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Olympian Nico Hernandez had boxing float In Wichita’s Riverfest Sundance Festival parade

Airing live on CBS Sports Network from
Hartman Arena in Kansas

PARK CITY, Канзас (Червень 7, 2017) – Команда Ернандеса, featuring Wichita-native Ніко Hernandez (1-0, 1 KO), a 2016 Бронзовий призер Олімпійських ігор, entered a boxing float in this past П'ятницяніч 45ї annual Riverfest Sundance Festival parade in Wichita.

An estimated 50,000 people turned out to enjoy the parade, as well as the opportunity to support hometown hero Hernandez, who will fight at home once again in less than two weeks.
The 21-year-old Hernandez returns to action Субота ніч, Червень 17, in the six-round main event against Mexican-born flyweight opponent Jose Rodriguez (2-0, 2 КО), хедлайнерами “KO Night боксу: Rapid Fire”, which will air (10 p.m. І / 7 p.m. PT) on CBS Sports Network live from Hartman Arena in Park City, Канзас.
“KO Night боксу: Rapid Fireis a presentation of KO Night Boxing LLC.
Unbeaten Canadian featherweight Марк “GwapoPagcaliwangan (10-0-1, 8 КО) особи Ангел “Жахливий” Monrreal (10-8-1, 3 КО), Мексики, in the eight-round co-featured event. Wichita junior middleweight Noel Esquada (7-3-2, 5 КО) відповідає 2012 Chicago Golden Gloves champion Limberth “El Gallito” Ponce (12-3, 9 КО) о шостій круглих матчу,
У телевізійному ніж, Garden City (Канзас) напівлегкій перспектива Eric Vargas (2-0, 1 KO) takes on pro-debuting Умберто “Тіто” Tellez, fighting out of Winfield (Канзас).
The non-televised “KO Night боксу: Rapid Fireundercard is loaded with local talent: pro-debuting Topeka (Канзас) в першій напівсередній Брайан Клементс проти. Bryan Montalvo (1-9, 1 KO), of Garden City (Канзас); Winfield light heavyweight Juan Hollingsworth (1-0, 1 KO) проти. Oklahoman Matt Dixon in his pro debut, and pro-debuting middleweights Eddie Chavez, of Wichita, and Garden City’s Fernando Jasso throw-down in the opening bout.
Всі бої і бійці можуть бути змінені.
Tickets are on sale at the Hartman Arena box office and HTTP://www.ticketmaster.com/event/060052A193761C74. ціни $175.00 (VIP ringside package ticket which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt and a ticket to the official after-party with a meet-and-greet opportunity), $150.00 (floor seat which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt), $75.00, $35.00 і $20.00. Tickets will also be sold in Wichita at Angela’s Café (2119 W. 21вулиця Вулиця. N, or call Team Nico (Jeremiah @ 316. 393.3743 or Lewis @ 316.806.0144).
Це все-віки показують. Двері відкриваються в 6:00 p.m. Коннектикут with the opening bout scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Коннектикут.
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2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez Dedicated to building boxing in Wichita & across Kansas

