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LFA, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

LFA alum shine at UFC Fight Night 126 in Austin, Texas

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9 former fighters compete, 7 toa, a
$150,000 in bonus money earned
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) and the two promotions that merged to create it, RFA and Legacy FC, were well-represented and shined on the biggest stage when the UFC traveled to the state capital of Texas i runga i te Sabati po.

Nine former fighters competed, which included five former champions. This included former titleholders from LFA, RFA, and Legacy FC. The nine fighters included Derrick Lewis, Curtis Millender, Steven Peterson, Sage Northcutt, Diego Ferreira, Geoff Neal, Brian Camozzi, Roberto Sanchez, and Alex Morono. That group made up 37.5% of the entire card. Seven of the nine fighters were victorious, but that is because one of the fights pitted two of these fighters against each other. The other loss, resulted in a $50,000 “Whawhai o te Po” bonus and also received widespread praise.
“I was excited to watch so many of the talented fighters from LFA, RFA, and Legacy do so well at UFC: Austini runga i te Sabati po,” stated LFA CEO Ed Soares. “The goal of LFA is to develop top prospects, so when they get to the UFC, they will continue to impress under the bright lights of the UFC for years to come.”

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, former Legacy FC heavyweight champion Derrick Lewis, who also fought for RFA, did what “The Black Beast” does best. The no-nonsense Texan unleashed his unforgiving power-punching in the third round to pick up the TKO, his tenth UFC win, while also picking up his fourth UFC bonus. This time it was a $50,000 UFC “Performance of the Night” bonus.
Millender made his UFC debut on the main card just one month after winning the main event of LFA 30. The win at LFA 30 was Millender’s third straight win in an LFA headliner and his second straight via Head Kick KO. The win earned him a UFC contract and a debut fight against a former UFC title challenger in Thiago Alves. This time around, he used a knee to score the walk-off KO. The impressive debut also earned Millender the other $50,000 UFC “Performance of the Night” bonus.
The main card also saw Northcutt, a former Legacy FC star, earn his fifth win inside the UFC Octagon, while former Legacy FC bantamweight champion and LFA standout Peterson earned a $50,000 UFC “Whawhai o te Po” bonus for his wildly entertaining UFC debut, which took place in the featherweight division. Peterson’s UFC debut also earned him widespread praise from fans and fellow fighters alike. Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was quick to tweet: “Peterson is my new favorite fighter!!”
Ferreira, a former Legacy FC lightweight champion, showed no signs of ring rust as he picked up a quick TKO win in less than two minutes into the final fight of the preliminary card. The win came after Ferreira made a come back to the sport after a two-year layoff. In the bout before Ferreira’s successful return, it was a battle of LFA / Legacy FC star Geoff Neal and former RFA welterweight champion Brian Camozzi. Neal made a big statement in his UFC debut and picked up the win via Rear Naked Choke.
Sanchez also picked up his first UFC win. The inaugural LFA flyweight champion earned a submission win via Rear Naked Choke less than two-minutes into the bout. Morono got things moving in the right direction for our LFA/RFA/Legacy FC alum, when the former Legacy FC welterweight champion submitted longtime UFC vet Josh Burkman via Guillotine Choke early in Round 1.
I roto i te Mahuru 2016, ua faaite RFA ko Legacy FC rangatira e e ratou kia hanumi ki te hanga i LFA. This new powerhouse promotion would serve as the premier developmental organization in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tīmata i roto i te marama o Hānuere 2017. Kua whakarewahia RFA ko Legacy FC nga mahi o runga i 150 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.

LFA returns on Rāmere, March 2nd with LFA 34 – Watley vs. Jenkins. The main event will feature the return of LFA lightweight champion Robert “Whakapā” Watley when he defends his title against LFA #1 lightweight contender Brandon “The Human Highlight Reel” Jenkins. The event will take place at the Minnetonka Ballroom inside the new Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
LFA 34 will be the fifth LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA and Legacy FC hosted a combined nine events in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” before the merger. Six of those events took place under the RFA banner inside the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. The entire main card of LFA 34 Ka teata ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
Haere ki LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
LFA, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

LFA KICKS OFF 2018 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH LFA 30

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MAHI MAIN:
“CURTIOUS”
CURTIS MILLENDER
vs.
“THE PHOENIX”
NICK BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
CO-MAIN MAHI:
MEXICO’S SUBMISSION ACE
FERNANDO PADILLA
vs.
BRAZIL’S BJJ BLACK BELT
TALISON SOARES
FEATHERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12th LIVE on AXS TV
COSTA MESA HALL at the OC FAIRGROUNDS
COSTA MESA, California
Tickets are on sale NOW through CageTix.com/LFA
Las Vegas, Nevada – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced the promotion will kick off 2018 with an action-packed event in southern California.
The main event of LFA 30 will feature the long-awaited clash between southern California kingpins and top LFA welterweights “Curtious” Curtis Millender and Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes. LFA 30 – Millender vs. Barnes takes place Rāmere, January 12th at the Costa Mesa Hall at the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, California. The entire main card of LFA 30 – Millender vs. Barnes will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT.
“I’m excited to kick off 2018 by bringing LFA back to southern California”, Ua parau Soares. “Curtis Millender and Nick Barnes are coming off big wins in LFA headlining bouts where they won in enemy territory. Now they get to face each other in the main event of LFA 30 on their home turf in a perfect headliner to start the new year.”
Tickets for LFA 30 – Millender vs. Barnes are available for purchase NOW at CageTix.com/LFA.
Mill pito (13-3) returns home to the building where he fought and won his first seven fights. The Orange County juggernaut is looking to build off a perfect 2017 where he won three fights, including back-to-back LFA headliners. His most recent win came via highlight reel Head Kick KO in the main event of LFA 24. Millender will meet Barnes (12-2) in a long-awaited showdown between two of southern California’s finest. The welterweight stars started their careers in the southern California regional circuit, moved on to Bellator, and will finally meet in the main event of LFA 30. Barnes, like Millender, is coming off an impressive win in an LFA headliner this past August at LFA 20.
While the main event will feature a rivalry between two of the top welterweights in LFA, the co-main event will feature a rivalry between two of the LFA featherweight division’s most talented jiu-jitsu practitioners.
Fernando Padilla (10-1) put the division on notice in October, when he submitted longtime RFA vet Darrick Minner with a Triangle-Armbar in the first round of their co-main event bout at LFA 25. Padilla, who is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu brown belt, has now won 90% of his fights by first round stoppage. He will now face a man equally dangerous on the ground when he meets Talison Soares (9-2) in the co-main event of LFA 30. Soares is a jiu-jitsu black belt from the famed Checkmat BJJ team who has made a name for himself competing in his native Brazil. Soares has a 100% finishing rate in the nine bouts he has won and will now make his international debut in the co-main event of LFA 30.
Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT):
Takahanga Main | Welterweight a'ee (170 LB)
– Curtis Millender (13-3) vs. Nick Barnes (12-2)
-Main Co Takahanga | Mā whitu a'ee (145 LB)
– Fernando Padilla (10-1) vs. Talison Soares (9-2)
mā a'ee (125 LB)
– Maikel Perez (4-1) vs. Charlie Alaniz (11-2)
Whitu a'ee (185 LB)
– Craig Wilkerson (7-3) vs. Jordan Wright (8-0)
Welterweight a'ee (170 LB)
– Christian Aguilera (8-4) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-3)
Whā a'ee (135 LB)
– Vince Cachero (3-0) vs. TBD
I roto i te Mahuru 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tīmata i roto i te marama o Hānuere 2017. Kua whakarewahia RFA ko Legacy FC nga mahi o runga i 150 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 30 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of California after the merger. RFA hosted eight events inside “The Golden State” before the merger. The entire main card of LFA 30 Ka teata ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT.
Haere ki LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
LFA, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

