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الحدث الرئيسي:
THIAGO MOISÉS vs. DAVID CASTILLO
خفيفة الوزن اللقب العالمي
CO-MAIN EVENT:
THIAGO ALVES vs. DAVID PUTVIN
CATCHWEIGHT BOUT
الجمعة, FEBRUARY 19th بث مباشر على شاشة التلفزيون AXS
LIVE at the UCCU CENTER in OREM, UTAH
التذاكر معروضة للبيع الآن من خلال CageTix.com
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Following an amicable agreement to settle the litigation between the two parties, the always entertaining and exciting Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is returning to Bellator.
Bellator MMA is thrilled to have “Rampage,” one of the most recognizable fighters in the history of the sport, joining a very competitive light heavyweight division featuring champion Liam McGeary, فيل ديفيس, الملك مو, تيتو اورتيز, ايمانويل نيوتن, Linton Vassell among others.
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 Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, Efren Leyba, و
WMMAA Pan-American president Tomas Yu (مركز)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (فبراير 15, 2016) – The second annual World MMA Association (WMMAA) Pan-American Congress, recently held at The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce in Albuquerque, نيو مكسيكو, was a major success by all standards.
“The Pan-American Movement”, as it was named, brought together sports, سياحة, and education for a common goal with more than 12 participating countries.
The Congress provided a rare opportunity for the entire WMMAA Pan-American family to collaborate with special partnerships like The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce و The Mexico Consulate in Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Global Education Department. PANAM Members, representatives of National Federations, Commissions, Association and the Organizing Committee of the WMMAA Pan-American Championship (OCPC), as well as athletes, المدربين, وسائل الإعلام, sponsors and other stakeholders to meet and discuss issues of importance to the entire MMA movement.
In his closing speech to the Congress, Pan-American Division President توماس يو paid tribute to the excellent collaboration between Pan-American members.
“If you asked me to sprawl a couple of times, I would most definitely need some nitro coffee from Villa Myriam before I run out of breath, followed by the guaranteed use of Sore No More,” وقال يو. “But when it comes to fighting for our youth, for our MMA global goals – for cleaner competition, for a healthier, more peaceful and more flourishing SPORT – I will sprawl-jab-cross-kick like a champion. I will sprint the steepest trail in the Sandia Mountains. I will never stop until we raise our hands by victory. I am counting and exhorting all involved in the MMA industry to join us. We must go for the KO.”
 Over the course of the three-day Congress and 13-day PANAM Camp, there were special guest such as Legacy Champion Damacio الصفحة, former UFC champion Jon “عظام” جونز و كارلوس كونديت. Participants heard from many respected speakers such as Health Committee Director Curt Chavez from eVOLV Strong, Hector Molina, Director of PANAM Regulatory Committee and Director of PANAM Medical Committee, الدكتور. Justo Pavia. The congress had interesting discussions on the following themes: الرياضيين, 2016 Expo MMA, structure of the “WMMAA Pan-American Movement”, global officials’ license and database, new era of Digital Sports Marketing Revolution, و 2016 Pan-American Championships.
Each day was divided in two general sessions with a half-day devoted to Rules and Regulations discussions for PANAM. The plenary sessions were followed by three simultaneous breakout sessions on respective sub-themes. All sessions were live-cast over the internet to allow the general public to hear discussions as it happened.
Two sessions began with presentations from a panel of speakers. The moderators of each panel were then responsible for the ensuing discussion period, which gave participants an opportunity to voice their opinions on issues. The main points from each session were carefully recorded by“ENLACE” – the new exclusive WMMAA correspondent program – to inform the Editorial Committee of the discussions at the end of each day. The final document reflected the main ideas to come out of the proceedings in Albuquerque, as well as information collected through the virtual WMMAA Pan-American Congress, allowing the WMMAA Pan-American family and public to submit written contributions.
 The mission of the 2016 WMMAA Pan-American Congress was to bring together sports, tourism and education for a united front and review the status of the WMMAA PANAM Movement in today’s evolving global society. Information was gathered and opinions sought regarding its future, in addition to providing structure, guidance, proposals and recommendations to all constituents and other stakeholders of the WMMAA PANAM Movement for its structured showcase and harmonious development within the global youth community.
