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Bellator 188 post-event facts: John Salter’s submission skills getting record-book recognition

BAD MMA News — Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:40:49 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News Bellator 188’s main card underwent a bevy of changes, but in the end the local crowd got a moment to celebrate when Israel’s own Noad Lahat defeated Jeremiah Labiano in the featherweight headliner. The event took place Friday at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv and aired via one-day delay on Spike. Lahat’s (12-3 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) unanimous-decision win over Labiano (11-6 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) closed out a four-fight televised lineup that saw all previous matchups end inside the distance via first-round submissions

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Bellator 188 highlights: John Salter is really on a roll

BAD MMA News — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 16:33:39 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News , Videos John Salter ’s career resurgence continued at Friday’s Bellator 188 event. Salter (15-3 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) picked up his seventh straight stoppage victory – and his fifth conservative Bellator win – after tapping out Jason Radcliffe (12-5, 1-1 BMMA) with a first-round rear-naked choke. Salter, who set the Bellator-middleweight submission record with four, is now 10-1 with 10 stoppages since a 1-2 stint with the UFC in 2010. Related Bellator 188 results: Noad Lahat grinds out clean-sweep win over Jeremiah Labiano Bellator 188 took place Thursday at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, it and aired Friday on Spike via one-day delay. Also on the card, Israeli featherweight Noad Lahat (12-3 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) topped Jeremiah Labiano (11-5 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) via points in the headliner, welterweight Haim Gozali (8-4 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) put Arsen Faitovich (4-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) to sleep with a triangle choke in the co-headliner, and flyweight Denise Kielholtz (1-1) submitted Jessica Middleton (2-3) with a scarf hold armlock.

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5 reasons to watch Bellator 188, where Noad Lahat headlines in his native Israel

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 15:15:00 +0000

Bellator is making the most of its time overseas. Last week the promotion visited 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, for Bellator 187. On Thursday, the Bellator cage touches down at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel, for Bellator 188, which airs Friday via tape-delay on Spike. In the main event, Noad Lahat fights in his home country for the second time under the Bellator banner against Jeremiah Labiano in a featherweight contest

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Bellator 188 pre-event facts: Can John Salter overtake middleweight submission record?

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 14:13:47 +0000

Bellator’s second consecutive overseas event take place on Friday when Bellator 188 goes down from Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. After losing the original main event just days out, the four-fight line-up on Spike (which airs via tape-delay) features a featherweight headliner. Israel’s own Noah Lahat (11-3 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) takes on Haim Gozali (7-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA).

Bellator 188 pre-event facts: Can John Salter overtake middleweight submission record? – MMA Junkie

Bellator 188 pre-event facts: Can John Salter overtake middleweight submission record?

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 14:13:47 +0000

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Bellator 181 post-event facts: Joe Warren creeps toward Bellator’s all-time wins record

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 20:41:24 +0000

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4621179066001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6FnxR-PQW_F3sm5QdUbP7D6E9&bctid=5508776133001 Filed under: Bellator , News The third chapter in the competitive story between Derek Campos and Brandon Girtz took place Friday in Bellator 181’s headliner at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. Campos (19-6 MMA, 7-4 BMMA) gained a 2-1 advantage in the series when a knee opened a cut on Girtz’s (14-7 MMA, 6-5 BMMA) forehead, leading to a doctor’s stoppage at the end of the second round in the Spike-televised main event. Prelims streamed on MMAjunkie

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Bellator 181 highlights: A fight-ending forehead cut that looks like the Air Jordan logo

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 13:40:53 +0000

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4621179066001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6FnxR-PQW_F3sm5QdUbP7D6E9&bctid=5508776133001 Filed under: Bellator , Featured , News , Videos Friday’s Bellator 181 headliner was a thriller – one that ended with an oddly shaped cut to one fighter’s forehead. In the Spike-televised main event at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., lightweight Derek Campos (19-6 MMA, 8-4 BMMA) took the 2-1 lead in his trilogy with Brandon Girtz (14-7 MMA, 6-5 BMMA) after scoring a second-round TKO stoppage win. The stoppage was the result of a nasty cut on the forehead of Girtz. As at-home viewers quickly noticed, the fight-ending gash had a familiar outline – one that looked like the Air Jordan “Jumpman” logo (via Twitter ): Girtz cut looks like air Jordan logo

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Valerie Letourneau out of Friday’s Bellator 181 event, Emily Ducote draws new opponent

BAD MMA News — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 21:36:41 +0000

On the same day Gegard Mousasi’s Bellator signing was made official, another one of the promotion’s free agent pickups has been forced to withdraw from her scheduled debut. Bellator today announced Valerie Letourneau (8-6 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) has suffered an injury and is out of Friday’s women’s flyweight bout with Emily Ducote (5-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA). She will be replaced by Jessica Middleton (2-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA).

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Bellator 178 post-event facts: Patricio Freire takes all-time lead in Bellator wins

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 16:04:12 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News Patricio Freire continued to etch his mark in the Bellator history books on Friday when he defeated Daniel Straus to claim the featherweight title for the second time in his career in the Bellator 178 headliner. Freire (26-4 MMA, 14-4 BMMA) took a 3-1 lead in his lengthy rivalry with Straus (24-7 MMA, 11-4 BMMA) courtesy of a second-round submission victory in the Spike-televised main event Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., pushing “Pitbull” into the all-time lead for most wins in Bellator history. But that fight was just one of several notable happenings at Bellator’s eighth show of the year. For more, check below for 20 post-event facts about Bellator 178

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Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of Bellator 178 with Thin Lizzy and a double shot of Kendrick Lamar

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 14:38:06 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a Bellator win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well. See what the fighters of Friday’s Bellator 178 event in Uncasville, Conn., went with as their backing tracks. * * * * Patricio Freire def. Daniel Straus via submission (guillotine) – Round 2, 0:37 Patricio Freire : “Tumbalacatumba” by Galinha Pintadinha Daniel Straus : “HUMBLE” by Kendrick Lamar Ilima Macfarlane def.

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