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MAIN EVENT:
THIAGO MOISÉS vs. DAVID CASTILLO
მსუბუქი WORLD TITLE
თანამშრომლობის ძირითადი ღონისძიება:
THIAGO ALVES vs. DAVID PUTVIN
CATCHWEIGHT BOUT
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at the UCCU CENTER in OREM, UTAH
ბილეთები იყიდება ახლა მეშვეობით 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, ფილ დევისი, მეფე Mo, Tito Ortiz, Emanuel Newton, Linton Vassell among others.
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 Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, Efren Leyba, და
WMMAA Pan-American president Tomas Yu (ცენტრი)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (თებერვალი 15, 2016) – The second annual World MMA Association (WMMAA) Pan-American Congress, recently held at The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was a major success by all standards.
“The Pan-American Movement”, as it was named, brought together sports, ტურიზმი, 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 და 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, მწვრთნელები, მედია, 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 Tomas Yu 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,” Yu განაცხადა. “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 Page, former UFC champion Jon “Bones” Jones და Carlos Condit. 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, Dr. Justo Pavia. The congress had interesting discussions on the following themes: სპორტსმენების, 2016 Expo MMA, structure of the “WMMAA Pan-American Movement”, global officials’ license and database, new era of Digital Sports Marketing Revolution, და 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.
The 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, კიდევ ერთხელ, 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. ედი Alvarez
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (თებერვალი 12, 2015) – When sifting through a list of Bellator MMA’s greatest fights, few names appear as often as "რკინის" მაიკლ Chandler (14-3).
დღეს, 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 Scott Coker. “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, რომელშიც აღნიშნულია,: “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,"ტაისონმა განაცხადა. “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. როგორც ყოველთვის, 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 "Pitbull" Freire, Marcin გაიმართა, Rick Hawn, და დავით Rickels (2x). Of his 14 რიცხვი, როგორც პროფესიონალი, Chandler has amassed 12 victories before reaching the judges’ scorecards.
Chandler remains in Bellator’s lightweight division, which includes kingpin ნება Brooks, ერთად Josh Thomson, Brandon Girtz, Melvin Guillard, Benson Henderson, Brent Primus, Derek Anderson, დათქვენ Awad.
Lewiston, Maine (თებერვალი 12, 2016) - New England იბრძვის (NEF), ამერიკის ნომერ რეგიონული ბრძოლა ხელშეწყობა, გამართავს თავის მომდევნო ღონისძიება, “NEF 22: ყველა გზა აქ” on შაბათი, აპრილი 22, 2016იმ Androscoggin Bank Colisée ლევისტონშო, Maine. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a featherweight contest to the amateur portion of the “NEF 22” ბრძოლის განყოფილებიდან. Bantamweight Champion Johnny ხელოვნება (4-0) will move up in weight to face Taylor Costantino (2-1) at 145-pounds.
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) ლევისტონშო.
“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, პირველ ტურში. Costantino is clear that he is coming to fight on აპრილი 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 – კარგად, 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 April 23rd.”
“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,” თქვა NEF-ის თანამფლობელმა და მაჭანკლმა მეტ პეტერსონმა. “კარგად, 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.”
New England იბრძვის "მომდევნო ღონისძიება, "NEF 22: ყველა გზა აქ,"ხდება შაბათი, აპრილი 23, 2016 იმ Androscoggin Bank Colisée ლევისტონშო, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 და გაყიდვის შესახებ ახლა www.TheColisee.com ან დარეკვით Colisée სალაროებში 207.783.2009 x 525. დამატებითი ინფორმაციისათვის, მოვლენა და ბრძოლის განყოფილებიდან განახლება, გთხოვთ, ეწვიოთ ხელშეწყობა ვებგვერდზე www.NewEnglandFights.com. გარდა ამისა,, თქვენ შეგიძლიათ უყუროთ NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, მოჰყვება მათ Twitternefights და შეუერთდება ოფიციალური Facebook ჯგუფი "New England იბრძვის".
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (თებერვალი 11, 2015) – A fifth and final main card fight has been added to “Bellator 150: Galvao წინააღმდეგ. Dantas 2” at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on თებერვალი 26, ახალი ამბები, რომ Kendall Grove (22-15) has agreed to fight Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1).
