Tūtohu Archives: Douglas Lima

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

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

 

“Douglas Lima is an incredible champion who is in for one of the toughest fights of his life against Koreshkov,” 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” takahanga, e te pahiatia e ora, me te noa i runga i te te Koi i 9 p.m. AND / 8 p.m. CT.

 

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

 

Additional information, including ticketing details and the night’s full lineup of world-class MMA action, kia ka kauwhautia tata.

 

The 27-year-old Lima is a Brazilian-born athlete who now makes his home in Atlanta. Fighting under the Bellator MMA banner since 2011, Lima is an impressive 8-1 in the promotion and an incredible 14-1 i roto i tona mua 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. Tairanga, Lima boasts five consecutive knockout victories and now looks to defend his belt for the first time.

 

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

 

Expect fireworks when Lima and Koreshkov collide.

 

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“King Mo” Lawal vs. Whakakapi Cheick Congo Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson me Andre Santos sitepu i roto i mo Douglas Lima ki te whawhai a Paora Daley i “Bellator: Te whakaekenga British”

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Mō Bellator MMA

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

 

Mō Spike TV:

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