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פאָטאָס & QUOTES FROM TODAY’S BELLATOR 177 & BELLATOR KICKBOXING 6 דריקט קאָנפֿערענץ

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EVENT SET TO TAKE PLACE פרייטיק, אפריל 14 IN BUDAPEST

ADDITIONAL FIGHTER PHOTOS – CREDIT BELLATOR/LUCAS NOONAN

 

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Several fighters from both בעללאַטאָר 177: Dantas vs. פייַג און Bellator Kickboxing 6 gathered in Budapest this morning to speak with the media about their upcoming fights דעם פרייטיק night inside the Budapest Sports Arena.

Two titles will be on the line, as Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas defends his Bellator bantamweight belt against former LFA champ Leandro Higo, while Bellator kickboxing welterweight titleholder Zoltan Laszak takes on Karim Ghajji in a championship rematch.

 

בעללאַטאָר 177: Dantas vs. פייַג will be broadcast פרייַטיק, אַפּריל 14 on SPIKE at 9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, ווייַלע Bellator Kickboxing 6 will air immediately following the MMA portion of the event, אָנהייב בייַ 11pm עט/10pm CT.

ונטן, you can find quotes from today’s press conference.

Bellator Bantamweight World Champion Eduardo Dantas:

“Thank you to Bellator for supporting me and thank you Budapest for the opportunity.”

“I’m very happy to be here. I want to say thank you to my opponent for accepting this fight. And I’m ready to show you what I do best, which is to punch his face.”

לעאַנדראָ היגאָ:

“Thank you to Bellator for the opportunity. אַ דאַנק, Budapest, for the reception. I’m very happy to be here and I’m looking forward to putting on a good show דעם פרייטיק!"

“I feel no extra pressure because I’m here to do what I love, which is fighting. I’m looking forward to winning another championship belt.”

Adam Borics:

“I’d like to welcome all of you. This is one of the biggest opportunities of my life. I’m very much looking forward to the fight and I’m well prepared, so I can’t wait. I was fortunate enough to prepare for this fight in America with great professional coaches like Henri Hooft.”

“I’m ready. I can hardly wait for my arm to be lifted at the end.”

אַנטאַני טיילער

“Welcome! Welcome! How’s it going? I am the “Pretty Boy”, the prettiest of them all. I definitely want to thank Budapest and Bellator for bringing me in. אַוואַדע, I bring numbers, איר וויסן, so I’m expecting this should bring over a million viewers, hands down.”

“I want to thank you all for coming here and showing the support. We’re going to put on a showone hell of a show. We’re going to get these ratings up and have so much fun. Definitely.”

“Hands down, pound for pound, everyone knows I am the strongest 145-er in the division and if anybody stands in my way or stands in the middle of the cage and wants to bang with me, they’re gonna get knocked out. I kid you not! Anybody in the featherweight division stands toe to toe with me is going to get knocked out.”

“I’m not going to take nothing from this man. He has a 9-0 record so he’s definitely put in work. He beat up nine people, but it doesn’t mean he’s going to beat up me. I tell you that! But I give him credit because he’s coming out here and sacrificing his time and being away from his family to put in his work just as I am. We’re going to put on a show for all you fans out there and all you media out there.”

“You know in my eyes, this is the main event: The Hungarian versus the American. Everyone wants to see this fight. They want to see what is this man can do with a record of 9-0. He earned his wins and I respect him as a fighter. But after פרייַטיק he will be 9-1.”

Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight World Champion Zoltan Laszak

“I’d like to thank Bellator very much for this opportunity and I’m looking forward to this this rematch with Ghajji. This is a great chance to really entertain and I appreciate the support from all of the Hungarian fans. I feel their cheers and support every day.”

“This is the most important fight of my life because there has been much more promotion here in Budapest leading up to the event. I realize that most people in the arena will be cheering for me, and for Hungary. I’ve done my preparation and my homework. I’m excellently prepared and I’m looking forward to this challenge.”

Karim Ghajji

“Thank you for the rematch. It was a big mistake in the first fight. Now I’m going to make it right and bring the belt back home to France.”

“Two days before the first fight I was sick and I had dealt with injuries during that camp, but this time I had a great camp, I’ve prepared myself very well, and this will be an explosive fight אויף פרייטאג."

