FIVE FRESH PRELIMINARY MATCHUPS ADDED TOBELLATOR MMA 271: CYBORG VS. 卡瓦納在週五, NOV. 12, 住在SHOWTIME®
TONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA TALENT SET TO THRILL HOMETOWN CROWD AT HARD ROCK LIVE AT SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO IN HOLLYWOOD, FLA., AS BELLATOR™ RETURNS TO THE SUNSHINE STATE FOR FIRST TIME IN EIGHT YEARS
洛杉磯 - In addition to the Featherweight World Title main event pitting current 145-pound champion克里斯“機器人”(24-2, 1 NC) against No. 5-ranked西尼德·卡瓦納(7-4), BELLATOR MMA 在預賽部分增加了幾場星光熠熠的對決BELLATOR MMA 271: 半機械人 vs. 卡瓦納在週五, 十一月. 12, 在硬石現場在塞米諾爾硬石酒店 & 賭場在好萊塢, 佛羅里達州。
打出基韋斯特, 佛羅里達州。, 不敗的淘汰賽藝術家Roman Faraldo (5-0) 回到 BELLATOR 籠子，面對佛羅里達人和彭薩科拉本地人Robert Turnquest (11-7) in a 170-pound contest. Additionally, Roufusport product喬丹·紐曼 (3-0) hopes to keep his perfect record intact in a middleweight showdown against Palm Beach, 佛羅里達州Shane O’Shea (4-2).
最後, former Penn State wrestler and current American Top Team standout科迪·羅 (4-0) puts his unblemished professional mark on the line in a featherweight clash with Fort Smith, Arkansas’Colton Hamm (4-3).
In the co-main event., top-10 heavyweights will go toe-to-toe as No. 5-排名泰瑞爾財富 (11-1, 1 NC) squares up with No. 8 林頓瓦塞爾 (20-8, 1 NC).
Rounding out the five-bout SHOWTIME telecast, the always electric and No. 5-排名亞倫微微 (8-3) will square off against undefeated No. 8 賈斯汀岡薩雷斯 (12-0), while No. 1-排名阿琳Blencowe (14-8) attempts to cement her place as the next in line for a shot at the 145-pound crown against No. 7 Pam Sorenson(9-3). Kicking off the main card, 沒有不敗. 7-ranked Boca Raton, 佛羅里達州。, resident SteveMowry (9-0) will continue his quest toward the top of the heavyweight ranks as he takes on veteranRakim Cleveland (22-13-1, 1 NC).
ALSO, SBG’S SINEAD ‘KO’ KAVANAGH AND KEVIN ‘BABY SLICE’ FERGUSON JR. BOTH SET TO COMPETE ON THE CARD
JEREMIAH LABIANO NOW TAKES ON ISRAEL’S NOAD LAHAT IN BELLATOR’S RETURN TO TEL AVIV ATBELLATOR 188
LOS ANGELES– Bellator MMA is set for its return to Dublin, 愛爾蘭, as undefeated sensationA.J. 麥基 (9-0) will look to play the role of spoiler againstBELLATOR 加入了幾場偉大的戰鬥 (10-5), a teammate of James Gallagher at Dublin’s SBG, in the featherweight main event ofBellator 187: McKee vs. 摩爾at 3Arena on十一月. 10.
In addition to the new main event, 愛爾蘭 西尼德·卡瓦納 (4-2) 將爭奪 Maria Casanova (2-4-1) in a women’s featherweight main card bout, 而 Kevin “Baby Slice” Ferguson Jr. (1-1) will compete againstFred Freeman (1-0) 在 165 pound-catchweight contest.
詹姆斯·加拉格爾was initially slated to headline against耶利米·莫納漢, but was forced to withdraw from the card after suffering an injury during training, leaving room for his divisional rival to headline an event in hostile territory. Moore’s previously scheduled opponent, Andre Goncalves (3-1), will now face Northern Ireland’sDecky Dalton (7-3) 在 Bellator 187 featherweight matchup.
Bellator 187: McKee vs. 摩爾will be broadcast free on SPIKE at9 P.M. AND/ 8 P.M. CT. Tickets for the event are on sale now and currently available at Ticketmaster.ie.
Labiano will now move toBellator 188: 比特犬VS. Weichel 2 one week laterin Tel Aviv, where he is set to take on Israel-bornNoad Lahat (11-3) in a main card featherweight bout. Bellator 188 takes place inside Menora Mivtachim Arena and airs on SPIKE at9 P.M. AND/ 8 P.M. CT 上 十一月. 17.
