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CONFIDENT, POWER-PUNCHING KIKO MARTINEZ PREDICTS UPSET VICTORY, SAYS WRITING HIM OFF AGAINST CHAMP LEO SANTA CRUZ IS “MAJOR MISTAKE”

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Challenger Vows To Take Advantage Of Unexpected Opportunity, Ceja-Ruiz II In Co-Main Rāhoroi, Feb. 27, Ora i te SHOWTIME® From Honda Center In Anaheim, Calif.

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader Begins With
Unbeaten Heavyweights Gerald Washington vs. Oscar Rivas

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Feb. 16, 2016) – Spain’s Kiko “Sensación” Martinez is a soft-spoken, hard-hitting former IBF Super Bantamweight World Champion and a three-time European champion at 122 pauna. He’s a come-forward, comes-to-win, aggressive-minded slugger who makes for exciting fights and has been in with excellent opposition.

 

The ultimate road warrior, the 5-foot-5, 29-year-old Martinez has fought more than one-third of his fights outside his native Spain, where he has tussled 26 wa. He’s also fought four times in Ireland, three times in England, three times in Northern Ireland and one time each in Japan, Argentina, France and South Africa.

 

So don’t expect Martinez (35-6, 26 Koó) to be in awe of the surroundings in his second start in the United States when he challenges unbeaten, defending featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 Koó) i runga i Rāhoroi, Feb. 27, i roto i te hui matua o te SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING ora tripleheader i runga i SHOWTIME (10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

 

Martinez won his U.S. debut and the IBF 122-pound crown with a sixth-round TKO overJhonatan Romero i runga i Aug. 17, 2013. “That was a great night for me,’’ Martinez said. “I’m confident of another great performance on Feb. 27.''

 

A winner of three in a row in his homeland, including a fourth-round TKO over Miguel Gonzalez whakamutunga Dec. 12, Martinez aims to make amends after losing three high-profile fights in recent years to super bantamweight world champions – twice to Carl Frampton(IBF) and once to Scott QUIGG (WBA).

 

Martinez gets an opportunity against Santa Cruz in a fight he never saw coming.

 

“I’m thrilled to be fighting Leo Santa Cruz, but getting this fight was a total surprise because I already had a fight scheduled,’’ said Martinez, who trains at his friend and manager, former world super middleweight champion Sergio Martinez’ gym in Spain. “I had been scheduled to fight for the European title. When this opportunity came up, I decided to give up the European title to come to America.

 

“I was very happy and very emotional when I heard about this fight. It was one of the best days of my life when I agreed to fight Santa Cruz. Na, more boxing fans will get to see me. I will not take one step back. I will come forward the whole fight.

 

“I’m thankful to SHOWTIME and I’m excited for the challenge. It’s a huge fight in the United States and a great opportunity. Some people don’t think I can fight because I lost to those guys [Frampton and Quigg], but they are wrong. I am as determined as ever. I’m going to fight a great fight and come out with a victory.’’

 

While respectful of the champion, Martinez is no stranger to fighting on foreign soil and is poised to pull off a stunner.

 

“I will surprise many people who don’t believe in me,'' Ka mea ia. “I’m working so hard for this fight. People doubting me has me even more motivated. They will see on Feb. 27 and everyone will change their minds.

 

“I love fighting in my opponent’s backyard. That is not a problem for me at all. People who know boxing know I will give everything to this sport. I want to give great shows and entertain people. I’m coming forward and throwing punches and I don’t give up.

 

“I’m going to give 100 percent and it’s going to be a tremendous fight. I have a ton of respect for Leo Santa Cruz. He’s a world champion and a great fighter who’s clearly one of the very best featherweights in the world and a Top 10 pauna-hoki-pauna toa. I am very conscious of that point.

 

“Leo and I are true warriors so this will be a brutal war. But I have what it takes. I’ve been working very hard with my longtime trainer, Gaby Sarmiento, and I will be victorious.’’

 

A lifelong resident of Spain, Martinez was born in Granada, Spain, and resides in Alicante. He has two sisters and two brothers but is the only one in the family who boxes professionally. He turned to boxing as a young teenager.

 

“I started in boxing because when I was about 13 I was smaller and other kids bullied me all the time. So I began looking for a way to learn to defend myself,'' Ka mea ia. “Once I decided to start boxing and dedicated myself to it I fell in love with the sport.’’

