọgụ ebe m kụrụ si otu agha atụla anya. M na-akwadebe bụghị n'ichifia m na-ekwe nkwa na-egosi zuru kara a na ihe ịma aka ọhụrụ!”

 

Na 24 ọrụ anya, Baby ka naanị abụọ nwụrụ ịlụ ọgụ, na abụọ bụ ndị n'ihi nke aguba-mkpa, gbawara n'etiti-mkpebi results.

“Bellator Emmanuel: Emechaghi Business” – Friday, May June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Ị.

Bellator Heavyweight Main Omume: Kimbo iberi (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator Featherweight Mbụ Ọgụ: Ubi Patricio Baby (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4-1)

Bellator apụta Kedu otu m ga Ọgụ: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

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Bellator Emmanuel bụ a na-eduga weere Mara Arts nzukọ featuring ọtụtụ n'ime ndị kasị mma alụso n'ụwa. N'okpuru nduzi nke vetiran agha ume Scott Coker, Bellator dị ka fọrọ nke nta 500 nde obibi n'ụwa nile na n'elu 140 mba. Na United States, Bellator nwere ike hụrụ na ọgọ TV, na Emmanuel telivishọn ndú. Bellator Emmanuel na ugbua nke onyeisi ìgwè ahụ na-agụnye n'elu ụlọ ọrụ ọkachamara na telivishọn mmepụta, ndụ omume orchestration, fighter mmepe / mmekọahụ, ebe mgbakọ ị nweta, nkwado e kere eke / mmepe, mba ikikere, ahịa, mgbasa ozi, bu na ọrụ mmekọahụ. Bellator dabeere na Santa Monica, California na ekesịpde ntụrụndụ ibu Viacom, n'ụlọ ka ụwa Premiya ntụrụndụ ụdị na jikọọ na kiriri site gbara ọkpụrụkpụ ọdịnaya gafee telivishọn, emegharị, online na mobile nyiwe.

“Bellator Emmanuel: Halsey vs. Grove” isi kaadị zuru ezu na etinyekwu nke Eduardo Dantas vs. Mike Richman, Virgil Zwicker vs. Razak Al-Hassan, Fernando Gonzalez vs. Curtis Millender

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Santa Monica, Calif. (March 31, 2015) – The anọ na-n'obi isi kaadị maka May si “Bellator Emmanuel: Halsey vs. Grove” bụ ugbu a zuru ezu na etinyekwu nke mbụ Bellator Emmanuel World onye mmeri Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), ìhè heavyweights Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Aguba” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) na welterweights Fernando “The Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millender (7-1).

Featuring undefeated Bellator Emmanuel World Middleweight onye mmeri Brandon “Ehi” Halsey (8-0) megide towering Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” na-ewe ebeFriday, Ka 15, na Pechanga amalite & Cha cha na Temecula, Calif. The n'abalị isi kaadị airs bi na ọgọ TV, mgbe mbido oké strimụ na Spike.com.

Tiketi maka “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” nke na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $50, nwere ugbu a na-ere na Pechanga.com na Pechanga amalite & Cha cha igbe ọrụ.

Ụzọ maka “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” emeghe na 3:30 p.m. Pt obodo oge, na mbụ zoo-ewe ebe 30 nkeji mesịrị. A zuru mbido kaadị ga-mara ọkwa obere oge.

“M pumped na anyị na-enwe ike ibughari na Dantas-Richman agha mere ngwa ngwa,” kwuru Bellator President Scott Coker. “Ikpeazụ Friday, Bellator hụrụ abụọ ịtụnanya bantamweight n'asọmpi na-emepụta ihe ọhụrụ onye mmeri na a 'Ọgụ nke Year’ nwa akwukwo. Both Dantas and Richman are extremely exciting fighters who are undeniable standouts in a bantamweight division with a lot of depth.

A isi so na Brazil si famed Nova Uniao otu, Dantas e mpi professionally ebe 2007, na-alụ ọgụ ma na Japan na ala ya Brazil n'ihu na-eme ụzọ ya Bellator Emmanuel. The ọma mechie fighter hụrụ ọma ozugbo, downing Wilson Reis, Ed West na Alexis Vila-ekwu na a ndorondoro mmeri na akwụ Dantas a ogbugba na Bellator Emmanuel Bantamweight World Mbụ. Dantas mere ihe ọma na ohere, choking si Zach Makovsky na-ekwu ájị.

The 25-afọ Dantas ọma gbachiteere belt ugboro abụọ na a knockout nke ugbu a champ Marcos Galvao na a nrubeisi mmeri n'elu Anthony Leone tupu adịkwa a ike-agha October mkpebi mbụ champ Joe Warren na a “Ọgụ nke Year” nwa akwukwo.

