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

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

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 28, 2015) – Due to a knee injury sustained by title challenger Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator MMA Featherweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull (23-2) will now face German submission ace Daniel “The WeaselWeichel (35-8) in the co-main event of “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” ambayo hufanyika Ijumaa, Juni 19 katika St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.

 

Akishirikiana moja ya mapambano kutarajia katika historia ya mchezo na Kimbo Slice 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. Katika 24 kuonekana kazi, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, na wote walikuwa ni matokeo ya wembe-thin, split-decisions.

 

“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. Katika mapambano yake ya mwisho, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 katika siku za nyuma yake 13 outings. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Green, Matt Bessette na Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 mafanikio, 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 kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $30, sasa ni juu ya kuuza katika Ticketmaster.com.

 

“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Ijumaa, Mei Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

Kuu ya Kadi

Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

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

Bellator Matukio ya Kupambana Heavyweight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Matukio Kupambana Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

Awali Kadi

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

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

Bellator Lightweight Prelim Kupambana: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim Kupambana: Kaini Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

“Bellator: Unfinished 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. (Aprili 27, 2015) – June’s blockbuster “Bellator: Unfinished 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 Kaini Royer(1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0).

 

Akishirikiana moja ya mapambano kutarajia katika historia ya mchezo na Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator: Unfinished Business” takes place Friday, Juni 19, katika St. Louis’ Scottrade Center and airs live on Spike.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $30, sasa ni juu ya kuuza katika Ticketmaster.com

 

Mashindano ya ziada yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.

 

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 alikuwa 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 yake 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: Unfinished Business” - Ijumaa, Mei Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

Kuu ya Kadi

 

Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

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

Bellator Matukio ya Kupambana Heavyweight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Matukio Kupambana Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

Awali Kadi

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

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

Bellator Lightweight Prelim Kupambana: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim Kupambana: Kaini Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

“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

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 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 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 MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” four main card contests.

 

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

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” unafanyika juu ya Ijumaa, Mei 15, katika Pechanga Resort & Casino katika Temecula, Calif. Kadi kuu usiku airs kuishi na bure kwenye Mwiba katika 9 p.m. NA (6 p.m. PT ndani ya muda), wakati kikohozi awali mkondo juu ya Spike.com.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $50, sasa ni juu ya kuuza katika Pechanga.com na Pechanga Resort & Casino sanduku ofisi.

 

Milango kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” wazi katika 4 p.m. PT ndani ya muda, na mashindano ya kwanza unafanyika 45 dakika baadaye.

 

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, miongoni mwa wengine.

 

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. Hata hivyo, 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.

 

Wakati huo huo, 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. Bado, 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” - Ijumaa, Mei 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Kuu ya Kadi (9 p.m. NA)

 

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

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

Bellator Matukio Kupambana welterweight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

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

Awali Kadi (7:45 p.m. NA)

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

Bellator Lightweight giza Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)

Bellator Lightweight giza Prelim: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)

Bellator Lightweight giza Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

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

 

“Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” Anaongeza bantamweights juu Darrion “Wolf” Caldwell vs. Rafael “Popo” Silva kwa jioni ya Mwiba-televisheni kadi kuu

 

EASY Tweet: #BellatorMMA anaongezamorcego_mma nathewolf_mma hadi Mei 15 Tukio kichwa naBrandBullHalsey & kendallgrovemma

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 15, 2015) - Nne kupambana Mwiba-matangazo kadi kuu kwa Mei “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” imepokea mashindano mwingine kusisimua, kama undefeated bantamweight matarajio Darrion “Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) inachukua Rafael “Popo” Silva (22-4).

 

Aidha mpya finalizes nne bout kadi kuu kwa “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove,” ambayo ni pamoja na undefeated Bellator MMA Dunia Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) dhidi ya towering Hawaiian scrapperKendall “Spyder” Grove (21-14), zamani Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Marine” Richman (18-5), na welterweights Fernando “Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” unafanyika juu ya Ijumaa, Mei 15, katika Pechanga Resort & Casino katika Temecula, Calif. Kuu kadi airs usiku wa kuishi kwenye Mwiba katika 9 p.m. NA (6 p.m. PT ndani ya muda), wakati kikohozi awali mkondo juu ya Spike.com.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $50, sasa ni juu ya kuuza katika Pechanga.com na Pechanga Resort & Casino sanduku ofisi.