 

I te runaruna, Martinez went 47-2 and won a Spanish national amateur championship, but he had no international amateur experience. “I had a good amateur career but never thought about the Olympics,'' Ka mea ia. “My mind was always on being a pro fighter.’’

 

A dangerous puncher who’s at his best when he pressures his opponents and wears them down, Martinez turned pro in June 2004. He was victorious in his initial 17 whawhai, winning all but three by knockout.

 

Martinez met Sergio Martinez [no relation] about nine years ago. “I met Sergio in the gym in Spain that he used to train himself in and we became good friends. When I started boxing I looked up to Julio Hiha Chavez and I am now a big fan of Marcos Maidana. I like to fight like him.

 

“But I’ve always had a special relationship with Sergio, who inspired me because he came from poverty like me. He has taught me so much. It’s like looking into a mirror because he knows where I came from. He’s taught me so much inside and outside the ring. We were very poor growing up and my father worked very hard.’’

 

Ki te ikuna, Kiko Martinez says “I would like to stay at this weight because I feel much stronger. But I would definitely love a rematch with Frampton or Quigg.’’

 

Regarding the Frampton-Quigg 122-pound world title unification that also takes place onFeb. 27 (i roto i te Manchester, Ingarangi, ora i runga i SHOWTIME EXTREME®), Martinez didn’t hesitate when picking a winner.

 

“Frampton will win against Quigg,’’ Martinez said. “He’s the more complete boxer. He is stronger as well.”

 

I roto i te Feb. 27 co-feature on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, hard-hitting Mexican warriors Hōngongoi Ceja (30-1, 27 Koó) a Hugo Ruiz (35-3, 31 Koó) will box in a rematch of an exciting, two-way slugfest for the WBC 122-pound world title that Ceja won from Ruiz on a fifth-round knockout last August

 

Rounding out the televised tripleheader is a 10-round fight between undefeated heavyweights Gerald Washington (16-0-1, 11 Koó) of Vallejo, Calif., and Montreal-based Colombian Oscar Rivas (18-0, 13 Koó).

 

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BELLATOR MMA SIGNS LIGHTWEIGHT STANDOUT ‘IRON’ MICHAEL CHANDLER TO MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT EXTENSION

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Santa MONICA, Calif. (February 12, 2015) – When sifting through a list of Bellator MMA’s greatest fights, few names appear as often as "Iron" Michael Chandler (14-3).

 

I teie mahana,, Bellator MMA is proud to announce that Chandler will be continuing to compete for the promotion for the foreseeable future, with the news that the former 155-pound champion has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight extension to remain with the Scott Coker-led promotion.

 

“Michael Chandler is synonymous with our brand and doubles as an incredibly talented and exciting mixed martial artist,” said Bellator President Scott Coker. “Not every fighter or free agent aligns with our future plans, but when looking at Chandler’s resume, inking him to a long-term extension was a no-brainer. I look forward to getting him back in action as soon as possible.”

 

Chandler was also pleased with his extension, kī: “I’m ecstatic to continue my career with Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. It’s obvious that good things are continuing to happen for this promotion and it’s correlating to big opportunities for myself as well,"Ka mea a Chandler. “I can’t wait to get back in action and test myself against some of these new guys coming in and move back up through the ranks. Ka rite ki nga wa katoa, my eyes are on that belt, and it will be back around my waist soon.”

 

A 14-fight Bellator MMA veteran, Chandler has been a member of the Viacom-owned promotion since 2010. Prior to joining the Bellator ranks, the Missouri native competed for Strikeforce. Amongst his notable victories, Chandler bested Eddie Alvarez via submission at “Bellator 58” in what many fans and pundits alike considered the fight of 2011.

 

Further along the way, Chandler defeated the likes of Patricky "Pitbull" Freire, Marcin Held, Rick Hawn, a Rawiri Rickels (2x). Of his 14 toa ano he ngaio, Chandler has amassed 12 victories before reaching the judges’ scorecards.

 

Chandler remains in Bellator’s lightweight division, which includes kingpin Will Brooks, haere ki Josh Thomson, Brandon Girtz, Melvin Guillard, Benson Henderson, Brent primus, Derek Anderson, aKoe Awad.

 

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UNBEATEN 2012 U.S. OLYMPIAN MICHAEL HUNTER, MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER PAUL MENDEZ & FEATHERWEIGHT CONTENDER CLAUDIO MARRERO FEATURED IN UNDERCARD ACTION SATURDAY, FEB. 27 FROM HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, Calif.

