(L-R) Sergey Morozov & Pavel Vitruk
ST. PETERSBURG, Rússland (Janúar 14, 2016) – Another potentially explosive match has been added to an already top heavy-loaded M-1 Challenge 64, sér stað Febrúar 19á Ólympíuleikvanginn í Moskvu, eins Pavel Vitruk tekur á Sergey Morozov in a special M-1 Challenge bantamweight semifinal eliminator.
The M-1 Challenge 64 headliner finds newly M-1 Global-signed Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-6-0, M-1: 8-3-0), Rússland, against powerful Estonian challenger Denis Smoldaraev (11-1-0, M-1: 7-1-0) for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.
Í samstarfi lögun, M-1 Challenge léttur meistari Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui (12-3-0, M-1: 2-2-0), berjast af París, defends his title against Belarussian challengerArtiom Damkovsky (20-9-0, M-1: 10-6-0)
M-1 Challenge 64 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Áhorfendur vilja vera fær til horfa á forkeppni átök og helstu kort með því að skrá á að skrá sig á www.M1Global.TV. Fans getur horft á alla aðgerð á tölvum sínum, sem og Android og Apple sviði sími og töflur.
A native of Ukraine fighting out of St. Petersburg, Vitruk (12-2-0, M-1: 6-2-0) is coming off back-to-back losses to American Lee Morrison by decision at M-1 Challenge 55 og Max Coga by third-round decision at M-1 Challenge 58. Representing the famed Alexander Nevsky Club in St. Petersburg, Vitruk has a strong Muay Thai foundation. After fighting exclusively as a featherweight, Vitruk has decided to drop down one weight class and compete as a bantamweight.
Pavel Vitruk (R) displays his effective jab to set-up his other moves
The 26-year-old Morozov (4-0-0, M-1: 2-0-0) is coming off a pair of impressive second-round stoppages via punches over Andy Young á M-1 Challenge 59 og Rijitigala Amuá M-1 Challenge 53. The Kazakh is a hot bantamweight prospect who is equally comfortable on his feet or on the ground.
![]() Morozov is shown here ready to unload on his opponent
The winner of Vitruk vs. Morozov will advance to fight the victor from a soon-to-be announced second title eliminator for the vacant M-1 Challenge bantamweight title.
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PROFESSIONAL WELTERWEIGHT MMA BOUT ADDED TO NEF 21 CARD
Lewiston, Maine (Janúar 14, 2016) - New England Berst (NEF), Ameríku tala-einn svæðisbundin berjast kynningu, mun halda næstu atburði þess, “NEF 21: Immortals” á laugardag, Febrúar 6, 2016 á Androscoggin Bank Colisée í Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Fyrr í dag, the promotion announced the addition of a professional welterweight MMA bout to the fight card. Andrew Tripp (1-0) has signed to face Alex Henry (0-0) á slagsmálum þyngd 170 pund.
Prior to competing in MMA, Andrew Tripp won two state championships wrestling for Massabesic High School in Waterboro, Maine. Currently a member of Team Irish, Tripp will appear in the NEF MMA cage for the first time since May 2013 when he fought at “NEF VII.” He is credited with winning the first fight in the promotion’s history over Tollison Lewis at “NEF I.” After putting together a stellar amateur record of 9-1, and holding the northeast region’s top amateur welterweight ranking, Tripp made his successful professional debut last fall. Febrúar 6, he will be looking for his fifth win in a row.
“I am very excited,” said Tripp. “I’ve missed all the NEF fans and I’ve brought them a newer, better-rounded Tripp to watch in that cage. Alex Henry has never faced an opponent as game as me. I love the kid’s style – no dance, just fight – but he’s going to have to deal with me in that cage on February 6th, and I am going to make sure he won’t be up for the task. I’ll be surprised if we get through the first round.”
Alex Henry has yet to taste defeat in the MMA cage. He has amassed a perfect record of 6-0 since beginning his amateur career in 2013. Henry will make his professional debut at “NEF 21.” He is a member of New York State’s Team Bombsquad, a camp that has produced past NEF MMA headliners like Darrius Heyliger (4-3) and former NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Champion and Titan Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion Des “Predator” Grænn (15-5). Henry has won all three of his most recent bouts via first-round stoppage.
