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Skade kræfter Georgi Karakhanyan ud af fjerlette titel kamp – Champion Patricio Pitbull står nu over Daniel Weichel på "Bellator: Unfinished Forretning "

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 28, 2015) - På grund af en knæ skade, titel udfordrer Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator Fjervægt verdensmester Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vil nu stå over tysk indsendelse ace Daniel “Den Weasel” Weichel (35-8) i co-main event af “Bellator: Uafsluttede sager,” som finder sted Fredag, Juni 19 på St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.

 

Med en af ​​de mest ventede slagsmål i historien om sporten med Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, "Bellator: Unfinished Forretning "også Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) og Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4), med en femte og sidste featured kamp at blive annonceret inden længe.

 

Den 27-årige "Pitbull,"Af Natal, Brasilien, er en 13-tid veteran af kampagnen, der erobrede Bellator Fjervægt verden titel med en September vinde over daværende mester Pat Curran. "Pitbull" så forsvarede sit bælte i januar med en spændende indsendelse sejr over den tidligere mester Daniel Straus. I 24 karriere optrædener, "Pitbull" har kun tabt to kampe, og begge var resultatet af barbermaskine-tynde, split-beslutninger.

 

"Pitbull" nu opfylder Tysklands Weichel, som på bare 30 år allerede prale af mere end 35 professionelle vinder. I sin sidste kamp, Weichel fortjent en hård sejr over den tidligere mester Pat Curran bringe hans post til 12-1 i sin fortid 13 udflugter. Weichel er en Bellator turneringsvinder, reoler op sejre over Desmond Green, Matt Bessette og Scott Cleve i processen. Af dem 35 vinder, en utrolig 21 af dem er kommet i form af indgivelse.

 

De 5-fight tv-kort airs live på Spike på 9 p.m. OG / 8 p.m. CT, med indledende kampe streaming på Spike.com på 7 p.m. OG / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Billetter til “Bellator: Uafsluttede sager,” der starter ved lige $30, er i øjeblikket til salg på Ticketmaster.com.

 

“Bellator: Uafsluttede sager” - Fredag, Maj Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Du.

Hovedkortet

Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator Fjervægt Titel Fight: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)

Bellator Featured Heavyweight Fight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Featured Letvægts Fight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

Indledende Card

Bellator Welterweight Foreløbigt Fight: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)

Bellator Strawweight Foreløbigt Fight: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Letvægts Foreløbigt Fight: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)

Bellator Fjervægt Foreløbigt Fight: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

“Bellator: Uafsluttede sager” får strejf af lokale smag med Malcolm Smith vs. Luke Nelson og Kain Royer vs. Enrique Watson

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 27, 2015) - Junis blockbuster “Bellator: Uafsluttede sager” begivenhed bliver lidt lokale smag, som to nye indledende konkurrencer har kæmpere fra “The Show Me stat.”

 

De nye all-Missouri konkurrencer omfatter letvægtere Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1) og middleweights Kain Royer(1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0).

 

Med en af ​​de mest ventede slagsmål i historien om sporten med Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator: Uafsluttede sager” finder sted fredag, Juni 19, på St. Louis’ Scottrade Center og airs bor på Spike.

 

Billetter til “Bellator: Uafsluttede sager,” der starter ved lige $30, er i øjeblikket til salg på Ticketmaster.com

 

Yderligere konkurrencer vil blive annonceret inden længe.

 

En fem-tiden Shamrock FC veteran, Smith gør hans Bellator debut som han ser ud til at vokse kraftigt fra en split-beslutning tab til Cory Hunter marts. Forud for det skuffende resultat, Smith var 4-1 i sine sidste fem kampe - en løbetur, der omfattede to TKO sejre og én indsendelse.

 

Smith nu mødes tre-tiden Shamrock FC fighter Nelson, der vendte pro i december 2013 og også konkurrerer under Bellator banner for første gang. Nelson har opnået både af sin karriere vinder til dato via første runde arbejdsnedlæggelse, mens hans enlige karriere tab gik afstanden, da han kom op lige kort via split beslutning.

