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Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima meets Russian knockout artist Andrey Koreshkov on July 17 A Mohegan Sun Arena

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Santa Monica, Kalifornia. (Április 20, 2015) – Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas “The Phenom” Lime (26-5), one of the most talented and well-rounded 170-pound fighters on the planet today, puts his title on the line against Russian knockout artist Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov (17-1) tovább Péntek, Július 16, A Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Conn.

 

“Douglas Lima is an incredible champion who is in for one of the toughest fights of his life against Koreshkov,”Mondta Bellator elnök Scott Coker. “When the rest of this card is announced, we’ll have put together one of the greatest showcases of welterweight talent ever assembled on one night.”

 

The two elite combatants headline the newly announced “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” esemény, amely dalok élőben és ingyenes Spike at 9 p.m. ÉS / 8 p.m. CT.

 

Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, Április 24th at 10 a.m. ÉS, and are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office or Ticketmaster.com. Bellator Nation presale begins kedden. Join the Bellator Newsletter list or follow us on social media (Twitter / Facebook) to gain access to the presale code and details.

 

Additional information, including ticketing details and the night’s full lineup of world-class MMA action, hamarosan bejelentenek.

 

The 27-year-old Lima is a Brazilian-born athlete who now makes his home in Atlanta. Fighting under the Bellator MMA banner since 2011, Lima is an impressive 8-1 in the promotion and an incredible 14-1 a múltjában 15 overall appearances. Lima earned his way to the Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title with an eight-man tournament victory that included knockout wins over Ben Saunders, Bryan Baker and Michail Tsarev. Lima then claimed the title with an April 2014 knockout win over Rick Hawn. Teljes, Lima boasts five consecutive knockout victories and now looks to defend his belt for the first time.

 

Koreshkov is also fresh off an eight-man tournament win, claiming a decision victory over Adam McDonough after previously registering knockouts of Justin Baesman and Nah-Shon Burrell. The 24-year-old Koreshkov is a Russian national medalist in both pankration and hand-to-hand combat and has lost just once in 18 professional MMA appearances. He owns 10 wins by knockouts and three by submission and also owns a 2012 victory over former Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Lyman Good.

 

Expect fireworks when Lima and Koreshkov collide.

 

Additional contests for “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” hamarosan bejelentenek.

“Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Liget” finalizes action-packed 13-fight lineup with additions of A.J. Jenkins vs. Arlene Blencowe, Shawn Bunch vs. Rolando Perez and John Yoo vs. Albert Morales

Santa Monica, Kalifornia. (Április 16, 2015) – A thrilling 13-bout lineup for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Liget” is now complete with the addition of women’s featherweights A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene “Angerfist” Blencowe (5-4), bantamweights Shawn “Bunch the GreatBunch (3-1) vs.Rolando Perez (7-4) és John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert “A harcos” Morales (1-0) to the evening’s preliminary card.

 

The three new additions finalize a nine-fight preliminary card scheduled in support of “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Liget” four main card contests.

 

The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bika” Halsey (8-0) ellen magasodó Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “A Spyder” Liget (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mikrofon “A Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “A Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) és bantamweightsDarrion “A farkas” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget” zajlik Péntek, Május 15, A Pechanga Resort & Casino Temecula, Kalifornia. The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. ÉS (6 p.m. PT helyi idő), míg az előzetes roham patak Spike.com.

 

Jegyek a “Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget,” kezdőértékével csak $50, Jelenleg az eladó Pechanga.com és a Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Ajtók “Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget” nyitva 4 p.m. PT helyi idő, és az első verseny zajlik 45 perc múlva.

 

Jenkins, az Oceanside, Kalifornia., is one of the most experienced competitors in women’s MMA. Fighting szakmailag óta 2004, Jenkins now makes her Bellator MMA debut. The 33-year-old boasts past tussles with MMA notables Shayna Baszler, Tonya Evinger, Jan Finney, Kelly Kobold and Sarah Schneider, többek között a.

 

An Australian native, Blencowe is a world-class athlete and former Women’s International Boxing Association World light welterweight champion. After turning her attention to MMA in 2013, Blencowe initially garnered only mixed results as she adjusted to life in the sport. Viszont, she has racked up three-consecutive stoppage wins as of late, and that run earned her a call from Bellator MMA.

 

Bunch is one of MMA’s most elite-level wrestlers as a two-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time U.S. Olympic Team alternate. He now trains with the famed American Kickboxing Academy banner and has spent his entire professional MMA career under the Bellator MMA banner.

