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Injury forces Georgi Karakhanyan out of featherweight title fight – Champion Patricio Pitbull now faces Daniel Weichel at “Bellator: YOSATSIRIZIDWA 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 MMA Featherweight World Ngwazi Patricio Pitbull (23-2) will now face German submission ace Daniel “The Weasel” Weichel (35-8) in the co-main event of “Bellator: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business,” chimene chikuchitika Friday, June 19 pa St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.

 

Zinapanga kwambiri tinkayembekeza ndewu mu mbiri ya masewera ndi Kimbo kagawo vs. Ken utoto, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) ndipo Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek M'minda (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. Mu 24 ntchito maonekedwe, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, ndipo onse anali chifukwa cha lumo-woonda, split-decisions.

 

“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. Komaliza nkhondo, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 ake m'mbuyomu 13 kokasangalala. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Green, Mat Bessette ndipo Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 yapambana, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.

 

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

 

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“Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” - Friday, Mulole June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Inu.

Main Khadi

Bellator Heavyweight Main Kadamsanayu: Kimbo kagawo (4-2) vs. Ken utoto (28-15-2)

Bellator Featherweight Title Nkhondo: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)

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

Bellator Zopezedwa opepuka Nkhondo: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek M'minda (15-4)

 

Kuyambirira Khadi

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

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

Bellator opepuka Prelim Nkhondo: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1)

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

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“Bellator: YOSATSIRIZIDWA 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: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” event is getting a little local flavor, as two new preliminary contests feature fighters from “The Show Me State.”

 

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

 

Zinapanga kwambiri tinkayembekeza ndewu mu mbiri ya masewera ndi Kimbo kagawo vs. Ken utoto, “Bellator: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” takes place Friday, June 19, pa St. Louis’ Scottrade Center and airs live on Spike.

 

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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 anali 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, onse wake 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 MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” - Friday, May June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Inu.

Main Khadi

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Kadamsanayu: Kimbo kagawo (4-2) vs. Ken utoto (28-15-2)

Bellator Featherweight Title Nkhondo: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4-1)

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

Bellator Zopezedwa opepuka Nkhondo: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek M'minda (15-4)

 

Kuyambirira Khadi

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

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

Bellator opepuka Prelim Nkhondo: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1)

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

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“Bellator MMA: 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

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 16, 2015) – A thrilling 13-bout lineup for May’s “Bellator MMA: 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 Great” Bunch (3-1) vs.Rolando Perez (7-4) ndipo John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert “The Warrior” Morales (1-0) to the evening’s preliminary card.

 

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

 

The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Ng'ombe” Halsey (8-0) motsutsa ataliatali Hawaii scrapper Kendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Sitima” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “The Menifee wamisala” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) ndipo bantamweightsDarrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” chichitika padziko Friday, Mulole 15, pa Pechanga Amachita & Casino mu Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. AND (6 p.m. PT kumeneko nthawi), pamene kuyambirira mwauchidakwa akukhamukira pa Spike.com.

 

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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, pakati ena.

 

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. Komabe, 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.

 

Nthawiyi, 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. Komabe, 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, Mulole 15, Pechanga Amachita & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Main Khadi (9 p.m. AND)

 

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

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

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

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

Kuyambirira Khadi (7:45 p.m. AND)

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

Dark Fights (pafupifupi. 11 p.m. AND)

 

Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)

Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: Shawn Gulu (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)

Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)

 

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

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

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Ng'ombe” Halsey (8-0) motsutsa ataliatali Hawaii scrapperKendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Sitima” Richman (18-5), ndipo welterweights Fernando “The Menifee wamisala” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” chichitika padziko Friday, Mulole 15, pa Pechanga Amachita & Casino mu Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. AND (6 p.m. PT m'deralo nthawi), pamene kuyambirira mwauchidakwa akukhamukira pa Spike.com.

 

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Two new bouts have also been added to the night’s preliminary card, with middleweights A.J. “The Mercenary” Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben “The Hunter” Reiter (15-0) ndipo lightweights Steve “Thunderbeast” Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).

 

Kuwonjezera, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Lumo” 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.

