SBG STARS JAMES GALLAGHER AND SINEAD KAVANAGH BOTH SET WITH MATCHUPS
HOLLYWOOD, ແຄລິຟໍເນຍ. (ເດືອນມັງກອນ 24, 2017) – Bellator & BAMMA combine forces once more to bring Belfast a show of Titanic proportions as they present their second co-promoted event on Friday February 24th 2017 from the SSE Arena, ເບວຟາສ. With huge main events and supporting undercards, it will be a historic and groundbreaking night to remember for MMA fans of Belfast and around the world.
Tickets for the joint-event start at just £35 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.ie, SSEArenaBelfast.com, ຫຼື SSE Arena box office.
“We had a great time working with David and the BAMMA team in December for what was an incredibly successful Bellator debut in Dublin. We’re looking forward to heading north with them to Belfast for another amazing co-promotion that will feature some of the world’s best fighters.” – Scott Coker, Bellator CEO
“The addition of Bellator to the show in Dublin was a great experience and the perfect end to a year of great events for BAMMA. We are therefore very pleased to welcome them back as part of the package for what will be an exciting night of MMA for the fans in Belfast in February” – David Green, BAMMA CEO
With both fight cards being announced over the coming weeks, further information on the headline bouts can be found below.
Bellator 173: McGeary vs. ທົ່ງນາ
ຮ້ອງຈາກ Andover, ປະເທດອັງກິດ, ອາຍຸ 34 ປີ Liam McGeary (11-1) will make the short trek up to Northern Ireland’s capital for the first time in his career, ບ່ອນທີ່ເຂົາຈະແຂ່ງຂັນອີກເທື່ອຫນຶ່ງໃນເຫດການຕົ້ນຕໍໄດ້. The former Bellator MMA light heavyweight champion will enter the cage for the 10thtime under the Scott Coker-led promotion, ບ່ອນທີ່ເຂົາໄດ້ຂຽນເປັນ 8-1 ບັນທຶກກັບເຈັດສໍາເລັດຮູບ. ປະຕິບັດຕາມການຊະນະ 11 ຕິດຕໍ່ກັນເພື່ອເລີ່ມຕົ້ນການເຮັດວຽກທີ່ເປັນມືອາຊີບຂອງລາວ, McGeary ສຸດທ້າຍໄດ້ປະສົບກັບລົດຊາດສົ້ມຂອງຄວາມພ່າຍແພ້, ໃນເວລາທີ່ Phil Davis wrestled ຫົວຂໍ້ຢູ່ຫ່າງຈາກເຂົາຢູ່ Bellator 163. McGeary ໄດ້ພິສູດຢ່າງສະໝໍ່າສະເໝີວ່າ ເປັນໜຶ່ງໃນຜູ້ບຸກໂຈມຕີທີ່ອັນຕະລາຍທີ່ສຸດ ແລະເປັນນັກສິລະປິນທີ່ຍອມຈຳນົນໃນສ່ວນ 205 ປອນ., ຈົບລົງຜູ້ເຄາະຮ້າຍຂອງລາວ 10 ຂອງ 11 ອາຊີບຊະນະ, ລວມທັງແປດຢູ່ໃນກອບເປີດ. ຄືກັນກັບ “RMS Titanic,” ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ຖືກສ້າງຂຶ້ນໃນ Belfast, McGeary ຫວັງວ່າຈະຈົມ Fields ເມື່ອທັງສອງໄດ້ເອົາເວທີກາງພາຍໃນ SSE Arena ກຸມພາ 24.
ຊາວເມືອງ Dublin, ໄອແລນ, Chris Fields (11-7-1) will also have a short trek to Belfast when he enters the cage on ກຸມພາ 24. "ທາງເລືອກຂອງແມ່ບ້ານ" ຈະເປີດຕົວ Bellator MMA ຂອງລາວ, ປະຕິບັດຕາມເກົ້າປີພາຍໃຕ້ການຊີ້ນໍາຂອງການໂຄສະນາທ້ອງຖິ່ນ, ລວມທັງສາມການປະກົດຕົວພາຍໃຕ້ອໍານາດເອີຣົບ BAMMA. ຫຼັງຈາກການແຂ່ງຂັນໃນ Middleweight ໃນ 2015, Fields ອາຍຸ 33 ປີກັບຄືນໄປຫາພະແນກນ້ໍາຫນັກເບົາ, recording a first round submission victory over Dan Konecke at BAMMA 24. Fields has tallied finishes in each of his 11 ອາຊີບຊະນະ, ເຮັດໃຫ້ລາວເປັນຫນຶ່ງໃນ opponents ອັນຕະລາຍທີ່ສຸດສໍາລັບທຸກຄົນທີ່ຢືນຢູ່ໃນວິທີການຂອງລາວ. ໃນປັດຈຸບັນຜະລິດຕະພັນ SBG ໄອແລນຈະເບິ່ງເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ການປະທະກັນໃນການຕໍ່ສູ້ຄັ້ງທໍາອິດຂອງລາວກັບ Bellator MMA, ຂະນະທີ່ລາວກຽມຕົວສຳລັບອະດີດກະສັດຂອງກອງທັບ.
