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“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” uhlelo uphelele 14 ukulwa, including the addition of hard-hitting veterans Justin Lawrence, Adam Cella

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Santa Monica, Calif. (May 11, 2015) – June’s blockbuster “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” event now has a complete lineup of 14 action-packed contests with the addition of Spike.com-streamed matchups of featherweights Justin “The American Kid” Lawrence (7-2) vs. Sean “P-Town” Wilson (34-25), lightweights Eric Irvin (9-3) vs. Hugh isondo lokugijimisa indiphi elenzelwe into esindayo (4-2) futhi bantamweights A.J. “Let’s Go” Siscoe (0-1) vs. Garrett Mueller (1-0), as well as a pair of dark preliminary contests with welterweights Adam “El Natural” Cella (6-3) vs. Kyle Kurtz (3-0) futhi lightweights Garrett Gross (6-3) vs. Chris “Stump” Heatherly (8-3),

 

Featuring omunye ukulwa kulindelwe kakhulu emlandweni mdlalo Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” ithatha indawo Friday, June 19, at St. Louis’ Scottrade Center and airs live on Spike.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $30, Okwamanje ukudayisa mhlaka Ticketmaster.com

 

The night’s first contest takes place at 6 p.m. CT Isikhathi sendawo, while the Spike-televised main card starts two hours later.

 

Lawrence, of Pacific, Mo., is a former national boxing and kickboxing champion and RFA featherweight champion who now makes his Bellator MMA debut on the strength of a three-fight winning streak. He faces Wilson, of Omaha, who has incredibly fought to a judges’ decision just once in 59 career contests.

 

Irvin, of Pilot Knob, Mo., boasts a four-fight winning streak and is 6-1 in wakhe minyaka eyisikhombisa ukubukeka. He now fights for Bellator MMA for the first time and meets fellow Missouri native Pulley, who hopes to snap a two-fight losing streak.

 

Cella is a five-time Shamrock FC veteran and “TUF” former cast member who now faces the undefeated Kurtz – a Missouri fighter who already boasts three career victories despite just turning pro in January.

 

In a battle of Illinois-based fighters, Gross has won four of his past five outings and has gone to a judges’ decision just once in nine professional appearances. Umphikisi wakhe, Heatherly, is a big show veteran who hopes to snap a disappointing two-fight losing streak, the first consecutive losses of his career.

 

Siscoe and Mueller each make their Bellator MMA debuts.

 

“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Friday, June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator featherweight Title Fight: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)

Bellator Okufakiwe Fight Heavyweight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Okufakiwe Fight featherweight: Daniel Straus (22-6) vs. Henry Corrales (12-0)

Bellator Okufakiwe Fight Esilula: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

IKhadi Preliminary (7 p.m. KANYE)

Bellator Strawweight Prelim Fight: Dan O'Connor (5-4) vs. Miles McDonald (0-1)

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Justin Lawrence (7-2) vs. Sean Wilson (34-25)

Bellator Esilula Prelim Fight: Eric Irvin (9-3) vs. Hugh isondo lokugijimisa indiphi elenzelwe into esindayo (4-2)

Bellator Esilula Prelim Fight: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1)

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Fight: A.J. Siscoe (0-1) vs. Garrett Mueller (1-0)

Bellator Welterweight Dark Prelim: Adam Cella (6-3) vs. Kyle Kurtz (3-0)

Bellator Welterweight Dark Prelim: Steve Mann (10-1) vs. Justin Guthrie (17-8)

Bellator Esilula Dark Prelim: Garrett Gross (6-3) vs. Chris Heatherly (8-3)

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Veteran knockout artist Benji “The Razor” Radach returns to the cage to face Ben Reiter at “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove”

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EASY TWEET: Hard-hitting MMA vet @benjyradach returns to face undefeated former @PennWrestling star @BenReiterMMA May 15 #Bellator

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (May 7, 2015) – One of MMA’s hardest-hitting pioneers will return to action for the first time since 2010, njengoba Benji “The Razor” Radach(21-6) has agreed to replace an injured A.J. Matthews (7-3) in a middleweight preliminary fight against Ben “The Hunter” Reiter (15-0-1).