 

Milango kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” wazi katika 4 p.m. PT ndani ya muda, na mashindano ya kwanza unafanyika 45 dakika baadaye.

 

Mbili kikohozi mpya pia wamekuwa aliongeza kwa kadi usiku awali, na middleweights A.J. “Mamluki” Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben “Hunter” Rider (15-0) na lightweights Steve “Thunderbeast” Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).

 

Zaidi ya hayo, mwanga Heavyweight matchup ya Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Wembe” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) kuwa awali alitangaza kama kuu-kadi matchup sasa kuwa featured kwenye kadi usiku awali, badala.

 

Kikohozi ziada yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.

 

Asili New Jersey sasa kupambana na nje ya Arizona, Caldwell alikuwa Idara ya mimi wrestler katika North Carolina State. Caldwell alifanya mechi yake ya kwanza katika MMA 2012 na ina naendelea rekodi yake kamili kupitia kwanza mapambano sita ya kazi yake, ikiwa ni pamoja na Bellator MMA mafanikio zaidi Anthony Dizy, Joe Pingitore na Lance Surma. Hapo awali mashindano kama featherweight, 27 mwenye umri wa miaka Caldwell sasa hatua chini ya mgawanyiko bantamweight.

 

Yeye sasa anakabiliwa “Popo” Silva, vita majaribio 30 mwenye umri wa miaka mpiganaji na michuano ya ngazi ya uzoefu katika ngome Bellator MMA. Kwa karibu muongo mmoja wa mapambano kitaalamu kwa jina lake, Silva ni ajabu 14-1 katika siku za nyuma yake 15 mechi ujumla. Hasara yake tu wakati kwamba kukimbia mara dakika ya 25 uamuzi dhidi ya aliyekuwa Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Champion Joe Warren. Kumi na saba wa Silva 22 kazi mafanikio wamekuja na majeruhi, ikiwa ni pamoja na knockouts nane na tisa maoni.

 

Mwanachama wa zamani wa kutupwa juu ya Bellator MMA ya “Kupambana Mwalimu” mfululizo, Matthews vita hivi karibuni katika Novemba, kupata uamuzi dhidi ya Kyle Bolt. Yeye sasa hukutana matarajio undefeated Reiter, mtu binafsi intriguing ambaye aliondoka Wall Street kufanya mambo yake katika MMA na sasa mapambano kwa mara ya pili chini ya Bellator MMA bendera baada ya kukaa sehemu kubwa ya kazi yake mapema katika Peru.

 

Kozola, ya San Diego, Calif., mapambano kwa mara ya pili chini ya Bellator MMA bendera baada debuting na ushindi mtoano juu ya Jonathan Rivera mwezi Januari. Yeye sasa hukutana Butler, ambaye anarudi kwa kukuza baada ya Novemba Bellator MMA kwanza kwamba kumwona kuteseka kuwasilisha hasara kwa Joao Paulo Faria.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Ijumaa, Mei 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Kuu ya Kadi (9 p.m. NA)

 

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

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

Bellator Matukio Kupambana welterweight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

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

Awali Kadi (7:45 p.m. NA)

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

Dark kikohozi (takriban. 11 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Lightweight giza Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

Je Si. 6 Mwanga Heavyweight katika Dunia Phil Davis anaungana Bellator MMA

 

Saini ya Phil Davis

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 15, 2015) - Bellator MMA ni furaha kutangaza kusainiwa kwa sita * nafasi Mwanga Heavyweight katika dunia, Phil "Mr. Ajabu "Davis (13-3, 1 NC), kwa kipekee, mbalimbali kupambana mpango.

 

"Siwezi kusubiri kuwa mapigano katika Bellator na ikaanguka duka juu ya kila mtu,"Alisema Davis. "Mimi ni bora na kubwa zaidi kabisa grappler kwa milele kupambana katika MMA na mimi nina msisimko kupata katika huko na kushindana katika nyumba yangu mpya."

Alizaliwa na kukulia katika Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Phil walihudhuria chuo karibu na nyumbani katika Penn State University, ambapo yeye akawa mara nne NCAA Idara ya mimi All-American wrestler kwa Nittany Lions.

 

Davis alikuwa mtaalamu wake wa kwanza MMA mapambano katika 2008 na yatokanayo mafanikio tisa katika Kupambana na michuano Ultimate, ikiwa ni pamoja na ushindi dhidi ya anapenda wa Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, Alexander Gustafsson, Brian Stann na Glover Teixeira.