Complete בעללאַטאָר 177: Dantas vs. פייַג הויפּט קאַרד:

Bantamweight World Title Bout: Eduardo דאַנטאַס (19-4) ווס. לעאַנדראָ היגאָ (17-2)

Featherweight Feature Bout: דניאל וועיטשעל (38-9) ווס. John “Macapa” (21-1-2)

Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) ווס. Helen Harper (4-1)

Featherweight Feature Bout: Adam Borics (5-0) ווס. אַנטאַני טיילער (1-2)

 

פּרעלימינאַרי קאַרד:

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Brian Moore (9-5) ווס. Michal Horejsi (5-2)

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Patrick Szombat (1-2) ווס. Mate Kertesz (3-0)

Complete Bellator Kickboxing 6 הויפּט קאַרד:

Welterweight World Title Bout: Zoltan Laszak (83-2-2, 1 נק) ווס. Karim Ghajji (23-5-1)

Middleweight Feature Bout: דזשאָו שילינג (20-9) ווס. Alexandru Negrea (9-2)

Welterweight Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (10-3) ווס. Gyorfi Csaba (20-5)

Women’s Featherweight Feature Bout: Jorina Baars (40-0-3) ווס. Irene Martens (20-9-2)

Featherweight Feature Bout: גאַבריעל וואַרגאַ (13-4) ווס. Gabor Gorbics (30-10)

SHOREY FIGHTING FOR HIS FAMILY AT NEF 28; NEW ENGLAND FIGHTS TO HELP RAISE FUNDS

 

פֿאַר באַלדיק מעלדונג: לעוויסטאָן, מיין (אַפּריל 10, 2017) – New ענגלאַנד פייץ (נעף) presents its next mixed-martial-arts event “נעף 28: INVINCIBLE” אויף שבת, אַפּריל 29, 2017 בייַ די אַנדראָסקאָגגין באַנק קאָליסעע אין לעוויסטאָן, מיין. Earlier today, the fight promotion announced that “שאַטטערפּראָאָף 2.0” דערעק שאָרי (4-8) would step in to face באַגאַזלענען “די חיה” Best (0-0) in a featherweight bout after Best’s original opponent, Matt Probin (0-0), fell out due to medical reasons.

For Shorey, the opportunity to fight came at the perfect time. The head of the Dexter, Maine-based Shatterproof Combat Club had planned to take an extended leave from competition after a loss to Josh Parker (5-8) last fall atNEF 26.Fate intervened recently, אָבער, when tragedy beset Shorey’s family. לעצטע וואָך, four of his children and their mother were left homeless after a two-alarm fire in Somersworth, New Hampshire.

I wasn’t planning on fighting this soon,” האט שאָרי, “but when something like this happens, we do what we can. I asked Matt (פּעטערסאָן, NEF matchmaker) for a fight to try and get some money to help rebuild after the fire and as fate would have it, a spot opened up. Rob Best is a grinder, nothing but respect for him. This would be a tough fight for me even with a full camp, but I believe everything happens for a reason, and I still have a lot of fight left in meespecially when my heart gets involved.

NEF further announced that the promotion would be raising funds at theNEF 28event to help assist Shorey’s family.

A Gofundme campaign has been established for the family at www.gofundme.com/15summerst/

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “נעף 28: INVINCIBLE,” אויף שבת, אַפּריל 29, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 רענטגענ 525 און אָנליין בייַ www.TheColisee.com.

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA/, follow the promotion on Twitter and Instagram @nefights, and join the official Facebook groupNew England Fights.

וועגן ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ

New ענגלאַנד פייץ (“נעף”) איז אַ קאַמף געשעענישן פּראַמאָושאַנז פירמע. נעף ס מיסיע איז צו שאַפֿן דעם העכסטן קוואַליטעט געשעענישן פֿאַר מיין ס פייטערז און פאַנס ענלעך. נעף ס אויספֿיר מאַנשאַפֿט האט ברייט דערפאַרונג אין קאַמבאַט ספורט פאַרוואַלטונג, געשעענישן פּראָדוקציע, מידיאַ באַציונגען, אָפּזעצערייַ, legal, regulatory affairs and advertising.

PETROSYAN, KIELHOLTZ, HAIDA, & BOLANOS EMERGE VICTORIOUS FROM BELLATOR KICKBOXING 5 IN TORINO

פֿאַר באַלדיק מעלדונג:

אַפּריל 8, 2017

Giorgio Petrosyan (84-2-2, 1 נק) defeated Amansio Paraschiv (23-5-1) via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 29-27, 30-26)

Giorgio Petrosyan Quote:I’ve spent a lot of time studying this opponent and I felt like I knew his fighting style well so I was able to put together a solid game plan and execute it successfully,” Petrosyan said. “Now I’m looking forward to getting some rest, and we will let Scott Coker and Carlo DiBlasi decide what is next for me.