LFA STARTS 2018 WITH 1-2-3 PUNCH!

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LFA 30 MAHI MAIN:
“CURTIOUS”
CURTIS MILLENDER
vs.
“THE PHOENIX”
NICK BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12th LIVE on AXS TV
COSTA MESA HALL AT OC FAIR GROUNDS
COSTA MESA, California
Tīkiti ON Tuhinga 12-11-17 AT CAGETIX.COM
LFA 31 MAHI MAIN:
“THE WOLFMAN”
BOBBY MOFFETT
vs.
KNOCKOUT SENSATION
THANH LE
INTERIM FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 19th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE
Phoenix, Arizona
Tīkiti ON Tuhinga 12-11-17 AT COMERICATHEATRE.COM
LFA 32 CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER:
“ALL IN”
BRENDAN ALLEN
vs.
“FLUFFY”
ANTHONY HERNANDEZ
WORLD whitu TITLE
+
“Superman”
RYAN SPANN
vs.
“THE SPARTAN”
ALEX NICHOLSON
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26th LIVE on AXS TV
GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL & Casino
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA

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Las Vegas, Nevada – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced the promotion will kick off 2018 ki te 1-2-3 punch in January with a trio of star-studded shows in California, Arizona, and Louisiana.

The main event of LFA 30 will feature the long-awaited clash between southern California kingpins and top LFA welterweights “Curtious” Curtis Millender and Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes. LFA 30 – Millender vs. Barnes takes place Rāmere, January 12th at Costa Mesa Hall at OC Fair Grounds in Costa Mesa, California.
The following week, LFA heads to Arizona with a fierce interim featherweight title fight in the Valley of the Sun. I roto i te hui matua, former RFA title challenger and BJJ black belt Bobby “Ko te Wolfman” Moffett battles knockout sensation Thanh Le for the LFA interim featherweight title. LFA 31 – Moffett vs. Le takes place Rāmere, January 19th at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
LFA caps the month of January with a pair of title fights in southern Louisiana. I roto i te hui matua, former LFA title challenger Brendan “All In” Allen faces top undefeated prospect Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez for the vacant LFA middleweight title. I roto i te tahi-headliner, red-hot Ryan “Superman” Spann will lock horns with UFC vet Alex “The Spartan” Nicholson for the inaugural LFA light-heavyweight title. LFA 32 – Allen vs. Hernandez takes place Rāmere, January 26th at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The entire main card of all three of these events will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m excited to kick off 2018 with three straight weeks of LFA action across the country”, Ua parau Soares. “Curtis Millender and Nick Barnes are coming off big wins in LFA headliners and will meet in the main event of LFA 30 in southern California on January 12th. The following week, we head to Arizona with top contenders Bobby Moffett and Thanh Le meeting for the interim featherweight title in the main event LFA 31. We finish the month with two title fights at LFA 32 in southern Louisiana. Brendan Allen faces Anthony Hernandez for the vacant middleweight title in the main event and Ryan Spann will take on Alex Nicholson for the inaugural light-heavyweight title in the co-headliner.”
Mill pito (13-3) returns home to the building where he fought and won his first seven fights. The Orange County juggernaut is looking to build off a perfect 2017 where he won three fights, including back-to-back LFA headliners. His most recent win came via highlight reel Head Kick KO in the main event of LFA 24. Millender will meet Barnes (12-2) in a long-awaited showdown between two of southern California’s finest. The welterweight stars started their careers in the southern California regional circuit, moved on to Bellator, and will finally meet in the main event of LFA 30. Barnes, like Millender, is coming off an impressive win in an LFA headliner.
The main event of LFA 31 is a fight that casual fans and MMA purists alike are salivating over. It pits a rugged and accomplished BJJ black belt in Moffett (10-2) against one of the most dynamic strikers in all of MMA in Le (7-1) with the LFA interim featherweight title on the line. I te pepa, this is a textbook grappler vs. striker bout at its highest form. Heoi, both men bring so much more to the table than what their respective martial arts backgrounds represent. Moffett, who trains out of The MMA Lab, has shown a willingness to throw down with anyone, while Le trains with BJJ wunderkind and UFC star Ryan Hall in northern Virginia.
LFA will conclude its busy month of January with a pair of title tilts in southern Louisiana. LFA standout and Louisiana native Allen (8-2) will get a second shot at LFA gold after going five rounds with current UFC star Eryk Anders for the inaugural LFA middleweight title in June. Allen quickly rebounded six weeks later with a submission win in the co-main event of LFA 18. He will face another highly-touted undefeated prospect for the title. This time it comes in the form of the northern California destroyer Hernandez (5-0). The man known as “Fluffy” has finished everyone he has faced inside the first round.
The co-main event of LFA 32 will crown the inaugural LFA light-heavyweight champion. Spann (12-5) is a former Legacy FC title challenger that will look to capture LFA gold in front of his home crowd. “Superman” is riding considerable momentum heading into this fight after dispatching a pair of top contenders in the first round of his last two bouts at LFA 23 and LFA 27. He will face Nicholson (10-4) who has been a man on fire since his four-fight run with the UFC ended in May. The Florida native has been a tour de force since then as he looks to make his way back. In the past two months, “The Spartan” has knocked out three quality opponents in grand total of 3 minutes and 28 hēkona.
I roto i te Mahuru 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tīmata i roto i te marama o Hānuere 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 150 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
Haere ki LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
LFA, whakauru toi hōia, MMA, MMA wahine o

