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Main Event:
THIAGO MOISÉS vs. DAVID CASTILLO
LENGVOJO pasaulio čempionų titulą
CO-Main Event:
THIAGO ALVES vs. DAVID PUTVIN
CATCHWEIGHT BOUT
Penktadienis, FEBRUARY 19th LIVE ant AXS TV
LIVE at the UCCU CENTER in OREM, UTAH
Tickets are on sale NOW through 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, Philas Davis, Karalius Mo, Tito Ortiz, Emanuel Newton, Linton Vassell among others.
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 Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, Efren Leyba, ir
WMMAA Pan-American president Tomas Yu (centras)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Vasaris 15, 2016) – The second annual World MMA Association (WMMAA) Pan-American Congress, recently held at The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce in Albuquerque, Naujoji Meksika, was a major success by all standards.
“The Pan-American Movement”, as it was named, brought together sports, turizmas, 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 ir 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, treneriai, Žiniasklaida, 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 J. 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,” J. sakė. “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 tinklalapis, former UFC champion Jon “Bones” Jonesas ir Carlos Condit. Participants heard from many respected speakers such as Health Committee Director Curt Chavez from eVOLV Strong, Hektoras Molina, Director of PANAM Regulatory Committee and Director of PANAM Medical Committee, Dr. Justo Pavia. The congress had interesting discussions on the following themes: sportininkai, 2016 Expo MMA, structure of the “WMMAA Pan-American Movement”, global officials’ license and database, new era of Digital Sports Marketing Revolution, ir 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, dar kartą, 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. Eddie Alvarez
SANTA MONICA, Kalifas. (Vasaris 12, 2015) – When sifting through a list of Bellator MMA’s greatest fights, few names appear as often as "Geležinis" Michael Chandler (14-3).
Šiandien, 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, nurodydamas: “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,"Chandler sakė. “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. Kaip visada, 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 Held, Rick Hawn, ir Davidas RICKELS (2x). Of his 14 Laimėta kaip profesionalus, Chandler has amassed 12 victories before reaching the judges’ scorecards.
Chandler remains in Bellator’s lightweight division, which includes kingpin Ar Brooks, kartu su Joshas "Thomson, Brandonas Girtz, Melvinas Guillard, Benson Henderson, "Brent" Primus, Derekas Andersonas, irJūs Awad.
Lewiston, Meino (Vasaris 12, 2016) - Naujosios Anglijos Kovų (NEF), Amerikos numeris vienas regioninis kova skatinimas, atliks savo renginį, “NEF 22: Visi keliai veda čia” apie Šeštadienis, Balandis 22, 2016tuo Androscoggin Bank Colisée Lewiston, Meino. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) ir profesionalių bokso seansų. Anksčiau šiandien, NEF announced the addition of a featherweight contest to the amateur portion of the “NEF 22” Kova skyriaus. Bantamweight Champion Johnny amatų (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 (NAUJAS). He also cross-trains with Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) Lewiston.
“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, pirmajame etape. Costantino is clear that he is coming to fight on Balandis 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 – gerai, 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,” said NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Gerai, 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.”
Naujosios Anglijos kovų "Kitas renginys, "NEF 22: Visi keliai veda čia,"Vyksta Šeštadienis, Balandis 23, 2016 tuo Androscoggin Bank Colisée Lewiston, Meino. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 ir yra parduoti dabar www.TheColisee.com arba paskambinus COLISEE dėžutė biurą 207.783.2009 x 525. Daugiau informacijos apie renginį ir kovoti kortelių atnaujinimus, apsilankykite skatinimo tinklapyje adresu www.NewEnglandFights.com. Papildomai, Jūs galite žiūrėti NEF vaizdo įrašus www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, jų laikytis Twitternefights ir prisijungti prie oficialaus "Facebook" grupė "Naujosios Anglijos kovoja."
SANTA MONICA, Kalifas. (Vasaris 11, 2015) – A fifth and final main card fight has been added to “Bellator 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2” at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on Vasaris 26, with the news that Kendall Grove (22-15) has agreed to fight Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1).