Petrosyan vs. Paraschiv Photos

Denise Kielholtz (46-3) defeated Martine Michieletto (18-11-3) via Unanimous Decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

Denise Kielholtz Quote:It was a good night for me with the win, but it was tough fight. She’s a taller southpaw fighter and she really brought it. All rounds were for me and that’s the most important thing for me. It’s great to retain this belt, this is my biggest prize in the sport and I’m honored to be the world champion for Bellator,” Kielholtz said. “טאַקע, for me, Bellator is the biggest kickboxing organization in the world, they are really for the fighters, so I am very happy to be representing this company. The next time you see me out there might be in the Bellator cage fighting MMA. We’re working very hard on all aspects of my training and so hopefully before the end of summer you will see me fighting MMA.

Kielholtz vs. Michieletto Photos

John Wayne Parr (96-32) דעף. Nando Calzetta (45-10) via Head Kick at 2:59 of Round 2

John Wayne Parr Quote:He was tough, he came to fight. He wanted to mix and trade but I was more than happy to do that with the hands. I thought I was a little bit sharper, but he had a crack – he had a good go and hopefully it was entertaining for the crowd,” John Wayne Parr said. “Before this fight I really wanted to do something impressive and get an impressive finish so to score a head kick knockout is like a slam dunk. I feel like Michael Jordan right now. I’ve been watching Bellator and I just want to be a star here and hopefully tonight is gonna put that notch in my belt and help me fulfill that dream.

פּאַר ווס. Calzetta Photos

Mustapha Haida (46-5-2) defeated Enriko Kehl (45-12-1) via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Mustapha Haida Quote: I’m very happy for with the victory. I think I broke my hand or my wrist in the second round so I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to finish the fight, but I dug down deep and was able to get through the match,” Haida said. “Fighting for Bellator Kickboxing here in Italy has been a great experience for me and I hope to continue to fight here.

Haida vs. Kehl Photos

Gaston Bolanos defeated Luca D’Isanto via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Gaston Bolanos Quote:I came into someone’s home town tonight, and the guy had a lot more experience in kickboxing than I do, so I’m quite happy with the win. It’s a different rhythm out there. I’m used to Muay-Thai, which I’ve been practicing my whole life. I’ve done a few fights without elbows even though it’s still Muay-Thai so it’s a bit different from what I just did tonight. I just came from an MMA fight so I had to switch up my whole camp but this is what I want to do and this is the opportunity that Bellator has provided for me, so I’m going to take it and stay as busy as possible,” Bolanos said. “I want to thank Bellator, סקאַט קאָקער, my coach Kirian Fitzgibbons and my team at CSA Gym for helping me and giving me all the opportunities that I’ve been given in my career. I’m hoping to get another MMA fight in here soon and develop a rhythm there. I want to become the biggest star in both sports and I know that I’ve got the opportunity and the talent to do just that.

Bolanos vs. D’Isanto Photos

RAFAEL CARVALHO STOPS MELVIN MANHOEF IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH

 

TORINO, איטאליע

ראַפאַעל קאַרוואַלהאָ (14-1) defeated Melvin Manhoef (30-14) via Head Kick at 3:15 of Round 4

Quote from Rafael Carvalho:The last fight didn’t go as I expected or like the public expected,” Carvalho said. “This fight I knew that there needed to be an undisputed winner with a finish and I’m very glad that I was the one who came away with the victory. I’m going to continue to defend my middleweight title here at Bellator, but I’m also interested in a super fight in our light heavyweight division or maybe a bout in Bellator Kickboxing. That would be fun for me.

קאַרוואַלהאָ ווס. Manhoef Fight Photos Here

Anastasia Yankova (5-0) defeated Elina Kallionidou (5-2) via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Quote from Anastasia Yankova:I feel okay after this fight. My face looks much better right now than it did after my last fight,” Yankova saidIt wasn’t perfect but I’m improving every day and I’ll continue to train hard with Mike [Swick] at AKA Thailand. I am working to get my weight down to 125 לבס. where I want to soon be Bellator’s champion.

