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THE ‘RED KING’ RORY MACDONALD LOOKS TO CLAIM HIS BELLATOR MMA THRONE – SIGNING EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT WITH THE VIACOM-OWNED PROMOTION

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (August 26, 2016) – Bellator MMA is elated to formally announce the signing of mixed martial arts superstar Rory MacDonald til en eksklusiv, multi-year, multi-fight contract with the Scott Coker-led promotion, making “Red King” the latest in a long line of blockbuster acquisitions for Bellator MMA.

The former No. 1 contender to the UFC welterweight crown is undoubtedly one of the premiere free agent signings in the history of the promotion. The “Red King” has totaled nine career victories under the UFC banner, including wins over current welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, in addition to B.J. Penn and Nate Diaz.

“There’s no denying that Rory MacDonald was the cream of the crop when it comes to free agents in MMA,” Bellator President Scott Coker said. “As I say all the time, if there is a free agent out there, we’re going to talk to them, if they fit our model we’re going to make a hard push to bring them over here. I’m very happy that we were able to work out a deal with Rory, and I can’t wait to see him bring his menacing style to the Bellator cage.”

MacDonald is clearly the most popular active Canadian mixed martial artist since the former UFC welterweight Champion and teammate Georges St. Pierre, whom MacDonald has trained under for years at the world renowned TriStar Gym in Montreal.

“There are multiple reasons why I choose to fight for Bellator MMA and Scott Coker,” Rory MacDonald said. “One, they have given me the opportunity to develop and grow a business together. Two, because I already feel respected by the promotion as a professional athlete. And last but not least, because Bellator is offering a setup that no-one in the world can offer me.”

At only 27-years-old, MacDonald joins the fray with an impressive professional record of 18-4 and enters a stacked welterweight division of fighters already signed with Bellator, that currently has a world-class champion in Andrey Koreshkov.

Om Bellator

Bellator er en førende Mixed Martial Arts organisation med mange af de bedste kæmpere i verden. Under ledelse af veteran kamp promotor Scott Coker, Bellator er til rådighed for næsten 500 millioner hjem verden over i løbet af 140 lande. I USA, Bellator kan ses på Spike TV, MMA tv leder. Bellator består af et ledelsesteam, der omfatter top industriens fagfolk i tv-produktion, livebegivenhed orkestrering, fighter udvikling / relationer, mødested indkøb, sponsorering skabelse / udvikling, international licens, markedsføring, reklame, PR og kommissioner relationer. Bellator er baseret i Santa Monica, Californien og ejes af underholdning gigant Viacom, hjemsted for verdens førende underholdning mærker, der forbinder med publikum gennem overbevisende indhold på tværs af tv, film, online og mobile platforme.

boksning, blandet kampsport, MMA, Rich Bergeron, Tom Padgett, Tony Penecale

Fight News Unlimited Combat Sports Show: 18 august, 2016

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Join Tony “Tornado” Penecale, “Rabble Rousin '” Rich Bergeron and “Psychic” Tom Padgett as we analyze UFC 202, discuss the budding Pro Fighters Association and go over the weekly combat sports schedule.

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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING SIGNS WELTERWEIGHT STAR PAUL BRADLEY TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT AGREEMENT

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LAS VEGAS (Juli 14, 2016) -World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it has signed another heralded star – welterweight (170 pounds) powerhouse Paul “The Gentleman” Bradley (23-6, 2 NC) – til en eksklusiv, multi-fight agreement.

Den 5-fods-9, 33-year-old Bradley of San Diego, Calif. will make his debut inside the World Series of Fighting decagon cage on a date to be announced.

“We are excited to welcome aboard Paul Bradley, and look forward to having him test his skills in our highly competitive welterweight division,"Sagde World Series of Fighting præsident Far Chiefs. “Paul has fought and triumphed over some top caliber opposition during his 10-year career, so we are confident that he will be a great addition to our roster.”

I sin sidste start på Januar 29, Bradley, who originally hails from Tama, Iowa, scored a stunning, 40-second TKO (punches) on previously undefeated, rising star and fellow, former collegiate wrestling ace Chris Honeycutt på Bellator 148.