 

Royer og Watson har også brugt de tidlige stadier af deres professionelle karriere udelukkende konkurrerer under Shamrock FC banner.

 

En indsendelse specialist, Royer opbygget en imponerende amatør rekord kæmper på Missouri regionale scene, før du tænder professionel i 2013. En action-første fighter, begge sin pro konkurrencer er endt i første runde. Royer nu møder Watson, der gjorde sin professionelle debut dette tidligere juni med en første runde TKO sejr.

 

“Bellator: Uafsluttede sager” - Fredag, Maj Juni 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Du.

Hovedkortet

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator Fjervægt Titel Fight: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4-1)

Bellator Featured Heavyweight Fight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Featured Letvægts Fight: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

Indledende Card

Bellator Welterweight Foreløbigt Fight: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)

Bellator Strawweight Foreløbigt Fight: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Letvægts Foreløbigt Fight: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)

Bellator Fjervægt Foreløbigt Fight: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

Welterweight clash pitting undefeated Michael “Venom” Page against Rudy “Bad News” Bears added to “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov”

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 24, 2015) - Michael "Venom" Page (7-0) will look to keep his unbeaten streak alive when he meets 29-fight veteran Rudy "Bad News" Bears (16-13) in a welterweight tilt at “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov,” som finder sted Fredag, Juli 17, på Mohegan Sun Arena i Uncasville, Conn.

 

Den Juli 17 event is shaping up to be a tremendous showcase of welterweight talent, already featuring previously announced bouts between Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas “Fænomet” Lime (26-5) og russisk knockout kunstner Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov (17-1), samt Chris Honeycutt (6-0), der tager på Paul Bradley (22-6).

 

The two 170-pounders meet on the main card of “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov,” som airs levende og gratis på Spike på 9 p.m. OG / 8 p.m. CT.

 

Tickets for the event are on sale now, and are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office or Ticketmaster.com.

 

Page is undoubtedly one of the fastest-rising stars in all of mixed martial arts. Showcasing blazing speed and pinpoint accuracy, “Venom’s” unorthodox striking style has been built over a lifetime of study in a variety of standup disciplines. The 28-year-old already owns three Bellator MMA victories, including a decision win over Nah-Shon Burrell this past October, as well as knockout wins over Ricky Rainey and Ryan Sanders. Six of Page’s seven career wins have come via first-round finish.

 

A 36-year-old Missouri native, Bears begyndte sin kampsporttræning i gymnasiet. Fighting professionelt siden 2007, Bears has appeared seven times previously under the Bellator MMA banner and now returns to the promotion after racking up back-to-back victories on the regional stage. Bears has competed against MMA notables the likes of Zak Cummings, Paul Daley, Jason Høj, Ryan Jensen, Isaac Vallie-flagg og Tyron Woodley, bl.a..

 

Additional contests for “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov” vil blive annonceret inden længe.

 

“Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov” - Fredag, Juli 17, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

 

Bellator Welterweight Titel Fight: Champ Douglas Lima (26-5) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (17-1)

Bellator Welterweight Feature Fight: Chris Honeycutt (6-0) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6)

Bellator Welterweight Feature Fight: Michael Page (7-0) vs. Rudy Bears (16-13)

“Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov” gets another clash between welterweight standouts as Chris “Den Cutt” Honeycutt meets Paul “Den Gentleman” Bradley

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 22, 2015) – Undefeated welterweight prospect Chris “Den Cutt” Honeycutt (6-0) gets the toughest test of his career, as he meets fellow former All-American wrestler and nine-year MMA veteran Paul “Den Gentleman” Bradley (22-6).

 

Featuring Bellator MMA World Champion Douglas “Fænomet” Lime (26-5) putting his title on the line against Russian knockout artist Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov (17-1), “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov” finder sted Fredag, Juli 17, på Mohegan Sun Arena i Uncasville, Conn.

 

The two decorated grapplers meet on the main card of “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov,” som airs levende og gratis på Spike på 9 p.m. OG / 8 p.m. CT.

