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PROFESSIONAL DEBUT OF ‘BABY SLICE’ SET TO ANCHOR PRELIMINARY PORTION OF ‘BELLATOR 162’ IN MEMPHIS ON OCT. 21

 

CHASE GORMLEY, JULIA BUDD, DAN CHARLES, & VIRGIL ZWICKER ALSO BACK IN ACTION

COMPLETE ‘BELLATOR 162’ CARD BELOW

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Medi 26, 2016) – The preliminary portion of “Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove” at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., ar Hydref. 21 is official and amongst the 12 new additions, there is plenty of action to be consumed during the Bellator.com-streamed card.

Notably, the professional mixed martial arts debut of “Baby Slice” will finally take place, when the 24-year-old returns from injury to meet Rick Bing, who also will be lacing up the gloves for the first time as a pro. Yn ogystal,, Steve Garcia (6-1) yn wynebu Ronnie Lawrence (1-0), Julia Budd (8-2) also returns from injury to face Arlene Blencowe (7-5), heavyweights Chase Gormley (13-5) ac Bobby Brents (17-5) gwrthdaro, ac 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide National Champion Eryk Anders (4-0) yn cymryd ar Brian White (5-4).

The completed preliminary portion joins a stacked main card highlighted by a middleweight main event pitting former middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko (53-9) erbyn Kendall Grove (23-15). Yn ogystal,, former WWE competitor Bobby Lashley (14-2) ac Josh Appelt (12-5) prepare to square off in a heavyweight co-main event, while a middleweight tilt between Hisaki Kato (6-2) ac A.J. Matthews (8-5) is also set for the SPIKE-televised main card. Lastly, Yamauchi i fyny (19-3) ac Ryan Couture (10-4) will face-off in a lightweight feature fight.

Tickets for the event are on sale now at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster or FedExForum Box Office. Main card action kicks off LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. A/8 p.m. CT, while prelims streams live on Bellator.com ac Mae'r Bellator App Symudol.

See below for the complete listing of “Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove” tilts, which amounts to 16 action packed bouts.

 

Cwblhau "Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove” Main Card:

Middleweight Main Event: Alexander Shlemenko (53-9) vs. Kendall Grove (23-15)

Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Bobby Lashley (14-2) vs. Josh Appelt (12-5)

Pwl Nodwedd Pwysau Canol: Hisaki Kato (6-2) vs. A.J. Matthews (8-5)

Pwl Nodwedd Ysgafn: Yamauchi i fyny (19-3) vs. Ryan Couture (10-4)

 

Complete Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Baby Slice (Debut) vs. Rick Bing (Debut)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Ricky Rainey (11-4) vs. Gilbert Smith (12-5)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Steve Garcia (6-1) vs. Ronnie Lawrence (1-0)

Pwl Rhagarweiniol Pwysau Trwm: Chase Gormley (13-5, 1 CC) vs. Bobby Brents (17-5)

Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Julia Budd (8-2) vs. Arlene Blencowe (7-5)

Pwl Rhagarweiniol Pwysau Trwm: Dan Charles (10-3-1) vs. Virgil Zwicker (14-5-1)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Tyler Hill (6-0) vs. Wade Johnson (10-1)

Pwl Rhagarweiniol Ysgafn: Jonathan Burdine (4-4) vs. James Wallace (1-0)

Pwl Rhagarweiniol Pwysau Canol: Eryk Anders (4-0) vs. Brian White (5-4)

Catchweight (160 lb.) Preliminary Bout: Jaleel Willis (6-0) vs. Omar Johnson (4-0)

Pwl Rhagarweiniol Pwysau Trwm Ysgafn: Chad Cook (10-10) vs. Grady Hurley (9-1)

Pwl Rhagarweiniol Pwysau Trwm: Mike Wessell (14-8) vs. Frank Tate (4-1)

HISAKI KATO TAKES ON A.J. MATTHEWS IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CLASH AS BELLATOR MMA INVADES MEMPHIS ON OCT. 21

 

GOITI YAMAUCHI-RYAN COUTURE SQUARE OFF IN LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN CARD BOUT – RICKY RAINEY VS. GILBERT SMITH CONFIRMED FOR PRELIMINARY CARD

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Medi 16, 2016) – A middleweight pairing pitting Hisaki Kato (6-2) erbyn A.J. Matthews (8-5) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove” at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., ar Hydref 21.

Yn ogystal,, a lightweight faceoff pitting Yamauchi i fyny (19-3) erbyn Ryan Couture (10-4) completes the SPIKE-televised main card. The first of what will be a stacked preliminary card is also official, with the news that Ricky “The Sniper” Rainey (11-4) Bydd ymladd Gilbert “Chocolate Thunder” Smith (12-5). Additional undercard bouts will be announced shortly.