A veteran of both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Strikeforce and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrestreality-serie, Bradley will look for his third consecutive win when he competes under the World Series of Fighting promotional banner for the first time.

Prior to the victory over Honeycutt, Bradley notched a unanimous decision over Josh "The Dentist" Neer på Bellator 129 oktober 17, 2014.

A lifelong athlete, Bradley twice earned All-American honors while wrestling for the University of Iowa. He placed as high as fourth in the NCAA national championships during his tenure at the NCAA Division I program.

Live-World Series of Fighting handling tilbage til NBCSN på Lørdag, Juli 30 på 10:30 p.m. OG/7:30 p.m. PT, with star-studded event featuring two world championship rematches.

In the main event of WSOF32, reigning bantamweight (135 pounds) mesterMarlon Moraes (16-4-1) will risk his title for the second time against Josh "Gentleman" Hill (14-1) mens, i co-main event, fjervægt (145 pounds) mester Alexandre "Kaptajn" Almeida (18-5) will defend his title against the fighter he took it from – Lance Palmer (10-2).
blandet kampsport, MMA, New England Fights, UFC

UFC PRESIDENT COMING TO BANGOR TO SCOUT NEF MMA TALENT

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Bangor, Maine (Juli 8, 2016) – It has been nearly a week since the news broke. Dana White, the president of the world’s biggest mixed-martial-arts (MMA) forfremmelse, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), will be coming home to scout New England Fights (NEF) talent for his web show Dana White: Kig ind’ for a Fight. The event will originate from the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor on Fredag, August 5, 2016. Tickets went on sale earlier today at the box office.

 

White graduated from Hermon High School in nearby Hermon, Maine i 1987. He has never forgotten his roots, having generously donated $100,000 five years ago to help upgrade the school’s athletic facilities. It is well-documented that White still maintains a residence in Levant, Maine where he often vacations. I 2014, White was instrumental in the UFC bringing “Fight Night 47” to the Cross Insurance Center.

 

På August 5, White will scout several NEF MMA competitors during a live NEF event in Bangor, each fighter hoping to impress White and score a contract with the UFC. The fights will be recorded for a future episode of Dana White: Kig ind’ for a Fight which will air on White’s Youtube page and the UFC Fight Pass subscription-based video streaming service. The premise of the reality show has White, lifelong friend Nick “The Tooth,” and retired UFC competitor Matt Serra (11-7) traveling the country looking for the next undiscovered talent to sign to the UFC. The trio attends regional MMA events while sampling local food and culture.

 

“Obviously everyone knows I have deep roots in Bangor, Maine,” said White when reached in Las Vegas, Nevada. “I already brought a UFC event to the Cross Center. Nu, I’m very excited to bring my show Lookin’ For A Fight to scout the talent in the area and check out the local promotion New England Fights.”

 

Among the fighters already signed to compete will be “Den” Ryan Sanders (10-8), Aaron Lacey (1-0), CJ Ewer (1-0) and Josh Harvey (1-0), all representing Bangor’s Young’s MMA. An announcement on the full, all-pro fight card is expected next week.

 

“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for these fighters,” erklærede NEF medejer og matchmaker Matt Peterson. “This is the chance to showcase their skills in front of the most powerful figure in this sport. I’m expecting these fighters to light up the night with fireworks on August 5.”

 

“It’s such an honor to be selected to put this event on,” sagde NEF medejer og initiativtager Nick DiSalvo. “NEF is always looking to move these fighters forward to the big stage. So many NEF athletes have gone off to compete at the national level in the past few years, and hopefully we’ll have more going onAugust 5. That’s the ultimate goal here for everyone.”

 

New England Fights 'næste arrangement, “NEF Presents Dana White: Looking for a Fight” finder sted på fredag, August 5, 2016 på Cross Insurance Center i Bangor, Maine. Billetter er til salg nu på www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com or by calling the box office at 800.745.3000.

 

For mere information om begivenheden og kampen kort opdateringer, besøg fremme hjemmeside på www.NewEnglandFights.com. Desuden, du kan se NEF videoer på www.youtube.com/NEFMMA og www.flocombat.com, følge dem på Twitternefights og slutte den officielle Facebook-gruppe "New England Fights."

