Fresno, Calif. – Feb. 12, 2015 – Toa ka mau ki nga pauna, a angitu hit ratou pauna ngā Rāpare ahiahi i te Tiaki Center Mart, te pae o te apopo o tino tūmanako “Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko” takahanga, e te pahiatia e LIVE me te FREE i runga i te Koi TV i 9 p.m. AND.
“Bellator: Manhoef vs. Shlemenko” is headlined by an epic middleweight matchup between two of the most dangerous strikers in all of mixed martial arts with former Bellator MMA champ Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko (50-9) facing fellow knockout artist Melvin “No te aroha” Manhoef (29-12-1). The event also features a sure-to-be-thrilling featherweight co-main event between former championPat Curran (20-6) me te toa whakataetae Daniel Weichel (34-8).
Melvin Manhoef (186 lbs.) vs. Alexander Shlemenko (186 lbs.)
Pat Curran (146 lbs.) vs. Daniel Weichel (145 lbs.)
Julia Budd (145 lbs.) vs. Gabrielle Holloway (145.5 lbs.)
Chris Honeycutt (170.5 lbs.) vs. Clayton MacFarlane (170.5 lbs.)
Art Arciniega (146 lbs.) vs. Emilio Chavez (146 lbs.)
Blake Watkins (185.5 lbs.) vs. George Zuniga (185 lbs.)
Paora Ruiz (135.5 lbs.) vs. Nicolas Sperling (133 lbs.)
Nick Bustamante (156 lbs.) vs. Luis ai Jáuregui (154 lbs.)
John Paora Iraia (205 lbs.) vs. Cody tama (205 lbs.)
Honatana Contrestano (155 lbs.) vs. Ryan TOBAR (155 lbs.)
Andrew Ramm (160.5 lbs.) vs. Arama Piccolot (160 lbs.)
Mason Fowler (169 lbs.) vs. Marko Damiani (170 lbs.)
Korukī PRE-FIGHT:
Alexander Shlemenko:
“Melvin [Manhoef] Ko te toa nohopuku me te kaha. Ko ia te meke pai i roto i te katoa o MMA.
“Ua ineine vau mo tenei whawhai ahau no te mea e ahau whakaaro ahau a Tūrongo, nui, me te aravihi grappling. I roto i tenei puni whakangungu sparred ahau he rota ki eé Thai Muay hoki te kāinga i roto i Omsk, Ke ano Russia me i toku kai ki te riro atu papatipu uaua ki te ite nui pai me te kaha.
“Ahau rapu ana tino ahau mo te knockout. Tetahi huru o te win he angitu, engari tino hiahia ana ahau i te knockout.”
Melvin Manhoef:
“Kei te haere ahau ki te whawhai Alexander [Shlemenko] pakeke, me te fefeka. Ko te tika o toku nifó ko te aha e meinga e ahau riro i tēnei whawhai.
“E kore au e ahau titiro mo te knockout, E hiahia ana ahau ki te mahi i toru rauna o te rima meneti o pakeke whawhai. Ki te haere mai te knockout, na ka haere mai te reira.
“E ia [Shlemenko] he rota o te tere me te hoki-whana. Kei a ia raka tino pai, me te he tino pai-porotaka, engari na ko ahau. Ahau whakaaro toku a Tūrongo, Ko te pai atu i tona tere, me te whana.
“E kore ahau e mahara ki te he ia māia rawa e haere ki tenei whawhai. Kua marere ia i waenganui i ahau, me toku whāinga, me te whāinga, ko te ki te hei toa Bellator.”
Pat Curran:
“A whawhai te whawhai. Ka taea e nga mea katoa e haere i roto i te matapihi ki te kotahi tokua.
“E rapu ana ahau ki whiwhi hoki ki te he toku whaiaro tawhito. Ahau haehaa, me te hiakai ahau, E haere koe ki te kite i te tawhito Pat Curran i roto i te reira ki te tokorua tinihanga hou ake tana peinga.