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader Headlined By
Unbeaten Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz Against
Former World Champ Kiko Martinez
ANAHEIM, Calif. (February 12, 2016) – Hinga kore 2012 U.S. Häkinakina Michael Hunter (10-0, 7 Koó), whitu tekau nguha Paora Mendez (20-2-2, 10 Koó) and exciting featherweight contender Claudio “The Matrix” Marrero (19-1, 14 Koó) will compete in separate bouts that highlight undercard action on Rāhoroi, February 27 from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The event is headlined by a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader featuring undefeated three-division world champion Lion “Earthquake” Santa Cruz making his first featherweight world title defense against former world champion Kiko Martinez.In the co-feature bout, Mexican warriors Hōngongoi Ceja a Hugo Ruiz will meet again in an awaited super bantamweight world title rematch and opening the telecast, heavyweights Gerald “Ko te Rooster Black” Washington a Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas will put their unblemished records on the line in a 10-round matchup. The telecast will air live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT) and will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).
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Hunter will compete in an eight-round cruiserweight bout while Mendez will enter the ring in a 10-round middleweight affair against Joshua Okine (22-4, 15 Koó). Marrero takes on Jonathan Arellano (16-6-2, 4 Koó) in a 10-round featherweight attraction.
The action continues with 27-year-old Ceferino Rodriguez (20-1, 11 Koó) of Spain in an eight-round welterweight bout against Mexico’s Ernesto Ortiz (10-3, 7 Koó) plus 29-year-old South Korean brawler Min Wook Kim (14-1, 11 Koó) in a super lightweight contest against Mexico’s Jose Luis Rodriguez (14-6, 9 Koó).
Rounding out the night of fights is unbeaten 25-year-old Los Angeles-native Anthony Flores (9-0, 5 Koó) in an eight-round super lightweight bout against Daniel Nava (7-3-2, 3 Koó) while Leo Santa Cruz’s cousin,Antonio Santa Cruz (1-2, 1 KO) enters the ring in a four-round bantamweight fight against California’s Jorge Perez (2-0, 1 KO) and undefeated Mexican King Vargas (25-0, 20 Koó) i roto i te mahi mā.
Mai tahuri ngaio i roto i te tīmatanga o 2013 e whai ake nei i te London Olympic Games, te Hunter-tau 27-tawhito, whawhai i roto i Las Vegas, NV, Kua ki te whiti tonu. With four victories in 2015, the last three by knockout, he will be looking to march again into the win column to kick off his 2016 pakanga.
Fighting out of Delano, California, the 26-year-old Mendez looks for his seventh straight victory when he gets in the ring on February 27. Haere mai e ia ki roto ki tenei whawhai atu o whakaora mo Rawiri Alonso Lopez, Santiago Parete, Raul Casarez, Andrik Saralegui and Ernesto Berrospe twice. He takes on the experienced Okine, who was born in Ghana but who fights out of Silver Spring, Maryland.
I muri i toa i te mētara hiriwa i te 2007 Pan American Games, i roto i te tua ki te maha atu ekea runaruna, riro te Lepupelika o Marrero te tuatahi 14 ngā haerenga o tona mahi pro. The 26-year-old brings a five-fight winning streak to the ring and in his most recent bout he delivered a sensational one-punch knockout victory over former world champion Rico Ramos. Marrero takes on the 28-year-old Arrellano out of Commerce, California.
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JULIO CEJA & HUGO RUIZ READY TO PUT ON ANOTHER SHOW IN SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE REMATCH SATURDAY, FEBRARY, 27, LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM HONDA CENTER SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Tripleheader Headlined By Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz Against Former Titleholder Kiko Martinez