 

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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 “Morcego” 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 ake m'mbuyomu 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 ntchito yapambana abwera ndi stoppage, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” mndandanda, 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, wa 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, Mulole 15, Pechanga Amachita & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Main Khadi (9 p.m. AND)

 

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

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

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

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

Kuyambirira Khadi (7:45 p.m. AND)

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

Mdima mwauchidakwa (pafupifupi. 11 p.m. AND)

 

Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

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Osa. 6 Light Heavyweight in the World Phil Davis joins Bellator MMA

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Phil Davis Signing

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 15, 2015) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce the signing of the sixth* ranked Light Heavyweight in the world, Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (13-3, 1 NC), kuti basi, Mipikisano nkhondo zambiri.

 

“I can’t wait to be fighting in Bellator and wreck shop on everyone,"Anati Davis. “I am the absolute best and most dominant grappler to ever fight in MMA and I’m excited to get in there and compete at my new home.”

Born and raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Phil attended college close to home at Penn State University, where he became a four-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler for the Nittany Lions.

 

Davis had his first professional MMA fight in 2008 and accrued nine wins in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, including victories against the likes of Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, Alexander Gustafsson, Brian Stann and Glover Teixeira.

A member of Alliance MMA in San Diego, Calif., where he trains alongside Bellator stars like Michael Chandler and Joey Beltran, "Bambo. Wonderful” joins the promotions Light Heavyweight division, which is currently upheld by champion Liam McGeary.

 

“Phil is a world class Mixed Martial Artist and we are very happy to be adding him to OUR roster of some of the best Light Heavyweights in the world,"Anati Kukwezeleza pulezidenti, Scott Coker. “Bellator remains fully committed to building its world-class roster by signing top free agents like Davis, as well as grooming up-and-coming stars. We’ve got some amazing matchups in mind for ‘Mr. Wonderful’ that we will be announcing in the weeks to come.”


Bellator’s Light Heavyweight division is one of the deepest in the promotion, with stars like McGeary, Tito Ortiz, "King Mo" Lawal, Quinton "akufalikira" Jackson, Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell.

 

*Ranking according to www.sherdog.com

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

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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 kagawo ndipo “The World a owopsa Man,” Ken utoto, which kicks off Live and Free on Spike at 9 p.m. AND/ 8 p.m. CT.

 

Matikiti “Bellator: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” ndiyambire $30 and go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 27, pa 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 Train” Guthrie, 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, onse “Johnny Irish” O’Connor and McDonald make their Bellator MMA debuts. Interestingly, 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. Nthawiyi, McDonald suffered an armbar loss in his May 2014 professional debut and now looks to rebound in his return to the cage.

 

“Bellator: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” - Friday, June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Inu.

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

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Kadamsanayu: Kimbo kagawo (4-2) vs. Ken utoto (28-15)

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

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

Bellator opepuka Mbali Nkhondo: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek M'minda (15-4)

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

 

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)

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“Bellator: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” gets a monster rematch with heavyweights James “The Colossus” Thompson 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, Inu.

 

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 Kuwukiridwa,” but an injury sustained by Lashley caused the fight to be rescheduled to June 19.

 

Thompson, 6 mapazi-5 chidwi katswiri, imalengeza ku England ndipo wakhala kumenyana mwaukadaulo popeza 2003. A kale kusewera mpira ndi bodybuilder, Thompson found his true calling in MMA and has been competing around the globe ever since. Kulimbana zina zabwino heavyweights mu masewera, including Slice, Alexander Emelianenko, Don Frye, Alistair Overeem, Mariusz Pudzianowki, Brett Rogers, Bob Sapp, Dan Severn ndi Hidehiko Yoshida, pakati ena, “The Colossus” has racked up 11 wins by knockout and seven by submission.

 

A 6 mapazi-3 kulimbana standout, Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley (12-2) anayamba kuphunzitsidwa luso kulimbana ndi zaka 12 ndi kupita pa kupambana angapo maudindo kuphatikizapo atatu National Championships pa Missouri Valley College, ndi NAIA National Championship, ndi CISM World Championship Silver Mendulo ndi awiri asilikali Kulimbana Championships pa nthawi yake mu US. Army. In addition to a professional wrestling career with stints in the WWE, ECW ndi TNA, Lashley anayamba MMA ntchito mu 2008, ndipo iye anamanga chidwi ntchito chizindikiro monga Bellator MMA kugonjera Umapeza pa Karl Etherington ndi Josh Burns.

 

“Bellator: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” - Friday, June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Inu.

Main Khadi (9 p.m. AND)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Kadamsanayu: Kimbo kagawo (4-2) vs. Ken utoto (28-15)

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

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

Bellator opepuka Mbali Nkhondo: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek M'minda (15-4)

 

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“Bellator MMA: 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.

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 9, 2015) – A talent-laden preliminary card for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” event is starting to take shape with the addition of welterweights Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky “The Sniper” Rainey (10-3), bantamweights Joe “The Juggernaut” Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Anthony “Tigre” Duarte (18-5) ndipo featherweight Jordan “Wokongola Boy” Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar “Morceguinho” Neves Jr. (30-0).

 

The new additions complement the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Ng'ombe” Halsey (8-0) motsutsa ataliatali Hawaii scrapper Kendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Sitima” Richman (18-5), kuwala heavyweights Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Lumo” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) ndipo welterweights Fernando “The Menifee wamisala” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” chichitika padziko Friday, Mulole 15, pa Pechanga Amachita & Casino mu Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. AND (6 p.m. PT m'deralo nthawi), pamene kuyambirira mwauchidakwa akukhamukira pa Spike.com.

 

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Juarez, wa 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, of 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 Michael “Venom” 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, kuphatikizapo 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 wake woyamba 11 akatswiri ndewu, 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 zaka. Kupikisana mwaukadaulo popeza 2011, pamene iye anali chabe 17 zaka, 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 mpikisanowo.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Friday, Mulole 15, Pechanga Amachita & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Main Khadi (9 p.m. AND)

 

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

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

Bellator Zopezedwa Kuwala Heavyweight Nkhondo: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

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

 

Kuyambirira Khadi (7 p.m. AND)

 

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

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

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

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“Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA 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 MMA Featherweight World Ngwazi Patricio Pitbull (23-2), yovuta-kumenya Brazil amene amakhulupirira iye yabwino 145-pounder pa dziko, amabwerera kanthu Friday, June 19, when he puts his belt on the line against dynamic contender and five-time Bellator MMA veteran Georgi “Misala” Karakhanyan (24-4-1).

 

The Championship bout akutumikira monga Co-waukulu mwambo “Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business.”

 

Zinapanga kwambiri tinkayembekeza ndewu mu mbiri ya masewera ndi Kimbo kagawo vs. Ken utoto, “Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” chikuchitika Friday, June 19, pa St. Louis’ Scottrade Center ndi akudzitukumula moyo kukwera TV.

 

Matikiti “Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business,” amene kuyamba pa $30, Pakalipano pa malonda pa Ticketmaster.com

 

Zoonjezerapo mipikisano adzakhala analengeza posachedwapa.

 

Pitbull vs. Karakhanyan ndi rematch oposa zaka zinayi kapangidwe, Monga momwe ngwazi downed ndi Challenger kudzera lachitatu chonse TKO mu Bellator khola mu March 2011. Komabe, Karakhanyan – amene anabadwira ku Russia koma tsopano akukhala ku Riverside, Calif. – wapita 10-1 mwake 11 maonekedwe popeza, kutola awiri Championship malamba aang'ono pantchito pamene mumapezera Pobwerera ku Bellator MMA udindo nkhondo.

 

“Misala” anabwerera ku Bellator MMA khola mu January, ozunguza pamwamba mmwamba-ndi-comer Bubba Jenkins ndi amphamvu woyamba chonse kugonjera Nkhata.

 

“June 19 kumabweretsa mwai kwa ine kubwezera wokalamba imfa imeneyi rematch ndi Pitbull,” Anati Karakhanyan. “Anthu mkanemayu awona zonse nkhondo, ndipo pamene onse anati ndipo anachita lamba adzayang'ana lalikulu padziko wanga m'chiuno.”

 

27 wazaka Pitbull, Khirisimasi, Brazil, ndi 13 nthawi msirikali wakale wa Kukwezeleza amene analanda Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title ndi September kupambana pa ndiye-ngwazi Pat Curran. Pitbull ndiye posonyeza lamba mu January ndi zosangalatsa kugonjera Nkhata pa wakale ngwazi Daniel Straus.

 

“Karakhanyan ndi womenya pakati pamwamba pa weightclass,” Anati Pitbull, “koma ndine mmodzi gawo pamwamba. Ukaona nkhondo pamene ine sindiri kugunda limodzi lokha kuukira musadabwe. Ine kukonzekera Kuti kugunda ndi ndikukutsimikizirani kuti kusonyeza mtheradi apamwamba mu vuto latsopano!”