“E rapu ana tonu ahau mo te knockout tukunga ranei, engari au rite ki te haere e toru rauna i. Ahau rite mo tetahi mutu i roto i tetahi āhuatanga.
“E ia [Daniel Weichel] tino hiakai ko te tika i teie nei. Ko ia te tohunga tāpaetanga, me kua he ongo te haere ia e ahau ki te haere mai i roto i pakeke me te tere. Ahau rite mo te tetahi mea, me te kore mea te mea kei te haere i te reira ki te waiho hei whawhai whakaongaonga, E kore e taea e ahau tatari ki te tiki hoki i roto i reira.
“Ahau ite ia ia ki waho, ka kawea mai ia ia ki roto ki toku kēmu. Ki te haere mai ia i roto i kaha au rite mo taua, a ka ōrite matou he ahi ki te ahi.”
Daniel Weichel:
“Tenei whawhai te tikanga o te rota ki ahau, rite katoa whawhai konei i roto i te Bellator. Ka meinga e ahau he po apopo tauākī a ka meinga katoa mahara ki toku ingoa.
“Ahau pai-porotaka, me toku kaha nui, ko e taea hoatu e ahau i te pēhanga mo te katoa 15 meneti.”
Kāri Main i runga i te Koi TV (9 p.m. AND)
Bellator Takahanga Main whitu: Melvin Manhoef (29-12-1) vs. Alexander Shlemenko (50-9)
Bellator mā whitu Āhuatanga Fight: Pat Curran (20-6) vs. Daniel Weichel (34-8)
Bellator Women o mā whitu Whawhai Āhuahira: Julia Budd (6-2) vs. Gabrielle Holloway (4-1)
Bellator Welterweight Āhuatanga Fight: Chris Honeycutt (5-0) vs. Clayton MacFarlane (4-0)
Kāri tuatahi i runga i Spike.com (8 p.m. AND)
Bellator mā whitu Prelim Whawhai: Art Arciniega (14-4) vs. Emilio Chavez (7-5)
Bellator whitu Prelim Whawhai: Blake Watkins (4-0) vs. George Zuniga (3-0)
Bellator mā Prelim Whawhai: Paora Ruiz (5-2) vs. Nicolas Sperling (3-2)
Kāri tuatahi i runga i Spike.com (I muri Manhoef vs. Shlemenko)
Bellator Kōmāmā Prelim Whawhai: Nick Bustamante (2-0) vs. Luis ai Jáuregui (2-1)
Bellator Light Heavyweight Prelim Whawhai: John Paora Iraia (2-0) vs. Cody tama (0-1)
Bellator Kōmāmā Prelim Whawhai: Honatana Contrestano (4-0) vs. Ryan TOBAR (3-1)
Bellator whā Prelim Whawhai: Ray Cervera (8-2) vs. Arama Piccolot (4-0)
Bellator Welterweight Prelim Whawhai: Mason Fowler (1-0) vs. Marko Damiani (0-1)
Mō Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA Ko te Mixed whakahaere Arts ārahi ngā tokomaha nga whawhai pai o roto i te ao nei. I raro i te aronga o te kaiwhakatairanga whawhai hōia Scott Coker, Ko te wātea Bellator ki meimei 500 miriona mau fare te ao i roto i runga i 140 whenua. I roto i te United States, Ka taea te kite i Bellator i runga i te Koi TV, te rangatira pouaka MMA. Uru Bellator MMA te o te rōpū whakahaere e ngā runga ngaio ahumahi i roto i te hanga pouaka, rōpū takahanga ora, whanaketanga whawhai / whanaunga, ähua wāhi, i hanga e tautoko / whanaketanga, raihana ao, marketing, pānuitanga, publicity me te kōmihana whanaunga. Hāngai Bellator i roto i Santa Monica, California, ka puritia e te whakangahau Rapa Viacom, home ki rama pirimia whakangahau o te ao e hono ki te hunga i roto i te ihirangi mālohi puta noa i te pouaka whakaata, nekehanga pikitia, ipurangi me te pūkoro tüäpapa.
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