MACKENZIE DERN RETURNS AT LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER

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LALAHÍ FIGHT:
MULTIPLE-TIME JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION
MACKENZIE DERN
vs.
IFBB PROFESSIONAL FITNESS COMPETITOR
MANDY “MISSDEMEANOR” POLK
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE in PHOENIX, Arizona
Tickets are on sale NOW through ComericaTheatre.com
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the MMA super prospect Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona at LFA 24.

The previously announced main event of LFA 24 will feature a welterweight war between two of the division’s marquee names when Australian annihilator Matthew “Thunder From Down Under” Frincu faces off with southern California juggernaut “Curtious” Curtis Millender. LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender takes place Rāmere, October 13 at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Ka teata te kāri matua katoa ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
“Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24,” Ua parau Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. IOctober 13, she will face RFA vet and IFBB professional fitness competitor Mandy Polk in the flyweight division.”
Tickets for LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender are available for purchase NOW at ComericaTheatre.com.
Dern (3-0) is the daughter of legendary jiu-jitsu and judo black belt Wellington “Megaton” Dias. She began training with her father at an early age in the Phoenix area and is now widely considered one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu practitioners to ever compete in MMA. The multiple-time jiu-jitsu world champion has won a world title at every rank (blue belt through black belt) a i roto i te 2015 added an ADCC Submission Wrestling World title to her trophy case. Dern will look to defend that ADCC title this weekend in Finland. After ADCC 2017, the woman who former UFC champion Benson Henderson famously stated “will be bigger than Ronda Rousey”, will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24.
Polk (3-3) will be the woman waiting to welcome Dern to the flyweight division. This is the UFC’s newest weight class that is currently being featured on the current season of the UFC’s hit reality television series Ko te Ultimate Fighter (TUF 26). “MissDemeanor” is a native of the Memphis, Tennessee area and holds a purple belt in jiu-jitsu. She is also a high school wrestling coach and IFBB professional fitness competitor. Polk competed at the final RFA event (RFA 46) before RFA merged with Legacy FC. Upon signing with RFA and knowing about the eventual merger, Polk made her intentions clear that she would love the opportunity to compete against Dern, who was competing for Legacy FC. Polk will now get her wish at LFA 24.
Kāri Main (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT):
Takahanga Main | Welterweight a'ee (170 LB)
– Matthew Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
-Main Co Takahanga | Whā a'ee (135 LB)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Women o mā a'ee (125 LB)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Kōmāmā a'ee (155 LB)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Mā whitu a'ee (145 LB)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Whā a'ee (135 LB)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Kōmāmā a'ee (155 LB)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
I roto i te Mahuru, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tīmata i roto i te marama o Hānuere 2017. Kua whakarewahia RFA ko Legacy FC nga mahi o runga i 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 24 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of Arizona. The promotion’s first trip to “The Grand Canyon State” took place in May. The entire main card of LFA 24 Ka teata ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
Haere ki LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
LFA, whakauru toi hōia, MMA

LFA RETURNS TO ARIZONA WITH LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER

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MAHI MAIN:
MATTHEW “THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER” FRINCU
vs.
“CURTIOUS” CURTIS MILLENDER
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
CO-MAIN MAHI:
JOEY “THE BEAST” MIOLLA
vs.
VINICIUS “DON” ZANI
Whā Showdown
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE in PHOENIX, Arizona
Tickets are on sale NOW through ComericaTheatre.com
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the LFA is headed back to Arizona in October with a pivotal pairing at the top of the LFA welterweight division.