 

Om New England Fights

 

New England Fights ("NEF") er en kamp Events kampagner selskab. NEF mission er at skabe den højeste kvalitet begivenheder for Maine krigere og fans. NEF udøvende team har stor erfaring i kamp sport management, begivenheder produktion, medierelationer, markedsføring, juridiske og reklame.

blandet kampsport, MMA, UFC

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Live Main Card Highlights UFC 200 Fight Week Coverage on Fight Network

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Toronto – Fight Network, verdens førende 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, today announced extensive live coverage for UFC International Fight Week™ i Las Vegas, the biggest week in UFC history, highlighted by a live broadcast of the main card for UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: DOS ANJOS vs. ALVAREZ from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Thursday, Juli 7 på 10 p.m. OG, plus the live prelims for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia på fredag, Juli 8 på 8 p.m. OG.

 

Fight Network vil luft i leve UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: DOS ANJOS vs. ALVAREZ hovedkortet across Canada on July 7 på 10 p.m. OG, preceded by a live Pre-Show på 9 p.m. OG.

 

I main event, dominant UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (24-7) puts his championship on the line in a five-round barnburner against top contender Eddie Alvarez (27-4). Med andre featured anfald, Roy “Big Country” Nelson (22-12) kaster ned med Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis (15-4, 1NC) in an explosive heavyweight collision, Alan Jouban (13-4) takes on undefeated Belal Muhammad (9-0) in a welterweight affair, mere “Irish” Joe Duffy (14-2) welcomes Canada’s Mitch “Danger Zone” Clarke (11-3) back to action in a lightweight matchup.

 

Live fight week coverage begins on Wednesday, Juli 6 på 2 p.m. ET med en levende præsentation af final UFC 200 pre-fight press conference, featuring UFC president Dana White and main card superstars Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, Brock Lesnar, Mark Hunt, Miesha Tate, Amanda Nunes, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.

 

På torsdag, Juli 7 på 2:30 p.m. OG, Fight Network presents a live broadcast of the official on-sale press conference for UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2, featuring Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor on the same stage for the first time since their heated encounter this past March.

 

Senere, på juli 7 på 6 p.m. OG, Fight Network presents the live weigh-ins for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia, as headliners Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha weigh in ahead of their heated women’s strawweight championship rematch.

 

Following Thursday’s main card, Fight Network will broadcast the live UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: DOS ANJOS vs. ALVAREZ post-fight press conference i sin helhed.

 

På fredag, Juli 8 på 6 p.m. OG, UFC 200 fighters will come face-to-face during Fight Network’s live broadcast of the UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 weigh-ins, as all the stars from the biggest UFC event in history will tip the scale ahead of their highly anticipated clashes on Saturday night.

 

Fight Network vil luft i levende prelims for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia across Canada on July 8 på 8 p.m. OG. The main card airs live on TSN5 at 10 p.m. OG.

 

In featured preliminary bouts, Joaquim Silva (8-0) ansigter Andrew Holbrook (11-0) in a clash of unbeaten lightweights, former title challenger Gray Maynard (12-6-1, 1NC) makes his first appearance at featherweight against Brazilian Fernando Bruno (16-3), fiery flyweight contenders face off when John Moraga (16-4) tager på Matheus Nicolau (11-2-1), inaugural TUF Brazil winnerCezar “Mutante” Ferreira (10-5) meets fellow middleweight Anthony “Lionheart” Smith (25-11), highly touted Australian prospect Jake “The Celtic Kid” Matthews (11-1) faces dangerous lightweight Kevin “The Motown Phenom” Lee (12-2) and China’s At Jingliang (10-4) takes on Australia’s Anton Zafir (7-2) i en weltervægt Bout.

 

Following Friday’s main card, Fight Network will broadcast THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia live post-fight press conference i sin helhed.

 

Leading into Saturday’s blockbuster pay-per-view, Fight Network presents an encore of the first meeting between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, som UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier fra januar 2015 airs at 2 p.m. OG.

