SANTA MONICA, BELƏ AS. (Aprel 11, 2016) – Injuries to both Derek Fields və John Teixeira have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) və Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) aprel 16 və 22 müvafiq olaraq.
Nəticə olaraq, the Scott Coker-led promotion has put its newest free agent acquisition to work immediately, xəbər ki, Kevin Souza (15-4) will compete against Patricky at 155-pounds, in the first fight of his freshly inked multi-fight contract during the main event of "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza.”
Bu anda, birgə əsas hadisə "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov," Patricio will now fight the tenacious Henry Corrales (12-2), who agreed to face the former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion on less than two weeks notice.
"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” will also include the promotional debut of Italian fan-favorite Alessio Sakara (17-11), olan üzləşir Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), döyüşlərdə Danilo Belluardo (5-1) 145-manat. Da, Anastasiya Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) və Daniele Scatizzi (6-2) will round out the MMA card with a featherweight showdown.
"Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” is also brimming with must-see mixed martial arts action as well, with the promotional debut of Benson Henderson (23-5), who challenges Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) for the 170-pound strap, Brennan Ward (13-3) goes to battle qarşı “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Michael "Venom" Page (9-0) üzlər Jeremie Holloway (7-1), və Brent Primus (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).
"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” airs on SPIKE Saturday, Aprel 16 at 10 dək. ET / PT, isə "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” airs at a special start time of 8 dək. ET / 7 dək. CT, which is immediately followed by the debut of "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " at 11:00 dək. ET / PT.
Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan Couture at "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich " to kickoff 2016, Patricky “Pitbull” will look to extend his current winning streak when he takes on the debuting Kevin Souza.
A member of the Blackzilians, the 31-year-old has been victorious in 10 Onun son 11 fights as a professional and put together an impressive 3-1 run with the UFC. The multi-time, post-fight bonus award winner has a knack for the spectacular, ilə 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 həyata 15 victories ending before reaching the judges’ scorecards. The Salvador native has competed exclusively at 145-pounds, but due to the fight being on short notice, Souza will step up and compete against “Pitbull” yüngül at.
Henry Corrales continues his run of never turning down a fight in Bellator MMA, after agreeing to fight Patricio “Pitbull.” The fight will be Corrales’ third in the Viacom-owned promotion, after bouts against current featherweight titlist Daniel Straus and newly re-signed contender Emanuel Sanchez. A former King of the Cage bantamweight champion, “OK” has finished 10 və onun 12 wins as a pro.
Complete "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” Main Card:
Bellator MMA Lightweight Main Event: Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) vs. Edimilson “Kevin” Souza (15-4)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Alessio Sakara (17-11) vs. Brian Rogers (12-8)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Anastasiya Yankova (2-0) vs. Anjela Pink (Debüt)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniele Miceli (2-0) vs. Daniele Scatizzi (6-2)
Complete "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” Main Card:
Bellator MMA Welter Siklet Dünya Title Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Co-Main Event: Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) vs. Henry Corrales (12-2)
Bellator MMA Welter Siklet Feature Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)
Bellator MMA Welter Siklet Feature Bout: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)
Bellator MMA Yüngül Feature Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)
Bellator MMA haqqında:
Bellator MMA dünyanın ən yaxşı döyüşçüləri çox featuring aparıcı Mixed Martial Arts təşkilatdır. Veteran mübarizə Promoter Scott Coker rəhbərliyi altında, Bellator təxminən mövcuddur 500 artıq dünya milyon ev 140 ölkələr. Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları, Bellator Spike görmək olar, MMA televiziya lideri. Bellator MMA televiziya istehsalı üst sənayesinin peşəkarları olan bir icra komanda ibarətdir, canlı hadisə orkestrovka, qırıcı inkişaf / münasibətlər, yeri satınalma, sponsorluq yaradılması / inkişaf, beynəlxalq lisenziya, marketinq, reklam, aşkarlıq və komissiya əlaqələr. Bellator Santa Monica əsaslanır, California və əyləncə nəhəng Viacom məxsus, televiziya arasında çekici content vasitəsilə auditoriya ilə əlaqə dünyanın ilk əyləncə markaları ev, kinofilm, online və mobil platformalar.
Spike haqqında:
Spike mövcuddur 98.7 milyon ev və Viacom Media Networks bir bölümüdür. Viacom vahidi (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks bütün media platformaları arasında proqramlaşdırma və məzmun dünyanın aparıcı yaradıcılarından biridir. Spike’s internet address is spike.com və up-to-the-dəqiqə və arxiv mətbuat informasiya və fotoşəkillər, da Spike mətbuat saytına müraciət edin spike.com/press. Follow us on Twitter @SpikeTVPR for the latest in breaking news updates, arxasında-the-səhnələri informasiya və photos.
About Oktagon:
Carlo Di Blasi created Oktagon in 1996. At its beginning the show was dedicated to free fight, the name that was given initially to MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). Other disciplines such as Kickboxing, Muay Thai and Savate were gradually added from the early 2000’s onwards. During the last 20 years Oktagon has reached a huge popularity, both in Italy and abroad, creating many superstars in the process including Bellator welterweight Paul Daley as well as The Petrosyan brothers (Giorgio və Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven və Artem Levin.