Yankova vs. Kallionidou Fight Photos Here

מירסעאַ וואַלעריו (14-4) defeated Djamil Chan (12-4) via Majority Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)

Quote from Valeriu Mircea:I’m very proud of my performance out there. It was part of my game plan to remain calm and patient throughout the fight and I am happy to have gotten the positive result,” Mircea said. “I am coming off of a frustrating knee injury that left me with only a month and a half to prepare. Victory is sweet and I am happy that my sacrifices have provided a good result.

Mircea vs. Chan Fight Photos Here

Mihail Nica (6-0) defeated Samba Coulibaly (11-4) via Anaconda Choke at 0:36 of Round 1

Quote from Mihail Nica:I am feeling very positive and happy that my hard work has paid off,” Nica said. “I look forward to getting back in the gym מאָרגן to better my skills. I want to continue my undefeated career here at Bellator, maybe soon in America. I think it would be great to fight there because of the level of popularity out there. I want to be a hero for the Italian fans to cheer for and grow the passion for MMA in this country.

Nica vs. Coulibaly Fight Photos Here

Fight Network Presents KSW 38 & וואס 38 Live Doubleheader this Friday, אַפּריל 7, Plus Live UFC® 210 Coverage on April 8

טאָראָנטאָ – פייט נעטוואָרק, די וועלט 'ס פּרעמיער 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a thrilling live mixed martial arts doubleheader this Friday, אַפּריל 7, beginning with נסס 38: Live in Studio from Warsaw, Poland at 3 פּ.ם. ET followed by וואס 38: Ascensionfrom Montreal, Canada at 6 פּ.ם. און. Live fight coverage continues on Saturday, אַפּריל 8 with the live PRE-FIGHT און POST-FIGHT shows for ופק® 210: CORMIER vs. JOHNSON 2.

נסס 38: Live in Studio will be televised live on Fight Network in Canada, די יוז. און גלאָובאַלי אין איבער 30 לענדער אַריבער אייראָפּע, אפריקע און די מיטל מזרח. דערווייַל, וואס 38: Ascension airs live on Fight Network in Canada and streams globally on UFCFightPass.com.

Kicking off at 3 פּ.ם. און, a pair of top Polish featherweight stars will headline נסס 38: Live in Studio, וויArtur Sowinski (17-8) קאָללידעס מיט Lukasz Chlewicki (14-5-1). אין די גלויבנס-הויפּט געשעעניש, Polish lightweightGrzegorz Szulakowski (7-1) welcomes Brazil’s Renato Gomes (20-9) into enemy territory. In other featured contests, Polish featherweight Roman Szymanski (9-3) meets Brazil’s Denilson Neves (11-4),Lukasz Rajewski (6-2) פנימער Sebastian Romanowski (11-7-1) in a battle of Polish featherweights, Kamil Selwa (10-5) tackles fellow Polish bantamweight prospect Anzor Azhiev (6-2), Antoni Chmiewlewski (32-15) און Lukasz Bienkowski (4-1) square off in a clash of Polish middleweights, מער Kamil Szymuszowski (15-4) און Grajcan Szadzinski (5-1) throw down in an all-Polish lightweight showdown.

וואס 38: Ascension gets underway at 6 פּ.ם. ET and will be headlined by a massive lightweight matchup between Ontario’s Jesse Ronson (16-8) and Montreal’s Derek Gauthier (8-6). The bantamweight co-feature pits Michael Imperato (7-2) קעגן Xavier Alaoui (7-1). In other marquee bouts, ט.דזש. Laramie (5-1) נעמט אויף Alex Morgan (6-2) אין אַ פעאַטהערוועיגהט קאָנקורס, Speedy Gym product דימיטרי Waardenburg (12-7) meets American bantamweight David Sachs (10-3), once-beaten Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre Barriault (6-1) באַטאַלז פרענטשמאַן Yacine Bandaoui (7-5), undefeated Canadian heavyweight Adam Dyczka (4-0) takes on debuting Bobby Sullivan (0-0), מער Tyler Wilson (1-0) פנימער Eric Daigneault (2-2) בייַ 135 פונט, Charles Jourdain (3-0) פנימער Mathieu Morciano (3-2) בייַ 145 פונט, Jeremie Capony (5-0) risks his perfect record against Kevin Genereux (2-2) בייַ 155 pounds and highly touted flyweight prospect Tony Laramie (1-0) pursues his second professional triumph opposite undefeated Derek Falk (2-0).