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (February 9, 2016) – Hard-hitting Mexican warriors Hōngongoi Ceja (30-1, 27 Koó) a Hugo Ruiz(35-3, 31 Koó) engaged in a memorable back-and-forth battle for the WBC 122-pound world title last August and they are eager to meet in the ring again to deliver another explosive fight. The eagerly awaited return bout is part of a tripleheader on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® ora i runga i SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Headlining the event is undefeated featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz in his first title defense against former champ Kiko Martinez. Rounding out the televised tripleheader is a 10-round fight betweenundefeatedheavyweights Gerald Washington a Oscar Rivas.
Ceja recovered from a third-round knockdown to claim world title glory with a fifth-round stoppage of Ruiz, and he has promised once again to leave the fans thrilled.
“One thing I can tell you, is that this fight will be as exciting as the first one,” said Ceja. “You don’t want to miss it. War is coming.”
When Ceja and Ruiz clashed in Los Angeles last August, it was the U.S. debut for both and was also on a card headlined by Santa Cruz.
“I knew it was a big step up in my career to get a fight in the U.S.,” said Ruiz, “It was very emotional to be fighting in front of so many Mexican fans on such an important card.”
In an excellent two-way matchup contested in the middle of the ring, Ceja and Ruiz combined to throw 373 power punches in just five rounds, with Ceja benefiting from a 96-67 advantage in power punches landed. It was the sharp-shooting Ruiz who struck the first big blow of the match however, as he caught a lunging Ceja with a perfect left hook that put him down with just under a minute left in the third round.
“He definitely hurt me with that punch,” said Ceja. “I went straight into his hand and to the floor. But thanks to my great conditioning, I recovered fast. I train in the altitude in Mexico and that gives me the strength to fight 15 rauna. I’m working just as hard this camp.”
“I feel like I have the advantage in speed and power,” said Ruiz. “I was looking for the knockout from the beginning and I will do that again on February 27.”
Showing little effect from the knockdown, Ceja made it through the third and had a solid fourth round against the lanky Ruiz. He began to work effectively inside the long reach of Ruiz and buzz him with left hooks and uppercuts. It was a perfectly timed left hook with 58 seconds remaining in the fifth round that put Ruiz down. Ruiz made it to his feet, but Ceja continued to batter him with both hands until the referee, Raul Caiz Sr., stepped in and stopped the fight at 2:34 ki te a tawhio noa.
“Ceja came into the fight very aggressively and he put just the right amount of pressure on me,” said Ruiz. “This defeat is behind me now, but I did gain experience from the defeat that I will take into this fight.”
Both men know that there is plenty of work to be done in training camp.
“There is no way to get into a comfort zone against Ruiz,” said Ceja. “Just because I beat him, it doesn’t make this fight easier. He’s smart, experienced and he won’t make the same mistakes again. He’s a guy who works distances perfectly and knows when to attack. We made mistakes in the first fight that we’re going to fix.”
“I’m working on my defense and on putting more pressure on him throughout this fight,” said Ruiz. “I have to be aware of his left hand. The hook hurt me last time so I have been working on getting my right hand up to block it. I have to use my skills to be victorious.”
With a world title on the line once again, expect similar fireworks when these two proud Mexican sluggers share the ring in Anaheim.
“I want all my Mexican fans to come out and watch this fight, you will not regret it,” said Ceja. “I want to keep my belt for a long time and I want the fans to remember my name.”
“This is going to be another very explosive fight,” said Ruiz. “Expect a lot of punches, but this time I will be walking out a world champion.”
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UNBEATEN HEAVYWEIGHTS COLLIDE AS GERALD WASHINGTON TAKES ON OSCAR RIVAS ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, IN OPENER OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® TRIPLEHEADER FROM HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, California

