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Bellator 106
2013 in Bellator MMA was the eighth installment of the Bellator MMA, which began on January 17, 2013 and ended on April 4, 2013. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes and all of the champions, except the heavyweight champion, placed their titles on the line during this season. This season marked the beginning of Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) airing on Spike TV. Bellator 85 ''Bellator 85'' took place on January 17, 2013 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California. The event was distributed live in prime time by Spike TV. It marked the season debut of season eight. Background Bellator 85 was to open with a fight chosen exclusively by fans in the "Bellator: Vote For The Fight" contest. Fans could log onto Spike.com to select the two fighters they want to see square off in the first ever Bellator bout on Spike TV. The eligible fighters were all welterweights and included Paul Daley, Douglas Lima, Ben Saunders and War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media conglomerate Paramount Global. It is the second largest in the United States and one of the largest combat sports, combat sport promotions in the world. The promotion takes its name from ''wikt:bellator, bellātor'', the Latin word for "warrior". Bellator's first event was held in 2009, and the promotion had since held over 200 "numbered" events as of December 2019. The promotion features talents such as Vadim Nemkov, Kyoji Horiguchi, Yoel Romero, Yaroslav Amosov, Patrício Pitbull, Cris Cyborg, A. J. McKee, Michael Page, Douglas Lima, Usman Nurmagomedov, Gegard Mousasi, and Sergio Pettis. Fighters such as Eddie Alvarez, Michael Chandler, Ben Askren, Anthony Johnson (fighter), Anthony Johnson, Rory MacDonald (fighter), Rory MacDonald, and Fedo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renato Sobral
Renato da Cunha Sobral (; born 7 September 1975), also known as "Babalu", is a retired Brazilian Luta Livre submission grappler, mixed martial artist, and was the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion. Sobral previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he posted a 6–4 record and has also competed for Bellator, RINGS, Jungle Fight, Cage Rage, Affliction, and ONE Championship. He is the Head Instructor of Babalu's Iron Gym Cerritos and has a Luta Livre black belt under Marco Ruas and also a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. Background Sobral is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and began competing in wrestling from a young age of nine. Sobral later went on to be a South American Wrestling Champion in 1998, a three-time Brazilian National Wrestling Champion in 1998, 1999, and 2000, and was a Brazilian National Muay Thai Champion in 1992. Sobral joined the Gracie Barra Combat Team and trained in Ruas Vale Tudo, a martial arts sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thackerville, Oklahoma
Thackerville is a town in Love County, Oklahoma. It is located in South Central Oklahoma. The population was 445 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Thackerville is located at (33.795874, -97.143677). It is situated near the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and State Highway 153, five miles north of the Texas state line and ten miles south of Marietta in south central Love County. Interstate 35 passes through town, putting Thackerville on the main route between Oklahoma City and Dallas/Ft. Worth. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. History Thackerville was founded in the mid-19th century. The community is named after Zacariah Thacker, a pioneer from Arkansas. It is believed that he was headed for the Amarillo, Texas area, but he camped one night at Wolf Hollow Creek in Indian Territory and remained there until his death a few years later. Thacker befriended some o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WinStar World Casino
WinStar World Casino and Resort is an American tribal casino and hotel located in Thackerville, Oklahoma, near the Oklahoma–Texas state line. It is owned and operated by the Chickasaw Nation. The casino opened as the WinStar Casinos in 2004, and was expanded (with a 395-room hotel tower) and renamed WinStar World Casino in 2009; its of casino floor made it the world's largest casino.Lassek, P.J., "What were the odds?", ''Oklahoma Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff'', p 30 In August 2013, WinStar Resorts completed a major expansion project, which added a new 1000-room second hotel tower that was divided into two phases; this also added a new casino that is attached to the tower. As a result of the completion of this expansion, the casino overtook Foxwoods Resort Casino to become the largest casino in the United States and one of the largest in the world based on gaming floor space. WinStar has over 8,600 electronic games, a 55-table poker roo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleber Luciano
Cleber Luciano Born December 15th 1973 is a Brazilian professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight (MMA), featherweight division. Background Born and raised in Brazil, Luciano began judo at the age of five and Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of seven, and received his BJJ black belt at the age of 19. Luciano is a seven-time BJJ World Champion, a six-time Brazilian BJJ Champion, a five-time Brazilian State BJJ Champion, a three-time World No Gi Champion, a six-time Pan Am Champion, and is a three-time U.S. Open Champion, among various other titles. Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 12-5 , Ramiro Hernandez , Decision (unanimous) , Title Quest - Hernandez vs. Luciano , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Danbury, Wisconsin, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11-5 , Aaron Miller , Submission (armbar) , Bellator 136 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:36 , Irvine, California, United States , Catchwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Williams (fighter)
Joe Williams (born July 22, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in Bellator's welterweight division. Background Williams has an extensive background in wrestling. He started to train when he was eight years old and during his juvenility he earned many state and national titles along with many other honors.Fighter case files: who is Joe Williams? Themmacorner.com (September 14, 2012) Mixed martial arts career Early career Williams started his professional career in 2011. He fought mainly for California-based promotion ''Respect in the Cage''. With a record of 7–0 and victories over |