“Andrew and Alex have a combined 16-1 overall record between their amateur and professional careers,” fram NEF meðeigandi og matchmaker Matt Peterson. “One of these two power punchers will be leaving the Colisee with their first professional loss on February 6th. This is a pick ’em fight and a dream addition to an already stellar card.”
New England Berst’ Næst á dagskránni, “NEF 21: Immortals,” sér stað Laugardagur, Febrúar 6, 2016 á Androscoggin Bank Colisée í Lewiston, Maine. Miðar “NEF 21” byrja á bara $25 and are on sale now at www.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Að auki, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, fylgja þeim á Twitternefights og taka þátt í opinberu Facebook "New England berst."
Um New England átök
New England Berst ("NEF") er að berjast viðburðir kynningar fyrirtæki. Verkefni NEF er að skapa hágæða viðburði fyrir bardagamenn Maine og aðdáendur eins. Framkvæmdastjóri lið NEF hefur víðtæka reynslu í Bardagaíþróttir stjórnun, Viðburðir framleiðslu, fjölmiðla samskipti, markaðssetning, lagaleg og auglýsingar.
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RYAN COUTURE-PATRICKY “PITBULL” FREIRE COMPLETES MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 148: DALEY VS. UHRICH’
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Janúar 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) munu standa frammi Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” janúar 29 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.
Bellator officials previously announced two welterweight attractions featuring a main event pitting British slugger Paul "Semtex" Daley (37-13-2) gegn Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) gegn Chris HONEYCUTT (6-0, 1 NC), which will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the Spike-televised main card will be heavyweights Raphael Butler (9-1) og Tony Johnson (9-2).
Að auki, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) mun mæta Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) tekur á Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) berst Eric Huggins (1-0) og John Paul Elias (3-0) mun einnig vera í aðgerð.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. OG/8 p.m. CT, en bráðabirgðatölur lota mun streyma beint á Bellator.com og The Bellator Mobile App á 5 p.m. PT. Miðar á atburði byrja á eini $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Nú engrossed í fjögurra berjast aðlaðandi rák, þ.mt fyrstu tvær keppnir hans með Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Sonur MMA þjóðsaga Randy Couture, fyrrverandi Strikeforce keppandi hefur lokið öllum framangreindum vinnur með aftan nakinn choke uppgjöf. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 £.
Standing opposite of Couture will be the elder “Pitbull” brother, who agreed to the fight on short notice after Derek Anderson was forced to withdraw due to injury. Freire competed during the last event of 2015 and will now make his 14th appearance for Bellator MMA during the first event of 2016. It’s worth noting that 10 of Freire’s wins have come before reaching the judges’ scorecards.
Complete "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” Fight Card
Bellator MMA Welterweight Main Event: Paul Daley (37-13-2) vs. Andy Uhrich (11-5)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chris HONEYCUTT (6-0, 1 NC) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)
Bellator MMA Léttur Lögun Bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Lögun Bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)
Forkeppni Card:
Bellator MMA Featherweight Lögun Bout: Mark Dickman (10-2) vs. Thomas Diagne (5-5-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) vs. Amber Tackett (1-1)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Lögun Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Lögun Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Lögun Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7
Bellator MMA welterweight Lögun Bout: Mason Fowler (2-0) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Paul Ruiz (6-2) vs. Josh San Diego (5-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Matt Perez (1-1) vs. Eugene Cancino (Debut)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Lögun Bout: Nick Bustamante (3-0) vs. Salvador Becerra (4-2)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Jermaine McDermott (1-0) vs. Eric Huggins (1-0)
MIKE RICCI OUT OF WSOF27 WITH INJURY; LUIZ FIRMINO STEPS UP TO FACE CAROS FODOR ON SATURDAY, Janúar 23, LIVE ON NBCSN FROM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
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M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Ramazan Emeev Named M-1 Global’s 2015 Fighter ársins
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ST. PETERSBURG, Rússland (Janúar 12, 2016) – M-1 Challenge middleweight meistari Ramadan Emeev has been named M-1 Global’s 2015 Fighter ársins.
