Tom, Rich and Tony recap the major combat sports events from last week, including a major heavyweight showdown between Deontay Wilder and Gerald Washington, a successful title defense by Liam McGeary last Friday at a Dublin, Ireland Bellator show, and a superb comeback by Jarrett Hurd over Tony Harrison. We also look forward to the inaugural women’s featherweight title bout in Bellator tomorrow night and a star-studded UFC 209 fight card including two of the most anticipated co-main events in recent UFC history. Stephen Thompson gets his rematch with UFC Welterweight Champ Tyron Woodley in the main event while Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson fight for a shot to face Conor McGregor for the lightweight title in the co-main event. We also discuss GSP’s comeback fight against Michael Bisping, a transgender female on her way to becoming a male winning a Texas women’s wrestling title, and Muhammad Ali’s son being detained at a Florida airport in early February. Check out our first Full FNU Combat Sports Show hosted on YouTube:
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Maurice Hooker vs. Juan Pablo Lopez Added to Cotto-Kirkland Undercard
Reigning NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (20-0-3, 14 Kos) will face Mexican knockout specialist Juan Pablo “Che Che” Lopez (29-3, 24 Kos) in a 10-round champion defense on the freeview undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland “The Return” on Laupäev, Veebruar 25 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
It comes as no surprise the Dallas-native was on hand when Roc Nation Sports, Miguel Cotto Promotions and the Dallas Cowboys organization officially announced the event in December at the team’s newly minted World Corporate Headquarters.
Piletid hinnaga $304, $204, $154, $104, $79, $54 ja $29 ei sisalda kohaldatav teenustasud ja maksud, on müügil nüüd ja kättesaadavad kõigile Ticket kohad, Internetis aadressil Ticketmaster.com, tasuta telefonil (800) 745-3000 and the AT&T Stadium box office.
Maurice Hooker and Roc Nation Sports confirmed the card today on their social media handles.
MAURICE HOOKER TWITTER: https://twitter.com/mightymohooker/status/819578558905548800
MAURICE HOOKER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/p/BPK6oL5DCib/?taken-by=mauricemightymohooker
ROC NATION TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RocNation/status/819580458216411136
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Photo Credit: Stacey Verbeek
Former world title challenger Jerry Belmontes officially retires
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FIVE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION MIGUEL COTTO VS. JAMES KIRKLAND SHOWDOWN SET FOR SATURDAY, Veebruar 25 AT FORD CENTER AT THE STAR IN FRISCO, TEXAS
PRESENTED LIVE BY HBO PAY-PER-VIEW®
NEW YORK, NY (Detsember 19, 2016) – Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions are pleased to announce that Five-Time World Champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 Kos) naaseb sõrmus Laupäev, Veebruar 25, 2017 kui ta võtab James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (32-2, 28 Kos) at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Coming off respective losses to Canelo Alvarez, both fighters will be seeking redemption in a 12-round junior middleweight showdown. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 Pärastlõunal. JA/6:00 Pärastlõunal. PT.
Cotto and Kirkland will join Roc Nation Sports and the Dallas Cowboys organization on Monday, Detsember 19, 2016 juures 12:00 Pärastlõunal. CT for a press conference at Ford Center at The Star to officially announce the fight. This will be the first event of its kind to be held at the state-of-the-art, 510,000 square foot indoor athletic facility shared by the Dallas Cowboys, the City of Frisco, and Frisco ISD’s high schools. Ford Center at The Star is also the home to the Dallas Cowboys Football World Corporate Headquarters.
Piletid hinnaga $304, $204, $154, $104, $79, $54 ja $29 ei sisalda kohaldatav teenustasud ja maksud, lähevad müüki Neljapäev, Detsember. 22, 2016 juures 10:00 a.m. local time and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, Internetis aadressil Ticketmaster.com, tasuta telefonil (800) 745-3000 and the AT&T Stadium box office.
“I’m excited to return to the ring and put on a great show. I can’t wait to start training camp and get ready for February 25,” said Five-Time World Champion Miguel Cotto. “Fighting inside the beautiful Ford Center, Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboy’s newest creation, and headlining the first ever boxing event there pumps me with a lot of enthusiasm and energy.”
“I’m very excited to get back into the ring against a legend like Miguel Cotto. I’m going to train like never before so I can show the world that the old James Kirkland is back,” said James Kirkland. “You know the fight will be exciting while it lasts. Veebruar 25 can’t come soon enough.”
