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BOTH ‘PITBULL BROTHERS’ RECEIVE NEW OPPONENTS AHEAD OF BELLATOR 152 & Bellator 153

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SANTA MONICA, TAL. (Abril 11, 2016) – Injuries to both Derek Campos e John Teixeira have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) e Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) en abril 16 e 22 respectivamente.

Como resultado, the Scott Coker-led promotion has put its newest free agent acquisition to work immediately, with the news that Kevin Souza (15-4) will compete against Patricky at 155-pounds, in the first fight of his freshly inked multi-fight contract during the main event of "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza.”

Entrementes, in the co-main event of "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov," Patricio will now fight the tenacious Henry Currais (12-2), who agreed to face the former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion on less than two weeks notice.

"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” will also include the promotional debut of Italian fan-favorite Alessio Sakara (17-11), que afronta Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), loitas Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds. Tamén, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) e Daniele Scatizzi (6-2) will round out the MMA card with a featherweight showdown.

"Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” is also brimming with must-see mixed martial arts action as well, with the promotional debut of Benson Henderson (23-5), who challenges Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) for the 170-pound strap, Brennan Ward (13-3) goes to battle contra “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Michael Page "Venom" (9-0) rostros Jeremie Holloway (7-1), e Brent Primus (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).

"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” airs on SPIKE Saturday, Abril 16 en 10 p.m. ET / ES, mentres "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” airs at a special start time of 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT, which is immediately followed by the debut of "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " en 11:00 p.m. ET / ES.

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan Couture en "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” to kickoff 2016, Patricky “Pitbull” will look to extend his current winning streak when he takes on the debuting Kevin Souza.

A member of the Blackzilians, the 31-year-old has been victorious in 10 da súa última 11 fights as a professional and put together an impressive 3-1 run with the UFC. The multi-time, post-fight bonus award winner has a knack for the spectacular, con 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 fóra de 15 victories ending before reaching the judges’ scorecards. The Salvador native has competed exclusively at 145-pounds, but due to the fight being on short notice, Souza will step up and compete against “Pitbull” no peso lixeiro.

Henry Corrales continues his run of never turning down a fight in Bellator MMA, after agreeing to fight Patricio “Pitbull.” The fight will be Corrales’ third in the Viacom-owned promotion, after bouts against current featherweight titlist Daniel Straus and newly re-signed contender Emanuel Sanchez. A former King of the Cage bantamweight champion, “OK” has finished 10 da súa 12 wins as a pro.

Complete "bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” Main Card:

Bellator MMA Lightweight Main Event: Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) vs. Edimilson “Kevin” Souza (15-4)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Alessio Sakara (17-11) vs. Brian Rogers (12-8)

MMA bellator Pena Bout Característica: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Anastasia Yankova (2-0) vs. Anjela Pink (Estrea)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniele Miceli (2-0) vs. Daniele Scatizzi (6-2)

Complete "bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” Main Card:

Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator MMA Co-Main Event Pena: Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) vs. Henry Currais (12-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Característica: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Característica: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)

Bellator MMA Característica Lightweight Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)

Sobre bellator MMA:

Bellator MMA é unha organización líder Artes marciais Mesturadas con moitos dos mellores loitadores do mundo. Baixo a dirección do veterano promotor loita Scott Coker, Bellator está dispoñible para case 500 millón de vivendas en todo o mundo en máis de 140 países. Nos Estados Unidos, Bellator se pode ver na Spike, the MMA television leader. Bellator MMA is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, orquestación de eventos en directo, desenvolvemento loitador / relacións, Procurement local, creación de patrocinio / desenvolvemento, licenzas internacional, marketing, publicidade, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Santa Monica, California e de propiedade do xigante do entretemento Viacom, fogar de marcas de entretemento do mundo premier que se conectan co público a través de contido atractivo a través da televisión, filme cinematográfico, plataformas en liña e móbiles.

Sobre Pico:

Spike está dispoñible en 98.7 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks. A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike’s internet address is spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike’s press site at spike.com/press. Follow us on Twitter @SpikeTVPR for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes información e fotos.

About Oktagon:

Carlo Di Blasi created Oktagon in 1996. At its beginning the show was dedicated to free fight, the name that was given initially to MMA (Artes marciais Mixtas). Other disciplines such as Kickboxing, Muay Thai and Savate were gradually added from the early 2000’s onwards. During the last 20 years Oktagon has reached a huge popularity, both in Italy and abroad, creating many superstars in the process including Bellator welterweight Paul Daley as well as The Petrosyan brothers (Giorgio e Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven e Artem Levin.