The main event of LFA 24 will feature an explosive welterweight war between two of the division’s marquee names. The headliner will see the Australian annihilator Matthew “Thunder From Down Under” Frincu face southern California juggernaut “Curtious” Curtis Millender. LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender takes place Rāmere, October 13 i te Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Ka teata te kāri matua katoa ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
“I am excited to bring LFA back to Arizona on October 13,” Ua parau Soares. “Matthew Frincu has been sensational in his first two LFA bouts. He will face Curtis Millender, who specifically asked for this fight. They are both coming off big wins in LFA headliners that took place just four weeks apart and the winner of this fight will make a huge statement at the top of one of our deepest divisions.”
Tickets for LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender are available for purchase NOW at ComericaTheatre.com.
Frincu (11-2) looked incredible in his LFA debut in late February at LFA 5. The native of Gold Coast, Australia assaulted Kris Hocum for fifteen minutes in a wildly entertaining display of striking brilliance. Frincu taught a masterclass on how to effectively utilize range and Muay Thai technique to dismantle a high-level grappler. Ten weeks later, the Arizona Combat Sports representative offered a crash course on the same subject, as he needed only 96-seconds to stop Brazilian prospect Maycon Mendonça in the main event of LFA 11. Na “The Thunder From Down Under” looks to strike a third time inside the LFA Octagon at LFA 24.
Mill pito (12-3), like Frincu, also rides the momentum of a four-fight win streak heading into their showdown in the LFA 24 headliner. The Anaheim native and three-time Bellator vet impressed many in his LFA debut in early June, when he earned a Unanimous Decision victory over Kevin Holland in the main event of LFA 13. The win helped “Curtious Curtis” politely remind the world why he is still one of California’s top welterweight talents. The CSW standout now looks to take his show on the road when he heads to the Arizona state capital to battle the top Australian welterweight prospect in the sport in the main event of LFA 24.
The co-main event of LFA 24 will feature the LFA debut of former RFA bantamweight title challenger Joey “Te kararehe” Miolla (9-2). The Power MMA product fought for the RFA three times, but this will be the first time Miolla will get to fight on AXS TV in front of his hometown crowd in the “Valley of the Sun”. Miolla was the lone member of Team USA to earn a win against Team Brazil at RFA 29. He then fought Leandro Higo for the RFA bantamweight title at RFA 37 in a bout that was featured on Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight. Miolla’s final RFA fight took place at featherweight at RFA 44, where he picked up a submission win over T.J. Brown.
The man looking to spoil Miolla’s homecoming is the same man who was scheduled to face Miolla earlier this year before an injury delayed their inevitable confrontation. That would be fellow RFA standout Vinicius “Don” Zani (10-4). The Brazilian Muay Thai wrecking machine made a huge first impression in his RFA debut when he dominated Joe Murphy in the co-main event of RFA 38. Ko a'ee, like Miolla’s title fight at RFA 37, happened with UFC President Dana White sitting cageside filming his hit reality television show Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight. Miolla and Zani now look to remind the UFC boss of who they are with a clear and decisive win at LFA 24.
Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT):
Takahanga Main | Welterweight a'ee (170 lbs)
– Matthew Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
-Main Co Takahanga | Whā a'ee (135 lbs)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
I roto i te Mahuru, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tīmata i roto i te marama o Hānuere 2017. Kua whakarewahia RFA ko Legacy FC nga mahi o runga i 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 24 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of Arizona. The promotion’s first trip to “The Grand Canyon State” took place in May. Further information about LFA 24 kia ka kauwhautia hohoro. The entire main card of LFA 24 Ka teata ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
Haere ki LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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Brandon GIRTZ â tiaraa Melvin GUILLARD I MAHINGA MATUA O 'Bellator 141: GUILLARD VU. GIRTZ 'runga i te Koi

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PATRICKY 'Pitbull' Freire e mua WITH Saad AWAD KI okiokinga, Toa whakatau loto

 

Kimihia atu whakaahua me scorecards konei / Ngā ataata i raro

 

TEMECULA, Calif. (August 28, 2015) - I roto i te mea ko kore te win nui o tona mahi toi hōia whakauru, Brandon "Cold Roll" Girtz (13-4) patua Melvin "Ko e Young Assassin" Guillard (32-15-2) i "Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Whitiki " mā te whakatau ritua (29-27, 28-29, 29-27).

 

Ko te ataahua Pechanga Resort a Casino i Temecula, Calif., noho te hui Koi-teata, e kore rawa ia e mahara hoki whawhai maha hoki-a-atu e ua hope i roto i te Girtz i-kokirihanga me i-slamming Guillard, he hōia i runga i runga i 50 pāngia ngaio tuhia.

 

Ko te te kāwai nonoke o te Māori Minnesota i hanga te rerekētanga, rite i taea ki te tiki atu i tana hoki mo te wahi pai o te papa tuatahi me te tuarua Guillard. I muri i korerotia i roto i tona kokonga e ko mārama ia ki raro, e rua rauna, Timata Guillard ki te whakatuwhera ake, engari whakamatauria tona kaha ki te kia iti rawa, te mutunga rawa.

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"Pitbull" Ka mutu pakanga Ki Awad, Na ka mau whakatau loto

 

Toa Kōmāmā Will Brooks tupato – i reira ko te mōrearea "Pitbull" Kei te auau hoki koutou whitiki e.

 

Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-6) te nuinga Koe Awad (18-7) mo te pakeke whawhai wikitoria whakatau loto, ki ngä tatau o (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

 

Ko te toto kino hangaia e te whawhai Twitter me ataata viral i waenganui i nga eventers e rua tahi-matua whakaturia te atamira mo te mahi Kikī 155-pauna te whawhai. Kite te a tawhio tuatahi whakanoho iho whawhai whakataetae hoko ngā whana waewae e ua hope i te mahi e rua Kikī tumanako tuarua e kite “Pitbull” tango iho Awad ki piro ngā tino ki te kaiwhakawa.

 

Ahakoa te mano te kōaro mo te Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., taketake, Pupuhi u "Pitbull" tinana kaha ki te nuinga i te toru o tawhio noa, me te mau i te win shutout. I muri i te a'ee, te Beresiria hanga reira mārama e hiahia ana ia i te taitara koperea i Brooks.

I muri 5-Tau faafaaearaa, Wren Outpoints Burns

Justin mātuhi (11-2) hoki ki te hākinakina o toi hōia whakauru e whai ake nei i te ngaro-tau e rima, hinga ono-whawhai Bellator MMA hōia Josh "Te Hammer" Burns (8-9) mā te whakatau Kotahi tonu (30-27, 30-26, 30-26).

 

"Te Big Whena" kihai i titiro ki te mahue i te patuki ahakoa tona wa pau i roto i te Congo, ū turi mārō ki te matenga o Burns e kua oti maha heavyweights. Wren hanga reira mārama e ia i konei i roto i te Bellator MMA ki te noho me te ia kua nui ake ki te whawhai hoki atu ake ake ia tana i roto i tana mahi-tau iwa.

 

No te atu i runga i ngaahi tokoni'ofa fakaetangatá o Wren, tirohia ki te wahi o CNN i runga i te "Te Big Whena i konei.

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Coenen Armbars Blencowe

 

I muri i te turi wharanga meneti whakamutunga ki Lorenzo Hood takoha te whakakorea o tona a'ee ki Raphael Butler, mā whitu ōrite te wahine o waenganui i Marloes "Rumina" Coenen (23-6) aArlene "Angerfist" Blencowe (6-5) I whakatairangatia ana ki te wahi teata o te kāri.

