САНТА МОНИКА, Цалиф (Нов. 6, 2016) – It was announced today that one of MMA’s hottest prospects, И 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 ово петак у "Беллатор 168: Sakara vs. Белтран," о Нов. 10 from the Mandela Forum in Florence and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 4ПМ ЕТ/ПТ.
На само 26 година стар, 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), Тирелл Фортуне (1-0), Jarod Trice (1-0) као и Арон Пицо и 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, ПА, 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, Цалиф., where he now trains at Dethrone Basecamp with other Bellator MMA fighters like Јосх Косцхецк и Крис Хонеицутт, Ruth made his professional MMA debut just last month on Нов. 4, when he finished Dustin Collins-Miles with strikes at 3:19 у први круг.
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 Алессио Сакара (18-11, 2 НЦ), who will duke it out with Joey “The Mexicutioner” Beltran (17-13, 1 НЦ) in a light heavyweight main event. Other Bellator MMA competitors will also be in action, укључујући Јохн Салтер (12-3), Иамауцхи до (31-9) и Пхилипе Линс(10-1).
The Bellator Kickboxing brand will also be on display in Italy with a card that features a female flyweight rematch between Денисе Киелхолтз (45-3) и Gloria Peritore (11-1-1), but this time, a world title will be on the line. "Беллатор Кик бокс: Florence” will also include a lightweight clash between Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 НЦ) and British kickboxing champion Jordan Watson (48-11-2), a middleweight matchup pitting Џо Шилинг (19-9) против Victorio Lermano (30-7), a welterweight contest pairing Luca Novello (22-4-2) са Karim Ghajji (96-13-1), и Kevin Ross(31-9) ће се састати Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) у лаганом борби. "Беллатор Кик бокс: Florence” airs Петак, Нов. 16 у 11:15 ПМ ЕТ, immediately following "Беллатор 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”
Комплетан "Беллатор 168: Sakara vs. Beltran” Card:
Лигхт Хеавивеигхт Феатуре Борба: Алессио Сакара (18-11, 2 НЦ) вс. Џои Белтран (17-13, 1 НЦ)
Лигхт Хеавивеигхт Феатуре Борба: Пхилипе Линс (10-1) вс. Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Јохн Салтер (12-3) вс. Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Иамауцхи до (31-9) вс. Мирча Валериу (12-3)
Middleweight Feature Fight: И Рут (1-0) вс. Emanuele Palombi (5-2)
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” Card:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 НЦ) вс. Jordan Watson (48-11-2)
Flyweight World Title: Денисе Киелхолтз (45-3) вс. Gloria Peritore (11-1-1)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Џо Шилинг (19-9) вс. Victorio Lermano (30-7)
Велтервеигхт Феатуре Борба: Luca Novello (22-4-2) вс. Karim Ghajji (96-13-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Kevin Ross (31-9) вс. Alessio Arduini (26-14-2)