ສຽງດັງຈາກ Straban ໃກ້ຄຽງ, ໄອແລນ, 20 ປີອາຍຸ James Gallagher (5-0) is one of the brightest stars in all “The Emerald Island.” At age 15, “The Strabanimal” ໄດ້ຍ້າຍອອກຈາກບ້ານເພື່ອເຂົ້າຮ່ວມກັບຄູຝຶກສອນ John Kavanagh ທີ່ Straight Blast Gym (SBG), ບ່ອນທີ່ລາວໃນປັດຈຸບັນຝຶກອົບຮົມຮ່ວມກັບນັກສູ້ທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດໃນປະເທດລວມທັງ Connor McGregor. ໄດ້ເປີດຕົວ Bellator ຂອງລາວໃນລອນດອນໃນເດືອນກໍລະກົດທີ່ຜ່ານມາໃນລອນດອນ, Gallagher ຕິດຕາມໃນເດືອນທັນວາດ້ວຍການຍື່ນສະເຫນີໄຊຊະນະ Anthony Taylor ຢູ່ຕໍ່ໜ້າຝູງຊົນໃນບ້ານທີ່ໂຫດຮ້າຍຢູ່ທີ່ 3Arena ໃນ Dublin. Gallagher now takes on Kirill Medvedovsky (7-3) in the co-main event of the evening.
Another top prospect from the famed SBG powerhouse, ຊິນເນດ ຄາວານາ (4-0) returns to the Bellator cage against 32-year-old Parisian Iona Razafiarison (1-1, 1 NC) in a 140-pound catchweight matchup “KO” Kavanagh, who fights out of nearby Dublin Ireland will no doubt be looking to collect her third knockout on ກຸມພາ 24.
BAMMA 28: Parke Vs. Redmond
“Stormin” Norman Parke (22-5-1) from Bushmills, Antrim is no stranger to BAMMA events, as he has been spotted numerous times cornering team mates as part of the Next Gen Northern Ireland fight team. One of Europe’s most sought after free agents prior to putting pen to paper with BAMMA, Parke now goes in pursuit of the coveted BAMMA World Lightweight title.
Paul “Redser” Redmond (11-6) landed a victorious homecoming of his own at BAMMA 26, as Redser took out the double tough Chris “The Menace” Stringer to claim the adulation of his hometown support. Redmond now steps into one of the biggest fights ever announced in Ireland, as he takes on Parke in this hugely anticipated match up.
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ສະບັບປັບປຸງ Bellator 173: McGeary vs. ທົ່ງນາ ບັດຕົ້ນຕໍ:
ເຫດການຕົ້ນຕໍທີ່ມີນ້ໍາຫນັກເບົາ: Liam McGeary (11-1) vs. Chris Fields (11-7-1)
ຄຸນສົມບັດ Featherweight: James Gallagher (5-0) vs. Kirill Medvedovsky (7-3)
140 lb. Catchweight Feature: ຊິນເນດ ຄາວານາ (4-0) vs. Iona Razafiarison (1-1, 1 NC)
Updated BAMMA 28: Parke vs. Redmond Fight Card
‘Stormin’ Norman Parke (22-5-1) Vs. Paul ‘Redser’ Redmond (11-5) – Lightweight Feature Bout
Andy ‘Taz’ Young (10-8) Vs. Dominique ‘The Black Panther’ Wooding (3-0) – Interim BAMMA World Flyweight TItle
Ronnie ‘Iron’ Mann (25-8-1) Vs. Damien ‘Frankenstien’ Lapilus (14-7-1) – BAMMA World Featherweight Title
Rhys ‘Skeletor’ McKee (c) (5-0) Vs. ‘Magic Myles Price (9-6-0) – Lonsdale Lightweight Title
Colin ‘The Freakshow’ Fletcher (13-7) Vs. Alex ‘Da Kid’ Lohore (10-1) – Welterweight Bout
John ‘Johnny Jitzu’ Redmond (7-12) Vs. ‘The Nigerian Diamond’ Pelu Adetola (3-5) – Middleweight Bout
Steve Owens (2-0) Vs. Jai Herbert (4-1) – Lightweight Bout
Niall Smith (4-4) Vs. Daniel Rutkowski (1-2) – ຄັນ Bout
Blaine O’Driscoll (3-1) Vs. Ross McCorriston (0-0) – Bantamweight Bout
Andrew Murphy (0-1) Vs. Stephen Kilifin (2-1) – ຄັນ Bout
Jonathan Reid (0-0) Vs. Daniel Olejniczak (0-0) – Welterweight Bout
Glenn ‘The Beast’ Irvine ((0-1) Vs. Keith ‘The Butcher’ McCabe (2-3) – 80kg Catchweight Bout