 

Eközben, Alliance MMA product Perez is a 10-year veteran of the sport who made his Bellator MMA in November and fought to a rarely-seen split draw. Még mindig, Perez is unbeaten in his past four contests and now looks to get his first win in the promotion.

 

Yoo, of Irvine, Kalifornia., makes his professional debut. He meets Morales, of Carson, Kalifornia., who picked up a submission victory in the Bellator cage in his first professional contest.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget” - Péntek, Május 15, Pechanga Resort & Kaszinó, Temecula, Kalifornia.

Fő Card (9 p.m. ÉS)

 

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

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

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

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

Előzetes Card (7:45 p.m. ÉS)

 

Bellator középsúlyú Prelim Fight: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

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

 

Dark Fights (kb. 11 p.m. ÉS)

 

Bellator Könnyű Sötét prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)

Bellator Könnyű Sötét prelim: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)

Bellator Könnyű Sötét prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

Bellator Könnyű Sötét prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)

 

Three-for-one, Wednesday Matinee

“Bellator MMA: Uncut” returns with a focus on this past week’s “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen” card. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the main card competitors before and after they go to war inside the cage. The eight minute video showcases all the hard work and personal sacrifice these individuals put into their craft.

 

Arguably one of the best fights on the “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen” card didn’t air on television, but instead took place during the preliminary portion of the event. Joey Beltran shined in his middleweight debut against Brian Rogers in a fight that featured a little bit of everything including a ferocious slugfest, a comeback as well as a showcase of toughness and will all rolled into one.

 

Ezenkívül, our post-lims featured Chad George’s Befejezés Mark Vorgeas with a Von Flue choke, making it only the second time in Bellator history this technique was used to end a fight.

The two fights took place on the Spike.com-streamed preliminary card of “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen,” which aired this past Péntek night during a Spike telecast that peaked with over 900K viewers.

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“Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Liget” adds top bantamweights Darrion “A farkas” Caldwell vs.. Rafael “MorcegoSilva to evening’s Spike-televised main card

 

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Santa Monica, Kalifornia. (Április 15, 2015) – A four-fight Spike-broadcast main card for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Liget” has received another thrilling contest, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Darrion “A farkas” Caldwell (6-0) felveszi Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Liget,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bika” Halsey (8-0) ellen magasodó Hawaiian scrapperKendall “A Spyder” Liget (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mikrofon “A Marine” Richman (18-5), és welterweights Fernando “A Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget” zajlik Péntek, Május 15, A Pechanga Resort & Casino Temecula, Kalifornia. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. ÉS (6 p.m. PT helyi idő), míg az előzetes roham patak Spike.com.

 

Jegyek a “Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget,” kezdőértékével csak $50, Jelenleg az eladó Pechanga.com és a Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Ajtók “Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget” nyitva 4 p.m. PT helyi idő, és az első verseny zajlik 45 perc múlva.

 

Two new bouts have also been added to the night’s preliminary card, with middleweights A.J. “The Mercenary” Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben “A Hunter” Reiter (15-0) és könnyűsúlyú Steve “ThunderbeastKozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).

 

Továbbá, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Borotva” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) that was initially announced as a main-card matchup will now be featured on the night’s preliminary card, instead.

 

További roham hamarosan bejelentenek.

 

A New Jersey native now fighting out of Arizona, Caldwell was a Division I wrestler at North Carolina State. Caldwell made his MMA debut in 2012 and has kept his record perfect through the first six fights of his career, including Bellator MMA wins over Anthony Dizy, Joe Pingitore and Lance Surma. Previously competing as a featherweight, the 27-year-old Caldwell now moves down to the bantamweight division.

 

He now facesMorcego” Silva, a battle-tested 30-year-old fighter with championship-level experience in the Bellator MMA cage. With nearly a decade of professional fights to his name, Silva is an incredible 14-1 a múltjában 15 overall appearances. His only loss during that run was a 25-minute decision against former Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Champion Joe Warren. Seventeen of Silva’s 22 karrier győzelem jött a leállás, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’sFight Master” sorozat, Matthews fought most recently in November, earning a decision win over Kyle Bolt. He now meets undefeated prospect Reiter, an intriguing individual who left Wall Street to pursue a career in MMA and now fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after spending much of his early career in Peru.

