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BELLATOR MMA SIGNS ONE OF THE MOST DOMINANT COLLEGE WRESTLERS OF ALL-TIME, OLYMPIC CONTENDER ED RUTH
Santa Monica, Calif. (Mulole 11, 2015) – Bellator MMA is proud to announce the signing of one of mixed martial art’s most sought-after prospects, Ndipo Ruth. A dominant and decorated collegiate wrestler, Ruth joins Bellator MMA with an exclusive, Mipikisano nkhondo zambiri.
The 25-year-old’s focus is currently set on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, where the general consensus is that he will be a shoo-in to compete in the 86kg. kugawanikana.
“I’ve known for a long time now that after I get Olympic gold around my neck, I was going to go get some MMA gold for my waist,” said the phenom Ruth. “I’ve been talking with all the major organizations, and at the end of the day, I really believe in what Scott Coker is doing with Bellator. They’re signing the top talent, they’re putting on exciting fights, and they’re letting me secure my own sponsors. It will be a little while until I step into the cage for the first time — but when I do, everyone they put in front of me is in for a world of hurt.”
Ruth attended High School at Blair Academy in Susquehanna Township, PA, where he was the top-ranked recruit in Nation for his weight class. Ruth would elect to stay local and attend wrestling powerhouse Penn State University. The masterful grappler added three National Championships and four All-American accolades to his trophy room while wrestling with the Penn State University’s Nittany Lions.
The three-time national champion joins blue-chip amateur wrestling prospect Aaron Pico on the roster. Both competitors will turn their focus to MMA following the Olympic Games next year. When the time comes, Ruth will be competing in Bellator’s middleweight division alongside current title-holder Brandon Halsey, Kendall Grove, Rafael Carvalho, Joe Schilling, Alexander Shlemenko, Melvin Manhoef, pakati ena.
MUZIMENYERA NKHONDO Network MMA & KICKBOXING mapulogalamu ndandanda (Mulole 11-17, 2015)
Limba Network ndi 24/7 TV njira odzipereka kumaliza nkhani za kuphana masewera. Iwo akudzitukumula mapulogalamu lolunjika pa zonse zimene ya nkhondo masewera mtundu wanyimbo, kuphatikizapo moyo ndewu ndi mmwamba-ndi-ndi mphindi wabwino ndi kusanthula kwa wothira asilikali zaluso, kickboxing, akatswiri kulimbana, chikhalidwe asilikali zaluso, nkhonya, nkhondo wabwino, komanso nkhondo-themed sewero zino, mabuku ndi mbali mafilimu.
M'munsimu kupeza mfundo zazikulu za mlungu mapulogalamu:
Monday, Mulole 11
6:30 p.m. AND – 2014 Judo Astana Grand Prix– Mfundo zazikulu za 2014 Judo Astana Grand Prix from Oct. 10-12, 2014 mu Astana, Kazakhstan.
7:00 p.m. AND – 5 Zipolopolo – Makamu John Ramdeen ndi Robin Black kuitana anyakuchemerwa akupambulika kuphwandoko kuphwanyaphwanya mlungu wa MMA kanthu.
7:30 p.m. AND – Limba News Tsopano Kuwonjezera – Posachedwapa, recaps, mbali ndi mkati Kupenda nkhondo masewera.
8:00 p.m. AND – Final Nkhondo Championship 4: Perak vs, Joni – Featuring Maro Perak vs. Tibor Joni in the MMA main event and Sergei Lascenko vs. Mladen Brestovac in a kickboxing attraction from May 5, 2013 mu Zadar, Croatia.
Lachiwiri, Mulole 12
1:00 a.m. AND – Kuti 2 Toe with Firas Zahabi – Sit-down interview with Tristar Gym head coach Firas Zahabi, trainer for the likes of Georges St. Pierre and Rory MacDonald.
1:30 a.m. AND – Jakobo Show: Chi kulimbana – Tag-timu MMA mwa 12m ndi 12m chi ndi atatu mlingo vuto nyumba.
2:30 ndine. AND – XPTV – Kuphunzira dera U.S ovomereza ndi ankachita masewera MMA.
4:30 a.m. AND – Limba News Tsopano Kuwonjezera – Posachedwapa, recaps, mbali ndi mkati Kupenda nkhondo masewera.
7:00 & 7:30 p.m. AND – Xtreme Pomenyana Championship – Florida othandiza akatswiri MMA zinapanga pamwamba American chiyembekezo, mayiko nyenyezi ndi UFC anamenyela.
