Bellator MMA Weigh-In Results from Portland, Oregon

Portland, OR. (September 26, 2013) – The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from Portland’s Sheraton Airport Hotel in preparation for Bellator MMA’s September 27^th event, which will showcase a Bantamweight Semifinal and the opening rounds of the Bellator Season 9 Lightweight Tournament.

Bellator MMA will take place from the Moda Center on Friday, September 27^th with the first fight taking place at 4:00 p.m. PST and streaming LIVE on Spike.com. The televised portion of the night will begin at 6:00 p.m. PST and will air LIVE on Spike TV.

MAIN CARD: 

Bellator Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal: Joe Warren (135.7) vs. Nick Kirk (135.7)
Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Marcus Davis (156) vs. Tiger Sarnavskiy (155.4)
Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: John Alessio (155.6) vs. Will Brooks (155.3)
Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Ricardo Tirloni (155.5) vs. Rich Clementi (155.5)

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Saad Awad (155.9) vs. Martin Stapleton (156)

PRELIMINARY CARD: 

Lightweight Feature Fight: Scott Thometz (155.9) vs. Brent Primus (155.5)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Andy Uhrich (170) vs. Nathan Coy (170.5)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Marcin Held (155.7) vs. Ryan Healy (154.4)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Jeremiah Riggs (181.2) vs. Peter Aspinwall (186)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Austin Springer (134.8) vs. Zach Skinner (134.7)

Middleweight Feature Fight: Dave Vitkay (185.6) vs. Tyson Jeffries (183.8)

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/BellatorMMA      

Sinclair Out Of Lightweight Tournament, Ricardo Tirloni Now Set To Face Rich Clementi September 27th From Portland

Newport Beach, CA. (September 9^th, 2013) – A knee injury has forced England’s Rob Sinclair out of the Bellator Season 9 Lightweight Tournament, which takes place September 27^th from Portland’s Moda Center on September 27^th live on Spike. Sinclair will now be replaced by Bellator veteran Ricardo Tirloni. The Brazilian submission ace was originally scheduled to face Marcin Held in a lightweight feature fight, but will now move into the tournament, while Held will take on Portland native Ryan Healy.

Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting Bellator.com, as well as the Moda Center Box Office. The event will broadcast LIVE starting at 6 p.m. PST on Spike, as well as in Spanish language on mun2. The preliminary card will be streamed LIVE and FREE on Spike.com starting at 4 p.m. PST.

The full fight card can be found below:

MAIN CARD: 

Bellator Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal: Mark Godbeer (8-1) vs. Cheick Kongo (18-8-2)
Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Marcus Davis (22-9) vs. Tiger Sarnavskiy (23-1)
Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: John Alessio (34-16) vs. Will Brooks (10-1)
Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Martin Stapleton (12-1) vs. Saad Awad (14-5)
Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Ricardo Tirloni (15-4) vs. Rich Clementi (45-22-1)

PRELIMINARY CARD: 

Lightweight Feature Fight: Scott Thometz (6-2) vs. Brent Primus (2-0)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Andy Uhrich (9-3) vs. Nathan Coy (12-4)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Joe Pacheco (6-0) vs. Tyson Jeffries (10-7)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Marcin Held (15-3) vs. Ryan Healy (23-12-1)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Jeremiah Riggs (7-7) vs. Peter Aspinwall (3-3)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Austin Springer (3-0) vs. Brent Alvarez (1-1)

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/BellatorMMA          

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Begins From The Moda Center at Rose Quarter, Friday September 27th

Newport Beach, CA. (August 22, 2013) – Portland’s Rose Quarter will play host to Bellator MMA’s Toughest Tournament In Sports on September 27^th as the event will feature the opening round of the Bellator Lightweight Tournament, along with some of Portland’s premier talent.

Tickets for the event can be purchased by visiting the Rose Garden Arena Box Office. The event will broadcast LIVE starting at 6 p.m. PST on Spike, as well as in Spanish language on mun2. The preliminary card will be streamed LIVE and FREE on Spike.com starting at 4 p.m. PST.

In a battle of veteran talent, Ricardo Tirloni will face Polish submission ace Marcin Held. Both with 15 professional wins, Tirloni is aware of the opportunity at hand, but will have to hold off Held who has won eight victories by submission, six in the first round.

