Santa Monica, SAPERTOS. (April 11, 2016) – Injuries to both Saderek Widang jeung John Teixeira have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) jeung Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) dina April 16 jeung 22 mungguh.

Salaku hasilna, the Scott Coker-led promotion has put its newest free agent acquisition to work immediately, with the news that 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.”

Samentara éta, in the co-main event of "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), anu nyanghareup Brian Saduy (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), gelut Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds. Oge, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) jeung 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 ngalawan “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Michael "Venom" Page (9-0) rupa Jeremie Holloway (7-1), jeung Brent Primus (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).

"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” airs on SPIKE Saturday, April 16 di 10 p.m. Et / PT, waktu "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” airs at a special start time of 8 p.m. Et / 7 p.m. CT, which is immediately followed by the debut of "Bellator kickboxing: Torino " di 11:00 p.m. Et / PT.

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan Couture di "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 tina panungtungan-Na 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, jeung 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 kaluar ti 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” di lightweight.

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 téh nya 12 wins as a pro.

Lengkep "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 Saduy (12-8)

Bellator MMA featherweight Feature bout: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Anastasia Yankova (2-0) vs. Anjela Pink (Debut)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniele Miceli (2-0) vs. Daniele Scatizzi (6-2)

Lengkep "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” Main Card:

Bellator MMA Welterweight Dunya Judul bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator MMA featherweight Co-Main Kajadian: Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) vs. Henry Corrales (12-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature bout: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)

Bellator MMA Feature Lightweight bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)

Ngeunaan Bellator MMA:

Bellator MMA nyaéta hiji organisasi Seni bela diri anjog campuran featuring loba pejuang pangalusna di dunya. Dina arah Samaun fight promoter témbal Coker, Bellator geus sadia ka ampir 500 juta imah di sakuliah dunya di leuwih ti 140 nagara. Di Amérika Sarikat, Bellator bisa ditempo dina Spike, pamingpin televisi MMA. Bellator MMA ieu comprised hiji tim eksekutif nu ngawengku professional industri luhur di produksi televisi, kajadian orchestration hirup, ngamekarkeun bajoang / hubungan, ngayakeun tempat, nyiptakeun sponsor / tumuwuhna, lisénsi internasional, pamasaran, pariwara, publisitas jeung komisi hubungan. Bellator dumasar di Santa Monica, California jeung dipiboga ku buta hiburan Viacom, imah ka merek hiburan Premier di dunya anu nyambung jeung audiences ngaliwatan eusi compelling di sakuliah televisi, gerak gambar, platform online jeung mobile.

Ngeunaan Spike:

Spike geus sadia di 98.7 juta imah sarta ngarupakeun division tina Viacom Media Jaringan. A unit tina Viacom (NASDAQ: Liwat, VIAB), Viacom Media Jaringan mangrupa salah sahiji Birokrat anjog di dunya program jeung eusi di sakuliah sadaya platform média. Spike’s internet address is spike.com jeung up-ka-nu-menit jeung inpo pencét archival jeung foto, visit Spike’s press site at spike.com/press. Follow us on Twitter @SpikeTVPR for the latest in breaking news updates, balik deui-pamandangan informasi jeung poto.

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 (Campuran Seni bela diri). 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 jeung Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven jeung Artem Levin.