 

Pau te wahi nui o te a tawhio tuwhera i runga i te whāriki, ki te wahine e rua te kororia e te tūranga tino. I muri i te pariratanga meneti, I Coenen i mea ai ia inaianei 17 taime i roto i tona mahi, mutu tona hoariri mā tāpaetanga. Haere mai te iku'anga i 3:23 o te a tawhio noa e rua, ki Coenen mutu te a'ee ki te armbar hohonu.

 

Kua riro whawhai e rua-tika Coenen inaianei mai i te maturuturu he whakataetae ki te "Cyborg" Justino i roto i 2013.

 

Kāri hukihuki:

I roto i te whakamutunga pou-lim o Akuhata 28 o kātoanga, Johnny Cisneros (9-4) patua Gabriel Miglioli (9-8) mā te whakatau Kotahi tonu (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Luc Bondole (5-1-2) ringa Ray Sloan (8-1) te mate tuatahi o tona mahi, kowhetetia te whakatau loto ki (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) scorecards i te Komihana Athletic whakaritea kaiwhakawa California State.

Adrienna Jenkins (19-6) mutu Lissette Neri (6-3) ki te knockout hangarau i muri i taka Neri ki te paruru mohio ia i 2:38 o te tetahi a tawhio noa.

"Curtious" Curtis Millender (8-2) kawea mai he ngarohanga karapīpiti e rua-whawhai ki te kopa ki te (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) win loto mo Steven Ciaccio (4-4).

 

Ko te mutu tino taikaha o "Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Whitiki " i runga i te Paraire haere mā A.J. McKee,(2-0) a purua James Barnes (4-1) mā knockout nanakia i 1:42 o te anga tuwhera.

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (2-0) maere i roto i tona tuatahi Bellator MMA, 'o'ete i Maria Rios (2-3) mā te whakatau ritua (29-28) (28-29) (29-28). Whakaaturia te Hawaii tona kaha ki te tango i te whawhai ki tona hoariri i runga i te waewae, me te fending atu nganatanga tāpaetanga maha i Rios i runga i te whāriki.

 

I muri i 15 meneti piri whakataetaengia, Brent primus (6-0) noho tūturu, squeaking i te whakatau ritua (29-28, 29-27, 29-28) riro i runga i Derek "Ko e whakarihariha" Anderson (12-2).

 

I roto i te a'ee whakatuwheratanga o "Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Whitiki," A.J. "Te mōna" Matthews (8-3) patua Emiliano Sordi (13-5) i muri i taka i te o Āketina ki te whakahoki i te pere e whai ake nei tetahi a tawhio.

 

Bellator 141 Main Kāri Video Highlights:

Whakaoti Highlights Mōkī: https://www.hightail.com/download/bXBaR0lTd0lRR2R1a3NUQw

Guillard vs. Whitiki

Guillard haere iho wawe i roto i te rauna 1

https://www.whipclip.com/video/f4m3x

 

Girtz whiwhi te whakatau ritua

https://www.whipclip.com/video/f4the

Girtz ta ko ia he “pōrangi” ki te tahuri a tawhio noa i roto i Guillard pō ngahau

https://www.whipclip.com/video/f4ulp

 

"Pitbull" vs. Awad

Slo-nekehanga anō o te taime pai

https://www.whipclip.com/video/f49yh

 

“Pitbull "riro te win

https://www.whipclip.com/video/f4ahw

 

Wren vs. Burns

 

Tukurua me te arotake o te flurish o Wren — me te wāhi

https://www.whipclip.com/video/f3f2f

 

 

Wren whiwhi te whakatau wikitoria

https://www.whipclip.com/video/f3luh

 

 

Coenen vs. Blencowe

Coenen mutu te whawhai ki te nekehanga tukunga

https://www.whipclip.com/video/f2mb9

Slo-nekehanga tukurua

https://www.whipclip.com/video/f2nyd

 

 

Coenen oaoa i roto i te pou-whawhai uiui

https://www.whipclip.com/video/f2qlx

 

 

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, 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 Koi:

Koi 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. Spike’s Internet address is www.spike.com a hoki ake-ki-te-miniti me te mōhiohio press pūranga me ngā whakaahua, visit Spike’s press site at 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.

Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, Koi TV

Melvin GUILLARD 'TE YOUNG kaikōhuru' & HIT TE KATOA KĀRI 'Bellator 141' RATOU hiahiatia Tohu MŌHIOTIA KI MAHINGA Tomorrow NIGHT TE runga i te Koi

Waiho he tākupu

 

TEMECULA, Calif. (August 27, 2015) - Katoa o te whakataetae whai wāhi i roto i apopo po o "Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Whitiki " hui ka mau ki te unahi tenei ahiahi i te Cabaret Pikitia roto te ataahua Pechanga Resort me Casino, a patua pai te ratou tohu e hiahiatia ana.

 

Ko te kāri tuatahi mō "Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Whitiki " ka rere i runga i Spike.com i 7:45 p.m. AND, aru nei i te kāri matua i runga i te Koi whakakitea ora me te noa i 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT.

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I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Melvin "Ko e Young Assassin" Guillard (32-14-2, 2 NC) ka meinga e tona tuatahi whakatairanga ki Brandon "Cold Roll" Girtz (11-4). Ka ngā te tahi-headliner mahi ono tekau e rua Koe Awad (18-6) ki Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (13-6). I muri tata rima tau atu i te mahi, Justin mātuhi (10-2) Ka fehangahangai Josh Burns (8-8) i roto i te mahi taumahamaha me te whakatuwhera i te kāri matua, Lorenzo Hood (9-2) ka meinga e tona waiata Bellator MMA ki Raphael Butler (9-1-1).

