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Injury forces Georgi Karakhanyan out of featherweight title fight – Champion Patricio Pitbull now faces Daniel Weichel at “Bellator: Pakihi oti "

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Santa MONICA, Calif. (April 28, 2015) – Due to a knee injury sustained by title challenger Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator MMA mā whitu World Champion Patricio Pitbull (23-2) will now face German submission ace Daniel “The Weasel” Weichel (35-8) in the co-main event of “Bellator: Pakihi kia oti,” e tango te wahi Rāmere, Pipiri 19 i St. Louis’ Pokapū Scottrade.

 

Ngā tetahi o nga whawhai tino tūmanako i roto i te aamu o te hākinakina me te Kimbo Poro vs. Ken Shamrock, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) a Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Āpure (15-4), with a fifth and final featured bout to be announced shortly.

 

The 27-year-old “Pitbull,” of Natal, Brazil, is a 13-time veteran of the promotion who captured the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title with a September win over then-champion Pat Curran. “Pitbull” then defended his belt in January with a thrilling submission win over former champion Daniel Straus. I roto i te 24 umanga ahua, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, a ko te hua o te heu-angiangi e rua, split-decisions.

 

“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 professional wins. I roto i tona whawhai whakamutunga, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 i roto i tona mua 13 ngā haerenga. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Green, Matt Bessette a Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 toa, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.

 

The 5-fight televised card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. AND / 8 p.m. CT, with preliminary fights streaming on Spike.com at 7 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Tikiti hoki “Bellator: Pakihi kia oti,” e tīmata i tika $30, E tēnei wā i runga i te hoko i Ticketmaster.com.

 

“Bellator MMA: Pakihi kia oti” - Rāmere, Kia Pipiri 19, Pokapū Scottrade, St. Louis, Koe.

Kāri Main

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

Whawhai Bellator mā whitu Taitara: Āpure Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)

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

Ngā Bellator Whawhai Kōmāmā: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Āpure (15-4)

 

Kāri hukihuki

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

Bellator Strawweight Prelim Whawhai: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Rana O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Kōmāmā Prelim Whawhai: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)

Bellator mā whitu Prelim Whawhai: Ko Kaini Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

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“Bellator: Pakihi kia oti” gets touch of local flavor with Malcolm Smith vs. Luke Nelson and Kain Royer vs. Enrique Watson

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Santa MONICA, Calif. (April 27, 2015) – June’s blockbuster “Bellator: Pakihi kia oti” event is getting a little local flavor, as two new preliminary contests feature fighters from “The Show Me State.”

 

The new all-Missouri contests include lightweights Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1) me middleweights Ko Kaini Royer(1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0).

 

Ngā tetahi o nga whawhai tino tūmanako i roto i te aamu o te hākinakina me te Kimbo Poro vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator: Pakihi kia oti” takes place Friday, Pipiri 19, i St. Louis’ Scottrade Center and airs live on Spike.

 

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A five-time Shamrock FC veteran, Smith makes his Bellator MMA debut as he looks to rebound from a split-decision loss to Cory Hunter in March. Prior to the disappointing result, Smith i te 4-1 in his previous five fights – a run that included two TKO victories and one submission.

 

Smith now meets three-time Shamrock FC fighter Nelson, who turned pro in December 2013 and also competes under the Bellator MMA banner for the first time. Nelson has earned both of his career wins to date via first-round stoppage, while his lone career loss went the distance, when he came up just short via split decision.

 

Royer and Watson have also spent the early stages of their professional careers competing exclusively under the Shamrock FC banner.

 

A submission specialist, Royer built an impressive amateur record fighting on Missouri’s regional scene before turning professional in 2013. An action-first fighter, both o tona pro contests have ended in the first round. Royer now meets Watson, who made his professional debut this past June with a first-round TKO victory.

 

“Bellator MMA: Pakihi kia oti” - Rāmere, May Pipiri 19, Pokapū Scottrade, St. Louis, Koe.

