TEL AVIV, อิสราเอล. (พฤศจิกายน 8, 2016) – Bellator MMA has invaded the “Holy Land” for the first time in the history of the promotion and is ready to deliver a plethora of great matchups, including a welterweight world title fight pitting อันเดรย์ Koreshkov (19-1) กับ ดักลาสลิมา(27-6).
กับ "Bellator 164: Koreshkov VS. Lima” only a few days away, Bellator’s digital team has put together a collection of exclusive new content to preview the stacked event at Menora Mivtachim Arena. Join us as we dive into a behind-the-scenes look at the competitors’ journey to วันศุกร์night’s big show. For more in-depth footage of our enticing contests coming your way, look no further than Bellator’s amazing YouTube page.
| BELLATOR MMA WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT
Over a year ago, current division champ Andrey Koreshkov defeated Douglas Lima for the welterweight world title. ตอนนี้, the two meet again and it’s Lima who will be seeking revenge. Don’t miss this incredible Bellator MMA title fight in Tel Aviv, อิสราเอล, ศุกร์นี้ คืน! |
| What to Watch: ลิมาครับ. Koreshkov
Let’s take a look at some of Jimmy Smith’s keys to victory in a welterweight world title rematch between Lima and Koreshkov. |
แชมเปียน: อันเดรย์ Koreshkov
Koreshkov is about as dominating of an opponent as you can find in the world of MMA today. Join us as we take a closer look at what makes this welterweight supreme. |
| Sitdown with Georgi Karakhanyan
Georgi Karakhanyan’s specialty in the cage? Guillotine. What about outside of the cage? We sit down with the featherweight superstar and discuss the mental preparation behind mixed martial arts competition. |
5 รอบ: Lena Ovchynnikova
Ukrainian powerhouse Lena Ovchynnikova gives us an inside look on her life outside of the cage as she prepares to make her promotional debut. |
Event Info
A welterweight world title main event will headline the first ever Bellator MMA event in Israel, as current division champion อันเดรย์ Koreshkov(19-1) will attempt to protect his belt against the man who he took it from over a year ago, ดักลาสลิมา (27-6). นอกจากนี้, Noah Lahat (9-2) will challenge สกอตต์ Cleve (15-5) in the evening’s featherweight co-main event and Georgi Karakhanyan (25-6-1) will replace James Gallagher to face Israel’s own Kirill Medvedovsky (6-1) in a featherweight feature fight. ในที่สุด, a female flyweight bout pitting Ukrainian star Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) กับ Karla Benitez (13-9-1) rounds out the SPIKE-televised main card action.
The preliminary portion of the event features a welterweight clash between Joaquin Buckley (6-0) and hometown favorite Jackie Gosh (6-0). นอกจากนี้, over a dozen local competitors will be making their professional debut on the preliminary card of the Scott Coker-led promotion’s first event in the Middle East.
"Bellator 164: Koreshkov VS. LIma” takes place at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, อิสราเอล, and will air in America on SPIKE วันศุกร์, พฤศจิกายน 11 ที่ 9 p.m. และ / 8 p.m. CT. Bellator has partnered with Ananey Communications, an Israeli television conglomerate boasting 14 channels, several of which showcase Viacom content including the EGO and EGO TOTAL channels which have broadcast Bellator in Israel since 2012.
Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at Bellator.com or Eventim.co.il/mma.
"Bellator 164: Koreshkov VS. Lima” Fight Card
Welterweight World Title Bout: อันเดรย์ Koreshkov (19-1) vs. ดักลาสลิมา (27-6)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Noah Lahat (9-2) vs. สกอตต์ Cleve (15-5)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Georgi Karakhanyan (25-6-1) vs. Kirill Medvedovsky (6-1)
Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) vs. Karla Benitez (13-9-1)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card
Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Joaquin Buckley (6-0) vs. Jackie Gosh (6-0)
Light Heavyweight Preliminary Fight: Chen Shhori (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Kfir Eittan (2-0)
Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Haitham Kiuof (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Moshe Rand (3-2)
Lightweight Preliminary Fight: Rob Becker (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Ejargew Tariku (1-0)
Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Sol Renato (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Alex Trofimov (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก)
Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Almog Shay (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Vitaly Khmeinytsky (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก)
Lightweight Preliminary Fight: Olga Rubin (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Laurita Cibirite (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก)
Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Raz Bring (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Maor Kazalkopy (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก)
Middleweight Preliminary Fight: Alexander Nikulin (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Avi Baron (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก)
Bantamweight Preliminary Fight: Onor Keles (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Omri Barel (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก)
Welterweight Preliminary Fight: Zane Clerk (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Haim Gozali (6-3)
Welterweight Kickboxing Fight: Igor Postnikov (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Itai Gayer (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก)