Санта Моника, CALIF (Dec. 6, 2016) – It was announced today that one of MMA’s hottest prospects, Ва 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 ин Ҷумъа дар "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Белтран," ба Dec. 10 from the Mandela Forum in Florence and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 4PM ЕТ/PT.
Дар танњо 26 сола, 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), Tyrell Fortune (1-0), Jarod Trice (1-0) инчунин Аарон пико ва 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, ТҶ, 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, Calif., where he now trains at Dethrone Basecamp with other Bellator MMA fighters like Еҳ Koscheck ва Крис Honeycutt, Ruth made his professional MMA debut just last month on Nov. 4, when he finished Dustin Collins-Miles with strikes at 3:19 ба даври аввал.
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 Alessio Sakara (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, аз ҷумла: Юҳанно Salter (12-3), Yamauchi то (31-9) ва Philipe Lins(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) ва Gloria Peritore (11-1-1), but this time, a world title will be on the line. "Bellator Kickboxing: 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 Joe Schilling (19-9) бар зидди Victorio Lermano (30-7), a welterweight contest pairing Luca Novello (22-4-2) аз Karim Ghajji (96-13-1), ва Kevin Ross(31-9) дидор хоҳанд кард Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) дар мубориза қабул намояд. "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” airs Ҷумъа, Dec. 16 дар 11:15 PM ЕТ, immediately following "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”
Пурра "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Beltran” Card:
Light мубориза Фарқияти гаронвазн: Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 NC) против. Констанс Белтран (17-13, 1 NC)
Light мубориза Фарқияти гаронвазн: Philipe Lins (10-1) против. Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Юҳанно Salter (12-3) против. Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Yamauchi то (31-9) против. Mircea Валериу (12-3)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Ва Рут (1-0) против. Emanuele Palombi (5-2)
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” Card:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) против. Jordan Watson (48-11-2)
Flyweight World Title: Denise Kielholtz (45-3) против. Gloria Peritore (11-1-1)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (19-9) против. Victorio Lermano (30-7)
Мубориза Фарқияти Welterweight: Luca Novello (22-4-2) против. Karim Ghajji (96-13-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Kevin Ross (31-9) против. Alessio Arduini (26-14-2)