“Miguel Cotto is back and ready to put on an exciting show against the always tough James Kirkland,"Ütles Hector Soto, Asepresident Miguel Cotto Promotions. “We can’t wait to see Miguel back in the ring on Veebruar 25 on HBO Pay-Per-View.”
“On behalf of Roc Nation Sports, we are so thrilled about Miguel Cotto’s return to the ring and to bring the first public event to Ford Center at The Star,” said Michael Yormark, Roc Nation President & Chief of Branding and Strategy. “This will undoubtedly be a historic event with an exciting, all-action bout in store for the fans in Frisco and all of North Texas along with those watching from home on HBO Pay-Per-View.”
“We are excited to host an incredible matchup for the very first boxing match here at Ford Center at The Star,” said Jerry Jones, Dallas Cowboys Owner, President and General Manager. “This venue was designed with the idea of versatility in mind, and we expect a great crowd in Frisco, Texas to experience a world class fight between Miguel Cotto and James Kirkland.”
“Throughout his brilliant ring career, Miguel Cotto has never backed down from a challenge and on Veebruar 25 he takes on a dangerous knockout specialist in James Kirkland,” said Tony Walker, Asepresident, HBO Pay-Per-View. “Fans watching live in Frisco and those tuning in on pay-per-view should not blink in what should be an all-action slugfest.”
Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 Kos) is a former WBC and Ring Magazine middleweight world champion and the first native of Puerto Rico to become world champion in four different weight classes. He previously held the WBO junior welterweight world title, the WBA welterweight world title, the WBO welterweight world title and the WBA super welterweight world title. He also represented Puerto Rico in the 2000 Sydney olümpiamängudel, Austraalia. Cotto has competed in 24 maailmameistrivõistluste võitlused, - 19-5 koos 16 knockouts in those bouts. In Puerto Rico, he is hailed as a national hero and the successor of Felix “Tito” Trinidad as the island’s most revered boxer. Cotto is one of the biggest gate attractions in boxing and one of the largest pay-per-view draws among active fighters. Juunis 2014, Cotto made history in his first fight as a middleweight by dominating Argentine southpaw and defending WBC and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion Sergio “Imestama” Martinez. He is trained by legendary Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach and has fought some of the biggest names in the sport including Floyd “Raha” Mayweather and Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. Cotto owns his own boxing promotional company in Puerto Rico, Miguel Cotto Promotions, and presides over his charity La Fundación El Ángel de Miguel Cotto, a non-profit organization dedicated to combatting childhood obesity. Märtsis 2015, Cotto and Roc Nation Sports announced that they had entered into a partnership that includes a co-promotional agreement with Miguel Cotto Promotions to promote Cotto’s fights. Juunil 6, 2015, Cotto defended his WBC, Ring Magazine and lineal middleweight world championships against former two-time World Champion Daniel Geale at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Cotto scored a thunderous knockdown early in the fourth round before finishing matters with a second knockdown midway through the round, which left Geale unable to continue. November 21, 2015, Cotto cemented his status as one of the biggest pay-per-view draws among active fighters in his much anticipated mega-fight against Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, despite going the distance for a twelve-round unanimous decision loss. The hard-fought bout has been dubbed as the biggest fight in the history of the famed Puerto Rico vs. Mexico boxing rivalry. The Five-Time World Champion is eager to return to the ring against James Kirkland on Veebruar 25.
A Texas titan, representing the city of Austin, 32-year-old southpaw James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (32-2, 28 Kos) has built his reputation with explosive power. His fists have accounted for 28 knockout victories over the course of his nearly 14-year professional career. A former NABO and WBC Continental Americas Champion, Kirkland bounced back from his lone defeat against Nobuhiro Ishida in 2011 with five consecutive wins, four coming by way of knockout. Kirkland has defeated Brian Vera, Alfredo “Perro” Angulo and Carlos “King” Molina and handed Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia his first professional loss by way of a punishing sixth round technical knockout, prior to taking the stage for a 12-round super welterweight war with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on May 9, 2015 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.
Cotto vs. Kirkland is a 12-round junior middleweight fight presented by Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions and Ford Center at The Star, ja sponsoreerib Corona Extra.
