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МАИН ЕВЕНТ:
THIAGO MOISÉS vs. DAVID CASTILLO
ЛИГХТВЕИГХТ СВЕТ НАСЛОВ
ЦО-МАИН ЕВЕНТ:
THIAGO ALVES vs. DAVID PUTVIN
CATCHWEIGHT BOUT
ПЕТАК, FEBRUARY 19th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at the UCCU CENTER in OREM, UTAH
Tickets are on sale NOW through ЦагеТик.цом
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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, Пхил Давис, Кинг Мо, Тито Ортиз, Емануел Њутон, Linton Vassell among others.
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 Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, Efren Leyba, и
WMMAA Pan-American president Tomas Yu (центар)
ALBUQUERQUE, Н.М. (Фебруар 15, 2016) – The second annual World MMA Association (ВММАА) Pan-American Congress, recently held at The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce in Albuquerque, Нови Мексико, was a major success by all standards.
“The Pan-American Movement”, as it was named, brought together sports, туризам, 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 и 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, тренери, медиј, 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 Томаш Иу 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,” Иу рекао. “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” Џонс и Карлос Цондит. 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, Др. Justo Pavia. The congress had interesting discussions on the following themes: спортисти, 2016 Expo MMA, structure of the “WMMAA Pan-American Movement”, global officials’ license and database, new era of Digital Sports Marketing Revolution, анд 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, поново, 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. Еди Алварез
САНТА МОНИКА, Калиф. (Фебруар 12, 2015) – When sifting through a list of Bellator MMA’s greatest fights, few names appear as often as "Гвоздени" Мајкл Чендлер (14-3).
Данас, 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 Скот Цокер. “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, наводећи: “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,", Рекао је Чендлер. “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. Као и увек, 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 Патрицки "Питбулл" Фреире, Марцин Хелд, Rick Hawn, и Дејвид рицкелс (2к). Of his 14 осваја као професионалац, Chandler has amassed 12 victories before reaching the judges’ scorecards.
Chandler remains in Bellator’s lightweight division, which includes kingpin Вил Брукс, упоредо са Џош Томсон, Брендон Гиртз, Мелвин Гуиллард, Бенсон Хендерсон, Брент Примус, Дерек Андерсон, иВи Авад.
Левистон, Мејн (Фебруар 12, 2016) - Нев Енгланд Фигхтс (НЕФ), Број један регионални борба промоција Америке, одржаће свој следећи догађај, “НЕФ 22: Сви путеви воде овде” о Субота, Април 22, 2016на Андросцоггин банке Цолисее у Левистону, Мејн. The fight card will feature a mix of mixed-martial-arts (ММА) and professional boxing bouts. Раније данас, NEF announced the addition of a featherweight contest to the amateur portion of the “НЕФ 22” Борба картица. Bantamweight Champion Јохнни занат (4-0) will move up in weight to face Taylor Costantino (2-1) на 145 килограма.
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 (БЈЈ) brown belt out of Team New England United (НОВО). He also cross-trains with Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (ЦМБЈЈ) Левистон.
“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 “НЕФ 21.” It took him a mere 25-seconds to down Frank Johanson (0-1), a training partner of Crafts at CMBJJ, у првом кругу. Costantino is clear that he is coming to fight on Април 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 – добро, 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,” рекао НЕФ сувласник и сваха Мет Питерсон. “Добро, 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.”
Нев Енгланд бори "следећи догађај, "НЕФ 22: Сви путеви воде овде," одвија Субота, Април 23, 2016 на Андросцоггин банке Цолисее у Левистону, Мејн. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 и су на продају сада у ввв.ТхеЦолисее.цом или позивом на бок оффице Цолисее на 207.783.2009 к 525. За више информација о новостима догађаја и ФИГХТ ЦАРД, посетите сајт промоцији је у ввв.НевЕнгландФигхтс.цом. Додатно, можете гледати видео записе на НЕФ ввв.иоутубе.цом/НЕФММА, пратите их на Твиттер@нефигхтс и придружите званичну Фацебоок групу "Нев Енгланд борби."
САНТА МОНИКА, Калиф. (Фебруар 11, 2015) – A fifth and final main card fight has been added to “Беллатор 150: Галвао вс. Dantas 2” at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on Фебруар 26, with the news that Кендалл Грове (22-15) has agreed to fight Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1).
