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MAIN EVENT:
THIAGO MOISÉS vs.. DAVID CASTILLO
LICHTGEWICHT WERELD TITEL
Co-main event:
THIAGO ALVES vs.. DAVID PUTVIN
CATCHWEIGHT BOUT
Vrijdag, 19 FEBRUARI LIVE op AXS TV
LEEF in het UCCU CENTER in OREM, UTAH
Tickets zijn NU te koop via 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, Phil Davis, Koning Mo, Tito Ortiz, Emanuel Newton, Linton Vassell among others.
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 Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, Efren Leyba, en
WMMAA Pan-American president Tomas Yu (centrum)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Februari 15, 2016) – De tweede jaarlijkse World MMA Association (WMMAA) Pan-Amerikaans congres, 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, toerisme, 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 en 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, coaches, media, 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 zei. “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 en 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: atleten, 2016 Expo MMA, structure of the “WMMAA Pan-American Movement”, global officials’ license and database, new era of Digital Sports Marketing Revolution, en de 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“KOPPELING” – 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.
De 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, nogmaals, 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, Calif. (Februari 12, 2015) – When sifting through a list of Bellator MMA’s greatest fights, few names appear as often as "Iron" Michael Chandler (14-3).
Vandaag, 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, onder vermelding van: “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,"Zei Chandler. “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. Zoals altijd, 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, en David Rickels (2X). Of his 14 wint als een professional, Chandler has amassed 12 victories before reaching the judges’ scorecards.
Chandler remains in Bellator’s lightweight division, which includes kingpin Will Brooks, samen met Josh Thomson, Brandon Girtz, Melvin Guillard, Benson Henderson, Brent Primus, Derek Anderson, enJe Awad.
Lewiston, Maine (Februari 12, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerika's nummer een regionale strijd promotie, zal zijn volgende evenement te houden, “NEF 22: Alle wegen leiden HIER” op Zaterdag, April 22, 2016bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. De strijd kaart zal een mix van mixed-martial-arts voorzien (MMA) en professioneel boksen vlagen. Eerder vandaag, NEF announced the addition of a featherweight contest to the amateur portion of the “NEF 22” strijd kaart. Bantamweight Champion Johnny Ambachten (4-0) will move up in weight to face Taylor Costantino (2-1) op 145 pond.
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 (NIEUW). He also cross-trains with Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) in 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, in de eerste ronde. Costantino is clear that he is coming to fight on April 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 – goed, 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 april.”
“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,” zei NEF mede-eigenaar en matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Goed, 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.”
volgende evenement New England Fights ', "NEF 22: Alle wegen leiden HIER," vindt plaats Zaterdag, April 23, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets voor “NEF 22” beginnen bij slechts $25 en zijn nu te koop bij www.TheColisee.com of door te bellen naar het Colisée box office op 207.783.2009 X 525. Voor meer informatie over het evenement en de strijd kaart updates, kunt u terecht op de website van de promotie bij www.NewEnglandFights.com. Bovendien, kunt u NEF video's te bekijken op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, volg ze op Twitternefights en toetreden tot de officiële Facebook-groep "New England Fights."
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Februari 11, 2015) – A fifth and final main card fight has been added to “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2” at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on Februari 26, with the news that Kendall Grove (22-15) has agreed to fight Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1).
Bovendien, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) tegen de voormalige kampioen Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5). "Bellator 150: Galvao 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) tegen Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
The contests make up the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2,” die uitgezonden live op Spike bij 9 p.m. EN/8 p.m. CT, terwijl de voorlopige periodes live op zal streamen Bellator.com en De Bellator Mobile App.
Tickets voor "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " die beginnen bij slechts $27, zijn nu te koop bij KansasStarEventCenter.com of Ticketmaster.com, evenals de Kansas Star Arena box office.
Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Joey Beltran bij "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," in september. De winnaar van “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,"Met 12 zijn 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.
Complete "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. 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 Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
Bellator MMA Lichtgewicht Feature 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)
Voorlopige Card:
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Babene (16-11) vs. Brandon Farran (12-10)
Bellator MMA vedergewicht Feature Bout: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)
Bellator MMA Zwaargewicht Feature 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 Lichtgewicht Feature Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA vedergewicht Feature Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA weltergewicht Feature Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Bellator MMA Lichtgewicht Feature Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)
SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Februari 10, 2015) – The main card of "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” opMaart 4 is complete with today’s announcement that Gilbert Smith (12-4) will replace Michael Pagina and now face Fernando Gonzalez (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.
Bovendien, Sirwan Kakai (12-3) zal zijn promotie-debuut tegen Joe Taimanglo (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.
Tickets voor "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. Deuren voor het evenement geopend 5:00 p.m. CT lokale tijd, with the first contest taking place one hour later.
"Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” uitgezonden live en gratis op SPIKE bij 9 p.m. EN/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com en De 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. "Middernacht 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 Paul "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 gevechten. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.
Bijgewerkt "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 vedergewicht Feature Bout: Yamauchi up (19-2) vs. Bubba Jenkins (10-2)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Sirwan Kakai (12-3) vs. Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1)
Voorlopige Card:
Bellator MMA vedergewicht Voorlopige Bout: Chris Jones (10-3) vs. Ray Wood (5-1)
Bellator MMA bantamgewicht Voorlopige Bout: Steve Garcia (6-0) vs. Ricky Turcios (5-0)
Bellator MMA weltergewicht Voorlopige Bout: Justin Patterson (6-1) vs. Kans Rencountre (8-1)
Bellator MMA vedergewicht Voorlopige Bout: Treston Thomison (8-4) vs. Aaron Roberson (5-3)
Bellator MMA weltergewicht Voorlopige Bout: Roger Carroll (16-13) vs. Neiman Gracie (3-0)
Bellator MMA middengewicht Voorlopige Bout: Derek Palmer (Debuut) vs. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)
Bellator MMA vedergewicht Voorlopige Bout: Shane Peterson (13-4) vs. Stephen Banaszak (5-5)
Lewiston, Maine (Februari 7, 2016) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerika's nummer een regionale strijd promotie, hield zijn meest recente gebeurtenis, “NEF 21: IMMORTALS” Zaterdag nacht in de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, 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” 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 “De Cannon” Bes (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 April 23, 2016, once again at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston.
De resultaten van Lewiston, Maine:
Professioneel boksen
Brandon Berry def. Tollison Lewis via TKO, ronde 2
Evincii Dixon def. Antonio Chaves Fernandez via unanimous decision
Crowsneck Boutin fought Joel Bishop to a unanimous draw
PROFESSIONAL MMA
Bruce Boyington def. Jon Lemke via split decision (Boyington retains lightweight title)
Josh Lange def. Derek Shorey via rear-naked choke, ronde 1
Zach Elkins def. Mike Hansen via guillotine, ronde 1
CJ Ewer def. Zenon Herrera via ankle lock submission, ronde 1
Alex Henry def. Andrew Tripp via KO, ronde 1
Brandon Warne def. Norman Fox via guillotine, ronde 1
AMATEUR MMA
Ryan Glover def. Mike Williams via armbar, ronde 2 (Glover wins light heavyweight title)
Ricky Dexter def. Caleb Farrington via TKO, ronde 1 (Dexter wins welterweight title)
Johnny Crafts def. Henry Clark via TKO, ronde 3 (Crafts wins bantamweight title)
Rafael Velado def. Mike Peitersen via split decision
Erin Lamonte def. Randi Beth Boyington via rear-naked choke, ronde 1
Erik Nelson def. Julio Martinez via unanimous decision
Matt Glover def. Gravin Guillen via TKO, ronde 1
Taylor Costantino def. Frank Johanson via TKO, ronde 1
Brendan Battles def. Dave Smith via TKO, ronde 1
Ras Hylton zeker. Zak Bergeron via TKO, ronde 1
Adam Nielsen def. Ruben Redman via TKO, ronde 1
Dustin Shorey def. Juan Meneses via TKO, ronde 1
Tom Burgess zeker. Caleb Swoveland via unanimous decision
Chad Murillo def. Tony Agust via split decision
Jake Denham def. Justin Witham via verbal submission, ronde 2
Richmond Pierce Wiegman def. Clifford Redman via TKO, ronde 2
Caleb Costello def. David Thompson via KO, ronde 1
volgende evenement New England Fights ', "NEF 22: Alle wegen leiden HIER,” takes place Saturday, April 23, 2016 bij de Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets voor “NEF 22” beginnen bij slechts $25 en zijn nu te koop bij www.TheColisee.com of door te bellen naar het Colisée box office op207.783.2009 X 525. Voor meer informatie over het evenement en de strijd kaart updates, kunt u terecht op de website van de promotie bij www.NewEnglandFights.com. Bovendien, kunt u NEF video's te bekijken op www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, volg ze op Twitternefights en toetreden tot de officiële Facebook-groep "New England Fights."
SANTA MONICA (Februari 6, 2015) - Bellator MMA is trots op de ondertekening van kondigen Chris “The Crippler” Leben (22-11) een exclusieve meerjarige, multi-gevecht contract. 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 & Geschiktheid. 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 en 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 Sakara.
“If I were to draw up the prototypical Bellator MMA competitor, there would be parts of Chris [leven] in there,"Zei Bellator MMA President Scott Coker. “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. Ik ben in goede vorm, 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, en Sergei 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.”