8:00 p.m. AND – 5 Zipolopolo – Makamu John Ramdeen ndi Robin Black kuitana anyakuchemerwa akupambulika kuphwandoko kuphwanyaphwanya mlungu wa MMA kanthu.
8:30 p.m. AND — Limba News Tsopano Kuwonjezera – Posachedwapa, recaps, mbali ndi mkati Kupenda nkhondo masewera.
Lachitatu, Mulole 13
3:00 a.m. AND – Texas Nkhondo Night – MMA kanthu kwa Texas osonyeza Lone Star State a pamwamba chiyembekezo mu khola.
6:00 p.m. AND – Best la khola Ukali – Zinapanga tingachipeze powerenga ndewu ku UK ofotokoza khola Ukali gulu ndi Anderson Silva, Antonio Silva, Victor Belfort, Paul Daley ndi ena.
7:00 p.m. AND – Limba News Tsopano Kuwonjezera: MMA Edition – Zofunda zonse zochitika mu MMA dziko yekha kusanthula ndi mbali.
7:30 p.m. AND — Limba News Tsopano Kuwonjezera – Posachedwapa, recaps, mbali ndi mkati Kupenda nkhondo masewera.
8:00 p.m. AND – Fighting Spirit Season 4 – Compilations of international MMA fights from SFL, FFC, M-1 ndi zambiri.
9:00 p.m. AND – Cage Warriors 74 – Featuring Nicolas Dalby vs. Mohsen Bahari for the Cage Warriors welterweight title from Nov. 15, 2014 mu London.
11:00 p.m. AND – MMA Meltdown ndi Gabriel Morency – Gabriel Morency chisoni zonse zochitika mu MMA, kukambirana sankagwirizana, zolosera, kuphatikiza wapadera mlungu uliwonse alendo ndi azidzipereka zoyankhulana.
11:30 p.m. AND – TakeDown Kulimbana – Yaikulu nkhani za ankachita masewera ogwetsana zochitika, kuphatikizapo nkhani zaposachedwapa, kumbuyo-ndi-zithunzi Kuphunzira kuchokera zochitika yekha zoyankhulana.
Thursday, Mulole 14
1:30 a.m. AND – Mtheradi Challenge MMA 7: Mayhem – Featuring Ben Smith vs/ Amokrane Sabet and Francis Hegney vs. Tim Radcliffe from Sept. 19, 2009 mu London.
6:00 p.m. AND – Championship Fightling Alliance – Ovomereza MMA ku Florida osonyeza amakonda wa Josh Sampo, Mike Kyle, John Howard, Kodi McCorkie, Luis Palomino ndi ena.
7:00 p.m. AND – Kulimbana Oyamba – Aspiring Akatswiriwo kukwera makwerero bwino mu masewera monga Oyamba kupikisana kuti mwayi kukhala odziwa ndi kupeza zinachitikira anafunika bwino apamwamba mlingo.
8:00 p.m. AND – Limba News Tsopano: MMA Edition – Zofunda zonse zochitika mu MMA dziko yekha kusanthula ndi mbali.
8:30 p.m. AND — Limba News Tsopano Kuwonjezera – Posachedwapa, recaps, mbali ndi mkati Kupenda nkhondo masewera.
9:00 p.m. AND – Super League Limba 3 – Zinapanga James Thompson vs. Bobby Lashley ndi Trevor Prangley vs. Baga Agaev kuchokera May 6, 2012 ku New Delhi, India.
Friday, Mulole 15
2:00 a.m. AND – Pancrase Classics – Classic upainiya MMA nkhondo zinapanga Ken utoto, Frank utoto, Bas Rutten, Nate Marquardt, Chael Sonnen ndi ena.
4:00 a.m. AND – Best kwambiri – Zinapanga kalasi ndewu kwa mbiri Japanese M'KATIKATI Kukwezeleza kuphatikizapo Shinya Aoki, Hayato Sakurai ndi Gegard Mousasi.
5:00 a.m. AND – Best wa Zobvala – Classic ndewu pa zonse mkazi Japanese MMA mgwirizano, Zobvala.
6:00 – p.m. AND – M-1 Challenge – Professional MMA from Europe featuring top rising prospects and international starm.
7:00 p.m. AND — Limba News Tsopano. MMA Edition – Zofunda zonse zochitika mu MMA dziko yekha kusanthula ndi mbali.