Додатно, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Маркос "Лоро" Галвао (17-6-1) против бившег шампиона Едуардо "Дуду" Дантас (17-4) and hometown favorite, Дејвид рицкелс (16-4, 1 НЦ) will return to action against Боби Купер (12-5). "Беллатор 150: Галвао вс. Дантас 2 " also features the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she meets Ребецца Рутх (5-1) and a heavyweight co-main event of Цхеицк Конго (23-10-2) против Винициус Куеироз (8-3)
The contests make up the televised portion of “Беллатор 150: Галвао вс. Дантас 2,” која емитује уживо на Спике у 9 п.м. И/8 п.м. ЦТ, док прелиминарни напади ће стреам уживо Беллатор.цом и Беллатор за мобилне уређаје.
Улазнице за "Беллатор 150: Галвао вс. Дантас 2 " која се крећу од само $27, су у продаји сада у КансасСтарЕвентЦентер.цом or Ticketmaster.com, као и благајнама Канзас Стар Арена.
Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Џои Белтран у "Беллатор 143: Ворен вс. Дејвис," у септембру. Победник у “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 Брендон Халсеи.
A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated Бен Рајтер the first loss of his young career at "Беллатор 146: Като Вс. Манхоеф. " It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"Са 12 његовог 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.
Комплетан "Беллатор 150: Галвао вс. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Марцос Галвао (17-6-1) вс. Едуардо Дантас (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Цхеицк Конго (23-10-2) вс. Винициус Куеироз (8-3)
Беллатор ВМА Лаган функција Боут: Дејв рицкелс (16-4, 1 НЦ) вс. Боби Купер (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Кендалл Грове (22-15) вс. Франциско Француска (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) вс. Ребецца Рутх (5-1)
Прелиминарни картица:
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Babene (16-11) вс. Brandon Farran (12-10)
Беллатор ВМА Феатхервеигхт функција Боут: Гастон Реино (5-0) вс. Цхука Вилис (6-2)
Беллатор ВМА Хеавивеигхт функција Боут: David Hammons (1-1) вс. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) вс. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Беллатор ВМА Лаган функција Боут: Marcio Navarro (14-11) вс. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Беллатор ВМА Феатхервеигхт функција Боут: Thai Clark (5-0) вс. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Беллатор ВМА Велтервеигхт боут функција: Manny Meraz (7-1) вс. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Беллатор ВМА Лаган функција Боут: Jason Witt (7-2) вс. Jonathan Gary (11-6)
SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO
САНТА МОНИКА, Цалиф. (Фебруар 10, 2015) – The main card of "Беллатор 151: Ворен вс. Caldwell” оМарт 4 is complete with today’s announcement that Гилберт Смит (12-4) will replace Мицхаел Паге and now face Фернандо Гонзалес (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.
Додатно, Сирван Какаи (12-3) ће направити свој деби против промотивну Џо Таимангло (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.
Улазнице за "Беллатор 151: Ворен вс. 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. Врата за случај отвореном у 5:00 п.м. ЦТ Локално време, with the first contest taking place one hour later.
"Беллатор 151: Ворен вс. Caldwell” емитује уживо и бесплатно на КЛАСУ у 9 п.м. И/8 п.м. ЦТ, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Беллатор.цом и Беллатор за мобилне уређаје.
Smith will be making his Bellator MMA debut against a fighter who is currently in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. "Поноћ 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 "Беллатор ММА: Динамите 1 " event in September, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renowned striker Павле "Семтекс" Дејли. 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 туче. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.
Ажурирано "Беллатор 151: Ворен вс. Caldwell” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Џо Ворен (13-4) вс. Даррион Цалдвелл (8-0)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Гилберт Смит (12-4) вс. Фернандо Гонзалес (24-13)
Беллатор ВМА Феатхервеигхт функција Боут: Иамауцхи до (19-2) вс. Бубба Џенкинс (10-2)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Сирван Какаи (12-3) вс. Џо Таимангло (21-6-1)
Прелиминарни картица:
Беллатор ВМА Феатхервеигхт Прелиминарни Боут: Цхрис Јонес (10-3) вс. Раи Дрво (5-1)
Беллатор ВМА Хеавивеигхт Прелиминарни Боут: Стив Гарсија (6-0) вс. Ricky Turcios (5-0)
Беллатор ВМА Велтервеигхт боут Прелиминарни: Џастин Патерсон (6-1) вс. Chance Rencountre (8-1)
Беллатор ВМА Феатхервеигхт Прелиминарни Боут: Трестон Тхомисон (8-4) вс. Aaron Roberson (5-3)
Беллатор ВМА Велтервеигхт боут Прелиминарни: Роџер Царролл (16-13) вс. Неиман Грацие (3-0)
Беллатор ВМА Лигхтвеигхт Прелиминарни Боут: Derek Palmer (Деби) вс. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)
Беллатор ВМА Феатхервеигхт Прелиминарни Боут: Shane Peterson (13-4) вс. Стивен Банасзак (5-5)
Левистон, Мејн (Фебруар 7, 2016) - Нев Енгланд Фигхтс (НЕФ), Број један регионални борба промоција Америке, held its most recent event, “НЕФ 21: Тхе Имморталс” Субота нигхт ат тхе Андросцоггин банке Цолисее у Левистону, Мејн. The Colisée was a packed house for the promotion’s second hybrid mixed-martial-arts (ММА) 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,” Брус “Претти Бои” Боиингтон (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 “Тхе Цаннон” Бобица (11-1) handed Tollison Lewis the first loss of his professional boxing career (2-1) with a second-round stoppage via technical knockout (ТКО).
