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Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima meets Russian knockout artist Andrey Koreshkov on July 17 no MOHEGAN Sun Area

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SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Abril 20, 2015) – Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas “The Phenom” Lima (26-5), one of the most talented and well-rounded 170-pound fighters on the planet today, puts his title on the line against Russian knockout artist Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov (17-1) en Venres, Xullo 16, no MOHEGAN Sun Arena en Uncasville, Conner.

 

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

 

The two elite combatants headline the newly announced “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” evento, que vai ao aire en directo e gratuíta pola Spike en 9 p.m. E / 8 p.m. CT.

 

Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, Abril 24th en 10 a.m. E, and are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office or Ticketmaster.com. Bellator Nation presale begins este martes. Join the Bellator Newsletter list or follow us on social media (Chilro / Facebook) to gain access to the presale code and details.

 

Additional information, including ticketing details and the night’s full lineup of world-class MMA action, serán anunciados en breve.

 

The 27-year-old Lima is a Brazilian-born athlete who now makes his home in Atlanta. Fighting under the Bellator MMA banner since 2011, Lima is an impressive 8-1 in the promotion and an incredible 14-1 no seu pasado 15 overall appearances. Lima earned his way to the Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title with an eight-man tournament victory that included knockout wins over Ben Saunders, Bryan Baker and Michail Tsarev. Lima then claimed the title with an April 2014 knockout win over Rick Hawn. Global, Lima boasts five consecutive knockout victories and now looks to defend his belt for the first time.

 

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

 

Expect fireworks when Lima and Koreshkov collide.

 

Additional contests for “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” serán anunciados en breve.

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Invasión Británica do bellator ten un novo rei

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“King Mo” Lawal vs. Cheick Kongo substitúe Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson e Andre Santos entra en escena para Douglas Lima para a batalla Paul Daley no “Bellator: A invasión británica”
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SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Xaneiro 21, 2015) – Lesión forzou o atraso dun enfrontamento moi agardado entre Bobby Lashley (12-2) e James Thompson (20-14) pero as autoridades bellator MMA anunciou unha loita de gran éxito para substitúe-lo no Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (14-4) vs. Cheick Kongo (22-9-2). Also Andre Santos (37-9) entrou en escena para o campión dos medios feridos Douglas Lima (26-5), e agora enfrontarase o sempre perigoso Paul Daley (35-13).

 

O novo concurso está previsto para a parte televisada “Bellator: Invasión Británica,” que ten lugar no Venres, Febreiro 27, no MOHEGAN Sun Arena en Uncasville, Conner. Principais aires de tarxeta da noite en directo na TV de Spike, mentres loitas preliminares de fluxo en Spike.com.

 

Os ingresos para “Bellator: Invasión Británica,” que comezan en só $25, xa á venda están en Ticketmaster.com e Bellator.com. Ataques adicionais deberán ser anunciados en breve.

 

“Estamos decepcionados, tivemos de retrasar estas pelexas entre Bobby Lashley e James Thompson, e Douglas Lima e Paul Daley, pero eu non teño ningunha dúbida de que estes combates será fantástico, xa que, finalmente, chegar a ser concretadas,” Bellator MMA CEO Scott Coker dixo. “Afortunadamente, somos capaces de substituír os ataques con concursos igualmente divertido para os nosos fans.”

 

“King Mo” Lawal loita pola 10ª vez para bellator MMA e estableceuse como unha das Superstars máis coñecidos do deporte. Un loitador destacado que normalmente compite no medio-pesado, o ex NCAA Division I All-American medalhista de ouro e Pan-Americana gañou 11 da súa 14 carreira no MMA gaña por KO, incluíndo recentes paralizacións marcantes de Joe Vedepo e Dustin Jacoby. O ex ganador do torneo de MMA bellator e Strikeforce campión mundial dos pesos pesados ​​agora desprázase ata pesado por primeira vez desde 2009 para desafiar a si mesmo contra Kongo.

 

Kongo, un 6-foot-4 francés, is a former professional kickboxer who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo agora se concentra exclusivamente en MMA e construíu unha 4-1 rexistro baixo a bandeira bellator MMA. Adestrando en Wolfslair MMA Academy en Londres, Kongo brillou máis recentemente o seu xogo ben equilibrado, marcando unha submisión no primeiro round sobre compañeiro de ataque Lavar Johnson nun enfrontamento setembro. Perda bellator solitario do Kongo entrou nun concurso de cinco roldas para o World Heavyweight Championship bellator MMA, en que el pasou cinco voltas completas con Vitaly Minakov pero veu enriba do short nun resultado de decisións.

 

Paul Daley é un veterano altamente temido e respectado con dinamita en ambos os puños, o que lle valeu o alcume “Semtex”. A 31-year-old de Nottingham, Inglaterra gañou un impresionante 74% da súa 35 vitorias por KO. Loitando para Scott Coker baixo a bandeira Strikeforce, rejoining him at Bellator was a no brainer. Daley took to the internet to share his feelings on the injury to Lima, declarando: “Nervioso, Asustado??…..Entendo, preparándose para loitar contra min…. Gustaríame. Está seguro…. creo que comeza a ter un pouco máis sesións de fotos co cinto…. Meu foco cambiou, mesma data, novo adversario…. Invasión Británica no bellator 134.”

 

O novo adversario seu foco trasladouse a é Andre “Chatuba” Santos. Un veterano do deporte no seu propio dereito, the Rio De Janeiro fighter has two more wins than Daley in four less fights. Santos defeated James Terry at Bellator 129, in what was his first fight on American soil. He now has his sights set on Daley, coa esperanza de gañar a súa sétima loita en liña recta.
 

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