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TOP PROSPECT ED RUTH JOINS THIS FRIDAY’S ‘BELLATOR 168’ CARD IN FLORENCE FOR HIS SECOND FIGHT IN AS MANY MONTHS
Санта-Моника, Калифорни мужийн (Нийтэлсэн. 6, 2016) – It was announced today that one of MMA’s hottest prospects, Харин 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 Энэ Баасан үед "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Beltran," тухай Нийтэлсэн. 10 from the Mandela Forum in Florence and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 4ET цаг/PT.
Үед л 26 Хуучин жил, 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), Tyrell Fortune (1-0), Jarod Trice (1-0) мөн түүнчлэн Аарон Пико болон Romero Cotton – 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, ТХГН-ийн, 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, Калифорни мужийн., where he now trains at Dethrone Basecamp with other Bellator MMA fighters like Жош Koscheck болон Крис Honeycutt, Ruth made his professional MMA debut just last month on Эцсийн. 4, when he finished Dustin Collins-Miles with strikes at 3:19 Эхний шатанд руу.
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 Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 Сүлжээний Холболт), who will duke it out with Joey “The Mexicutioner” Beltran (17-13, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) in a light heavyweight main event. Other Bellator MMA competitors will also be in action, оролцуулах Жон Salter (12-3), Yamauchi хүртэл (31-9) болон Philipe Lins(10-1).
The Bellator Kickboxing brand will also be on display in Italy with a card that features a female flyweight rematch between Denise Kielholtz (45-3) болон 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 Сүлжээний Холболт) and British kickboxing champion Jordan Watson (48-11-2), a middleweight matchup pitting Жо Шиллинг (19-9) эсрэг Victorio Lermano (30-7), a welterweight contest pairing Luca Novello (22-4-2) нь Karim Ghajji (96-13-1), болон Kevin Ross(31-9) хангасан байх Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) хөнгөн тэмцэлд. "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” airs Баасан, Нийтэлсэн. 16 үед 11:15 ET цаг, immediately following "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”
Иж бүрэн "Bellator 168: Sakara vs. Beltran” Card:
Хөнгөн хүнд жингийн онцлог тэмцэх: Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 Сүлжээний Холболт) сүсэг. Joey Beltran (17-13, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт)
Хөнгөн хүнд жингийн онцлог тэмцэх: Philipe Lins (10-1) сүсэг. Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Жон Salter (12-3) сүсэг. Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Yamauchi хүртэл (31-9) сүсэг. Mircea Valeriu (12-3)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Харин Рут (1-0) сүсэг. Emanuele Palombi (5-2)
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” Card:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) сүсэг. Jordan Watson (48-11-2)
Flyweight World Title: Denise Kielholtz (45-3) сүсэг. Gloria Peritore (11-1-1)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Жо Шиллинг (19-9) сүсэг. Victorio Lermano (30-7)
Welterweight онцлог тэмцэх: Luca Novello (22-4-2) сүсэг. Karim Ghajji (96-13-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Kevin Ross (31-9) сүсэг. Alessio Arduini (26-14-2)
BELLATOR MMA SIGNS THREE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION ROMERO COTTON TO EXCLUSIVE MMA CONTRACT
Санта-Моника, Калифорни мужийн. (Арваннэгдүгээр 7, 2016) – Bellator MMA is proud to announce the signing of highly sought after wrestling prospect Romero Cotton онцгой нь, Олон тэмцэл гэрээ.
The 26-year-old’s focus is currently set on finishing up his psychology degree at Nebraska Kearny University, but look for Cotton to make his professional MMA debut in 2017, where he will compete at 185-pounds.
“Having an opportunity to be part of a promotion like Bellator so early in my MMA career is one that I am thankful for. Being that I’m just starting out in the sport I thought it would be two or three years of grinding and working my way up the ladder before reaching a company of this magnitude,” Cotton said. “Having seen how Bellator’s recent string of wrestlers have been treated and performed, I’m honored to be the latest and there’s nothing I’m looking forward to more than showing the world my skills that I’ve acquired throughout my life not only as a wrestler, but as an athlete. Одоо, I move onto the next phase of my career and will continue to develop into a well-rounded fighter.”
A three-time NCAA Division II national champion at 197 кг., Cotton is also a four-time All-American and is the first-ever three-time champion in the 111-year history of Nebraska Kearny University. He finished his collegiate career with a fantastic record of 66-10. Originally enrolled at Небраска, Cotton also played football in college, redshirting his freshman year for the Cornhuskers, before tranferrring to UNK, where he played football for three years.
Cotton joins blue-chip amateur wrestling prospects: Аарон Пико, Joey Davis, Jarod Trice, Tyrell Fortuneболон Харин Рут on the roster and will compete in the middleweight division, which is currently championed byРафаэль Carvalho.
For more information on Romero Cotton, take a look at this article on FloWrestling.com.