The son of respected MMA veteran Antonio McKee, A.J. 麥基spent his entire childhood in the gym soaking up every bit of knowledge and experience available to him. The 22-year-old prodigy has applied that knowledge inside the Bellator cage and has made quite a statement in his first nine fights as an MMA professional, racking up seven finishes in nine outings. The Long Beach, Calif.-native now heads to Ireland, a country that is all too familiar with “Mercenary” due to his feud with Gallagher.
Known around “The Emerald Isle” as “Pikeman,” Brian Moore will be making his third appearance in the Bellator cage and his first main event. Having previously competed against top-rated competition the likes of丹尼爾Weicheland Mike Wilkinson, the 30-year-old SBG Ireland standout most recently stopped Michal Horejsi via punches atBellator 177 this past April. Moore grew up 90 minutes from 3Arena and will undoubtedly have home field advantage against McKee on十一月. 10.
Fresh off his first-round TKO finish of D.J. Griffin, 在 Bellator 179 在倫敦, the son of the legendary Kimbo Slice will return to Europe in search of his second victory as professional. Also training under the tutelage of Antonio McKee at Team Bodyshop in Long Beach, 加利福尼亞州。, Slice is one of the main sparring partners for A.J. 麥基, 亞倫微微 和 Joey Davis. 戰鬥出聖. 聖路易斯, Fred Freeman made his professional debut in March, finishing his opponent with punches in the second round of their regional matchup. Before turning pro, Freeman laced up the gloves nine times as an amateur.
Set for her fourth Bellator appearance, Sinead Kavanagh returns to the site of her promotional debut, a venue that saw her defeat Elina Kallionidou with a decisive victory atBellator 169.A three-time veteran of BAMMA, “KO” most recently took on阿琳Blencowe, who now fights朱莉婭好處 for the women’s featherweight title. A native of France, Maria Casanova has competed professionally since 2015. With two submission victories on her resume, the KTP Scola-product will look to hand Kavanagh the first submission loss of her career.
完成 Bellator 187: McKee vs. 摩爾 戰卡:
Featherweight Main Event: A.J. 麥基 (9-0) VS. BELLATOR 加入了幾場偉大的戰鬥 (10-5)
Women’s Featherweight Main Card Bout: 西尼德·卡瓦納 (4-2) VS. Maria Casanova (2-4-1)
165 磅. Catchweight Main Card Bout: Kevin “Baby Slice” Ferguson Jr. (1-1) VS. Fred Freeman (1-0)
羽主卡布特: 查理沃德 (3-3) VS. John Redmond (7-12)
初步卡:
羽初步回合: Decky Dalton (7-3) VS. Andre Goncalves (3-1)
BELLATOR 加入了幾場偉大的戰鬥, 愛爾蘭. (十二月. 16, 2016) – In the evening’s main event, it was wrestler versus judo practitioner as穆罕默德“王莫”拉瓦爾 (20-5, 1 NC) returned to moneyweight to face Olympic Gold Medalist石井敏 (14-7-1). King Mo avoided Ishii’s crafty throws as he scored a couple takedowns of his own throughout the fight. The contest finished with a shutout unanimous decision victory (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 為 “King Mo.”
現在, after yet another impressive performance during the main event of“Bellator 169,”Lawal looks to end 2016 in style by repeating his domination over Rizin Fighting Federation opponents, when the 2015 eight-man Rizin heavyweight tournament winner returns to grand prix action during the Japanese-based promotion’s New Year’s Eve weekend of events.
Fresh off his victory in Dublin tonight, Lawal now sets his sights on the fellow contestants competing in the quarterfinals of the open-weight grand prix on十二月. 29at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan – the semifinals and finals are set for十二月. 31.
The 35-year-old former Strikeforce Champion defeated Brett McDermott, Teodoras Aukstuolis and Jiri Prochazka en route to winning the heavyweight tournament last year, now the “King” looks to retain his crown against the likes of: Shane Carwin, Amir Aliakbari, Mirko Filipovic, Kaido Hoovelson, Tsuyoshi Kosaka, 瓦倫丁·摩爾達夫斯基, and Szymon Bajor.
With a second tournament victory in Japan, “King Mo” would cap off a stellar 2016 運動, a 365-day run where in addition to Ishii, the American Top Team standout took current Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion 菲爾·戴維斯to the limit during their“Bellator 154”tussle back in May
Gallagher Sinks in RNC During Third Frame of Co-Main Event
In what many considered “the people’s main event,” the highly touted SBG prospect 詹姆斯·加拉格爾 (5-0) kept his composure through the first two hard fought rounds against安東尼·泰勒 (1-2). The American threw several powerful strikes, connecting on multiple occasions as Gallagher fought from safe range. Not long after the start of the final round the “Strabanimal” took the back of “Pretty Boy” Taylor with a body triangle actively looking to find a choke. It looked as though Taylor had it under control, walking across the cage toward his corner, pandering to the camera with a smile but seconds later, he was on his stomach, where he succumbed to a rear naked choke at1:52 第三輪. 在停止時, the judges were split with the cards reading 20-18, 18-20 和 19-19 after the first two rounds.