Papildomai, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvão (17-6-1) prieš buvusio čempionas Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, Davidas RICKELS (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby Cooperis (12-5). "Bellator 150: Galvão vs. 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 Kongo (23-10-2) prieš Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
The contests make up the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2,” kuri transliuoja gyventi Spike ne 9 p.m. IR/8 p.m. KT, o preliminarūs seansų transliuos gyvai Bellator.com ir Bellator Mobile App ".
Bilietai "Bellator 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2 " kuri prasideda tik $27, dabar parduodami adresu KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, taip pat Kanzasas žvaigždė Arena kasose.
Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Joey Beltran į "Bellator 143: Warrenas vs. Davis," rugsėjo. 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 Ben Reiter the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef ". It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"Su 12 nuo jo 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.
Užbaigti "Bellator 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvão (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
Bellator MMA Lengvas Žanras Bout: Dave'as RICKELS (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooperis (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Franciskas Prancūzija (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Preliminari kortelė:
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Babene (16-11) vs. Brandon Farran (12-10)
Bellator MMA lengvas Žanras Bout: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)
Bellator MMA sunkiasvoris Žanras 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 Lengvas Žanras Bout: Marso Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA lengvas Žanras Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA negu vidutinis svoris Žanras Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Bellator MMA Lengvas Žanras Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)
SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO
SANTA MONICA, Kalifas. (Vasaris 10, 2015) – The main card of "Bellator 151: Warrenas vs. Caldwell” apieKovas 4 is complete with today’s announcement that Gilbertas Smithas (12-4) will replace Michael Page and now face Fernando Gonzalezas (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.
Papildomai, Sirwan Kakai (12-3) bus padaryti savo reklaminį debiutavo prieš Joe Taimanglo (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.
Bilietai "Bellator 151: Warrenas 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. Durys renginio atidaryti 5:00 p.m. KT vietinis laikas, with the first contest taking place one hour later.
"Bellator 151: Warrenas vs. Caldwell” transliuoja gyvai ir nemokamai Spike ne 9 p.m. IR/8 p.m. KT, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com ir Bellator Mobile App ".
Smith will be making his Bellator MMA debut against a fighter who is currently in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. "Vidurnakčio 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: Dinamitas 1 " event in September, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renowned striker Paulius "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 kovas. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.
Atnaujinta "Bellator 151: Warrenas vs. Caldwell” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Joe Warren (13-4) vs. Darrion Caldwell (8-0)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Gilbertas Smithas (12-4) vs. Fernando Gonzalezas (24-13)
Bellator MMA lengvas Žanras Bout: Yamauchi iki (19-2) vs. Bubba Jenkins (10-2)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Sirwan Kakai (12-3) vs. Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1)
Preliminari kortelė:
Bellator MMA lengvas Preliminari Bout: Chrisas Jonesas (10-3) vs. Ray Mediena (5-1)
Bellator MMA Gaidys Preliminari Bout: Steve'as Garcia (6-0) vs. Ricky Turcios (5-0)
Bellator MMA negu vidutinis svoris Preliminari Bout: Justinas Patterson (6-1) vs. Chance Rencountre (8-1)
Bellator MMA lengvas Preliminari Bout: Treston Thomison (8-4) vs. Aaron Roberson (5-3)
Bellator MMA negu vidutinis svoris Preliminari Bout: Rogeris Carroll (16-13) vs. Neiman Gracie (3-0)
Bellator MMA Artimieji Preliminari Bout: Derek Palmer (Debiutas) vs. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)
Bellator MMA lengvas Preliminari Bout: Shane Peterson (13-4) vs. Stephenas Banaszak (5-5)
Lewiston, Meino (Vasaris 7, 2016) - Naujosios Anglijos Kovų (NEF), Amerikos numeris vienas regioninis kova skatinimas, held its most recent event, “NEF 21: Nemirtingųjų” Šeštadienis naktį Androscoggin Bank Colisée Lewiston, Meino. 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'as “Gana Vaikinas” 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 “Cannon” Uoga (11-1) handed Tollison Lewis the first loss of his professional boxing career (2-1) with a second-round stoppage via technical knockout (PSO).