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Hartman Arena in Kansas
PARK CITY, Канзас (Червень 1, 2017) – Wichita-native Ніко Hernandez (1-0, 1 KO), a 2016 Бронзовий призер Олімпійських ігор, is on a mission to establish his home as a realfight townlike world champion Terence Crawford has done in Omaha, Небраска.
The 21-year-old Hernandez returns to action Субота, Червень 17, in the six-round main event against Mexican-born flyweight opponent Jose Rodriguez (2-0, 2 КО), хедлайнерами “KO Night боксу: Rapid Fire”, which will air (10 p.m. І / 7 p.m. PT) on CBS Sports Network live from Hartman Arena in Park City, Канзас.
“KO Night боксу: Rapid Fireis a presentation of KO Night Boxing LLC.
Hernandez drew nearly 3,200 fans for his professional debut, Березня 25, in nearby Mulvane (Канзас), in which he knocked out Patrick Gutierrez in the fourth round of the main event, which was also televised live on CBS Sports Network.
Ернандес’ промоутер, KO Night боксу, ТОВ, is committed to showcasing Hernandez at home on national television, as well as provide a platform for young Kansas boxers for them to develop their skills and build intra-state rivalries as evident on this card.
My plan is to do it like Terence Crawford has done in Omaha,” Hernandez explained. “I’m hoping it works out as well for me. It means so much for me to bring boxing to Wichita, to all of Kansas, for these fans and all the good, young boxers we have here.
This is a good opportunity for fighters from Wichita, across Kanas, to showcase their skills to the boxing world,” промоутер John Andersen сказав. “Nico is giving all these other fighters a chance to do that by headlining our shows on CBS Sports Network. They need to fight to develop; otherwise, they’d have to travel far from home just to fight. They can build fanbases close to their hometowns.

We’re an up-and-coming promotional company, much like Nico as a pro fighter, and together we want to build boxing across Kansas and build natural rivalries like we have on this card. Nico is the perfect fighter to do this because, in addition to being an Olympic medalist, he’s a great role model for young people in Wichita, and Kansas as a whole, to emulate. We’ve planted the boxing seed in Wichita, through Nico, and we feel that boxing is going to grow across the state where Nico is bigger than life.

Unbeaten Canadian featherweight Марк “GwapoPagcaliwangan (10-0-1, 8 КО) відповідає Ангел “Жахливий” Monrreal (10-8-1, 3 КО), Мексики, in the eight-round co-feature, while Wichita junior middleweight Noel Esquada (7-3-2, 5 КО) бере на себе 2012 Chicago Golden Gloves champion Limberth “El Gallito” Ponce (12-3, 9 КО) in the six-round match,
A prime example of a budding intrastate Kansas rivalry will be displayed in the televised opener as Garden City (Канзас) напівлегкій перспектива Eric Vargas (2-0, 1 KO) takes on pro-debuting Умберто “Тіто” Tellez, fighting out of Winfield (Канзас).
The non-televised “KO Night боксу: Rapid Fireundercard is loaded with local talent: pro-debuting Topeka (Канзас) в першій напівсередній Брайан Клементс проти. Bryan Montalvo (1-9, 1 KO), of Garden City (Канзас); Winfield light heavyweight Juan Hollingsworth (1-0, 1 KO) проти. Oklahoman Matt Dixon in his pro debut, and pro-debuting middleweights Eddie Chavez, of Wichita, and Garden City’s Fernando Jasso throw-down in the opening bout.
Всі бої і бійці можуть бути змінені.
Tickets are on sale at the Hartman Arena box office and HTTP://www.ticketmaster.com/event/060052A193761C74. ціни $175.00 (VIP ringside package ticket which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt and a ticket to the official after-party with a meet-and-greet opportunity), $150.00 (floor seat which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt), $75.00, $35.00 і $20.00. Tickets will also be sold in Wichita at Angela’s Café (2119 W. 21вулиця Вулиця. N, or call Team Nico (Jeremiah @ 316. 393.3743 or Lewis @ 316.806.0144).
Це все-віки показують. Двері відкриваються в 6:00 p.m. Коннектикут with the opening bout scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Коннектикут.
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Jose Rodriguez unfazed, determined to KO 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez InRapid Firemain event June 17

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PARK CITY, Канзас (Травня 11, 2017) – Unfazed Mexico-native Jose Rodriguez is determined to knockout 2016 Бронзовий призер Олімпійських ігор Ніко Hernandez на Субота, Червень 17, в “KO Night боксу: Rapid Fireheadline event.