דערצו, Fight Network will deliver extensive coverage of ופק® 210: CORMIER vs. JOHNSON 2 אויף שבת, אַפּריל 8, סטאַרטינג בייַ 1 פּ.ם. ET with four hours of Fight Network’s original series UFC IN 60showcasing main event and co-main event stars Daniel Cormier, Anthony Johnson, Chris Weidman and Gegard Mousasi. בייַ 5 פּ.ם. און, ופק 210 COUNTDOWN goes inside the lives and gyms of four athletes preparing for pivotal battles.

Fight Network will televise the live ופק® 210 PRE-FIGHT SHOW בייַ 7 פּ.ם. ET leading into live prelims on TSN2. The show features retired UFC contenders Kenny Florian and Yves Edwards working as desk analysts with host Karyn Bryant, along with reporter Megan Olivi conducting on-site fighter interviews.

At the conclusion of ופק® 210: CORMIER vs. JOHNSON 2, די לעבן ופק® 210 POST-FIGHT SHOWfeatures highlights, analysis and post-fight interviews.

פֿאַר אַ פול ליסטינג פון פייט נעטוואָרק ס בראָדקאַסט פּלאַן, ביטע באַזוכן www.fightnetwork.com, נאָכפאָלגן אונדז אויף טוויטטערפיגהטנעט, ווערן אַ פאָכער אויף פאַסעבאָאָק און באַזוכן אונדז אויף ינסטאַגראַםפיגהטנעט.

PHOTOS FROM TODAY’S BELLATOR 176 AND BELLATOR KICKBOXING 5 דריקט קאָנפֿערענץ

 

EVENT SET TO TAKE PLACE שבת IN TORINO, איטאליע

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ADDITIONAL PHOTOS – CREDIT BELLATOR/LUCAS NOONAN

 

TORINO, איטאליע – Fighters from both בעללאַטאָר 176: קאַרוואַלהאָ ווס. מאַנהאָעף 2 און Bellator Kickboxing 5 converged on the historic Comune di Torino for the official press conference for the events taking place at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, איטאליע. In addition to the fighters, בעללאַטאָר פרעזידענט סקאַט קאָקער, along with Okatagon President Carlo DiBlasi and Torino Minister of Sport Roberto Finardi, all spoke about שבת nights anticipated card.

בעללאַטאָר 176: קאַרוואַלהאָ ווס. מאַנהאָעף 2 airs this שבת, אַפּריל 8 אויף ספּייק בייַ 3 פּ.ם. און and will be immediately followed by Bellator Kickboxing 5, which airs at 5 פּ.ם. און. Tickets for the event are available now at www.oktagon.it and include access to an Oktagon Kickboxing event in addition to both Bellator events.

 

בעללאַטאָר 176 is headlined by a middleweight championship fight pitting ראַפאַעל קאַרוואַלהאָ (13-1) קעגן מעלווין מאַנהאָעף (30-13-1, 2 נק) and also features Russia’s Anastasia Yankova (4-0) קעגן Elina Kallionidou (5-1).

Bellator Kickboxing 5 will feature a lightweight bout between “The Doctor” Giorgio Petrosyan (83-2-2, 1נק), who takes on Romanian veteran Amansio Paraschiv (23-5-1) and Bellator Kickboxng Women’s Flyweight World Champion Denise Kielholtz (46-3), who is set to defend her belt for the first time against ISKA and WKU World Champion Martine Michieletto (34-12-5).

 

דערהייַנטיקט בעללאַטאָר 176: קאַרוואַלהאָ ווס. מאַנהאָעף 2 הויפּט קאַרד:

Middleweight World Title Bout: ראַפאַעל קאַרוואַלהאָ (13-1) ווס. מעלווין מאַנהאָעף (30-13-1, 2 נק)

Women’s Catchweight Fight: Anastasia Yankova (4-0) ווס. Elina Kallionidou (5-1)

Lightweight Feature Fight: דדזשאַמיל טשאַן (12-3) ווס. מירסעאַ וואַלעריו (13-4)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Samba Coulibaly (11-4) ווס. Mihail Nica (5-0)

 

דערהייַנטיקט Bellator Kickboxing 5 הויפּט קאַרד:

Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (83-2-2, 1נק) ווס. Amansio Paraschiv (23-5-1)