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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES LEGENDARY MMA PIONEER KIYOSHI TAMURA AS WANDERLEI SILVA TAG TEAM PARTNER FOR APRIL 17 MAIN EVENT IN NAGOYA, XAPÓN

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Toquio - Abril 4, 2016- Rezim FF, a promoción deportes de combate liderado polo ex xefe PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today that legendary Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pioneer and former professional wrestling standout Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-3), will join forces with fellow decorated icon Wanderlei Silva(35-12-1, 1 NC) in the special grappling tag team matchup that will headline the highly-anticipated, star-studded extravaganza in Nagoya Japan, en Domingo, Abril 17.

Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) e Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2) in the unique, one-of-a-kind bout.

The affair marks the first time since December 31, 2008 that the 5-foot-11, 46-year-old Tamura, recognized for his elite level catch wrestling skills and quick, fluid movements, will see action in combat.

In his last start under MMA rules on the K-1 – Dynamite!! New Year’s Eve mega-card in Saitama, Xapón, Tamura earned his third consecutive win, a unanimous decision over Sakuraba.

While competing for the likes of PRIDE, K-1, Rings, DREAM and UWF International, Tamura compiled an extensive resume of conquests, including those over eventual UFC champions Pat Miletich, Maurice Smith e Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie e Jeremy Horn.

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada e Akira Maeda, to eventually become a force in the sport’s middleweight division. In his final bout before retirement, Tamura notched a victory over fellow hybrid MMA star and professional wrestler Josh Barnett, en novembro 23, 2005.

Prezos a partir de 100,000 Yen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

In other action on the star-studded fight card, 13-fight UFC veteran and action fighter Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) will collide with submission expertShinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 libras) unión.

In a women’s open weight bout, decorados campión mundial de Jiu-Jitsu e MMA perspectiva abondo das mulleres Gabi Garcia (1-0) ha chocar co bicampión Pankration Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy oso" Barnett (14-2) e Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.

Últimas ricina semifinalista do torneo FF Gran Premio Theodore Alto (8-3) será cadrado fóra co ex-campión do K-1 Jaideep semana "corazón" (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO) nunha 216- libra catchweight loita.

campión mundial de Samba Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vai asumir invicto, O dianteiro agresivo de mente e perspectiva Nordic arriba "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nun medio-pesados (205 libras) toldo.

Nunha disputa regras 180-pound do MMA catchweight, perforado de enerxía devastadoraHisaki Kato (5-2) vai asumir compañeiro finalizador Yuta "Outros" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Voltar á acción, por primeira vez en cinco anos, amado pesado Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), enfrontarase recente RIZIN FF Gran Premio torneo runner-up e nocauteador perigosa George "Denise" PROCHAZKA (16-3-1).

en flyweight (125 libras) acción, ace submisión Allan "Puro Oso" Nacemento (14-3) vai medir forzas co campión en brasa Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Women’s amateur wrestling champion Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated, professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut against rising starNatalya Denisova (2-1) in a 116-pound catchweight affair.

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FANS ATTENDING ‘BELLATOR 153: KORESHKOV VS. HENDERSON’ WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET LEGENDARY BELLATOR MMA FIGHTERS ROYCE GRACIE & WANDERLEI SILVA

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SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. (Marzo 30, 2016) – Fans attending "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " enAbril 22 no MOHEGAN Sun Arena en Uncasville, Conner. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie e Wanderlei Silva.

The two legendary Brazilian superstars will be participating in an exclusive meet and greet for ticketholders on the Mohegan Sun Arena concourse beginning at 6 p.m. E.

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Smooth" Henderson (23-5), como desafía campión dos medios Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) para o cinto. O ex campión peso pena Patricio "Pitbull" Freire(24-3) atenda John "Macapa" Teixeira (19-1-2) in the co-main event while other bouts on the card include Connecticut’s own "Irish" Ward Brennan (13-3) and British striking sensation Michael Page (9-0) loitaEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) e Jeremie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Entradas para "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " comezan en só $30 e xa están á venda no Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com e da Oficina MOHEGAN Sun Box. O evento vai ao aire en directo e gratuíto no cumio, polo 8 p.m. E/7 p.m. CT, mentres loitas preliminares ha transmitir ao vivo en Bellator.com e O bellator Mobile App. A transmisión será inmediatamente seguido polo innovador, inaugural "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " evento.

 

O nome Gracie é sinónimo de MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, o home que se considera inventar o deporte como a coñecemos hoxe. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie ía desmantelar varios adversarios nunha soa noite, moitos dos cales eran moito maiores do que el. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, hoxe, é difícil atopar un loitador de MMA que non adestrado na arte do jiu-jitsu. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 millón de espectadores.