Russian veltivigtar Alexey Kunchenko was selected as “Prospect ársins,” meðanM-1 Challenge 63 was the M-1 Global “Event of the Year.” Emeev (13-3-0, M1: 7-1-0), berjast út úr Rússlandi, was a runaway winner as “Fighter ársins,” garnering 84.5-percent of the votes to easily outdistance runner-up Viktor Nemkov(23-5-0, M-1: 14-4-0), the reigning M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion.
Í 2015, Emeev won both of his M-1 fights with his title-winning submission (Choke) of defending champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in the opening round of their rematch last April at M-1 Challenge 56, and first title defense this past December 4th á M-1 Challenge 63 when American challenger Luigi “The Italian Tank” Fioravanti was unable to answer the bell for the third round.
(L-R) Emeev pounds Fioravanti
Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0), the undefeated Russian, ósigur “Prospect ársins” runner-up Adam “Beard” Yandiev and third-place finisher Raul Tutarauli (6-3-0, M-1: 3-0-0). Kunchenko won all five of his fights in 2015, highlighted by his opening-round stoppages of Dez Parker á M-1 Challenge 57 og Alexandre Ramos á M-1 Challenge 62.
(L-R) Kunchenko vs. RamosM-1 Challenge 63 was headlined by the highly entertaining rematch between defending M-1 Challenge light heavyweight champion Stephan Puetz, Þýskaland, and Nemkov, Rússland, in the latter’s victory by five-round decision. Emeev’s triumph over Fioravanti was the M-1 Challenge 63 samhliða lögun. M-1 Challenge 56, headlined by Emeev’s title-winning performance against Vasilevsky, var “Event of the Year” runner-up.
![]() Nemkov (R) strikes Puetz in M-1 Challenge 63 “Event of the Year”
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WSOF29: GAETHJE VS. FOSTER IS ON! WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT SET FOR MARCH 12 IN LOVELAND, COLORADO LIVE ON NBCSN
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PIVOTAL WELTERWEIGHT PAIRING BETWEEN MICHAEL PAGE-FERNANDO GONZALEZ SET FOR CO-MAIN EVENT OF ‘BELLATOR 151: WARREN VS. CALDWELL’ ON MARCH 4
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Janúar 11, 2016) – The co-main event of Bellator MMA’s return to WinStar World Resort & Casino in Thackerville, OK on March 4 will feature undefeated striking sensation Michael "eitri" Page (9-0) taka á “The Menifee Maniac” Fernando Gonzalez (24-13) í welterweight aðgerð.
Miðar "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. Hurðir fyrir the atburður opinn á 5:00 p.m. CT staðartíma, with the first contest going down one hour later.
Helsta viðburði "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” features yet another undefeated Bellator MMA competitor, þegar Darrion "The Wolf" Caldwell(8-0) andlit “The Baddest Man on the Planet” Joe Warren (13-4). The televised card airs live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. OG/8 p.m. CT, en bráðabirgðatölur lota mun streyma beint á Bellator.com og The Bellator Mobile App. Tilkynnt verður um viðbótar lotur á næstu vikum.
Mixed martial arts fans and pundits alike would be hard-pressed to find a striker as dynamic as Page. Look no further than his last outing against Charlie Ontiveros, or his 65-second knockout of Rudy Bears. Now “Venom” looks to strike against Gonzalez, who is no stranger to being the underdog when he enters the Bellator MMA fray. A proud son of London, England, the 28-year-old Page has only reached the judges’ scorecards once in his nine professional outings and hopes that his first fight since "Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho” is no different.
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-renown kickboxer 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.
What type of shakeup will this pivotal matchup have to the warzone that is the 170-pound division, tune into the third Bellator MMA event in three consecutive weeks on Spike to find out!