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Exciting Night Of Action Features Undefeated Leo Santa Cruz vs. Kiko Martinez
& Julio Ceja vs. Hugo Ruiz 2 In A Pair Of World Title Bouts
ANAHEIM, Calif. (February 2, 2016) – Unbeaten brawlers Gerald “Ko te Rooster Black” Washington (16-0-1, 11 Koó) a Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (18-0, 13 Koó) will meet in a 10-round showdown of rising heavyweights on Rāhoroi, February 27, in the opening bout of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The telecast features two world title fights. I roto i te hui matua, undefeated three-division world champion Lion “Earthquake” Santa Cruz will make the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martinez. Televised coverage begins live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT) with the exciting super bantamweight world title rematch between Mexican power-punchers Hōngongoi Cejaa Hugo Ruiz.
“I’m thrilled to be fighting so close to home in front of all my friends and family,” ka mea a Washington. “Oscar Rivas is a hard puncher but he’s never faced anyone as big and strong as I am. I’m anxious to get in the ring and continue to prove myself on my way to a world title opportunity.”
“I’m very excited to be fighting Gerald Washington in my first fight in Southern California,” Said Rivas. “I know that he is a very tough, strong fighter. I will be prepared to come out victorious and stay undefeated as I head towards my goal of becoming a world champion.”
“The heavyweight division has been revived and Gerald Washington and Oscar Rivas are two guys to keep your eyes on,” ka mea a Tom Brown o TGB Whakatairanga. “Both are undefeated and hungry to earn their shot at a world title.”
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He kaitākaro e rua-ara (mutunga whäiti me te mutunga ārai) i te University o Southern California, Washington pau wa ki te pupu Seattle Seahawks a Buffalo Pire mahi i runga i tona ara rereke i arahina ia ki te mekemeke. Ko te-tau 33-tau mahi ano i roto i te Navy, ano he mīhini topatopa i mua i te haere ki USC, a kihai i whiwhi ki tona timatanga i roto i te mekemeke ngaio noa 2012. Whawhai i roto i San Jose, California, he is yet to lose in his latest endeavor after fighting to a draw with Amir Mansour in October and defeating Jason Gavern in March last year.
Rivas, who represented Columbia at the 2008 Olympics, fought exclusively as a pro in his adopted hometown of Montreal before making his U.S. debut with a first-round knockout of Jason Pettaway in June 2015. The 28-year-old is riding a seven-fight knockout streak and most recently took down Joey Abell in the second round of a November 2015 whawhai. He will be looking to impress against the toughest opponent of his career onFebruary 27.
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MEXICAN KNOCKOUT ARTISTS JULIO CEJA & HUGO RUIZ TO MEET IN SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE REMATCH ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 FROM HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, CALIF., LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
Headlined By Leo Santa Cruz Defending His Featherweight Title
Against Former Champion Kiko Martinez At 10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2016) – Mexican warriors Hōngongoi Ceja a Hugo Ruiz will compete in a rematch of their exciting 2015 super bantamweight world title fight on Rāhoroi, February 27, ora i runga i SHOWTIME® from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will be headlined by undefeated three-division world champion Lion “Earthquake” Santa Cruz, who’ll bemaking the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martinez.
“I’m very happy to fight again in Southern California on such a fantastic card,” said Ceja. “In the first fight with Hugo Ruiz we had a sensational battle which ended with me coming out victorious and I’m very confident that I will win again. I look forward to putting on another great show on February 27.”
“I’m excited for the immediate rematch with Julio Ceja,” said Ruiz. “I know that I had him badly hurt during our first fight and that I will be victorious on February 27. I’d like to thank everyone involved for this great opportunity to avenge my loss.”
Tukemata (30-1, 27 Koó) a Ruiz (35-3, 31 Koó) met on August 29, 2015, i roto i te Los Angeles, with Ceja winning the WBC 122-pound world title via a fifth-round stoppage in a wild back-and-forth brawl. Ruiz struck the first big blow in round three when he connected with a sharp left hand that floored Ceja. The fireworks continued into round five when Ceja unloaded a powerful left hook that put Ruiz on the mat. Ceja saw his opening and used a flurry of punches to close the show and take home the world title.
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The 23-year-old Ceja has won six fights in a row and is looking to prove that his victory over Ruiz was no fluke. The native of Atizapan de Zaragoza, Mexico will be fighting in the U.S. for the second time since turning pro in 2009 i tika 16 tau. The power-puncher owns victories over experienced veterans Henry Maldonado, Jesus Acosta, Alejandro Morales and Genaro Camargo.
A 29-year-old fighting out of Sinaloa Mexico, Ruiz entered the first fight against Ceja on a four-fight win streak and as winner of 26 o tona whakamutunga 27 whawhai. He’s defeated the likes of Jean Sampson, Yonfrez Parejo a Francisco Arce puta noa i te mahi pro i timata i roto i 2006. His bout with Ceja was his U.S. debut and his exciting style has earned him another shot at the world title.
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FORMER WORLD CHAMPION KIKO MARTINEZ FACES UNDEFEATED WORLD CHAMPION LEO SANTA CRUZ ON SATURDAY, FEB. 27, LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM, Calif.

