Santa Monica, ANG GANOONG AS. (Abril 11, 2016) – Injuries to both Derek Patlang at John Teixeira have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) at Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) sa Abril 16 at 22 buong galang.

Ang resulta, the Scott Coker-led promotion has put its newest free agent acquisition to work immediately, sa balita na 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.”

Samantala, 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), na mga mukha Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), fights Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds. Din, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) at 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 laban sa “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Michael "lason" Page (9-0) mukha Jeremie Holloway (7-1), at Brent Primus (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).

"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” airs on SPIKE Saturday, Abril 16 sa 10 p.m. ET / PT, habang "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” airs at a special start time of 8 p.m. ET / 7 pm. CT, which is immediately followed by the debut of "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " sa 11:00 p.m. ET / PT.

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan Couture sa "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 ng kanyang huling 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, may 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 sa 15 victories ending before reaching the judges’ scorecard. 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” sa magaan.

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 ng kanyang 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 Tampok Bout: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Tampok na Bout: Anastasia Yankova (2-0) vs. Anjela Pink (Pasinaya)

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

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

Bellator MMA welterweyt World 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 welterweyt Tampok Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)

Bellator MMA welterweyt Tampok Bout: Michael Pahina (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)

Bellator MMA Magaang Tampok Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)

Tungkol sa Bellator MMA:

Bellator MMA ay isang nangungunang Mixed Martial Arts samahan na nagtatampok ng marami sa mga pinakamahusay na fighters sa mundo. Sa ilalim ng direksyon ng beteranong lumaban tagataguyod Scott Coker, Bellator ay magagamit sa halos 500 milyong mga tahanan sa buong mundo sa paglipas ng 140 mga bansa. Sa Estados Unidos, Bellator ay makikita sa pako, MMA leader telebisyon. Bellator MMA ay binubuo ng isang executive team na kinabibilangan ng top propesyonal sa industriya sa telebisyon produksyon, orkestrasyon live na kaganapan, -unlad mandirigma / relasyon, venue pagkuha, paglikha ng sponsorship / pag-unlad, internasyonal paglilisensya, marketing, advertising, relasyon sa publicity at komisyon. Bellator ay batay sa Santa Monica, California at pagmamay-ari ng entertainment higanteng Viacom, tahanan ng premier entertainment mga tatak sa mundo na kumonekta sa mga madla sa pamamagitan ng nakapanghihimok na nilalaman sa telebisyon, aninong gumagalaw, online at mobile platform.

Tungkol pako:

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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 at Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven at Artem Levin.