 

The new addition again finalizes a full nine-bout preliminary card scheduled in support of four main-card contests at “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove.”

 

The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) ngokumelene emide scrapper Hawaiian Kendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “The Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) futhi bantamweights Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” ithatha indawo Friday, May 15, at Pechanga Resort & Ikhasino in Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. KANYE (6 p.m. PT Isikhathi sendawo), kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $50, Okwamanje ukudayisa mhlaka Pechanga.com kanye Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Doors for “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” evulekile at 4 p.m. PT Isikhathi sendawo, futhi emncintiswaneni lokuqala luthatha 45 Ngemva kwemizuzu.

 

Ukulwa ngokomsebenzi kusukela 2001, Radach fought for many of MMA’s biggest promotions, including Strikeforce, EliteXC, the International Fight League and the UFC. Seventeen of Radach’s 21 career wins have come by knockout, and he makes no secret of his intentions when he enters the cage. Boasting past clashed with MMA notables such as Brian Foster, Gerald Harris, Matt Horwich, Chris Leben, Gustavo Machado, Murilo “Ninja” Rua and Scott Smith, phakathi kwabanye, Radach put his fighting career on hold in 2010, as he addressed a variety of nagging injuries. Manje wasimama ngokugcwele, Radach looks to make a successful return to action.

 

Radach now meets a top undefeated prospect and former UPenn wrestling star Reiter, who fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after spending much of his early career in Peru.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Friday, May 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator middleweight Title Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator Okufakiwe Bantamweight Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator Okufakiwe Welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

Bellator Okufakiwe Bantamweight Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

IKhadi Preliminary (7:45 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator middleweight Prelim Fight: Benji Radach (21-6) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator Light wesibhakela Prelim Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Fight: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Fight: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Dark iziqubu (ngu. 11 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator Esilula Dark Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)

Bellator Esilula Dark Prelim: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)

Bellator Esilula Dark Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

Bellator Esilula Dark Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)

 

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Former Bellator MMA World Featherweight Champion Daniel Straus looks to work his way back to the belt at “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” against undefeated challenger Henry Corrales

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Santa Monica, Calif. (May 5, 2015) – Former Bellator MMA World Featherweight Champion Daniel Straus (23-6) begins his trek back to a world title when he meets undefeated promotional newcomer and former King of the Cage titlist Henry Corrales (12-0) at June’s blockbuster “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” umcimbi.

 

The contest serves as the fifth and final Spike TV-broadcast main card matchup of the star-studded fight card.

 

Featuring one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights in the history of the sport with Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” takes place Friday, June 19, at St. Louis’ Scottrade Center and Akazikhukhumezi bephila Spike TV.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $30, Okwamanje ukudayisa mhlaka Ticketmaster.com.

 

With the night’s featured bouts now complete, additional preliminary contests will be announced shortly.

 

A consensus pick as one the best 145-pounders on the planet, Straus is anxious to rebound from a disappointing January loss to current Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Patrick “Pitbull” Freire. A member of American Top Team, Straus was ahead early in the fight and appeared to be on his way to reclaiming the belt he lost in 2014 before suffering a knee injury that limited his capabilities and eventually led to his late submission with 11 seconds left in the fourth round.

 

Manje wasimama ngokugcwele, Straus plans on working his way back to a title bout as quickly as possible, and a victory on a high-profile card like “Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” would certainly help him stake his claim as the division’s No. 1 Olwa.

 

Ukulwa ngokomsebenzi kusukela 2011, Corrales began his career primarily as a Brazilian jiu-jitsu stylist, as witnessed by his five consecutive submission wins to begin his career. Nokho, he’s since worked diligently to improve his striking game, and of his past six victories, four have come by way of knockout. Corrales boasts an unblemished professional mark through the first 12 contests of his MMA tenure, including recent wins over big-show veterans Jerod Spoon and Seth Dikun.

