Roger Huerta signs with Bellator Fighting Championships
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 15, 2010) Roger Huerta, the top free agent in MMA and
one of the sports brightest young stars, announced today that he has signed
an exclusive contract with Bellator Fighting Championships and will compete
in the promotions upcoming Season 2 lightweight tournament.
The 26-year-old Huerta (20-3-1) comes to Bellator in the prime of his career
after a 3½-year run in the UFC, where he rose to international prominence
with wins over top talents like Clay Guida, Leonard Garcia and John
Halverson and became the first MMA fighter ever to be featured on the cover
of Sports Illustrated.
Bellator Fighting Championships signs former NYU wrestling star Shad Lierley
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 18, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships put yet
another piece in place for its upcoming Season 2 featherweight tournament
today with the signing of 5-2 Shad Lierley, a former International Fight
League (IFL) standout and elite-level college wrestler.
The 29-year-old Lierley-who was a top college wrestler while earning his
bachelor’s degree in economics and political science at New York
University-is perhaps best-known for his legendary 2007 fight against
one-time IFL poster boy Chris Horodecki. Despite his wrestling background
(and the fact that he was fighting at 155 lbs.), Lierley stood toe-to-toe
with Horodecki for three full rounds, delivering one of the most dramatic
and action-packed fights in the IFL’s short history.
Bellator Fighting Championships announces Bellator Girls spokesmodel search
Three winners will be featured on FOX Sports Net, NBC, and Telemundo
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 16, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships, a
first-of-its-kind mixed martial arts promotion that will debut its second
season this April on FOX Sports Net, NBC and Telemundo, has announced a
contest to recruit talented women to serve as the company’s official
spokesmodels and round card girls – the Bellator Girls – in 2010.
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World Champion wrestler, MMA prodigy Joe Warren signs with Bellator Fighting Championships
CHICAGO, Ill. (February 1, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships announced
today that three-time world champion Greco-Roman wrestler and
highly-sought-after MMA prodigy Joe Warren has signed a long-term
promotional agreement with Bellator and will compete in the promotion’s
upcoming featherweight (145 lbs.) tournament this April on FOX Sports Net,
NBC and Telemundo.
11-1 middleweight Eric Schambari signs exclusive agreement with Bellator Fighting Championships
CHICAGO, Ill. (January 29, 2010) – In the latest addition to its growing
Season 2 fighter roster, Bellator Fighting Championships announced today the
acquisition of middleweight and former WEC standout Eric Schambari.
Schambari, who boasts an 11-1 professional record, is in the midst of an
unlikely comeback from a career-threatening injury that forced him to sit
out all of 2008. He is a perfect 4-0 since his return.
“I watched Bellator last season and I just think it’s a great organization
with some really, really talented and exciting fighters,” the 31-year-old
Schambari said. “In this business, it’s all about finding the best possible
competition and Bellator has some of the best in the world.”
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Former Olympian, Judo master Ferrid Kheder signs with Bellator Fighting Championships
CHICAGO, Ill. (January 21, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships put yet
another piece in place for its second season today with the announcement
that Judo master and former Olympian Ferrid “Hurricane” Kheder will compete
in the promotion’s upcoming lightweight tournament.
Kheder, who placed seventh in the Judo competition at the 2000 Summer
Olympics in Sydney, has quickly compiled a solid 16-5 MMA record since
giving up Judo to fight full-time in the cage just three years ago. His
transition to MMA was put into overdrive in 2008 when he began training
under the famed Shawn Tompkins. Since the two teamed up, Kheder has won 11
of his 12 fights.
Undefeated Canadian Featherweight William Romero signs exclusive agreement with Bellator Fighting Championships
Undefeated Canadian Featherweight William Romero
signs exclusive agreement with Bellator Fighting Championships
CHICAGO, Ill. (January 7, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships announced
yet another major offseason addition on Thursday with the signing of
undefeated featherweight William Romero.
Romero, 27, one of Canada’s most talked-about young mixed martial artists,
boasts an unblemished pro MMA record of 5-0. He was recently touted by
MMAcanada.net – one of that country’s top MMA news sources – as “the real
deal.” His most recent fight ended by KO after just 17 seconds.
ROBBIE LAWLER VS. MELVIN MANHOEF, JOE RIGGS VS. JAY HIERON SET FOR STRIKEFORCE: MIAMI JAN. 30
ROBBIE LAWLER VS. MELVIN MANHOEF, JOE RIGGS VS. JAY HIERON SET FOR
STRIKEFORCE: MIAMI JAN. 30
NEW YORK (January 6, 2009)– Knockout artists “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (16-5) and Melvin “No Mercy” Manhoef (24-6-1) will square off with each other in a middleweight (185 pounds) contest at the STRIKEFORCE: Miami mixed martial arts (MMA) event at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida on Saturday, January 30. Wrestling powerhouses Joe “Diesel” Riggs (32-10) and Jay “The Thoroughbred” Hieron (18-4) will face off at welterweight (170 pounds).
The 27-year-old Lawler, one of MMA’s most explosive punchers, will attempt to rebound from the first round (2:02) submission (guillotine choke) he suffered at the hands of Jake Shields in the main event the first-ever STRIKEFORCE fight card in St. Louis, Missouri on Saturday, June 6, 2009.
One fight prior to the meeting with Shields, Lawler, who hails from Granite City, Illinois, thrilled millions of fans when he unleashed his wrath on Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith in the main event of the live, CBS primetime televised event held in Stockton, California on July 26, 2008.