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

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

COMPLETE ‘BELLATOR 162’ CARD BELOW

Raug Monica, California. (Cuaj hlis 26, 2016) – The preliminary portion of “Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove” at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., on Oct. 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. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Steve Garcia (6-1) yuav fim Ronnie Lawrence (1-0), Julia Budd (8-2) also returns from injury to face Arlene Blencowe (7-5), heavyweights Chase Gormley (13-5) thiab Bobby Brents (17-5) collide, thiab 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide National Champion Eryk Anders (4-0) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv 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) tiv thaiv Kendall Grove (23-15). Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, former WWE competitor Bobby Lashley (14-2) thiab Josh Appelt (12-5) prepare to square off in a heavyweight co-main event, while a middleweight tilt between Hisaki Kato (6-2) thiab A.J. Matthews (8-5) is also set for the SPIKE-televised main card. Lastly, Yamauchi li (19-3) thiab 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. THIAB/8 p.m. I, while prelims streams live on Bellator.com thiab Lub Bellator Mobile App.

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

 

Sau kom tiav "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)

Middleweight Feature Bout: Hisaki Kato (6-2) vs. A.J. Matthews (8-5)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Yamauchi li (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)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Chase Gormley (13-5, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Brents (17-5)

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

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Dan Charles (10-3-1) vs. Virgil Zwicker (14-5-1)

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

Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jonathan Burdine (4-4) vs. James Wallace (1-0)

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Eryk Anders (4-0) vs. Brian White (5-4)

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

Light Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Chad Cook (10-10) vs. Grady Hurley (9-1)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Mike Wessell (14-8) vs. Frank Tate (4-1)

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

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

Raug Monica, California. (Cuaj hlis 16, 2016) – A middleweight pairing pitting Hisaki Kato (6-2) tiv thaiv A.J. Matthews (8-5) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove” at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., on Lub kaum hli ntuj 21.

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, a lightweight faceoff pitting Yamauchi li (19-3) tiv thaiv 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) yuav tua 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. THIAB/8 p.m. I, while prelims streams live on Bellator.com thiab Lub Bellator Mobile App.

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 ntawm "Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2.”

Thaum cia li 23-xyoo-laus, 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 cov ntaub ntawv nrog 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 tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm kev mloog lus, 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 Lub kaum hli ntuj 21 to see which Bellator MMA lightweight powerhouse will emerge victorious.

 

Sau kom tiav "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)

Middleweight Feature Bout: Hisaki Kato (6-2) vs. A.J. Matthews (8-5)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Yamauchi li (19-3) vs. Ryan Couture (10-4)

 

Preliminary Card:

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

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

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Raug Monica, California. (Lub ib hlis ntuj 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) yuav fim Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” rau Lub ib hlis ntuj 29 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.

 

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

 

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, with the news that Matt Perez (1-1) yuav ua tau raws li Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) fights Eric Huggins (1-0) thiab John Paul Elias (3-0) kuj yuav nyob rau hauv cov kev txiav txim.

 

"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. I, thaum ua ntej bouts yuav kwj nyob rau Bellator.com thiab Lub Bellator Mobile App ntawm 5 p.m. PT. Daim pib rau cov kev tshwm sim pib tom xwb $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.

 

Tam sim no engrossed nyob rau hauv ib tug plaub-sib ntaus winning streak, nrog rau nws tus thawj ob txojkev nrog Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Tus tub ntawm MMA lus dab neeg Randy Couture, lub qub Strikeforce competitor tau tiav lawm tag nrho cov aforementioned yeej ntawm rear-liab qab caj pas cuav. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 phaus.

 

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 14th 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.