 

“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Friday, June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

IKhadi Main

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator featherweight Title Fight: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)

Bellator Okufakiwe Fight Heavyweight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Okufakiwe Fight featherweight: Daniel Straus (23-6) vs. Henry Corrales (12-0)

Bellator Okufakiwe Fight Esilula: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

IKhadi Preliminary

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Fight: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)

Bellator Strawweight Prelim Fight: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Esilula Prelim Fight: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1)

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

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Bellator MMA adds heavyweight sluggers Ewerton Teixeira and Lorenzo Hood

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Bellators newest heavyweights Ewerton Teixeira (kwesokunxele) and Lorenzo Hood

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (May 4, 2015) – Bellator MMA’s heavyweight division will now play host to a pair of the hardest-hitting heavyweights in the game, as promotion officials are proud to announce the addition of Brazilian K-1 champion Ewerton Teixeira (3-0), as well as Blackzilians slugger Lorenzo “The Samoan Silverback” Hood (9-2).

 

Debut dates and opponents will be announced for both fighters in the near future.

 

A third dan black belt in Kyokushin karate, the Teixeira engu-33 ubudala ubelokhu zindawo zokusesha ezethusayo up ngeziqu imincintiswano ingcaca engaphezu kweyishumi. Teixeira kwafinyelela esivelele ukulwa standup in 2008, lapho zuza ukuthi nyaka K-1 World Grand Prix e Fukuoka isihloko bese alwa eya K-1 World Grand Prix Final sika ubuqhawe iziqubu, where he would come up just short against Errol Zimmerman (though Teixeira would avenge that result in 2010).

 

Teixeira then turned his attention to MMA in 2012, and he has remained undefeated through his first three professional contests in the sport and is now ready to try his hand at MMA’s highest level.

 

Khonamanjalo, 6-foot-3 Hood ibilokhu ancintisanayo efanele kusukela 2009 and has never had a fight go past the first round. Ukunqoba kwakhe career nine, all nine have come by knockout. Hood ulwisane kulo lonke U.S. ngenkathi ukuncintisana on the wesifunda yesifunda, earning himself recognition as one of the top heavyweight prospects in the sport.

 

Competing under the tutelage of former world champion Rashad Evans, the 26-year-old Hood’s work at Florida’s Blackzilians camp has prepared him for an opportunity to compete against the world’s best fighters, and Bellator MMA will now offer him a platform to prove his talent.

 

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BELLATOR MMA INKS LIGHTWEIGHT KNOCKOUT ARTIST MELVIN GUILLARD TO A MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-FIGHT DEAL

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Santa Monica, Calif. (May 4, 2015) – Bellator MMA officials are proud to announce that they have signed MMA fan-favorite Melvin “The Young Assassin” Guillard (32-14-2) to a multi-year, multi-impi inkontileka.

 

A debut date and opponent will be announced for Guillard in the near future.

 

At kuphela 32 iminyaka yobudala, "Le Assassin Young" aye waqongelela 50 neziqubu professional in a career kuhlehlela emuva 2002. With 21 zokunqoba asiza KO, Guillard luye lwashukumisa a fan base elikhulu yakhe okuthakazelisayo ukulwa isitayela.

 

Wazalelwa e New Orleans, the knockout artist has honed his skills at some of the top MMA gyms in the world including Jackson’s MMA, Blackzilians, Igqubu Training Center futhi American Top Team, lapho okwamanje siqeqesha. Ngesikhathi 22-impi yakhe ukuhlala nge Ultimate Fighting Championship, Guillard waphula irekhodi MMA enkulu BJ Penn for kakhulu KO e-division engasindi eziyisishiyagalombili, an accolade which he still holds to this day.

 

“We are excited to have Melvin coming onboard,” said Bellator President Scott Coker. “Withcompetitors the likes of Lightweight Champion Will Brooks, Michael Chandler, Marcin Held, Derek Anderson, You Awad, Dave Jansen and Patricky Pitbull on the roster already, the matchup possibilities for an exciting fighter like him are endless.”

 

Guillard owns victories over notable names that include Marcus Davis, Dennis Siver, Gleison Tibau, Evan Dunham, and Jeremy Stephens.