Lisainformatsiooni, külasta www.throneboxing.com. Follow Roc Nation on Twitter @rocnation and Instagram @rocnationsports and on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/RocNation.
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Kenya Miranda reklaamdebüüdi esialgne toiming lisati „Bellator 161”
Mark Dickman-Daniel Pineda komplekt sulekaalu kokkupõrke jaoks & Keskmised kaalud Gregory Babene-'kiko’ Prantsusmaa valmis lahinguks septembris 16
Santa Monica, CALIF (August 30, 2016) - Naissoost kärbsevööd Piting Keenia Miranda (2-2) Emily ducote vastu (3-1) on lisatud esialgsele osale “Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson,”Mis toimub septembril 16 Cedari pargis asuvas H-E-B keskuses, Texas.
Veel, sulgede kaalud Mark Dickman (11-2) ja Daniel Pineda (21-12) on Gregory Babene ajal nõustunud selle välja libistama (17-11-1) ja Francisco “Kiko” Prantsusmaa (13-4-1) Väljake keskmise raskusega löögis, mida kajastatakse ka bellator.com-tremeeritud esialgsel kaardil.
Võitlused liituvad raskekaalu põhiturniiriga, millega Cheick Kongo (24-10-2) Tony Johnsoni vastu (10-2) ja bantamweight showdown piting Joe Warren (13-5) Sirwan Kakai vastu (12-4). Veel, Kerge funktsioonivõitlus, kus on Derek Campos (16-6) Djamil Chani vastu (12-2) ja naissoost lendkaalu lahing Anastasia Yankova vahel (3-0) ja Veta Arteaga (2-0) toob esile ka elektri põhikaardi.
"Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson ”eetris ja tasuta Spike'is aadressil 9 Pärastlõunal. ET / 8 Öösel. CT. Piletid korral alustada vaid $25 ja seda saab osta saidilt bellator.com, Ticket, või H-E-B keskus Cedar Parki piletikassas.
Juures 28, Miranda teeb septembris puuri astudes oma Bellator MMA debüüdi 16. Pärast oma karjääri algust 2014, Miranda on salvestanud paar võitu, mõlemad tulid vastase Natalia Cristina Silva arvelt. Oma karjääri esimeses võitu, Brasiilia väljavaade lõpetas oma väljakutsuja teise vooru väljalülitusega ja jälgis muljetavaldavat esinemist sama suurepärase esimese ümmarguse tagumise alasti õhuklapiga. Belo Horizonte põliselanik, Brasiilia, Miranda otsib tõestama, et kuulub oma maailma parimatega, kui ta kohtub oma Bellatoriga 161: Kongo vs. Johnsoni vastane.
Ducote puhkes Bellator MMA stseenile pärast Bruna Vargase teise ringi tagumist alasti õhuklapi viimistlust “Bellator 159: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo. ” Võit teenis 23-aastase Oklahoma põliselaniku eksklusiivse lepingu Scott Cokeri juhitud edutamisega, ja oli tema kolmas sirge võit aastal 2016 Pärast oma noore segavõitluskunstide karjääri avamängu loobumist. Treenige Ameerika tippmeeskonna sidusettevõttest OKC -s, “Gordinha” ootab hoogu jätkumist, kui ta võtab septembris veel ühe Brasiilia parima väljavaate 16.
32-aastaselt, Dickman on vaikselt roninud ridadesse kui ühele MMA järjepidevamatele sulgedele. Pärast oma karjääri algust 5-0, Las Vegase põliselanik jätkas oma kuuma algust, Oma esimesest üheksas võidukas 10 otsad. Knockouti kunstnik teeb oma teise esinemise Bellator MMA vihmavarju all, Pärast Thomas Diagvia jõhkra kolmanda vooru lüüasaamist lüüasaamist “Bellator 154: Davis vs. Kuningas Mo. ” Tema oma 11 professionaalsed võidud, seitse on tulnud Ko -ga, kirjavahemikud kolme esimese vooru viimistlusega. “Tiikne” siseneb sellesse võitlusse, võites oma seitsmest seitsmest löögist kuus ja tema kahest viimasest kahest, Kui ta üritab oma karjääri koguarvu lisada ja jääda pärast Bellator MMA ringrajaga liitumist.