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NEW YORK (Jan. 20, 2015) – toa e toru-wehenga tūturu ao Lion “Earthquake” Santa Cruz will make the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martinez i runga i Rāhoroi, Feb. 27, ora i runga i SHOWTIME® i Honda Center i roto i te Anaheim, Calif.
haamata te telecast SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING i 10 p.m. AND/7 p.m. PT.
“I’m excited to have another opportunity to fight in front of my L.A. hoa,” Na ka mea a Santa Cruz. “I’ve been in the gym and staying ready for anyone that’s put in front of me. I’m going to be 100 percent ready for this fight and I plan to go out there and look great.”
“I’m thrilled for the opportunity to face off against Leo Santa Cruz on February 27,” Said Martinez. “Santa Cruz is clearly one of the very best featherweights in the world but I have what it takes. I’ve already begun working very hard with my longtime trainer Gaby Sarmiento and I will be victorious.”
“It’s always great to be able to bring quality fights to the Southern California fight fans,” ka mea a Tom Brown o TGB Whakatairanga. “The Leo Santa Cruz vs. Kiko Martinez battle couldn’t be in a better venue or town and it will provide non-stop action from the opening bell. TGB Promotions is honored to once again work with SHOWTIME and the team at the Honda Center on another great event.”
Tikiti mo te takahanga ora, whakatairangatia ana e te e TGB Whakatairanga, E utu i $27, $54, $104 a $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the Honda Center Box Office.
The popular Mexican-American Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 Koó), fighting out of Los Angeles, won the 126-pound title in a “Whawhai o te Tau” candidate against former three-division champ Apanere Merehe last August at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. It was just the second fight in the featherweight division for Santa Cruz, who has won belts at 118 a 122 pounds while earning a reputation as one of boxing’s most active and exciting fighters. The 27-year-old also holds victories over Cristian Mijares a Eric Morel and has fought in world title bouts in 10 o tona whakamutunga 12 fights since 2012.
Martinez (35-6-0, 26 Koó), of Valenciana, Spain, is a former super bantamweight world champion who won the IBF belt with a sixth-round knockout of Jhonatan Romero i roto i te 2013. The 29-year-old made two successful title defenses against Jeffrey Mathebula and long-time titlist Hozumi Hasegawai mua i ngaro i te whakataunga i roto i 2014 i roto i te rematch ki Carl Frampton. Martinez challenged Scott QUIGG for the 122-pound belt in July of 2015 before moving up to 126 pauna, where he bounced back to record knockouts in two of his three fights in just two months. A world traveler who frequently fights on his opponent’s home turf, Martinez will now challenge Santa Cruz in just his second fight in the U.S. with his sights set on becoming a two-division world champion.
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Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, MMA, Koi TV

DARRION CALDWELL SET FOR ‘BELLATOR MMA 151’ MAIN EVENT DEBUT AGAINST JOE WARREN AT WINSTAR WORLD CASINO & RESORT ON MARCH 4

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Santa MONICA, Calif. (Hakihea 18, 2015) – The main event of Bellator MMA’s return to WinStar World Casino & Huihui i roto i Thackerville, OK., i runga i March 4 will feature undefeated Darrion Caldwell (8-0) challenging former two-division world champion and the self-proclaimed “Baddest Man on the Planet” Joe Warren (13-4).

Tikiti hoki "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” go on sale this coming Monday, Hakihea 21 and start at just $45. You can purchase tickets at the WinStar World Casino and Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. Tatau mo tuwhera i te hui 5:00 p.m. CT wā rohe, with the first contest taking place one hour later.

"Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” Tags ora me te utu i runga i te Koi i 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT, ia ka awa pāngia tuatahi ora i runga i Bellator.com a Te Bellator Mobile App.. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.

 

With five impressive outings in a little over a year and a half under the Bellator MMA umbrella, it was only a matter of time before “The Wolf” found himself in a position to compete for a world title. There is still work to be done though, and the next stop on the road to championship gold goes through a man who has held Marcos Galvao’s belt already. A standout on the wrestling team at NC State University, the 27-year-old Caldwell most recently submitted Shawn paihere via rear-naked choke in the first frame, adding to his tally of finishes (4). Initially a featherweight, Caldwell looks much more comfortable now at 135-pounds and as he proclaimed during a recent interview, “I foresee myself competing against Joe [Warren] with a No. 1 contender shot on the line, sooner rather than later.”

 

Warren has done just about it all under the Bellator MMA banner, winning titles at featherweight and bantamweight during his nearly six year promotional tenure. Na, Warren has his sights set on another run with the 135-pound title, a belt he lost during an intense encounter with Galvao early in 2015. A 2006 Pan American and World Champion in Greco-Roman competition, the 39-year-old will test himself against a young competitor who excels in the same skillset that Warren has used to his advantage for most of his career, mamau. Will a win for “The Baddest Man on the Planet” propel him to a title shot against the winner of Galvao-Dantas 2 a week prior? Tune into SPIKE on March 4 to find out.