Tickets for the event are on sale now at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster or FedExForum Box Office. Main card action kicks off LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. A/8 p.m. CT, while prelims streams live on Bellator.com ac Mae'r Bellator App Symudol.

Since signing with Bellator MMA, the calm and subdued Kato has been in nothing but absolute barn burners once the cage door shuts. The exciting fights have even transcended combat sport iterations, when at "Bellator MMA: Dynamite 2” Kato delivered a spinning back fist that stopped Joe Schilling in his tracks, the second finish in as many tries for “The Japanese Musketeer” against “Stitch Em’ Up.” Currently situated in France, the 33-year-old has had one MMA contest thus far in 2016, stopping Yuta Watanabe in April.

When he’s not traveling the world in an effort to learn everything there is to know about the different martial arts disciplines, Matthews is putting his skills to the test under the Bellator MMA umbrella. A veteran of Strikeforce, “The Mercenary” has laced up the gloves seven times previously for the Viacom-owned promotion, stopping his opponent in all but one of his victories. Primarily training at Alliance MMA throughout his career, Matthews has spent much of his time as of late in Thailand, even taking a Muay Thai bout before meeting Ben Reiter yn "Bellator 156: Galvao vs. Dantas 2.”

Sef dim ond 23-mlwydd-oed, Yamauchi is one of the premiere young talents in the sport of MMA today. Prior to joining Bellator MMA, the Japanese submission specialist amassed an unfathomable 14-1 record gyda 11 submissions and one knockout. Since merging with the Scott Coker-led promotion, Yamauchi has strung together a promising mark of 5-2 with three rear-naked choke submissions. Of his 19 career wins, 15 wedi dod ar ffurf cyflwyniad, while no opponent has yet been able to finish the elusive fighter. Yamauchi will now jump up in weight class and join the lightweight division for a clash with one of the most legendary last names in MMA, Couture.

Known to many as the son of former world champion Randy Couture, Ryan has made 14 professional appearances over his career, all of which took place under the bright lights of a national promotion like Strikeforce or Bellator MMA. Residing in Las Vegas, the 34-year-old submission specialist enters the cage having won four of his past five contests, with each of his victories coming by way of rear-naked choke submission. Although there is a noticeable age difference between his opponent, Yamauchi made his professional debut a mere two months after Couture, in October of 2010. Tune in to SPIKE on Hydref 21 to see which Bellator MMA lightweight powerhouse will emerge victorious.

 

Cwblhau "Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove” Main Card:

Middleweight Main Event: Alexander Shlemenko (53-9) vs. Kendall Grove (23-15)

Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Bobby Lashley (14-2) vs. Josh Appelt (12-5)

Pwl Nodwedd Pwysau Canol: Hisaki Kato (6-2) vs. A.J. Matthews (8-5)

Pwl Nodwedd Ysgafn: Yamauchi i fyny (19-3) vs. Ryan Couture (10-4)

 

Cerdyn rhagarweiniol:

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Ricky Rainey (11-4) vs. Gilbert Smith (12-5)

RYAN COUTURE-PATRICKY “PITBULL” FREIRE COMPLETES MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 148: DALEY VS. UHRICH’

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Ionawr 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) yn wynebu Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” ar Ionawr 29 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.

 

Bellator officials previously announced two welterweight attractions featuring a main event pitting British slugger Paul "Semtex" Daley (37-13-2) erbyn Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 CC) erbyn Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 CC), which will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the Spike-televised main card will be heavyweights Raphael Butler (9-1) ac Tony Johnson (9-2).

 

Yn ogystal,, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) Bydd yn cyfarfod Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) yn cymryd ar Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) ymladd Eric Huggins (1-0) ac John Paul Elias (3-0) Bydd hefyd yn gweithredu.

 

"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. A/8 p.m. CT, tra bydd pyliau rhagarweiniol ffrwd fyw ar Bellator.com ac Mae'r Bellator App Symudol yn 5 p.m. PT. Mae tocynnau ar gyfer y digwyddiad yn dechrau am unig $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.

 

Ymgolli hyn o bryd mewn streak buddugol pedwar-frwydr, gan gynnwys ei ddwy gystadleuaeth gyntaf gyda Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Yn fab i MMA chwedl Randy Couture, y cyn gystadleuydd Strikeforce wedi gorffen pob un o'r uchod yn ennill drwy gyflwyno tagu cefn-noeth. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 bunnoedd.

 

Standing opposite of Couture will be the elder “Pitbull” brother, who agreed to the fight on short notice after Derek Anderson was forced to withdraw due to injury. Freire competed during the last event of 2015 and will now make his 14fed appearance for Bellator MMA during the first event of 2016. It’s worth noting that 10 of Freire’s wins have come before reaching the judges’ scorecards.