ال 2016 WMMAA Pan-American Congress was a great success and has left the WMMAA Pan-American Movement with a blueprint for the future. It is now time, مرة أخرى, for the PANAM family to translate words into action: We are the Future of MMA!
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Click for fight highlights: Michael Chandler vs. إدي ألفاريز
سانتا مونيكا, كاليفورنيا. (فبراير 12, 2015) – When sifting through a list of Bellator MMA’s greatest fights, few names appear as often as "الحديد" مايكل تشاندلر (14-3).
اليوم, Bellator MMA is proud to announce that Chandler will be continuing to compete for the promotion for the foreseeable future, with the news that the former 155-pound champion has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight extension to remain with the Scott Coker-led promotion.
“Michael Chandler is synonymous with our brand and doubles as an incredibly talented and exciting mixed martial artist,” said Bellator President سكوت كوكر. “Not every fighter or free agent aligns with our future plans, but when looking at Chandler’s resume, inking him to a long-term extension was a no-brainer. I look forward to getting him back in action as soon as possible.”
Chandler was also pleased with his extension, تفيد: “I’m ecstatic to continue my career with Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. It’s obvious that good things are continuing to happen for this promotion and it’s correlating to big opportunities for myself as well,"وقال تشاندلر. “I can’t wait to get back in action and test myself against some of these new guys coming in and move back up through the ranks. كالعادة, my eyes are on that belt, and it will be back around my waist soon.”
A 14-fight Bellator MMA veteran, Chandler has been a member of the Viacom-owned promotion since 2010. Prior to joining the Bellator ranks, the Missouri native competed for Strikeforce. Amongst his notable victories, Chandler bested Eddie Alvarez via submission at “Bellator 58” in what many fans and pundits alike considered the fight of 2011.
Further along the way, Chandler defeated the likes of Patricky "بيتبول" فريري, مارسين عقد, Rick Hawn, و ديفيد Rickels (2س). Of his 14 فاز كلاعب محترف, Chandler has amassed 12 victories before reaching the judges’ scorecards.
Chandler remains in Bellator’s lightweight division, which includes kingpin إرادة بروكس, جنبا إلى جنب مع جوش طومسون, براندون Girtz, ملفين جويلارد, بنسون هندرسون, برنت بريموس, ديريك أندرسون, وكنت عوض.
ويستون, مين (فبراير 12, 2016) - معارك نيو انغلاند (NEF), أميركا رقم واحد الإقليمي تعزيز الكفاح, يعقد الحدث المقبل, “NEF 22: كل الطرق تؤدي هنا” في السبت, أبريل 22, 2016في COLISEE البنك Androscoggin في ويستون, مين. ستحتوي بطاقة القتال على مزيج من فنون القتال المختلطة (MMA) ونوبات الملاكمة المحترفة. في وقت سابق من اليوم, NEF announced the addition of a featherweight contest to the amateur portion of the “NEF 22” معركة بطاقة. Bantamweight Champion الحرف جوني (4-0) will move up in weight to face Taylor Costantino (2-1) بسعر 145 جنيها.
Crafts was successful last Saturday in his attempt to capture the inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Bantamweight Title. He took out Henry Clark (3-2) in the third round of their bout in Lewiston. Crafts is a decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) brown belt out of Team New England United (NEW). He also cross-trains with Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) في ويستون.
“I’m excited to step up to 145 to fight Taylor,” said Crafts of the upcoming matchup with Costantino. “I will be very strong at that weight seeing as I cut pretty extensively to make 135. It will allow me to focus on different areas this camp instead of putting a lot of my energy into cutting weight.”
Costantino is himself coming off a big win last Saturday at “NEF 21.” It took him a mere 25-seconds to down Frank Johanson (0-1), a training partner of Crafts at CMBJJ, في الجولة الأولى. Costantino is clear that he is coming to fight on أبريل 23, and he does not plan on engaging in a grappling contest with Crafts.