 

Kozola, A San Diego, Kalifornia., fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after debuting with a knockout victory over Jonathan Rivera in January. He now meets Butler, who returns to the promotion after a November Bellator MMA debut that saw him suffer a submission loss to Joao Paulo Faria.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget” - Péntek, Május 15, Pechanga Resort & Kaszinó, Temecula, Kalifornia.

Fő Card (9 p.m. ÉS)

 

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

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

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

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

Előzetes Card (7:45 p.m. ÉS)

 

Bellator középsúlyú Prelim Fight: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

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

 

Sötét roham (kb. 11 p.m. ÉS)

 

Bellator Könnyű Sötét prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

Ne. 6 Light Heavyweight in the World Phil Davis joins Bellator MMA

 

Phil Davis Signing

Santa Monica, Kalifornia. (Április 15, 2015) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce the signing of the sixth* ranked Light Heavyweight in the world, Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (13-3, 1 NC), egy exkluzív, multi-harc akció.

 

“I can’t wait to be fighting in Bellator and wreck shop on everyone,"Mondta Davis. “I am the absolute best and most dominant grappler to ever fight in MMA and I’m excited to get in there and compete at my new home.”

Born and raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Phil attended college close to home at Penn State University, where he became a four-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler for the Nittany Lions.

 

Davis had his first professional MMA fight in 2008 and accrued nine wins in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, including victories against the likes of Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, Alexander Gustafsson, Brian Stann and Glover Teixeira.

A member of Alliance MMA in San Diego, Kalifornia., where he trains alongside Bellator stars like Michael Chandler and Joey Beltran, "Úr. Wonderful” joins the promotions Light Heavyweight division, which is currently upheld by champion Liam McGeary.

 

“Phil is a world class Mixed Martial Artist and we are very happy to be adding him to OUR roster of some of the best Light Heavyweights in the world,"Mondta a promóció elnöke, Scott Coker. “Bellator remains fully committed to building its world-class roster by signing top free agents like Davis, as well as grooming up-and-coming stars. We’ve got some amazing matchups in mind for ‘Mr. Wonderful’ that we will be announcing in the weeks to come.”


Bellator’s Light Heavyweight division is one of the deepest in the promotion, with stars like McGeary, Tito Ortiz, "King Mo" Lawal, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell.

 

*Ranking according to www.sherdog.com

Bellator MMA continues to strengthen its roster with addition of Brazilian featherweight GleristoneToninho Furia” Santos

Santa Monica, Kalifornia. (Április 14, 2015) – Bellator MMA officials are proud to announce the addition of exciting Brazilian featherweight prospect GleristoneToninho Furia” Santos (27-4), who has signed an exclusive, multi-harc akció.

 

Santos’s debut date and opponent will be announced in the near future.

 

Hosszú tekinthető Brazília egyik top kilátásai, A 26 éves Santos debütált 2005, amikor éppen 16 éves és szerzett győzelmet élete első kilenc szakmai roham. Született Campina Grande, Paraíba, Santos jelenleg büszkélkedhet egy kilenc küzdelmet nyerő széria, és hihetetlen 16-1 a múltjában 17 látszat. "

 

Toninho” joins several other talented Brazilian fighters on the Bellator roster including Featherweight World Champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima, Bantamweight World Champion Marcos Galvao, Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas, Patricky "Pitbull" Freire, Rafael Carvalho, Neiman Gracie, Goiti Yamauchi amongst others.

Two new fights featuring St. Louis scrappers added to “Bellator: Unfinished Business” at the Scottrade Center on June 19

Santa Monica, Kalifornia. (Április 13, 2015) – On the heels of this morning’s announcement of the Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson visszavágót, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” adds a pinch of local flavor with the addition of welterweights Steve Mann (10-1) vs. Justin Guthrie (17-8) and strawweights Dan O'Connor (5-4) vs. Mérföld McDonald (0-1). The two fights will are the first announced fights of the preliminary card, which can be viewed on Spike.com starting at 4 p.m. PT.

 

The main card is headlined by a long overdue matchup between street-fighting legend and YouTube sensation Kimbo Slice és “A világ legveszélyesebb Man,” Ken Shamrock, which kicks off Live and Free on Spike at 9 p.m. ÉS/ 8 p.m. CT.

 

Jegyek a “Bellator: Unfinished Business” kezdődik $30 and go on sale to the general public on Friday, Március 27, A Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com and the Scottrade Center Box Office. Online presales begin on Wednesday, Március 25.

