LOS ANGELES – Bellator today announced the signing of 24 U.K. and Ireland-based athletes to bolster the roster as the organization continues its growth initiative in the region, following already-announced plans for an exclusive fight series set to take place throughout the U.K., Ireland and western Europe.
值得注意的是, former two-division BAMMA champ 特里·布拉齊爾, TUF: The Smashes lightweight winner Norman Parke, popular Irish lightweight 保羅·雷德蒙德, undefeated SBG Ireland product Kiefer Crosbie and TUF season 27-veteran 里奇·斯穆倫, are among the names now signed to exclusive multi-fight agreements with Bellator.
“Growing the Bellator organization throughout U.K. and Ireland has been a top priority for us for quite some time,“Bellator總裁Scott Coker的說. “Adding up-and-coming, as well as established, talent from the region to our roster plays a crucial role in us being able to take the next steps in this market. Our fans in the U.K. and Ireland can anticipate a much stronger Bellator presence and can look forward to seeing some of western Europe’s best MMA fighters inside the Bellator cage in the near future.”
Bellator has previously held events throughout the U.K. and Ireland, including London, 都柏林, Belfast and Newcastle. 最近, historic Bellator 200 emanated from The SSE Arena, 溫布利上 五月 25 並精選 邁克爾“毒液”頁面, 林頓瓦塞爾, Aaron Chalmers 和 邁克·希普曼 among other top talent from the market.
Bellator is pleased to welcome the following fighters to the roster:
輕量級:
- 特里·布拉齊爾 (10-1; fighting out of England)
- 佩德羅·卡瓦略 (8-3; fighting out of Ireland by way of Portugal)
- Constantin Gnusariev (1-0; fighting out of Ireland by way of Moldova)
- 盧卡·耶爾西奇 (10-3; fighting out of Ireland by way of Croatia)
- 查理·利瑞 (15-9-1; fighting out of England)
- 劉易斯·朗 (16-5; fighting out of Wales)
- Norman Parke (25-6-1, 1 NC; fighting out of Northern Ireland)
- Myles Price (10-7, fighting out of Ireland)
- 保羅·雷德蒙德 (14-8; fighting out of Ireland)
- Daniele Scatizzi (9-4; fighting out Ireland by way of Italy)
- Sam Slater (2-0; fighting out of Ireland)
- 里奇·斯穆倫 (3-1-1; fighting out of Ireland)
- 蒂姆·王爾德 (12-3; fighting out of England)
次中量級:
- Ruben Crawford (16-3; fighting out of Ireland by way of Germany)
- Kiefer Crosbie (4-0; fighting out of Ireland)
- 沃爾特·加哈扎 (17-3; fighting out of England)
- 理查·基利 (2-1; fighting out of Ireland)
- 離子帕斯庫 (18-8; fighting out of Ireland by way of Romania)
- Jim Wallhead (29-11; fighting out of England)
羽量級:
- Dylan Logan (2-3; fighting out of Ireland)
- Nathan Rose (6-1; fighting out of England)
中量級:
- Claudio Conti (7-5-2; fighting out of Ireland by way of Italy)
- John Redmond (7-13; fighting out of Ireland)
Women’s Flyweight:
- Antonela Orlic - (對於首次亮相; fighting out of Ireland by way of Croatia)