Wichita-native Hernandez (1-0, 1 KO) will be fighting at home against Rodriquez (2-0, 2 КО), a flyweight living in Wisconsin,in the six-round main event that will air (10 p.m. І / 7 p.m. PT) on CBS Sports Network live from Hartman Arena in Park City, Канзас.
“KO Night боксу: Rapid Fireis a presentation of KO Night Boxing LLC.
Hernandez drew nearly 3,200 fans for his professional debut, Березня 25, in nearby Mulvane (Канзас), in which the 21-year-old future star stopped Patrick Gutierrez in the fourth round of the main event, which was also televised live on CBS Sports Network.
Rodriguez is chasing the American dream having moved 12 years ago to Wisconsin for a job opportunity and better life for his family. He had started boxing in Mexico but was unable to continue because he needed to work. A few years after he moved to Wisconsin, Rodriguez decided he wanted to box again, although he had a difficult time finding a trainer who wanted to work with a 24-year-old novice. Тренер Eddie Haynes gave Rodriguez an opportunity to join Team Certified, which includes former world title challenger Angel Manfredy, who also works Rodriguezcorner.
After a brief yet undefeated amateur career, highlighted by Rodriguezgold-medal performance in the in the Milwaukee Golden Gloves Championships, Jose turned pro last July in Milwaukee against Nicholas Brand. Зараз, he has a pair of first-round knockouts, the last this past September against Richard Tallmadge, who was coached by Nate Jones, За іронією долі, also an American Olympic bronze-medal winner in 1996.
Родрігес, who drives 1 ½-hours to train at his gym, works the night shift in a factory. “I fight for my wife and three children,” the 29-year-old Rodriquez said. “This is a very important fight for me because, when I knock him out, it’ll open doors for me and my team. I train very hard every day because I want to make a living boxing, or at least enough to work less hours, so I can see my kids more than the hour a day I do now. I’ve already lost too much time
This is going to be a good action-fight, від початку до кінця, as long as it lasts. I like to fight inside, putting a lot of pressure on my opponent. I don’t want to leave it in the hands of the judges. No decision, I’m knocking him out. If he thinks this is going to be an easy fight, he’ll know who I am after our fight. Я збираюся закінчити його!”
Unbeaten Canadian featherweight Марк “GwapoPagcaliwangan (10-0-1, 8 КО) takes on Mexican invader Ангел “Жахливий” Monrreal (9-8-1, 3 КО) in the eight-round co-feature. Pagacaliwangan is a Taekwondo-trained fighter of Filipino heritage. He is a three-time Ontario Golden Gloves and two-time Provincial amateur champion in his native Canada.
Wichita junior middleweight Noel Esquada (7-3-2, 5 КО) відповідає 2012 Chicago Golden Gloves champion Limberth “El Gallito” Ponce (12-3, 9 КО) in a scheduled six-round bout. Garden City (Канзас) напівлегкій перспектива Eric Vargas (2-0, 1 KO) faces pro-debuting Умберто “Тіто” Tellez, fighting out of Winfield (Канзас).
Non-televised “KO Night боксу: Rapid Fireundercard bouts featuring additional Kansas fighters will soon be announced. Всі бої і бійці можуть бути змінені.
Tickets are on sale at the Hartman Arena box office and HTTP://www.ticketmaster.com/event/060052A193761C74. ціни $175.00 (VIP ringside package ticket which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt and a ticket to the official after-party with a meet-and-greet opportunity), $150.00 (floor seat which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt), $75.00, $35.00 і $20.00. Tickets will also be sold in Wichita at Angela’s Café (2119 W. 21вулиця Вулиця. N, or call Team Nico (Jeremiah @ 316. 393.3743 or Lewis @ 316.806.0144).
Це все-віки показують. Двері відкриваються в 6:00 p.m. Коннектикут with the opening bout scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Коннектикут.
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2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez Returns to headlineRapid Firein Kansas

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Червень 17 в спортивній мережі CBS, live from Hartman Arena