“Respect to him for coming up in weight,” said Costantino of Crafts. “He’s a glorified pajama warrior that has never been punched in the face with any type of authority. He will clinch quickly and look for the takedown. He’ll realize real quick that he has never fought or trained with anybody like me.”
Crafts and Costantino are not strangers to one another. Several years ago, the two met in a jiu-jitsu tournament with Crafts coming out on top.
“Taylor and I have competed before in a sport jiu-jitsu tournament,” recalled Crafts. “Taylor says I am a glorified pajama warrior who has never been punched in the face, but if I recall correctly, I submitted him without my ‘pajamas’ no-gi in that tournament pretty quickly. I train with a lot of very talented and tough fighters daily who punch me in the face very hard. People say the same thing about me not getting punched – جيد, I have had four fights and they just haven’t had the chance to. Anyone who has trained with high-level fighters will tell you that gi jiu-jitsu only makes you more of a technical fighter. If he doesn’t believe that, that is fine – he will feel it on 23 أبريل.”
“Johnny did submit me when I first moved to Maine,” Costantino admitted. “Legit submission, and his pure grappling is definitely high level. My grappling is MMA based, not slow jitsu. It’s grimy, grueling and punishing. Pure grappling, I would worry about his game. But it’s a fight, sport jiu-jitsu means next to nothing to me.
“I wish I could say people will get to see my whole game, but I can’t guarantee that. Johnny will feel my power and look to go to his comfort zone. I will break him, you will see quit in his eyes.”
“After Taylor won in impressive fashion at NEF 21, he immediately screamed at me while still inside the cage that he wanted a black belt for his next challenge,” وقال NEF يشترك في ملكيته والخاطبة مات بيترسون. “جيد, he’s getting a brown belt in Johnny Crafts who, by all accounts, is due to receive his black belt any day, is a perfect 4-0 in the cage and is the current NEF amateur bantamweight champion. This fight is dripping with drama and will define a future top contender for the featherweight title in NEF’s stacked 145-pound division.”
معارك نيو انغلاند "الحدث القادم, "NEF 22: كل الطرق تؤدي هنا," يقام السبت, أبريل 23, 2016 في COLISEE البنك Androscoggin في ويستون, مين. تبدأ تذاكر "NEF 22" من سعرها فقط $25 وهي للبيع الآن في www.TheColisee.com أو عن طريق استدعاء شباك التذاكر في COLISEE 207.783.2009 س 525. لمزيد من المعلومات حول التحديثات بطاقة الحدث والكفاح, يرجى زيارة الموقع الإلكتروني للترويج لفي www.NewEnglandFights.com. بالإضافة, يمكنك مشاهدة أشرطة الفيديو NEF في www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, متابعتها على تويترnefights والانضمام إلى مجموعة الفيسبوك الرسمية "نيو انغلاند يحارب".
سانتا مونيكا, كاليفورنيا. (فبراير 11, 2015) – A fifth and final main card fight has been added to “Bellator 150: غالفاو مقابل. Dantas 2” at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on فبراير 26, مع الأخبار أن كيندال غروف (22-15) has agreed to fight Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1).
بالإضافة, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting ماركوس "لورو" غالفاو (17-6-1) ضد البطل السابق إدواردو "دودو" دانتاس (17-4) and hometown favorite, ديفيد Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against بوبي كوبر (12-5). "Bellator 150: غالفاو مقابل. دانتاس 2 " also features the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she meets Rebecca Ruth (5-1) and a heavyweight co-main event of شيخ كونغو (23-10-2) ضد فينيسيوس كيروش (8-3)
The contests make up the televised portion of “Bellator 150: غالفاو مقابل. دانتاس 2,” التي تبث مباشرة على سبايك في 9 عصرا. و/8 عصرا. CT, في حين نوبات الأولية سوف تيار يعيش على Bellator.com و وBellator موبايل التطبيق.
تذاكر ل"Bellator 150: غالفاو مقابل. دانتاس 2 " التي تبدأ في فقط $27, هي للبيع الآن في KansasStarEventCenter.com أو Ticketmaster.com, وكذلك شباك التذاكر كنساس ستار الساحة.
Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of جوي بلتران في "Bellator 143: وارن مقابل. ديفيس," في سبتمبر. The winner of “The Ultimate Fighter: 3," has fought professionally since 2003 for promotions all around the world, notably ProElite and UFC. This will be “Da Spyder’s” sixth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner as he hopes to climb back towards a 185-pound title shot – he competed for the gold last year against براندون هالسي.
A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated بن رايتر the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: كاتو مقابل. Manhoef ". It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"مع 12 من له 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.
الكامل "Bellator 150: غالفاو مقابل. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: ماركوس جالفاو (17-6-1) مقابل. إدواردو دانتاس (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: شيخ كونغو (23-10-2) مقابل. فينيسيوس كيروش (8-3)
Bellator MMA ميزة خفيفة الوزن بوت: ديف Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) مقابل. بوبي كوبر (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: كيندال غروف (22-15) مقابل. فرانسيسكو فرنسا (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: لينا أوفشينيكوفا (10-3) مقابل. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
بطاقة أولية:
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: جريجوري بابيني (16-11) مقابل. Brandon Farran (12-10)
Bellator MMA وزن الريشة ميزة بوت: غاستون رينو (5-0) مقابل. تشوكا ويليس (6-2)
Bellator MMA الوزن الثقيل ميزة بوت: David Hammons (1-1) مقابل. كايل نوبلت (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: كريس هاريس (4-0) مقابل. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Bellator MMA ميزة خفيفة الوزن بوت: مارسيو نافارو (14-11) مقابل. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA وزن الريشة ميزة بوت: Thai Clark (5-0) مقابل. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA وزن الوسط ميزة بوت: Manny Meraz (7-1) مقابل. أندريه فيالهو (5-0)
Bellator MMA ميزة خفيفة الوزن بوت: Jason Witt (7-2) مقابل. جوناثان جاري (11-6)
SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO
سانتا مونيكا, CALIF. (فبراير 10, 2015) – The main card of "Bellator 151: وارن مقابل. Caldwell” فيمارس 4 is complete with today’s announcement that جيلبرت سميث (12-4) سيستبدل مايكل الصفحة and now face فرناندو جونزاليس (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.
بالإضافة, سيروان Kakai (12-3) سيجعل اول ظهور له ضد الترويجية جو Taimanglo (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.
تذاكر ل "Bellator 151: وارن مقابل. Caldwell” are on sale now and start at just $45. You can purchase tickets at the WinStar World Casino and Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. الأبواب لهذا الحدث مفتوحا في 5:00 عصرا. CT بالتوقيت المحلي, with the first contest taking place one hour later.
"Bellator 151: وارن مقابل. Caldwell” يبث على الهواء مباشرة ومجانا على سبانك في 9 عصرا. و/8 عصرا. CT, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com و وBellator موبايل التطبيق.
Smith will be making his Bellator MMA debut against a fighter who is currently in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. "منتصف الليل Magic” is on a bit of a roll of his own, coming into the promotion riding a two-bout winning streak. A veteran of UFC and most recently RFA, Smith won the regional promotion’s welterweight belt in June, defending the title one time before signing with Bellator.
Gonzalez took a brief hiatus from MMA to compete in the kickboxing portion of the groundbreaking "Bellator MMA: الديناميت 1 " event in September, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renowned striker بول "سيمتكس" دالي. Gonzalez now returns to his comfort zone of MMA, where he has strung together an impressive four-fight winning streak. A veteran of the Scott Coker-founded Strikeforce promotion, as well as World Extreme Cagefighting, Gonzalez has been competing professionally since 2003.
Kakai is one of Bellator MMA’s latest signings, joining the fray after a two-fight stint in the UFC. “Zohan," 26, hails from Sweden and owns 10 finishes in his 12 victories as a professional fighter. With a bantamweight title fight one-week prior and another marquee 135-pound pairing in the main event, it will be interesting to see what a win does for Kakai in the grand scheme of things.
