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BELLATOR MMA IS THE NEW FIGHTING HOME OF WANDERLEI ‘THE AXE MURDERER’ SILVA

Bellator President Scott Coker and Wanderlei Silva (Credit: Bellator / Lucas Noonan)

 

Santa MONICA (March 2, 2016) –Bellator MMA is pleased to announce that one of the most popular, recognizable and beloved fighters in the sport of mixed martial arts, Wanderlei "te kaikohuru Tuaina" Silva (35-12-1), has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight contract with the promotion. The 39-year-old publicly fielded offers from companies all around the world, but the former Pride FC Middleweight Champion made the decision to take his explosive style to Bellator MMA.

 

“The Axe Murderer” has fought in some of the most memorable feuds and battles the sport has ever seen. His wars with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Tito Ortiz, Mirko Cro Cop, Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Chuck Liddell, and Michael Bisping are the stuff of legend – but Silva is far from ready to close the book on his illustrious career.

 

In addition to his Pride FC Middleweight World Championship, Silva’s packed trophy case of accolades includes awards for Fight of the Year (2003, 2004, 2007), KO o te Tau (2008), and multiple Fight of the Night awards including one for each of his last three fights, just to name a few. He now looks to continue to provide his award-winning, entertaining fights inside the Bellator cage.

 

Silva has several options for his first fight with Bellator. Although he has spent the majority of his career at 185-pounds, one of the things that his fans love most about him has been Wanderlei’s willingness to fight the best of the best – even if it was up two weight classes at heavyweight – as proven by his heavyweight wars against guys like Mark Hunt, Gilbert Yvel, Kazuyuki Fujita and Cro Cop; Or, his battles against light heavyweights like Ortiz, and his most recent opponent, Brian Stann, who he knocked out in the second frame.

 

Silva is the latest in a long line of recent free agent signings made by Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. The former Chute Box competitor joins: Josh Thomson, Phil Davis, Benson Henderson, Sergei Kharitonov a Anastasia Yankova on a roster with champions the likes of: Marcos Galvão, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, Liam McGeary aVitaly Minakov,

M-1 Challenge 56 Live, RFA 25 Today on Fight Network

REMINDER – TODAY

Toronto | NEW YORK (April 9, 2015) — Whatunga Fight, pirimia o te ao 24/7 whakatapua pouaka teihana ki te whakaoti i kapinga o hākinakina whawhai, presents a pair of exciting mixed martial arts events today, April 10, timata i 2:15 p.m. AND ki M-1 Challenge 56 from Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, followed by a one-hour tape delay broadcast of RFA 25: Lawrence vs. Toomer from Sioux Falls, South Dakota at 11 p.m. AND.

 

I roto i te Challenge M-1 56 hui matua, a much anticipated rematch pits M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky ki te kaiwero Ramadan Emeev, plus M-1 Challenge featherweight champion John “Ko tenei te” Buchinger kanohi Aliyar Sarkerov.

 

Whawhai haapurororaa ora a Whatunga o M-1 Challenge 56 Ka rangi ki runga ki TV arotau o Cablevision, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable me Armstrong Cable i roto i te Amerika, motu i roto i te Canada, Pūrere Roku puta noa i Amerika Te Tai Tokerau, a ao i roto i runga i 30 whenua puta noa i Europe, Africa me te Middle Te Tai Rāwhiti. (Note: RFA 25 will not be available on Fight Network’s U.S. feed)

 

I roto i to ratou whawhai tuatahi whakamutunga Mahuru, Vasilevsky captured the belt from Emeev by way of fourth-round stoppage from punches, while Buchinger captured the vacant title with a fourth-round stoppage of Tural Ragimov in the “Whawhai o te Po” this past October. E kore kua Buchinger ngaro te whawhai i roto i tata 3 ½ tau, toa e whitu i roto i te rarangi, me te 10 o tona whakamutunga 11.

 

The fight card for M-1 Challenge 56 ngā:

-Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (26-2) vs. Ramadan Emeev (11-3) – M-1 middleweight title
-Ivan Buchinger (28-4) vs. Aliyar Sarkerov (13-4) – M-1 featherweight title
-Konstantin Gluhov (28-15) vs. Ante Delija (12-2)
-Valery Myasnikov (8-1) vs. Kristijan Silver (8-1)
-Javier Fuentes (2-1) vs. Nikolay Kaushansky (6-1)
-Rakhman Makhazhiev (2-1) vs. Alexey Makhno (8-3)

 

Airing at 11 p.m. AND following Fight Network’s weekly Canadian premiere of IMPACT Wrestling, RFA 25: Lawrence vs. Toomer will feature a main event between RFA featherweight champion Justin “Ko te American Kidd” Lawrence a No. 1 nguha “Super” Sam Toomer, ko wai e te titiro ki te pupuri i ana record tūturu tonu. I roto i te hui tahi-matua, Gabriel “Zangief” Checco meets fellow Brazilian Francisco “Kiko” France for the middleweight title.

