Special Broadcast on Friday, 七月 28 從 9-11:30下午ET/PT

LOS ANGELES – From a wild and rare double-knockdown featuring an MMA icon, to a back-and-forth battle for the lightweight title fight, to an even more shocking upset of an MMA prodigy – Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. 席爾瓦 was certainly entertaining, exciting and often unpredictable.

For those who missed the Pay-Per-View telecast on 六月 24, Spike will present a special encore presentation of this memorable event on星期五, 七月 28 從 9-11:30 P.M. AND/PT.

Emanating from Madison Square Garden in in the heart of New York, Bellator’s biggest fight card featured a double main event between fierce rivals Chael Sonnen的 和 萬德雷·席爾瓦, 而 馬特·米特里恩 stood toe-to-toe with the iconic 費多爾艾米連科 in a heavyweight showdown for the ages. 此外, two explosive title fights took place, 如 道格拉斯·利馬 looked to defend his welterweight crown against 勞倫斯·拉金 and lightweight champ 邁克爾·錢德勒 took on the undefeated 布倫特博智. Rounding out the action, 亞倫微微 made his long-awaited MMA debut against Zach Freeman in a lightweight bout and Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace奈曼格雷西 put his skills on display against New York’s Dave Marfone.

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洛杉磯 – Ahead of Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. 席爾瓦, fans are invited to the first ever Bellator Nation Rally on 星期五, 六月 23 在 4:30 P.M. AND inside the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Members of the Bellator Nation will have the opportunity to meet with MMA legends Randy Couture and Dan Henderson, current Bellator heavyweight Cheick Kongo, as well as Bellator personalities, including Mike Goldberg and the Bellator Ring Girls. The event is FREE and OPEN to the public. Space is limited, so fans are encouraged to arrive early.

另外, prizes, including two cageside tickets to Bellator NYC, will be given away to fans in attendance.

在 6 P.M. AND, fans are also invited to be a part of the Bellator NYC 和 Bellator 180 weigh-ins inside The Theater at Madison Square Garden, as the fighters take the scale and square off for the final time prior to entering the cage 週六 夜晚. The event is FREE and OPEN to the public.

One of the most recognizable MMA fighters of all time, 名人堂成員 蘭迪時裝 transitioned nicely into the entertainment world after his fighting career, starring in several television shows and movies, 含 The Expendables movie franchise and Dancing with the Stars. Inside the cage, Couture was a fearless underdog, often defeating men with great size advantages. “The Natural” was a multi-time heavyweight and multi-time light heavyweight champion in the UFC.

丹·亨德森, known simply as “Hendo,” is one of the most feared one-punch strikers in all of MMA and put away many opponents with his “H-Bomb” overhand right. A former PRIDE and STRIKEFORCE champion, Henderson owns notable wins over Michael Bisping, 費多爾艾米連科, “Shogun” Rua and Wanderlei Silva. Now retired, Henderson also represented the U.S. 在此期間 1992 和 1996 Olympics as a member of the Greco-Roman wrestling teams.

自從加入Bellator MMA戰局 2013, 謝赫·金剛, a French-born kickboxer, has strung together an impressive run that has seen him emerge victorious in nine of 11 競賽, including five consecutive victories. 同 39 career fights under his belt, “The Darkness” has tallied 27 贏得作為一個專業, 含 12 by way of knockout. Kongo most recently handed Augusto Sakai the first loss of his professional career at Bellator 179 在倫敦.

Mike Goldberg, set to make his Bellator broadcast debut at Bellator NYC 和 Bellator 180, is best known for his 20 plus years of play-by-play work in professional MMA and trademark calls that made him popular with fans around the globe. In addition to his two decades in mixed martial arts, he has broadcast every major sport at the network level, most notably his 900 games in the NHL, both nationally and with the Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings. He has also hosted entertainment shows, 含 Shaq Vs. A graduate of Miami (俄亥俄) 大學, Goldberg now resides in Phoenix, 亞利桑那州.

請訪問 Bellator.com 和 BellatorNYC.com for upcoming event information.

Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. 席爾瓦 卡 (按次付費):

輕重量級的主要事件: Chael Sonnen的 (29-15-1) VS. 萬德雷·席爾瓦 (35-12-1, 1 NC)

重量級的主要事件: 費多爾艾米連科 (36-4, 1 NC) VS. 馬特·米特里恩 (11-5)

Welterweight World Title Bout: 道格拉斯·利馬 (28-6) VS. 勞倫斯·拉金 (18-5, 1 NC)

Lightweight World Title Bout: 邁克爾·錢德勒 (16-3) VS. 布倫特博智 (7-0)

輕量級功能回合: 亞倫微微 (登場) VS. Zach Freeman (8-2)

Bellator 180: 戴維斯VS. Bader 卡 (SPIKE):

輕量級世界冠軍爭奪戰: 菲爾·戴維斯 (17-3, 1 NC) VS. 瑞安貝德 (22-5)

羽量級布特: 詹姆斯·加拉格爾 (6-0) VS. Chinzo Machida (5-2)

次中量級回合: 奈曼格雷西 (5-0) VS. Dave Marfone (5-2)

Women’s Flyweight Preliminary Bout: 希瑟哈迪 (登場) VS. Alice Yauger (4-5)

Bellator 180: 戴維斯VS. Bader 初步卡 (Bellator.com):

重量級初步回合: 瑞安時裝 (10-5) VS. 哈伊姆·維多多 (7-3)

輕量級初步回合: Jerome Mickle (2-1) VS. Anthony Giacchina (1-1)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout (168 1bs.): John Salgado (4-7-1) VS. Hugh McKenna (0-1)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout (130 1bs.): Matt Rizzo (9-2, 1 NC) VS. Sergio da Silva (6-8)

輕量級初步回合: Nate Grebb (3-1) VS. Bradley Desir (9-5)

LOS ANGELES – With the recently announced additions of veteran commentators Mauro Ranallo and Mike Goldberg to the current Bellator broadcast team, fight night roles have been determined for the biggest evening in the promotion’s history when Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. 席爾瓦 和 Bellator 180: 戴維斯VS. Bader air live on Saturday, 六月 24 from Madison Square Garden in New York.

Bellator’s stacked pay-per-view event, Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. 席爾瓦, will see play-by-play analyst 毛羅Ranallo join longtime Bellator color commentator 吉米·史密斯 for the first time live at 10 P.M. AND/7P.M. PT, 而 Mike Goldberg will anchor the desk for the historic broadcast.

Earlier that evening, Goldbergis set to call the play-by-play action alongside Smith, with Ranallo set to hostBellator 180: 戴維斯VS. Bader from the desk live on SPIKE at 8 P.M. AND/5 P.M. Goldberg and Smith will alsocall the additional preliminary match-ups on Bellator.com at 6 P.M. AND/3 P.M. PT.

Jenn Brown will host SPIKE’s live pre-show during preliminary action, where she will be joined by popular MMA personality 布倫丹·紹布 and Bellator lightweight 喬希湯姆森, who will offer unique insight and analysis leading into the historic event. Schaub and Thomson will later join Ranallo at the desk duringBellator 180. The voice of Bellator, 邁克爾·C. 威廉姆斯, will take his familiar position inside the cage as the evening’s ring announcer.

Headlined by the long-awaited bout between two of the biggest names in mixed martial arts history, Chael Sonnen的 (29-15-1) 和 萬德雷·席爾瓦 (35-12-1, 1 NC), Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. 席爾瓦 airs live on pay-per-view beginning at 10 P.M. AND/7 P.M. PT. Emanating from Madison Square in New York City, the mecca of combat sports, this blockbuster event includes a heavyweight bout between MMA legend 費多爾艾米連科 和強硬 馬特·米特里恩, along with two championship bouts, 含 道格拉斯·利馬 (28-6) defending his 170-pound strap against 勞倫斯·拉金(18-5, 1 NC) and current lightweight champion 邁克爾·錢德勒 (16-3) putting his world title on the line against the undefeated 布倫特博智 (7-0).

Prior to the pay-per-view, SPIKE will air Bellator 180: 戴維斯VS. Bader LIVE and FREE on both coasts beginning at 8 P.M. AND/5 P.M. PT. The event is headlined by a light heavyweight title bout between current champ 菲爾·戴維斯 (17-3, 1 NC) 和頂級競爭者 瑞安貝德 (22-5). 另外, Bellator 180 prelims will air exclusively on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App at 6 P.M. AND/3 P.M. PT.

