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

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 20, 2015) – Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas “I-Phenom” Eluhlaza (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) on Friday, July 16, at Mohegan Sun Arena in 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” umcimbi, lapho Akazikhukhumezi bukhoma and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE / 8 p.m. CT.

 

Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, April 24th at 10 a.m. KANYE, futhi ayatholakala eMohegan Sun Arena Box Office noma Ticketmaster.com. Bellator Nation presale begins lokhu ngoLwesibili. Joyina Incwajana yeBellator uhlu noma silandele ezinkundleni zokuxhumana (Twitter / Facebook) ukuthola ikhodi yokuqala kanye nemininingwane.

 

Additional information, including ticketing details and the night’s full lineup of world-class MMA action, uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

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 in esidlule yakhe 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. Overall, 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.

 

Imincintiswano eyengeziwe ye- “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” uzobe umemezele maduze.

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“King Mo” Lawal vs. Cheick Kongo sithatha indawo Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson and Andre Santos engenela for Douglas Lima empini Paul Daley at “Bellator: The British Invasion”

Santa Monica, Calif. (January 21, 2015) – Injury uye waphoqeleka ukubambezeleka of a matchup ayehlome kulindelwe phakathi Bobby Lashley (12-2) futhi James Thompson (20-14) kodwa Bellator MMA Izikhulu ziye umemezele a fight blockbuster ukulishintsha in Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (14-4) vs. Cheick Kongo (22-9-2). Also Andre Santos (37-9) uye wangenela ukuze abalimele welterweight iqhawe Douglas Lima (26-5), manje futhi siyobhekana njalo-yingozi Paul Daley (35-13).

 

Emncintiswaneni okumele ingxenye isiqephu of “Bellator: Invasion British,” ebanjwa on Friday, February 27, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Main Akazikhukhumezi ikhadi The ebusuku bahlala on Spike TV, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator: Invasion British,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $25, kakade ukudayisa mhlaka Ticketmaster.com futhi Bellator.com. Iziqubu engeziwe kulindeleke ukuba umemezele ngokushesha.

 

“Siyakucela badumazeka kwadingeka thina uyephuza lezi ukulwa phakathi Bobby Lashley and James Thompson, futhi Douglas Lima and Paul Daley, kodwa Angingabazi nakancu ukuthi lezi matchups kuyoba kumnandi once bagcina befinyelele ophawulekayo,” Bellator MMA CEO Scott Coker wathi. “Ngenhlanhla, thina uku akwazi esikhundleni iziqubu nge imincintiswano ngokulinganayo bezijabulisa abalandeli bethu.”

 

“King Mo” Lawal elwela isikhathi 10 for Bellator MMA futhi usezakhele njengoba omunye superstars liyabonakala kakhulu emdlalweni. A standout wrestling abangenabugovu ngokuvamile kuphazanyiswa at sosondonzima ukukhanya, yangaphambili NCAA Division I All-American and Pan American igolide medalist uye wathola 11 of yakhe 14 career MMA iwina by Knockout, kuhlanganise yesiteleka kume umsebenzi yamuva of Joe Vedepo and Dustin Jacoby. Lo mdlali Bellator MMA mqhudelwano winner and Strikeforce ukukhanya sosondonzima kwezwe iqhawe manje ewuke ukuba wesibhakela okokuqala kusukela 2009 ngokwakhe inselelo ngokumelene Kongo.

 

Kongo, a-foot 6-4 Frenchman, is a former professional kickboxer who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo manje igxile kuphela MMA futhi uye wakha 4-1 irekhodi ngaphansi banner Bellator MMA. Ukuqeqesha at Wolfslair MMA Academy in London, Kongo kakhulu muva zagcwala umdlalo wakhe okahle by beshaya lokuqala round ukuzithoba phezu Umgadli nabo Lavar Johnson a matchup September in. Lone Bellator ukulahlekelwa Kongo weza in a emihlanu-round umncintiswano for the Bellator MMA sosondonzima World Championship, lapho waya emahlandla amahlanu ngokugcwele Vitaly Minakov kodwa weza iDemo in a yi isinqumo.

 

Paul Daley kuyinto umakadebona kakhulu babemesaba futhi ehlonishwa ngayo dynamite kokubili ngezibhakela, okuyinto amenza isidlaliso “Semtex”. Umsolwa oneminyaka engu-31 ubudala Nottingham, England lithumbe an umxhwele 74% of yakhe 35 kunqoba ngendlela Knockout. Njengoba elwela Scott Coker ngaphansi banner Strikeforce, rejoining him at Bellator was a no brainer. Daley took to the internet to share his feelings on the injury to Lima, esishoyo: “Ngethukile, Scared??…..Ngiyaqonda, ulungiselela ukulwa nami…. Ngizokukhumbula. Kulungile…. ukuqagela uthola isithombe embalwa Kuphendula kanye ibhande…. Focus My uye kugudlukela, usuku efanayo, Umphikisi new…. Invasion British at Bellator 134.”

 

Abaphikisi lakhe elisha kunaka saya kuba Andre “Chatuba” Santos. A veteran of the sport in ilungelo lakhe siqu, 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, abanethemba ukunqoba impi yakhe lwesikhombisa iqonde.
 

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