Kāri Main

 

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

Whawhai Bellator mā whitu Taitara: Āpure Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4-1)

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

Ngā Bellator Whawhai Kōmāmā: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Āpure (15-4)

 

Kāri hukihuki

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

Bellator Strawweight Prelim Whawhai: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Rana O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Kōmāmā Prelim Whawhai: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luke Nelson (2-1)

Bellator mā whitu Prelim Whawhai: Ko Kaini Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

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Two new fights featuring St. Louis scrappers added to “Bellator: Pakihi kia oti” at the Scottrade Center on June 19

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Santa MONICA, Calif. (April 13, 2015) – On the heels of this morning’s announcement of the Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson rematch, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” adds a pinch of local flavor with the addition of welterweights Steve Mann (10-1) vs. Justin Guthrie (17-8) and strawweights Rana O'Connor (5-4) vs. Miles McDonald (0-1). The two fights will are the first announced fights of the preliminary card, which can be viewed on Spike.com starting at 4 p.m. PT.

 

The main card is headlined by a long overdue matchup between street-fighting legend and YouTube sensation Kimbo Poro a “Te tangata o te Ao te nuinga o Dangerous,” Ken Shamrock, which kicks off Live and Free on Spike at 9 p.m. AND/ 8 p.m. CT.

 

Tikiti hoki “Bellator: Pakihi kia oti” tīmata i $30 and go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 27, i Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com and the Scottrade Center Box Office. Online presales begin on Wednesday, March 25.

 

Iowa’s Mann is an intriguing welterweight prospect who has never fought past the opening round in 11 career contests. Eight of his 10 career wins have come by way of submission, including five by rear-naked choke. Mann makes his Bellator MMA debut on this major stage.

 

“The Pain Train” Guthrie, a Colorado Fight Factory product, also fights under the Bellator MMA banner for the first time. Fighting professionally since 2007, Guthrie boasts past clashes with MMA notables Jesse Forbes, Jorge Santiago, Lumumba Sayers, Gilbert Smith and Bobby Voelker. Guthrie has shown a well-rounded approach in previous contest, earning five victories by knockout, six by submission and six by decision, including two 25-minute contests.

 

In strawweight action, both “Johnny Irish” O’Connor and McDonald make their Bellator MMA debuts. Tokangá, St. Louis’ O’Connor owns four of his five career victories by submission but has also been tapped out in three of his four defeats to date. Na, McDonald suffered an armbar loss in his May 2014 professional debut and now looks to rebound in his return to the cage.

 

“Bellator: Pakihi kia oti” - Rāmere, Pipiri 19, Pokapū Scottrade, St. Louis, Koe.

Main Card on Spike (9 p.m. AND)

 

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

Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4)

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

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Āpure (15-4)

Preliminary Card on Spike.com (7 p.m. AND)

 

Bellator welterweight prelim fight: Steve Mann (10-1) vs. Justin Guthrie (17-8)

Bellator strawweight prelim fight: Rana O'Connor (5-4) vs. Miles McDonald (0-1)

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“Bellator: Pakihi kia oti” gets a monster rematch with heavyweights James “The Colossus” Thompson vs. Bobby “Ko te Dominator” Lashley

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Santa MONICA, Calif. (April 13, 2015) – The most-watched MMA fight of all time was between Kimbo Slice and James Thompson, and on June 19, both men will be competing against different opponents at “Bellator: Unfinished Business” at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Koe.

 

Former WWE superstar Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley looks to avenge a 2012 split decision loss to James “The Colossus” Thompson (20-14). The unfinished business between the two giant heavyweights was originally scheduled to be settled at “Bellator: Te whakaekenga British,” but an injury sustained by Lashley caused the fight to be rescheduled to June 19.

 

Thompson, he mātanga 6-waewae-5 a Tūrongo, hails i Ingarangi, a kua whawhai ngaiotanga mai 2003. He mua kaitākaro whutupaoro me te tukuna, Thompson found his true calling in MMA and has been competing around the globe ever since. Fighting etahi o nga Heavyweights pai i roto i te hākinakina, including Slice, Alexander Emelianenko, Don Frye, Alistair Overeem, Mariusz Pudzianowki, Brett Rogers, Bob Sapp, Rana Severn ko Hidehiko Yoshida, i roto i ētahi atu, “The Colossus” has racked up 11 wins by knockout and seven by submission.