 

Iowa’s Mann is an intriguing welterweight prospect who has never fought past the opening round in 11 karrierversenyek. Eight of his 10 career wins have come by way of submission, including five by rear-naked choke. Mann makes his Bellator MMA debut on this major stage.

 

The Pain TrainGuthrie, a Colorado Fight Factory product, also fights under the Bellator MMA banner for the first time. Fighting szakmailag óta 2007, Guthrie boasts past clashes with MMA notables Jesse Forbes, Jorge Santiago, Lumumba Sayers, Gilbert Smith and Bobby Voelker. Guthrie has shown a well-rounded approach in previous contest, earning five victories by knockout, six by submission and six by decision, including two 25-minute contests.

 

In strawweight action, bothJohnny IrishO’Connor and McDonald make their Bellator MMA debuts. Érdekes módon, St. Louis’ O’Connor owns four of his five career victories by submission but has also been tapped out in three of his four defeats to date. Eközben, McDonald suffered an armbar loss in his May 2014 professional debut and now looks to rebound in his return to the cage.

 

“Bellator: Unfinished Business” - Péntek, Június 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Ön.

Main Card on Spike (9 p.m. ÉS)

 

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

Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4)

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

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

Preliminary Card on Spike.com (7 p.m. ÉS)

 

Bellator welterweight prelim fight: Steve Mann (10-1) vs. Justin Guthrie (17-8)

Bellator strawweight prelim fight: Dan O'Connor (5-4) vs. Mérföld McDonald (0-1)

“Bellator: Unfinished Business” gets a monster rematch with heavyweights JamesThe ColossusThompson vs. Londoni rendőr “A Dominator” Lashley

 

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Santa Monica, Kalifornia. (Április 13, 2015) – The most-watched MMA fight of all time was between Kimbo Slice and James Thompson, and on June 19, both men will be competing against different opponents at “Bellator: Unfinished Business” at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Ön.

 

Former WWE superstar Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley looks to avenge a 2012 split decision loss to James “The Colossus” Thompson (20-14). The unfinished business between the two giant heavyweights was originally scheduled to be settled at “Bellator: A British Invasion,” but an injury sustained by Lashley caused the fight to be rescheduled to June 19.

 

Thompson, egy 6 láb 5 feltűnő specialista, jégverés Anglia és már harcok szakmailag óta 2003. Az egykori rögbi játékos és testépítő, Thompson found his true calling in MMA and has been competing around the globe ever since. Küzdelem az egyik legjobb nehézsúlyú a sport, including Slice, Alexander Emelianenko, Don Frye, Alistair Overeem, Mariusz Pudzianowki, Brett Rogers, Bob Sapp, Dan Severn és Hidehiko Yoshida, többek között a, “The Colossus” has racked up 11 wins by knockout and seven by submission.

 

A 6 láb 3 birkózás kiemelkedő, Londoni rendőr “A Dominator” Lashley (12-2) indult képzés a küzdő művészeti évesen 12 és megy az, hogy nyerni több címet köztük három országos bajnokságon a Missouri Valley College, Egy NAIA Országos Bajnokság, a CISM világbajnokság ezüstérmes és két fegyveres erők Wrestling bajnokságon töltött ideje alatt az USA-ban. Hadsereg. In addition to a professional wrestling career with stints in the WWE, ECW és TNA, Lashley kezdte MMA karrierje 2008, és ő épített egy lenyűgöző karrier jelet, amely magában foglalja Bellator MMA benyújtása meghódítja Karl Etherington és Josh Burns.

 

“Bellator: Unfinished Business” - Péntek, Június 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Ön.

Fő Card (9 p.m. ÉS)

 

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

Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4)

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

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

 

WILL BROOKS RETAINS TITLE IN A STATEMENT 5-ROUND VICTORY

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IRVINE, Kalifornia. (Április 10, 2015)An energetic Southern Californian crowd was on hand ma este at the Bren Event Center enjoying a spectacular night of fights at Bellator 136.

 

With celebrities and MMA legends the likes of Tommy Lasorda, Charlie Hough, Jermaine Dye, Tito Ortiz, Ken Shamrock, Don Frye and Frank Shamrock cageside, the Scott Coker-led promotion emphatically returned to the arena for the first time since its debut on Spike at Bellator 85.

 

In addition to a lightweight title fight in the main event, 12 other exciting contests helped continue the trend of exciting cards on Spike TV thus far in 2015.