7:30 p.m. AND — Limba News Tsopano Kuwonjezera – Posachedwapa, recaps, mbali ndi mkati Kupenda nkhondo masewera.
8:00 p.m. AND – Kuti 2 Toe with Urijah Faber – John Ramadeen chats with UFC bantamweight superstar Urijah Faber about his upbringing and evolution in the sport.
8:30 p.m. AND – Jakobo Show: Chi kulimbana – Tag-timu MMA mwa 12m ndi 12m chi ndi atatu mlingo vuto nyumba.
9:00 p.m. AND — NSS 17 – Featuring Mamed Khalidov vs. Jese Taylor, Mariusz Pudzianowski motsutsana. James Thompson and Jan Blachowicz vs. Tameau Thierry Sokoudjou from Nov,. 26, 2011 ku Lodz, Poland.
Loweruka, Mulole 16
1:00 a.m. AND – SuperKombat: World Grand Prix II – Featuring Jamie Bates, Flavius Boiciuc, Miles Simson and Mijan Vidovic in a one-night, single-elimination light heavyweight tournament from Mamaia, Romania.
6:00 a.m. AND – Best wa TKO – Zinapanga Shonie Carter vs. Jason MacDonald kuchokera TKO 21.
7:00 a.m. AND – UFC Nkhondo Night: Edgar vs. Faber Pre-Show – Moyo analipo nkhondo nkhani za UFC Nkhondo Night: Edgar vs. Faber in the Philippines.
10:00 a.m. AND – Best wa SportFight – Top khalidwe MMA ku Pacific chakumadzulo, hosted by UFC veterans Matt LIndland and Chael Sonnen. This episode features the rise of SportFight champion Enoch Wilson.
4:00 p.m. AND – M'KATIKATI: 63 Impact – Featuring Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Henry Miller and Tatsumiutsu Wada vs. Yuki Motoya from Aug. 25, 2013 8n Tokyo.
7:00 p.m. AND – Kulimbana ndi Mzimu MMA Nyengo 4 – Yachokera pa mayiko ndewu ku SFL, Bakuman, FFC, M-1 ndi zambiri.
8:00 p.m. AND – Limba News Tsopano: MMA Edition – Zofunda zonse zochitika mu MMA dziko yekha kusanthula ndi mbali.
8:30 p.m. AND — Limba News Tsopano Kuwonjezera – Posachedwapa, recaps, mbali ndi mkati Kupenda nkhondo masewera.
9:00 p.m. AND – World Combat Games: Sambo Package – Coverage of the Sambo event from the 2013 SportAccord World kulimbana Games ku Oct. 19, 2013.
9:00 p.m. AND – World Combat Games: Sambo Package 2 – Coverage of the Sambo event from the 2013 SportAccord World kulimbana Games ku Oct. 20, 2013.
Sunday, Mulole 17
12:30 a.m. AND — World Combat Games: Sumo Package – Coverage of the Sumo event from the 2013 SportAccord World kulimbana Games ku Oct. 19, 2013.
6:00 a.m. AND – Pancrase Classics – Classic upainiya MMA nkhondo zinapanga Ken utoto, Frank utoto, Bas Rutten, Dzina Marquardt, Chael Sonnen ndi ena.
10:00 a.m. AND – Best wa ADCC – Zinapanga Zotsatira za wamkulu kulimbana machesi konse unachitikira, zinapanga Tito Ortiz, Mat Hughes, Eddie Bravo, Fabricio Werdum, Marcelo García, Ronaldo Souza ndi Royler Gracie.
11:00 a.m. AND – Osankhika Muay Thai: Thailand vs. Challenger – Lalikulu Muay Thai mndandanda mu dziko zinapanga umafunika mayiko kuima mmwamba-omenyana takingon wotchuka Thai National timu.
7:00 p.m. AND – USA Kulimbana Weekly – Mwamantha Scott Casber amapereka mlungu uliwonse wabwino ndi kusanthula wokhudzana kuzungulira USA Kulimbana, ndi masewera a mitundu bungwe lolamulira, kuphatikizapo zoyankhulana, mbali ndi kuyang'ana zakale.
7:30 p.m. AND – Judo Tashkent Grand Prix 2014 – Highlights from the Judo Tashkent Grand Prix from Oct. 16-18 in Uzbekistan.
