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

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SANTA MONICA, QUALIS. (Aprilis 11, 2016) – Injuries to both Suspendisse Fields atque John Teixeira have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) atque Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) on April 16 atque 22 respective;.

Ut a praecessi, 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.”

Interim, in the co-main event of "Bellator 153: Vs. Koreshkov," Patricio will now fight the tenacious Henry Corrales (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), who faces Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), pugnat Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds. Also, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) atque Daniele Scatizzi (6-2) will round out the MMA card with a featherweight showdown.

"Bellator 153: 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 adversum “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Michael “Venom” Page (9-0) facies Jeremie Holloway (7-1), atque Primus holocausti, (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).

"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” airs on SPIKE Saturday, Aprilis 16 at 10 p.m. ET / PT, dum "Bellator 153: Vs. Koreshkov” airs at a special start time of 8 p.m. ET / VII p.m. CT, which is immediately followed by the debut of "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " at 11:00 p.m. ET / PT.

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan Couture at "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 eius ultimum 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, apud 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 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” at lightweight.

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 eius 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)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Bout Feature: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

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

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

Complete "Bellator 153: Koreshkov nobis. Henderson” Main Card:

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

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

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

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

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

About Bellator MMA:

Aliquam libero MMA Bellator primario mixta Martial fortissimos multi in mundo. Sub quorum ordinatione promotoris pugnam veteranus Scott Coker, Bellator est fere available ad 500 super tecta in million worldwide 140 terrarum. In Iunctus Civitas, Bellator potest on Spike, television dux in MMA. Bellator MMA constat, quod comprehendit sub vertice industria elit in sem productio team, exsecutiva, vivunt eventus orchestration, Pugnator development / relations, venue procuratione, auctore creatura / development, international licentiae, venalicium, vendo, et vulgaret parentes commissione. Bellator est substructio in Santa Monica, Et California est possessus ab hospitii gigas Viacom, faces, qui coniungunt domum ad mundi SUMMUS hospitii contentus coactis trans Audientiis per television, motus picture, Vestibulum et mobile online.

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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 (Mixed Martial Arts). 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 (Mobilia et immobilia presentia Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven et Artem Levin.

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RIZIN VIAE FF Tarquinius ANNOUNCES FABULOSUS MMA Kiyoshi Tamura sicut wanderlei silva diu consorte April tag team, 17 Main eventum NAGOYA, JAPAN

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Tocio - Aprilis 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, ad promotionem ludis pugnant ab illa superbia FC caput Nobuyuki Sakakibara, nuntiatum, quod hodie fabuloso Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) et illa palaestra amet auctor standout Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-3), congregati de conservis ornata icon Wanderlei Silva(35-12-1, 1 NC) speciale in manus inicere matchup tag team quod est voluntatis headline altus-anticipatae, stella-bullis extravaganza Iaponia in Nagoya, on Sunday, Aprilis 17.

Tamura et Abbas et alii cum tussle totus-primum magni Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) atque Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2) in unique, unum genus est a urbicum.

Hac re primum cum notis Decembris 31, 2008 ut V-XI-pes, 46-anno-senex Tamura, Lorem capere gradu celeri palaestra artibus suis agnoscitur, fluidum motus, videbunt actio in proelio.

Et tandem suum sub initium habet regnum super K & Off-I - Dynamite!! New Anno scriptor Eva Mega-card in Saitama, Japan, Tamura meruit tertia continuos eius win, in unum congruerunt sententiae Sakuraba.

Et gloria certari similia, I K-, annulos, SOMNIUM et UWF International, Proin compilavit de victoria ampla Tamura, Suspendisse pugiles in eos inter eventual nam malesuada cursus Miletich, Thomas Smith atque Dave Menne, tum superstars Renzo Gracie atque Jeremy Horn.

Tamura ex notus pro palaestra erat cohors culta magistri Puer Cicero,Nobuhiko Takada atque Akira Maeda, est enim vis eventually facti sunt in ludo est scriptor middleweight division. IRCA in conspectu ejus in ultima pugna excessit, Tamura Tegeaea, et victoria super conservis hybrid MMA stella, professionalem luctator Josh Barnett, on November 23, 2005.

Pretium ex 100,000 Yen, tesseras "Top Foederationis ut praesentibus adhiberetur RIZIN Pugnans" sunt venditionis ex, et potest online ad emendum Ticketbis.com.