 

It took the full five rounds, but Will Brooks (16-1) made the first defense of his Bellator Lightweight strap, defeating Dave Jansen (20-3) via egyhangú döntést [49-46, 49-46, 49-46]. After a clear cut opening frame that saw “The Fugitive” surprise “Ill Will” with his explosive kicking and punching, Brooks slowly turned the tide in his favor, slowing the pace and using his world renown grappling to remain the 155-pound kingpin.

 

“Dave Jansen is exactly what people consider him to be,” said Brooks. “He’s got that warrior spirit and he’s really intelligent. He fought hard, I just fought harder. I’m still young in this sport, and there were definitely a lot of things that I wanted to do in the fight that he neutralized. I’m looking to stay busy and get back to putting on exciting fights for the fans.”

 

Után 15 minutes of co-main event action, Rafael Carvalho improved to 11-1, earning a split decision win [28-29, 30-27, 29-28] against Joe Schilling (2-4). The young Brazilian slowed the fight down throughout, nullifying the striking of “Stitch Em’ Up.” One judge did see the fight in favor of the world champion kickboxer, but it wasn’t enough as Schilling drops to .500 inside the Bellator cage.

 

In a battle of submission specialists, Marcin Held (21-3) finished Tiger Sarnavskiy (30-3) via verbal submission caused by a knee bar at 1:11 A kerek három. A győzelem, Held has now won 12 az ő 21 professional fights via submission.

 

The first televised scrap of the evening featured heavyweights Tony Johnson (8-2) and Alexander Volkov (6-1). After three grueling rounds, “The Hulk” remained undefeated in the Bellator cage. Johnson was awarded a [29-28, 28-29, 29-28] split decision. Overall it was the wrestling of Johnson that earned him the victory. Most, Johnson returns home to his two daughters and fiancée, where he doubles as a self-proclaimed “Mr. Mom.”

 

Joey Beltran (16-11) bounced back from a lackluster opening round to take rounds two and three, ultimately defeating Brian Rogers (11-8) akár többségi döntést [28-28, 29-28, 29-27]. “The Mexicutioner” impressed in his Bellator MMA middleweight debut, while “The Predator” has dropped four of five scraps.

Ön Awad (18-6) handed Rob Sinclair (12-3) the third loss of his career, earning a unanimous decision [30-27, 30-27, 30-37]. A győzelem, Awad moves even closer to a trilogy fight with lightweight champion Will Brooks.

 

A nyitó mérkőzés az est, John Teixeira (18-1-2) defeated Fabricio Guerreiro (20-4) keresztül osztott döntést [29-28, 28-29, 29-28]. Guerreiro has now dropped two of his last three bouts, while “Macapa” has won three straight.

 

AJ McKee (1-0) made a successful professional debut pénteken éjszaka, finishing Marcos Bonilla (1-2) with a deep rear-naked choke at 2:08 round one. The contingent that remained after the main card was heavily in favor of the Long Beach, Kalifornia., bennszülött.

 

Chad George (16-8) finished Mark Vorgeas (5-3-1) with a head and arm choke at 3:37 Az első fordulóban. There was no tap or verbal submission, as George had to inform the referee that his opponent had gone unconscious. The Los Angeles native now has nine submission wins in his young career.

 

Laguna Hills, Kalifornia., Justin Governale (4-2) submitted hometown boy Jay Bogan (6-5) hátsó meztelen fojtással 2:09 A második körben. It was an exciting end to a fight that was nearly finished by Governale with strikes.
Steve Ramirez (1-1) finished Jon Santa Maria (3-1) with a toehold at 3:29 A kerek egy.

 

Cleber Luciano (11-5) finished Aaron Miller (14-10) with an arm bar at 4:36 A második körben.

 

Körülbelül Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA egyik vezető Mixed Martial Arts szervezet mely számos, a legjobb harcos a világon. Irányítása alatt a veterán küzdelem promoter Scott Coker, Bellator áll közel 400 millió otthonban világszerte több mint 120 országok. Az Egyesült Államokban, Bellator látható Spike TV, Az MMA televízió vezetője. Bellator MMA áll egy végrehajtó csapat, amely magában foglalja a top szakemberek a televíziós produkciónak, élő esemény hangszerelés, fighter fejlesztés / kapcsolatok, helyszín beszerzési, szponzori létrehozása / fejlesztése, nemzetközi engedélyezési, értékesítés, hirdetés, nyilvánosság és a Bizottság közötti. Bellator alapul Santa Monica, California és a tulajdonában lévő szórakoztató óriás Viacom, otthont a világ első számú szórakoztató márka, hogy csatlakozzanak a közönség a látványos tartalmat szerte televízió, mozifilm, online és mobil platformokon.

