LOS ANGELES – Bellator 重返薩克維爾 WinStar 世界賭場度假村的全部比賽, 俄克拉何馬州. 這個星期五, 三月 22 has been completed with a stacked four-fight main card and a total of 10 preliminary contests.
The main event of Friday’s card at 9 P.M. ET / 8時三十分. CT on Paramount Network, and simulcast on DAZN, will feature a 145-pound headliner, when former featherweight title contender伊曼紐爾·桑切斯 (17-4) rematches the returning格奧爾基Karakhanyan (28-8-1, 1 NC). Rounding out the stacked main card will see a heavyweight matchup pitting England’s林頓瓦塞爾 (18-7, 1 NC) in his divisional debut against Russia’s瓦倫丁·摩爾達夫斯基 (7-1), the always-gameGerald Harris (25-7-1) returning to action against the surging阿納托利Tokov (27-2) in a middleweight contest and an intriguing middleweight contest between undefeated London Shootfighters-prospectNorbert Novenyi(2-0) and Kansas’Will Lavine (1-1).
The prelims forBellator 218: VS桑切斯. Karakhanyan 2 will be highlighted by multiple bouts featuring recent Bellator signings, including Duke Rufus-trained prospect喬丹·紐曼,the professional debut of克里斯蒂安·愛德華茲 位於阿爾伯克基的 Jackson-Wink MMA 學院, N.M., Sweden’s馬林·赫曼森（Malin Hermansson） (2-0) 和 約翰尼·埃布倫 (4-0), who brings his undefeated record to Bellator. Anatoly Tokov’s younger brother, 弗拉基米爾Tokov (3-0), will also enter the Bellator cage for the first time when he competes at lightweight againstRyan Walker (8-4). 另外, seven-fight Bellator veteran約翰“馬卡帕” (21-4) meets 30-fight veteran凱文·克魯姆 (19-11) 在輕量級.
Bellator 218: VS桑切斯. Karakhanyan 2 will be broadcast Friday, 三月 22 on Paramount Network at 9 P.M. ET / 8時三十分. CT and will stream LIVE on DAZN. Preliminary action for both events will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App.
完成Bellator 218: VS桑切斯. Karakhanyan 2 主卡:
Featherweight Main Event Bout:伊曼紐爾·桑切斯 (17-4) VS. 格奧爾基Karakhanyan (28-8-1, 1 NC)
重量級的合作主要事件: 瓦倫丁·摩爾達夫斯基 (7-1) VS. 林頓瓦塞爾 (18-7, 1 NC)
LOS ANGELES– Bellator is proud to announce that both Patricio and Patricky Freire, better known to fans as the infamous “Pitbull Brothers,” will continue to compete inside the Bellator cage after signing exclusive multi-year, multi-fight extensions to remain with the promotion.
Fighting out of Natal, 北大河, 巴西, the brothers have become synonymous with Bellator throughout their prolific careers. Having held titles and established themselves among the elite, there are very few names that appear in the Bellator record books more often than current featherweight champ帕特里西奧鬥犬 (28-4) 和他的哥哥 Patricky鬥犬(21-8).
“When I think about the talent on the Bellator roster, the Pitbull brothers are two of the fighters that immediately come to mind,“Bellator總裁Scott Coker的說. “They started early on in their careers here, have climbed to the top of their respective divisions and have come to represent what this promotion is all about. I’m thrilled that we’ll continue to see them compete inside the Bellator cage for our fans around the world for many years to come!”
“There are a lot of people on the Bellator roster I want to put my hands on – the first on the list, I’m fighting on May 11th, so renewing made perfect sense for me,” said Patricio. “I’m happy with the agreement and the plans for the future. Of all the fighters currently active on the promotion, I’m with Bellator the longest and the most successful. I plan to set that bar even higher. 多年來，, I said ‘I’d become the number one in the world here.’ If anyone still has any doubt, keep an eye on the next chapters.”
Patricky added, “Bellator is growing and so am I. I’m in the best moment of my career and the same can be said of the promotion with the quality of shows, the new TV deals and names under the roster. I’ve set the goal of becoming world champion and setting records. I already am the fighter with most finishes and fights in the organization and I don’t plan to let anyone catch up with me. I have grudges to settle and names to add to my belt. If things line up well, I’m looking at making noise in three weight classes in the near future, so expect the best of me! I’m glad to have reached a new agreement with Bellator and very excited for the new things to come.”
A two-time featherweight champion, Patricio “Pitbull” has competed for the promotion 20 times – winning 16 of those outings – and has successfully defended his belt three times since reclaiming the championship atBellator 178 針對 丹尼爾·斯特勞斯. 最近, Patricio defeated伊曼紐爾·桑切斯, edging out his opponent via unanimous decision atBellator 209 in Tel Aviv, 以色列. 贏得了 20 他 28 贏得作為一個專業, the reigning champion always brings an exciting style and fans can certainly expect more fireworks as he continues his run in Bellator. Patricio will now move up in weight to challenge current champ邁克爾·錢德勒for his lightweight crown in a long-awaited grudge match at Bellator’s return to Allstate Arena in Chicago on May 11.
A perennial lightweight contender since joining Bellator in 2011 在 Bellator 36, the 33-year-old Patricky made an immediate impact by emphatically knocking out two true veterans of the sport and eventually competing in two tournament finals. 另外, he holds the Bellator record for most fights with 21 and knockout wins with 10, including highlight-reel finishes over瑞安時裝 和 大衛Rickels. 然而, his most impressive run has come as of late, stringing together seven wins in eight bouts and winning his last five against喬希湯姆森, 本森·亨德森, 德里克場, 羅傑·韋爾塔 以及最近對 Ryan Scope在 Bellator Newcastle2月. 9.
