費城 (十月 8, 2019) – Former Olympian and UFC standout赫克托隆巴德 has become the latest fighter to sign with裸關節格鬥冠軍賽 (BKFC) as he looks to make his mark in the biggest and best bare knuckle fights that the sport has to offer.
Lombard is the first-ever Olympian to sign with BKFC, having represented Cuba in judo in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 澳大利亞.
“I’ve wanted to fight for this amazing organization for a while and I’m excited that it’s all come together,” said Lombard, who will compete in the 185-pound light heavyweight division. “Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is the next level of fighting and I am glad to be part of it.”
“Hector Lombard is one of the most devastating punchers in MMA history and we are looking for Hector to make a huge splash with BKFC,” 說BKFC創始人兼總裁大衛·費爾德曼. “作為一個球迷, I cannot wait to see how Hector does in the squared circle. He’s exciting and explosive. This is an incredible signing.”
Lombard also holds the distinction of being the first Bellator champion to sign with BKFC. He was the inaugural Bellator middleweight champion, winning the title in 2009. Lombard went 8 – 0 in Bellator with seven finishes, including a six-second knockout of UFC veteran Jay Silva in May of 2010.
Lombard relinquished the Bellator middleweight championship in 2012, when he moved to the UFC. In the UFC, Lombard fought a total of 12 時, recording notable knockout wins against Rousimar Palhares and Nate Marquardt.
In his professional MMA career, Lombard tallied 34 勝, 22 of which have come by knockout or TKO. He is regarded as one of the hardest punching middleweights and welterweights in MMA history.
Lombard is from Cuba and moved to Australia after the 2000 夏季奧運會. He now lives in Florida.
FLINT, MICH. – October 5, 2019 – Unbeaten welterweight Jaron Ennis scored yet another knockout in his return to national television Saturday on SHOWTIME with a third round TKO of Demian Fernandez at Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center in Flint, 密歇根州。
Ennis, widely considered one of the top prospects in boxing, wasted no time in his first fight under the national spotlight in nearly a year. The Philadelphia native, who had scored two highlight reel KOs in 2018 上的ShoBox: 新一代, now has 22 在擊倒 24 專業的戰鬥.
Ennis was aggressive from the opening bell, 著陸 43 percent of his power shots as he switched from orthodox to southpaw. Two warnings for low blows in the first minute of the fight did not stop the speedy Ennis from attacking the body. In the third, Ennis backed Fernandez into the corner and unleashed an onslaught of unanswered power shots that forced the Argentine to take a knee. Fernandez beat the count but told referee Frank Garza that he couldn’t see and the fight was immediately ended.
“It feels good to be back in the spotlight and get another win,” Ennis said. “I showed a little of my skills. I wanted to show more, but my dad said go get him and get him out of there, so that’s what I did.
“I’ve been ready for a big fight for a while. I want to go to the next level. I just have to keep putting on shows like this and keep doing my thing and hopefully my title shot will come sometime next year. The big names had better start running. I would even go down to 140 to get one of them.”
戰鬥結束後, Fernandez (12-2, 5 科斯) was transported to a local hospital with a suspected orbital injury.
In the opening bout of the欣欣拳擊: 特別版本 電視節目, undefeated American heavyweight prospect Jermaine Franklin scored two knockdowns en route to a 10-round unanimous decision over Pavel Sour, 進球 97-91, 98-91, 98-90.
Fighting less than an hour from his hometown of Saginaw, 密歇根州。, 富蘭克林 (20-0, 13 科斯) scored knockdowns in the sixth and 10日rounds. The 24-year-old was making his third consecutive SHOWTIME appearance of 2019 and showed significant improvement from his prior televised bouts, particularly in his speed, mobility and power.
“I was trying to get the knockout, I wanted it real bad, but it feels great to get the W,” said Franklin, 誰登陸 50 percent of his power shots. “I wasn’t looking for a knockdown the first time he went down. I was trying to be quick and catch him with a counter and I caught him. It surprised me that he went down because it wasn’t meant to be a power punch.”
“I didn’t think I finished him on the second knockdown. I wanted to, but I slowed down and got a little too relaxed instead. I should have stayed on him.”
“There are just some minor things I still need to work on, like fighting on the inside, grappling and knowing when to punch on the inside – minor things. Once I get that down, I’ll be doing well.”
Sour (11-2, 6 科斯), 誰是他中美. 登場, was frustrated with his opponent.
“I couldn’t free up my punches and I didn’t let my hands go,” Sour said. “I was too tight in there. I was never really hurt by Franklin’s punches. He is very strong, but I could handle it. I was trying to catch him with a strong right hand.”
The Ennis vs. Fernandez bout was elevated to main event status after the Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin fight was called off following an altercation prior to Friday’s official weigh-in that resulted in an injury to Habazin’s trainer, 詹姆斯·阿里·巴希爾.
今晚的直播活動是由的Salita促銷推廣.