 

Mu 24 ntchito maonekedwe, Pitbull ali yekha awiri anamwalira ndewu, ndipo onse anali chifukwa cha lumo-woonda, kugawanika-chisankho zotsatira.

“Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” – Friday, May June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Inu.

Bellator Heavyweight Main Kadamsanayu: Kimbo kagawo (4-2) vs. Ken utoto (28-15-2)

Bellator Featherweight Title Nkhondo: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4-1)

Bellator Zopezedwa opepuka Nkhondo: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek M'minda (15-4)

About Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA ndi kutsogolera obwerawa masewera a karati gulu zinapanga ambiri yabwino omenyana m'dzikoli. Motsogoleredwa ndi msirikali wakale nkhondo kulimbikitsa Scott Coker, Bellator alipo pafupifupi 500 miliyoni nyumba padziko lonse zoposa 140 m'mayiko. Mu United States, Bellator Tingaone pa kukwera TV, ndi MMA TV mtsogoleri. Bellator MMA tiri ndi munthu wamkulu timu monga pamwamba makampani akatswiri pa TV yopanga, moyo chochitika orchestration, womenya chitukuko / anagona, bwaloli zogula, zothandizira chilengedwe / chitukuko, mayiko kupereka malayisensi, malonda, otsatsa, zafalitsidwa ndi ntchito anagona. Bellator maziko ku Santa Monica, California ndipo anali ndi zosangalatsa chimphona Viacom, kunyumba kwa dziko la Premier zosangalatsa zopangidwa kuti kugwirizana ndi omvera mwa kuyenera okhutira kudutsa TV, filimu, Intaneti ndi mafoni nsanja.
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“Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” yaikulu khadi wathunthu owonjezeredwa 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 zinayi bout chachikulu khadi May a “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” tsopano amphumphu ndi owonjezeredwa kale Bellator MMA World Ngwazi Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Sitima” Richman (18-5), kuwala heavyweights Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Lumo” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) ndipo welterweights Fernando “The Menifee wamisala” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millender (7-1).

Zinapanga undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Ngwazi Brandon “Ng'ombe” Halsey (8-0) motsutsa ataliatali Hawaii scrapper Kendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” chichitika padzikoFriday, Mulole 15, pa Pechanga Amachita & Casino mu Temecula, Calif. Usiku chachikulu khadi akudzitukumula moyo kukwera TV, pamene kuyambirira mwauchidakwa akukhamukira pa Spike.com.

Matikiti “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” amene kuyamba pa $50, Pakalipano pa malonda pa Pechanga.com ndi Pechanga Amachita & Casino bokosi ofesi.

Zitseko kwa “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” lotsegula nthawi 3:30 p.m. PT m'deralo nthawi, ndipo woyamba mpikisano chikuchitika 30 patapita mphindi. A utumiki kuyambirira khadi adzakhala analengeza posachedwapa.

“Ine tinkapopera kuti tinatha imene mumachitira zinthu zina ndi Dantas-Richman nkhondo mofulumira,” anati Bellator Pulezidenti Scott Coker. “Last Friday, Bellator anaona awiri chodabwitsa bantamweight mipikisano wobala latsopano ngwazi ndi 'Nkhondo ya Zaka’ Munthuyo. Both Dantas and Richman are extremely exciting fighters who are undeniable standouts in a bantamweight division with a lot of depth.”

Mfundo membala wa Brazil a wotchuka Nova Uniao timu, Dantas wakhala kupikisana mwaukadaulo popeza 2007, akumenyana onse Japan ndi mbadwa Brazil asanasankhe wake njira Bellator MMA. Chitsime adzakhale womenya anapeza yomweyo bwino, mpaka ku Wilson Reis, Ed West ndi Alexis Vila kuti amadzitengera mpikisanowu chigonjetso ndalama Dantas ndi kuwombera pa Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Title. Dantas bwino mwayi, n'kupinimbiritsa kunja Zach Makovsky kudzatenga lamba.

25 wazaka Dantas bwinobwino kumbuyo lamba kawiri ndi knockout amakono champ Marcos Galvao ndi kugonjera Nkhata pa Anthony Leone pamaso wafa olimbika nkhondo October anasankha kale champ Joe Warren mu “Nkhondo ya Zaka” Munthuyo.