გარდა ამისა,, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) ყოფილი ჩემპიონი Eduardo "დუდუ" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, დავით Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5). "Bellator 150: Galvao წინააღმდეგ. Dantas 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 Cheick კონგო (23-10-2) წინააღმდეგ Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
The contests make up the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao წინააღმდეგ. Dantas 2,” რომელიც გადის პირდაპირ ეთერში Spike at 9 საათამდე. და/8 საათამდე. CT, ხოლო წინასწარი სმით ნაკადი პირდაპირ ეთერში Bellator.com და Bellator მობილური აპლიკაცია.
ბილეთები "Bellator 150: Galvao წინააღმდეგ. Dantas 2 " რომელიც იწყება მხოლოდ $27, ამჟამად იყიდება KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, ისევე როგორც Kansas Star Arena სალაროებში.
Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Joey Beltran at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," სექტემბერში. 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 Brandon Halsey.
A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated ბენ რეიტერის the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: კატო vs. Manhoef ". It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"ერთად 12 მისი 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.
სრული "Bellator 150: Galvao წინააღმდეგ. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick კონგო (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
Bellator MMA მსუბუქი მხატვრული Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco France (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
წინასწარი ბარათი:
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Babene (16-11) vs. Brandon Farran (12-10)
Bellator MMA Featherweight მხატვრული Bout: Gaston გაერთიანებული (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight მხატვრული Bout: David Hammons (1-1) vs. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) vs. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Bellator MMA მსუბუქი მხატვრული Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA Featherweight მხატვრული Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA Welterweight მხატვრული Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Bellator MMA მსუბუქი მხატვრული Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)
SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (თებერვალი 10, 2015) – The main card of "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” onმარტი 4 is complete with today’s announcement that Gilbert Smith (12-4) will replace Michael გვერდი and now face Fernando Gonzalez (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.
გარდა ამისა,, Sirwan Kakai (12-3) გახდის მისი სარეკლამო დებიუტი წინააღმდეგ ჯო ტაიმანგლო (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.
ბილეთების "Bellator 151: Warren vs. 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. კარები ღონისძიება გახსნა 5:00 საათამდე. CT ადგილობრივი დრო, with the first contest taking place one hour later.
"Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” გადის ცოცხალი და უფასო სპაიკ 9 საათამდე. და/8 საათამდე. CT, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com და Bellator მობილური აპლიკაცია.
Smith will be making his Bellator MMA debut against a fighter who is currently in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. "Midnight 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: Dynamite 1 " event in September, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renowned striker პოლ "Semtex" Daley. 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 იბრძვის. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.
განახლებულია "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Joe Warren (13-4) vs. Darrion Caldwell (8-0)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Gilbert Smith (12-4) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (24-13)
Bellator MMA Featherweight მხატვრული Bout: Yamauchi up (19-2) vs. Bubba Jenkins (10-2)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Sirwan Kakai (12-3) vs. ჯო ტაიმანგლო (21-6-1)
წინასწარი ბარათი:
Bellator MMA Featherweight წინასწარი Bout: კრის ჯონსი (10-3) vs. Ray Wood (5-1)
Bellator MMA bantamweight წინასწარი Bout: სტივ გარსია (6-0) vs. Ricky Turcios (5-0)
Bellator MMA Welterweight წინასწარი Bout: Justin Patterson (6-1) vs. Chance Rencountre (8-1)
Bellator MMA Featherweight წინასწარი Bout: Treston Thomison (8-4) vs. Aaron Roberson (5-3)
Bellator MMA Welterweight წინასწარი Bout: Roger Carroll (16-13) vs. Neiman Gracie (3-0)
Bellator MMA middleweight წინასწარი Bout: Derek Palmer (დებიუტი) vs. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)
Bellator MMA Featherweight წინასწარი Bout: Shane Peterson (13-4) vs. სტივენ Banaszak (5-5)
Lewiston, Maine (თებერვალი 7, 2016) - New England იბრძვის (NEF), ამერიკის ნომერ რეგიონული ბრძოლა ხელშეწყობა, held its most recent event, “NEF 21: პიპ” შაბათი ღამის Androscoggin ბანკი Colisée ლევისტონშო, Maine. 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 “thriller,” Bruce “Pretty Boy” ბოინგტონი (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 “ჭავლი” Berry (11-1) handed Tollison Lewis the first loss of his professional boxing career (2-1) with a second-round stoppage via technical knockout (WHO).