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Kōmāmā a'ee: Melvin Guillard (155.4) vs. Brandon Girtz (155.8)

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Kōmāmā a'ee: Patricky Pitbull (156) vs. Koe Awad (155.8)

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Taumahamaha a'ee: Justin mātuhi (246) vs. Josh Burns (262.8)

 

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Taumahamaha a'ee: Raphael Butler (260.2) vs. Lorenzo Hood (256.2)

 

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Whitu a'ee: AJ Matthews (184.8) vs. Emiliano Sordi (185.6)

 

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Kōmāmā a'ee: Brent primus (155.4) vs. Derek Anderson (155.8)

 

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Mā whitu a'ee: Marloes Coenen (145.6) vs. Arlene Blencowe (145.8)

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Strawweight a'ee: Ilima Macfarlane (125.2) vs. Maria Rios (125.4)

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Mā whitu a'ee: A.J. McKee (145.8) vs. James Barnes (145)

 

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Welterweight a'ee: Curtis Millender (170.6) vs. Steven Ciaccio (170.4)

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Mā whitu a'ee: Adrienna Jenkins (144.4) vs. Lissette Neri (143.2)

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Light taumahamaha a'ee: Ray Sloan (202) vs. Luc Bondole (203.4)

 

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Welterweight a'ee: Johnny Cisneros (170.8) vs. Gabriel Miglioli (170.2)

 

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 Koi:

Kei te wātea i roto i te te Koi 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. Spike’s Internet address is www.spike.com a hoki ake-ki-te-miniti me te mōhiohio press pūranga me ngā whakaahua, visit Spike’s press site at 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.

Bellator, whakauru toi hōia

Wahi tuatahi o 'BELLATOR MMA: GUILLARD VU. GIRTZ 'oti ki te tua o RIMA pāngia tuatahi

Waiho he tākupu

 

Santa MONICA, Calif. (August 3, 2015) - August 28th'S "Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Whitiki " Ko inaianei oti ki te tua o te pāngia hou e wha nei e tangohia te wahi i roto i te kāri tuatahi i te ataahua Pechanga Resort & Casino i roto i te Temecula, Calif.

I roto i te matchup ono tekau nui, Brent primus (5-0) ka hoatu e tona record tūturu i runga i te raina ki te kino Derek "Ko e whakarihariha" Anderson (12-1, 1 NC). Ano i runga i te kāri, middleweights AJ "Ko e mōna" Matthews (7-3) versus Emiliano "ia-tangata" Sordi (13-4), me te marama heavyweights Ray Sloan (8-0), te tangata e haere ki te whawhai ki te Luc Bondole (4-1), me te tekau mā taitamariki A.J. McKee (1-0) hoki ki te kanohi James Barnes (4-0). Heoi, Kua hoki, he toru a'ee o te wahine kua tāpiri, ki te whakaurunga o te Macfalane Field (1-0) ki Maria Rios (2-2) i roto i te mahi mā.

Ka rere i te whakataetae hou kauwhautia i runga i Spike.com i 7:45 p.m. AND i roto i te wahi tuatahi o te “Bellator MMA: Guillard vs. Whitiki,” aru nei e te kāri matua, e te pahiatia e ora, me te noa i runga i te te Koi i 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT.

 

Tīkiti Limited mō te hui, e tīmata i tika $50, noho i runga i te hoko i teie nei i Pechanga.com me te Pechanga Resort & Casino tari pouaka. Tatau mo tuwhera i te hui 4 p.m. PT wā rohe.

 

I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Melvin "Ko e Young Assassin" Guillard (32-14-2, 2 NC) Ka fehangahangai Brandon "Cold Roll" Girtz (11-4). Ka ngā te tahi-headliner mahi ono tekau e rua Koe Awad (18-6) ki Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (13-6). Te whakatuwhera i te kāri matua, Lorenzo Hood (9-2) ka meinga e tona waiata Bellator MMA ki Raphael Butler (9-1-1).

 

Ka titiro San Diego a Anderson ki te parlay tona knockout hangarau faahiahia o Danny Navarro i Bellator 132 ina sitepu ia ki te whare herehere Bellator MMA mo te wa tuarua i roto i 2015. He hua o Team Xplode MMA, te whakaahua i ngā pā tangata rite "Ko e whakarihariha" e te rapu i te tana 12th whakaoti i roto i te 14 pironga.

 

Mai hono i te whakawehi Bellator MMA i roto i 2013, Kua primus i runga i te roimata, te tārua i roto i toru hoariri katoa ki te mutu matamua-a tawhio noa. Na, te Portland-tau 30-tawhito, Haora., te whakamātautau stiffest o tona mahi taitamariki Māori e fehangahangai ina haere ia ki runga ki a Anderson. E whakahaere ia ki te pupuri i ana tūturu, ora matamua-a tawhio noa pūkenga mutu?

 

Mohiotia e te nuinga o te whakauru i hōia pā toi rite ki tetahi o runga whawhai 185-pauna ki runga-a-haere mai i runga i te rārangi Bellator MMA, Matthews arita haapuai tona tūranga nguha i roto i te wehenga ki tona knockout noho-whakaatu o Kyle kanapu i Bellator 131 tenei Whiringa mua. E mohiotia ana ko "te mōna,"Ka titiro te hua pango e MMA me Strikeforce hōia ki te hokohoko atu i tona ara ki te tihi o te puranga whitu tekau, ka hoki ia ki te mahi i runga i Aug. 28.

 

E tu ana i te ritenga atu o Matthews ka Sordi, nana nei i pakaru i runga i te scene Bellator MMA ki te tāpaetanga 58-rua o te toa UFC mua Bubba McDaniel. E kore i-tau 24-tawhito te Āketina whakamatau hinga mai 2012 roaa me kua katoa 13 o ona whakaora ngaio mua i te taenga scorecards o nga kaiwhakawa,.

 

Tūturu i roto i te waru whawhai, Kua tomo Sloan Bellator MMA impressively, toa ana tītaha tuatahi e rua. Ko te Oceanside, Calif., tereina taketake i roto i te Excel Jiu-Jitsu me kua whakamahia te ako ki te patua e whitu i roto i te waru hoariri mā tāpaetanga.