 

Having first fought in the sport almost twenty years ago, very few men have a more legendary resume than Wanderlei Silva, who was recently signed to a Bellator MMA contract. “The Axe Murderer” is a Pride and UFC veteran, who brings an intimidating and imposing presence with him every time he steps into the cage. Silva hopes of adding to an already-impressive list of wins that include: Guy Mezger, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Ricardo Arona, Kazuyuki Fujita, Michael Bisping, Cung Le, Brian Stann and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (2X).

 

Complete "bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Tarxeta de loita:

Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator MMA Co-Main Event Pena: Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. John Teixeira (19-1-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Característica: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Característica: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)

Bellator MMA Característica Lightweight Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)

 

Card preliminar:

Bellator MMA Welterweight preliminar Bout: Chris HONEYCUTT (6-1) vs. Matt Secor (7-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight preliminar Bout: Djamil Chan (11-2) vs. Richard Patishnock (6-3)

Bellator MMA Lightweight preliminar Bout: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Dean Hancock (2-0)

Bellator MMA Pena preliminar Bout: Chris Foster (8-4) vs. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight preliminar Bout: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)

Bellator MMA Pena preliminar Bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight preliminar Bout: Mike Zichelle (7-4) vs. Joe Cronin (19-16)

Bellator MMA Pena preliminar Bout: Matt Bessette (17-7) vs. Keith Richardson (14-6)

Bellator MMA Middleweight preliminar Bout: Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Blair Tugman (7-6) vs. Jay Perrin (2-1)

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Rezim FF: WOMEN’S WRESTLING PHENOM KANAKO MURATA MAKES MMA DEBUT AGAINST RISING STAR NATALYA DENISOVA SUNDAY APRIL 17 IN NAGOYA, XAPÓN

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Women’s amateur wrestling superstar Kanako Murata (retratado) will make her much-anticipated professional MMA debut against Russian rising star Natalya Denisova at the star-studded RIZIN FF event in Nagoya, Xapón en Domingo, Abril 17.

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Rezim FF, a promoción deportes de combate liderado polo ex xefe PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced that famed women’s amateur wrestling champion Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated, professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut against rising star Natalya Denisova (2-1) in a 116-pound catchweight affair at the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Xapón en Domingo, Abril 17.

The 5-foot-1, 22-year-old Murata of Ehime, Japan will compete under MMA rules for the first time after amassing a collection of accolades as an amateur wrestler, including three junior Olympic medals.

Murata’s most impressive achievement came in 2011 when she nearly defeated three-time Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida during the All-Japan championships.

An MMA student since 2015, Murata has been training under the command of DEEP Featherweight Champion Kazunori Yokota and former DREAM competitor Takeshi Yamazaki, and has been sparring predominantly with male fighters.

Denisova of Cheboksary, Russia will seek her third consecutive win in what will mark her first appearance under the RIZIN FF banner. In her last start onSetembro 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova na segunda rolda (:32) of battle with a barrage of punches.

The 25-year-old Denisova gained worldwide recognition for the first time four years ago after vídeo surfaced of her defeating a male opponent in an MMA bout.

Prezos a partir de 100,000 Yen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

No evento principal, o ex-campión dos medios do PRIDE FC e estrela prolífica Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ha xuntar-se con un loitador sendo anunciado en breve, nunha loita agarrada especial "match tag,"E loitar contra un dúo formado por compañeiro lenda, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) e Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Prolific striker and 13-fight UFC veteran Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) will collide with submission expert Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 libras) unión.

Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy oso" Barnett (14-2) e Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.

Na acción de peso aberta das mulleres, decorados campión mundial de Jiu-Jitsu e MMA perspectiva abondo das mulleres Gabi Garcia (1-0) ha chocar co bicampión Pankration Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Últimas ricina semifinalista do torneo FF Gran Premio Theodore Alto (8-3) será cadrado fóra co ex-campión do K-1 Jaideep semana "corazón" (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO) nunha 216- libra catchweight loita.

campión mundial de Samba Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vai asumir invicto, O dianteiro agresivo de mente e perspectiva Nordic arriba "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nun medio-pesados (205 libras) toldo.