Cwblhau "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” Fight Card

Bellator MMA Welterweight Main Event: Paul Daley (37-13-2) vs. Andy Uhrich (11-5)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chris Honeycutt (6-0, 1 CC) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 CC)

Bellator MMA Nodwedd Ysgafn Bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)

Bellator MMA Pwysau Trwm Nodwedd Bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)

 

Cerdyn rhagarweiniol:

Bellator MMA pwysau plu Bout Nodwedd: Mark Dickman (10-2) vs. Thomas Diagne (5-5-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) vs. Amber Tackett (1-1)

Bellator MMA Pwysau Trwm Nodwedd Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)

Bellator MMA pwysau plu Bout Nodwedd: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)

Bellator MMA pwysau plu Bout Nodwedd: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7

Bellator MMA Pwysau Welter Nodwedd Bout: Mason Fowler (2-0) vs. I'w drefnu

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Paul Ruiz (6-2) vs. Josh San Diego (5-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Matt Perez (1-1) vs. Eugene Cancino (Debut)

Bellator MMA pwysau plu Bout Nodwedd: Nick Bustamante (3-0) vs. Salvador Becerra (4-2)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) vs. I'w drefnu

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Jermaine McDermott (1-0) vs. Eric Huggins (1-0)

JOE WARREN-L.C. PARATOI AR GYFER PRIF DAVIS Clash DIGWYDDIAD YN 'BELLATOR 143' LIVE & Spike AR DDIM

CLICIWCH YMA AM LENWI LLUNIAU PWYSO-IN

HIDALGO, Texas (Medi 24, 2015) - Llai na 24 sawl darn o oriau Joe Warren (12-4) ac C.R.. Davis (23-6) rhag cystadlu yn y prif ddigwyddiad o "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis " yn y Wladwriaeth Farm Arena, yn yr hyn sy'n gyfystyr â pâr hanfodol yn yr is-adran Pwysau Bantam.

 

Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis” alawon yn fyw ac yn rhydd ar Spike yn 9 p.m. A/8 p.m. CT, tra bydd y rhan rhagarweiniol pentyrru y digwyddiad ffrwd fyw ar Spike.com ar 7 p.m. A/6 p.m. CT.

 

Ddau ddyn daro eu marciau gofynnol o 135-bunnoedd, fel y gwnaeth gweddill y brif cerdyn pedwar-frwydr ar Spike, sy'n cynnwys paru canol rhwng Kendall Grove (21-15, 1 CC) ac Joey Beltran (16-11, 1 CC), yn pitting gystadleuaeth pwysau plu Henry Corrales (12-1) erbyn Emmanuel Sanchez (10-2), a tilt pwysau trwm hynny gyda Vinicius Queiroz(7-3) newydd-ddyfodiad hyrwyddo croesawgar Ewerton Teixeira (3-0).

 

Mae'r cerdyn rhagarweiniol Spike.com-ffrydio hefyd yn cynnwys nifer o Mae'n rhaid i-weld ymladd, gan gynnwys perfformiadau cyntaf o hyrwyddo Chase Gormley ac Gleristone Santos a'r hyn sy'n addo bod yn barnburner, pan Darrion Caldwell ac Shawn Bunch yn cyfarfod o 135-punt. Ryan Couture oedd i fod i wneud iddo ddychwelyd i'r cawell MMA Bellator, ond y frwydr ei dileu pan fydd ei wrthwynebydd Nick Gonzalez pwysau a gollwyd.

 

Isod mae'r pwysau swyddogol a lluniau pwyso i mewn ar gyfer "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis. "

4 Pyliau RHAGARWEINIOL angori GAN RYAN Couture Versus BELLATOR NICK GONZALEZ yn llenwi ' 143: WARREN VS. DAVIS 'ON Medi 25

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Awst 24, 2015) - Mae pedwar ymladd wedi cael eu hychwanegu at y rhan rhagarweiniol o "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis " ar Medi 25 yn y Wladwriaeth Farm Arena yn Hidalgo, Texas, gan ychwanegu Ryan Couture (10-3) yn erbyn Nick "The Ghost" Gonzalez, (18-12) yn ogystal â thri sbarion rhagarweiniol arall.

 

Mae'r ymladd yn weddill rownd allan cerdyn pentyrru sydd hefyd yn cynnwys: Abram Torres (3-3) cymryd ar Daniel Cervantes (2-3), Saul Elizondo (6-5) dychwelyd i weithredu yn erbyn AMADOR Ramirez (4-4) ac undefeated Steve Garcia (5-0) cwrdd Eduardo Bustillos (4-1).