Ka ọ dịgodị, United States Marine agha vetiran Richman malitere ya ọkachamara ọrụ 2008, ịkpata otu nnukwu 11-1 ndekọ na-alụ ọgụ nanị n'ụlọ ya ala nke Minnesota. Na-agba ọsọ akwụ ya oku na-aga site Bellator Emmanuel, ebe ya n'egbughị oge akwụ knockout Enwee Mmeri n'elu Chris Horodecki na Jeremy ngaji na a jikọtara oge nke dị 106 sekọnd. Weere results ga-eso, dị ka ọ gbatara Enwee Mmeri n'elu Mitch Jackson, Alexandre Bezerra na Akop Stepanyan ma dara obere megide featherweight nkewa dị nnọọ mma alụso na Goiti Yamauchi, Desmond Green, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev na Shahbulat Shamhalaev.

The losses kpaliri Richman ka a aga ala 135 pound, na oke ka ụgwọ ozugbo dividends. The 29-afọ Richman-ele anya bụla ghara imeri na bantamweight, ịdenye na-agbawa obi mbụ gburugburu knockout-enweta nkwanye n'elu Nam Phan na Ed West.

The arọ-nye Zwicker ọgụ n'obodo ya mgbe na-eme ka ya ise Bellator Emmanuel ọdịdị. The 32-afọ Team Quest fighter pụtara ọtụtụ ndondo na January, ịkpata a ike-agha gbawara n'etiti-mkpebi mmeri Houston Alexander. A striker site na okike, itoolu nke Zwicker si 13 ọrụ Enwee Mmeri na-site n'ụzọ nke knockout.

Al-Hassan na-eme ka ya Bellator Emmanuel mpụta mbụ. Ọzọkwa 32 afọ, na Roufusport fighter e mpi professionally ebe 2007 na emeela 11 nke ya 12 ọrụ enweta nkwanye site stoppage. Otú ọ dị, dị iche na ya onye iro, Al-Hassan nwere asatọ nke ndị mmeri site nrubeisi. Al-Hassan laghachi si a afọ abụọ layoff si mpi.

Gonzalez na-enwe olileanya na irite ụzọ ya a ogbugba na Bellator Emmanuel Welterweight World Mbụ ọzọ na-adọrọ mmasị mmeri. A ala nke Menifee, Calif., na 31 na-afọ-ele anya nnọọ unstoppable na a atọ ọgụ Bellator Emmanuel ọsọ, isi consecutive mmeri n'ebe Emmanuel ama bu Marius Zaromskis, Houston na Karl Amoussou.

Millender hails si San Bernadino, Calif. The 27-afọ meghere ya ọkachamara ọrụ 2013 na asaa consecutive Enwee Mmeri, ịkpata ya a ntụpọ na Bellator Emmanuel roster. Otú ọ dị, ya nkwado mpụta mbụ, a manyere ya n'okpuru a n'azụ-gba ọtọ ịkpagbu megide top contender Brennan “The Irish Bad Nwa” Ward. Millender now anya na-rebound na ọnwụ na-akpata ya mbụ Bellator Emmanuel mmeri.

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” – Friday, Ka 15, Pechanga amalite & Cha cha, Temecula, Calif.

Bellator Middleweight Mbụ Ọgụ: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator apụta Bantamweight Ọgụ: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator apụta Ìhè Heavyweight Ọgụ: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator apụta Welterweight Ọgụ: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

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Bellator Emmanuel bụ a na-eduga weere Mara Arts nzukọ featuring ọtụtụ n'ime ndị kasị mma alụso n'ụwa. N'okpuru nduzi nke vetiran agha ume Scott Coker, Bellator dị ka fọrọ nke nta 500 nde obibi n'ụwa nile na n'elu 140 mba. Na United States, Bellator nwere ike hụrụ na ọgọ TV, na Emmanuel telivishọn ndú. Bellator Emmanuel na ugbua nke onyeisi ìgwè ahụ na-agụnye n'elu ụlọ ọrụ ọkachamara na telivishọn mmepụta, ndụ omume orchestration, fighter mmepe / mmekọahụ, ebe mgbakọ ị nweta, nkwado e kere eke / mmepe, mba ikikere, ahịa, mgbasa ozi, bu na ọrụ mmekọahụ. Bellator dabeere na Santa Monica, California na ekesịpde ntụrụndụ ibu Viacom, n'ụlọ ka ụwa Premiya ntụrụndụ ụdị na jikọọ na kiriri site gbara ọkpụrụkpụ ọdịnaya gafee telivishọn, emegharị, online na mobile nyiwe.

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