Kavanagh Gets the Irish Crowd Started with UD Victory
西尼德·卡瓦納 (4-0) was determined to put one on the board for the home team and that’s exactly what she did when she defeatedElina Kallionidou (5-1) 一致決定 (30-25, 30-26, 30-27). Kavanagh stalked the Greek regional champion around the cage and scored on a great deal of combinations up against the fence. Kallionidou showed impressive resiliance, toughing out firestorm after firestorm of punches and bouncing back as though unfazed.
“Drake” Weichel Wants Another Shot at the Title
In the first televised fight of the evening, the crowd was loud, hoping to propel their IrishmanBrian “Pikeman” Moore (9-5) to victory against丹尼爾Weichel (38-9). Moore looked sharp on his feet, throwing crisp jabs before getting taken to the canvas. From the ground, Moore fought off several rear-naked choke attempts before rolling into a triangle choke4:44 到第一幀, making it 0-2 for the Irish-born fighters to start the card.
Who Else but Cameron Else to Spoil Hot Prospect Dylan Tukes Night
An electric Irish partisan crowd was on hand at the 3Arena in Dublin, but it didn’t take long for Great Britan’sCameron Else (4-3) to silence them all with a jaw-dropping knockout victory over the highly-touted hometown fighterDylan Tuke(3-1) 只 20 秒到一個圓.
BELLATOR 加入了幾場偉大的戰鬥, 愛爾蘭. (十二月. 15, 2016) – The official weigh-ins for both“Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” 和 “BAMMA 27”took place this afternoon at the 1878 club inside 3Arena in Dublin, 愛爾蘭. The competitors are now ready for action明天at 3Arena, with the event airing on SPIKE at9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT.
The Spike-televised main card will be highlighted by a heavyweight main event pitting“King Mo” (19-5, 1 NC) against Olympic Judo Gold Medalist石井敏 (14-6-1). 此外, 安東尼·泰勒 (1-1) will look to quite the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’s own詹姆斯·加拉格爾 (4-0) in a featherweight co-main clash.
In addition to a full card of Bellator action, ticketholders will also have the unique opportunity to experience an additional fight card from Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, BAMMA. The bantamweight belt will be on the line at “BAMMA 27,” asTom Duquesnoy(13-1, 1 NC) 和 Alan Philpott(16-8) prepare to duke it out for the division gold.
“Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii”takes place inside 3Arena in Dublin, 愛爾蘭, and will air free on SPIKE at9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT.
“Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” Card: (SPIKE TV –9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT)
BELLATOR 加入了幾場偉大的戰鬥 (十二月 14, 2016) – Two of the top MMA promotions in the world, Bellator and BAMMA have joined forces to deliver an early Christmas gift for MMA fans everywhere with a unique doubleheader event at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland this星期五, 十二月. 16.
Despite the cold and rainy weather in Dublin, the main and co-main event fighters turned up the heat at the Official Fight Week Press Conference for the co-promoted event inside the Gibson Hotel. Bellator MMA總裁 斯科特·科克爾took center stage alongside BAMMA CEODavid Green, and the two were flanked by“Bellator 169”combatants莫景(19-5, 1 NC) 和 石井敏 (14-6-1) 隨著 詹姆斯·加拉格爾 (4-0), 和 安東尼·泰勒 (14-2), as well as BAMMA main eventersTom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) 和 Alan Philpott (16-8), 一 Chris Fields (11-7-1), 誰需要對 Andrew Clamp (8-1, 1 NC).
Below are several transcribed quotes from the press conference.
莫景:
“The cold weather (in Ireland) gets me, you know what I’m saying. But it’s gonna be hot in the venue, because I’m gonna bring the heat.” It’s gonna be action packed. I’m ready to scrap.”
“I’m shocked (by the support from the Irish fans). I came here to do PR last time and everyone was cool, but this time around its been even better. I went to Nandos (chicken restaurant) and got hooked up with like $70 worth of food. If y’all haven’t eaten at Nandos yet I suggest you try it out because that place is good.”
(To Ishii)
“Don’t run around the cage. Fight me square, entertain the fans, and put on a good show.”
“All the people out there, ya’ll better tune in and watch me kick and beat Ishii’s a** out the cage.”