 

Senere, på juli 9 på 6 p.m. OG, Fight Network præsenterer en leve UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Pre-Show, featuring previews, forudsigelser, analysis, exclusive interviews conducted on-site in Las Vegas and much more. Following Saturday’s event, Fight Network will broadcast the live UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 post-fight press conference i sin helhed.

 

Ud over alle de live events, Fight Network er destinationen for UFC bibliotek indhold, tilbud og serier, Herunder The Ultimate Fighter, UFC Unleashed, UFC nu, UFC Ultimate Insiderog klassisk UFC PPV begivenheder.

 

Denne søndag, Juli 10 på 9 p.m. OG, Fight Network gaver UFC 87: Seek and Destroy from August 2009 in Minneapolis, Fra., featuring Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch for the UFC welterweight title, plus Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring and Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta.

 

For en komplet liste over Fight Network udsendelse tidsplan, kan du besøge www.fightnetwork.com, Følg os på Twitterfightnet, Bliv fan på Facebook og besøg os på Instagramfightnet.
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Topps announces plans for the UFC Fan Expo, including the launch of TOPPS NOW UFC; exclusive promo cards

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Topps is bringing its popular TOPPS NOW™ program to the UFC beginning with UFC 200. The Topps.com-exclusive product will showcase amazing bouts and top moments. The physical trading cards will be available for a pre-sale for UFC 200 starting today.

The cards will feature the winners of the big fights, including two championship bouts. UFC 200 is the ideal time to launch TOPPS NOW UFC with the caliber of fights on the docket, including Daniel Cormier vs Jon Jones, Meisha Tate vs Amanda Nunes and Brock Lesnar vs Mark Hunt.

“UFC is the perfect fit to incorporate into the TOPPS NOW program immediately,” said Jeff Heckman, Direktør, New Product Development and eCommerce Marketplace. “Every weekend there are great fights happening; we have seen a number of title changes over the last several months. TOPPS NOW is the best way to capture these moments and give UFC fans a collectible they will treasure.”

Topps has a number of initiatives planned for UFC fans to participate in and enjoy. The Fan Expo will take place from Juli 8-10 på Las Vegas Convention Center. Among those are Promo Cards, Make Your Own Card, Topps UFC Knockout digital cards and a variety of other UFC cards available at the Expo.

Topps began making UFC trading cards in 2009.

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Art of War Fighting Championship 17 Update – Ashleigh Grimshaw replaces Injured Junior Assuncao in Main Event

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BEIJING, CHINA – A welterweight matchup between UFC and Bellator veteran Waylon Lowe and British Mixed Martial Artist Ashleigh Grimshaw will headline Art of War 17 this Saturday night in Beijing China. Grimshaw is late replacements for UFC vet Junior Assuncao who suffered a training injury and had to pull out of his fight with Lowe on short notice last week.

Said Lowe, a three time NCAA wrestling champion who is currently 16-6 as a professional fighter, “It’s unfortunate that Junior had to drop out of the fight but I’m glad the promoters found another high caliber opponent for me to face. Ashleigh Grimshaw and I will put on a great show for all the Chinese MMA fans on April 30th Art of War 17.”

CEO and Chinese MMA pioneer Andy Pi had this to say about this weekend’s event and his company’s return as the dominant player in Chinese MMA, “We are very excited about this next event as it continues Art of War’s reemergence as the biggest force in Chinese Combat Sports.“

Hr. Pi, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt and noted entrepreneur in Beijing, says his visionary fighting league is the future of MMA in China. “Art of War Fighting Championships was the first Mixed Martial Arts event in Mainland China and is still the most prestigious. With every event our company will continue to develop the market for MMA in China.”

Today China is the biggest untapped market for MMA and Mr. Pi says he knows why and, more importantly, how Art of War FC can capitalize.