Women’s Flyweight World Title Bout: Denise Kielholtz (46-3) ווס. Martine Michieletto (34-12-5)

Catchweight Feature Fight: Nando Calzetta (45-9) ווס. John Wayne Parr (95-32)

וועלטערווייט שטריך פייט: Mustapha Haida (45-5-2) ווס. Enriko Kehl (45-11-1)

פעדערווייט שטריך פייט: Gaston Bolanos (8-1) ווס. Luca D’isanto (36-13-4)

 

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Tickets for “Combate 13” on sale now
NEW YORK – אַפּריל 6, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today the completion of a stacked, 10-fight lineup for its “Combate 13” Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) event at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, אַריז. אויף דאָנערשטיק, אַפּריל 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 פּ.ם. און).

Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 פונט) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) און יואל טשאַמפּיאָן (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 פונט) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).

אין די באַנטאַמוועיגהט (135 פונט) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, אַריז. will collide with knockout artist ריקי "די גאַללעראָ" פּאַלאַסיאָס (7-1) פון מישאַן, טעקסאַס.

“We have a fantastic lineup of fights assembled, and we are excited about bringing the Combate Americas live television series to Arizona for the first time ever,"האט געזאגט קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע סעאָ קאַמפּבעלל מאַקלעראַן.

פּרייסט פון $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

די 6-פֿיס-1, 29-יאָר-אַלט ראַדריגעז, who recently signed an exclusive, multi-fight contract with Combate Americas, has notched all three of his professional wins to date inside of two rounds. In his last effort on יאַנואַר 21, the Alhambra, קאַליף. resident scored a second round (3:55) וואס (פּאַנטשיז) אויף Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 יאָרן פון עלטער, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, ער סקאָרד אַ ערשטער קייַלעכיק (4:13) knockout on Chris Collins.

Zappitella is a 4-foot-11, 22-year-old resident of Brighton, Michigan and decorated amateur wrestler, who is coming off an extraordinary victory in Sanya, China on פעברואַר 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 פונט), two weight classes above Zappitella’s natural fighting weight.

The 4-foot-11, 34-year-old Alba of Houston, Texas will look to return to the win column after suffering a split decision defeat at the hands of old rival Paulina “Firefox” Granados at “Combate 5” last מייַ 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

אין אנדערע אַקציע, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) וועט טרעפן Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) בייַ וועלטערווייט.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן, while Perez of Tucson, אַ 5-פֿיס-9, 28-יאָר-אַלט, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) סאַבמישאַן (דערציען-נאַקעט שטיקער) געווינען איבער Anthony Wray אויף אקטאבער 1, 2016.

Originally slated to face Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, פלאַ., ראַנדי סטעינקע (17-10) of Payson, אַריז. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Erick סאַנטשעז (7-3) פון סאַקראַמענטאָ, קאַליף., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) פון פיניקס, אַריז.

The 5-foot-10, 26-year-old Sanchez is looking to bounce back quickly from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Andres “The Bullet” Quintana at Combate 11 אויף פעברואַר 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, די קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע שטייַג.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (דערציען-נאַקעט שטיקער) פון Josue Rodriguez בייַ די 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (פּאַנטשיז) פון Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on יאַנואַר 28.

Natividad turned professional after amassing a perfect amateur record of 6-0. Five of his amateur victories came by way of TKO or submission.

The “Combate 13” preliminary bout card will also feature two flyweight matchups – the first between Arturo Guzman (0-1) of Tucson and Robert Caspar (0-0) of Copperas Grove, טעקסאַס, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, דזשוניער. (1-1) פון טעמפּע, אַריז.

To location what station Azteca America airs on in your market, you can log onto the network’s channel finder.

In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, פרייַטיק, אַפּריל 21, בייַ 11 פּ.ם. קאָרט. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card

Bantamweight Main Event:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

באַנטאַמוועיגהט: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
וועלטערווייט: בעני מאַדריד ווס. Chad Dietmeyer
וועלטערווייט: Daniel Rodriguez vs. יואל טשאַמפּיאָן
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
פעאַטהערוועיגהט: Erick Sanchez vs. ראַנדי סטעינקע
וועלטערווייט: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
פליוועיגהט: Justin Rascon vs. דזשאָסע, Palencia, דזשוניער.
פליוועיגהט: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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BELLATOR MMA PARTNERS WITH MONSTER ENERGY AND NASCAR FOR RACE EVENT FIGHT SERIES

 

לאס אנדזשעלעס – Bellator MMA is proud to announce a partnership with Monster Energy and NASCAR to showcase a series of fights to take place at select races during the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. For the first time in NASCAR history, mixed martial arts will be included as a pre-race activation for the fans in attendance and just like the action the cars bring on the racetrack, Bellator will bring the same excitement inside the cage.

