Санта Моника, Калифорнија (Декември. 6, 2016) – It was announced today that one of MMA’s hottest prospects, И Рут (1-0), will waste no time continuing to build his resume, as he fights Emanuele Palombi (5-2) for his second fight in as many months. The bout takes place овој петок на "Bellator 168: Сакара vs.. Белтран," на Декември. 10 from the Mandela Forum in Florence and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 4ЕТ/Португалија.
На само 26 години, Ruth is looking to pave the way for the other members of “The New Breed," a group of highly accomplished wrestlers who have all signed to fight under the Bellator MMA banner including: Joey Davis (1-0), Тајрел Фортун (1-0), Jarod Trice (1-0) како и Арон Пико и Ромеро Памук – the last of which have yet to make their highly anticipated professional debuts. Before he was a three-time National Champion and four-time All-American wrestler at Penn State University, Ruth attended the world-renown Blair Academy in Susquehanna Township, Па, where he was the top-ranked recruit in the nation for his weight class. Having achieved great success at every stage of competition throughout his life, Ruth aspires to have the Bellator middleweight gold around his waist before long. After making the move across the country to Fresno, Калифорнија., where he now trains at Dethrone Basecamp with other Bellator MMA fighters like Џош Koscheck и Крис Honeycutt, Ruth made his professional MMA debut just last month on Ноември. 4, when he finished Dustin Collins-Miles with strikes at 3:19 во првиот круг.
Ruth now faces Rome’s Palombi, a seven-fight veteran with five victories including three KO’s and one submission. Ruth, who is taking the fight on less than a week’s notice, must quickly learn how to tune out a hometown crowd, who will certainly be heavily in favor of the Italian fighter.
The evening is highlighted by a main event featuring Italy’s most renowned mixed martial artist Алесио Sakara (18-11, 2 Соединетите Американски Држави), who will duke it out with Joey “The Mexicutioner” Beltran (17-13, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) in a light heavyweight main event. Other Bellator MMA competitors will also be in action, Вклучувајќи Џон Салтер (12-3), Јамаучи до (31-9) и Филип Lins(10-1).
The Bellator Kickboxing brand will also be on display in Italy with a card that features a female flyweight rematch between Дениз Киелхолц (45-3) и Gloria Peritore (11-1-1), but this time, a world title will be on the line. "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” will also include a lightweight clash between Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) and British kickboxing champion Jordan Watson (48-11-2), a middleweight matchup pitting Џо Шилинг (19-9) против Victorio Lermano (30-7), a welterweight contest pairing Luca Novello (22-4-2) со Карим Гајџи (96-13-1), и Kevin Ross(31-9) ќе се сретне Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) во лесен борба. "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” airs Петок, Декември. 16 на 11:15 ЕТ, immediately following "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”
Заврши "Bellator 168: Сакара vs.. Beltran” Card:
Светлината во тешка категорија Тема борба: Алесио Sakara (18-11, 2 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Џои Белтран (17-13, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)
Светлината во тешка категорија Тема борба: Филип Lins (10-1) наспроти. Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Џон Салтер (12-3) наспроти. Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Јамаучи до (31-9) наспроти. Мирчеа Валериу (12-3)
Middleweight Feature Fight: И Рут (1-0) наспроти. Emanuele Palombi (5-2)
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” Card:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Jordan Watson (48-11-2)
Flyweight World Title: Дениз Киелхолц (45-3) наспроти. Gloria Peritore (11-1-1)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Џо Шилинг (19-9) наспроти. Victorio Lermano (30-7)
Боксер од полусредна категорија Тема борба: Luca Novello (22-4-2) наспроти. Карим Гајџи (96-13-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Kevin Ross (31-9) наспроти. Alessio Arduini (26-14-2)