 

Bondole Ko te amanaki tino whai whakaaro mai, whawhai i roto i nga kingi MMA i Huntington Beach, Calif., makutu hua haerenga whakamutunga i roto i te Unuunu ki Chris Hererra. Na, ki te mau i te wini mo Sloan i runga i ona ngā ake ia, ka titiro, a e kore e tukua he ka mea nga kaiwhakawa.

 

Ko te tama a whakaaro toa MMA Antonio McKee, “The Mercenary” will look to continue to pave his own way through the sport. A.J. whiti ki roto ki tona haerenga tuatahi, whiwhi i te muri-tahanga kowaowaotia iho a tawhio noa te tuatahi i runga i Mark Bonilla. Ia inaianei anga he hoa Angelino i Barnes, kua haehae ake i te ara iahiko gladiator Challenge, haere 4-0 ki te rua KO o me rua ngā tāpaetanga, wahi katoa tango i roto i te taka noa tuatahi.

 

Pai mohiotia hoki tona mahi viral i roto i te ngaio tona tuatahi MMA, Macfarlane ka meinga aianei tona ahua tuatahi mō Bellator MMA ka anga ia Maria Rios.

“Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Whitiki” - Paraire, August 28, Pechanga Resort & Casino

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Melvin Guillard (32-14-2, 2 NC) vs. Brandon Girtz (11-4)

Bellator Whawhai Āhuahira Kōmāmā: Patricky Pitbull (13-6) vs. Koe Awad (18-6)

Bellator Heavyweight Āhuatanga Fight: Justin mātuhi (10-2) vs. Josh Burns (8-8)

Bellator Heavyweight Āhuatanga Fight: Raphael Butler (9-1-1) vs. Lorenzo Hood (9-2)

Bellator Women a mā Prelim: Ilima Macfarlane (1-0) vs. Maria Rios (2-2)

Bellator tekau mā Prelim: A.J. McKee (1-0) vs. James Barnes (4-0)

Bellator Womens tekau mā Prelim: Adrienna Jenkins (18-6) vs. Lissette Neri (6-2)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Prelim: Ray Sloan (8-0) vs. Luc Bondole (4-1)

Bellator Welterweight Prelim: Johnny Cisneros (8-4) vs. Gabriel Miglioli (9-7)

Bellator Welterweight Prelim: Curtis Millender (7-2) vs. Steven Ciaccio (4-3)

Bellator Womens tekau mā Prelim: Marloes Coenen (22-6) vs. Arlene Blencowe (6-4)

Bellator Kōmāmā Prelim: Brent primus (5-0) vs. Derek Anderson (12-1, 1 NC)

Bellator whitu tekau Prelim: AJ Matthews (7-3) vs. Emiliano Sordi (13-4)

Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, Koi TV

FOUR PRELIMINARY BOUTS ADDED TO ‘BELLATOR 141: GUILLARD VU. GIRTZ’

Waiho he tākupu

Santa MONICA, Calif. (Hōngongoi 22, 2015) – The preliminary portion of the "Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Whitiki " card is beginning to take shape with the addition of four fresh bouts which will stream live on Spike.com from the beautiful Pechanga Resort & Casino i roto i te Temecula, Calif.

At the forefront of the newly signed fights is a pair of women’s featherweight scraps with Marloes "Rumina" Coenen (22-6) vs. Arlene "Angerfist" Blencowe(6-4) a Adrienna “AJ” Jenkins (18-6) vs. Lissette Neri (6-2), as well as welterweight action with Curtis Millender (7-2) e anga Steven “Stryker” Ciacco(4-3) a Johnny “The Tattooed Terror” Cisneros (8-4) pakanga Gabriel “Biel” Miglioli (9-7).

The contests will stream on Spike.com at 7 p.m. AND during the preliminary card of “Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Whitiki,” aru nei e te kāri matua, airing live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT. Kia ka kauwhautia pāngia tahi atu mau tata.

Tikiti mo te takahanga, e tīmata i tika $50, are on sale now at Bellator.com, Pechanga.com and the Pechanga Resort & Casino tari pouaka. Tatau mo tuwhera i te hui 4 p.m. PT wā rohe, a ka tango i te whakataetae tuatahi tuu kotahi te haora i muri.

I roto i te hui matua o te ahiahi, Melvin "Ko e Young Assassin" Guillard (32-14-2, 2 NC) Ka fehangahangai Brandon "Cold Roll" Girtz (11-4). Ka ngā te tahi-headliner mahi ono tekau, no te Koe Awad (18-6) e i runga i Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (13-6). Te whakatuwhera i te kāri matua, Lorenzo Hood (9-2) ka meinga e tona waiata Bellator MMA ki Raphael Butler (9-1-1).

Coenen will be returning to the Bellator MMA cage on the heels of third round rear-naked choke finish of Annalisa Bucci i Bellator 130. “Rumina” has been competing professionally since the year 2000 in promotions the likes of Strikeforce, Smackgirl, and Invicta Fighting Championships, winning a title under Bellator President Scott Coker in the process. The Dutch competitor wants nothing more than to eventually add a Bellator belt to her mantel in the near future.

Standing in the way will be former World Boxing Federation titlist Arlene Blencowe, who is also riding high after an impressive stoppage of “AJ” Jenkins at Bellator 137. Popularly known as “Angerfist,” the 32-year-old Australian has not suffered defeat since 2013 and has avoided the judges’ scorecards in four of her six professional victories. This tilt has 145-pound title implications written all over it.

In the second women’s featherweight matchup on the card, the aforementioned “A.J.” Jenkins will attempt to get back in the win column when she faces a surging Lissette Neri, who has started off her 2015 with an undefeated record.

After prominent roles on the main card of both Bellator 134 a Bellator 137, Millender will look to get back to his winning ways when he faces Jackson on August 28. “Curtious” hails from San Bernardino, Calif., and has an unquestionable amount of talent and size at his disposal and will play the role of spoiler when his “Bellator MMA: Guillard vs. Whitiki” opponent makes his debut.

With the nickname “Stryker,” it goes without saying that Steven Ciaccio has an affinity for helping his opponents find the canvas. The Irvine, Calif., native has slept his foe in three out of four wins and will be taking a significant step up in competition when he makes his Bellator MMA debut on Aug. 28.