On the amateur MMA portion of the card, three inaugural champions were crowned. Ryanas 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 Balandis 23, 2016, once again at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston.
Rezultatai iš Lewiston, Meino:
PROFESINĖS Boksas
Brandon Uoga def. Tollison Lewis via TKO, turas 2
Evincii Dixon def. Antonio Chaves Fernandez via unanimous decision
Crowsneck Boutin fought Joel Bishop to a unanimous draw
PROFESINĖS MMA
Bruce'as Boyington Gyn. Jon Lemke via split decision (Boyington retains lightweight title)
Josh Lange def. Derek Shorey via rear-naked choke, turas 1
Zach Elkins def. Mike Hansen via guillotine, turas 1
CJ ąsotis def. Zenon Herrera via ankle lock submission, turas 1
Alex Henry def. Andrew Tripp via KO, turas 1
Brandon Warne def. Norman Fox via guillotine, turas 1
MĖGĖJŲ MMA
Ryanas Glover def. Mike Williams via armbar, turas 2 (Glover wins light heavyweight title)
Ricky Dexter def. Caleb Farrington via TKO, turas 1 (Dexter wins welterweight title)
Johnny amatų def. Henry Clark via TKO, turas 3 (Crafts wins bantamweight title)
Rafaelis Velado def. Mike Peitersen via split decision
Erin Lamonte def. Randi Beth Boyington via rear-naked choke, turas 1
Erik Nelson def. Julio Martinez via unanimous decision
Matt Glover def. Gravin Guillen via TKO, turas 1
Taylor Costantino def. Frank Johanson via TKO, turas 1
Brendan Battles def. Dave Smith via TKO, turas 1
Rasas Hyltonas įveikė. Zak Bergeron via TKO, turas 1
Adam Nielsen def. Ruben Redman via TKO, turas 1
Dustin Shorey def. Juan Meneses via TKO, turas 1
Tomas Burgessas nugalėjo. Caleb Swoveland via unanimous decision
Chad Murillo def. Tony Agust via split decision
Jake Denham def. Justin Witham via verbal submission, turas 2
Richmond Pierce Wiegman def. Clifford Redman per TKO, turas 2
Caleb Costello įveikė. David Thompson via KO, turas 1
Naujosios Anglijos kovų "Kitas renginys, "NEF 22: Visi keliai veda čia,” takes place Saturday, Balandis 23, 2016 tuo Androscoggin Bank Colisée Lewiston, Meino. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 ir yra parduoti dabar www.TheColisee.com arba paskambinus COLISEE dėžutė biurą207.783.2009 x 525. Daugiau informacijos apie renginį ir kovoti kortelių atnaujinimus, apsilankykite skatinimo tinklapyje adresu www.NewEnglandFights.com. Papildomai, Jūs galite žiūrėti NEF vaizdo įrašus www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, jų laikytis Twitternefights ir prisijungti prie oficialaus "Facebook" grupė "Naujosios Anglijos kovoja."
SANTA MONICA (Vasaris 6, 2015) - Bellator MMA yra didžiuojamės galėdami pranešti, pasirašymo Chris “The Crippler” Leben (22-11) su išskirtiniu daugelio metų, kelių kova sutartis. 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, Kalifas. and served as a coach at Victory MMA & Fitnesas. 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 ir Joshas 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, Michaelas Bisping, Patrikas Kotas, Pažymėti Munoz, and Bellator MMA’s own Alessio Sakara.
“If I were to draw up the prototypical Bellator MMA competitor, there would be parts of Chris [Leben] in there,"Bellator MMA prezidentas Scottas Coker sakė. “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. Aš labai formos, 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, ir Sergejus 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.”