Taimanglo will be making his seventh appearance under the Bellator MMA umbrella, and is riding a two-fight winning streak. A Guam-native, “The Juggernaut” has stopped his opponent in 21 of his victories and has only lost twice in his last 14 المعارك. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.
تحديث "Bellator 151: وارن مقابل. Caldwell” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: جو وارن (13-4) مقابل. Darrion كالدويل (8-0)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: جيلبرت سميث (12-4) مقابل. فرناندو جونزاليس (24-13)
Bellator MMA وزن الريشة ميزة بوت: ياماوتشي يصل (19-2) مقابل. بوبا جنكينز (10-2)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: سيروان Kakai (12-3) مقابل. جو Taimanglo (21-6-1)
بطاقة أولية:
Bellator MMA وزن الريشة الأولية بوت: كريس جونز (10-3) مقابل. راي الخشب (5-1)
Bellator MMA الديك الأولية بوت: ستيف غارسيا (6-0) مقابل. Ricky Turcios (5-0)
Bellator MMA وزن الوسط الأولية بوت: جوستين باترسون (6-1) مقابل. Chance Rencountre (8-1)
Bellator MMA وزن الريشة الأولية بوت: Treston Thomison (8-4) مقابل. Aaron Roberson (5-3)
Bellator MMA وزن الوسط الأولية بوت: روجر كارول (16-13) مقابل. نيمان جرايسي (3-0)
Bellator MMA متوسط الوزن الأولي بوت: Derek Palmer (لاول مرة) مقابل. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)
Bellator MMA وزن الريشة الأولية بوت: Shane Peterson (13-4) مقابل. ستيفن Banaszak (5-5)
ويستون, مين (فبراير 7, 2016) - معارك نيو انغلاند (NEF), أميركا رقم واحد الإقليمي تعزيز الكفاح, held its most recent event, “NEF 21: الخالدين” السبت ليلة في COLISEE البنك Androscoggin في ويستون, مين. The Colisée was a packed house for the promotion’s second hybrid mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing event. Fight fans were treated to a marathon evening of nonstop action featuring 26 bouts in total.
In the MMA main event of the evening, in what can only be described as a “القصة المثيرة,” بروس “جميلة بوي” Boyington (13-8) defeated Jon Lemke (5-4) via split decision to retain the NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Title. Boyington and Lemke battled back-and-forth for five brutal rounds in what many in attendance were calling one of the best fights in NEF history.
In the boxing headliner, Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “المدفع” حبة (11-1) handed Tollison Lewis the first loss of his professional boxing career (2-1) with a second-round stoppage via technical knockout (منظمة الصحة العالمية).
On the amateur MMA portion of the card, three inaugural champions were crowned. ريان غلوفر (3-1) took home the light heavyweight title after defeating Mike Williams (1-1), while Johnny Crafts (4-0) captured the bantamweight strap and Ricky Dexter (5-2) won the welterweight championship.
NEF also announced that its next event would take place on أبريل 23, 2016, once again at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston.