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“Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” masanjidwe wathunthu 14 ndewu, including the addition of hard-hitting veterans Justin Lawrence, Adam Cella
Santa Monica, Calif. (Mulole 11, 2015) – June’s blockbuster “Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” event now has a complete lineup of 14 action-packed contests with the addition of Spike.com-streamed matchups of featherweights Justin “The American Kid” Lawrence (7-2) vs. Sean “P-Town” Wilson (34-25), lightweights Eric Irvin (9-3) vs. Hugh Pulley (4-2) ndipo bantamweights A.J. “Let’s Go” Siscoe (0-1) vs. Garrett Mueller (1-0), as well as a pair of dark preliminary contests with welterweights Adam “El Natural” Cella (6-3) vs. Kyle Kurtz (3-0) ndipo lightweights Garrett Gross (6-3) vs. Chris “Stump” Heatherly (8-3),
Zinapanga kwambiri tinkayembekeza ndewu mu mbiri ya masewera ndi Kimbo kagawo vs. Ken utoto, “Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” chikuchitika Friday, June 19, pa St. Louis’ Scottrade Center and airs live on Spike.
Matikiti “Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business,” amene kuyamba pa $30, Pakalipano pa malonda pa Ticketmaster.com
The night’s first contest takes place at 6 p.m. CT m'deralo nthawi, while the Spike-televised main card starts two hours later.
Lawrence, ya Pacific, Mo., is a former national boxing and kickboxing champion and RFA featherweight champion who now makes his Bellator MMA debut on the strength of a three-fight winning streak. He faces Wilson, wa Omaha, who has incredibly fought to a judges’ decision just once in 59 career contests.
Irvin, of Pilot Knob, Mo., boasts a four-fight winning streak and is 6-1 mu mumasiku seveni maonekedwe. He now fights for Bellator MMA for the first time and meets fellow Missouri native Pulley, who hopes to snap a two-fight losing streak.
Cella is a five-time Shamrock FC veteran and “TUF” former cast member who now faces the undefeated Kurtz – a Missouri fighter who already boasts three career victories despite just turning pro in January.
In a battle of Illinois-based fighters, Gross has won four of his past five outings and has gone to a judges’ decision just once in nine professional appearances. Goliyati, Heatherly, is a big show veteran who hopes to snap a disappointing two-fight losing streak, the first consecutive losses of his career.
Siscoe and Mueller each make their Bellator MMA debuts.
“Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” - Friday, June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Inu.
Main Khadi (9 p.m. AND)
Bellator Heavyweight Main Kadamsanayu: Kimbo kagawo (4-2) vs. Ken utoto (28-15-2)
Bellator Featherweight Title Nkhondo: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)
Bellator Zopezedwa Heavyweight Nkhondo: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)
Bellator Zopezedwa Featherweight Nkhondo: Daniel Straus (22-6) vs. Henry Corrales (12-0)
Bellator Zopezedwa opepuka Nkhondo: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek M'minda (15-4)
Kuyambirira Khadi (7 p.m. AND)
Bellator Strawweight Prelim Nkhondo: Dan O'Connor (5-4) vs. Miles McDonald (0-1)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim Nkhondo: Justin Lawrence (7-2) vs. Sean Wilson (34-25)
Bellator opepuka Prelim Nkhondo: Eric Irvin (9-3) vs. Hugh Pulley (4-2)
Bellator opepuka Prelim Nkhondo: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim Nkhondo: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)
Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Nkhondo: A.J. Siscoe (0-1) vs. Garrett Mueller (1-0)
Bellator Welterweight Mdima Prelim: Adam Cella (6-3) vs. Kyle Kurtz (3-0)
Bellator Welterweight Mdima Prelim: Steve Mann (10-1) vs. Justin Guthrie (17-8)
Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: Garrett Gross (6-3) vs. Chris Heatherly (8-3)
Veteran knockout artist Benji “The Lumo” Radach returns to the cage to face Ben Reiter at “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove”
EASY TWEET: Hard-hitting MMA vet @benjyradach returns to face undefeated former @PennWrestling star @BenReiterMMA Mulole 15 #Bellator
Santa Monica, Calif. (Mulole 7, 2015) – One of MMA’s hardest-hitting pioneers will return to action for the first time since 2010, monga Benji “The Lumo” Radach(21-6) has agreed to replace an injured A.J. Matthews (7-3) in a middleweight preliminary fight against Ben “The Hunter” Reiter (15-0-1).