Mwanachama wa Alliance MMA katika San Diego, Calif., ambapo yeye treni sambamba Bellator nyota kama Michael Chandler na Joey Beltran, "Mr. Ajabu "anaungana kupandishwa vyeo mgawanyiko Heavyweight Mwanga, ambayo kwa sasa ni kuzingatiwa na bingwa Liam McGeary.

 

"Phil ni darasa dunia Mixed Martial msanii na sisi ni furaha sana kuwa na kuongeza yeye kwa orodha ya majina YETU ya baadhi ya bora Mwanga vigogo katika ulimwengu,"Alisema rais kukuza ya, Scott Coker. "Bellator bado kikamilifu nia ya kujenga wake duniani darasa orodha ya majina kwa kusaini mawakala top bure kama Davis, kama vile gromning up-na-kuja nyota. Sisi tumepewa baadhi matchups ajabu katika akili kwa 'Mr. Ajabu 'kwamba tutakuwa na kutangaza katika wiki ijayo. "


Bellator ya Mwanga Heavyweight mgawanyiko ni moja ya ndani kabisa katika kukuza, na nyota kama McGeary, Tito Ortiz, "Mfalme Mo" Lawal, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Emanuel Newton na Linton Vassell.

 

*Cheo kulingana na www.sherdog.com

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

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 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. Maili 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 Slice na “Dunia Wengi Dangerous Man,” Ken Shamrock, which kicks off Live and Free on Spike at 9 p.m. NA/ 8 p.m. CT.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Unfinished Business” kuanza saa $30 and go on sale to the general public on Friday, Machi 27, katika Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com and the Scottrade Center Box Office. Online presales begin on Wednesday, Machi 25.

 

Iowa’s Mann is an intriguing welterweight prospect who has never fought past the opening round in 11 kazi mashindano. 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. 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. Wakati huo huo, McDonald suffered an armbar loss in his May 2014 professional debut and now looks to rebound in his return to the cage.

 

“Bellator: Unfinished Business” - Ijumaa, Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

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

 

Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15)

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

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

Bellator Lightweight Kupambana Feature: 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. Maili McDonald (0-1)

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

 

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 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, You.

 

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

 

Thompson, 6-mguu-5 fora mtaalamu, anayetoka Uingereza na imekuwa mapigano kitaaluma tangu 2003. Mchezaji wa zamani wa raga na bodybuilder, Thompson found his true calling in MMA and has been competing around the globe ever since. Kupambana na baadhi ya vigogo bora katika michezo, including Slice, Alexander Emelianenko, Don Frye, Alistair Overeem, Mariusz Pudzianowki, Brett Rogers, Bob Sapp, Dan Severn na Hidehiko Yoshida, miongoni mwa wengine, “The Colossus” has racked up 11 wins by knockout and seven by submission.

 

6-mguu-3 mieleka standout, Bobby “Dominator” Lashley (12-2) kuanza mafunzo katika sanaa wanakabiliana akiwa na umri 12 na ingekuwa kwenda kushinda vyeo kadhaa ikiwa ni pamoja Mabingwa Taifa watatu katika Missouri Valley College, Taifa michuano NAIA, Michuano ya Dunia CISM Silver medali na mbili Jeshi Wrestling Mabingwa wakati wa muda wake katika Marekani. Army. In addition to a professional wrestling career with stints in the WWE, ECW na TNA, Lashley alianza kazi yake MMA katika 2008, na yeye kujengwa kuvutia kazi alama kuwa ni pamoja na Bellator MMA kuwasilisha mafanikio ya juu Karl Etherington na Josh Burns.

 

“Bellator: Unfinished Business” - Ijumaa, Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

Kuu ya Kadi (9 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15)

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

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

Bellator Lightweight Kupambana Feature: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

“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.

 

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 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 “Sniper” Rainey (10-3), bantamweights Joe “The JuggernautTaimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Anthony “TigreDuarte (18-5) na featherweight Jordan “Pretty Boy” Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar “MorceguinhoNeves Jr. (30-0).