On the amateur MMA portion of the card, three inaugural champions were crowned. Рајан Гловер (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 Април 23, 2016, once again at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston.
Резултати од Левистону, Мејн:
ПРОФЕСИОНАЛНА БОКС
Брендон Бери Деф. Tollison Lewis via TKO, круг 2
Evincii Dixon def. Antonio Chaves Fernandez via unanimous decision
Crowsneck Boutin fought Joel Bishop to a unanimous draw
ПРОФЕСИОНАЛНА ВМА
Брус Боиингтон деф. Jon Lemke via split decision (Boyington retains lightweight title)
Josh Lange def. Derek Shorey via rear-naked choke, круг 1
Zach Elkins def. Mike Hansen via guillotine, круг 1
ЦЈ Евер Деф. Zenon Herrera via ankle lock submission, круг 1
Alex Henry def. Andrew Tripp via KO, круг 1
Brandon Warne def. Norman Fox via guillotine, круг 1
АМАТЕРСКИ ВМА
Рајан Гловер деф. Mike Williams via armbar, круг 2 (Glover wins light heavyweight title)
Рицки Дектер деф. Caleb Farrington via TKO, круг 1 (Dexter wins welterweight title)
Јохнни занат деф. Henry Clark via TKO, круг 3 (Crafts wins bantamweight title)
Рафаел Веладо Деф. Mike Peitersen via split decision
Ерин Ламонте Деф. Randi Beth Boyington via rear-naked choke, круг 1
Erik Nelson def. Julio Martinez via unanimous decision
Matt Glover def. Gravin Guillen via TKO, круг 1
Taylor Costantino def. Frank Johanson via TKO, круг 1
Brendan Battles def. Dave Smith via TKO, круг 1
Ras Hylton def. Zak Bergeron via TKO, круг 1
Adam Nielsen def. Ruben Redman via TKO, круг 1
Dustin Shorey def. Juan Meneses via TKO, круг 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, круг 2
Richmond Pierce Wiegman def. Клифорд Редман ТКО, круг 2
Caleb Costello def. David Thompson via KO, круг 1
Нев Енгланд бори "следећи догађај, "НЕФ 22: Сви путеви воде овде,” takes place Saturday, Април 23, 2016 на Андросцоггин банке Цолисее у Левистону, Мејн. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 и су на продају сада у ввв.ТхеЦолисее.цом или позивом на бок оффице Цолисее на207.783.2009 к 525. За више информација о новостима догађаја и ФИГХТ ЦАРД, посетите сајт промоцији је у ввв.НевЕнгландФигхтс.цом. Додатно, можете гледати видео записе на НЕФ ввв.иоутубе.цом/НЕФММА, пратите их на Твиттер@нефигхтс и придружите званичну Фацебоок групу "Нев Енгланд борби."
САНТА МОНИКА (Фебруар 6, 2015) - Беллатор ВМА са поносом најављује потписивање Chris “The Crippler” Leben (22-11) ексклузивном мулти-иеар, Мулти-борба уговор. 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, Калиф. and served as a coach at Victory MMA & Фитнес. 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 и Јосх Косцхецк. The 35-year-old has fought elite talent throughout his mixed martial arts tenure, against names the likes of: Вандерлеи Силва, Андерсон Силва, Бриан Станн, Мицхаел Биспинг, Patrick Cote, Марк Муноз, and Bellator MMA’s own Алессио Сакара.
“If I were to draw up the prototypical Bellator MMA competitor, there would be parts of Chris [Leben] in there,", Рекао је председник Беллатор ММА Скот Кокер. “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. Ја сам у одличној форми, 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: Бенсон Хендерсон, Anastasia Yankova, Lena Ovchynnikova, и Сергеј Харитонов.
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.”