PARK CITY, Канзас (Травня 1, 2017) – 2016 Бронзовий призер Олімпійських ігор Ніко Hernandez повертається на ринг на Субота, Червень 17, at home in Wichita for his second professional fight. “KO Night боксу: Rapid Fire” транслюватиметься (10 p.m. І / 7 p.m. PT) on CBS Sports Network live from Hartman Arena in Park City, Канзас.
Wichita native Hernandez will face unbeaten Mexican flyweight Jose Rodriquez (2-0, 2 КО)in the six-round main event.
In his professional debut on March 25ї, Hernandez turned in an impressive performance, entertaining nearly 3,200 passionate Kansas fans as he defeated Patrick Gutierrez in the fourth round of the main event. The fight was also televised on CBS Sports Network.
NICO HERNANDEZ HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO FROM HIS PRO DEBUT
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Ніко Hernandez
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The 21-year-old Hernandez displayed tremendous poise and a few tweaks to his amateur style, adding a devastating body attack, in addition to effectively switching from his orthodox stance to southpaw at times.

I feel that there will be even more people there this fight than at my pro debut,” Hernandez said. “I live only a 10 to 15-minute drive from Hartman Arena, north of Wichita.
I worked hard on body punching for my pro debut. I didn’t do that in the amateurs (no scoring points) and I’m getting use to switching to southpaw. Both were in our game plan and successful in my firsts fight. I’m excited to get right back in the ring, especially at home. Our plan is to fight every two to three months and have a total of four fights this year.
“KO Night боксу: Rapid Fireis a presentation of KO Night Boxing LLC.
Gutierrez was the perfect opponent for Nico’s pro debut,” прокоментував John Andersen, who promotes Hernandez as well as the June 17ї показати. “He was tough but now it’s time to step it up a little against a 2-0 opponent with two knockouts. Nico is starting to climb the ladder to get him where we want him to go. We need to move him quicker than an average fighter, largely due to his amateur background, and he’ll probably have only one more six-round bout after this before moving him up to eight.
I thought he looked a little nervous in his pro debut at the start, but that’s expected for a fighter making his pro debut at home in front of nearly 3,200 люди, and after that he was great. We couldn’t have asked for anything more and he did get in some rounds that will be helpful.
This fight will be close to where Nico lives. Nico really connects to kids in the community, often speaking at local schools, and this is the perfect opportunity for parents to bring their children to watch him fight on a weekend night.
We’re calling this show, ‘Rapid Fire,’ primarily because of Nico’s exciting style, firing crisp combinations in rapid succession, in addition to his activity level as he comes right back to fight so quickly.
Ернандес’ father and head trainer, Lewis Hernandez, believes fans will see a more improved, well-rounded fighter in this fight. “Nico showed his body punching and he switched around a little to fight lefthanded,” він пояснив, “which weren’t part of his boxing style in the amateurs. Fans will see the fighter Nico really is but this fight he’ll get back to boxing more. I told him that he needed to go to the body as a professional fighter but that each punch doesn’t have to be as hard. Sometimes I need to remind him of that because he’s a fighter at heart.
I knew he’d be okay in his pro debut (nerves-wise) because he gets going as the fight goes on. When he hurts his opponent, he comes on even stronger. I just tell him to box and be himself. He’s always well-conditioned so he can go rounds without a problem. I want him to be fast and elusive to take away his opponentsbody and then, in later rounds, go back to boxing. He fought at 115-pounds but he’ll be back to 112 за цей бій. Nico was strong at 115 and he’ll be very strong at flyweight.
A 29-year-old native of Mexico who fights out of Markesan, Вісконсін, Родрігес (2-0, 2 КО) has two first-round knockouts in a pair of pro fights. Rodriguez is trained by four-time world title challenger Angel Manfredy, whose invaluable experience from fighting Флойд Мейвезер, Молодший., Stevie Johnston і Дієго Корралес certainly aids his fighter. Manfredy (43-8-1, 32 КО) had statement victories over Артуро Гатті, Julio Diaz і Ivan Robinson, серед більш знаті.
Additional “KO Night боксу: Rapid Firefights will soon be announced. Всі бої і бійці можуть бути змінені.
Tickets go on special pre-sale Середа, Травня 3, and general sales П'ятниця, Травня 5, в касі Хартман Arena і HTTP://www.ticketmaster.com/event/060052A193761C74. ціни $175.00 (VIP ringside package ticket which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt and a ticket to the official after-party with a meet-and-greet opportunity), $150.00 (floor seat which includes a limited-edition event T-shirt), $75.00, $35.00 і $20.00. Tickets will also be sold in Wichita at Angela’s Café (2119 W. 21вулиця Вулиця. N), or call Team Nico (Jeremiah @ 316. 393.3743 or Lewis @316.806.0144.
Це все-віки показують. Двері відкриваються в 6:00 p.m. Коннектикут with the opening bout scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Коннектикут.
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U.S. Olympian Nico Hernandez Building Wichita into a fight town