Kõige paremini tuntud kui esitamise spetsialist, 30-aastane Pineda on veetnud aega nii mitme kohaliku reklaami kui ka UFC-ga oma 33-kakskursuse ajal. Hüüdnimega “Pit,”Pineda siseneb puuri, kui võitis oma viimasest neljast löögist kolm ja võimaluse teenida oma esimene võit pärast Bellator MMA Frayga liitumist. Tervitus Houstonist, Pinedal on kodulinn Edge oma vastase kohal, kuna Scott Cokeri juhitud edutamine viib oma andeka nimekirja Cedar Parki ja H-E-B keskusesse esimest korda. Tagasi tutvumine 2012, Kõik tema viimased kuus võitu on tulnud esitamise kaudu, kui viis neist esineb avamisvoorus. Väärib märkimist, et kõik 21 Pineda võitudest on tulnud väljalülitamise või esitamise kaudu.
Pariisist pärit, Prantsusmaa, 29-Võitlusveteran Babene teeb oma teise esinemise Bellator MMA riba all. 32-aastane “tera” tõusis selle aasta alguses oma reklaambüüdil võidukalt, Kui ta alistas Brandon Farrani esimese ümmarguse tagumise alasti õhuklapi esitamisega “Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Sparta. ” Prantsuse keskkaal on kogunud 17 Karjäär võidab siiani, 14 millest on tulnud väljalülitamise või esitamise kaudu. Babene seisab silmitsi oma karjääri ühe kangekaima testiga, Kui ta valmistub silmitsi tõusva keskkaalu “Kiko” Prantsusmaaga.
Prantsusmaa võitleb Bellator MMA juhtimisel kolmandat korda, Pärast Bellatori debüüdi võidu saamist Ben Reiteri üle “Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef. ” 33-aastane hüüdnimega “Kiko” teeb ka oma 19. üldise esinemise puuris, kuhu ta on kogunenud 13 võidab professionaal; 12 millest on tulnud esitamise teel. Gilbert, Arizona põliselanik sõidab praegu kuuma vöödiga, väites võitu kuues tema viimasest kaheksast võitlusest (sealhulgas üks viik). Veteranide esitamise spetsialist on käed täis, Kui ta valmistub sisenema vaenlase territooriumile ja väljakutse Babene'ile oma koduriigis Texases 16. septembril.
Uuendatud "Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson ”põhikaart:
Raskekaalu põhiturniir: Cheick Kongo (24-10-2) vs. Tony Johnson (10-2)
Bantamweight funktsioonide löök: Joe Warren (13-5) vs. Sirwan Kakai (12-4)
Kärbekaalu funktsioon: Anastasia Yankova (3-0) vs. VeTa Arteaga (2-0)
Kerge funktsiooni löök: Derek väljad (16-6) vs. Djamil Chan (12-2)
Bellator.com-i vooderdatud esialgne kaart:
Kärbsekaalu esialgne löök: Kenya Miranda (2-2) vs. Emily Ducote (3-1)
Sulekaalu esialgne löök: Mark Dickman (11-2) vs. Daniel Pineda (21-12)
Keskmine kaal esialgne löök: Gregory Babene (17-11-1) vs. Francisco Prantsusmaa (13-4-1)
Umbes Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA on juhtiv Mixed Martial Arts organisatsiooni featuring paljud parimad võitlejad maailmas. Juhendaja veteran võitlus edendaja Scott Coker, Bellator on saadaval peaaegu 400 miljonis kodus kogu maailmas üle 120 riigid. USA, Bellator saab näha Spike, MMA televisiooni juht. Bellator MMA koosneb juhtkonda, mis sisaldab top tööstuse spetsialistid televisiooni tootmise, live sündmus orkestreerimisele, fighter areng / suhted, saal hanke, sponsorlus loomine / arendamine, rahvusvahelise litsentseerimise, turundus, reklaam, avalikustamise ja komisjoni suhteid. Bellator asub Santa Monica, California ja kuulub meelelahutus hiiglane Viacom, koduks maailma juhtiv meelelahutuse marki, et ühendada publiku kaudu kaalukaid sisu üle televisiooni, kinos, Interneti ja mobiiltelefoni platvormid.