 

Bydd y cystadlaethau yn digwydd yn ystod y rhagbrofion o “Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis,” sy'n alawon yn byw ar Spike yn 9 p.m. A/8 p.m. CT, tra bydd y rhan agoriadol y digwyddiad ffrwd ar Spike.com ar 7 p.m. A/6 p.m. CT.

 

Mae tocynnau ar gyfer "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis,"Sy'n dechrau am ddim ond $20, ar werth yn awr yn Ticketmaster.com a'r swyddfa docynnau Wladwriaeth Farm Arena. Drysau ar gyfer y digwyddiad agored yn 5:00 p.m. CT amser lleol, ac mae'r gystadleuaeth cyntaf yn digwydd yn fuan ar ôl.

 

Ymgolli hyn o bryd mewn streak buddugol pedwar-frwydr, gan gynnwys ei ddwy gystadleuaeth gyntaf gyda Bellator MMA, Bydd Ryan Couture yn edrych i aros undefeated yn 2015. Yn fab i MMA chwedl Randy Couture, y cyn gystadleuydd Strikeforce wedi gorffen pob un o'r uchod yn ennill drwy gyflwyno tagu cefn-noeth.

 

Bydd Couture yn mynd i fyny yn erbyn Gonzalez, pwy gallwch ffonio gwir gyn-filwr Bellator MMA. "The Ghost" cystadlu yn y digwyddiad agoriadol yr hyrwyddiad yn ôl yn 2009 ac yna eto ar Bellator 6. Gyda 30-ymladd i'w enw, yr Austin, Bydd Texas cynhenid ​​yn cystadlu yn broffesiynol am y tro cyntaf mewn bron i ddwy flynedd.

 

Mewn brwydr o 170-pwys, Bydd Torres yn edrych i roi terfyn ar golli dwy frwydr pan fydd yn wynebu Cervantes ar Medi 25. Cervantes wedi ennill ei unig frwydr yn 2015, penderfyniad unfrydol ennill ar Mai 29.

 

Bydd Elizondo a Ramirez sgwâr i ffwrdd yn gweithredu Pwysau Bantam. Bydd y ddau ddyn yn gwneud eu debuts Bellator MMA.

 

Yn olaf, undefeated Steve Bydd "Cymedr Peiriant" Garcia yn edrych i ychwanegu at y dechrau trawiadol i'w yrfa pro pan fydd yn cwrdd â Eduardo Bustillos. Mae'r 23-mlwydd-oed eisoes wedi achub y blaen tair buddugoliaeth o dan faner Bellator MMA ac wedi gorffen pedwar o bob pum pyliau. Bustillos oes unrhyw eistedd yn isel, wedi dod i ben tri o'i bedair buddugoliaeth trwy gyflwyno.

"Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis "Cerdyn Ymladd Diweddarwyd

 

Prif Cerdyn: (Spike - 9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT)

Bellator Pwysau Bantam Ymladd Nodwedd: Joe Warren (12-4) vs. C.R.. Davis (23-6)

Bellator Canol Ymladd Nodwedd: Joey Beltran (16-11, 1 CC) vs. Kendall Grove (21-15, 1 CC)

Bellator pwysau plu Ymladd Nodwedd: Henry Corrales (12-1) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (10-2)

Bellator pwysau trwm Ymladd Nodwedd: Vinicius Queiroz (7-3) vs. Ewerton Teixeira (3-0)

 

Cerdyn rhagarweiniol: (Spike.com - 6:30 p.m. A/3:30 p.m. PT)

Bellator Ymladd Nodwedd Ysgafn: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Nick Gonzalez (18-12)

Bellator pwysau trwm Ymladd Nodwedd: Dan Charles (9-3) vs. Chase Gormley (12-4, 1 CC)

Bellator Pwysau Bantam Ymladd Nodwedd: Darrion Caldwell (7-0) vs. Shawn Bunch (4-1)

Bellator pwysau plu Ymladd Nodwedd: Gleristone Santos (27-4) vs. John Teixeira (18-1-2)

Bellator Pwysau Welter Ymladd Nodwedd: Jose Flores (3-0) vs. Guillermo Gonzalez (3-0)

Bellator Ymladd Nodwedd Ysgafn: Guilherme FARIAS da Costa (3-0) vs. Jared Chaffe (4-1)

Bellator Pwysau Trwm Ysgafn Ymladd Nodwedd: Bryce Mejia (3-0) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (3-0)

Bellator Pwysau Welter Ymladd Nodwedd: Abram Torres (3-3) vs. Daniel Cervantes (2-3)

Bellator Pwysau Bantam Ymladd Nodwedd: Saul Elizondo (6-5) vs. AMADOR Ramirez (4-4)

Bellator Pwysau Bantam Ymladd Nodwedd: Steve Garcia (5-0) vs. Eduardo Bustillos (4-1)

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