Santa Monica, Calif. (January 5, 2016) –The SPIKE-televised main card of "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " on Feb. 19 Toyota Center e Houston, Texas is now complete, with the addition of a light heavyweight rematch featuring former Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) behlangana Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC).
The fight joins a card that already features a double main event — Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) ihlangana Royce Gracie (14-2-3) okwesithathu futhi Kimbo Slice (5-2) ezolwa umuntu oye out embiza kusukela ubungane babo yaphela iminyaka edlule, Dhafir Harris, owaziwa ngokuthi "Chest 5000.” In featherweight action, Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) will look to continue his torrid pace when he meets Daniel Pineda (21-11) and a pair of lightweight assassins go to battle, nini Melvin Guillard (35-15-2) returns to meet Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1). Preliminary contests will be announced shortly.
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Both Newton and Vassell were participants in the four-man, light-heavyweight No. 1 contender tournament at "Bellator MMA: Dynamite.” Now, the pair of 205-pounders will look to re-establish themselves atop one of the deepest and most competitive divisions in Bellator MMA.
A former champion, Newton will be making his 12th appearance for the Scott Coker-led promotion and hopes to duplicate the success he experienced at the expense of Vassell during "Bellator 130: Newton vs. Vassell” back in 2014. Better known as “The Hardcore Kid,” the 31-year-old has been half of some of the most memorable contests in Bellator MMA history, namely, his spinning-backfist finish of “King Mo” and his back-and-forth war with current Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Liam McGeary.
Undoubtedly one of the goals for Vassell in 2016 is finding his way onto the recently announced Bellator MMA debut in London later this year. For this to come to fruition, “The Swarm” surely needs to redeem himself from the fifth-round, rear-naked choke submission defeat he suffered at the hands of his"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie " Umphikisi. February 19 will mark the seventh time Vassell has competed under the Bellator MMA banner and “The Swarm” will be looking to add to his impressive finishing mark of 13 stoppages in 15 ngokunqoba.
"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie "Kubuyekeziwe Ukulwa Card
Bellator MMA Openweight Main Indawo: Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) vs. Royce Gracie (14-2-3)
Bellator MMA wesibhakela Main Indawo: Kimbo Slice (5-2) vs. Chest 5000 (2-0)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Emanuel Newton (25-9-1) vs. Linton Vassell (15-5, 1 NC)
Bellator MMA featherweight Isici Bout: Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) vs. Daniel Pineda (21-11)
Bellator MMA Isici uHlelo Bout: Melvin Guillard (32-15-2) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (18-9-1)