The night will also showcase a preliminary card of Portland’s top athletes. Portland’s own Nathan Coy will make his Bellator debut and face Andy Uhrich, while Brent Primus looks to maintain his undefeated record in a fight against Scott Thometz. Primus has won all of his professional fights by first round submission.

The full Bellator 101 fight card is listed below.

MAIN CARD:

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Rob Sinclair (12-2) vs. Rich Clementi (45-22-1)

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Martin Stapleton (12-1) vs. Saad Awad (14-5)

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: John Alessio (34-16) vs. Will Brooks (10-1)

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round:  Marcus Davis (22-9) vs. Tiger Sarnavskiy (23-1)

PRELIMINARY CARD:

Lightweight Feature Fight: Ricardo Tirloni (15-4) vs. Marcin Held (15-3)

Middleweight Feature Fight: Joe Pacheco (6-0) vs. Tyson Jeffries (10-7)

Welterweight Feature Fight: Andy Uhrich (9-3) vs. Nathan Coy (12-4)

Middleweight Feature Fight: Jeremiah Riggs (7-7) vs. Peter Aspinwall (3-3)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Scott Thometz (6-2) vs. Brent Primus (2-0)

Bantamweight Feature Fight: Austin Springer (3-0) vs. Brent Alvarez (1-1)

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/BellatorMMA.          

Bellator’s $100,000 Lightweight Tournament Begins From Portland’s Rose Garden Arena Friday, September 27th

Newport Beach, CA. (July 24, 2013) –  The Toughest Tournament In Sports continues as Portland’s Rose Garden Arena plays hosts to Bellator MMA on Friday, September 27^th. The night will showcase the opening round of the Bellator Lightweight Tournament, as well as stacked preliminary card.

Tickets for the event are on sale Friday at 10 a.m. and can be purchased by visiting the Rose Garden Arena Box Office. The event will broadcast LIVE starting at 6 p.m. PST on Spike, as well as in Spanish language on mun2. The preliminary card will be streamed LIVE and FREE on Spike.com starting at 4 p.m. PST.

No stranger to the MMA game, Marcus Davis will use his veteran talent as he faces Russian submission artist Tiger Sarnavskiy. Davis is well aware of the opportunity at stake for his future, but will have to hold off Sarnavskiy, who holds an impressive 24-1 professional record.

After spending only 74 seconds in the cage with two first round knockouts last season, but falling to David Rickels in the Season 8 Tournament Final, Saad Awad is ready for redemption. Awad will face UK striker Martin Stapleton, who enters the fight riding an eight fight win streak and brings an impressive 12-1 record to the cage.   

“Bellator always brings top tier athletes from around the world and I'm excited that I get to be a part of this upcoming tournament again,” Awad said. “I’ve added a few things to my arsenal and I can't wait to showcase them and put on a great show.”

Fan favorite Will Brooks will also return to the big stage and battle MMA veteran John Alessio. After suffering just the first loss of his professional career in the Season 8 Lightweight Tournament Semifinal to Saad Awad, Brooks is ready to get back under the bright lights.

“I just want to get back in the winner circle,” Brooks said. “I have some unfinished business from last season and I am going to keep it simple, to the point and devastating for every fight. I need and want the belt and I am going to take it from whoever has it, but I am hoping it will be Michael Chandler.”

Making his Bellator debut, England’s own Rob Sinclair will battle long time veteran Rich Clementi on September 27th. With 27 submission wins in his professional career, Clementi will look to his experience in the cage to take down Sinclair, and put it all on the line for a last tournament run.  

“I am so excited to have the chance to compete again,” Clementi said. “For those who have been following me, I made an official retirement a few months ago and was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. The last few years of competing, I’ve been running on four flat tires, but after being under treatment for the last three months and my body is responding well. Fighting is who I am and the thought of not being able to do that was devastating. I am so excited to get back in the cage and show people what I am made of.”

Bellator MMA Main Card:

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Marcus Davis (22-9) vs. Tiger Sarnavskiy (23-1)

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Will Brooks (10-1) vs. John Alessio (34-16)

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Saad Awad (14-5) vs. Martin Stapelton (12-1)

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Opening Round: Rob Sinclair (12-2) vs. Rich Clementi (45-22-1)

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/BellatorMMA          

*Bellator 77 Weigh-In Results*

Reading, PA. – The Bellator 77 weigh-ins have been completed from Reading, Pennsylvania in preparation for Bellator’s Friday night event at The Sovereign Center, which features the start of the Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament. 