 

He nonoke angitu,-3 6-waewae, Bobby “Ko te Dominator” Lashley (12-2) tīmata whakangungu i roto i te toi grappling i te pakeke 12 a e haere i runga i ki te riro e rave rahi taitara tae atu e toru Toa National i Missouri Valley College, he NAIA National Championship, he e ti◊aturi World Championship Silver Medal, e rua Armed Forces Toa Wrestling i roto i tona wa i roto i te US. Army. In addition to a professional wrestling career with stints in the WWE, ECW a TNA, Timata Lashley tona mahi MMA i roto i 2008, a ka te hanga e ia he tohu mahi faahiahia e ngā Bellator MMA tāpaetanga toa mo Karl Etherington me Josh Burns.

 

“Bellator: Pakihi kia oti” - Rāmere, Pipiri 19, Pokapū Scottrade, St. Louis, Koe.

Kāri Main (9 p.m. AND)

 

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

Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4)

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

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Āpure (15-4)

 

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Bellator MMA signs wrestling star Bobby Lashley to a long-term contract extension

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (March 20, 2015) – Bellator MMA announced today that superstar heavyweight Bobby Lashley (12-2) Kua hainatia he toronga kirimana wā roa-ki te whakatairanga i. Lashley is a perfect 2-0 i raro i te kara Bellator, a 10 o tona 12 kua tae mai whakaora i te ara o te Tuhinga.

 

Tīmata whakangungu te tu'e 6'3 pakanga i roto i te hākinakina, i te tau 12, a e haere i runga i ki te riro e rave rahi taitara tae atu e toru Toa National i Missouri Valley College, he NAIA National Championship, he e ti◊aturi World Championship Silver Medal me te rua-wā Armed Forces Wrestling Championship i te mahi ki ia i roto i te United States Army.
Ki te tona tuatapaparaa mamau mīharo, “Ko te Dominator” haina i te kirimana whanaketanga ki te WWE i roto i 2004 a hanga ana tuatahi ngaio mō te whakahaere i roto i 2005. Lashley would go on to fight for ECW and TNA as well, engari hiahia ki te whakamatautau ia ia i roto i te ao o MMA.
I roto i te 2008, Timata Lashley whakangungu i roto i te MMA wa tonu ki Team Top te American (TO) omaoma i roto i te Coconut Creek Florida. He would later open his own ATT gym in Denver, CO, me tereina i waenganui i nga whakaurunga e rua ki te maha o ngä kaitäkaro i whakaaro tae atu Josh Barnett, Anthony “Big Foot Silva”, a Todd Duffee.
“Kua ahau i rua whawhai ki a Bellator, a au fiefia ki te te karanga i te whakatairanga toku fare,” said Lashley. “Kua tino reignited Scott Coker me te kamupene toku hiahia ki te whawhai me te E rapu ana ahau i mua ki te tau nui ki te tahi mau te whakauru ia ngoi.”
WEEK NEXT: Kia mataara “Ko te Baddest te tangata i runga i te Planet” Joe Warren paruru i tona taitara whā ki Marcos Galvão muri Rāmere, March 27 i te 9 / 8c Live me te Free, anake i runga i Koi. Mō ētahi atu pārongo'a'ahi www.bellator.com.

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Bellator MMA Ko te Mixed whakahaere Arts ārahi ngā tokomaha nga whawhai pai o roto i te ao nei. I raro i te aronga o te kaiwhakatairanga whawhai hōia Scott Coker, Ko te wātea Bellator ki meimei 400 miriona mau fare te ao i roto i runga i 120 whenua. I roto i te United States, Ka taea te kite i Bellator i runga i te Koi TV, te rangatira pouaka MMA. Uru Bellator MMA te o te rōpū whakahaere e ngā runga ngaio ahumahi i roto i te hanga pouaka, rōpū takahanga ora, whanaketanga whawhai / whanaunga, ähua wāhi, i hanga e tautoko / whanaketanga, raihana ao, marketing, pānuitanga, publicity me te kōmihana whanaunga. Hāngai Bellator i roto i Santa Monica, California, ka puritia e te whakangahau Rapa Viacom, home ki rama pirimia whakangahau o te ao e hono ki te hunga i roto i te ihirangi mālohi puta noa i te pouaka whakaata, nekehanga pikitia, ipurangi me te pūkoro tüäpapa.

