Press Release – The Maximum Fighting Championship is excited to announce the addition of a middleweight bout to the lineup for MFC 37: True Grit taking place on Friday, May 10 in Edmonton, Alberta. Hometown striker Chase “Deggy” Degenhardt (8-3) will face the toughest test of his career as he takes on former MFC title […]
Press Release – The Maximum Fighting Championship is excited to announce the addition of a middleweight bout to the lineup for MFC 37: True Grit taking place on Friday, May 10 in Edmonton, Alberta.
Hometown striker Chase “Deggy” Degenhardt (8-3) will face the toughest test of his career as he takes on former MFC title challenger “Smilen” Sam Alvey (19-5, 1 NC) on the main card airing live on AXS TV Fights from the Shaw Conference Centre beginning at 10 p.m. ET/8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT (check local listings for channel designation).
Degenhardt (Twitter: @ChaseDeggy) boasts six knockouts on his career resume, and is coming off a second-round stoppage of Chad Sherman on the undercard of MFC 35. The Edmonton, Alberta, product, who will ride a two-fight winning streak into the matchup, has notched notable victories over Dan Chambers and Chuck Pelc.
Meanwhile, Alvey will be looking to rebound following his narrow decision defeat to Elvis Mutapcic in their MFC world middleweight title bout at MFC 36. The 26-year-old, who trains in Temecula, California, came up just short in a hard-fought encounter against the reigning champ as the two went punch-for-punch in an action-packed stand-up battle.
Alvey (Twitter: @smilensam) has notched 11 wins by way of knockout and added a pair of victories by submission. His career is highlighted by a pair of four-fight winning streaks, and an impressive seven-fight run that included wins over Karl Amoussou and Jason Guida.
Alvey recently married “America’s Next Top Model” winner McKey Sullivan and the couple are expecting their first child.
The Degenhardt-Alvey matchup joins four other bouts already slated for the MFC 37 main card:
Chris Barnett (7-1) vs. Smealinho Rama (6-0), MFC heavyweight title
Ryan Benoit (6-1) vs. Anthony Birchak (9-1), bantamweight
Jason Zentgraf (7-1) vs. Luke Harris (9-2), middleweight
Kurt Southern (10-4) vs. Mukai Maromo (8-3), lightweight
An additional fight will be added shortly to round out the main card, and a full slate of preliminary bouts will be announced in the near future.
Tickets for MFC 37: True Grit are on sale now and available at www.ticketmaster.ca or by calling the MFC Ticket Hotline at (780) 504-2024.
Press Release – Temecula, CA. – The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from Temecula’s Pechanga Resort and Casino in preparation for Bellator MMA’s March 7th event, which will showcase the Featherweight and Middleweight Tournament Semifinals. Bellator MMA will take place at Pechanga Resort and Casino on Thursday, March 7th with the first fight taking […]
Season Eight Tournament Semifinalists Mike Richman (L) and Alexandre Bezerra (R) staredown at the weigh-ins
Press Release – Temecula, CA. – The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from Temecula’s Pechanga Resort and Casino in preparation for Bellator MMA’s March 7th event, which will showcase the Featherweight and Middleweight Tournament Semifinals.
Bellator MMA will take place at Pechanga Resort and Casino on Thursday, March 7th with the first fight taking place at 7 p.m. PST and streaming LIVE on Spike.com. The televised portion of the night will begin at 9 p.m. PST and will air LIVE on Spike TV.
The full results from the Bellator MMA weigh-in are below:
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bllator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator
About Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA is the world’s largest tournament based Mixed Martial Arts organization. Televised to nearly 500 Million homes worldwide in over 107 countries, Bellator’s majority owner is entertainment giant Viacom. In the United States, Bellator can be seen on Spike TV, the MMA television leader. With over 150 world-class athletes under contract, Bellator is home to many of the sport’s top mixed martial artists. Bellator’s founder & CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment executive with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator’s core philosophy is that title shots should be earned, not given. This belief gave rise to Bellator’s real sport, tournament-based format, which gives Bellator’s tournaments a true playoff feel that keeps the sport true and distances itself from the subjective side of fighting sports found in organizations that utilize a matchmaking/casting formula. Bellator MMA is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, live event orchestration, fighter development/relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Newport Beach, California.
About Spike TV:
Spike TV is available in 98.7 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks. A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV’s Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV’s press site at http://www.spike.com/press. Follow us on Twitter @spiketvpr for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.
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mun2 is the leading Hispanic cable network for young millennial adults 18-34. From reality to music, on-air to digital, mun2 creates original content that resonates across a multi-screen platform. Young, vibrant and unabashedly Latino, mun2 has a distribution to over 38 million households. The network is part of Telemundo Media, a division of NBCUniversal.
Press Release – Toronto, Canada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) brings the UFC® experience to fans in Montreal on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 with L’Experience UFC, a full day of publicand free events at complexe Desjardins in anticipation of UFC 158: ST-PIERRE vs. DIAZ at the Bell Centre on March 16. Fans can enjoy […]
Press Release – Toronto, Canada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) brings the UFC® experience to fans in Montreal on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 with L’Experience UFC, a full day of publicand free events at complexe Desjardins in anticipation of UFC 158: ST-PIERRE vs. DIAZ at the Bell Centre on March 16. Fans can enjoy UFC 158 open workouts, interactive games, special guest appearances and more.
Located in the heart of downtown Montreal, complexe Desjardins is a city within a city and is the largest building in the metropolitan area. The UFC will hold its open workouts in the Grande-Place and will showcase the best of the UFC welterweight division including five of the UFC’s Top 10 170-pounders. Hometown hero and reigning UFC® welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre (23-2), former STRIKEFORCE® champion Nick Diaz (27-8-1, fighting out of Stockton, California), former interim UFC® welterweight champion Carlos Condit (28-6, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.), power-punching wrestler and current No.1 ranked contender Johny Hendricks (14-1, fighting out of Dallas, Texas), former US Marine Jake Ellenberger (28-6, fighting out of Lake Forest, Calif. by way of Omaha, Neb.), former STRIKEFORCE® champion Nate Marquardt (35-11-2, fighting out of Denver, Colorado) and Montreal’s own Patrick Côté (19-8) will all participate.
In addition to UFC 158 open workouts, Firas Zahabi, renowned mixed martial arts (MMA) trainer and head coach of Georges St-Pierre, will lead a group of celebrity (non-MMA) athletes and contest winners in a one-hour workout inside the Octagon. Some of the participants include Montreal Alouettes Anthony Calvillo and Pat Lavoie, Olympians Bruny Surin, Marianne St. Gelais and Charles Hamelin, and former NHLers Georges Laracque, Mathieu Dandenault and Denis Gauthier.
L’Experience UFC also features a fun and interactive fan zone offering fans a chance to pose with a UFC belt. Spectators can test their skills with a punch strength machine, vertical jump test, pull-up bar and push-up station. Fans can also enjoy two autograph sessions. UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald (14-1), who trains out of Montreal’s Tristar Gym, will be on hand to sign autographs from 10-11 am, while former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes (46-9) will be on site from 3-4 pm.
Martial arts will be on display all day in the Grande-Place as students from Karaté Sunfuki Longueuil, a local karate school in Longueuil, will perform two karate demonstrations inside the Octagon.
Please see below for a full schedule of the day’s events on March 13 at complexe Desjardins.
8:00 a.m. Fan Zone Opens
10:00 a.m. Autograph Signing with UFC® Welterweight Rory MacDonald
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Karaté Sunfuki Longueuil Student Karate Demonstration
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. UFC® 158 Open Workouts
11:00-12:00 Condit & Ellenberger
12:00-1:00 Diaz & Hendricks
1:00-2:00 St-Pierre & Marquardt & Cote
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Autograph Signing with Former UFC® Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Karaté Sunfuki Longueuil Student Karate Demonstration
4:00 p.m. Celebrity MMA Seminar led by MMA Coach Firas Zahabi of Tristar Gym
6:00 p.m. Fan Zone Closes
*THIS EVENT IS COMPLETELY FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Tickets for UFC® 158: ST-PIERRE vs. DIAZ are on sale and priced at $600, $350, $250, $200, $165, $115 and $85. Tickets are available at the Bell Centre box office, by phone at (514) 790-2525 / 1-877-668-8269 or at www.evenko.ca.
UFC® 158 will be available live on Pay-Per-View on March 16 at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on Shaw Communications, Bell TV, Sasktel, Viewer’s Choice Canada and Indigo (French) for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition and $54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High Definition.
For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
About the Ultimate Fighting Championship®
Universally recognized for its action-packed, can’t-miss events that have sold out some of the biggest arenas and stadiums across the globe, the UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. Owned and operated by Zuffa,LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas and with offices in London, Toronto and Beijing, UFC produces more than 30 live events annually and is the largest pay-per-view event provider in the world. In 2012, the UFC burst into the mainstream with a landmark seven-year broadcast agreement with FOX Sports Media Group. The agreement includes four live events broadcast on the FOX networkannually, with additional fight cards and thousands of hours of programmingbroadcast on FOX properties FX and FUEL TV. This also includes the longest-running sports reality show on television, The Ultimate Fighter®, which airs on FX.
In addition to its reach on FOX, UFC programming is broadcast in over 145 countries, to nearly 800 million TV households worldwide, in 28 different languages. UFC content is also distributed commercially in the United States to bars and restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions, in English throughout Canada via Premium Sports Broadcasting Inc. and Australia via Main Event and in French throughout Quebec via Interbox. The UFC also connects with tens of millions of fans through its website, UFC.com, as well as social media sites Facebook and Twitter. UFC President Dana White is considered one of the most accessible and followed executives in sports, with nearly 2.4 million followers on Twitter. Ancillary UFC businesses include best-selling DVDs and video games, an internationally distributed magazine, UFC.TV offering live event broadcasts and video on demand around the world, a new franchise in development with EA, UFC GYM®, UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo® festivals, branded apparel and trading cards.
Press Release – Ken Shamrock flies over from Nevada in the United States for Saturday night’s show in Newcastle. UFC Hall of Famer, Shamrock, made his name also as a professional wrestler and stands among Mixed Martial Arts history’s brightest stars. He established his name in the early years of the sport through his rivalry […]
Ken Shamrock
Press Release – Ken Shamrock flies over from Nevada in the United States for Saturday night’s show in Newcastle. UFC Hall of Famer, Shamrock, made his name also as a professional wrestler and stands among Mixed Martial Arts history’s brightest stars. He established his name in the early years of the sport through his rivalry with Royce Gracie before going on to headline over 15 events in the UFC and Pride over the course of his career. Alongside his success in MMA, Shamrock also achieved championship success with the World Wrestling Federation and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, as well as achieving the following titles; NWA World Heavyweight, WWF Intercontinental, WWF Tag Team and WWF King of the Ring.
Shamrock said: “I’m thrilled to be coming over to commentate on BAMMA. There’s a lot of places we don’t get to see from our part of the world so I’m always excited to travel; and I’m always excited to see the up and coming fighters.”
Michael Schiavello will be flying in from Australia for BAMMA 12. Schiavello is host of The Voice Versus series on AXS TV. The one-hour talk show has featured some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, with guests that include Hulk Hogan, Steven Seagal and Sugar Ray Leonard; and MMA fighters, Wanderlei Silva, Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Tito Ortiz. Schiavello has also commentated for K-1, Dream, Maximum Fighting Championship, King of the Cage and The Contender Asia and HD Net Fights. Schiavello began his career in sports journalism is also renowned for his prolific work both as a writer and editor.
Schiavello said: “I’m looking forward to being back in England and back behind the microphone for BAMMA. There’s always a particular buzz to a BAMMA show that sets it apart from any other show in the world. I can’t put my finger on what it is but I know that I like it! I’m most looking forward to seeing Judo Jim Wallhead in the main event. He never has a boring fight, he always brings the house down and to me he’s the epitome of an English fighter: gritty, determined, hard-nosed and lacking a sun tan!”
Follow @SchiavelloVOICE @BAMMAUK on Twitter.
In addition, World Class Ring Announcer Mike Markham has been named the official “Voice of BAMMA”.
BAMMA 12 is scheduled for March 9th in Newcastle, England and will be Markham’s first event as the promotion’s official voice.Markham’s BAMMA debut was in September of 2012 at London’s Wembley Arena. Markham also worked BAMMA 11 in Birmingham, England in December of 2012.
Markham has announced events ranging from the World Professional Jiu Jitsu Championship in Abu Dhabi to bouts involving the legendary Fedor Emelianenko in Russia. Markham has worked as a live announcer for over 40 entities, including 24 fight promoters, at engagements around the world.
Mike Markham said: “I look forward to an exciting long term relationship with BAMMA as the sport of MMA continues to vibrantly explode across the United Kingdom.”
BAMMA’s Managing Director, Ashley Bothwell, said:
“Mike Markham has fast become a popular member of the BAMMA team and has made an stunning impression both internally and on BAMMA fans, for his professionalism and the quality of his work. We are thrilled to welcome him into a more permanent role as BAMMA’s MC.”
BAMMA 12 FIGHT CARD
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
MATT VEACH VS. JIM WALLHEAD
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
MARCIN LAZARZ VS. MAX “POWER” NUNES
BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
CURT WARBURTON VS. STEVIE RAY
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
LUKE NEWMAN VS. RYAN SCOPE
CATCHWEIGHT BOUT 88KG
KEVIN THOMPSON VS. SCOTT ASKHAM
BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
JAMES MACALISTER VS. DAWID FARYCKI
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT
LEEROY BARNES VS. STEVE WATSON
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
BRETT MCDERMOTT VS. THOMAS DENHAM
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT
CRAIG ROBERTSON VS. LUKE HARRIMAN
BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
MAHMOOD BESHARATE VS. STEVEN GARDENER
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
JEFFERSON GEORGE VS. STEPHEN MARTIN
About BAMMA:
BAMMA (The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) is a premier European MMA organization that launched in June 2009 with the aim of delivering Mixed Martial Arts events that fully capture the entertainment and sporting prowess on display in the world’s fastest growing sport. To achieve this aim, BAMMA brought together a team of skilled individuals with a wealth of combined experience across Television Production, Event Organisation and Mixed Martial Arts. BAMMA’s combination of arena sized venues, stunning fight cards and exceptional production values has led to BAMMA’s position as one of Europe’s most recognisable MMA brands. With a highly experienced team each BAMMA event always delivers a highly anticipated and unique Mixed Martial Arts experience.
About Lonsdale:
Firmly established as the leading brand of fight sports equipment and clothing, Lonsdale is steeped in over 50 years of fight history. From humble London origins the Lonsdale brand quickly became the hallmark of both boxing and MMA champions throughout the world, with its legendary quality and authenticity.
It is no coincidence fights legends Tom ‘Kong’ Watson, Muhammad Ali, “Marvellous” Marvin Hagler, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton have all trained and fought in Lonsdale.
About Safe MMA
SAFE MMA is a not for profit organisation established to improve the safety of MMA fighters in the UK. Under the Safe MMA banner, the medical centre provides a secure, centralised and confidential database for fighter medical records; and coordinates affordable, standardised blood and medical tests for all registered fighters. Additionally, SAFE MMA members will have access to advice from leading world experts in sports medicine.
UK promotions Cage Warriors, BAMMA and UCMMA united to help found the project and have agreed that from 1st January 1013 all fighters on their cards must be registered to SAFE MMA and undergo annual medical tests and bi-annual blood tests. The promotions have agreed only to use fighters that are deemed medically safe to fight under the SAFE MMA (green light) system and not to use fighters that are suspended due to injuries, such as concussion, or who are overdue for blood tests, for example. Additionally, the promotions have pledged to have medical professionals carry out pre- and post-fight tests with all results to be submitted to the confidential medical database at 76 Harley St. Medical data will never be transmitted to anyone but SAFE MMA will be able to give a rapid and all-hours service to inform authorised promotions of who is medically safe to fight and who needs to be rechecked, at the time of enquiry. Visit www.safemma.co.uk
Press Release – Ken Shamrock flies over from Nevada in the United States for Saturday night’s show in Newcastle. UFC Hall of Famer, Shamrock, made his name also as a professional wrestler and stands among Mixed Martial Arts history’s brightest stars. He established his name in the early years of the sport through his rivalry […]
Ken Shamrock
Press Release – Ken Shamrock flies over from Nevada in the United States for Saturday night’s show in Newcastle. UFC Hall of Famer, Shamrock, made his name also as a professional wrestler and stands among Mixed Martial Arts history’s brightest stars. He established his name in the early years of the sport through his rivalry with Royce Gracie before going on to headline over 15 events in the UFC and Pride over the course of his career. Alongside his success in MMA, Shamrock also achieved championship success with the World Wrestling Federation and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, as well as achieving the following titles; NWA World Heavyweight, WWF Intercontinental, WWF Tag Team and WWF King of the Ring.
Shamrock said: “I’m thrilled to be coming over to commentate on BAMMA. There’s a lot of places we don’t get to see from our part of the world so I’m always excited to travel; and I’m always excited to see the up and coming fighters.”
Michael Schiavello will be flying in from Australia for BAMMA 12. Schiavello is host of The Voice Versus series on AXS TV. The one-hour talk show has featured some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, with guests that include Hulk Hogan, Steven Seagal and Sugar Ray Leonard; and MMA fighters, Wanderlei Silva, Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Tito Ortiz. Schiavello has also commentated for K-1, Dream, Maximum Fighting Championship, King of the Cage and The Contender Asia and HD Net Fights. Schiavello began his career in sports journalism is also renowned for his prolific work both as a writer and editor.
Schiavello said: “I’m looking forward to being back in England and back behind the microphone for BAMMA. There’s always a particular buzz to a BAMMA show that sets it apart from any other show in the world. I can’t put my finger on what it is but I know that I like it! I’m most looking forward to seeing Judo Jim Wallhead in the main event. He never has a boring fight, he always brings the house down and to me he’s the epitome of an English fighter: gritty, determined, hard-nosed and lacking a sun tan!”
Follow @SchiavelloVOICE @BAMMAUK on Twitter.
In addition, World Class Ring Announcer Mike Markham has been named the official “Voice of BAMMA”.
BAMMA 12 is scheduled for March 9th in Newcastle, England and will be Markham’s first event as the promotion’s official voice.Markham’s BAMMA debut was in September of 2012 at London’s Wembley Arena. Markham also worked BAMMA 11 in Birmingham, England in December of 2012.
Markham has announced events ranging from the World Professional Jiu Jitsu Championship in Abu Dhabi to bouts involving the legendary Fedor Emelianenko in Russia. Markham has worked as a live announcer for over 40 entities, including 24 fight promoters, at engagements around the world.
Mike Markham said: “I look forward to an exciting long term relationship with BAMMA as the sport of MMA continues to vibrantly explode across the United Kingdom.”
BAMMA’s Managing Director, Ashley Bothwell, said:
“Mike Markham has fast become a popular member of the BAMMA team and has made an stunning impression both internally and on BAMMA fans, for his professionalism and the quality of his work. We are thrilled to welcome him into a more permanent role as BAMMA’s MC.”
BAMMA 12 FIGHT CARD
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
MATT VEACH VS. JIM WALLHEAD
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
MARCIN LAZARZ VS. MAX “POWER” NUNES
BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
CURT WARBURTON VS. STEVIE RAY
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
LUKE NEWMAN VS. RYAN SCOPE
CATCHWEIGHT BOUT 88KG
KEVIN THOMPSON VS. SCOTT ASKHAM
BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
JAMES MACALISTER VS. DAWID FARYCKI
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT
LEEROY BARNES VS. STEVE WATSON
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
BRETT MCDERMOTT VS. THOMAS DENHAM
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT
CRAIG ROBERTSON VS. LUKE HARRIMAN
BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT
MAHMOOD BESHARATE VS. STEVEN GARDENER
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
JEFFERSON GEORGE VS. STEPHEN MARTIN
About BAMMA:
BAMMA (The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) is a premier European MMA organization that launched in June 2009 with the aim of delivering Mixed Martial Arts events that fully capture the entertainment and sporting prowess on display in the world’s fastest growing sport. To achieve this aim, BAMMA brought together a team of skilled individuals with a wealth of combined experience across Television Production, Event Organisation and Mixed Martial Arts. BAMMA’s combination of arena sized venues, stunning fight cards and exceptional production values has led to BAMMA’s position as one of Europe’s most recognisable MMA brands. With a highly experienced team each BAMMA event always delivers a highly anticipated and unique Mixed Martial Arts experience.
About Lonsdale:
Firmly established as the leading brand of fight sports equipment and clothing, Lonsdale is steeped in over 50 years of fight history. From humble London origins the Lonsdale brand quickly became the hallmark of both boxing and MMA champions throughout the world, with its legendary quality and authenticity.
It is no coincidence fights legends Tom ‘Kong’ Watson, Muhammad Ali, “Marvellous” Marvin Hagler, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton have all trained and fought in Lonsdale.
About Safe MMA
SAFE MMA is a not for profit organisation established to improve the safety of MMA fighters in the UK. Under the Safe MMA banner, the medical centre provides a secure, centralised and confidential database for fighter medical records; and coordinates affordable, standardised blood and medical tests for all registered fighters. Additionally, SAFE MMA members will have access to advice from leading world experts in sports medicine.
UK promotions Cage Warriors, BAMMA and UCMMA united to help found the project and have agreed that from 1st January 1013 all fighters on their cards must be registered to SAFE MMA and undergo annual medical tests and bi-annual blood tests. The promotions have agreed only to use fighters that are deemed medically safe to fight under the SAFE MMA (green light) system and not to use fighters that are suspended due to injuries, such as concussion, or who are overdue for blood tests, for example. Additionally, the promotions have pledged to have medical professionals carry out pre- and post-fight tests with all results to be submitted to the confidential medical database at 76 Harley St. Medical data will never be transmitted to anyone but SAFE MMA will be able to give a rapid and all-hours service to inform authorised promotions of who is medically safe to fight and who needs to be rechecked, at the time of enquiry. Visit www.safemma.co.uk
Press Release – Newport Beach, CA. (March 5, 2013) – After a knockout filled Bellator Tournament run, Welterweight Finalists Douglas Lima and Ben Saunders will have to wait for their long awaited rematch as Douglas Lima has suffered a broken hand. Originally scheduled on March 21st from Maine’s Androscoggin Bank Colisee, the Welterweight Tournament Finals […]
Press Release – Newport Beach, CA. (March 5, 2013) – After a knockout filled Bellator Tournament run, Welterweight Finalists Douglas Lima and Ben Saunders will have to wait for their long awaited rematch as Douglas Lima has suffered a broken hand. Originally scheduled on March 21st from Maine’s Androscoggin Bank Colisee, the Welterweight Tournament Finals will now take place this summer.
“I’m really disappointed, but I know this is the right decision and I just need to heal up and get my $100,000 prize,” Lima said. “Ben is a great guy, but he’s been in my way before, and I want my rematch with Askren.”
Lima had an impressive road to the finals, with knockout victories over Bryan Baker and Michail Tsarev on his way to a rematch with fellow finalist Ben “Killa B” Saunders. The two originally met in the Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Finals, with Lima collecting a second round knockout victory.
“Douglas and Ben are two of the most exciting and explosive welterweights in the game today, and while it’s disappointing to have to delay this fight, injuries are a part of our game and I have no doubt it will be absolute fireworks this summer when these two meet,” said Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney.
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator
About Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA is the world’s largest tournament based Mixed Martial Arts organization. Televised to nearly 500 Million homes worldwide in over 107 countries, Bellator’s majority owner is entertainment giant Viacom. In the United States, Bellator can be seen on Spike TV, the MMA television leader. With over 150 world-class athletes under contract, Bellator is home to many of the sport’s top mixed martial artists. Bellator’s founder & CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment executive with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator’s core philosophy is that title shots should be earned, not given. This belief gave rise to Bellator’s real sport, tournament-based format, which gives Bellator’s tournaments a true playoff feel that keeps the sport true and distances itself from the subjective side of fighting sports found in organizations that utilize a matchmaking/casting formula. Bellator MMA is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, live event orchestration, fighter development/relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Newport Beach, California.
About Spike TV:
Spike TV is available in 98.7 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks. A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV’s Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV’s press site at http://www.spike.com/press. Follow us on Twitter @spiketvpr for the latest in breaking news updates, behind-the-scenes information and photos.
About mun2
mun2 is the leading Hispanic cable network for young millennial adults 18-34. From reality to music, on-air to digital, mun2 creates original content that resonates across a multi-screen platform. Young, vibrant and unabashedly Latino, mun2 has a distribution to over 38 million households. The network is part of Telemundo Media, a division of NBCUniversal.