石井敏:
“It’s an honor to fight in Dublin. I’m looking forward to the fight, 我很興奮, and I will do my best.”
詹姆斯·加拉格爾:
“At the end of the day I can say whatever I want and he can say whatever he wants, 但, you step in there and none of that means jack s***. It’s a fight between me and him, 那是最重要的, and I’ll come out the winner.
“I literally do not care about him. I just care about me and what I’m going to do. I’m just going to go in there and smash his face in and that’s that. Simple answer.”
“Everything he is saying is a load of old bullsh**. Tune in在週五night and you’ll see who’s going to the hospital after.”
“It’s amazing to fight in your own country and right here in the 3Arena. Walking out into that crowd, that feeling of pride is something you will always remember for the rest of your life.”
安東尼·泰勒:
“Oh man, everything is going my way. The fact that I’ve got him, one-on-one, with the pretty one, it’s going tremendously fine. The atmosphere in Ireland is so beautiful. The weather, the women…oh my gosh the women! This is cuddling season
and I’m on Tinder just swiping right.
“I’m excited for the opportunity to showcase my skills. Everyone is looking at me as the underdog and saying this is a test. This ain’t no test, this is finals, and guess what? He’s going to fail.”
“I’m going to shock the world在週五, and let them know who the hell is Anthony Pretty Boy Taylor, the most electrifying man in Bellator MMA. That’s what’s up, and I’m going to put on a show for all the people out there.”
“I get a lot of criticism, but I’ve also got a lot of Irish fans, just as much as he’s got, so it doesn’t matter to me. I don’t have the pressure, it’s on him. I’m coming here to do my thing. 如果我輸了, I suck it up like a man. But if I win, I’m gonna be a superstar. I already know I’m going to win, he can’t stop me.”
斯科特·科克爾
“We’ve been on the road quite a bit this year with 25 打架, 28 if you include kickboxing. This is something that David and I started talking about a year ago. It’s been seamless and a lot of fun. David’s been a great partner to work with, BAMMA’s been great.”
“We’ve been following this league for a couple years now. We know that they’re the powerhouse here in the UK and were happy to team up with them and bring our top fighters.”
“This is going to be a great show that is going to be televised all over the world. It will be on SPIKE UK, which airs here in Ireland as well週六 在 11 P.M. 當地時間, as well as on SPIKE in the United States at9 P.M. AND. It will also air in 140 countries around the world, so this is an event that brings worldwide recognition to this event here in Ireland, and we’re very proud to be here.”
(Is this somewhat of a scouting mission for you在週五?)
“The mission statement of the company is to bring the best fighters in the world to Bellator. So we’re going to be watching very closely I know there is some great talent here, and I’m excited to watch it and see what the future holds.”
(On the event coming together)
“David (綠色) and I became friends a little more than a year ago, and has a big television producing background, and he’s done stuff for Spike and Viacom in the past. He’s a very big producer here in the United Kingdom. But as far as coming together, if you look at the background of Strikeforce or even before that in kickboxing, we were never opposed to having fighters in one organization against fighters in another organization. In the earliest parts of the Strikeforce career in MMA, we sent Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson (等等) to Pride against some of the Japanese fighters and they sent over (Shinya) Aoki, (Tatsuya) Kawajiri and some of the best fighters they had. 對我來說，, this is what martial arts is all about. We should have more events like this where top guys from different leagues compete against each other to find out who the best is. We’re not going to be opposed to that. That’s always been our philosophy
(On doing it again)
“That’s something David and I will talk about once this is over. We both individually have a big schedule for next year. We (Bellator) are going to go to more international events and more cities across the world. We are going to go to Latin America next year with shows on Mexico and Brazil.
“So we are going to have an exciting schedule to announce soon. 此 (Dublin event) is something that has worked out fantastic. The schedule and the timing was perfect. The door is always going to be open, these guys are a great partner and have been fantastic to work with and we look forward to doing more events.”
EVENT INFO
BAMMA and Bellator MMA will hold a unique doubleheader event in Dublin, Ireland this星期五, 十二月. 16, which will feature multiple BAMMA world title bouts and an incredible Bellator MMA heavyweight main event rematch pitting“King Mo” 針對 石井敏. But before our‘Bellator 169’ 和 ‘BAMMA 27’competitors meet inside the cage, join us for an afternoon of verbal submissions at the official press conference inside The Gibson Hotel in Dublin.