نتائج من ويستون, مين:
PROFESSIONAL الملاكمة
براندون بيري مواطنه. Tollison Lewis via TKO, جولة 2
Evincii Dixon def. Antonio Chaves Fernandez via unanimous decision
Crowsneck Boutin fought Joel Bishop to a unanimous draw
PROFESSIONAL MMA
بروس Boyington مواطنه. Jon Lemke via split decision (Boyington retains lightweight title)
Josh Lange def. Derek Shorey via rear-naked choke, جولة 1
Zach Elkins def. Mike Hansen via guillotine, جولة 1
CJ إبريق مواطنه. Zenon Herrera via ankle lock submission, جولة 1
Alex Henry def. Andrew Tripp via KO, جولة 1
Brandon Warne def. Norman Fox via guillotine, جولة 1
الهواة MMA
ريان غلوفر مواطنه. Mike Williams via armbar, جولة 2 (Glover wins light heavyweight title)
ريكي دكستر مواطنه. Caleb Farrington via TKO, جولة 1 (Dexter wins welterweight title)
الحرف جوني مواطنه. Henry Clark via TKO, جولة 3 (Crafts wins bantamweight title)
رافائيل Velado مواطنه. Mike Peitersen via split decision
ايرين Lamonte مواطنه. Randi Beth Boyington via rear-naked choke, جولة 1
Erik Nelson def. Julio Martinez via unanimous decision
Matt Glover def. Gravin Guillen via TKO, جولة 1
Taylor Costantino def. Frank Johanson via TKO, جولة 1
Brendan Battles def. Dave Smith via TKO, جولة 1
Ras Hylton def. Zak Bergeron via TKO, جولة 1
Adam Nielsen def. Ruben Redman via TKO, جولة 1
Dustin Shorey def. Juan Meneses via TKO, جولة 1
Tom Burgess def. Caleb Swoveland via unanimous decision
Chad Murillo def. Tony Agust via split decision
Jake Denham def. Justin Witham via verbal submission, جولة 2
Richmond Pierce Wiegman def. كليفورد ريدمان عن طريق الضربة القاضية الفنية, جولة 2
كالب كوستيلو صفر. David Thompson via KO, جولة 1
معارك نيو انغلاند "الحدث القادم, "NEF 22: كل الطرق تؤدي هنا,” takes place Saturday, أبريل 23, 2016 في COLISEE البنك Androscoggin في ويستون, مين. تبدأ تذاكر "NEF 22" من سعرها فقط $25 وهي للبيع الآن في www.TheColisee.com أو عن طريق استدعاء شباك التذاكر في COLISEE207.783.2009 س 525. لمزيد من المعلومات حول التحديثات بطاقة الحدث والكفاح, يرجى زيارة الموقع الإلكتروني للترويج لفي www.NewEnglandFights.com. بالإضافة, يمكنك مشاهدة أشرطة الفيديو NEF في www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, متابعتها على تويترnefights والانضمام إلى مجموعة الفيسبوك الرسمية "نيو انغلاند يحارب".
سانتا مونيكا (فبراير 6, 2015) - Bellator MMA تفخر بأن تعلن توقيع Chris “The Crippler” Leben (22-11) لالحصري لعدة سنوات, متعددة المعركة العقد. The former World Extreme Cagefighting Middleweight World Champion has fought professionally since 2002, and holds the record for most fights in the UFC at 185-pounds (22).
Since taking a break from the sport in 2014, Leben has resided in San Diego, كاليفورنيا. and served as a coach at Victory MMA & لياقة بدنية. Known for his tendency to put on an exciting show each and every time he enters the cage, Leben was a member of the inaugural cast of “The Ultimate Fighter” alongside fellow Bellator MMA competitors Stephan Bonnar و جوش Koscheck. The 35-year-old has fought elite talent throughout his mixed martial arts tenure, against names the likes of: Wanderlei سيلفا, أندرسون سيلفا, براين ستان, مايكل Bisping, Patrick Cote, علامة مونوز, and Bellator MMA’s own اليسيو سقارة.
“If I were to draw up the prototypical Bellator MMA competitor, there would be parts of Chris [Leben] in there,"قال Bellator الرئيس MMA سكوت كوكر. “The guy has never had a boring fight and as I’ve said from day one, we’re going to continue to grow from the ground up and buy from the top down. I know that Chris still has a lot of fight left in him and I’m excited to see him fight We are hoping to see his Bellator debut this Spring.”
“Focusing on just coaching at Victory MMA has been amazing, but recently, I started to get the itch to compete again,” Leben said. “So I extended an olive branch to the people at Bellator and here I am. أنا في حالة جيدة جدا, I love the possible matchups this roster has to offer and I’m ready to show the world why they call me ‘The Crippler.’”
Leben joins a budding roster of Bellator MMA talent, with recent signings that include: بنسون هندرسون, أناستاسيا يانكوفا, لينا أوفشينيكوفا, و سيرجي خاريتونوف.
It has yet to be determined what weight class Leben will compete at, but when asked what division he hopes to settle in, Leben made it clear: “I’ll go wherever the big fights are.”