Sau kom tiav "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 NC) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC)

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

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)

 

Preliminary Card:

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: 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 Heavyweight Feature Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7

Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature Bout: Mason Fowler (2-0) vs. TBA

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 Featherweight Feature Bout: Nick Bustamante (3-0) vs. Salvador Becerra (4-2)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) vs. TBA

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

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Joe Warren-L.C. Davis NPAJ RAU MAIN EVENT Clash AT 'BELLATOR 143' NYOB & DAWB RAU ntsia hlau loj

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HIDALGO, Texas (Cuaj hlis 24, 2015) - Tsawg tshaj li 24 teev cais Joe Warren (12-4) thiab C.R.. Davis (23-6) sib tw nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis " ntawm lub xeev ua liaj ua teb Arena, nyob rau hauv dab tsi nqi mus rau ib tug tseem ceeb heev pairing nyob rau hauv lub bantamweight faib.

 

“Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis” airs nyob thiab dawb nyob rau ntawm cov ntsia hlau loj ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. I, thaum lub sij hawm teem ua ntej feem ntawm cov kev tshwm sim yuav kwj nyob rau Spike.com ntawm 7 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. I.

 

Tus txiv neej ntaus lawv yuav tsum tau qhab nia ntawm 135-phaus, raws li tau qhov seem ntawm lub plaub-sib ntaus ntsiab card rau cov ntsia hlau loj, uas ntseg middleweight pairing ntawm Kendall Grove (21-15, 1 NC) thiab Joey Beltran (16-11, 1 NC), ib tug featherweight contest Pitting Henry Corrales (12-1) tiv thaiv Emmanuel Sanchez (10-2), thiab ib tug heavyweight qaij uas nrog Vinicius Queiroz(7-3) zoo siab txais tos promotional newcomer Ewerton Teixeira (3-0).

 

Lub Spike.com-streamed yam ua ntej card kuj nta ob peb yuav tsum-saib fights, nrog rau cov kev txhawb debuts ntawm Chase Gormley thiab Gleristone Santos thiab yog dab tsi cog tau ib tug barnburner, thaum Darrion Caldwell thiab Shawn Rev sib ntsib hauv 135-phaus. Ryan Couture yuav tsum ua kom nws rov qab mus rau lub Bellator MMA tawb, tab sis qhov kev sib ntaus twb scrapped thaum nws tus nrog sib ntaus Nick Gonzalez tsis hnyav.

 

Hauv qab no yog cov nom hauv tes taw hnyav li thiab luj-nyob rau hauv cov duab rau "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis. "

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4 Yam ua ntej bouts Anchored LOS NTAWM Ryan Couture tiv tiag Nick Gonzalez tiav 'BELLATOR 143: Warren VS. Davis 'RAU HLIS 25

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Raug Monica, California. (Lub yim hli ntuj 24, 2015) - Plaub fights tau ntxiv rau lub sij hawm luag feem ntawm "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis " rau Cuaj hlis 25 ntawm lub xeev ua liaj ua teb nyob rau hauv Arena Hidalgo, Texas, nrog qhov sib ntxiv ntawm Ryan Couture (10-3) tiv tiag Nick "Lub Ntsuj Plig Dawb Huv" Gonzalez, (18-12) raws li tau zoo raws li peb cov lwm yam ua ntej scraps.

 

Qhov seem fights nyob ib puag ncig tawm ib tug stacked daim ntawv hais tias kuj muaj xws li: Anplahas Torres (3-3) kev noj nyob Daniel Cervantes (2-3), Xa-u Elizondo (6-5) rov qab mus ua hauj lwm tiv thaiv Amador Ramirez (4-4) thiab undefeated Steve Garcia (5-0) lub rooj sib tham Eduardo Bustillos (4-1).

 

Cov kev sib tw yuav muab qhov chaw thaum lub sij hawm prelims ntawm “Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis,” uas airs nyob rau ntsia hlau loj ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. I, thaum lub sij hawm qhib feem ntawm cov kev tshwm sim yuav kwj rau Spike.com ntawm 7 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. I.

 

Daim pib rau "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis,"Uas pib thaum nyuam qhuav $20, yog ntawm kev muag khoom tam sim no nyob Ticketmaster.com thiab lub xeev ua liaj ua teb Arena chaw ua hauj lwm. Qhov rooj rau cov kev tshwm sim qhib 5:00 p.m. I hauv zos lub sij hawm, thiab cov thawj contest yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw tsocai tom qab.