 

Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, April 24th på 10 a.m. OG, and are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office or Ticketmaster.com. Bellator Nation presale is currently taking place. Join the Bellator Newsletter list or follow us on social media (Twitter / Facebook) to gain access to the presale code and details.

 

The 26-year-old Honeycutt is a two-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler out of Edinboro University. Following his collegiate wrestling career, which ended with a runner-up finish in the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship, Honeycutt enlisted the help of fellow Edinboro wrestler Josh Koscheck and now trains at the longtime MMA veteran’s Dethrone Base Camp in Fresno, Calif.

 

Honeycutt made his Bellator MMA debut in September 2014, scoring a TKO victory over Aaron Wilkinson. He picked up his second win for the promotion in February, scoring a TKO win over Clayton MacFarlane.

 

The 31-year-old Bradley is an Iowa native who also earned a pair of NCAA Division I All-American honors while competing at the famed University of Iowa. Bradley turned to MMA in 2006 and earned 11 consecutive victories to open his career, picking up the Ring of Combat middleweight title along the way.

 

Bradley made his way to the Bellator MMA cage in 2013, and in three appearances to date, he has picked up decision victories over Josh Neer and Karl Amoussou. While Bradley’s base is firmly entrenched in wrestling, he’s developed into a complete martial artist during his time in the sport and now owns seven of his career wins by knockout with another seven coming by way of submission.

 

Additional contests for “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov” vil blive annonceret inden længe.

 

“Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov” - Fredag, Juli 17, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

 

Bellator Welterweight Titel Fight: Champ Douglas Lima (26-5) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (17-1)

Bellator Welterweight Feature Fight: Chris Honeycutt (6-0) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6)

International knockout artists Cheick Kongo and Alexander Volkov clash on June 26 in headlining bout of “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov”

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on Juni 26.

 

The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Maj.

 

The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “The CavemanRickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi op (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.

 

Nattens hovedkort sendes live og gratis på Spike kl 9 p.m. OG/ 8 p.m. CT, mens foreløbige anfald streame på Spike.com.

 

Yderligere anfald vil blive annonceret inden længe.

 

Billetter til “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” der starter ved lige $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, Der er i øjeblikket tilgængelige på Ticketmaster.com.

 

Kongo, en 6-mund-4 franskmand, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo nu udelukkende fokuserer på MMA og har opbygget en 4-2 rekord under Bellator banner. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.

 

The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. I sin 24 karriere sejre, Volkov has scored 17 af knockout.

 

“Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Fredag, Juni 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, Mulvane, Kansas

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)

Bellator Letvægts Feature Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator Fjervægt Feature Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi op (18-2)

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on Juni 26.

 

The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Maj.

 

The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “The CavemanRickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi op (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.

 

Nattens hovedkort sendes live og gratis på Spike kl 9 p.m. OG/ 8 p.m. CT, mens foreløbige anfald streame på Spike.com.

 

Yderligere anfald vil blive annonceret inden længe.

 

Billetter til “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” der starter ved lige $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, Der er i øjeblikket tilgængelige på Ticketmaster.com.

 

Kongo, en 6-mund-4 franskmand, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo nu udelukkende fokuserer på MMA og har opbygget en 4-2 rekord under Bellator banner. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.

 

The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. I sin 24 karriere sejre, Volkov has scored 17 af knockout.

 

“Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Fredag, Juni 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, Mulvane, Kansas

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)

Bellator Letvægts Feature Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator Fjervægt Feature Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi op (18-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima meets Russian knockout artist Andrey Koreshkov on July 17 på Mohegan Sun Arena

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 20, 2015) – Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas “Fænomet” Lime (26-5), one of the most talented and well-rounded 170-pound fighters on the planet today, puts his title on the line against Russian knockout artist Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov (17-1) på Fredag, Juli 16, på Mohegan Sun Arena i Uncasville, Conn.

 

“Douglas Lima is an incredible champion who is in for one of the toughest fights of his life against Koreshkov,”Sagde Bellator -præsident Scott Coker. “When the rest of this card is announced, we’ll have put together one of the greatest showcases of welterweight talent ever assembled on one night.”

