Архівы: A.J. Matthews

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HISAKI KATO TAKES ON A.J. MATTHEWS IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CLASH AS BELLATOR MMA INVADES MEMPHIS ON OCT. 21

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GOITI YAMAUCHI-RYAN COUTURE SQUARE OFF IN LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN CARD BOUT – RICKY RAINEY VS. GILBERT SMITH CONFIRMED FOR PRELIMINARY CARD

SANTA MONICA, Каліфорніі. (Верасня 16, 2016) – A middleweight pairing pitting Hisaki Като (6-2) супраць A.J. Matthews (8-5) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 162: Шлеменко супраць. Гай” at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., Кастрычнік 21.

У дадатак, a lightweight faceoff pitting Ямаучы да (19-3) супраць Раян Couture (10-4) completes the SPIKE-televised main card. The first of what will be a stacked preliminary card is also official, with the news that Ricky “The Sniper” Rainey (11-4) будзе змагацца Gilbert “Chocolate Thunder” Smith (12-5). Additional undercard bouts will be announced shortly.

Tickets for the event are on sale now at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster or FedExForum Box Office. Main card action kicks off LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Канэктыкут, while prelims streams live on Bellator.com і Bellator Mobile App.

Since signing with Bellator MMA, the calm and subdued Kato has been in nothing but absolute barn burners once the cage door shuts. The exciting fights have even transcended combat sport iterations, when at "Bellator MMA: Dynamite 2” Kato delivered a spinning back fist that stopped Джо Шылінг in his tracks, the second finish in as many tries for “The Japanese Musketeer” against “Stitch Em’ Up.” Currently situated in France, the 33-year-old has had one MMA contest thus far in 2016, stopping Yuta Watanabe in April.

When he’s not traveling the world in an effort to learn everything there is to know about the different martial arts disciplines, Matthews is putting his skills to the test under the Bellator MMA umbrella. A veteran of Strikeforce, “The Mercenary” has laced up the gloves seven times previously for the Viacom-owned promotion, stopping his opponent in all but one of his victories. Primarily training at Alliance MMA throughout his career, Matthews has spent much of his time as of late in Thailand, even taking a Muay Thai bout before meeting Бэн Рэйтэр на "Bellator 156: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2.”

Як раз у 23-гадовай, Yamauchi is one of the premiere young talents in the sport of MMA today. Prior to joining Bellator MMA, the Japanese submission specialist amassed an unfathomable 14-1 запіс з 11 submissions and one knockout. Since merging with the Scott Coker-led promotion, Yamauchi has strung together a promising mark of 5-2 with three rear-naked choke submissions. Of his 19 career wins, 15 прыйшлі шляхам падачы, while no opponent has yet been able to finish the elusive fighter. Yamauchi will now jump up in weight class and join the lightweight division for a clash with one of the most legendary last names in MMA, Couture.

Known to many as the son of former world champion Randy Couture, Ryan has made 14 professional appearances over his career, all of which took place under the bright lights of a national promotion like Strikeforce or Bellator MMA. Residing in Las Vegas, the 34-year-old submission specialist enters the cage having won four of his past five contests, with each of his victories coming by way of rear-naked choke submission. Although there is a noticeable age difference between his opponent, Yamauchi made his professional debut a mere two months after Couture, in October of 2010. Tune in to SPIKE on Кастрычнік 21 to see which Bellator MMA lightweight powerhouse will emerge victorious.

 

Поўны "Bellator 162: Шлеменко супраць. Grove” Main Card:

Middleweight Main Event: Аляксандр Шлеменко (53-9) супраць. Кендал Гроўв (23-15)

Су-галоўная падзея ў цяжкай вазе: Бобі Лешли (14-2) супраць. Josh Appelt (12-5)

Middleweight Feature Bout: Hisaki Като (6-2) супраць. A.J. Matthews (8-5)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Ямаучы да (19-3) супраць. Раян Couture (10-4)

 

Папярэдняе Card:

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Рыкі Рэйні (11-4) супраць. Гілберт Сміт (12-5)

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THREE EXPLOSIVE CONTESTS COMPLETE STACKED ‘BELLATOR 156’ EVENT ON JUNE 17 IN FRESNO

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SANTA MONICA, Халіф. (Мая 26, 2016) – Three contests have been added to "Bellator 156: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2 " чэрвеня 17 на Save Mart Center ў Фресно, Каліфорнія., with the news that Крыс Honeycutt (7-1) will move up to middleweight to face Mikkel Parlo (13-2) in main card action, у той час як Бэн Рэйтэр(16-1) супраць A.J. Matthews (8-4) і Рыкі Рэйні (11-4) супраць Thiago Jambo (18-4) will take place during the preliminary stream.

 

The fights complete a card that features a Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title matchup pitting Маркас Гальвао (17-6-1) супраць Эдуарда Dantas (17-4). У дадатак, Welterweights Чиди Njokuani (14-4) і Дуглас Ліма (26-6) will duke it out in the evening’s co-main event and Брэндон Хэлси (9-1) адпавядае Джон Солтэрам (11-3) in an intriguing middleweight scrap.