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“BREATHE FOR CALEY” TOY DRIVE AND PANCAKE BREAKFAST WITH SANTA EVENT

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Gilroy, Pērā i (Hakihea 17, 2015) – Robert “Ko te Varua” Warrior ka haere i te“Breathe for Caley” Toy Drive and Pancake Breakfast with Santa event happeningtenei Rāhoroi at the Applebee’s in Gilroy. Everyone is encourage to bring an unwrapped toy for those in need. All toys to be donated to the Rebekah Children’s House (Gilroy) a Stanford’s Children’s Hospital. Tickets utu $8.00 ia tangata can be purchased by emailing: info@breatheforcaley.org ranei na roto i te te karanga408.568.5481 (Brandi) – 408.568.5481 (Teresa)
WHO: Four-Division and Six-Time World Champion, Robert Guerrero
TA: Breathe for Caley Toy Drive and Pancake Breakfast with Santa
WHY: To help bring toys to those in need during the Christmas holiday
No: Rāhoroi, Hakihea 19, 2015
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
HEA: Applebee’s 8200 Arroyo Circle
Gilroy, Pērā i, 95020
Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, MMA, Koi TV

Rafael Carvalho WINS taitara whitu wātea MURI ate i takahi KI Brandon Halsey

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Pāwhiri ki konei FOR huinga katoa o te Whakaahua

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Oketopa. 23, 2015) - Rafael Carvalho (12-1) riro te taitara i te tuunga o Brandon Halsey (9-1) i muri i ngaro taimaha i roto i tona ahua whakamutunga, oti i te toa tūturu mua i roto i te farereiraa whitu enthralling i roto i te hui matua o "Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho. "

Carvalho i te whitiki takai tona hope i Bellator MMA te peresideni Scott Coker i muri i te tuku Halsey ki te whāriki i roto i te puranga, ki te whana ate maitai whakaturia ki mua o te whare Kikī i te Mohegan Sun Arena.

 

"Ahau e hiahia ana ki te whakawhetai ki toku kapa mo te katoa,"Ka mea a Carvalho i muri i te wikitoria. "I roto i ahau i whakapono ahau i te timatanga, a mohio ahau e haere mai tenei wa."

 

Ko te toa Palāsilá 29-tau-tawhito ahu te underdog ngako ki te matchup, engari te kupu haere ano, e te aha whawhai ratou. Ko te wa i muri mai Carvalho tomo te arena, Ka whakairi tona kara i teie nei i te heke.

Ward Ka poro Olson ki te Whakaahuareka o Crowd kōaro

He nui rite te wa whakamutunga Brennan Ward (12-3) whakataetae i roto i tona homestate o Connecticut, "Irish" mau Dennis Olson (14-10) ki te ringa matau e tonoa "Tuhinga" ki te whāriki, te wahi hohoro rerenga Ward, a akina atu te ringa o te kaitautoko John McCarthy. Haere mai te mutu i 4:37 o te kohao a huri noa.

 

Whakamatauria Olson ki kia uaua nui ki te tu ƒWhakaritenga maha i Ward, ara ū te upkick i te titiro ki te tukino i te paroisa no tamata ia ki te piro wawe te mutu. Otiia kihai Ward ki te tuku ake, whakaritea tino ka tonoa e ia ona hoa me te utuafare ki te ataata i runga i to ratou mata.

 

"Ahau i te taata whenua. Dennis me ahau korero he rota o te mea i mua i te whawhai, engari ko te reira te whawhai i roto i reira. Kahore, engari faatura hoki ia e ahau. Te uaua rite te reinga ia. Ia tata te patototanga ahau i roto i atu tona hoki ki te tuke.

 

"Aroha ana ahau ki tenei ao, me toku pā oire, I tika ahau e ngana ana ki te kia manawanui, engari te ia uaua i runga i te whenua. Toku kaiako me te papa korerotia ki ahau, ki te ahau manawanui, me te whenua i te ringa matau ka e te okiokinga hītori. "Ka mea a Ward. "[Andrey] Koreshkov Ko te dude uaua, ki te ahau i muri i roto i te rārangi ka tūmanako e nehenehe ia tatou bang atu. "

 

He nui o matchups e hanga tikanga mo te patu te ërä o te paroita e, Ka Me pā MMA Bellator ki te pupuri i ripa tata rite 2016 hohoro te whakatata.