On the amateur MMA portion of the card, three inaugural champions were crowned. Ryan Glover (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 აპრილი 23, 2016, once again at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston.
შედეგები Lewiston, Maine:
პროფესიული კრივი
Brandon Berry def. Tollison Lewis via TKO, მრგვალი 2
Evincii Dixon def. Antonio Chaves Fernandez via unanimous decision
Crowsneck Boutin fought Joel Bishop to a unanimous draw
PROFESSIONAL MMA
Bruce ბოინგტონი def. Jon Lemke via split decision (Boyington retains lightweight title)
Josh Lange def. Derek Shorey via rear-naked choke, მრგვალი 1
Zach Elkins def. Mike Hansen via guillotine, მრგვალი 1
CJ Ewer def. Zenon Herrera via ankle lock submission, მრგვალი 1
Alex Henry def. Andrew Tripp via KO, მრგვალი 1
Brandon Warne def. Norman Fox via guillotine, მრგვალი 1
Amateur MMA
Ryan Glover def. Mike Williams via armbar, მრგვალი 2 (Glover wins light heavyweight title)
Ricky Dexter def. Caleb Farrington via TKO, მრგვალი 1 (Dexter wins welterweight title)
Johnny ხელოვნება def. Henry Clark via TKO, მრგვალი 3 (Crafts wins bantamweight title)
Rafael Velado def. Mike Peitersen via split decision
Erin Lamonte def. Randi Beth Boyington via rear-naked choke, მრგვალი 1
Erik Nelson def. Julio Martinez via unanimous decision
Matt Glover def. Gravin Guillen via TKO, მრგვალი 1
Taylor Costantino def. Frank Johanson via TKO, მრგვალი 1
Brendan Battles def. Dave Smith via TKO, მრგვალი 1
Ras Hylton def. Zak Bergeron via TKO, მრგვალი 1
Adam Nielsen def. Ruben Redman via TKO, მრგვალი 1
Dustin Shorey def. Juan Meneses via TKO, მრგვალი 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, მრგვალი 2
Richmond Pierce Wiegman def. Clifford Redman მეშვეობით TKO, მრგვალი 2
Caleb Costello def. David Thompson via KO, მრგვალი 1
New England იბრძვის "მომდევნო ღონისძიება, "NEF 22: ყველა გზა აქ,” takes place Saturday, აპრილი 23, 2016 იმ Androscoggin Bank Colisée ლევისტონშო, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 და გაყიდვის შესახებ ახლა www.TheColisee.com ან დარეკვით Colisée სალაროებში207.783.2009 x 525. დამატებითი ინფორმაციისათვის, მოვლენა და ბრძოლის განყოფილებიდან განახლება, გთხოვთ, ეწვიოთ ხელშეწყობა ვებგვერდზე www.NewEnglandFights.com. გარდა ამისა,, თქვენ შეგიძლიათ უყუროთ NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, მოჰყვება მათ Twitternefights და შეუერთდება ოფიციალური Facebook ჯგუფი "New England იბრძვის".
SANTA MONICA (თებერვალი 6, 2015) - Bellator MMA ამაყობს აცხადებს ხელმოწერის Chris “The Crippler” Leben (22-11) ექსკლუზიური მრავალწლიანი, მრავალ ბრძოლაში ხელშეკრულება. 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, Calif. and served as a coach at Victory MMA & ფიტნეს. 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 და Josh Koscheck. The 35-year-old has fought elite talent throughout his mixed martial arts tenure, against names the likes of: Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, Brian Stann, Michael Bisping, Patrick Cote, Mark Munoz, and Bellator MMA’s own Alessio საქარა.
“If I were to draw up the prototypical Bellator MMA competitor, there would be parts of Chris [Leben] in there,"Bellator MMA პრეზიდენტი Scott Coker განაცხადა. “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. მე დიდი ფორმის, 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: Benson Henderson, Anastasia Yankova, Lena Ovchynnikova, და სერგეი Kharitonov.
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.”