Stella-bullis pugna actio est in aliud card, 13-Suspendisse Pugnator pugna actio et veteran Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) vicit acie praeliabitur adversusShinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) per PERFUSORIUS (155 libras) matchup.

In mulieribus aperta in pondus praedura palaestrae, Jitsu mundi fortissimus, et mulieres ornatae Brazilian Jiu-heavyweight spe MMA Gabi Garcia (1-0) et arietes duos-tempus fortissimus Pankration Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Ferreus-hitting knockout artists Chris "Ursus huggy" Barnett (14-2) atque Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) et in bello certaminis Heavyweight.

Recent ricin FF Maximo Prix torneamentum Semifinalist Tall Theodore (8-3) I et K quadratum cum ille spurius Jaideep "cor" septimana (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO scriptor kickboxing) in a 216- libram catchweight certamen.

Sambo mundi fortissimus Vadim Nemkov (5-1) capietis inuictum, Consilium percussorem et caput feroci animo spem "Rex" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) Luce heavyweight (205 libras) benificium.

In CLXXX libras, MMA catchweight praecepta certamen,, vastare potestatem puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) accipiet homo consummatorem Yuta "Other" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Regressus ad actum primum in quinque annis, dilectus heavyweight Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), FF faciem recenti RIZIN torneamentum cursor-Praemium magnum et periculosum Artist knockout George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

In flyweight (125 libras) actio, Ace obsequium Allan "Grim" Natus (14-3) et claudunt candentibus fortissimus cornua Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Women scriptor fortissimus palaestrita amateur Kanako Murata (0-0) faciam ei altus-anticipatae, mixed Valerii Martialis (MMA) debut in ortu stellaNatalya Denisova (2-1) CXVI pondo in re catchweight.

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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, CALIF. (March 30, 2016) – Fans attending "Bellator 153: Koreshkov nobis. Cicero " onAprilis 22 at sol Mohegan Arena in Uncasville, Conn. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie atque 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. ATQUE.

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Cicero "Ave" Cicero (23-5), ut fortis qui provocat welterweight Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) et usque ad balteum. Formator tenui titlist Patricio "Pitbull" Freire(24-3) occurrit Johannes "Macapá" Teixeira (19-1-2) in the co-main event while other bouts on the card include Connecticut’s own "Hibernica" Brennan Ward (13-3) and British striking sensation Michael Page (9-0) pugnandiEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) atque Jeremie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Tesseras "Bellator 153: Koreshkov nobis. Cicero " satus procul iustus $30 et nunc venalium Bellator.com, Et sol Ticketmaster.com Mohegan Officium Box. In auras libero DENS vivunt eventus, et ad 8 p.m. ATQUE/7 p.m. CT, dum vivunt in praevia daret fluent Bellator.com atque Bellator est Mobile App. Et statim secuti passim groundbreaking, inauguralis, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " event.

 

Quod nomen est synonyma cum Gracie MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, qui in ludo accipitur quod scimus invenisse. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie multiplex esset proficiscendum adversarii in unam noctem,, quorum plerique sunt maiores eo. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, hodie, Difficile est invenire MMA pugnans Jiu-jitsu peritis artis. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 million viewers.

 

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 nobis. Cicero "card proelium:

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

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

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

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

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

 

Praevium Card:

Bellator MMA Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Chris Honeycutt (6-1) vs. Matth Secor (7-2)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bellator MMA Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Matt Bessette (17-7) vs. Thomas Richardson, (14-6)

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

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

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Re'zin FF: IN MULIERIBUS CONSECRATIS luctata sit Phenom Kanako murata facit MMA debut ortu stella Natalya DENISOVA Sunday May 17 in Nagoya, JAPAN

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Women scriptor superstar Kanako Murata amateur pravorum dissipat (pictured) eius debut multo faciet contra Russian-anticipatae MMA ortu stella a stella-bullis Natalya Denisova RIZIN FF Tarquinius res in Nagoya, Japan Sunday, Aprilis 17.

Tokyo - March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, ad promotionem ludis pugnant ab illa superbia FC caput Nobuyuki Sakakibara, nuntiatum est famosa mulieribus scriptor fortissimus palaestrita amateur Kanako Murata (0-0) faciam ei altus-anticipatae, mixed Valerii Martialis (MMA) debut in ortu stella Natalya Denisova (2-1) in libra catchweight affair ad CXVI-"Top Foederationis ut praesentibus adhiberetur RIZIN Pugnans" extravaganza ad Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan Sunday, Aprilis 17.

I Et V-pede-, 22-year-old ex Murata Ehime, Certatim in Iaponia et MMA praecepta cumulaverunt post primum a collectio amateur athletae ad accolades, inter tres junior Olympia medals.

Murata scriptor maxime infigo est in factum 2011 Cum ipsa paene victus est aurum medalist Olympia tribus diebus, saori Yoshida -Japan omnes in championships.

An quia discipulus MMA 2015, Murata est ex exercitium PRONUS sub imperio Featherweight Champion Kazunori Yokota SOMNIUM pristini, et competitor Yamazaki Takeshi, et ibi iam magis atque sparring masculum et pugnatores.

Denisova de Cheboksary, Russia et tertia continuos quaerere eam win in prima specie, quae in eius mark sub vexillo RIZIN F. Initium eius in novissimo dieSeptember 26, ea se uti acri, Prolata vis irascibilis ad metam striking Marina Lvova in secundo circuitu (:32) bellum cum pugnis verberare.

Quod XXV annos Denisova lucrata terrarum recognition primum abhinc annis post quattuor video per illam masculum adversarium vincere ex partibus audita est in MMA praedura palaestrae.

Pretium ex 100,000 Yen, tesseras "Top Foederationis ut praesentibus adhiberetur RIZIN Pugnans" sunt venditionis ex, et potest online ad emendum Ticketbis.com.

In consectetur, superbia, et priores FC middleweight fortissimus fecunda superstar Wanderlei "Axe homicida est" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) et ascendet cum pugil nuntiari mox, in speciali rescindunt "Tag matches,"Et ex sociis duo pugnarent a legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) atque Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

XIII, quod feraciores ferientis pugna Suspendisse veteran Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) vicit acie praeliabitur adversus Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) per PERFUSORIUS (155 libras) matchup.

Ferreus-hitting knockout artists Chris "Ursus huggy" Barnett (14-2) atque Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) et in bello certaminis Heavyweight.

In mulierum pondus aperto proelio, Jitsu mundi fortissimus, et mulieres ornatae Brazilian Jiu-heavyweight spe MMA Gabi Garcia (1-0) et arietes duos-tempus fortissimus Pankration Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Recent ricin FF Maximo Prix torneamentum Semifinalist Tall Theodore (8-3) I et K quadratum cum ille spurius Jaideep "cor" septimana (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO scriptor kickboxing) in a 216- libram catchweight certamen.

Sambo mundi fortissimus Vadim Nemkov (5-1) capietis inuictum, Consilium percussorem et caput feroci animo spem "Rex" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) Luce heavyweight (205 libras) benificium.

In CLXXX libras, MMA catchweight praecepta certamen,, vastare potestatem puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) accipiet homo consummatorem Yuta "Other" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Regressus ad actum primum in quinque annis, dilectus heavyweight Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), FF faciem recenti RIZIN torneamentum cursor-Praemium magnum et periculosum Artist knockout George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

In flyweight (125 libras) actio, Ace obsequium Allan "Grim" Natus (14-3) et claudunt candentibus fortissimus cornua 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, JAPAN

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Tokyo - March 7, 2016- Re'zin FF, ad promotionem ludis pugnant ab illa superbia FC caput Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) magna Wanderlei "Axe homicida est" 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, JapanSunday, Aprilis 17.

Pretium ex 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, in speciali rescindunt "Tag matches,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) atque 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.

In 180 pound MMA rules contest, vastare potestatem puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Other" 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, secundo circuitu (:34) KO (punch) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling at Bellator 139 on June 26, 2015.

Modernum, 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 percent perago rate, apud 11 eius 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) deditionem (rear, nudi suffocant) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura on July 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, tamen, 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 (Credit: Bellator / Lucas Noonan)

 

SANTA MONICA (March 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 "Axe homicida est" 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, Tito 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 Anni (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, Sergius Kharitonov atque Anastasia Yankova on a roster with champions the likes of: Marcos Galvão, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, McGeary Liam atqueVitaly Minakov,