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“KO Night боксу: History Begins
Encore presentation в цю суботу night on CBSSN

(photo by Charles Yellowfeather)
WICHITA, Канзас (Березня 31, 2017)Last Saturday night at Kansas Star Arena in nearby Mulvane, 2016 Бронзовий призер Олімпійських ігор Ніко Hernandez planted a seed in hopes of growing Wichita into a fight town, as world champions Теренс Кроуфорд і Deontay Уайлдер have already accomplished in the respective hometowns, Omaha (Небраска) and Birmingham (Алабама).
Більш ніж 3,100 fans purchased tickets Hernandezsuccessfully professional debut, зупинка Pat Gutierrez в четвертому раунді. To put that attendance figure in its proper perspective, Wichita has a population of less than 400,000 and in this hoop-crazed state, the appropriately named “KO Night боксу: History Beginswent head-to-head with the popular Kansas Jayhawks quintet playing on national television in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball championship, as well as The Wichita Force playing at home in indoor football.
The 21-year-old Hernandez is practically a sports franchise in Wichita, second only to the Wichita State University (WSU) men’s basketball team. The city turned out in force at a parade honoring Hernandez upon his return home from the Olympics and WSU awarded him an open-ended four-year college scholarship.
“KO Night боксу: History BeginsEncore Presentation в цю суботу ніч
The encore presentation of last Saturday’s “KO Night боксу: History Begins,” featuring the pro debut of 2016 Olympic Bronze medalist Nico Hernandez, транслюватиметься в цю суботу (Квітня 1), починаючи з 8:30 p.m. І, в спортивній мережі CBS.
The show was a huge success and Nico, as a pro fighter, produced a more complete body of work than we had expected,” Ернандес’ промоутер John Andersen (KO Night боксу) сказав. “I was very impressed. His amateur background converted to an even better pro style. It really showed his potential and that’s one of the primary reasons we signed him. We really believed in Nico. He is the only fighter we have signed, прямо зараз; Nico is our stable! We see things from a different angle than big-time promoters. We understood that he’s a hometown hero, so we had him headline at home his pro debut on national television (CBS Sports Network). We produce our shows on television and we enjoy telling stories like Nico’s. We’d like to come right back to Wichita with Nico fighting in June.
Lifelong Kansas Шон Уилок, a non-paid member of the Kansas Athletic Commission that oversees boxing, in addition to calling last Saturday’s fights as a member of the KO Night Boxing announcing team on CBS Sports Network, has a unique perspective on the significance of last Saturday evening’s in terms of local boxing history.
It was huge for Kansas boxing,” Wheelock explained, “the biggest show in this state since the Томмі Моррісон Era (early-to-mid 1990’s). Morrison was an adopted son, хоча. Nico was born here and he has a deep investment in the Wichita community. Drawing 3000-plus for his pro debut, in a non-boxing market, was phenomenal and he has the potential to do what Crawford has done in Omaha and Wilder in Birmingham. Boxing has strong roots in Kansas and across the Midwest, but MMA has taken over and lately, most boxing in Kansas has been on hybrid shows with MMA and kickboxing.
Fans were loudly chanting, ‘Nicoand ‘316’ (Wichita’s area code) Перед, during and after his fight. I’ve never heard fans chanting for a city like they did, ‘Wichita’, for an individual athlete. And they were also chanting ‘USA’. As a native Kansas, I’m proud that this state has become more ethnically and culturally diverse with more Hispanics living in Wichita. Nico is engaged in the Hispanic community and he is a fantastic kid, занадто. Because of his personality and fighting style, he can draw locally from Wichita, throughout all of Kansas, and nationally among Hispanics and Americans across the country because of his accomplishment in the Olympics.