“MMA is the most exciting sport in the world, but the way it’s promoted in the US often doesn’t connect with more traditionally minded Chinese sports fans. By combining the energy and excitement MMA with the ancient culture of honor and respect typical of traditional Asian Martial Arts AOW will bring the 21st century’s fastest growing sport to the world’s largest market of sports fan in a new and more powerful way…”

For tickets and fight card information, kan du besøge: http://www.artofwarfc.com/

Cirka Art of War Fighting Championship:

Etableret i 2004, the Art of War Fighting Championship is Mainland China’s premier mixed martial arts promotion. The Art of War Fighting Championship is broadcasted via satellite nationwide to network coverage of 300 million seere. Featuring some of China’s best-mixed martial artists, including national champions and former Olympians, the Art of War Fighting Championship is the standard bearer for the future of China’s exploding mixed martial arts industry.

For Press Inquires Contact Al Yu- alyu@artofwarfc.com
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WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING SIGNS HEAVY HITTERS SHAWN JORDAN AND LORENZO HOOD

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Heavyweight knockout artist Lorenzo Hood (afbilledet) has signed an exclusive, multi-fight promotional agreement with World Series of Fighting.

Hood to Make Promotional Debut at WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland
på Fredag, Juni 17, bor på NBCSN

LAS VEGAS (April 28, 2016) - World Series of Fighting (www.WSOF.com) announced today that it has signed heavyweight knockout artists Shawn Jordan (18-7) og Lorenzo “The Dream Killer” Hood (9-3) to exclusive, multi-kamp aftaler.

Hood of Chicago, Syg. has been tabbed to make his promotional debut against an opponent to be announced soon, at the WSOF31: Ivanov vs. Copeland world heavyweight championship event at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. påFredag, Juni 17, live på NBCSN på 9 p.m. OG/6 p.m. PT.

“We are thrilled to welcome Shawn Jordan and Lorenzo Hood to our ever-growing roster of world-class athletes, and look forward to seeing both of them compete in our heavyweight division soon,"Sagde World Series of Fighting præsident Far Chiefs.

Fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M., 6-fods, 30-year-old Jordan is coming off a 4-year, 10 fight stint with the UFC, during which he compiled an overall record of 6-4, notching all of his wins, including a vicious, første runde (:59) decimation of Pat “HD” Barry juni 15, 2013, by way of (T)KO.

A two-time veteran of the now-defunct Strikeforce, and a four-time veteran of Bellator action, Jordan has earned 14 sin 18 karriere sejre i form af (T)KO, and another 3 via indsendelse.

The 6-foot-3, 27-year-old Hood, a former professional football player turned MMA wrecking machine, has earned all 9 of his professional career victories to date by way of (T)KO inside the first round of action.

After an aggressive debut year in 2009 in which he competed 7 times and amassed a near-perfect record of 6-1, Hood walked away from the fight world for a span of 5 years to play defensive lineman in the Arena Football League and Canadian Football League, eventually returning to the cage in 2014.
Bellator, blandet kampsport, MMA, Spike TV

‘STITCH’ DURAN SIGNS CONTRACT WITH REEBOK

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April Fools..Stich is not getting a Reebok shoe… He’s the New Undisputed Bellator Hand-Wrapping Champion.

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Over: Stitch wraps the hands of “King Mo” Lawal at “Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1 " (Credit: Bellator/Esther Lin)

Santa Monica (Marts 31, 2016) – When watching any combat sports event, det er underligt ikke at se Jacob “Stitch” Duran som den professionelle cutman på vagt. I dag, Bellator MMA is pleased to secure his services as its lead cutman for the foreseeable future, efter at "Stitch" underskrev en flerårig kontrakt med Scott Coker-ledet forfremmelse.

 

Starting with "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " på April 22 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in CT, the most famous cutman in the world will do everything in his power to get Bellator fighters prepped for entering the cage and helping them continue on once the bell rings, giving them “one more round.”

 

Stitch joins a great team of cutmen including Matt Marsden, Dean Lassiter og Paul Quiredos.

 

“Working with my old friend, Scott Coker and Bellator is a true honor,” said Duran. “I can’t wait to get started working for a great organization that respects their employees and truly makes their fighters the top priority!"

 

While working for Bellator, “Stitch” will not be prevented from seeking sponsors to wear and will also continue to work boxing events, with high profile clients the likes of Andre Ward, Vitali Klitschko and Wladimir Klitschko.