 

Tam sim no engrossed nyob rau hauv ib tug plaub-sib ntaus winning streak, nrog rau nws tus thawj ob txojkev nrog Bellator MMA, Ryan Couture yuav los nrhiav kev nyob twj ywm nyob rau hauv undefeated 2015. Tus tub ntawm MMA lus dab neeg Randy Couture, lub qub Strikeforce competitor tau tiav lawm tag nrho cov aforementioned yeej ntawm rear-liab qab caj pas cuav.

 

Couture yuav mus tawm tsam Gonzalez, uas koj yuav hu rau ib tug yeej muaj tseeb Bellator MMA qub tub rog. "Lub Ntsuj Plig Dawb Huv" competed nyob rau qib lub inaugural kev tshwm sim rov qab rau hauv 2009 thiab ces dua tom Bellator 6. Nrog 30-fights rau nws lub npe, lub Austin, Texas haiv neeg yuav sib tw tso rau thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv yuav luag ob xyoos.

 

Nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus sib tua ntawm 170-pounders, Torres yuav los nrhiav kev xaus ib ob-sib ntaus losing thaum nws ntsej muag Cervantes rau Cuaj hlis 25. Cervantes tau yeej nws tsuas sib ntaus nyob rau hauv 2015, ib tug sawv daws pom kev txiav txim siab yeej rau Tej zaum 29.

 

Elizondo thiab Ramirez yuav square tawm nyob rau hauv bantamweight txiav txim. Tus txiv neej yuav tau ua lawv cov Bellator MMA debuts.

 

Thaum kawg, undefeated Steve "Mean Tshuab" Garcia yuav saib tau ntxiv rau cov impressive pib rau nws pro hauj lwm thaum nws muaj raws li Eduardo Bustillos. Lub 23-xyoo-laus twb Notched peb yeej nyob rau hauv lub Bellator MMA banner thiab tau tiav lawm plaub tawm ntawm tsib bouts. Bustillos yog tsis muaj slouch, muaj twb peb ntawm nws cov plaub yeej ntawm kev mloog lus.

"Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis "tshiab sib ntaus Card

 

Main Card: (Ntsia hlau loj - 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT)

Bellator Bantamweight Feature sib ntaus: Joe Warren (12-4) vs. C.R.. Davis (23-6)

Bellator Middleweight Feature sib ntaus: Joey Beltran (16-11, 1 NC) vs. Kendall Grove (21-15, 1 NC)

Bellator Featherweight Feature sib ntaus: Henry Corrales (12-1) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (10-2)

Bellator Heavyweight Feature sib ntaus: Vinicius Queiroz (7-3) vs. Ewerton Teixeira (3-0)

 

Preliminary Card: (Spike.com - 6:30 p.m. THIAB/3:30 p.m. PT)

Bellator Sib Feature sib ntaus: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Nick Gonzalez (18-12)

Bellator Heavyweight Feature sib ntaus: Dan Charles (9-3) vs. Chase Gormley (12-4, 1 NC)

Bellator Bantamweight Feature sib ntaus: Darrion Caldwell (7-0) vs. Shawn Rev (4-1)

Bellator Featherweight Feature sib ntaus: Gleristone Santos (27-4) vs. John Teixeira (18-1-2)

Bellator Welterweight Feature sib ntaus: Jose Flores (3-0) vs. Guillermo Gonzalez (3-0)

Bellator Sib Feature sib ntaus: Guilherme Farias da Costa (3-0) vs. Jared Chaffe (4-1)

Bellator teeb Heavyweight Feature sib ntaus: Bryce Mejia (3-0) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (3-0)

Bellator Welterweight Feature sib ntaus: Anplahas Torres (3-3) vs. Daniel Cervantes (2-3)

Bellator Bantamweight Feature sib ntaus: Xa-u Elizondo (6-5) vs. Amador Ramirez (4-4)

Bellator Bantamweight Feature sib ntaus: Steve Garcia (5-0) vs. Eduardo Bustillos (4-1)

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