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Injury forces Georgi Karakhanyan out of featherweight title fight – Champion Patricio Pitbull now faces Daniel Weichel at “Bellator: Business kungasebenziswa okudala "

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Easy Tweet: “NEW FIGHT: @danielweichel to face @PatricioPitbull for #Bellator featherweight championship on June 19 #UnfinishedBusiness”

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 28, 2015) – Due to a knee injury sustained by title challenger Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator MMA featherweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull (23-2) will now face German submission ace Daniel “The Weasel” Weichel (35-8) in the co-main event of “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” ebanjwa Friday, June 19 at St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.

 

Featuring omunye ukulwa kulindelwe kakhulu emlandweni mdlalo Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) futhi Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4), with a fifth and final featured bout to be announced shortly.

 

The 27-year-old “Pitbull,” of Natal, Brazil, is a 13-time veteran of the promotion who captured the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title with a September win over then-champion Pat Curran. “Pitbull” then defended his belt in January with a thrilling submission win over former champion Daniel Straus. In 24 career Ukubonakala, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, futhi bobabili umphumela razor-mncane, split-decisions.

 

“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. In fight yakhe yokugcina, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 in esidlule yakhe 13 ukuvakashela. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Green, Matt Bessette futhi Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 kwi, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.

 

The 5-fight televised card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE / 8 p.m. CT, with preliminary fights streaming on Spike.com at 7 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $30, Okwamanje ukudayisa mhlaka Ticketmaster.com.

 

“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Friday, May June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

IKhadi Main

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator featherweight Title Fight: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)

Bellator Okufakiwe Fight Heavyweight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Okufakiwe Fight Esilula: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

IKhadi Preliminary

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Fight: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)

Bellator Strawweight Prelim Fight: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Esilula Prelim Fight: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1)

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

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“Bellator: Unfinished Business” gets touch of local flavor with Malcolm Smith vs. Luke Nelson and Kain Royer vs. Enrique Watson

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 27, 2015) – June’s blockbuster “Bellator: Unfinished Business” event is getting a little local flavor, as two new preliminary contests feature fighters from “The Show Me State.”

 

The new all-Missouri contests include lightweights Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1) futhi middleweights Kain Royer(1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0).

 

Featuring omunye ukulwa kulindelwe kakhulu emlandweni mdlalo Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator: Unfinished Business” takes place Friday, June 19, at St. Louis’ Scottrade Center and airs live on Spike.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $30, Okwamanje ukudayisa mhlaka Ticketmaster.com

 

Imincintiswano engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

A five-time Shamrock FC veteran, Smith makes his Bellator MMA debut as he looks to rebound from a split-decision loss to Cory Hunter in March. Prior to the disappointing result, Smith kwaba 4-1 in his previous five fights – a run that included two TKO victories and one submission.

 

Smith now meets three-time Shamrock FC fighter Nelson, who turned pro in December 2013 and also competes under the Bellator MMA banner for the first time. Nelson has earned both of his career wins to date via first-round stoppage, while his lone career loss went the distance, when he came up just short via split decision.

 

Royer and Watson have also spent the early stages of their professional careers competing exclusively under the Shamrock FC banner.

 

A submission specialist, Royer built an impressive amateur record fighting on Missouri’s regional scene before turning professional in 2013. An action-first fighter, both of yakhe pro contests have ended in the first round. Royer now meets Watson, who made his professional debut this past June with a first-round TKO victory.

 

“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Friday, May June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

IKhadi Main

 

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator featherweight Title Fight: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4-1)

Bellator Okufakiwe Fight Heavyweight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Okufakiwe Fight Esilula: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

IKhadi Preliminary

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Fight: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)

Bellator Strawweight Prelim Fight: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Esilula Prelim Fight: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1)

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

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Ukungqubuzana kweWelterweight kushaya uMichael “Venom” ongakaze ehlulwe kuRudy “Bad News” Bears ongezwe ku “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov”

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AMATHIKITHI AKUDAYISWA NAMUHLA!