Nunha disputa regras 180-pound do MMA catchweight, perforado de enerxía devastadoraHisaki Kato (5-2) vai asumir compañeiro finalizador Yuta "Outros" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Voltar á acción, por primeira vez en cinco anos, amado pesado Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), enfrontarase recente RIZIN FF Gran Premio torneo runner-up e nocauteador perigosa George "Denise" PROCHAZKA (16-3-1).

en flyweight (125 libras) acción, ace submisión Allan "Puro Oso" Nacemento (14-3) vai medir forzas co campión en brasa Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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WANDERLEI SILVA RETURNS TO JAPAN! RIZIN FF SIGNS LEGENDARY PRIDE CHAMPION; ANNOUNCES SEVEN FIGHTERS, INCLUDING SILVA, FOR APRIL 17 LIVE EVENT IN NAGOYA, XAPÓN

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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Rezim FF, a promoción deportes de combate liderado polo ex xefe PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) gran Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) to a multi-year promotional contract, as well as the first two bouts, one of which will feature Silva, for its second live event that will take place at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Xapón enDomingo, Abril 17.

Prezos a partir de 100,000 Yen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at TicketBis.com.

Silva, the former PRIDE middleweight champion and 2003 PRIDE Grand Prix middleweight champion, will team up with a fighter to be determined, nunha loita agarrada especial "match tag,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) e Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Following the April contest, Silva, who held several records under the PRIDE banner, including longest win streak and most KO’s, will compete under MMA rules in future RIZIN FF events.

Nun 180 pound MMA rules contest, perforado de enerxía devastadora Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Outros" Watanabe (19-6-4).

A former HEAT middleweight title holder, the 33-year-old Kato made an explosive debut before a live U.S. television audience on Spike when he scored what was later named “Knockout of the Month” – a crushing, segunda rolda (:34) KO (soco) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling no bellator 139 en xuño 26, 2015.

A data, all of Kato’s professional victories have come by way of (T)KO.

Watanabe is a 31-year-old grappling ace who boasts a splendid 84 por cento a taxa de chegada, con 11 da súa 19 career wins to date having come by way of submission and another 6 victories having come by way of (T)KO.

The number 10 ranked welterweight in Japan, Watanabe will make his first appearance of 2016 and look to rebound from a first round (2:00) presentación (mata-león) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura en xullo 20, 2015, a loss that halted a seven-fight win streak for Watanabe.

In two different women’s bouts, Rena Kubota (1-0 MMA, 31-5-1 shoot boxing) will square off an opponent to be named under shoot boxing rules, while decorated wrestler Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated MMA debut against an opponent to be announced soon.

The 24-year-old Kubota is a three-time shoot boxing tournament champion who made her much-anticipated MMA debut in stunning fashion at the RIZIN FF New Year’s Eve extravaganza, where she notched a second round (3:31) submission victory over Jleana Valentino with a flying armbar.

The 22-year-old Murata’s impressive resume includes three junior Olympic medals. Her most impressive feat, con todo, came in 2011 when Murata nearly defeated four-time Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida during the All-Japan championships.

Additional bouts for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” will be announced soon.

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BELLATOR MMA IS THE NEW FIGHTING HOME OF WANDERLEI ‘THE AXE MURDERER’ SILVA

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Bellator President Scott Coker and Wanderlei Silva (Crédito: Bellator / Lucas Noonan)

 

SANTA MONICA (Marzo 2, 2016) –Bellator MMA is pleased to announce that one of the most popular, recognizable and beloved fighters in the sport of mixed martial arts, Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1), has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight contract with the promotion. The 39-year-old publicly fielded offers from companies all around the world, but the former Pride FC Middleweight Champion made the decision to take his explosive style to Bellator MMA.

 

“The Axe Murderer” has fought in some of the most memorable feuds and battles the sport has ever seen. His wars with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Perico Ortiz, Mirko Cro Cop, Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Chuck Liddell, and Michael Bisping are the stuff of legend – but Silva is far from ready to close the book on his illustrious career.

 

In addition to his Pride FC Middleweight World Championship, Silva’s packed trophy case of accolades includes awards for Fight of the Year (2003, 2004, 2007), KO do Ano (2008), and multiple Fight of the Night awards including one for each of his last three fights, just to name a few. He now looks to continue to provide his award-winning, entertaining fights inside the Bellator cage.

 

Silva has several options for his first fight with Bellator. Although he has spent the majority of his career at 185-pounds, one of the things that his fans love most about him has been Wanderlei’s willingness to fight the best of the best – even if it was up two weight classes at heavyweight – as proven by his heavyweight wars against guys like Mark Hunt, Gilbert Yvel, Kazuyuki Fujita and Cro Cop; Or, his battles against light heavyweights like Ortiz, and his most recent opponent, Brian Stann, who he knocked out in the second frame.

 

Silva is the latest in a long line of recent free agent signings made by Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. The former Chute Box competitor joins: Josh Thomson, Phil Davis, Benson Henderson, Sergei Kharitonov e Anastasia Yankova on a roster with champions the likes of: Marcos Galvão, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carballo, Liam McGeary eVitaly Minakov,