SANTA MONICA, Каліфорніі (Снежні. 6, 2016) – It was announced today that one of MMA’s hottest prospects, І Рут (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 ў гэтую пятніцу на "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Бельтрана," на Снежні. 10 from the Mandela Forum in Florence and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 4PM ET/PT.
У толькі 26 гадоў, 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), Тайрэл Фарчун (1-0), Jarod Trice (1-0) а таксама Аарон Піка і Romero Cotton – 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, Пэнсыльванія, 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, Каліфорнія., where he now trains at Dethrone Basecamp with other Bellator MMA fighters like Джош Кошчек і Крыс Honeycutt, Ruth made his professional MMA debut just last month on Лістапада. 4, when he finished Dustin Collins-Miles with strikes at 3:19 у першым туры.
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 Алесі Sakara (18-11, 2 Паўночная Караліна), who will duke it out with Joey “The Mexicutioner” Beltran (17-13, 1 Паўночная Караліна) in a light heavyweight main event. Other Bellator MMA competitors will also be in action, у тым ліку Джон Солтэрам (12-3), Ямаучы да (31-9) і Філіп Линс(10-1).
The Bellator Kickboxing brand will also be on display in Italy with a card that features a female flyweight rematch between Denise Kielholtz (45-3) і Gloria Peritore (11-1-1), but this time, a world title will be on the line. "Bellator кікбоксінгу: Florence” will also include a lightweight clash between Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 Паўночная Караліна) and British kickboxing champion Jordan Watson (48-11-2), a middleweight matchup pitting Джо Шылінг (19-9) супраць Victorio Lermano (30-7), a welterweight contest pairing Luca Novello (22-4-2) з Karim Ghajji (96-13-1), і Kevin Ross(31-9) сустрэнецца Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) у лёгкім барацьбе. "Bellator кікбоксінгу: Florence” airs Пятніца, Снежні. 16 на 11:15 PM ET, immediately following "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”
Поўны "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Beltran” Card:
У паўцяжкай вазе Характарыстыка Барацьба: Алесі Sakara (18-11, 2 Паўночная Караліна) супраць. Джоі Белтран (17-13, 1 Паўночная Караліна)
У паўцяжкай вазе Характарыстыка Барацьба: Філіп Линс (10-1) супраць. Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Джон Солтэрам (12-3) супраць. Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Ямаучы да (31-9) супраць. Мірча Валерыу (12-3)
Middleweight Feature Fight: І Рут (1-0) супраць. Emanuele Palombi (5-2)
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” Card:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 Паўночная Караліна) супраць. Jordan Watson (48-11-2)
Flyweight World Title: Denise Kielholtz (45-3) супраць. Gloria Peritore (11-1-1)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Джо Шылінг (19-9) супраць. Victorio Lermano (30-7)
Сярэдняя вага Асаблівасць Fight: Luca Novello (22-4-2) супраць. Karim Ghajji (96-13-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Kevin Ross (31-9) супраць. Alessio Arduini (26-14-2)