Umbes Spike:
Spikeis on saadaval aastal 98.7 miljonisse kodusse ja on jaotus Viacom Meedia Networks. Üksuse Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Meedia Networks on üks maailma juhtivaid loojad programmeerimine ja sisu üle kogu meedia platvormidel. Spike'i Interneti-aadress on www.spike.com ning minutite ja arhiivi ajakirjanduse teabe ja fotode jaoks, Külastage Spike'i pressisaiti aadressil http://www.spike.com/press. Jälgige meid Twitteris @SPIKEVPR, et saada uusimat uudiste värskenduste jagamist, behind-the-scenes infot ja pilte.
EVERYTHING’S BIGGER IN TEXAS: HEAVYWEIGHTS CHEICK KONGO AND TONY JOHNSON HEADLINE ‘BELLATOR 161’
NEWLY ANNOUNCED EVENT TAKES PLACE September 16 AT H-E-B CENTER AT CEDAR PARK, TEXAS
Santa Monica, CALIF (Juuli, 22) – Bellator MMA is heading back to the “Lone Star State,” where a heavyweight bout pitting Cheick Kongo(24-10-2) vastu Tony Johnson (10-2) will serve as the main event of "Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson," mis toimub September 16 Cedari pargis asuvas H-E-B keskuses, Texas, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE.
The Scott Coker-led promotion will be holding its first-ever event at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, which is just a short drive from Austin. Piletid "Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson” alates $25 can be purchased at Bellator.com, Ticket, or the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Box Office starting next Reede, Juuli 29 with an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale running the Kolmapäev ja Neljapäev prior. Täiendavad konkursid kuulutatakse välja lähinädalatel.
Pariisist pärit, Kongo will enter the cage for the ninth time under the direction of Bellator MMA and make his third consecutive appearance in a card’s main event. An 18-fight veteran of the UFC, Kongo hopes to add to his current two-fight winning streak and 6-2 mark since joining the Viacom-owned promotion back in 2013. Standing 6 jalg 4, Kongo will have a noticeable height advantage over his shorter opponent. With half of his 24 career wins coming by way of knockout, Kongo will also attempt to finish Johnson for the first time of his professional career.
A native of North Platte, Nebraska, Johnson has strung together an impressive streak of three straight victories, including two in a row since re-joining the Bellator MMA fray. After making his professional debut in 2008, the 30-year-old made his Bellator MMA debut with a unanimous decision win over Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis at “Bellator 46.” Since challenging current UFC Champion Daniel Cormier in 2010, Johnson has gone 6-1 with three knockout finishes, including noteworthy victories over Alexander Volkov and most recently Raphael Butler, jooksul"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” käesoleva aasta alguses.
Uuendatud "Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson ”põhikaart:
Bellator MMA raskekaalu põhiturniirile: Cheick Kongo (24-10-2) vs. Tony Johnson (10-2)
Olympic Gold Medalist Felix Diaz & Former World Champion Miguel Vazquez Meet in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 & FOX Deportes from The Dancehall in San Antonio On Saturday, Mai 28
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WBO Champion Amanda Serrano calls out IBF Champion Jennifer Han for a world title unification bout
Aprillil 22, 2016, history was made in Puerto Rico’s professional boxing, when a female boxing match was the featured bout of the evening, held in the city of Trujillo Alto, where the four-time world champion in three divisions, Amanda ‘The Real Deal’ Serrano ( 28-1-1, 21 KO poolt ) defeated the number 6th ranked, Edina ‘DNA’ Kiss of Budapest, Hungary by TKO in the fourth round.
Just a week later, IBF featherweight world champion, Jennifer Han of El Paso, Texas, was also in a main event match in front of her people from El Paso, and defeated Colombian, Calixta Silgado via unanimous decision in a ten round fight.
“I think the timing is perfect!” Amanda Serrano said, “We both come from recent fights, both of us scored victories and are uninjured and in great condition. Women’s boxing and our fans deserve to see who is the best featherweight in a unification bout”.
Han ( 14-3-1, 1 KO poolt ) has fought her last four fights in her hometown of El Paso, Texas.
“It’s funny because a few weeks ago I had my first fight in Puerto Rico, and have fought in the United States, Šveits, Argentina and Dominican Republic. True Champions often leave their comfort zone to prove they are the real deal in boxing. Ma olen alati valmis,” Said Serrano, who is the current WBO featherweight World Champion.
MARIO BARRIOS DOMINATES IN 2016 DEBUT
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MARIO BARRIOS TO FACE 500 ROUND VETERAN IN EDGAR GABEJAN
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