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

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 20, 2015) – Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas “The Phenom” Ġir (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) fuq Il-ġimgħa, Lulju 16, fi Mohegan Sun Arena fil UNCASVILLE, Conn.

 

“Douglas Lima is an incredible champion who is in for one of the toughest fights of his life against Koreshkov,”Qal il-President ta’ Bellator 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” avveniment, li arijiet ħajjin u b'xejn fuq Spike fil 9 p.m. U / 8 p.m. CT.

 

Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, April 24th fi 10 a.m. U, and are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office or Ticketmaster.com. Bellator Nation presale begins din it-Tlieta. 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, se jitħabbru dalwaqt.

 

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 fil-passat tiegħu 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. B'mod ġenerali, 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.

 

Additional contests for “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” se jitħabbru dalwaqt.

British Invażjoni Bellator tal Has A King New

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“King Mo” Lawal vs. Cheick Kongo jissostitwixxi Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson u Andre Santos passi fl għall Douglas Lima biex battalja Paul Daley fi “Bellator: Il Invażjoni British”

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Jannar 21, 2015) – Korriment ġiegħel d-dewmien ta 'matchup antiċipat ħafna bejn Bobby Lashley (12-2) u James Thompson (20-14) iżda l-uffiċjali Bellator MMA ħabbru ġlieda Blockbuster li tibdilha fl Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (14-4) vs. Cheick Kongo (22-9-2). Also Andre Santos (37-9) żiedet fl għall-champion welterweight danneġġjata Douglas Lima (26-5), u issa se jiffaċċjaw l-Paul Daley dejjem perikoluż (35-13).

 

Il-konkors ġdid huwa skedat għall-porzjon televiżiv ta ' “Bellator: Invażjoni British,” li sseħħ fuq Il-ġimgħa, Frar 27, fi Mohegan Sun Arena fil UNCASVILLE, Conn. Arijiet Il lejl tal-karta ta 'ewlenin jgħixu fuq Spike TV, filwaqt bouts preliminari nixxiegħa fuq Spike.com.

 

Biljetti għall “Bellator: Invażjoni British,” li tibda fi ftit $25, huma diġà fuq bejgħ fil Ticketmaster.com u Bellator.com. Bouts addizzjonali huma mistennija li jiġu mħabbra dalwaqt.

 

“Aħna qed diżappuntat kellna biex idewwem dawn tissielet bejn Bobby Lashley u James Thompson, u Douglas Lima u Paul Daley, imma għandi ebda dubju li dawn Matchups se jkun meraviljuż ladarba dawn eventwalment seħħx,” Bellator MMA CEO Scott coker qal. “Fortunatament, aħna qed kapaċi li jissostitwixxu l-bouts ma kompetizzjonijiet ugwalment divertenti għall-fannijiet tagħna.”

 

“King Mo” Lawal tissielet għall-10 darba għall Bellator MMA u jkun stabbilixxa ruħu bħala wieħed mill-superstars aktar rikonoxxibbli fl-isport. A wrestler standout li normalment jikkompeti fil heavyweight dawl, id-Diviżjoni NCAA eks I All-Amerikana u Pan Amerikana medalist deheb kiseb 11 ta 'dmirijietu 14 karriera MMA jirbaħ billi eliminatorja, inkluż stoppages impressjonanti reċenti ta 'Joe Vedepo u Dustin Jacoby. Il Bellator MMA tournament rebbieħ eks u Strikeforce dawl heavyweight champion tad-dinja issa ċaqliq sa heavyweight għall-ewwel darba sa mill- 2009 biex jikkontestaw lilu nnifsu kontra Kongo.

 

Kongo, 6--marda ta 4 Franċiż, is a former professional kickboxer who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo issa tiffoka biss fuq MMA u bniet 4-1 rekord taħt l-awspiċji Bellator MMA. Taħriġ fil Wolfslair MMA Akkademja f'Londra, Kongo aktar reċentement flashed game ukoll l-eqreb tiegħu billi skorja sottomissjoni ewwel rawnd fuq attakkant sħabi Lavar Johnson fi matchup Settembru. Telf isolati Bellator Kongo daħal f'kompetizzjoni 'ħames round għall-Bellator MMA Heavyweight Kampjonat Dinji, li huwa mar ħames sessjonijiet sħiħa mal Vitaly Minakov iżda ħarāu qasir riżultat deċiżjoni.

 

Paul Daley huwa veteran ħafna beżgħu u rispettat bl dinamita fiż-żewġ fists, li qala lilu l-laqam “Semtex”. Is-31-il sena minn Nottingham, England rebaħ impressjonanti 74% ta 'dmirijietu 35 rebħiet permezz ta 'eliminatorja. Wara li ġġieldu għal Scott coker taħt l-awspiċji Strikeforce, rejoining him at Bellator was a no brainer. Daley took to the internet to share his feelings on the injury to Lima, jiddikjara: “Nervuża, Jibża??…..Nifhem, jippreparaw għall-ġlieda kontra lili…. Inkun. Huwa ok…. raden ikollok li jkollhom ftit ritratt aktar rimjiet bil-ċinturin…. Fokus tiegħi mxiet, istess data, avversarju ġdida…. Invażjoni Brittanika fil Bellator 134.”

 

L-avversarju ġdid jiffoka tiegħu mxiet lil hija Andre “Chatuba” Santos. A veteran tal-isport fl-dritt tiegħu stess, 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, jittama li jirbaħ seba ġlieda dritti tiegħu.
 

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