請訪問 Bellator.com 和 BellatorNYC.com for upcoming event information.

Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. 席爾瓦 卡 (按次付費):

輕重量級的主要事件: Chael Sonnen的 (29-15-1) VS. 萬德雷·席爾瓦 (35-12-1, 1 NC)

重量級的主要事件: 費多爾艾米連科 (36-4, 1 NC) VS. 馬特·米特里恩 (11-5)

Welterweight World Title Bout: 道格拉斯·利馬 (28-6) VS. 勞倫斯·拉金 (18-5, 1 NC)

Lightweight World Title Bout: 邁克爾·錢德勒 (16-3) VS. 布倫特博智 (7-0)

輕量級功能回合: 亞倫微微 (登場) VS. Zach Freeman (8-2)

Bellator 180: 戴維斯VS. Bader 卡 (SPIKE):

輕量級世界冠軍爭奪戰: 菲爾·戴維斯 (17-3, 1 NC) VS. 瑞安貝德 (22-5)

羽量級布特: 詹姆斯·加拉格爾 (6-0) VS. Chinzo Machida (5-2)

次中量級回合: 奈曼格雷西 (5-0) VS. Dave Marfone (5-2)

Women¹s Flyweight Preliminary Bout: 希瑟哈迪 (登場) VS. Alice Yauger (4-5)

Bellator 180: 戴維斯VS. Bader 初步卡 (Bellator.com):

重量級初步回合: 瑞安時裝 (10-5) VS. 哈伊姆·維多多 (7-3)

輕量級初步回合: Jerome Mickle (2-1) VS. Anthony Giacchina (1-1)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout (168 1bs.): John Salgado (4-7-1) VS. Hugh McKenna (0-1)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout (130 1bs.): Matt Rizzo (9-2, 1 NC) VS. Sergio da Silva (6-8)

VOW Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Nate Grebb (3-1) VS. Bradley Desir (9-5)

BOTH SET TO CALL THE ACTION FOR BELLATOR NYC ON星期六, JUNE 24 AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

LOS ANGELES — Bellator has signed longstanding MMA commentators Mike Goldberg 和 毛羅Ranallo to multi-event broadcast agreements beginning with Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. 席爾瓦 和 Bellator 180: 戴維斯VS. Bader 上 星期六, 六月 24. The move sees Goldberg return to SPIKE for the first time since 2011, while Ranallo reunites with Bellator President Scott Coker, having worked together through 2013. The pair will join a broadcast team that currently includes Jimmy Smith, Jenn Brown and Chael Sonnen.

“Mike Goldberg and Mauro Ranallo are two of the best in our business and I couldn’t be happier about them joining the Bellator family,“斯科特說科克爾. “In addition to 六月 24, we look forward to working together to make future Spike broadcasts even more exciting for our fans as we add further depth to an already-exceptional broadcast team.”

“The addition of highly-regarded announcers Mauro and Mike to our fantastic lineup of broadcasters, and our first-rate production led by Scott Fishman, further demonstrates our commitment MMA fans and expanding the global Bellator brand,” added Spike SVP, Sports and Specials Jon Slugger.

Mike Goldberg is best known for his 20 plus years of play-by-play work in professional MMA and trademark calls that made him popular with fans around the globe. In addition to his two decades in mixed martial arts, he has broadcast every major sport at the network level, most notably his 900 games in the NHL, both nationally and with the Minnesota Wild, Vancouver Canucks and Detroit Red Wings. He has also hosted entertainment shows, 含 Shaq Vs. A graduate of Miami (俄亥俄) 大學, Goldberg now resides in Phoenix, 亞利桑那州.

Mauro Ranallo gained notoriety with MMA fans during his tenure with PRIDE, and later STRIKEFORCE, where his voice became synonymous with the now-legendary events. Throughout his career, Ranallo has spent time working with various sports outside of MMA, including boxing, 職業摔跤, kickboxing and ice hockey, and will continue his work with Showtime Boxing. Ranallo, a native of British Columbia, 加拿大, now resides in Los Angeles, 加利福尼亞州.

請訪問 Bellator.com 和 BellatorNYC.com for upcoming event information.