SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Mars 30, 2016) – Fans attending "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " påApril 22 på Mohegan Sun Arena i Uncasville, Conn. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie og Wanderlei Silva.
The two legendary Brazilian superstars will be participating in an exclusive meet and greet for ticketholders on the Mohegan Sun Arena concourse beginning at 6 pm. OG.
The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Smooth" Henderson (23-5), som han utfordrer weltervekt mester Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) for beltet. Tidligere fjærvekt titlist Patricio "Pitbull" Freire(24-3) oppfyller John "Macapa" Teixeira (19-1-2) in the co-main event while other bouts on the card include Connecticut’s own "Irish" Brennan Ward (13-3) and British striking sensation Michael Page (9-0) slåssingEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) og Jeremie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.
Billetter til "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " starter på bare $30 og er i salg nå på Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com og Mohegan Sun Box Office. Arrangementet airs levende og fri på pigg 8 pm. OG/7 pm. CT, mens foreløpige bouts vil streame live på Bellator.com og Bellator Mobile App. Sendingen vil bli etterfulgt av den banebryt, innvielses "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " begivenhet.
Navnet Gracie er synonymt med MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, mannen som er ansett for å ha oppfunnet den sporten som vi kjenner det i dag. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie skulle demontere flere motstandere i en enkelt natt, mange av dem var mye større enn ham. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, i dag, det er vanskelig å finne en MMA fighter som ikke har trent i kunsten jiu-jitsu. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 million seere.
Having first fought in the sport almost twenty years ago, very few men have a more legendary resume than Wanderlei Silva, who was recently signed to a Bellator MMA contract. “The Axe Murderer” is a Pride and UFC veteran, who brings an intimidating and imposing presence with him every time he steps into the cage. Silva hopes of adding to an already-impressive list of wins that include: Guy Mezger, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Ricardo Arona, Kazuyuki Fujita, Michael Bisping, Cung Le, Brian Stann and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (2x).
Complete "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Fight-kort:
Bellator MMA weltervekt Verden Tittel Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)
Bellator MMA Fjær Co-Main Event: Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. John Teixeira (19-1-2)
Bellator MMA weltervekt Feature Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)
Bellator MMA weltervekt Feature Bout: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)
Bellator MMA Lett Feature Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)
Foreløpige kort:
Bellator MMA weltervekt Foreløpige Bout: Chris Honeycutt (6-1) vs. Matt Secor (7-2)
Bellator MMA weltervekt Foreløpige Bout: Djamil Chan (11-2) vs. Richard Patishnock (6-3)
Bellator MMA Lett Foreløpige Bout: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Dean Hancock (2-0)
Bellator MMA Fjær Foreløpige Bout: Chris Foster (8-4) vs. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)
Bellator MMA Lett Foreløpige Bout: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)
Bellator MMA Fjær Foreløpige Bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)
Bellator MMA Lett tungvekt Foreløpige Bout: Mike Zichelle (7-4) vs. Joe Cronin (19-16)
Bellator MMA Fjær Foreløpige Bout: Matt Bessette (17-7) vs. Keith Richardson (14-6)
Bellator MMA Mellom Foreløpige Bout: Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)
Bellator MMA bantamvekt Foreløpige Bout: Blair Tugman (7-6) vs. Jay Perrin (2-1)