 

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Koi TV Kei te wātea i roto i te 98.7 miriona mau fare, e ko te wehenga o Viacom Networks Media. He waeine o Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Networks Media he tetahi o kaihanga ārahi o te ao o te hōtaka, me te ihirangi puta noa i tüäpapa päpähomaha katoa. Wāhitau Internet Spike TV a ko www.spike.com a hoki ake-ki-te-miniti me te mōhiohio press pūranga me ngā whakaahua, 'a'ahi ki press pae Koi TV o i http://www.spike.com/press. A pee i tatou i runga i Twitter spiketvpr mo te hou i roto i whawhati whakahōunga rongo, muri-te-scenes mōhiohio me ngā whakaahua.
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“King Mo” Lawal vs. Whakakapi Cheick Congo Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson me Andre Santos sitepu i roto i mo Douglas Lima ki te whawhai a Paora Daley i “Bellator: Te whakaekenga British”

Santa MONICA, Calif. (January 21, 2015) – Kua takoha wharanga te roa o te matchup kaha wawata i waenganui i Bobby Lashley (12-2) a James Thompson (20-14) engari kua kauwhautia rangatira Bellator MMA te whawhai whakawhitinga angitū ki te whakakapi i te reira i roto i te Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (14-4) vs. Cheick Congo (22-9-2). Ano Andre Santos (37-9) Kua marere i roto i mo te toa Welterweight whara Douglas Lima (26-5), a inaianei ka fehangahangai i te wa katoa-kino a Paora Daley (35-13).

 

Whakaritea te whakataetae hou mo te wahi teata o “Bellator: Ngā whakaekenga Ingarangi,” e e wahi i runga i Rāmere, February 27, i Mohegan Sun Arena i Uncasville, Conn. Matua Tags kāri o te po e ora i runga i te Koi TV, i te awa pāngia tuatahi i runga i Spike.com.

 

Tikiti hoki “Bellator: Ngā whakaekenga Ingarangi,” e tīmata i tika $25, kua runga i te hoko i Ticketmaster.com me Bellator.com. E tika ana pāngia tahi atu mau ki te kia kauwhautia hohoro.

 

“E whakama tatou i tatou ki te whakaroa i teie whawhai i waenganui i Bobby Lashley me James Thompson, a Douglas Lima, me Paora Daley, engari i ahau e kore e ka fantastic enei matchups ratou iku mai kotahi ki te pūāwaitanga o,” Na ka mea a Bellator MMA CEO Scott Coker. “Aua'e râ, mātou taea ki te whakakapi i te pāngia ki te whakataetae rite whakangahau mo to tatou kaiwhaiwhai.”

 

“King Mo” Lawal whawhai mo te wa 10 mō te Bellator MMA, kua whakapumautia ia kia rite ki tetahi o nga superstars tino mōhiotia i roto i te hākinakina. Ko te whātōtō a Ākuira he nei te tikanga whakataetae i taumahamaha marama, te Division NCAA mua ahau kua mahia ki mētara koura-American katoa me Pan American 11 o tona 14 toa mahi MMA i te knockout, tae atu ki ngā tūnga a Tūrongo, tata o Joe Vedepo me Dustin Jacoby. Ko te whakataetae toa mua Bellator MMA me Strikeforce marama toa taumahamaha o te ao inaianei neke ake ki te taumahamaha mo te wa tuatahi mai 2009 ki te wero ia ia ki a Congo.