“I’m excited to announce Bellator’s partnership with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series,” said Bellator President Scott Coker. “Bellator and NASCAR fans are some of the most passionate in sports and we couldn’t be happier to bring MMA and motorsports together. Monster Energy has been a great partner of ours over the years and we’re excited about the opportunity to integrate our brand into another great sports property within the Monster Energy family. I want to thank Cody Dresser and Hans Molenkamp from Monster Energy for helping put this great partnership together, and I’m looking forward to introducing Bellator to a whole new fan base.”

“MMA is an exciting sport that appeals to a wide demographic,” said Mitch Covington Vice President of Sports Marketing. By partnering with Bellator to bring mixed martial arts to NASCAR we are able to bring a fresh dynamic to the racetrack and a taste of what Monster Energy is into, allowing us all to connect with a new fan base in relevant and meaningful ways to further elevate the series.”

Bellator is currently scheduled to host events at four races throughout the current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, including both NASCAR’s championship and all-star race weekends.

Bellator MMA will be featured at the following 2017 NASCAR races:

  • Monster Energy All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on שבת, מייַ 20
  • Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on שבת, ויגוסט 19
  • אַלאַבאַמאַ 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on זונטיק, אָקטאָבער 15
  • Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on זונטיק, נאָוועמבער 19

 

COMBATE AMERICAS HITS CASINO DEL SOL IN TUCSON, ARIZONA ON THURSDAY, אפריל 20

LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
ROMAN “EL GALLITO” SALAZAR VS. RICKY “EL GALLERO” PALACIOS
Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz vs. Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi
מער:
וועלטערווייט: בעני מאַדריד ווס. Chad Dietmeyer

באַנטאַמוועיגהט: ראַנדי סטעינקע ווס. Irwin Rivera

Tickets for “Combate13” on sale now

NEW YORK – אַפּריל 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 פּ.ם. און) television event series to Tucson, אַריז. for the first-time ever on דאָנערשטיק, אַפּריל 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 פונט) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) און נאַקאַוט קינסטלער ריקי "די גאַללעראָ" פּאַלאַסיאָס (7-1).

די געשעעניש, “Combate13,” will also be distributed live on ESPN Latin America and by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand. It will air on TV Azteca in Mexico, the following night, פרייַטיק, אַפּריל 21, בייַ 11 פּ.ם. קאָרט.

אין די גלויבנס-הויפּט געשעעניש, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) און Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 פונט) קאָנקורס.

פּרייסט פון $20, tickets for “Combate13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

“We are excited to be bringing our live television series to a new market that has a reputation for being a great fight town filled with passionate fans and decorated combat sports athletes,” said Combate Americas President Alberto Rodriguez.

Also slated for action, בעני "די זון" מאַדריד (9-3) וועט נעמען אויף Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) אין אַ וועלטערווייט (170 פונט) שלאַכט, און סאַבמישאַן מומחה ראַנדי סטעינקע (17-10-1) will face off with aggressive-minded, Blackzilians camp member Irwin “The Beast” Rivera (5-2) in another bantamweight contest.

Additional matchups will be announced soon.

Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

די 5-פֿיס-7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, אַריז. is a three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship® (ופק) veteran who will make his first start of 2017, and his first-ever in La Jaula.

In his last effort at WFF 32 אויף נאוועמבער 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

אויך 29 יאָרן פון עלטער, the 5-foot-6 Palacios of Mission, Texas will put on the line a four-fight win streak that includes back-to-back finishes – a second round (3:14), one-punch knockout of Carlos Ricardo Diaz אויף יוני 12, 2015, and a stunning, ערשטער קייַלעכיק (1:00) head kick knockout of בענדזשי גאָמעז at “Combate2” on Sept. 17, 2015 – as well as a “Fight of the Month” nominated, unanimous decision conquest of Brandon Royval at “Combate7” on May 9, 2016.