 

The new additions complement the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove,” ambayo ni pamoja na undefeated Bellator MMA Dunia Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) dhidi ya towering Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “Spyder” Grove (21-14), zamani Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Marine” Richman (18-5), vigogo mwanga Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Wembe” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) na welterweights Fernando “Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” unafanyika juu ya Ijumaa, Mei 15, katika Pechanga Resort & Casino katika Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. NA (6 p.m. PT ndani ya muda), wakati kikohozi awali mkondo juu ya Spike.com.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $50, sasa ni juu ya kuuza katika Pechanga.com na Pechanga Resort & Casino sanduku ofisi.

 

Milango kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” wazi katika 3:30 p.m. PT ndani ya muda, na mashindano ya kwanza unafanyika 30 dakika baadaye. Kikohozi ziada yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.

 

Juarez, ya 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” Ukurasa. 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, Ikiwa ni pamoja na 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 wa kwanza wake 11 mapambano mtaalamu, 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 umri wa miaka. Mashindano ya kitaaluma tangu 2011, alipokuwa tu 17 umri wa miaka, 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 mashindano.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Ijumaa, Mei 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Kuu ya Kadi (9 p.m. NA)

 

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

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

Bellator Matukio Kupambana Mwanga Heavyweight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Matukio Kupambana welterweight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

 

Awali Kadi (7 p.m. NA)

 

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

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

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

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

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprili 1, 2015) – Bellator MMA Featherweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull (23-2), ngumu-kupiga Brazil ambaye anaamini kuwa bora 145-Pounder katika dunia, anarudi kwa hatua juu ya Ijumaa, Juni 19, when he puts his belt on the line against dynamic contender and five-time Bellator MMA veteran Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan (24-4-1).

 

michuano ya bout mtumishi kama ushirikiano kuu tukio la “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business.”

 

Akishirikiana moja ya mapambano kutarajia katika historia ya mchezo na Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” unafanyika Ijumaa, Juni 19, katika St. Louis’ Scottrade Center na airs kuishi kwenye Spike TV.

 

Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $30, sasa ni juu ya kuuza katika Ticketmaster.com

 

Mashindano ya ziada yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.

 

Pitbull vs. Karakhanyan ni rematch zaidi ya miaka minne katika maamuzi, kama bingwa wa sasa downed mpinzani kupitia tatu mzima TKO katika ngome Bellator Machi 2011. Hata hivyo, Karakhanyan – ambaye alizaliwa katika Urusi lakini sasa anaishi katika Riverside, Calif. – amekwenda 10-1 katika yake 11 kuonekana tangu, kuokota jozi ya michuano ya mikanda katika promotions ndogo wakati kupata njia yake nyuma ya Bellator MMA cheo kupambana.

 

“Insane” akarudi ngome Bellator MMA Januari, kutisha juu up-na-comer Bubba Jenkins na kuhodhi ya kwanza ya raundi ya kuwasilisha kushinda.

 

“Juni 19 huleta fursa kwa ajili yangu kwa kisasi hasara ya zamani katika rematch huu kwa Pitbull,” ulisema Karakhanyan. “Watu ni kwenda kuona yote nje vita, na wakati ni wote wakasema na kufanyika ukanda ni kwenda kuangalia kubwa kiunoni yangu.”

 

27 mwenye umri wa miaka Pitbull, ya Krismasi, Brazil, ni 13 wakati mkongwe wa kukuza ambaye alitekwa Bellator MMA Featherweight Dunia Title na Septemba kushinda juu ya basi-bingwa Pat Curran. Pitbull basi alitetea ukanda wake katika Januari na thrilling kuwasilisha kushinda juu bingwa wa zamani Daniel Straus.

 

“Karakhanyan ni mpiganaji kati ya juu ya weightclass,” ulisema Pitbull, “lakini nina mwelekeo mmoja juu ya. Kama unaweza kuona kupambana ambapo mimi si hit na mashambulizi moja usishangae. Mimi nina kuandaa na si kupigwa na mimi kuhakikisha kuonyesha ubora kabisa katika changamoto hii mpya!”

 

Katika 24 kuonekana kazi, Pitbull ina tu waliopotea mapambano mbili, na wote walikuwa ni matokeo ya wembe-thin, matokeo split-uamuzi.