Mike Guymon
Michael Kevin Guymon (born September 17, 1974) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in Bellator's Lightweight division. He has also competed for the UFC, as an alternate for the Tucson Scorpions in the IFL, BAMMA, and King of the Cage. He is the former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion. Michael was featured in the movie documentary "The Hurt Business" that debuted September 29th 2016 playing himself. Background Guymon was born in Newport Beach, CA but raised in Irvine, CA. He attended many different schools but graduated from Woodbridge High School and went to Orange Coast College to further his studies. Guymon was trying to live his dream of playing professional baseball but while doing that he stumbled into mixed martial arts and instantly fell in love with the sport. He began training Muay Thai and kickboxing soon after finding out about the new combat sport. Once Guymon noticed that to become successful in MMA he would need to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savant Young
Savant Young (born June 19, 1976) is an American retired mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1998 until 2013, he competed for the WEC, Bellator, Shooto, Affliction, the Tokyo Sabres of the IFL, King of the Cage, and Tachi Palace Fights. Mixed martial arts career Although his first professional bout was in 1998, in June 2006 Young decided he wanted to begin training mixed martial arts full-time. In February 2007 Young won his first fight in the International Fight League by defeating Ed West with a unanimous decision. Young compiled a 2-2 record with the IFL, and that gave him an opportunity to fight Takeshi Inoue at Shooto. Despite Inoue being heavily favored, Young pulled off the upset and beat him by unanimous decision. Young has stated that this win is the reason he was offered a fight contract with the new Affliction Clothing Promotion. Young fought at their first event, Affliction: Banned, losing by second-round armbar against UFC veteran Mark Hominick. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector Ramirez (fighter)
Hector Ramirez or Héctor Ramírez may refer to: * Hector Ramirez (The Bold and the Beautiful), a character on the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Héctor Ramírez (baseball) (born 1971), former Major League Baseball player from the Dominican Republic * Hector Ramirez (Sunbow), a fictional TV journalist in Sunbowverse animated cartoons ''The Transformers'', ''G.I Joe'' and ''Inhumanoids'' * Héctor Ramírez (gymnast), Cuban Olympic gymnast *Héctor Ramírez (boxer), Cuban boxer * Héctor Fernando Ramírez Héctor Fernando Ramírez, better known as Reportero X (Reporter X) died on July 24, 2003 of a heart attack in Guatemala City while being chased by a mob in what is referred to as ''jueves negro'' (Black Thursday). He was 61 years old. He had starte ... (died 2003), died of a heart attack in Guatemala City while being chased by a mob in what is referred to as ''jueves negro'' (Black Thursday) * Héctor Ramírez (footballer) (born 1982), Colombian footballer {{hndi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Lambert
Jason L. Lambert (born September 23, 1977) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2001 until 2013, he competed for the UFC, WEC, Bellator, King of the Cage, and AFC. He is the former WEC light heavyweight champion. Mixed martial arts career World Extreme Cagefighting Lambert made his WEC debut facing Matt Horwich at WEC 12: Halloween Fury 3 on October 21, 2004. He won his debut via submission (punches) in the second round. He then faced Richard Montoya at WEC 13 on January 22, 2005, for the vacant WEC Light Heavyweight Championship. He won the fight via submission (punches). Ultimate Fighting Championship Lambert made his debut in the UFC at '' UFC 58: USA vs. Canada'' as a late replacement for ''The Ultimate Fighter 2'' cast member Seth Petruzelli, who suffered a concussion while training and had to withdraw from the bout. Lambert's debut was successful, submitting his opponent, Rob MacDonald, early in the first round. Lambert fought again at ''U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuel Newton
Emanuel Newton (born February 1, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division, where he is a former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion. He has also competed for WEC, King of the Cage, International Fight League, and MFC. He is also a former MFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Background Newton was born in Inglewood, California, and grew up in Torrance, California. Growing up, Newton had an interest in swimming, surfing, and lifeguarding. Newton's father had done some boxing and Muay Thai training, but died when Newton was 10 years old. Newton wrestled and played football, as a defensive end at North High School (Torrance, California). Then, six years later, Newton's mother died and Newton lost interest in his schoolwork. His poor grades did not allow him to continue playing football, but he had improved enough by the start of the wrestling season to continue in that sport. After high school, he went to Cerritos Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricio Freire
Patricio in Spanish, or Patrício in Portuguese, is a male given name equivalent to Patrick (given name), Patrick in English. The Spanish name is pronounced with the stress on the same first i as Portuguese, but an accent is not needed because this follows normal rules for stress in Spanish. Notable people with the name include: Given name Spanish * Patricio Arabolaza, (1893–1935), Spanish footballer *Patricio Aylwin (1918–2016), Chilean politician * Patricio Montojo, (1839–1917), Spanish admiral *Patricio O'Ward (born 1999), Mexican race car driver Portuguese * Patrício Antônio Boques (born 1974), Brazilian footballer *Patrício Freire (born 1987), Brazilian mixed martial artist known as Patrício Pitbull Surname * Miguel Patricio (born 1966/1967), Portuguese businessman * Rui Patrício (born 1988), Portuguese footballer {{given name, type=both Spanish masculine given names Portuguese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |