Following an amicable agreement to settle the litigation between the two parties, the always entertaining and exciting Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is returning to Bellator.
Bellator MMA is thrilled to have “Rampage,” one of the most recognizable fighters in the history of the sport, joining a very competitive light heavyweight division featuring champion Liam McGeary, Phil Davis, King Mo, Tito Ortiz, Emanuel Newton, Linton Vassell among others.
Santa Monica (February 6, 2015) - Bellator MMA ukumemezela ukusayinwa Chris “The Crippler” Leben (22-11) ukuze multi engu-an okukhethekile, multi-impi inkontileka. The former World Extreme Cagefighting Middleweight World Champion has fought professionally since 2002, and holds the record for most fights in the UFC at 185-pounds (22).
Since taking a break from the sport in 2014, Leben has resided in San Diego, Calif. and served as a coach at Victory MMA & Fitness. Known for his tendency to put on an exciting show each and every time he enters the cage, Leben was a member of the inaugural cast of “The Ultimate Fighter” alongside fellow Bellator MMA competitors Stephan Bonnar futhi Josh Koscheck. The 35-year-old has fought elite talent throughout his mixed martial arts tenure, against names the likes of: Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, Brian Stann, Michael Bisping, Patrick Cote, Mark Munoz, and Bellator MMA’s own Alessio Sakara.
“If I were to draw up the prototypical Bellator MMA competitor, there would be parts of Chris [Leben] in there,"Bellator MMA uMengameli Scott Coker wathi. “The guy has never had a boring fight and as I’ve said from day one, we’re going to continue to grow from the ground up and buy from the top down. I know that Chris still has a lot of fight left in him and I’m excited to see him fight We are hoping to see his Bellator debut this Spring.”
“Focusing on just coaching at Victory MMA has been amazing, but recently, I started to get the itch to compete again,” Leben said. “So I extended an olive branch to the people at Bellator and here I am. Ngingumfana shape enkulu, I love the possible matchups this roster has to offer and I’m ready to show the world why they call me ‘The Crippler.’”
Leben joins a budding roster of Bellator MMA talent, with recent signings that include: Benson Henderson, I-Anastasia Yankova, Lena Ovchynnikova, futhi Sergei Kharitonov.
It has yet to be determined what weight class Leben will compete at, but when asked what division he hopes to settle in, Leben made it clear: “I’ll go wherever the big fights are.”
Kevin MacDonald is one of the most knowledgeable and professional referees in Mixed Martial Arts. Just last Sunday he was the third man in the cage for three fights on the UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz card. Our interview covers a wide range of topics, from rule and weight class changes on the horizon to a few behind-the-scenes glimpses into the UFC’s operations. Psychic Tom Padgett and Rabble Rousin’ Rich Bergeron also recap the past week’s combat sports events (including Szpilka vs. Wilder and Cruz vs. Dillashaw) and preview the next UFC event headlined by Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader.
Santa Monica, Calif. (January 12, 2016) - Ryan Couture (10-3) abayobhekana Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7) during the main card of "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich " ngoJanuwari 29 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.
Bellator officials previously announced two welterweight attractions featuring a main event pitting British slugger UPawulu "Semtex" Daley (37-13-2) ngokumelene Andy Uhrich (11-5) and a rematch featuring Paul Bradley (22-6, 2 NC) ngokumelene 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) futhi Tony Johnson (9-2).
Ngaphezu kwalokho, the preliminary portion of the card has been completed, ngezindaba ukuthi Matt Perez (1-1) ziyohlangana Eugene Cancino, Nick Bustamante (3-0) liba Salvador Becerra (4-2), Jermaine McDermott (1-0) ukulwa Eric Huggins (1-0) futhi John Paul Elias (3-0) Uyoba action.
"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. CT, kanti izikhathi zokudakwa sokuqulwa kwecala kuyobe usakaze bukhoma ku Bellator.com futhi I Bellator Mobile App at 5 p.m. PT. Amathikithi umcimbi uqale at kuphela $25 and are on sale now at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Okwamanje shí ezine-mpi ngokuwina streak, kuhlanganise imincintiswano ezimbili zokuqala kanye Bellator MMA, Couture will look to start off 2016 on the right foot. Indodana MMA legend Randy Couture, yangaphambili Strikeforce esincintisana iqede yonke kwi esesikhulume ngazo nge ezingemuva-naked binda ukuzithoba. Couture was slated to compete at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," but his opponent missed weight by more than 16 amakhilogremu.
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.
Qedela "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 Isici uHlelo Bout: Ryan Couture (10-3) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (14-7)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Isici Bout: Raphael Butler (9-1) vs. Tony Johnson (9-2)
IKhadi Preliminary:
Bellator MMA featherweight Isici Bout: Mark Dickman (10-2) vs. Thomas Diagne (5-5-1)
UBellator MMA Flyweight Bout Bout: Ilima Macfarlane (2-0) vs. Amber Tackett (1-1)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Isici Bout: Javy Ayala (8-4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (9-6)
Bellator MMA featherweight Isici Bout: Anthony Avila (12-4) vs. John Reedy (11-6)
Bellator MMA featherweight Isici Bout: Art Arcienega (14-5) vs. Justin Smitley (9-7
Bellator MMA Welterweight Isici Bout: Mason Fowler (2-0) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Paul Ruiz (6-2) vs. Josh San Diego (5-1)
UBellator MMA Flyweight Bout Bout: Matt Perez (1-1) vs. Eugene Cancino (DEBUT)
Bellator MMA featherweight Isici Bout: Nick Bustamante (3-0) vs. Salvador Becerra (4-2)
IBellator MMA Light Heavyweight Bout Bout: John Paul Elias (3-0) vs. TBA
IBellator MMA Light Heavyweight Bout Bout: Jermaine McDermott (1-0) vs. Eric Huggins (1-0)
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TORONTO (December 9, 2015) — Fight Network, UNdunankulu wezwe 24/7 isiteshi sethelevishini abazinikezele ukuqedela izindaba combat yezemidlalo, iyindawo for bukhoma UFC impi ngesonto pre and post-mpi Ukusabalala, kuhlanganise ikhadi bukhoma main for UFC Fight Night™: Namajunas vs. Dealer kanye prelims bukhoma for The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber, kokubili angabiki kuphela Canada. Fight Network okwamanje iyatholakala khulula preview on yezinkampani kakhulu kulo lonke elaseCanada ngenyanga ka December.
Konke ukhahlela off ngoLwesithathu, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. ET nge isethulo bukhoma we UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor pre-mpi press conference kusukela Las Vegas.
NgoLwesine, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m. KANYE, Yilwa Network presents siphilele nesisindo-ins ngoba The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber, njengoba headliners Frankie Edgar futhi Chad Mendes enika isikali ngaphambi ebalulekile featherweight Yimpi yabo.
Kamuva ngesikhathi 9 p.m. KANYE, Fight Network presents live pre-show ngoba UFC Fight Night™: Namajunas vs. Dealer, eliholela bukhoma ikhadi main at 10 p.m. KANYE kuphela in Canada. In the umcimbi main, Ungenzi. 3-Olwa abesifazane zibalwa sika strawweight Rose Namajunas (4-2) izimpi olugubhayo superstar and No. 7-zibalwa Paige VanZant. (6-1). In the co-feature, Ungenzi. 14-zibalwa veteran engasindi Jim Miller(25-6, 1NC) ubukeka ukuqhubeka ukunyukela up rankings ngokumelene The Ultimate Fighter Live winnerMichael Church (12-2). Ukuqoqa out ikhadi, wabonakala kakhulu ingalandela engasindi Sage Northcutt(6-0) uzama ukugcina irekhodi lakhe ephelele abephule ngokumelene Cody Pfister (12-4-1), kanti Ezingakanqotshwa eCanadaUltimate Fighter Nations middleweight winner Elias Theodorou (11-0) Ubhekene test wakhe ezinzima yimanje ngokumelene Brazilian Thiago “Sledgehammer” Santos (11-3). Fight Network uyophinde televise the live post-mpi press conference, lapho uqala ngokushesha emva umcimbi uphetha.
On Friday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. KANYE, the UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor nesisindo-ins uzobe isiqephu bukhoma kusukela Las Vegas kanye Jose Aldo futhi Conor McGregor uya ubuso nobuso ngesinye isikhathi sokugcina ngaphambiNgoMgqibelo Ukungqubuzana for the ongenambangi UFC featherweight ubuqhawe blockbuster.
Ngokushesha kulandela live nesisindo-ins, Fight Network presents live pre-show ngoba The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber at 7 p.m. KANYE, lapho ukhonza njengelungu nomthofu-in to theprelims bukhoma at 8 p.m. KANYE kuphela in Canada. Ikhadi main kuyobe baveze at 10 p.m. KANYE on TSN1 and TSN5. Prelims afakiwe zihlanganisa heavyweights Gabriel Gonzaga (16-10) vs. Konstantin Erokhin (9-2), featherweights Tatsuya Kawajiri (34-8-2) vs. Jason Knight (16-1) futhi flyweights Joby Sanchez(7-1) vs. Geane Herrera (8-1). Fight Network uyophinde televise the live post-mpi press conference, lapho uqala ngokushesha emva umcimbi uphetha.
The ezimatasa mpi ngesonto efika emvuthwandaba on Saturday, Dec. 12. At 2 p.m. KANYE, Fight Network presents i Encore of UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor kusukela July 2015, enezihloko Conor McGregor'S ukusebenza sikhumbuleke ngokumelene Chad Mendes wasithatha wesikhashana UFC featherweight isihloko, plus ukhetho phezulu for “Fight of the Year” phakathi Robbie Lawler futhi Rory MacDonald ngoba UFC welterweight isihloko. Lo mcimbi kabanzi ubhekwa njengomunye the best in emlandweni yokukhangisa.
At 7 p.m. KANYE, Fight Network presents live pre-show ngoba UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor, okuyinto izici izibonisi kuqala, izibikezelo kanye nokuhlaziywa for the umcimbi, kanye on-the-scene imibiko evela Las Vegas. Ngokushesha kulandela ukusakaza pay-per-view, Fight Network presents live post-showcishe 1 a.m. KANYE, okuhlanganisa amaphuzu avelele, ukusabela kanye live post-mpi press conference kusukela Las Vegas.
Zonke pre and post-mpi imibukiso kuzobandakanya izingxoxo okukhethekile Abahlaziyi Fight Network JohnRamdeen futhi Robin Black on-site e Las Vegas, plus imibiko kanye nokuhlaziywa kusukela Fight Network Studios in Toronto. Canadian exubile karate iphayona futhi osele anesikhathi eside noliphayona UFC veteran Sam Stout izoba-studio for the UFC bukhoma 194 pre and post-mpi imibukiso.
Angabiki isonto lonke, ukubamba ihora elilodwa UFC Kushunyekwe: Aldo vs. McGregor ekhethekile, i-ukufinyelela wonke, ngemuva-the-izigcawu ukubheka izimpilo kanye nokuqeqeshwa amakamu fighters ezine elite eziholela UFC omkhulu 194 umcimbi in Las Vegas. Imibiko engeziwe netimphawu air nsuku zonke in Fight News Now. Zonke airings ahlelwe at www.fightnetwork.com.
Ngaphezu zonke izenzakalo bukhoma, Fight Network iyindawo okuqukethwe UFC umtapo, specials and chungechunge, okubala UFC Unleashed, UFC Now, UFC Ultimate Insider futhi Classic UFC PPV izenzakalo.
Lokhu Sunday, Dec. 13 at 9 p.m. KANYE, ukubamba Encore isethulo egcwele UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfortkusukela February 2011 in Las Vegas, enezihloko a obekulindelekile kakhulu middleweight isihloko Yimpi ephakathi ke-torchbearer Anderson Silva futhi No. 1 Olwa Vitor Belfort, okuningi Forrest Griffinvs. Franklin Rich futhi Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader.
Ukuze uthole uhlu full of ukusakaza isimiso Fight Network, sicela uvakashele www.fightnetwork.com, silandele on Twitterfightnet, uba ngumlandeli ku-Facebook ahambele us on Instagramfightnet.
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TORONTO (November 26, 2015) — Fight Network, UNdunankulu wezwe 24/7 isiteshi sethelevishini abazinikezele ukuqedela izindaba combat yezemidlalo, presents esixoxa kabanzi UFC Fight Night™: Henderson vs. Masvidal lokhu Saturday, November 28 kusukela Olympic Gymnastics Arena e Seoul, Iningizimu Korea.
Yilwa Network kuyobe baveze le aphile UFC Fight Night™: Henderson vs. Masvidal ikhadi main kuphela Canada at 8 a.m. KANYE. Encores kuyobe baveze in emini at 9 p.m. KANYE futhi 10 p.m. PT ngoba ababukeli on the West Coast.
In the umcimbi main, zangaphambili UFC iqhawe engasindi Benson Henderson (22-5) uhlose win yakhe yesibili ngqo 170 amakhilogremu okuphambene nomakadebona empini-ihlolwe Jorge Masvidal (29-9). Local welterweight superstar Dong Hyun Kim (20-3-1, 1NC) competes in the co-feature against late replacement Dominic Waters (9-3). Ukuqoqa out ikhadi main, Yoshihiro Akiyama (14-5, 2NC) ubuyele South Korea for the okokuqala kusukela 2007 for a welterweight matchup with undefeated grappling ace Alberto Mina (11-0), kanti alufakwa South Korean Knockout umculi Doo Ho Choi (12-1) looks to build on an impressive promotional debut last November when he faces off with fellow featherweight Sam Sicilia (15-5), ephethe ezimbili-mpi ngokuwina streak singene iziqubu.
NgoLwesine, Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. KANYE, Fight Network iqala a ihora elilodwa UFC® Fight Night Seoul Oku-Show, okuyinto izici izibonisi kuqala, izibikezelo kanye nokuhlaziywa for the umcimbi, futhi ukhonza njengelungu nomthofu-in to the prelims bukhoma.
Ngaphezu zonke izenzakalo bukhoma, Fight Network iyindawo okuqukethwe UFC umtapo, specials and chungechunge, okubala UFC Unleashed, UFC Now, UFC Ultimate Insider futhi Classic UFC PPV izenzakalo.
Lokhu Sunday, Nov. 29 at 9 p.m. KANYE, ukubamba Encore isethulo egcwele UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez kusukela October 2010 e Anaheim, Calif., headlined by a showdown between champion Brock Lesnar futhi inselele UKhayini Velasquez ngoba UFC ubuqhawe sosondonzima, okuningi Jake Shields kwenza UFC DEBUT yakhe emelene Martin Kampmann, The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Diego Sanchez ishayisa Paulo Thiago, iphayona Tito Ortiz itholene phezulu namabutho Umfundi zangaphambili Matt Hamill,futhi Brendan Schaub izimpi Gabriel Gonzaga in action wesibhakela.
Ikhadi egcwele UFC Fight Night™: Henderson vs. Masvidal kuhlanganisa:
IKhadi Main (Phila on Fight Network, 8 a.m. KANYE):
-Benson Henderson (22-5) vs. Jorge Masvidal (29-9) -Dong Hyun Kim (20-3-1, 1NC) vs. Dominic Waters (9-3) -Yoshihiro Akiyama (14-5, 2NC) vs. Alberto Mina (11-0) -Doo Ho Choi (12-1) vs. Sam Sicilia (15-5) IKhadi Preliminary (Phila on UFC Fight Pass, 5 a.m. KANYE):
-Dongi Yang (12-3) vs. Jake Collier (9-2) -Yui Chul Nam (18-5-1) vs. Mike De La Torre (13-5, 1NC) -Tae Hyun Bang (17-9) vs. Leo Kuntz (17-2-1) -Seohee Ham (15-6) vs. Cortney Casey (4-2) -Yao Zhikui (2-3) vs. UFreddy Serrano (2-0) -Ning Guangyou (6-2-1) vs. Marco Beltrán (6-4) -Dominique Steele (13-6) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (13-6) Ukuze uthole uhlu full of ukusakaza isimiso Fight Network, sicela uvakashele www.fightnetwork.com, silandele on Twitterfightnet, uba ngumlandeli ku-Facebook ahambele us on Instagramfightnet.
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Lewiston, Maine (November 18, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA” lokhu Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. The fight promotion announced earlier today that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight Tim “The iqaba” Boetsch (18-9) would be the guest of honor at the event. It was further announced that Boetsch will be available to meet fans in attendance and sign autographs from 6:00 to 7:00 pmngaphambi impi yokuqala.
Boetsch ungowokuzalwa of Lincolnville, Maine. He is a lifelong wrestler, having won four state championships while attending Camden Hills Regional High School. Boetsch was inducted into the Maine Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012. After high school, Boetsch wayeqhubeka ezidla Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania lapho iziqu nge degree in lwezobulungiswa.
He is currently in his second stint with the UFC. Boetsch holds victories over many of the sport’s biggest names like Kendall Grove (22-15), Brad Tavares (13-4) futhi Yushin Okami (30-10) just to name a few. Iningi muva, yena isihloko esikhulu “UFC Fight Night 68” e New Orleans, Louisiana ngokumelene Dan Henderson (31-14). Boetsch is scheduled to face Ed Herman (23-11) at “UFC Fight Night 81” onJanuary 17, 2016 e Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently training with fellow UFC veteran Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis at Davis’ Team indawo Irish e Brewer, Maine belungiselela iziqubu oluzayo.
“Ejabule kakhulu ukuba asekelayo Maine MMA,” kubabaza Boetsch of ukubukeka kwakhe oluzayo ngesikhathi NEF XX. “Uma sibheka phambili ukubukela ikhadi egcwele ukulwa ezinkulu nokuhlangana zonke abalandeli ukuthi baphume ukubona i show ethokozisayo!”
"Bengilokhu ukubukela Tim ukuncintisana njengoba wrestling futhi exubile amasosha artist ngoba cishe 20 Eminyakeni,"Washo NEF co-umnikazi futhi wabantu Math Peterson. "Ngabukela kuye ukuqinisa igalelo lakhe ku Maine amateur ekubambaneni ngokuwina esikoleni esiphakeme isimo Imiqhudelwano ezine by wajabula naye phezu njengoba walwa ephikelele ekubeni munye nowayengomunye wamadoda baddest on the iplanethi Championship Ultimate Fighting. Tim, kanye Marcus Davis, Mike Brown and Tim Sylvia, kwenza up the eNtabeni Rushmore of Maine MMA futhi kuyoba njengelungelo ukuba naye futhi Marcus kokubili ababekhona ngesikhathi 20th isitolimende of New England Ulwa ngoNovemba 21st."
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA,” senzeka ngoMgqibelo, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Amathikithi for “NEF XX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manje www.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
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