 

The two elite combatants headline the newly announced “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov” begivenhed, som airs levende og gratis på Spike på 9 p.m. OG / 8 p.m. CT.

 

Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, April 24th på 10 a.m. OG, and are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office or Ticketmaster.com. Bellator Nation presale begins denne tirsdag. Join the Bellator Newsletter list or follow us on social media (Twitter / Facebook) to gain access to the presale code and details.

 

Additional information, including ticketing details and the night’s full lineup of world-class MMA action, vil blive annonceret inden længe.

 

The 27-year-old Lima is a Brazilian-born athlete who now makes his home in Atlanta. Fighting under the Bellator MMA banner since 2011, Lima is an impressive 8-1 in the promotion and an incredible 14-1 i sin fortid 15 overall appearances. Lima earned his way to the Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title with an eight-man tournament victory that included knockout wins over Ben Saunders, Bryan Baker and Michail Tsarev. Lima then claimed the title with an April 2014 knockout win over Rick Hawn. Samlet, Lima boasts five consecutive knockout victories and now looks to defend his belt for the first time.

 

Koreshkov is also fresh off an eight-man tournament win, claiming a decision victory over Adam McDonough after previously registering knockouts of Justin Baesman and Nah-Shon Burrell. The 24-year-old Koreshkov is a Russian national medalist in both pankration and hand-to-hand combat and has lost just once in 18 professional MMA appearances. He owns 10 wins by knockouts and three by submission and also owns a 2012 victory over former Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Lyman Good.

 

Expect fireworks when Lima and Koreshkov collide.

 

Additional contests for “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov” vil blive annonceret inden længe.

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” afslutter actionfyldt 13-kamp lineup med tilføjelser af A.J. Jenkins vs. Arlene Blencowe, Shawn Bunch vs. Rolando Perez og John Yoo vs. Albert Morales

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 16, 2015) - En spændende 13-kamp lineup for May's “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” er nu komplet med tilføjelse af kvinders fjervægte A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene “Angerfist” Blencowe (5-4), bantamweights Shawn “Bunch the Great” Flok (3-1) vs.Rolando Perez (7-4) og John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert “Krigeren” Moral (1-0) til aftenens foreløbige kort.

 

De tre nye tilføjelser afslutter et foreløbigt kort med ni kampe, der er planlagt til støtte for “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” fire hovedkortkonkurrencer.

 

Aftenens fremhævede matchups inkluderer ubesejrede Bellator MMA verdensmester i mellemvægt Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) mod tårnhøje Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “Den Spyder” Grove (21-14), tidligere Bellator MMA verdensmester Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “Den Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) og bantamweightsDarrion “Ulven” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Flagermus” Silva (22-4).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” finder sted på Fredag, Maj 15, på Pechanga Resort & Casino i Temecula, Calif. Nattens hovedkort sendes live og gratis på Spike kl 9 p.m. OG (6 p.m. PT lokal tid), mens foreløbige anfald streame på Spike.com.

 

Billetter til “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” der starter ved lige $50, er i øjeblikket til salg på Pechanga.com og Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Døre til “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” åben ved 4 p.m. PT lokal tid, og den første konkurrence foregår 45 minutter senere.

 

Jenkins, af Oceanside, Calif., er en af ​​de mest erfarne konkurrenter i MMA for kvinder. Fighting professionelt siden 2004, Jenkins får nu sin Bellator MMA-debut. Den 33-årige praler tidligere kampe med MMA-kendingsværdige Shayna Baszler, Tonya Evinger, Jan Finney, Kelly Kobold og Sarah Schneider, bl.a..

 

En australsk indfødt, Blencowe er en verdensklasse atlet og tidligere Women's International Boxing Association verdensmester i let weltervægt. Efter at have vendt sin opmærksomhed mod MMA 2013, Blencowe opnåede oprindeligt kun blandede resultater, da hun tilpassede sig livet i sporten. Men, hun har høstet tre på hinanden følgende stopsejre på det seneste, og det løb gav hende et opkald fra Bellator MMA.