Easy Tweet: "IZINDABA EZIMBI! Inkanyezi yaseBrithani @ Mthokozisi72 ubuyela ngokumelene noRudy “Izindaba Bad” Amabhere ku #I-Bellator140, bukhoma futhi ukhululeke ku @Spike!"

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 24, 2015) - Michael "Venom" Page (7-0) uzobheka ukugcina umgqigqo wakhe wokungahlulwa uphila lapho ehlangana nomakadebona abangama-29 Rudy "Bad News" Bears (16-13) ngokuthambekela kwe-welterweight ku “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov,” ebanjwa Friday, July 17, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

 

The July 17 Umcimbi ulungiselela ukuba ngumbukiso omkhulu wethalente le-welterweight, esivele iqukethe ama-bouts amenyezelwe phambilini phakathi kweBellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas “I-Phenom” Eluhlaza (26-5) futhi Russian Knockout umculi Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov (17-1), kanye ne Chris Honeycutt (6-0), othatha on Paul Bradley (22-6).

 

Ama-pounders amabili angama-170 ahlangana ekhadini eliyinhloko le- “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov,” lapho Akazikhukhumezi bukhoma and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE / 8 p.m. CT.

 

Amathikithi alo mcimbi aseqalile ukuthengiswa manje, futhi ayatholakala eMohegan Sun Arena Box Office noma Ticketmaster.com.

 

Ikhasi ngokungangabazeki lingenye yezinkanyezi ezikhuphuka ngokushesha kunazo zonke ubuciko bempi obuhlanganisiwe. Ibonisa isivinini esivuthayo nokunemba kokukhomba, Isitayela sesiteleka se- "Venom's" esingajwayelekile sakhiwe esikhathini sokufunda sonke emikhakheni ehlukahlukene yokuma. Lo mfana oneminyaka engama-28 usevele unokunqoba okuthathu kweBellator MMA, kufaka phakathi ukunqoba kwesinqumo ngoNah-Shon Burrell kulo Okthoba owedlule, kanye ne-knockout kunqoba uRicky Rainey noRyan Sanders. Izimpumelelo eziyisithupha zamakhasi ayisikhombisa ezemisebenzi zifike ekugcineni ngomjikelezo wokuqala.

 

Umdabu waseMissouri oneminyaka engama-36, Amabhere aqala ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe kwezemidlalo esikoleni esiphakeme. Ukulwa ngokomsebenzi kusukela 2007, Amabhele avele izikhathi eziyisikhombisa phambilini ngaphansi kwesibhengezo seBellator MMA futhi manje ubuyela kuphromoshini ngemuva kokunqoba ukunqoba emuva nasesiteji sesifunda. Amabhere ancintisane neMMA notables ukuthandwa kukaZak Cummings, Paul Daley, Jason High, URyan Jensen, U-Isaac Vallie-Flagg noTyron Woodley, phakathi kokunye.

 

Imincintiswano eyengeziwe ye- “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

“Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” - Friday, July 17, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

 

Bellator Welterweight Isihloko Fight: UChamp Douglas Lima (26-5) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (17-1)

Bellator Welterweight Isici Fight: Chris Honeycutt (6-0) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6)

Bellator Welterweight Isici Fight: Michael Page (7-0) vs. Bears Rudy (16-13)

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“Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” uthola okunye ukungqubuzana phakathi kwe-welterweight standout njengoChris “The Cutt” I-honeycutt ihlangana noPaul “The Gentleman” Bradley

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Easy Tweet: .@ChrisTheCutt futhi @ PaulBradley184 isethelwe impi ye-welterweight e # Bellator140 bukhoma & mahhala ku- @ spike ”

 

 

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 22, 2015) - Ithemba le-welterweight elingenakunqotshwa Chris “The Cutt” Honeycutt (6-0) uthola ukuvivinywa okunzima kunakho konke emsebenzini wakhe, njengoba ehlangana nalowo owayengumlingani we-All-American kanye nomakadebona weminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye weMMA Paul “The Gentleman” Bradley (22-6).