Bellator 77 will be broadcast LIVE on Friday, October 19^th at 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm ET on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX, as well as in Spanish language on mun2. The preliminary card will begin at 6:00 pm ET/ 5:00 pm CT and streamed LIVE and FREE on Spike.com.

The full results from the Bellator 77 weigh-in are below:

MAIN CARD:

Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Fight: Dave Jansen (155.8) vs. Magomed Saadulaev (155.4)

Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Fight: Marcin Held (155.8) vs. Murad Machaev (155.4)

Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Fight: Ricardo Tirloni (155.4) vs. Rene Nazare (156)

Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Fight: Rich Clementi (155) vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy (155.6)

PRELIMINARY CARD:

Flyweight Feature Fight: Dave Morgan (125.8) vs. Matt Lozano (125.8)

Featherweight Feature Fight:  Brett Martinez (145.6) vs. Eric Albright (145.2)

Catchweight Feature Fight(157): Mike Bannon (155) vs. Cosmo Alexander (156.6)

Middleweight Feature Fight: Ariel Sepulveda (186) vs. Duane Bastress (185.4)

Catchweight Feature Fight (240): Carmelo Marrero (239.8) vs. Lew Polley (239.6)

Lightweight Feature Fight: Emanuel Brooks (155.6) vs. Darrel Horcher (155.7)

Loaded Lightweight Tournament Debuts From The Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania for Bellator 77 October 19

Clementi, Sarnavskiy Headline Explosive Lightweight Tournament

Newport Beach, Cali. (August 27, 2012) — The stage is set for an elite group of Bellator lightweights looking to earn their title shot as The Reading Eagle Theater at The Sovereign Center hosts Bellator 77 from Reading, Pennsylvania on October 19 LIVE on MTV2 and in commercial free HD on EPIX. The night will feature four quarterfinal fights to begin the Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament, headlined by long time MMA veteran Rich “No Love” Clementi taking on undefeated Russian phenom Alexander “Tiger” Sarnavskiy, as well as a host of local talent.

Tickets start at $30 and are on sale now and available at the VF Outlet Box Office at the Sovereign Center, all Ticketmaster Outlets, by phone at 800.745.3000 or at Ticketmaster.com, Sovereigncenter.com and Bellator.com. The Sovereign Center box office is located at 700 Penn Street, Reading, PA.

The event will broadcast LIVE on MTV2, mun2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX starting at 8 p.m. EST. The preliminary card, featuring some of the area’s top local talent will be streamed LIVE and FREE on Spike.com, with doors opening for the event at 6pm EST.

Recently ranked as the world’s #1 prospect at 155 pounds “Tiger” Sarnavskiy has finished nine of his last 10 opponents, and has yet to face a battle he couldn’t handle. Armed with a polished ground game and training under Bellator Middleweight title contender Alexander Shlemenko, Sarnavskiy is prepared for the rigors he’ll soon face inside the Bellator cage.

“The Bellator Tournament will be a difficult test for me,” Sarnavskiy said. “I will train and prepare myself the best I can. I have a huge responsibility to my coach, my manager, my fans and my country. I won’t disappoint them and I want to show them a spectacular performance.”

For Clementi, the long traveled MMA veteran will get his first taste of Bellator tournament action after collecting a vicious submission win over Derek Campos at Bellator 70 earlier this year. No stranger to a big fight, Clementi is the proud owner of victories over Melvin Guillard, Sam Stout, Terry Etim and Anthony Johnson, and is well aware what a victory over the 20-0 “Tiger” Sarnavskiy would mean for his career.

“I don’t think I’ve felt this good in a long time and I’m incredibly excited to get going and into this tournament,” Clementi said. “I know Sarnavskiy is coming into this tournament as one of the favorites, but I love the challenge, and I want to start to this tournament off with a bang. Everyone is going to see the Rich Clementi they are used to seeing, and Sarnavskiy is in for a rude awaking on October 19.”