“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” – Ijumaa, Mei Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

Bellator Heavyweight Kuu Tukio: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

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

Bellator Matukio Kupambana Lightweight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

Kuhusu Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA ni kuongoza Mixed Martial Arts shirika akishirikiana wengi wa wapiganaji bora katika dunia. Chini ya uongozi wa mkongwe kupambana promoter Scott Coker, Bellator inapatikana kwa karibu 500 milioni nyumba duniani kote kwa zaidi ya 140 nchi. Katika Umoja wa Mataifa, Bellator yanaweza kuonekana kwenye TV Spike, Kiongozi televisheni MMA. Bellator MMA ni zikiwemo za timu ya watendaji kuwa ni pamoja na wataalamu wa sekta ya juu katika uzalishaji televisheni, kuishi tukio muziki wa, fighter maendeleo / mahusiano, ukumbi manunuzi, kuundwa udhamini / maendeleo, leseni ya kimataifa, masoko, matangazo, utangazaji na tume mahusiano. Bellator ni msingi katika Santa Monica, California na inayomilikiwa na burudani kubwa Viacom, nyumbani kwa duniani bidhaa Waziri burudani kwamba kuungana na watazamaji kupitia maudhui kulazimisha katika televisheni, picha mwendo, majukwaa online na simu.

“Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” kadi kuu kamili na nyongeza ya Eduardo Dantas vs. Mike Richman, Virgil Zwicker vs. Razak Al-Hassan, Fernando Gonzalez vs. Curtis Millender

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MikeUSMCRichman/@DuduDantasMMA, Zwicker / Al-Hassan & Millender / Gonzalez!

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Machi 31, 2015) – minne bout kadi kuu kwa ajili ya Mei “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” sasa ni kamili na nyongeza ya zamani Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Marine” Richman (18-5), vigogo mwanga Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Wembe” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) na welterweights Fernando “Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millender (7-1).

Akishirikiana undefeated Bellator MMA Dunia Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) dhidi ya towering Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “Spyder” Grove (21-14), “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” unafanyika juu yaIjumaa, Mei 15, katika Pechanga Resort & Casino katika Temecula, Calif. kuu kadi airs usiku kuishi kwenye Spike TV, wakati kikohozi awali mkondo juu ya Spike.com.

Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $50, sasa ni juu ya kuuza katika Pechanga.com na Pechanga Resort & Casino sanduku ofisi.

Milango kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” wazi katika 3:30 p.m. PT ndani ya muda, na mashindano ya kwanza unafanyika 30 dakika baadaye. awali kadi full yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.

“Mimi nina pumped kwamba tulikuwa na uwezo wa reschedule Dantas-Richman kupambana na hivyo haraka,” alisema Bellator Rais Scott Coker. “Ijumaa iliyopita, Bellator aliona mbili kushangaza bantamweight mashindano kwamba zinazozalishwa bingwa mpya na 'Kupambana ya Mwaka’ mgombea. Both Dantas and Richman are extremely exciting fighters who are undeniable standouts in a bantamweight division with a lot of depth.

mwanachama muhimu wa Brazil famed Nova União timu, Dantas imekuwa mashindano ya kitaaluma tangu 2007, mapigano katika Japan na Brazil asili yake kabla ya kufanya njia yake kwa Bellator MMA. fighter zilizofanyiwa kupatikana mafanikio ya haraka, downing Wilson Reis, Ed Magharibi na Alexis Vila kudai mashindano ushindi chuma Dantas risasi katika Bellator MMA Bantamweight Dunia Title. Dantas alifanya vizuri katika nafasi, kuzuia kabisa Zach Makovsky kudai ukanda.

25 mwenye umri wa miaka Dantas mafanikio alitetea ukanda mara mbili kwa mtoano ya CHAMP sasa Marcos Galvão na kuwasilisha kushinda juu ya Anthony Leone kabla ya kupoteza ngumu-wakapigana Oktoba uamuzi wa CHAMP zamani Joe Warren katika “Mapambano ya Mwaka” mgombea.

Wakati huo huo, United States Marine Corps mkongwe Richman alianza kazi yake ya kikazi katika 2008, kupata kuvutia 11-1 rekodi ya kupambana na peke yake katika nyumba yake hali ya Minnesota. Kwamba kukimbia ilimwezesha simu kutoka Bellator MMA, ambapo yeye mara moja chuma mtoano mafanikio zaidi ya Chris Horodecki na Jeremy Spoon katika muda wa pamoja wa tu 106 sekunde. Matokeo ya mchanganyiko bila kufuata, kama alifunga mafanikio zaidi Mitch Jackson, Alexandre Bezerra na Akop Stepanyan lakini akaanguka mfupi dhidi ya wapiganaji wa featherweight mgawanyiko bora sana katika Goiti Yamauchi, Desmond Green, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev na Shahbulat Shamhalaev.