 

Bunch er en af ​​MMA's mest elite-brydere som to gange NCAA Division I All-American og to gange amerikansk. OL-hold suppleant. Han træner nu med det berømte American Kickboxing Academy-banner og har brugt hele sin professionelle MMA-karriere under Bellator MMA-banneret.

 

I mellemtiden, Alliance MMA-produkt Perez er en 10-årig veteran fra sporten, der lavede sin Bellator MMA i november og kæmpede til en sjældent set split-lodtrækning. Stadig, Perez er ubesejret i sine seneste fire konkurrencer og ser nu ud til at få sin første sejr i oprykningen.

 

Yoo, af Irvine, Calif., får sin professionelle debut. Han møder Morales, af Carson, Calif., som hentede en submission-sejr i Bellator-buret i sin første professionelle konkurrence.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Fredag, Maj 15, Pechanga Resort & Kasino, Temecula, Calif.

Hovedkortet (9 p.m. OG)

 

Bellator mellemvægt titel Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator Featured Bantamvægt Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator Featured Welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

Bellator Featured Bantamvægt Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

Indledende Card (7:45 p.m. OG)

 

Bellator Mellemvægt Foreløbigt Fight: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Foreløbigt Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Bantamvægt Foreløbigt Fight: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator Fjervægt Foreløbigt Fight: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

Bellator Welterweight Foreløbigt Fight: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Mørke kampe (ca.. 11 p.m. OG)

 

Bellator Letvægts Mørk Foreløbigt: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)

Bellator Letvægts Mørk Foreløbigt: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)

Bellator Letvægts Mørk Foreløbigt: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

Bellator Letvægts Mørk Foreløbigt: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)

 

Three-for-one, Wednesday Matinee

“Bellator: Uncut” returns with a focus on this past week’s “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen” card. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the main card competitors before and after they go to war inside the cage. The eight minute video showcases all the hard work and personal sacrifice these individuals put into their craft.

 

Arguably one of the best fights on the “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen” card didn’t air on television, but instead took place during the preliminary portion of the event. Joey Beltran shined in his middleweight debut against Brian Rogers in a fight that featured a little bit of everything including a ferocious slugfest, a comeback as well as a showcase of toughness and will all rolled into one.

 

Desuden, our post-lims featured Chad George’s finish af Mark Vorgeas with a Von Flue choke, making it only the second time in Bellator history this technique was used to end a fight.

The two fights took place on the Spike.com-streamed preliminary card of “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen,” which aired this past Fredag night during a Spike telecast that peaked with over 900K viewers.

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“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” adds top bantamweights Darrion “Ulven” Caldwell vs. Rafael “Flagermus” Silva to evening’s Spike-televised main card

 

NEMT TWEET: #BellatorMMA adds @morcego_mma and @thewolf_mma to the May 15 Event headlined by @BrandBullHalsey & @kendallgrovemma

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 15, 2015) – A four-fight Spike-broadcast main card for May’s “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” has received another thrilling contest, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Darrion “Ulven” Caldwell (6-0) tager på Rafael “Flagermus” Silva (22-4).

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) mod tårnhøje Hawaiian scrapperKendall “Den Spyder” Grove (21-14), tidligere Bellator MMA verdensmester Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), og welterweights Fernando “Den Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” finder sted på Fredag, Maj 15, på Pechanga Resort & Casino i Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. OG (6 p.m. PT lokal tid), mens foreløbige anfald streame på Spike.com.

 

Billetter til “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” der starter ved lige $50, er i øjeblikket til salg på Pechanga.com og Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Døre til “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” åben ved 4 p.m. PT lokal tid, og den første konkurrence foregår 45 minutter senere.

 

Two new bouts have also been added to the night’s preliminary card, with middleweights A.J. “The Mercenary” Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben “The Hunter” Reiter (15-0) og letvægtere Steve “ThunderbeastKozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).

 

Derudover, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Razor” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) that was initially announced as a main-card matchup will now be featured on the night’s preliminary card, instead.

 

Yderligere anfald vil blive annonceret inden længe.