Also unbeaten (2-0-1) ווי אַ פאַכמאַן באָקסער, Palacios has earned 5 פון זיין 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (ה)קאָ.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

די 6-פֿיס, 35-year-old Ortiz is riding a two-fight win streak after producing back-to-back stoppages in his last two appearancesa third round (4:45) וואס (פּאַנטשיז) פון Dano Moore אויף אקטאבער 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) וואס (פּאַנטשיז) פון Brendan Tierney אויף מאַרץ 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 פון זיין 15 קאַריערע ווינס דורך וועג פון (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.

Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. אויף אקטאבער 3, 2015, he forced Brendan Tierney to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, אויף מאַרץ 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from נאמען סאַלאַנטרי.

בעני מאַדריד ווס. Chad Dietmeyer

Fighting out of Phoenix, אַריז., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 פון זיין 9 professional career victories by way of (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (דערציען-נאַקעט שטיקער) פון דזשעף פלעטטשער that came at the 1:26 mark of the opening round on September 18, 2015, and a knockout of Roberto Leon that occurred at the 1:10 mark of the first stanza of their matchup.

Dietmeyer is coming off a four-year layoff from competition. In his last start on March 30, 2012, he faced his toughest test to date in UFC and DREAM veteran Antonio McKee, taking McKee the distance of their fight before finding himself on the losing end of a unanimous decision.

ראַנדי סטעינקע ווס. Irwin Rivera

די 5-פֿיס-9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, אַריז. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, אויף Ray ראָבינסאָן און Guillermo Pena אויף אקטאבער 1, 2016 און אקטאבער 15, 2016, ריספּעקטיוולי.

Rivera is a 5-foot-6, 28-year-old native of Windsor, New York who relocated to South Florida to join the famed Blackzilians camp. צו דאַטע, three of his five career wins have come by way of (ה)קאָ אָדער סאַבמישאַן.

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559 fights Goes Down April 21st In Fresno’s Tower Theatre

פרייַטיק, April 21st at 7pm

559 Fights returns to Fresno’s Tower Theatre with “559 Fights 55” on אַפּריל 21, featuring a full slate of many of California’s hungriest and most exciting amateur MMA fighters.
The main event will feature top flyweight contender Samuel Fierro (6-2, Selma) as he tries to halt unbeaten 6-0 Sacramento fighter Mark Wirth’s tear through the state’s 125-pound rankings.

Prior to the highly anticipated headline bout, Daniel Campagna (3-1, Porterville) will hunt for his fourth win at the expense of Sacramento’s Josiah McHale (3-2) אין באַנטאַמוועיגהט קאַמף.

In the flyweight division, Fresno’s Austin Liu (2-1) and Merced’s Michael Alonzo (2-1) וועט טרעפן, with both fighters hungry to earn their third win.

Selma’s Bernabe Herrera (3-3) will enter the cage for the seventh time against Ridgecrest’s Emilio Horta (2-1) in the 155-pound division.

Tickets start at just $25 and are available at the Tower Theatre box office or online at www.559fights.com. פֿאַר מער אינפֿאָרמאַציע, ביטע רופן 559-813-0307.

559 פייץ 55

אַפּריל 21 at Tower Theatre in Fresno, קאַליף.

125: Selma’s Samuel Fierro (6-2) ווס. Sacramento’s Mark Wirth (6-0)
135: Porterville’s Daniel Campagna (3-1) ווס. Sacramento’s Josiah McHale (3-2)
125: Fresno’s Austin Liu (2-1) ווס. Merced’s Michael Alonzo (2-1)
155: Selma’s Bernabe Herrera (3-3) ווס. Ridgecrest’s Emilio Horta (2-1)
265: Fresno’s Ryan Yates (1-0) ווס. Oakland’s Dwight Maters (2-1)
185: Fresno’s James Porter (1-1) ווס. Castro Valley’s Alan Benson (0-1)
205: Fresno’s Jesse Vazquez (0-0) ווס. Ridgecrest’s Joseph Gaceta (1-1)
145: Visalia’s Chris Luna (0-0) ווס. Santa Barbara’s Emmanuel Gonzalez (0-1)
170: Goleta’s Bryan Rodriguez (0-1) ווס. Sacramento’s Tony Magalahaes (0-0)
145: Porterville’s Christian Marron (0-2) ווס. Dos Palos’ Conan Orozco (0-1)
185: Los Angeles’ Bako Agambonisye (0-0) ווס. Auburn.’s Zach Linco (0-0)
265: Reedley’s Ruben Castaneda Jr. (0-0) ווס. Fresno’s Aniken Robinson (0-0)