 

The fight card for RFA 25: Lawrence vs. Toomer ngā:

-Justin Lawrence (6-2) vs. Sam Toomer (9-0) – RFA featherweight title
-Gabriel Checco (8-1) vs. Francisco France (11-3-1) – RFA middleweight title
-TJ Hepburn (4-0) vs. LaRue Barley (5-0)
-Khalil Rountree (2-0) vs. Cameron Olson (2-0)
-Jordon Larson (5-1) vs. Jarrod ‘LHeureux (7-1)
-Josh Rave (21-11) vs. Geane Herrera (6-0)

 

I Rāhoroi, April 11, catch the UFC Whawhai Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro COP 2 main card live on Fight Network in Canada at 3 p.m. AND. Live pre-fight coverage will lead into the main card i runga i Rāhoroiafternoon with Fight Network’s UFC Pre-Show Live at 2 p.m. AND, ngā arokite, matapae me te tātari.

 

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M-1 Challenge 56 pauna & pictures from Moscow

M-1 Challenge 56: Vasilevsky vs. Emeev 2

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M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky

 

 

M-1 Challenge featherweight champion Ivan “Ko tenei te” Buchinger

 

 

KĀRI MAIN

 

Kotēhia Emeev & Vyacheslav Vasilevsky

 

M-1 POLE whitu CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5

Vyacheslav VASILEVSKY (26-2-0), Champion, Russia 184 ¾ lbs. (83.9 kg)

RAMASAN EMEEV (11-3-0), Kaiwero, Russia 185 lbs. (84 kg)

 

Aliyar Sarkerov & Ivan Buchinger

M-1 POLE mā whitu CHAMPIONSHIP – 5 X 5

Ivan “Ko tenei te” BUCHINGER (28-4-0), Champion, Slovakia 145 lbs. (65.8 kg)

ALIYAR “Tiger” SARKEROV (12-4-0), Kaiwero, Russia 147 lbs. (66.9 kg)

 

Ante Delija & Konstantin Gluhov

 

HEAVYWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

KONSTANTINLacplesisGLUHOV (28-15-0), Latvia 253 lbs. (115 kg)

ANTEWalking TroubleDELIJA (12-2-0), Croatia 251 lbs. (113.9 kg)

 

Kristijan Silver & Valery Myasnikov

HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT – 3 X 5

VALERYThe Russian HammerMYASNIKOTe (8-1-0), Russia 184 lbs. (83.6 kg)

KALISITIANÉ “Klitschko” Mua (8-1-0), Croatia 184 lbs. (83.6 kg)

 

Niko Kaushansky & NJavier Fuentas

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

JAVIER FUENTES (5-0-0), Spain 158 lbs. (71.9 kg)

NIKOCatKAUSHANSKY (6-1-0), Russia 157 ½ lbs. (71.6 kg)

 

KĀRI PRELIMINARY

 

M-1 MEDIEVAL WELTERWEIGHT KIGHT FIGHT

EVGENIY Bedenko (6-1-0), Russia 164 ½ lbs. (74. kg)
IVAN VASILIEV (11-2-0), Russia 166 lbs. (75.5 kg)

 

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

JOEL ALVAREZ GONZALEZ (4-0-0), Spain 154 ½ lbs. (70.2 kg)
ALI ABDULKHALIKOV (2-0-0), Russia 154 ½ lbs. (70.3 kg)

 

LIGHTWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

RAKHMAN MALHAZHIEV (3-1-0), Russia 154 ½ lbs. (70.3 kg)

Alexey “Taumahi” Makhno (8-3-0), Russia 154 ½ lbs. (70.2 kg)

 

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

GEVORG CHARCHYAN (1-0-0), Russia 177 lbs. (80.3 kg)

ABUKAR YANDIEV (2-0-0), Russia 184 ½ lbs. (83.9 kg)

 

MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

GADZHI GADZHIEV (4-2-0), Russia 186 lbs. (84.6 kg)

YURI YURCHENKO (1-1-0), Russia 170 ½ lbs. (77.5 kg)

 

FEATHERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

ZALIMBEK OMAROV (3-1-1), Russia 143 ½ lbs. (65.2 kg)

ARTIOM LOBANOV (2-1-0), Russia 143 lbs. (65 kg)

 

WELTERWEIGHTS – 3 X 5

MICHAL WIENCEK (4-2-0), Poland 169 ½ lbs. (77.0 kg)

RUSTAM GADZHIEV (4-2-0), Russia 169 lbs. (76.9 kg)

 

TA: M-1 Challenge 56: Vasilevsky vs. Emeev 2

No: Rāmere, April 10, 2015

1:15 p.m. (New York City), 9:15 p.m. (Moscow)

 

HEA: Moscow, Russia 1:30

 