The new addition again finalizes a full nine-bout preliminary card scheduled in support of four main-card contests at “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove.”
The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Ng'ombe” Halsey (8-0) motsutsa ataliatali Hawaii scrapper Kendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Sitima” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “The Menifee wamisala” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) ndipo bantamweights Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” chichitika padziko Friday, Mulole 15, pa Pechanga Amachita & Casino mu Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. AND (6 p.m. PT m'deralo nthawi), pamene kuyambirira mwauchidakwa akukhamukira pa Spike.com.
Matikiti “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” amene kuyamba pa $50, Pakalipano pa malonda pa Pechanga.com ndi Pechanga Amachita & Casino bokosi ofesi.
Zitseko kwa “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” lotsegula nthawi 4 p.m. PT m'deralo nthawi, ndipo woyamba mpikisano chikuchitika 45 patapita mphindi.
Fighting professionally since 2001, Radach fought for many of MMA’s biggest promotions, including Strikeforce, EliteXC, the International Fight League and the UFC. Seventeen of Radach’s 21 career wins have come by knockout, and he makes no secret of his intentions when he enters the cage. Boasting past clashed with MMA notables such as Brian Foster, Gerald Harris, Matt Horwich, Chris Leben, Gustavo Machado, Murilo “Ninja” Rua and Scott Smith, pakati ena, Radach put his fighting career on hold in 2010, as he addressed a variety of nagging injuries. Tsopano mokwanira anachira, Radach looks to make a successful return to action.
Radach now meets a top undefeated prospect and former UPenn wrestling star Reiter, who fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after spending much of his early career in Peru.
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Friday, Mulole 15, Pechanga Amachita & Casino, Temecula, Calif.
Main Khadi (9 p.m. AND)
Bellator Middleweight Title Nkhondo: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)
Bellator Zopezedwa Bantamweight Nkhondo: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
Bellator Zopezedwa Welterweight Nkhondo: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)
Bellator Zopezedwa Bantamweight Nkhondo: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)
Kuyambirira Khadi (7:45 p.m. AND)
Bellator Middleweight Prelim Nkhondo: Benji Radach (21-6) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)
Bellator Kuwala Heavyweight Prelim Nkhondo: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)
Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Nkhondo: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim Nkhondo: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)
Bellator Welterweight Prelim Nkhondo: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)
Mdima mwauchidakwa (pafupifupi. 11 p.m. AND)
Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)
Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: Shawn Gulu (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)
Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)
Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)
M-1 CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS
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HEAVYWEIGHT: Marcin “Tybur” Tybura (12-1-0, 4 KO / TKO, 6 Sub) M-1: 6-1-0, Uniejow, Poland (United Gym)
LIGHT HEAVYEWEIGHT: Stephan “T-800” Puetz (13-1-0, 6 KO / TKO, 4 Sub), M-1: 4-0-0, Munich, Germany (Team MMA Spirit)
Wapakati: Finyani Emeev (12-3-0, 2 KO / TKO, 6 Sub), M-1: 5-1-0, Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia (Gorets)
WELTERWEIGHT: Vacant
Kopepuka: Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui (12-2-0, 4 KO / TKO, 7 Sub), M-1: 2-1-0, Paris, France (Team Duca)
FEATHERWEIGHT: John “Ili” Buchinger (29-4-0, 8 KO / TKO, 16 Sub), M-1: 4-0-0, Gabcikovo, Slovakia (Team MMA Spirit)
Upcoming Events
June 6, 2015 – M-1 Challenge 58: Nkhondo kumapiri 4 mu Ingushetia, Russia
Vacant M-1 Challenge Welterweight Championship: Igor “Chatubinha” Fernandes (18-6-0, 2 KO / TKO, 13 Sub), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil vs. Murad “Hunter” Abdulaev (14-3-1, 6 KO / TKO, 2 Sub), Anapa, Krasnodar, Russia
July 3, 2015 – M-1 Challenge 59: Kharitonov motsutsana. Nkhokwe 2 mu Astana, Kazakhstan
Heavyweight Superfight Sergei “The Paratrooper” Kharitonov (22-5-0, 12 KO / TKO, 9 Sub), Moscow, Russia vs. Kenny “Deuce” Nkhokwe (16-8-0, 9 KO / TKO, 4 Sub), Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA
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Former Bellator MMA World Featherweight Champion Daniel Straus looks to work his way back to the belt at “Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” against undefeated challenger Henry Corrales
Santa Monica, Calif. (Mulole 5, 2015) – Former Bellator MMA World Featherweight Champion Daniel Straus (23-6) begins his trek back to a world title when he meets undefeated promotional newcomer and former King of the Cage titlist Henry Corrales (12-0) at June’s blockbuster “Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” chochitika.
