Santa Monica, Calif. (September 25, 2015) - Le June esidlule, abalandeli St. Louis waphucwa a obekulindelekile kakhulu rematch sosondonzima phakathi Bobby "The Dominator" Lashley (13-2) futhi James "The Colossus" Thompson (20-14, 1 NC), when Thompson was forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury. On Friday, November 6, the heavyweights ezimbili ekugcineni Square off at "Bellator 145: Impindiselo," at the Center Scottrade in the Gateway City.
Emncintiswaneni ucedzela ikhadi main of “Bellator 145: 'Impindiselo,” lapho Airs siphile on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. CT, kanti neziqubu wokulungiselela ziyogobhozela on Spike.com at 7 p.m. KANYE.
Top lokukhokhisa at the November 6 Umcimbi izici ezimbili iziqubu isihloko emhlabeni lapho Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-2) uvikela zamastrap yakhe emeleneDaniel Straus (23-6) futhi Ingabe "Ill Will" Brooks (16-1) ihlangana ukuzithoba specialist Marcin Held (21-3) ne ibhande 155 esingamakhilogremu angu-on the line. "Bellator 145: Impindiselo " on Spike uyophinde ihlanganisa pitting rematch "Iron" Michael Chandler (13-3) ngokumelene David "The Caveman" Rickels (16-3, 1 NC).
Amathikithi "Bellator 145: 'Impindiselo," okuyinto ukuqala at nje $30, ezisendalini manje Ticketmaster.com futhi ngesikhathi Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center. Lezivalo umcimbi evuliwe 5:00 p.m. CT Isikhathi sendawo, futhi emncintiswaneni lokuqala luthatha ngokushesha emva.
Lashley ibukeka ukuziphindiselela a 2012 split decision loss to Thompson. The unfinished business between the two giant heavyweights was originally scheduled to be settled at "Bellator 134: The British Invasion " futhi aphinde at "Bellator 138: Unfinished Business," kodwa kokulimala abesilisa zabangela ukuba ukulwa ukuba uhlele kabusha.
Thompson, a specialist 6-foot-5 yesiteleka, ekudumisa kusuka eNgilandi lowanilwela efanele kusukela 2003. A zangaphambili lombhoxo futhi wayohlala, "I Colossus" bathola ukubizwa kwakhe kweqiniso MMA futhi ubelokhu ukuncintisana emhlabeni wonke selokhu. Ukulwa ezinye heavyweights best sport, okubala Kimbo Slice, Alexander Emelianenko, Don Frye, Alistair Overeem, UMariusz Pudzianowki, Bob Sapp, Dan Severn and Hidehiko Yoshida, phakathi kwabanye, Thompson uye ohlale up 11 kwi by Knockout futhi omunye eziyisikhombisa by ukuzithoba.
A 6-foot-3, zangaphambili superstar WWE, Lashley waqala ukuqeqeshwa kwezobuciko kubambana eneminyaka engu 12 futhi wayeqhubeka ukunqoba izihloko eziningana, okubala: Championships ezintathu National at Missouri Valley College, an naia National Championship, a CISM World Championship Silver Medal futhi Armed Forces Ukubambana Championships amabili ngesikhathi sokubusa kwakhe in the US. Army. Ngaphezu a professional wrestling career kanye stints in WWE, ECW and TNA, Lashley waqala MMA career yakhe 2008, futhi uye wakha i phindela umxhwele ukuthi kuhlanganisa Bellator MMA ukuzithoba iwina phezu Karl Etherington, Josh Burns futhi iningi muva, a Knockout lobuchwepheshe of Dan Charles.
"Bellator 145: Impindiselo "Kubuyekeziwe Fight Card
Bellator featherweight World Title Bout: Patricio Freire (24-2) vs. Daniel Straus (23-6)
Bellator uHlelo World Title Bout: Will Brooks (16-1) vs. Marcin Held (21-3)
Bellator featherweight Isici Bout: Pat Curran (21-7) vs. Justin Lawrence (7-2)
Bellator Isici Esilula Bout: Michael Chandler (13-3) vs. David Rickels (16-3, 1 NC)
Bellator Heavyweight Isici Bout: Bobby Lashley (13-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14, 1 NC)
IKhadi Preliminary:
Bellator Isici Esilula Bout: Vince Eazelle (9-2) vs. Chris Heatherly (9-3, 1 NC)
Bellator Bantamweight Isici Bout: Scott Ettling (2-0) vs. Garrett Mueller (2-0)
Bellator Isici Esilula Bout: Garrett Gross (6-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1)