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Bellator 152 results: Patricky Freire beats Kevin Souza in promotion’s Italy debut

BAD MMA News — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 04:49:32 +0000

Patricky Freire TURIN, Italy – Bellator’s debut event outside of North America was filled with exciting finishes. That didn’t include the headliner, however, because Patricky Freire needed all three rounds to top Kevin Souza by unanimous decision in the Spike-televised event at Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy.

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5 reasons to watch Bellator’s finisher-heavy debut in Europe for Bellator 152 in Italy

BAD MMA News — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:58:32 +0000

Patricky Freire Bellator has put together a card heavy on finishers for its first trip to Europe. The 10 fighters competing at Bellator 152 have 109 fights between them, and only 28 of those fights have gone the distance. At the top of the card, Patricky Freire looks to put together two consecutive wins for the first time in two years against Kevin Souza , who saw his 10-fight winning streak come to an end in his last bout. In the co-main event, Alessio Sakara debuts with the promotion against Brian Rogers . Also on the card, impressive featherweight prospect A.J

5 reasons to watch Bellator’s finisher-heavy debut in Europe for Bellator 152 in Italy – MMA Junkie

Fighting in Italy, Bellator 152′s Brian Rogers won’t leave anything to chance vs. Sakara

BAD MMA News — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 15:57:39 +0000

Nov 17, 2012; Montreal, QC, Canada; Alessio Sakara celebrates after a Middleweight bout against Patrick Cote at UFC 154 at the Bell Centre. Sakara was disqualified for an illegal hit and Cote won. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports Nov 17, 2012; Montreal, QC, Canada; Alessio Sakara (left) exchanges punches with Patrick Cote during their Middleweight bout at UFC 154 at the Bell Centre. Sakara was disqualified for an illegal hit and Cote won. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports Nov 17, 2012; Montreal, QC, Canada; Alessio Sakara (top) exchanges punches with Patrick Cote during their Middleweight bout at UFC 154 at the Bell Centre. Sakara was disqualified for an illegal hit and Cote won

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Bellator 152 to serve as lead-in to Bellator Kickboxing debut

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 23:54:27 +0000

Brian Rogers Earlier today Bellator President Scott Coker announced that his promotion would be getting into the kickboxing business. Bellator Kickboxing’s first event is slated for April 16 and Bellator 152 will serve as the live lead-in. Bellator Kickboxing’s debut event will air on Spike on a slight tape delay at 9:00 p.m. ET.

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Brian Rogers vs. Alessio Sakara set for Bellator 152 in Italy

BAD MMA News — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 15:09:21 +0000

Brian Rogers Bellator’s debut event in Italy has its first fight, and it features some familiar names. As previously announced, former UFC fighter Alessio Sakara (17-11 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) is slated for the event , and he now has an opponent for Bellator 152: fellow light heavyweight Brian Rogers (12-8 MMA, 5-6 BMMA). Rogers today helped announce the bout (via Twitter ): Get ready #bellator @BellatorMMA fans because this is happening ! @SakaraLegio vs @BRogthePredator #bellatoritaly pic.twitter.com/z3o05Bmju7 — Brian Rogers (@BRogthePredator) January 15, 2016 Bellator 152 takes place April 16 at Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, and it’s a co-promotion with Oktagon Kickboxing. The main card airs on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie

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Bellator 147 video: A gory submission and a big TKO for the hometown hero

BAD MMA News — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 13:19:26 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , Featured Videos , News , Videos For the fifth time in his past seven fights, Josh Thomson got to get in the cage in his home city of San Jose, Calif. And for the second straight time, he’s been impressive with the results – both in his new Bellator home. On Friday, less than three months after a promotional debut submission win over Mike Bronzoulis at Bellator 142, Thomson (22-8 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) took out Pablo Villaseca (10-2 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) in the first round with a TKO. The lightweight fight headlined Bellator 147, which aired on Spike from San Jose State University Event Center. Check out the highlights, which upped Thomson’s record in front of his home fans to 9-4, including bouts under the Strikeforce, UFC and Bellator banners. The highlights also include Daniel Weichel (36-9 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) cruising past Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1 MMA, 2-3 BMMA) in a key featherweight bout; Derek Anderson (13-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) edging out Patricky Freire (14-7 MMA, 7-6 BMMA) with a split decision in a rematch; a dominant – and bloody – submission win for Adam Piccolotti (7-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) against Mario Soto (6-2 MAMA, 0-1 BMMA); and, to open the main card, a fantastic submission win for Brian Rogers (12-8 MMA, 5-6 BMMA) in his move to light heavyweight against Virgil Zwicker (14-5-1 MMA, 3-1-1 BMMA).

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5 reasons to watch Bellator 147, including that lightning rod Patricky ‘Pitbull’ in action

BAD MMA News — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 21:00:37 +0000

Patricky “Pitbull” Freire It didn’t take long for Bellator to return to San Jose, Calif. In September, the promotion visited the SAP Center for Bellator 142. On Friday, it presents Bellator 147 at the much cozier San Jose University Event Center. San Jose’s own Josh Thomson headlines the event, fresh off his September Bellator debut, a fight he won by submission. Thomson’s opponent at Bellator 147 is Pablo Villaseca .

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Brian Rogers already raising hand to get on Shamrock-Gracie 3 card at Bellator 149

BAD MMA News — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:03:01 +0000

Brian Rogers Bellator veteran Brian Rogers is making his promotional debut as a light heavyweight on Dec. 4 at Bellator 147. The way he sees it, a bout with iron-jawed Virgil Zwicker is an audition for the big show. “I want to have a great performance, light it up, and go to (Bellator matchmaker) Rich Chou and (Bellator President) Scott Coker and ask them for an opportunity to put me on,” Rogers told MMAjunkie. “All you can ask for in life is opportunity, but you’ve got to create your own.” Two months later on Feb

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Brian Rogers vs. Virgil Zwicker among Bellator 147 additions

BAD MMA News — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:10:54 +0000

Brian Rogers Next month’s Bellator 147 event in California has two new additions to the main-card lineup. Officials today announced a light-heavyweight bout between Brian Rogers (11-8 MMA, 4-6 BMMA) and Virgil Zwicker (14-4-1 MMA, 3-1-1 BMMA), as well as a lightweight bout of Adam Piccolotti (6-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. Mario Soto (6-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA). Bellator 147 takes place Dec. 4 at San Jose State University Event Center in San Jose, Calif. The main card airs on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie

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Bellator 136 gets five new fights, including Held vs. Sarnavskiy, Beltran vs. Rogers

BAD MMA News — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:42:01 +0000

Marcin Held April’s Bellator 136 is starting to fill out, and the promotion today announced five new additions to the card, including a lightweight matchup of Marcin Held (20-3 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy (30-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA). That contest takes place on the evening’s main card, while the first four preliminary bouts for Bellator 136 were also announced with bantamweights Jared Papazian (18-11 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Raja Shippen (14-9-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), middleweights Joey Beltran (15-11 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) vs. Brian Rogers (11-7 MMA, 4-5 BMMA), lightweights Saad Awad (17-6 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) vs. Rob Sinclair (12-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and flyweights Jonathan Santa Maria (3-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs.

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