The contest serves as the fifth and final Spike TV-broadcast main card matchup of the star-studded fight card.
Featuring one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights in the history of the sport with Kimbo kagawo vs. Ken utoto, “Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” takes place Friday, June 19, pa St. Louis’ Scottrade Center ndi akudzitukumula moyo kukwera TV.
Matikiti “Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business,” amene kuyamba pa $30, Pakalipano pa malonda pa Ticketmaster.com.
With the night’s featured bouts now complete, additional preliminary contests will be announced shortly.
A consensus pick as one the best 145-pounders on the planet, Straus is anxious to rebound from a disappointing January loss to current Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Patrick “Pitbull” Freire. A member of American Top Team, Straus was ahead early in the fight and appeared to be on his way to reclaiming the belt he lost in 2014 before suffering a knee injury that limited his capabilities and eventually led to his late submission with 11 seconds left in the fourth round.
Tsopano mokwanira anachira, Straus plans on working his way back to a title bout as quickly as possible, and a victory on a high-profile card like “Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” would certainly help him stake his claim as the division’s No. 1 contender.
Fighting professionally since 2011, Corrales began his career primarily as a Brazilian jiu-jitsu stylist, as witnessed by his five consecutive submission wins to begin his career. Komabe, he’s since worked diligently to improve his striking game, and of his past six victories, four have come by way of knockout. Corrales boasts an unblemished professional mark through the first 12 contests of his MMA tenure, including recent wins over big-show veterans Jerod Spoon and Seth Dikun.
“Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” - Friday, June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Inu.
Main Khadi
Bellator Heavyweight Main Kadamsanayu: Kimbo kagawo (4-2) vs. Ken utoto (28-15-2)
Bellator Featherweight Title Nkhondo: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)
Bellator Zopezedwa Heavyweight Nkhondo: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)
Bellator Zopezedwa Featherweight Nkhondo: Daniel Straus (23-6) vs. Henry Corrales (12-0)
Bellator Zopezedwa opepuka Nkhondo: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek M'minda (15-4)
Kuyambirira Khadi
Bellator Welterweight Prelim Nkhondo: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)
Bellator Strawweight Prelim Nkhondo: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)
Bellator opepuka Prelim Nkhondo: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim Nkhondo: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)
BANTAMWEIGHTS POISED TO STEAL THE SHOW AT NEF XVIII
Msanga KUMASULIDWA: Lewiston, Maine (April 30, 2015) - New England Kumenyana (NEF), America wa nambala wani dera nkhondo Kukwezeleza, adzakangamira ake chakhumi ndi chisanu ndi chitatu losakanizika karate-zaluso (MMA) chochitika, “NEF XVIII: Anapanga America,” pa Loweruka, June 13, 2015 pa Androscoggin Bank Colisee mu Lewiston, Maine. Poyambirira lero, the promotion announced the addition of a professional bantamweight bout to the fight card. The contest will feature Elias “Ngozi mbewa” Leland (2-1) stepping into the cage opposite Chad “Machine Mfuti” Kelly (3-2) at the bantamweight limit of 135-pounds.
“Chad Kelly and Eli Leland are two guys who couldn’t put on a boring fight if they tried,” anati NEF omasuliridwa mwini kulimbikitsa Nick DiSalvo. “Chad had the ‘Fight of the Night’ on one of the first cards I ever promoted in Massachusetts years ago. I’ve followed his career since and have seen how far he’s come. Eli’s fights always steal the show on the NEF events. Fans will only need the edge of their seats for this one.”
Kelly last appeared in the NEF cage in the fall of 2013 pa “NEF X.” That night, he defeated NEF regular Ernesto Ornelas (1-5) via second-round submission. Kelly has regularly competed in the flyweight 125-pound division throughout his career, but he and his coaches at The Fighting Arts Academy (FAA) in Leominster, Massachusetts decided to make the transition up to bantamweight beginning with the upcoming fight against Leland.