還 在週五 夜晚, 安東尼·泰勒enters enemy territory with a featherweight bout against Northern Ireland’s own詹姆斯·加拉格爾. Also hailing from Ireland, BELLATOR 加入了幾場偉大的戰鬥will look to take advantage of the home crowd when he faces off against丹尼爾Weichel. The BAMMA bantamweight belt will be on the line at“BAMMA 27,” 如 Tom Duquesnoy 挑戰 Alan Philpottfor the division gold. 最後, the stacked event features a featherweight world title fight pitting former Bellator competitorsRonnie Mann 針對 馬丁·斯特普爾頓.
NEW WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT ADDED TO THE LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (十二月 12, 2016) – After an incredible year that saw Bellator MMA host events in international territories all around the globe, it is only fitting that the promotion’s year-ending event, “Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii,” 發生這種 星期五, 十二月 16at the 3Arena in Dublin, 愛爾蘭.
Shortly after her fight againstHelen Harper (4-1) was announced, Bruna Vargas(2-1) has withdrawn from the bout due to injury. Harper will be paid her show money and a new women’s featherweight bout has been added to the SPIKE-televised card between undefeated fighters西尼德·卡瓦納 (3-0) 和 Elina Kallionidou(5-0).
The Spike-televised main card will be highlighted by a heavyweight main event pitting“King Mo” (19-5, 1 NC) against Olympic Judo Gold Medalist 石井敏 (14-6-1). 此外, a pair of anticipated featherweight scraps will see安東尼·泰勒 (1-1) look to quiet the crowd as he enters enemy territory to challenge Northern Ireland’s詹姆斯·加拉格爾 (4-0) 和, 愛爾蘭 BELLATOR 加入了幾場偉大的戰鬥(9-4) take on the always-game 丹尼爾Weichel (37-9).
門票 “Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii”are on sale now and start at 35€ atBellator.com, Ticketmaster.ieand the 3Arena Box Office. The event can be seen free on SPIKE at9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT, and will be immediately followed by“Bellator跆拳道: Florence.”
Fighting out of Straight Blast Gym (SBG) 在都柏林, “KO” Kavanagh has fought all three of her professional bouts with BAMMA, and has earned her nickname bye scoring two knockouts in her first three fights. Kavanagh fought in BAMMA’s first-ever women’s fight, and ended her opponent’s night in just 17 秒. Originally slated to compete in a bantamweight fight against Eeva Siiskonen (5-4-2) on the BAMMA portion of this co-promoted night of fights, Kavanagh now moves up in weight to face Kallionidou under the Bellator banner.
僅在 18 歲, Kallionidou has already made a name for herself in her home country Greece, where she holds the Cage Survivor women’s featherweight title. Incredibly, “Gunner” started her professional career off with a bang, scoring a first-round TKO just a month after her 16日 生日. 自那以後, the Greek fighter has gone 5-0, 三擊倒. The fight this Friday night, will be her first fight outside of Greece.
In addition to a full card of Bellator action, ticketholders will also have the unique opportunity to experience an additional fight card from Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion, BAMMA. The bantamweight belt will be on the line at “BAMMA 27,” asTom Duquesnoy(13-1, 1 NC) 和 Alan Philpott(16-8) prepare to duke it out for the division gold. 最後, the stacked event features a featherweight world title fight pitting former Bellator competitorsRonnie Mann(25-8-1) 針對 馬丁·斯特普爾頓 (18-4).
完成“Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii” Main Card:
重量級的主要事件: 穆罕默德“王莫”拉瓦爾 (19-5, 1 NC) VS. 石井敏 (14-6-1)
輕量級主賽事: 詹姆斯·加拉格爾 (4-0) VS. 安東尼·泰勒 (1-1)
Featherweight Feature Bout: 丹尼爾Weichel (37-9) VS. BELLATOR 加入了幾場偉大的戰鬥 (9-4)
Featherweight Feature Bout: 西尼德·卡瓦納 (3-0) VS. Elina Kallionidou (5-0)
輕量級特徵回合: Shay Walsh (14-4) VS. Luiz Tosta (9-2)
Updated “BAMMA 27” Main Card:
最輕量級世界冠軍布特: Tom Duquesnoy (13-1, 1 NC) VS. Alan Philpott (16-8)
羽量級世界冠軍布特:Ronnie Mann (25-8-1) VS. 馬丁·斯特普爾頓 (18-4)
羽主卡布特:Dylan Tuke (3-0) VS. Sean Tobin (4-2)
羽主卡布特: BELLATOR 加入了幾場偉大的戰鬥 (9-4) VS. Niklas Backstrom (10-2)
重量級主卡布特: Kiefer Crosbie (1-0) VS. Conor Riordan (登場)
重量級主卡布特: Nathan Jones (9-5) VS. Walter Gahadza (16-0)