hasara ilisababisha Richman kufanya hoja chini ya 135 paundi, na uchaguzi imelipa gawio haraka. 29 mwenye umri wa miaka Richman ina inaonekana unbeatable katika bantamweight, kusajili makubwa ya kwanza ya raundi ya mtoano mafanikio ya juu Nam Phan na Ed West.

nzito mitupu Zwicker vita katika mji wake wakati kufanya yake ya tano Bellator MMA kuonekana. 32 mwenye umri wa miaka Team Quest fighter alionekana hivi karibuni katika Januari, kupata ngumu-wakapigana ushindi split-uamuzi juu ya Houston Alexander. Mshambuliaji kwa asili, tisa ya Zwicker ya 13 kazi mafanikio wamekuja kwa njia ya mtoano.

Al-Hassan hufanya yake Bellator MMA kwanza. Pia 32 umri wa miaka, Roufusport fighter imekuwa mashindano ya kitaaluma tangu 2007 na ina chuma 11 yake 12 kazi na mafanikio ya majeruhi. Hata hivyo, tofauti na mpinzani wake, Al-Hassan anamiliki nane ya ushindi wale na kuwasilisha. Al-Hassan anarudi kutoka miaka miwili layoff kutokana na ushindani.

Gonzalez ni matumaini ya kupata njia yake ya risasi katika Bellator MMA welterweight Dunia Title na ushindi mwingine kuvutia. asili ya Menifee, Calif., 31 mwenye umri wa miaka ina inaonekana unstoppable kabisa katika tatu kupambana Bellator MMA kukimbia, bao ushindi mfululizo juu ya MMA mashuhuri Marius Zaromskis, Houston na Karl Amoussou.

Millender anayetoka San Bernadino, Calif. 27 mwenye umri wa miaka kufunguliwa kazi yake ya kikazi katika 2013 na mafanikio saba mfululizo, yakimpa doa kwenye Bellator MMA orodha. Hata hivyo, katika mechi yake ya kwanza ya uendelezaji, alilazimishwa kuwasilisha nyuma-uchi hulisonga dhidi ya mgombea juu Brennan “Ireland Bad Boy” Ward. Millender sasa inaonekana duta kutoka hasara ya kuwa na kulipwa Bellator MMA ushindi wake wa kwanza.

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” – Ijumaa, Mei 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

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

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

Bellator Matukio Kupambana Mwanga Heavyweight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Matukio Kupambana welterweight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

Kuhusu Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA ni kuongoza Mixed Martial Arts shirika akishirikiana wengi wa wapiganaji bora katika dunia. Chini ya uongozi wa mkongwe kupambana promoter Scott Coker, Bellator inapatikana kwa karibu 500 milioni nyumba duniani kote kwa zaidi ya 140 nchi. Katika Umoja wa Mataifa, Bellator yanaweza kuonekana kwenye TV Spike, Kiongozi televisheni MMA. Bellator MMA ni zikiwemo za timu ya watendaji kuwa ni pamoja na wataalamu wa sekta ya juu katika uzalishaji televisheni, kuishi tukio muziki wa, fighter maendeleo / mahusiano, ukumbi manunuzi, kuundwa udhamini / maendeleo, leseni ya kimataifa, masoko, matangazo, utangazaji na tume mahusiano. Bellator ni msingi katika Santa Monica, California na inayomilikiwa na burudani kubwa Viacom, nyumbani kwa duniani bidhaa Waziri burudani kwamba kuungana na watazamaji kupitia maudhui kulazimisha katika televisheni, picha mwendo, majukwaa online na simu.

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Spike TV inapatikana katika 98.7 milioni nyumba na ni zamu ya Viacom Media Networks. kitengo cha Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks ni mmoja wa wabunifu ulimwengu wa kuongoza wa programu na maudhui katika majukwaa vyombo vyote vya habari. Spike TV ya Internet anwani ni www.spike.com na kwa up-to-the-dakika na nyaraka vyombo vya habari habari na picha, kutembelea Spike TV ya vyombo vya habari tovuti saa http://www.spike.com/press. Kufuata yetu juu ya Twitter spiketvpr kwa ajili ya karibuni katika kuvunja updates habari, nyuma ya-scenes habari na picha.