Hernandez is also fighting in one of the hottest divisions in boxing — 115-pound junior bantamweight/super flyweightshowcasing name fighters such as Наоя Іноуе, Роман Гонсалес, Карлос Блоки, Juan Francisco Estrada and recent addition Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Conspicuously absent, проте, are top 20 ranked American fighters in this weight class, excluding 36-year-old Brian Viloria, the four-time, two-division (junior flyweight and flyweight) чемпіон світу. The opportunity is right there for Hernandez to quickly establish himself as the preeminent American boxer in this weight class.
There’s no reason for Nico to fight outside of Wichita for a couple of years as he develops,” Andersen noted. “I feel that he can win a regional title next year. Our goal is to have him in a world title fight position within three years. Our goal is to get him 13 для 15 fights and then promote a super fight in Wichita. He started out in a six-round fight. I think he’ll only have a couple more and then move up to eight-round bouts.
Nico doesn’t waste a lot of punches, so the number of scheduled rounds won’t be a problem for him. Another fighter would have punched himself out in two rounds, fighting at home in front of a crowed like he had supporting him, but Nico showed tremendous poise, settling down and putting his punches together very well. He didn’t chase Gutierrez, he effectively cut off the ring, and his powerful body attack was something he didn’t do as an amateur. We wanted to see how he reacted to resistance and he passed that test with flying colors.
Andersen noted that his company has promoted several successful shows, noting the big difference is last weekend’s show featured a world-class fighter in Hernandez. “Making the Olympics was a big deal for Nico,” Andersen added, “whether he medaled or not. Nico is to us what Менні Пакьяо is to Top Rank, ‘Canelo’ Альварес to Golden Boy. We’re lucky to start out with a fighter like Nico. Fighting in Wichita was risk for everybody but it’s already paying dividends.
We know who and what we are as a promotional company. Nico is our top priority, our only fighter right now, and now we have a great opportunity to build off last weekend’s success. We give Nico all the attention he deserves and he’s going to take advantage of this situation. And we also discovered that there’s some other talented boxers in this market. Whit Hayden did a wonderful job making very competitive fights. That’s his history, he never has blowouts. Whit is one of the most knowledgeable people I know in boxing. He’s the perfect matchmaker to guide Nico’s career, along with Nico’s father (Головний тренер) Льюїс Ернандес, who we work closely with in many ways, in and out of the ring.
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International knockout artists Cheick Kongo and Alexander Volkov clash on June 26 in headlining bout of “Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков”

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Легко Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real і @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 на @KansasStarArena Червень 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

 

SANTA MONICA, Халіф. (Квітня 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Шейх Конго (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Олександр “Драго” Волков (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on Червень 26.

 

The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Травня.

 

The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Дейв “The CavemanRickels (16-3) проти. Джон “природні” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Пет “Paddy Mike” Каррен (20-7) проти. Ямаучи до (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.

 

Головна нічна картка виходить в ефірі в прямому ефірі на Spike at 9 p.m. І/ 8 p.m. Коннектикут, в той час як попередні поєдинки потік на Spike.com.

 

Додаткові поєдинки будуть оголошені найближчим часом.

 

Квитки на “Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков,” які починаються всього $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, В даний час доступні на Ticketmaster.com.