 

Körülbelül Spike TV:

Spike TV kapható 98.7 millió lakás és egy részlege Viacom Media Networks. Egy egység a Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks egyike a világ vezető alkotók a programozás és a tartalom az összes média platformok. Spike TV internetes cím www.spike.com és az up-to-the-minute és levéltári sajtóinformációk és fényképek, látogasson Spike TV sajtó site-on http://www.spike.com/press. Kövesse velünk a Twitter spiketvpr A legfrissebb breaking news frissítések, mögötti jelenetek információk és képek.

 

“Bellator: BROOKS vs. JANSENOFFICIAL WEIGH-IN RESULTS FOR FRIDAY NIGHTS FIGHT ON SPIKE

“Bellator: BROOKS vs. JANSEN” Hivatalos súlymérési eredmények Péntek NIGHTS FIGHT ON SPIKE

Champ Will Brooks (155) vs. Dave Jansen (154.6)

Champ Will Brooks (155) vs. Dave Jansen (154.6)

I’m going to go out there and cut Dave Jansen down. I’m going to smoke him. I’m going to embarrass him.” – Will Brooks

“My mental edge is going to be key and me beating Will pénteken éjszaka. I’ve always believed it’s mentality before physicality, and it’s my mentality that’s going to lead me to the world title. It’s also going to be because of my experience, determination and laser focus. All of these things are just culminating into the perfect storm.” – Dave Jansen

Additional photos available here / credit to Bellator MMA / Eric Coleman

 

IRVINE. Kalifornia. – Április 9, 2015 - 25 A 26 harcosok versengő A pénteki "Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen” took to the scales and successfully hit their targeted weights Csütörtök afternoon at the Radisson Hotel in Newport Beach, Kalifornia. The stacked MMA card emanates from the Bren Events Center in Irvine, Kalifornia., holnap, airing LIVE and FREE on Spike at 9 p.m. ÉS.

 

“Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen” is headlined by a fight between Bellator Lightweight World Champion Will Brooks (15-1) és Dave Jansen (20-2). “Ill Will” has won six consecutive bouts, while “The Fugitive” has rallied off seven straight victories of his own.

 

The event also features the return of multi-combat sports star Joe Schilling (2-3), who faces Brazilian standout Rafael Carvalho (10-1) in a middleweight co-main event.

 

“Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen” – Péntek, Április 10, Bren Events Center, Irvine, Kalifornia.

Joe Schilling (185.6) vs. Rafael Carvalho (185.8)

Joe Schilling (185.6) vs. Rafael Carvalho (185.8)

Marcin Held (155.8) vs. Alexander Tiger Sarnavskiy (155)

Marcin Held (155.8) vs. Alexander “Tigris” Sarnavskiy (155)

Alexander Volkov (243) vs. Tony Johnson (264)

Alexander Volkov (243) vs. Tony Johnson (264)

Fabricio Warrior (145.8) vs. John Teixeira (145.2)

Fabricio Warrior (145.8) vs. John Teixeira (145.2)

Joey Beltran (184) vs. Brian Rogers (186)

Joey Beltran (184) vs. Brian Rogers (186)

Ön Awad (155.4) vs. Rob Sinclair (155.2)

Ön Awad (155.4) vs. Rob Sinclair (155.2)

A.J. McKee (144) vs. Mark Bonilla (147)

A.J. McKee (144) vs. Mark Bonilla (146

Jonathan Santa Maria (125) vs. Steve Ramirez (126)

Jonathan Santa Maria (125) vs. Steve Ramirez (126)

Chris Herrera (186) vs. Luc Bondole (185.6)

Chris Herrera (186) vs. Luc Bondole (185.6)

Chad George (136) vs. Mark Vorgeas (135.6)

Cleber Luciano (150) vs. Aaron Miller (150)

Jay Bogan (147.4) vs. Justin Governale (146)

Jay Bogan (146.6) vs. Justin Governale (146)

Aaron Miller (150) vs. Cleber Luciano (150)

Chad George (136) vs. Mark Vorgeas (135.6)