Nthawiyi, United States sitima Corps msirikali wakale Richman anayamba katswiri mu 2008, mumapezera chidwi 11-1 mbiri kumenyana okha basi kwawo mkhalidwe Minnesota. Kuti m'kupita akhale kuitana kwa Bellator MMA, kumene mwamsanga ndalama knockout yapambana pa Chris Horodecki ndi Jeremy supuni mu pamodzi nthawi ya 106 masekondi. Obwerawa zotsatira zikatsatira, monga iye yagoletsa yapambana pa Mitch Jackson, Alexandre Bezerra ndi Akop Stepanyan koma analephera kutsutsa featherweight magawano a kwambiri omenyana mu Goiti Yamauchi, Desmond Green, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev ndi Shahbulat Shamhalaev.

The zomvetsa chinachititsa Richman kupanga kusuntha mpaka 135 mapaundi, ndi kusankha wakhala analipira yomweyo benefiti. 29 wazaka Richman wayang'ana chida chilichonse sichingatigonjetse pa bantamweight, kukalembetsa m'kaundula yowononga woyamba chonse knockout amapambana pa Nam Phan ndi Ed West.

The wopondereza Zwicker angamenyane kwawo Pochita wake wachisanu Bellator MMA maonekedwe. 32 wazaka Team Quest womenya anaonekera kwambiri posachedwapa mu January, mumapezera zolimba-nkhondo kugawanika-chisankho kugonjetsa Houston Alexander. A wopha mwachibadwa, naini a Zwicker a 13 ntchito yapambana abwera mwa knockout.

Al-Hassan imasankha Bellator MMA kuwonekera koyamba kugulu. Komanso 32 zaka, ndi Roufusport womenya wakhala kupikisana mwaukadaulo popeza 2007 ndipo zinatsala 11 wake 12 ntchito Umapeza ndi stoppage. Komabe, Mosiyana ndi Goliyati, Al-Hassan mwini eyiti anthu kupambana ndi kugonjera. Al-Hassan akuchoka zaka ziwiri layoff ku mpikisano.

Gonzalez ndi kuyembekezera kupeza njira yake ndi kuwombera pa Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title wina chidwi chigonjetso. A mbadwa ya Menifee, Calif., ndi 31 wazaka wayang'ana mwamtheradi unstoppable mu atatu nkhondo Bellator MMA amathamanga, kugoletsa zotsatizana kugonjetsa MMA notables Marius Zaromskis, Houston ndi Karl Amoussou.

Millender hails ku San Bernadino, Calif. 27 wazaka anatsegula katswiri mu 2013 ndi asanu zotsatizana yapambana, mumapezera iye pa malo pa Bellator MMA rositala. Komabe, mwake zotsatsira kuwonekera koyamba kugulu, anakakamizika kugonjera ndi kumbuyo-maliseche Choke motsutsana pamwamba contender Brennan “The Irish Zoipa Boy” Ward. Millender tsopano, akuwoneka kwa rebound ku imfa ndi ndalama yake yoyamba Bellator MMA chigonjetso.

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” – Friday, Mulole 15, Pechanga Amachita & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

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

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

Bellator Zopezedwa Kuwala Heavyweight Nkhondo: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

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

About Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA ndi kutsogolera obwerawa masewera a karati gulu zinapanga ambiri yabwino omenyana m'dzikoli. Motsogoleredwa ndi msirikali wakale nkhondo kulimbikitsa Scott Coker, Bellator alipo pafupifupi 500 miliyoni nyumba padziko lonse zoposa 140 m'mayiko. Mu United States, Bellator Tingaone pa kukwera TV, ndi MMA TV mtsogoleri. Bellator MMA tiri ndi munthu wamkulu timu monga pamwamba makampani akatswiri pa TV yopanga, moyo chochitika orchestration, womenya chitukuko / anagona, bwaloli zogula, zothandizira chilengedwe / chitukuko, mayiko kupereka malayisensi, malonda, otsatsa, zafalitsidwa ndi ntchito anagona. Bellator maziko ku Santa Monica, California ndipo anali ndi zosangalatsa chimphona Viacom, kunyumba kwa dziko la Premier zosangalatsa zopangidwa kuti kugwirizana ndi omvera mwa kuyenera okhutira kudutsa TV, filimu, Intaneti ndi mafoni nsanja.

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