An encore presentation of tonight’s doubleheader will air Monday at 10 P.M. ET / PT在Showtime極端，將是通過網絡的On Demand平台上使用。
Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins called the action alongside fellow Hall of Fame analyst Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez. World-renowned ring announcer and Hall of Famer Jimmy Lennon Jr. rounded out the telecast. The Executive Producer of欣欣拳擊: 特別版本was Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.
更多, BELLATOR’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX CONTINUES AS UNDEFEATED A.J. MCKEE MEETS DEREK CAMPOS IN FIRST QUARTERFINAL MATCHUP
Tickets on sale next Friday, 十月. 11
LOS ANGELES– For the second time in as many years, Neal S. 布萊斯德爾競技場在檀香山, Hawaii will host the homecoming ofIlima雷·麥克法蘭 (10-0), as she puts her undefeated record and Bellator women’s flyweight title on the line against No. 1 競爭者 凱特·傑克遜 (11-3-1) in the main event on Saturday, 十二月. 21, streamed exclusively on the DAZN app.
此外, Bellator夏威夷 will feature the first quarterfinal matchup of Bellator’s Featherweight World Grand Prix, when the man with the longest winning streak in promotional history, A.J. 麥基(15-0), takes on the always-exciting德里克場 (20-9) 在晚上的共同頂篷.
Bellator: 麥克法蘭VS. 傑克遜 - 明星供電的一個, year-end highlights of fight season on DAZN – will stream live exclusively onDAZN 在 10 P.M. ET /下午7時. PT, 而初步行動將在流 Bellator.com, DAZN 和全球的 Bellator移動應用. Tickets go on sale next Friday, 十月. 11 and can be purchased through Bellator.com, 以及Ticketmaster.com或尼爾小號. 布萊斯德爾競技場票房. 另外的較量將在未來幾週內公佈.
Born and raised in Honolulu, current Bellator women’s flyweight champ Macfarlane made her pro debut in 2015 with a KO victory that went viral and has not looked back since, remaining undefeated in her career. With impressive victories over瓦萊麗·萊托諾 和 女傑阿特亞加, Macfarlane was the focal point of Bellator’s debut in Hawaii last year. A proud graduate of Honolulu’s Punahou High School in 2009, Macfarlane later attended San Diego State University, where she would go on to earn her Master’s degree in liberal arts and science with a focus on indigenous issues – a subject she remains passionate about, launching“The Ilimanator Scholarship”for indigenous girls last year. Now Ilima-Lei turns her focus to Kate Jackson, who will be looking to play the role of spoiler when she enters the Bellator cage on December 21.
A winner of seven of her last eight fights, Kate Jackson has earned her way to a title shot against the division’s inaugural champion. A competitor on the 23rd season of終極戰士, Jackson hails from Lostwithiel, 康沃爾, 英國, and most recently defeatedLena Ovchynnikova 在倫敦. Jackson made her Bellator debut in 2017 with a first round-victory over ofColleen Schneiderand would later go on to dominate Anastasia Yankova at historicBellator 200in front of her hometown crowd. Facing the biggest test of her career, Jackson looks to reign atop the flyweight division when she leaves Hawaii.
With an undefeated professional record of 15-0, including six knockouts and eight first round finishes, there doesn’t seem to be much more for the talent-oozing 24-year-old to prove to the MMA community before his name is routinely mentioned among the division’s elite. Fighting out of Long Beach, 加利福尼亞州。, “Mercenary” is fresh off of a jaw-dropping performance that saw him finish格奧爾基Karakhanyanin only eight seconds just moments after watching his father, 安東尼奧·麥基, collect a knockout victory in what was the first ever father-son duo to compete on the same card in the US. With all 15 of his career wins coming under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion, the Team BodyShop product has made it clear that he has his sights on帕特里西奧“鬥犬”and his 145-pound belt, as he continues to build a strong argument as the new face of Bellator. Constantly looking for new records to break, McKee may have found the perfect match in Campos, as the two brawlers have combined for a remarkable 22 finishes over 36 事業勝利.
Fighting out of Lubbock, 得克薩斯州, Campos will be competing in the first of the four quarterfinal matchups in Bellator’s Featherweight World Grand Prix, following a decisive victory over former featherweight world champion丹尼爾·斯特勞斯 在 Bellator 226this past September. The 31-year-old knockout artist is ready to build on his impressive professional record of 20-9, when he takes on undefeated superstar McKee on December 21. Always ready to trade blows, the heavy-handed veteran has spent much of his time competing in Bellator’s lightweight and welterweight divisions over the past six years of his career. 現在, “The Stallion” hopes to continue his impressive surge in the 145-pound class, as he prepares to go toe-to-toe with one of the most dangerous featherweights in the world. With a shot at one million dollars on the line, Campos will rely on his fearless fighting style and sound wrestling background if he wants to advance in what many have pinned as one of the most anticipated matchups in the second round.
Bellator夏威夷: 麥克法蘭VS. 傑克遜 主卡:
飛錘世界冠軍布特: Ilima雷·麥克法蘭 (10-0) VS. 凱特·傑克遜 (11-3-1)
羽量級世界女排大獎賽四分之一決賽布特: A.J. 麥基 (15-0) VS. 德里克場 (20-9)
