سانتا مونيكا, CALIF (ديسمبر. 6, 2016) – It was announced today that one of MMA’s hottest prospects, وروث (1-0), will waste no time continuing to build his resume, as he fights Emanuele Palombi (5-2) for his second fight in as many months. The bout takes place يوم الجمعة في "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. بلتران," في ديسمبر. 10 from the Mandela Forum in Florence and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 4مساء ET/PT.
في فقط 26 سنة, Ruth is looking to pave the way for the other members of “The New Breed," a group of highly accomplished wrestlers who have all signed to fight under the Bellator MMA banner including: Joey Davis (1-0), تيريل فورتشن (1-0), للشمس. (1-0) طالما هارون بيكو و قطن روميرو – the last of which have yet to make their highly anticipated professional debuts. Before he was a three-time National Champion and four-time All-American wrestler at Penn State University, Ruth attended the world-renown Blair Academy in Susquehanna Township, السلطة الفلسطينية, where he was the top-ranked recruit in the nation for his weight class. Having achieved great success at every stage of competition throughout his life, Ruth aspires to have the Bellator middleweight gold around his waist before long. After making the move across the country to Fresno, كاليفورنيا., where he now trains at Dethrone Basecamp with other Bellator MMA fighters like جوش Koscheck و كريس هونيكات, Ruth made his professional MMA debut just last month on نوفمبر. 4, when he finished Dustin Collins-Miles with strikes at 3:19 في الجولة الأولى.
Ruth now faces Rome’s Palombi, a seven-fight veteran with five victories including three KO’s and one submission. Ruth, who is taking the fight on less than a week’s notice, must quickly learn how to tune out a hometown crowd, who will certainly be heavily in favor of the Italian fighter.
The evening is highlighted by a main event featuring Italy’s most renowned mixed martial artist اليسيو سقارة (18-11, 2 NC), who will duke it out with Joey “The Mexicutioner” Beltran (17-13, 1 NC) in a light heavyweight main event. Other Bellator MMA competitors will also be in action, بما فيه جون سالتر (12-3), ياماوتشي يصل (31-9) و فيليب لينس(10-1).
The Bellator Kickboxing brand will also be on display in Italy with a card that features a female flyweight rematch between دينيس كيلهولتز (45-3) و Gloria Peritore (11-1-1), but this time, a world title will be on the line. "Bellator كيك بوكسينغ: Florence” will also include a lightweight clash between Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) and British kickboxing champion Jordan Watson (48-11-2), a middleweight matchup pitting جو شيلينغ (19-9) ضد Victorio Lermano (30-7), a welterweight contest pairing Luca Novello (22-4-2) مع Karim Ghajji (96-13-1), و Kevin Ross(31-9) وسيجتمع Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) في معركة خفيفة الوزن. "Bellator كيك بوكسينغ: Florence” airs الجمعة, ديسمبر. 16 في 11:15 مساء ET, immediately following "Bellator 169: الملك مو مقابل. Ishii.”
الكامل "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Beltran” Card:
وزن خفيف الثقيل ميزة مكافحة: اليسيو سقارة (18-11, 2 NC) مقابل. جوي بلتران (17-13, 1 NC)
وزن خفيف الثقيل ميزة مكافحة: فيليب لينس (10-1) مقابل. كليبر رايموندو سيلفا (12-7)
Middleweight Feature Fight: جون سالتر (12-3) مقابل. Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4)
Lightweight Feature Fight: ياماوتشي يصل (31-9) مقابل. ميرسيا فاليريو (12-3)
Middleweight Feature Fight: وروث (1-0) مقابل. Emanuele Palombi (5-2)
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” Card:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) مقابل. Jordan Watson (48-11-2)
Flyweight World Title: دينيس كيلهولتز (45-3) مقابل. Gloria Peritore (11-1-1)
Middleweight Feature Fight: جو شيلينغ (19-9) مقابل. Victorio Lermano (30-7)
وزن الوسط ميزة مكافحة: Luca Novello (22-4-2) مقابل. Karim Ghajji (96-13-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Kevin Ross (31-9) مقابل. Alessio Arduini (26-14-2)