 

Kongo, 6-футовий-4 француз, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Конго в даний час зосереджена виключно на ММА і має вбудовані 4-2 запис під прапором Bellator MMA. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.

 

The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. У його 24 Кар'єра перемоги, Volkov has scored 17 нокаутом.

 

“Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков” - П'ятниця, Червень 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Канзас

 

Bellator у важкій Main Event: Шейх Конго (22-10-2) проти. Олександр Волков (24-5)

Bellator в легкій Характеристика Боротьба: Дейв Rickels (16-3) проти. Джон Алессіо (35-17)

Bellator в напівлегкій Характеристика Боротьба: Пет Карран (20-7) проти. Ямаучи до (18-2)

Легко Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real і @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 на @KansasStarArena Червень 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

 

SANTA MONICA, Халіф. (Квітня 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Шейх Конго (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Олександр “Драго” Волков (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on Червень 26.

 

The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Травня.

 

The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Дейв “The CavemanRickels (16-3) проти. Джон “природні” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Пет “Paddy Mike” Каррен (20-7) проти. Ямаучи до (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.

 

Головна нічна картка виходить в ефірі в прямому ефірі на Spike at 9 p.m. І/ 8 p.m. Коннектикут, в той час як попередні поєдинки потік на Spike.com.

 

Додаткові поєдинки будуть оголошені найближчим часом.

 

Квитки на “Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков,” які починаються всього $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, В даний час доступні на Ticketmaster.com.

 

Kongo, 6-футовий-4 француз, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Конго в даний час зосереджена виключно на ММА і має вбудовані 4-2 запис під прапором Bellator MMA. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.

 

The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. У його 24 Кар'єра перемоги, Volkov has scored 17 нокаутом.

 

“Bellator MMA: Конго проти. Волков” - П'ятниця, Червень 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Канзас

 

Bellator у важкій Main Event: Шейх Конго (22-10-2) проти. Олександр Волков (24-5)

Bellator в легкій Характеристика Боротьба: Дейв Rickels (16-3) проти. Джон Алессіо (35-17)

Bellator в напівлегкій Характеристика Боротьба: Пет Карран (20-7) проти. Ямаучи до (18-2)

BELLATOR MMA ANNOUNCES RETURN TO KANSAS STAR ARENA ON JUNE 26 WITH TWO FEATURED BOUTS IN DAVE RICKELS vs. JOHN ALESSIO & PAT CURRAN vs. Goiti yamauchi

Квитки у продажу В ЦЮ СУБОТУ

 

ЛЕГКИЙ ЧВЕТ: "@TheCaveman316 бере на себе @JohnAllesio79 на @kansasstararena для #Bellator139!

Також: Featherweight Faceoff! @PatCurranMMA & @GoitiOfficial"

 

 

 

SANTA MONICA, Халіф. (Квітня 8, 2015) Bellator MMA has announced plans for a summer return to the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Травень., Червень 26 for an event currently titled “Bellator 139.”

 

The first two fights confirmed to take place on the “Bellator 139” main card have been announced with Kansas’ own Девід "Печерна людина" Rickels (16-3) taking on Pride Fighting Championships veteran Джон Алессіо (35-17) in lightweight action and former featherweight champ Пет Карран (20-7) особи Ямаучи до (18-2).

 

Додаткові бої, including a main event, буде оголошено найближчим часом.

 

The event will broadcast live at 9 p.m. СТАНДАРТНЕ СХІДНЕ ЧАС/ 8 p.m. CST Живи безкоштовно на Spike. The preliminary card will be streamed on Spike.com beginning at 7:30 p.m. СТАНДАРТНЕ СХІДНЕ ЧАС/ 6:30 p.m. CST Квитки, починаючи з $20 надійде в продаж в цю суботу, Квітня 11 на 10 a.m. Коннектикут, and can be purchased online at KansasStarEventCenter.com або Ticketmaster.com.

