TICKETS FOR Bellator 195 GO ON SALE ESTA SEXTA AT 10 SOU. CT
LOS ANGELES – The Bellator bantamweight championship will be up for grabs Sexta-feira, Março 2 quando Darrion Caldwell (11-1) makes his first title defense against Leandro Higo (18-3) em Bellator 195 dentro do WinStar World Casino and Resort em Thackerville, Okla., the same venue where “The Wolf” captured the belt earlier this year.
“Darrion Caldwell is an exciting young fighter that has worked his way to the top of a very competitive bantamweight division to become a world champion,”O presidente do Bellator, Scott Coker, disse. “I’m excited to see what he can do in his first title defense against Leandro Higo, who is an incredibly tough competitor with the ability to submit his opponent at any time. The fans are in for a great matchup between these two grapplers.”
O evento será transmitido ao vivo e gratuitamente pela Paramount Network em 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, enquanto a ação preliminar será transmitida Bellator.com e globalmente no Bellator Mobile App. Os ingressos para Bellator 195: Caldwell vs. Figo ir à venda este Sexta-feira, Dezembro. 22 em 10 a.m. CT e podem ser adquiridos na bilheteria do WinStar World Casino and Resort, bem como através da Ticketmaster e Bellator.com. Lutas adicionais serão anunciadas nas próximas semanas.
Caldwell has been on a steady ascension to championship status since signing with Bellator in 2014. Ahead of his championship victory over Eduardo Dantas em Bellator 184, which brought his Bellator record to 8-1, the 30-year-old collected five wins by way of first-round knockout or submission. The run was highlighted by a remarkable stoppage of former multi-division champion Joe Warren. Hailing from Rahway, N.J. and training alongside Bellator standouts Phil Davis e Justin Lawrence at Alliance MMA in San Diego, Calif., “The Wolf” also serves as one of the main sparring partners of former UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz.
Higo signed with Bellator in February riding an eight-fight win-streak and earned the Legacy Fighting Alliance 135-pound crown in the process. Fresh off animpressive win contra Joe Taimanglo, the 28-year-old Pitbull Brothers product also competed on The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil 4 em 2015. A proud carrier of the Olympic torch ahead of the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil, “Pitbull” will now set his sights on carrying the torch in Bellator’s bantamweight division.
Atualizado Bellator 195: Caldwell vs. Figo Cartão de luta:
Bantamweight World Title Main Event: Darrion Caldwell (11-1) vs. Leandro Higo (18-3)
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