Two Bellator veterans square off as dynamic Brazilian lightweight Ricardo Tirloni will lock horns with “The Brazilian Bomber” Rene Nazare in lightweight quarterfinal action. With a combined 24-4 record between the two lightweights, both Tirloni and Nazare have experienced a tremendous amount of success inside the cage, and will be looking to move onto the semifinals will a big win on October 19

The night will also feature the return of Polish phenom Marcin Held, as the dynamic submission ace is primed for a long tournament run after winning his last three fights inside the Bellator cage. Only 20, Held will have his hands full when he meets Russian newcomer Murad Machaev. Nicknamed “The Chokeman”, Machaev brings a perfect 9-0 record to the Bellator cage including five submission finishes.

After starting his Bellator career with a perfect 3-0 record, Dave Jansen is getting his first taste of tournament action when the Oregon native will battle top Russian lightweight Magomed Saadulaev. Only 29, Saadulaev boasts an impressive 14-1 record and has collected 8 finishes in his career. Saadulaev will be making his American debut and is gunning for a big victory on October 19 from The Reading Eagle Theater at The Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania

Bellator 77 Season 7 Lightweight Tournament:

Dave Jansen vs. Magomed Saadulaev              

Marcin Held vs. Murad Machaev                        

Ricardo Tirloni vs. Rene Nazare                        

Rich Clementi vs. Tiger Sarnavskiy                   

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

The Score Fighting Series Secures New Broadcast Partnership with AXS TV

- First event to be broadcast live on Friday October 19^th from Sarnia, Ontario

TORONTO, August 20, 2012 – The Score Fighting Series (SFS) today announced a deal which sees US-based television network AXS TV become a broadcast partner for its live MMA events.

AXS TV, the largest independently owned and operated network, is the premier television destination with the best events in pop culture, biggest acts in music, and hottest breaking news and trends in entertainment. The network’s AXS TV Fights is renowned for its Friday Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing LIVE events.

The Score Fighting Series is a live MMA promotion owned and run by Score Media, which also operates theScore Television Network, a national sports specialty service providing news, information, highlights and live events to more than 6.6 million homes across Canada.  

The new deal will see SFS bouts broadcast as part of AXS TV Fights’ programming, beginning October 19^th when the series comes to the RBC Centre in Sarnia, Ontario.

Video: The Score Fighting Series announcement on “Inside MMA” with The Score’s Mauro Ranallo and AXS TV’s Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten. http://youtu.be/96vA2KAp9iU

SFS promoter Brendan Fyfe said: "AXS TV Fights is a major MMA torchbearer and we are extremely pleased to be working with them. This partnership is validation for all the hard work we have put into our matchmaking, events and production and will generate greater exposure for our fighters and sponsors. This is a great day for The Score Fighting Series and for Canadian MMA."

MMA has been a core sport for theScore for many years. Respected MMA commentator Mauro Ranallo is theScore’s lead fight correspondent, with MMA programming televised weekly by theScore across Canada.

Many notable fighters have participated in The Score Fighting Series since its first official event in June 2011, including Canadian standouts Jordan Mein, Antonio Carvalho, Chris Clements, John Alessio, Josh Hill and John Fraser and non-Canadian talent such as Marius Zaromskis, Rich Clementi, Forrest Petz, Thierry Sokoudjou, Ryan Healy, Luigi Fioravanti, Brett Cooper and Daron Cruikshank.

The Score Fighting Series adds to AXS TV’s already robust LIVE MMA fight broadcasts, which includes world-class events from Legacy Fighting Championship, Titan Fighting Championship, XFC, Maximum Fighting Championship, BAMMA and It's Showtime.  

“This a big win for AXS TV Fights fans, The Score Fighting Series and MMA fighters,” said AXS TV Fights CEO Andrew Simon. “The addition of The Score Fight Series bolsters AXS TV’s reputation for broadcasting more LIVE MMA than any other network while also bringing more attention to SFS.”

The Score Fighting Series plans to run six or more shows over the next 12 months on AXS TV. Starting with the October 19^th event, the main cards of all future SFS events will be seen live on theScore and AXS TV.

The Sarnia event will be headlined by Canadian MMA standout Chris Horodecki, who trains out of the Adrenaline Training Centre in nearby London, Ontario.  His opponent and other match-ups will be confirmed shortly.  Meanwhile, The Score Fighting Series’ next event, which takes place in Hamilton, Ontario on Saturday, August 25^th, will be streamed globally on thescore.com, with the main card televised live on theScore in Canada, starting at 9:00pm EST.