“I’m very excited to be fighting for NEF in Lewiston, Maine again,” stated Kelly when reached for comment. “I fought for them my second pro fight and I loved the way they treat their fighters and how smooth everything went – zambiri, getting the ‘W’ was nice. This fight I’m moving up to bantamweight. My coaches and I thought it was the right time. I started fighting at 19 and just have gained weight and have a massive cut to 125, plus I train with good 35ers and 45ers and do better when I’m heavier. Elias Leland is a tough grappler with good submissions. I’m sure he will be tough, but I think I will have an advantage everywhere the fight goes.”
Leland, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt from the Academy of MMA in Portland, Maine, will look to avenge a loss he suffered earlier this month to Jay Perrin (2-0) pa “NEF XVII.” The loss was his first since his amateur debut against Ray Wood (5-1) mu September 2011. Leland has become known as a finisher over the years, submitting four opponents and defeating one via technical knockout (WHO) at previous NEF events.
“I have nothing but respect for anyone that is willing to fight me,” Anati Leland. “Komabe, coming off a loss, I’m pissed and hungry as hell. This will be an exciting fight for anyone that sees it. So you all better be there to see an amazing show.”
NEF otsatira MMA chochitika, “NEF XVIII: Anapanga America” adzakhala ochokera ku Androscoggin Bank Colisee mu Lewiston, Maine pa June 13, 2015. Matikiti “NEF XVIII” ndiyambire basi $25 ndipo pa malonda tsopano www.TheColisee.com kapena kuyitana Colisee bokosi nchito207.783.2009 × 525. Kuti mudziwe zambiri pa chochitika ndi nkhondo khadi zosintha, mufuna, pitani Kukwezeleza a webusaiti pa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Kuphatikiza apo, inu mukhoza kuona NEF a pa www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, kuzitsatira pa Twitternefights ndi kulowa mu boma Facebook gulu "New England ndewu."
About New England Kumenyana
New England Kumenyana ("NEF") nkhondoyi zochitika pantchito kampani. NEF cholinga ndi kulenga wapamwamba kwambiri zinthu kuti Maine a omenyana ndi mafani ofanana. NEF a Yolamula Gulu agwira anamenyana masewera kasamalidwe, zochitika yopanga, atolankhani anagona, malonda, malamulo ndi otsatsa.
Injury forces Georgi Karakhanyan out of featherweight title fight – Champion Patricio Pitbull now faces Daniel Weichel at “Bellator: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business "
Easy Tweet: “NEW FIGHT: @danielweichel to face @PatricioPitbull for #Bellator featherweight championship on June 19 #UnfinishedBusiness”
Santa Monica, Calif. (April 28, 2015) – Due to a knee injury sustained by title challenger Georgi Karakhanyan, Bellator MMA Featherweight World Ngwazi Patricio Pitbull (23-2) will now face German submission ace Daniel “The Weasel” Weichel (35-8) in the co-main event of “Bellator: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business,” chimene chikuchitika Friday, June 19 pa St. Louis’ Scottrade Center.
Zinapanga kwambiri tinkayembekeza ndewu mu mbiri ya masewera ndi Kimbo kagawo vs. Ken utoto, "Bellator: Unfinished Business” also features Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14) ndipo Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek M'minda (15-4), with a fifth and final featured bout to be announced shortly.
The 27-year-old “Pitbull,” of Natal, Brazil, is a 13-time veteran of the promotion who captured the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title with a September win over then-champion Pat Curran. “Pitbull” then defended his belt in January with a thrilling submission win over former champion Daniel Straus. Mu 24 ntchito maonekedwe, “Pitbull” has only lost two fights, ndipo onse anali chifukwa cha lumo-woonda, split-decisions.
“Pitbull” now meets Germany’s Weichel, who at just 30 years of age already boasts more than 35 akatswiri amapambana. Komaliza nkhondo, Weichel earned a hard-fought victory over former champion Pat Curran bringing his record to 12-1 ake m'mbuyomu 13 kokasangalala. Weichel is a Bellator MMA tournament winner, racking up victories over Desmond Green, Mat Bessette ndipo Scott Cleve in the process. Of those 35 yapambana, an incredible 21 of them have come by way of submission.
The 5-fight televised card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. AND / 8 p.m. CT, with preliminary fights streaming on Spike.com at 7 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. CT.
Matikiti “Bellator: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business,” amene kuyamba pa $30, Pakalipano pa malonda pa Ticketmaster.com.
“Bellator MMA: YOSATSIRIZIDWA Business” - Friday, Mulole June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Inu.