Uppfært "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: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (24-13)
Um Bellator MMA:
Bellator MMA er leiðandi Mixed Martial Arts skipulag lögun margir af bestu bardagamenn í heimi. Undir stjórn öldungur berjast forgöngumaður Scott Coker, Bellator er í boði næstum 500 milljón heimili um allan heim í yfir 140 lönd. Í Bandaríkjunum, Bellator má á Spike, sjónvarpsleiðtogi MMA. Bellator MMA samanstendur af framkvæmdateymi sem inniheldur helstu sérfræðinga í iðnaði í sjónvarpsframleiðslu, lifandi atburður orchestration, bardagamaður þróun / samskipti, varnarþing innkaup, Styrkir sköpun / þróun, alþjóðleg leyfi, markaðssetning, auglýsingar, kynningarmál og samskipti umboðsins. Bellator hefur aðsetur í Santa Monica, California og eigu skemmtun risastór Viacom, heim til Premier skemmtun vörumerkjum heims sem tengjast með áhorfendur í gegnum sannfærandi efni á sjónvarpi, kvikmyndar, online og hreyfanlegur pallur.
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Spike er fáanlegt í 98.7 milljón heimili og er deild Viacom Media Networks. Eining af Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks er einn fremsti framleiðandi og forritari heims á öllum fjölmiðlum. Netfang Spike er www.spike.com og til að fá upplýsingar og ljósmyndir um allt að mínútu og skjalavörslu, heimsóttu blaðamannasíðu Spike kl http://www.spike.com/press. Fylgdu okkur á Twitter spiketvpr fyrir það nýjasta í nýjustu fréttum, bak-the-tjöldin upplýsingar og myndir.
M-1 Global signs Undefeated welterweight prospect Alexey Kunchenko
ST. PETERSBURG, Rússland (Janúar 11, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced its signing of undefeated Russian welterweight prospect Alexey Kunchenko (12-0-0, M-1: 4-0-0) að sérstakri kynningar samning.The 31-year-old Kunchenko, fighting out of Tyumen, Rússland, has a Muay Thai foundation. Representing the Boets Club, Kunchenko has nine knockouts, along with two submission and one decision victory.
At M-1 Challenge 62 í október síðastliðnum, Kunchenko stopped Alexandre Ramos in punches in the third round. (Below see picture of Kunchenko kicking Ramos)
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DAVE RICKELS-BOBBY COOPER ADDED TO MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 150: GALVAO VS. DANTAS 2’
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Janúar 6, 2015) – A lightweight contest pitting Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) gegn Bobby Cooper (12-5) hefur verið bætt við helstu kort af "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2 " á Kansas Star Arena í Mulvane, Kansas on February 26.
Að auki, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) gegn fyrrum meistari Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) og þungavigtar Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) munu standa frammi Augusto Sakai (9-0).
The contests will take up three slots of the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas,” sem airs lifa á Spike í 9 p.m. OG/8 p.m. CT, en bráðabirgðatölur lota mun streyma beint á Bellator.com og The Bellator Mobile App. Önnur berst verður tilkynnt innan skamms.
Miðar fyrir "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2 " sem byrja á bara $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, sem og Kansas Star Arena aðgöngumiðasala.
A Bellator MMA event in Mulvane, Kansas just wouldn’t be the same without “The Caveman,” who will return to action for the first time since competing against Michael Chandler síðasta nóvember. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, hvort sem það er á leiðinni í búrið, eða þegar hann er að taka á og hver er hver af Bellator MMA léttur hæfileika. The 27-year-old will be making his 16th appearance under the promotional banner.
The last time Bobby Cooper fought inside the Kansas Star Arena, he took home a closely contested split decision victory over “Bellator 147” co-headlinerPablo Villaseca. Nú, “Super Duper” will look to move to 3-0 under the Bellator MMA banner when he faces Rickels in hostile territory. It’s worth noting that the Missouri native has only lost twice in his last eight MMA appearances.
Uppfært "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 Lögun Bout: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Co-Main Event: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)




ST. PETERSBURG, Rússland (Janúar 11, 2016) – 