 

Okufakiwe Bellator MMA World Champion Douglas “I-Phenom” Eluhlaza (26-5) ukubeka isihloko sakhe emgqeni ngokumelene nomculi we-Russian knockout Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov (17-1), “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” ithatha indawo Friday, July 17, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

 

Ababambisi ababili abahlotshisiwe bahlangana ekhadini eliyinhloko le- “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov,” lapho Akazikhukhumezi bukhoma and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE / 8 p.m. CT.

 

Amathikithi alo mcimbi aqala ukudayiswa ngalo Lwesihlanu, April 24th at 10 a.m. KANYE, futhi ayatholakala eMohegan Sun Arena Box Office noma Ticketmaster.com. IBellator Nation presale iyenzeka njengamanje. Joyina Incwajana yeBellator uhlu noma silandele ezinkundleni zokuxhumana (Twitter / Facebook) ukuthola ikhodi yokuqala kanye nemininingwane.

 

I-Honeycutt eneminyaka engu-26 iyisikhathi esiphindwe kabili se-NCAA Division I All-American wrestler ephuma e-Edinboro University. Ukulandela umsebenzi wakhe we-wrestling, okuphele ngokuqeda umgijimi ku- 2012 I-NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship, U-Honeycutt ucele usizo lukazakwabo we-Edinboro wrestling uJosh Koscheck futhi manje uziqeqesha enkampanini ende yase-DMA yase-Dethrone Base Camp eFresno, Calif.

 

U-Honeycutt wenza i-Bellator MMA yakhe yokuqala ngo-Septhemba 2014, beshaya i-TKO ukunqoba u-Aaron Wilkinson. Uthole ukunqoba kwakhe kwesibili kokunyuswa ngoFebhuwari, beshaya iTKO inqoba uClayton MacFarlane.

 

UBradley oneminyaka engama-31 ungowokuzalwa e-Iowa naye owathola ama-honors we-NCAA Division I All-American ngenkathi encintisana ne-University of Iowa eyaziwayo. UBradley uphendukele ku-MMA ku 2006 futhi uzuzile 11 Ukunqoba okulandelanayo ukuvula umsebenzi wakhe, ngiphakamisa isihloko seRingi of Combat middleweight endleleni.

 

UBradley waya esibayeni seBellator MMA 2013, nasekubukekeni kathathu kuze kube manje, uthathe ukunqoba kwezinqumo kuJosh Neer noKarl Amoussou. Ngenkathi isisekelo sikaBradley sigxile ekulweni, ukhule waba ngumculi ophelele wempi ngesikhathi sakhe kulo mdlalo futhi manje ungumnqobi wesikhombisa womsebenzi wakhe ngokunqonqoza kanye nabanye abayisikhombisa abeza ngendlela yokuthumela.

 

Imincintiswano eyengeziwe ye- “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

“Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” - Friday, July 17, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

 

Bellator Welterweight Isihloko Fight: UChamp Douglas Lima (26-5) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (17-1)

Bellator Welterweight Isici Fight: Chris Honeycutt (6-0) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6)

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International knockout artists Cheick Kongo and Alexander Volkov clash on June 26 in headlining bout of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez”

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Easy Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real futhi @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on June 26.

 

The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/ 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, njengamanje kuyatholakala at Ticketmaster.com.

 

Kongo, a-foot 6-4 Frenchman, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo manje igxile kuphela MMA futhi uye wakha 4-2 irekhodi ngaphansi banner Bellator MMA. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.”

 

The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. In yakhe 24 career ngokunqoba, Volkov has scored 17 by Knockout.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” - Friday, June 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

 

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander grez (24-5)

Bellator Esilula Isici Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)

Easy Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real futhi @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on June 26.

 

The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/ 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, njengamanje kuyatholakala at Ticketmaster.com.

 

Kongo, a-foot 6-4 Frenchman, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo manje igxile kuphela MMA futhi uye wakha 4-2 irekhodi ngaphansi banner Bellator MMA. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.”

 

The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. In yakhe 24 career ngokunqoba, Volkov has scored 17 by Knockout.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” - Friday, June 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

 

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander grez (24-5)

Bellator Esilula Isici Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)