Main Khadi
Bellator Heavyweight Main Kadamsanayu: Kimbo kagawo (4-2) vs. Ken utoto (28-15-2)
Bellator Featherweight Title Nkhondo: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Daniel Weichel (35-8)
Bellator Zopezedwa Heavyweight Nkhondo: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)
Bellator Zopezedwa opepuka Nkhondo: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek M'minda (15-4)
Kuyambirira Khadi
Bellator Welterweight Prelim Nkhondo: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)
Bellator Strawweight Prelim Nkhondo: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)
Bellator opepuka Prelim Nkhondo: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim Nkhondo: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)
MMA ATHLETIX PROSPECT TO MEET RETURNING FAN FAVORITE AT NEF XVIII
Lewiston, Maine (April 28, 2015) - New England Kumenyana (NEF), America wa nambala wani dera nkhondo Kukwezeleza, adzakangamira ake chakhumi ndi chisanu ndi chitatu losakanizika karate-zaluso (MMA) chochitika, “NEF XVIII: Anapanga America,” pa Loweruka, June 13, 2015 pa Androscoggin Bank Colisee mu Lewiston, Maine. Poyambirira lero, the promotion announced the addition of an amateur lightweight bout to the fight card. That bout will feature Jason “Chachiwiri Chance” Lachance (1-1) taking on the returning “Dangerous” Dom “Manja amwala” Cofone (5-5) pa nkhondo cholemera makilogalamu 155-.
Jason Lachance of Brunswick, Maine made his MMA debut in May of 2014 pa “NEF XIII.” He dropped a decision that night, but Lachance impressed many with his performance against the more-experienced Jarrod Tyler (3-1). He would return to the NEF cage this past February with a victory over Steve Bang, Jr. (3-3) kudzera akamakambirana. Lachance is a product of Ryan Cowette’s (2-2) MMA Athletix gym and Victory Church ministry, both located in Bath, Maine.
“God has blessed me with another opportunity to step inside the NEF cage and do what I love to do,” anati Lachance. “An opportunity I am truly grateful for. I am focused on the task at hand and on June 13th, I will be ready for whatever comes my way.”
A true veteran of the NEF amateur ranks, Dom Cofone has produced many memorable moments in the promotion’s cage over the years. Cofone won a Class A State Championship in 2001 wrestling for Westbrook High School in Westbrook, Maine. He put together a stellar record of 117-28 during his high school wrestling career. Cofone has taken the last few months off from MMA competition to concentrate on coaching the Westbrook youth wrestling team. With his previous gym, Balanced Ground MMA, on hiatus, Cofone has recently begun training at Jay Jack (12-7) and Amanda Buckner’s (11-5) Academy of MMA in Portland, Maine.
“I took some time off to help coach my son’s youth wrestling team – shout out to all the Westbrook Wolfpack kids,” said Cofone. “I also needed to heal up a bit from a very active two years in and out of the cage. I’m feeling rejuvenated. I just started training back at the Academy and am super excited to learn as much as I can from such a great team. I’ve met Jason before – he seems like a really great guy. I was at both of his fights, so I know he’s going to be a tough-as-nails, game opponent. I was in the stands for the last NEF event and it just didn’t seem right without ‘Dominick The Donkey’ ringing out of the speakers. This is a great match-up for the fans and I hope to see the Androscoggin Bank Colisee packed. Thank you to everyone who comes out to support local MMA.”
NEF otsatira MMA chochitika, “NEF XVIII: Anapanga America” adzakhala ochokera ku Androscoggin Bank Colisee mu Lewiston, Maine pa June 13, 2015. Matikiti “NEF XVIII” ndiyambire basi $25 ndipo pa malonda tsopano www.TheColisee.com kapena kuyitana Colisee bokosi nchito207.783.2009 × 525. Kuti mudziwe zambiri pa chochitika ndi nkhondo khadi zosintha, mufuna, pitani Kukwezeleza a webusaiti pa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Kuphatikiza apo, inu mukhoza kuona NEF a pa www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, kuzitsatira pa Twitternefights ndi kulowa mu boma Facebook gulu "New England ndewu."
About New England Kumenyana
New England Kumenyana ("NEF") nkhondoyi zochitika pantchito kampani. NEF cholinga ndi kulenga wapamwamba kwambiri zinthu kuti Maine a omenyana ndi mafani ofanana. NEF a Yolamula Gulu agwira anamenyana masewera kasamalidwe, zochitika yopanga, atolankhani anagona, malonda, malamulo ndi otsatsa.