 

A New Jersey native now fighting out of Arizona, Caldwell was a Division I wrestler at North Carolina State. Caldwell made his MMA debut in 2012 and has kept his record perfect through the first six fights of his career, including Bellator MMA wins over Anthony Dizy, Joe Pingitore and Lance Surma. Previously competing as a featherweight, the 27-year-old Caldwell now moves down to the bantamweight division.

 

He now faces “Flagermus” Silva, a battle-tested 30-year-old fighter with championship-level experience in the Bellator MMA cage. With nearly a decade of professional fights to his name, Silva is an incredible 14-1 i sin fortid 15 overall appearances. His only loss during that run was a 25-minute decision against former Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Champion Joe Warren. Seventeen of Silva’s 22 karriere vinder er kommet med standsning, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’sFight Master” serie, Matthews fought most recently in November, earning a decision win over Kyle Bolt. He now meets undefeated prospect Reiter, an intriguing individual who left Wall Street to pursue a career in MMA and now fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after spending much of his early career in Peru.

 

Kozola, San Diego, Calif., fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after debuting with a knockout victory over Jonathan Rivera in January. He now meets Butler, who returns to the promotion after a November Bellator MMA debut that saw him suffer a submission loss to Joao Paulo Faria.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Fredag, Maj 15, Pechanga Resort & Kasino, Temecula, Calif.

Hovedkortet (9 p.m. OG)

 

Bellator mellemvægt titel Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator Featured Bantamvægt Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator Featured Welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

Bellator Featured Bantamvægt Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

Indledende Card (7:45 p.m. OG)

 

Bellator Mellemvægt Foreløbigt Fight: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Foreløbigt Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Bantamvægt Foreløbigt Fight: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator Fjervægt Foreløbigt Fight: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

Bellator Welterweight Foreløbigt Fight: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Mørke Bouts (ca.. 11 p.m. OG)

 

Bellator Letvægts Mørk Foreløbigt: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

Do Not. 6 Light Heavyweight i verden Phil Davis slutter Bellator

 

Phil Davis Signing

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 15, 2015) - Bellator er glade for at annoncere underskrivelsen af ​​den sjette * rangeret Light Heavyweight i verden, Phil "Hr. Vidunderlige "Davis (13-3, 1 NC), til en eksklusiv, multi-kamp deal.

 

"Jeg kan ikke vente med at være kampene i Bellator og vraget butik på alle,"Sagde Davis. "Jeg er den absolut bedste og mest dominerende Grappler nogensinde kæmpe i MMA, og jeg er spændt på at komme derind og konkurrere på mit nye hjem."

Født og opvokset i Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Phil deltog kollegium tæt på hjemmet ved Penn State University, hvor han blev en fire-tiden NCAA Division jeg All-American wrestler for Nittany Lions.

 

Davis havde sin første professionelle MMA kamp i 2008 og påløbne ni sejre i Ultimate Fighting Championship, herunder sejre mod folk som Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, Alexander Gustafsson, Brian Stann og Glover Teixeira.

Et medlem af Alliance MMA i San Diego, Calif., hvor han træner sammen med Bellator stjerner som Michael Chandler og Joey Beltran, "Hr. Wonderful "slutter sig til forfremmelser Light Heavyweight division, som i øjeblikket stadfæstet af mester Liam McGeary.

 

"Phil er en verdensklasse Mixed Martial Artist, og vi er meget glade for at tilføje ham til vores liste over nogle af de bedste Light Sværvægtere i verden,"Sagde fremme præsident, Scott Coker. "Bellator fortsat fuldt at opbygge sin verdensklasse roster ved at underskrive top frie agenter ligesom Davis, samt grooming up-and-coming stjerner. Vi har fået nogle fantastiske matchups i tankerne for "hr. Vidunderlige 'at vi vil være annoncere i de kommende uger. "


Bellator Light Heavyweight division er en af ​​de dybeste i at fremme, med stjerner som McGeary, Tito Ortiz, "Kong Mo" Lawal, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Emanuel Newton og Linton Vassell.

 

*Ranking efter www.sherdog.com