"Bellator 156: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2 " АИПС жыць на Spike ў 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Канэктыкут, у той час як папярэднія паядынкі будуць трансляваць у прамым эфіры на Bellator.com і Bellator Mobile App на 5:00 pm PST. Квіткі на мерапрыемства толькі пачынаюцца $25 and are currently on sale at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.

A Fresno native, Ханикатт, will return home after a one-fight hiatus when he faces Parlo in a middleweight bout on Чэрвеня 17. “The Cutt” is coming off of an impressive unanimous decision victory over Мэт Секор на "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson," his third win since joining Bellator MMA and the seventh of his young career. The 27-year-old began his occupation undefeated with four knockouts and three first round finishes, earning the distinction of being one of the welterweight division’s rising stars. Зараз, in a new weight class, it will be interesting to see how Honeycutt performs.

Parlo will return to the Bellator fray for the first time in nearly two years, riding a two-fight winning streak and a stretch of four victories in his last five bouts. After beginning his career undefeated, the Danish middleweight posted a 4-2 record for the Viacom-owned promotion, which was highlighted by a ferocious knockout win in his promotional debut at “Bellator 78.” With fights against competitors the likes of Бреннан Ward already under his belt, Honeycutt will continue the trend of Parlo facing stiff competition.

A native of New York, Reiter began his career on a spectacular hot streak, recording 16 wins in his first 17 Прафесійныя баі. The 28-year-old middleweight made 15 appearances under the direction of regional promotions before signing with Bellator MMA in 2014, where he has since strung together a 2-1 record with impressive victories over Benji Radach and Shamir Garcia. Standing at 6’3’ Reiter will have a slight height advantage over the 5’11’ Matthews when the two step into the cage on Чэрвеня 17.

Matthews also delivered a successful start to his flourishing career, earning wins in each of his first four bouts before joining Bellator MMA. A six fight veteran of the Scott Coker-led promotion, “The Mercenary” has posted a 4-2 record under the promotion’s umbrella, including two first round knockouts and one highlight reel soccer kick knockout over Charlie Rader at “Bellator 70.” The 28-year-old Calif. native now returns following a stint in Japan with hopes of creating havoc at 185-pounds when he challenges Reiter at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Халіф.

Since making his professional debut in 2011, the 32-year-old Rainey has put together a stellar career, including multiple four-fight winning streaks and memorable victories over Jesse Juarez and Andy Murad. After collecting wins in eight of the first 10 баі ў яго кар'еры, the North Carolina native has made five appearances under the Bellator MMA banner, three of which ended in knockout victories for the man many refer to as “The Sniper.” The welterweight knockout artist will be searching for another explosive finish when he enters the cage next.

A native of Brazil, Jambo will look to continue his recent success when he makes his Bellator MMA debut on Чэрвеня 17 на Save Mart Center ў Фресно, Халіф. The 35-year-old Jambo has put together an impressive career, recording wins in six of his last seven fights dating back to 2010. З 11 з яго 18 victories going to the judges’ table, we can expect Jambo to bring a similar game plan to the cage, as he will try to outlast the knockout specialist standing in front of him.

Поўны "Bellator 156: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2 "Картка:

Bellator MMA пеўня Назва Бута: Маркас Гальвао (17-6-1) супраць. Эдуарда Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Чиди Njokuani (14-4) супраць. Дуглас Ліма (26-6)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Брэндон Хэлси (9-1) супраць. Джон Солтэрам (11-3)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Крыс Honeycutt (7-1) супраць. Mikkel Parlo (13-2)

Папярэдняе Card:

Bellator MMA Сярэдні Папярэдняе Бута: A.J. Matthews (8-4) супраць. Бэн Рэйтэр (16-1)

Bellator MMA сярэдняя вага Папярэдняе Бута: Рыкі Рэйні (11-4) супраць. Thiago Jambo (18-4)

Bellator MMA паўцяжкай Папярэдні Бута: Jermaine McDermott (2-0) супраць. Блэйк Уоткінс (5-0)

Bellator MMA 140lb. Preliminary Bout: Павел Руіс (6-4) супраць. Christian Navarro (5-0)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Javy Айяла (8-5) супраць. TBD

Bellator MMA Лёгкі Папярэдні Бута: Нік Бустаманте (5-1) супраць. Antoine Smith (3-5)

Bellator MMA Лёгкі Папярэдні Бута: C.J. Кіт (8-3) супраць. Carrington Banks (4-0)

Bellator MMA лёгкі вага Папярэдняе Бута: Justin Smitley (10-7) vs Chris Avila (4-2)

Bellator MMA паўцяжкай Папярэдні Бута: Ян Павел Эліяс (3-0) супраць. Jose Cabesas (5-8)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Chris Lewis (0-0) супраць. TBD

Bellator MMA Лёгкі Папярэдні Бута: Луіс Jauregui (3-2) супраць. Раян Тобар (3-2)