The fourth preliminary bout will take place in the welterweight division, when Johnny Cisneros meets Gabriel Miglioli. “The Tattooed Terror” will be competing for the third time under the Bellator MMA umbrella and will likely have plenty of hometown support from his fellow citizens in Laguna Nigel, Calif. Hailing i Brazil, Miglioli has competed against the likes of Al Iaquinta and Rafael dos Anjos. “Biel” will be fighting for the second time in 2015.

Bellator, whakauru toi hōia, Koi TV

Brandon Halsey Defeats Kendall Grove Via Technical Knockout Vacates Bellator Middleweight Title Due To Missing Weight

Waiho he tākupu

 

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All photos by: Bellator MMA/Eric Coleman

TEMECULA, Calif. (Kia 15, 2015) – While Brandon “Bull” Halsey (9-0) can no longer say he’s Bellator MMA’s Middleweight World Champion, he’s still managed to show his talent with a one-sided destruction of proven veteran Kendall “Ko te Spyder” Grove (21-15).

 

The contest served as the feature main event of Rāmere o “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” card at Pechanga Resort & Casino i roto i te Temecula, Calif.

 

Halsey nearly finished the fight in the early going, moving to an arm-triangle choke that would have finished a lesser opponent, but Grove somehow battled through the effort. Tonu, it was a one-sided round for the former champ.

 

Grove was able to avoid such a precarious position in the second, but he was still forced to be on the defensive throughout most of the frame. With a high-paced wrestling attack, Halsey simply pushed his way to the floor and enjoyed top position for almost the entirety of the round.

 

The pattern continued as the fight wore on, with Halsey simply overpowering his opponent and constantly earning himself the dominant position. Grove briefly threatened with an armbar in the fourth frame, but Halsey simply yanked his limb free and pounded away with punches shortly after until he earned the TKO win at the 2:25 mark of the frame.

 

The undefeated Halsey, who was stripped of the Bellator MMA Middleweight World Title for failing to make weight, will look to again earn the belt in his next appearance.

 

“I was my own worst enemy. It was how I performed. He didn’t throw anything at me that I wasn’t ready for. I was just trying to tough through the injury. I had to tough it out and come out with the victory,” Halsey said.

 

“Obviously, you want to be as dominant as possible. I just felt like I couldn’t explode through my combinations or explode through the fight and finish how I wanted to. But like I said, you’ve got to deal with adversity, and I did it the best I could,” Halsey continued.

 

“I learned my lesson. I thank Bellator. I apologize to the commission. It’s unprofessional not to make weight. Kāore he ngatahi, but anybody knows that it’s hard to cut weight with an injury. The belt’s just a decoration, so I’m still the champ in my eyes. No one has taken the belt from me.”

 

In the night’s co-main event, former Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (17-4), of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took a step toward another shot at the title with a hard-fought decision victory over the hard-hitting Mike “Ko te Marine” Richman, of Rose Mount, Mai.

 

While Richman showed excellent takedown defense throughout the 15-minute affair, Dantas’ work rate helped him earn the favor of the judges. Constantly pressing and looking to bring the fight to the floor, Dantas was able to just edge out Richman on the cards, 29-28 according to all three officials.

 

“I went out there and fought the way I trained to fight,” Dantas said after the win. “I knew Mike Richman was going to come with everything, but I wanted to win this fight and get back to the title. The only fight that makes sense next is for the title.

 

In a welterweight contest, Fernando “Ko te Menifee rewera” Gonzalez (24-13), of Menifee, Calif., scored a thrilling, come-from-behind victory over “Curtious” Curtis Millender (7-2), o San Bernardino, Calif.

 

With Millender enjoying a six-inch height advantage, the smaller Gonzalez struggled to score points in the first two rounds. But when the fight hit the floor in the third, Gonzalez latched onto a guillotine choke and earned a tap from his opponent at the 1:14 o te a tawhio noa whakamutunga.

 

“Ahau 4-0 tika i teie nei,” Gonzalez said after the win. “That’s one step closer to the title, and I’m excited to get in there and mix it up with whoever is next.”

 

With the result, Gonzalez now boasts four-straight Bellator MMA victories and put himself in line for a potential shot at the promotion’s Welterweight Title.

 

In the night’s first main-card matchup, amanaki tūturu Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (7-0), of Rahway, N.J., used a superior wrestling game to outwork more experienced opponent Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-5), of Lajes, Brazil, en route a unanimous-decision victory.

 

With Caldwell scoring takedowns throughout the matchup, Silva looked for submissions when available, but he simply couldn’t find the necessary hold to work past his opponent’s defense. Engari, Caldwell kept his pressure high, and judges awarded him the fight, 29-28 i runga i ngā kāri e toru katoa.

 

After the victory, Caldwell made it clear he’s clearing his way to a shot at the Bellator MMA World Title.

 

“I don’t think there are any fighters out there as explosive as me at 135 pauna, or as fast,” Caldwell said. “Nāwai, I’ll be able to prove that.”

 

In the night’s final preliminary bout, Guam’s Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1) scored a third-round knockout of Mexico’s Antonio Duarte (18-6).

 

I tua atu, mā amanaki Horano Parsons (11-1), o San Diego, Calif., earned a third-round decision win over the previously undefeated Brazilian Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-1).

 

I roto i te te whakataetae taumahamaha o te marama, Virgil Zwicker (14-4-1), of Temecula, Calif., earned a first-round knockout win over Razak Al-Hassan (12-5), o Milwaukee, Wisc.

 

And in the night’s first fight, Ricky “Ko te kaipupuhi” Rainey (11-3), of Gastonia, N.C., earned a second-round knockout win over Jessie Juarez (22-10), o Torrance, Calif.

Brandon Halsey (9-0) DEF. Kendall Grove (21-15)

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Eduardo Dantas (17-4) DEF. Mike Richman (18-6 )

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Fernando Gonzalez (24-14) DEF. Curtis Millender (7-2)

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Darrion Caldwell (7-0) DEF. Rafael Silva (22-5)

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