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M-1 Challenge 56 will be streamed live from Moscow in high definition on www.M1Global.TV. Ka taea ki te mataara i te whawhai i te takiuru ki rēhita i Viewers www.M1Global.TV.Ka taea ki te mataara i te whawhai tuatahi, me te kāri matua i te takiuru ki runga ki ki te rēhita i Viewers www.M1Global.TV. Kia mataara hoki pā katoa o te mahi i runga i to ratou rorohiko, me te i runga i waea atamai me papa Andriod me Apple. Te Ka haapurorohia hoki kāri katoa ora, tīmata i 2:00 p.m. AND, i runga i Whawhai Whatunga mā A Cablevision arotau TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable me Armstrong Cable i roto i te Amerika, motu i roto i te Canada, a ki runga ki pūrere Roku puta noa i Amerika Te Tai Tokerau, a ao i roto i te neke atu i te 30 whenua puta noa i Europe, Africa me te Middle Te Tai Rāwhiti.

Takahanga ka ū mai: M-1 Challenge 57, Kia 2, 2015 i roto i te Orenburg, Russia.

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Whawhai Foaki e Whatunga M-1 Challenge 56 Live, RFA 25 Tenei Rāmere, April 10

Toronto | NEW YORK (April 7, 2015) — Whatunga Fight, pirimia o te ao 24/7 whakatapua pouaka teihana ki te whakaoti i kapinga o hākinakina whawhai, presents a pair of exciting mixed martial arts events this Friday, April 10, timata i 2:15 p.m. AND ki M-1 Challenge 56 from Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, followed by a one-hour tape delay broadcast of RFA 25: Lawrence vs. Toomer from Sioux Falls, South Dakota at 11 p.m. AND.

 

I roto i te Challenge M-1 56 hui matua, a much anticipated rematch pits M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky ki te kaiwero Ramadan Emeev, plus M-1 Challenge featherweight champion John “Ko tenei te” Buchinger kanohi Aliyar Sarkerov.

 

Whawhai haapurororaa ora a Whatunga o M-1 Challenge 56 Ka rangi ki runga ki TV arotau o Cablevision, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable me Armstrong Cable i roto i te Amerika, motu i roto i te Canada, Pūrere Roku puta noa i Amerika Te Tai Tokerau, a ao i roto i runga i 30 whenua puta noa i Europe, Africa me te Middle Te Tai Rāwhiti. (Note: RFA 25 will not be available on Fight Network’s U.S. feed)

 

I roto i to ratou whawhai tuatahi whakamutunga Mahuru, Vasilevsky captured the belt from Emeev by way of fourth-round stoppage from punches, while Buchinger captured the vacant title with a fourth-round stoppage of Tural Ragimov in the “Whawhai o te Po” this past October. E kore kua Buchinger ngaro te whawhai i roto i tata 3 ½ tau, toa e whitu i roto i te rarangi, me te 10 o tona whakamutunga 11.

 

The fight card for M-1 Challenge 56 ngā:

-Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (26-2) vs. Ramadan Emeev (11-3) – M-1 middleweight title
-Ivan Buchinger (28-4) vs. Aliyar Sarkerov (13-4) – M-1 featherweight title
-Konstantin Gluhov (28-15) vs. Ante Delija (12-2)
-Valery Myasnikov (8-1) vs. Kristijan Silver (8-1)
-Javier Fuentes (2-1) vs. Nikolay Kaushansky (6-1)
-Rakhman Makhazhiev (2-1) vs. Alexey Makhno (8-3)

 

Airing at 11 p.m. AND following Fight Network’s weekly Canadian premiere of IMPACT Wrestling, RFA 25: Lawrence vs. Toomer will feature a main event between RFA featherweight champion Justin “Ko te American Kidd” Lawrence a No. 1 nguha “Super” Sam Toomer, ko wai e te titiro ki te pupuri i ana record tūturu tonu. I roto i te hui tahi-matua, Gabriel “Zangief” Checco meets fellow Brazilian Francisco “Kiko” France for the middleweight title.

 

The fight card for RFA 25: Lawrence vs. Toomer ngā:

-Justin Lawrence (6-2) vs. Sam Toomer (9-0) – RFA featherweight title
-Gabriel Checco (8-1) vs. Francisco France (11-3-1) – RFA middleweight title
-TJ Hepburn (4-0) vs. LaRue Barley (5-0)
-Khalil Rountree (2-0) vs. Cameron Olson (2-0)
-Jordon Larson (5-1) vs. Jarrod ‘LHeureux (7-1)
-Josh Rave (21-11) vs. Geane Herrera (6-0)

 

I Rāhoroi, April 11, catch the UFC Whawhai Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro COP 2 main card live on Fight Network in Canada at 3 p.m. AND. Live pre-fight coverage will lead into the main card i runga i Rāhoroiafternoon with Fight Network’s Live-Whakaaturanga Ora a UFC i 2 p.m. AND, ngā arokite, matapae me te tātari.

 

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