Yamauchi He ōrite ki mā whitu tukunga Record

Ko te tuatahi Bellator MMA o Isao Kobayashi (17-3) kihai i haere i rite whakaritea i "Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho," rite Yamauchi ake (19-2) oti te toa Japanese ki te tāpaetanga kowaowaotia muri-tahanga i 3:50 o te anga whakamutunga.

 

Ki te te win, Yamauchi herea mua Bellator MMA mā whitu Champion Pat Curran, Daniel Straus, Alexandre Bezerra ko Marlon Sandro mo te nuinga o ngā tāpaetanga (15) i roto i te aamu 145-pauna.

 

I muri i te whakataetae, i te-tau 22-tawhito te tahi mau parau oka mō te toa mā nāianei Patricio Freire.

 

"Mana'o i te reira nui ki te tiki i te wikitoria, Kobayashi Ko te hoariri uaua. Ahau ite ko pai toku mahi. Ako'i matou pakeke ki te whakapai ake i toku technique, a i ahau he mahi nui i tenei ra,"Ka mea a Yamauchi. "Patricio, E mohio ana ahau ki e whiua koe Daniel Straus. Manakohia toku whawhai muri. Ka waiho e ahau i te toa i muri. "

"Te mana'o" Pouaka Game whenua i roto i puaki te Rauna Mutu

I roto i te whakatuwhera a'ee kāri matua i "Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho," Michael Whārangi (9-0) noho tūturu muri i te mutunga Charlie Ontiveros (6-4) ki nga tuke nanakia i 3:20 i roto i te taka noa tuatahi.

 

I mua, "Te mana'o" Kua nuinga o whakaaturia tona Tūrongo i te tu tika, engari i runga i te Paraire, Ka mau hohoro Whārangi tūranga tino i runga i te whāriki ki te hoariri i tana, a maturuturu maitai whakanohoia tuke ki te kauae o Ontiveros, akina te roanga Bellator MMA ki waha tuku.

 

"E mohio ana ahau e taea e whakaoti ahau tetahi. E mohio ana ahau e kore ahau e whai ki te whakamatau i tetahi mea. Te ti'aturi nei e ahau te ia pai, Au pouri oti ahau te reira e ahau kia rite ki taua, engari e mohio ana koe e ahau i rite ki te haaputapû i te taata,"Ka mea a Whārangi e whai ake nei i te whawhai. "Te ki raro te reira ki Bellator me toku kaiako rite ki te mea e tupu i muri, Tena ko te tangata i hoatu e ratou i roto i mua o ahau te mea ano kei te haere ki te tupu. "

 

Ki te te win, Whārangi kua oti waru o ona toa e iwa i teie nei ano he ngaio i roto i te kohao a huri noa, te au e te tūmanako te-tau 28-tawhito ki te parlay ki te taitara mata wawe, nui atu i muri mai.

Hua Kāri hukihuki:

Kemran Lachinov (1-1) DEF. Ilya Kotau (1-0) mā tāpaetanga (Kneebar) 2:57, R2

Damien Trites (7-6) DEF. Keenan Raymond (2-2) mā tāpaetanga (Kimura) 1:17, R2

Whanaunga Moy (8-2) DEF. Walter Smith-Cotito (3-4) mā tāpaetanga (Rear-tahanga hei whakakowaowao i) 3:53, R3

Billy Giovanella (9-4) DEF. Brandon Polcare (1-1) mā tāpaetanga (Tapatoru kowaowaotia iho) 2:19, R1

Matt Bessette (16-7) DEF. Kevin Roddy (15-16) mā tāpaetanga (rekereke matau) 3:47, R1

Kevin Haley (4-3) DEF. Mike Zichelle (7-4) mā te whakatau Kotahi tonu (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Matt Secor (7-2) DEF. Jérémie Holloway (7-1) mā tāpaetanga (rekereke matau) 4:54, R2

Marius Enache (3-3) DEF. Pete Rogers Jr. (3-2) mā tāpaetanga (Americana) 2:37, R2

Sam Watford (1-0) DEF. TJ Hepburn (4-2) mā te whakatau Kotahi tonu (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)