 

Congo, he 6-waewae-4 Wīwī, Ko te meke ngaio mua whakamanamana tetahi pango whitiki i roto i rua Karate me Kendo. He toa-wā maha ao i roto i te kickboxing, Inaianei hāngai ana Congo anake i runga i MMA, kua hanga he 4-1 record i raro i te kara Bellator MMA. Whakangungu i Wolfslair MMA Academy i London, Congo tino tata rererere ana game pai-porotaka mā te kaute i te tāpaetanga tuatahi-a tawhio noa i runga i hoa patu Lavar Johnson i roto i te matchup Mahuru. Haere mai ana'e mate Bellator o Congo i roto i te whakataetae rima-a tawhio mo te Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Championship, i roto i te i haere ia ki tonu rauna e rima ki a Vitali Minakov engari ka haere ake poto i roto i te hua whakatau.

 

Paora Daley Ko te whiro tino wehi, ka whakaaro ki te mua i roto i te ringa e rua, i roaa ia i te īngoa “Semtex”. Ko te-tau 31-tawhito i Nottingham, Riro Ingarangi Kua he mīharo 74% o tona 35 whakaora i te ara o te knockout. Ka whawhai mo Scott Coker i raro i te kara Strikeforce, Nāwai ia i Bellator kahore he brainer. Ka mau Daley ki te ipurangi ki te faaite i to'na mau mana'o i runga i te whara ki Lima, kī: “Nervous, Mataku??…..Mahino ahau, te faaineine ki ahau whawhai…. E riro ahau. He mea ok…. Guess whiwhi koe ki te whai atu i te tahi photo pihi ki te whitiki…. Kua neke toku arotahi, taua rā, hoariri hou…. Ngā whakaekenga o Ingarangi i Bellator 134.”

 

Kua neke te hoariri hou tona arotahi ki te ko Andre “Chatuba” Santos. He hōia o te hākinakina i roto i tona matau ake, e rua atu te whakauru ia atu Daley i te wha iti whawhai te toa Rio De Janeiro. Patua Santos James Terry i Bellator 129, i roto i te mea i tona whawhai tuatahi i runga i te oneone American. Ia kua whakaturia ana mātanga i teie nei i runga i Daley, ki te tumanako ki te riro tana whawhai tika whitu.
 

Mō Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA Ko te Mixed whakahaere Arts ārahi ngā tokomaha nga whawhai pai o roto i te ao nei. I raro i te aronga o te kaiwhakatairanga whawhai hōia Scott Coker, Ko te wātea Bellator ki meimei 500 miriona mau fare te ao i roto i runga i 140 whenua. I roto i te United States, Ka taea te kite i Bellator i runga i te Koi TV, te rangatira pouaka MMA. Uru Bellator MMA te o te rōpū whakahaere e ngā runga ngaio ahumahi i roto i te hanga pouaka, rōpū takahanga ora, whanaketanga whawhai / whanaunga, ähua wāhi, i hanga e tautoko / whanaketanga, raihana ao, marketing, pānuitanga, publicity me te kōmihana whanaunga. Hāngai Bellator i roto i Santa Monica, California, ka puritia e te whakangahau Rapa Viacom, home ki rama pirimia whakangahau o te ao e hono ki te hunga i roto i te ihirangi mālohi puta noa i te pouaka whakaata, nekehanga pikitia, ipurangi me te pūkoro tüäpapa.

 

Mō Spike TV:

Koi TV Kei te wātea i roto i te 98.7 miriona mau fare, e ko te wehenga o Viacom Networks Media. He waeine o Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Networks Media he tetahi o kaihanga ārahi o te ao o te hōtaka, me te ihirangi puta noa i tüäpapa päpähomaha katoa. Wāhitau Internet Spike TV a ko www.spike.com a hoki ake-ki-te-miniti me te mōhiohio press pūranga me ngā whakaahua, 'a'ahi ki press pae Koi TV o i http://www.spike.com/press. A pee i tatou i runga i Twitter spiketvpr mo te hou i roto i whawhati whakahōunga rongo, muri-te-scenes mōhiohio me ngā whakaahua.