 

A fan-favorite in the Kansas area, Rickels will be making his 14ї appearance for the Scott Coker-led promotion since 2011. “The Caveman,” a 26-year-old who competed for the 155-pound title against Michael Chandler at Bellator 97, was most recently in action against Davi Ramos at Bellator 130, winning via unanimous decision.

 

Alessio, 35, has not been in action since May of 2014, when he earned a unanimous decision win against Eric Wisely at Bellator 119. The 53-fight veteran has competed professionally since 1998 against the likes of Pat Miletich, Diego Sanchez and Paul Daley.

 

A former Bellator MMA 145 pound champion, Curran will return to action for the first time since his split decision loss to Daniel Weichel at Bellator 133. “Paddy Mike” has been involved in some of the most entertaining scraps in promotional history and will look to continue that trend against Yamauchi.

 

At only 22-years-old, Yamauchi is already making waves in Bellator’s featherweight division. The Japanese competitor holds victories over Mike Richman and Martin Stapleton and has earned 15 з його 18 professional wins before reaching the judges’ scorecards. The upcoming bout with Curran will serve as his toughest test to date under the Bellator banner.

 

ЦЬОГО ТИЖНЯ: Bellator Lightweight World Champion Will Brooks looks to defend his title for the first time against former lightweight tournament winner Dave Jansen. Крім того, на карті, World Champion kickboxer Joe Schilling returns to the Bellator cage for the first time since he produced a Knockout of the Year candidate over Melvin Manhoef last November. Schilling faces a tough Rafael Carvalho at “Bellator: Брукс проти. Янсен,” which airs Live and Free on Spike this П'ятниця, Квітня 10, at 9/8c from the Bren Events Center at UC Irvine.

 

Про Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA є провідним Змішана організація Бойові мистецтва показуючи багато з кращих бійців в світі. Під керівництвом ветерана Промоутер Скотт Кокер, Bellator доступний майже 500 мільйонів будинків по всьому світу в 140 країни. У Сполучених Штатах, Bellator можна побачити на Spike TV, Лідер ММА телебачення. Bellator MMA складається з виконавчої команди, яка включає провідних фахівців галузі в телевізійному виробництві, в прямому ефірі оркестровка подія, розвитку боєць / відносини, Місце проведення закупівлі, створення спонсорство / розвиток, міжнародного ліцензування, маркетинг, реклама, рекламні та комісійні відносини. Bellator базується в Санта-Моніці, Каліфорнія і належить розважальний гігантського Viacom, Початок у світі прем'єра розважальних брендів, які з'єднують з аудиторією через переконливого змісту через телебачення, кінофільм, онлайн і мобільних платформ.

 

Про Spike TV:

Spike TV доступна в 98.7 мільйон будинків і поділ Viacom Media Networks. Блок Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom ЗМІ мережі є одним з провідних світових творців програм і змісту всіх медіа-платформ. Інтернет-адреса Spike TV є www.spike.com і до-до-хвилину і архівної інформації прес-фотографіями, відвідати сайт прес-Spike TV за адресою http://www.spike.com/press. Слідуйте за нами на Twitter spiketvpr для останньої в порушення оновлення новин, за кадром інформація та фотографії.

 

About Kansas Star Arena

The Kansas Star Arena, a Boyd Gaming facility, is located just off Exit 33 on the Kansas Turnpike and is adjacent to the Kansas Star Casino. The 42,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Kansas Star Arena is south-central Kansas’ home for big-name national acts such as Journey, Pat Benatar, Championship Rodeo, mixed martial arts events and more. The Arena accommodates up to 6,500 guests for headliner events. В 2014, Midwest Gaming and Travel awarded the Kansas Star more than 25 honors in its annual Reader’s Choice Awards, including “Best Concert Venue” in the state of Kansas. Для отримання більш детальної інформації, візит kansasstarcasino.com. Connect with Kansas Star Arena at facebook.com/kansasstararena і www.kansasstarcasino.com/entertain/arena.

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