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Mike Richman
Michael Richman (born June 23, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Legacy Fighting Alliance. A professional competitor in mixed martial arts since 2008, Richman has competed for Bellator MMA, and is also 2-0 as a professional boxer. Background Born and raised in Rosemount, Minnesota, began competing in wrestling from a young age and was also a fan of boxing and mixed martial arts. Richman attended Rosemount High School where he competed in wrestling before joining the United States Marine Corps upon graduating. After serving three tours as an infantryman in Iraq and reaching the rank of Sergeant, Richman began training in mixed martial arts in 2008. Mixed martial arts career Early career Richman made his professional debut in 2008 and compiled an undefeated record of 8-0 before competing on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck. ''The Ultimate Fighter'' Richman was one of 32 contestants selected to compete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemount, Minnesota
Rosemount is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States, on the southern edge of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. The population was 25,650 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Rosemount was established as a township in 1858 and incorporated as a city in 1972, encompassing the old village of Rosemount and Pine Bend. According to the city's website], there was some debate over whether to name the township Saratoga or Rosemount, with the latter finally chosen to reflect the town's Irish heritage and remain in keeping with the name given to the post office a few years earlier. In the 1940s it was home to a military gunpowder plant, Gopher Ordnance Works. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. U.S. Highway U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota, 52, Minnesota Highway Minnesota State Highway 3, 3, Minnesota Highway Minnesota State Highway 55, 55, and County Road 42 (Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellator 64
2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so it began with the show on March 9, 2012. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes, including the bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions. Bellator 60 ''Bellator 60'' took place on March 9, 2012 at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator 60 was expected to take place on March 2, but the season opener was pushed back one week. Wagnney Fabiano was originally scheduled to face Ronnie Mann in the opening round of the Featherweight tournament; however, on March 1, 2012, Fabiano pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Mike Corey. Genair da Silva was originally scheduled to face Alexandre Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellator 120
2014 in Bellator MMA was the tenth season for Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion. It began on February 28, 2014 and aired on Spike TV. The season included tournaments for the Heavyweight, Welterweight, Featherweight, Light Heavyweight, and Lightweight weight classes. At the end of the season, Bellator held its first pay-per-view event, Bellator 120, on May 17, 2014. Bellator 110 Bellator 110 took place on February 28, 2014 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. Background Bellator 110 featured the opening round of the Light Heavyweight and Featherweight tournament. A bout between Josh Diekmann and Chris Birchler was initially planned for this card, but later cancelled. Pat Schultz was scheduled to face Dave Roberts in a Light Heavyweight bout on this card. However, on the day of the weigh ins, Roberts came in overweight at 212 pounds and the bout was eventually removed from the card. Results Bellato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goiti Yamauchi
is a Japanese-born Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division for Bellator MMA. As of December 13, 2022, he is #5 in the Bellator Welterweight Rankings. Background Yamauchi was born in Anjō, Aichi to a Japanese father and a Japanese-Brazilian mother, but his family moved to Curitiba, Paraná when he was 3 years old. He started in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 9, followed by Muay Thai, boxing and wrestling during his youth. At the age of 14, he became Paraná State's amateur boxing champion in 2007, defeating then-reigning champion John Lineker, who was 17. Mixed martial arts career Early career Before moving to professional mixed martial arts, Yamauchi scored seven wins as an amateur, with seven first-round stoppages. Yamauchi started his professional career in 2010, when he was just 17 years old. From October 2010 to May 2013, he fought for many organizations throughout Brazil and won a featherweight title and a featherweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellator 110
2014 in Bellator MMA was the tenth season for Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion. It began on February 28, 2014 and aired on Spike TV. The season included tournaments for the Heavyweight, Welterweight, Featherweight, Light Heavyweight, and Lightweight weight classes. At the end of the season, Bellator held its first pay-per-view event, Bellator 120, on May 17, 2014. Bellator 110 Bellator 110 took place on February 28, 2014 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. Background Bellator 110 featured the opening round of the Light Heavyweight and Featherweight tournament. A bout between Josh Diekmann and Chris Birchler was initially planned for this card, but later cancelled. Pat Schultz was scheduled to face Dave Roberts in a Light Heavyweight bout on this card. However, on the day of the weigh ins, Roberts came in overweight at 212 pounds and the bout was eventually removed from the card. Results Bellator 111 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Green
Desmond Green (born October 11, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division for Ultimate Fighting Championship. Green is the current BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Middleweight and Police Gazette Diamond Belt champion. Background Green wrestled at Rush–Henrietta High School, where he won a state championship. He later wrestled at University at Buffalo, where he worked towards a major degree in social sciences. He was removed from the wrestling team after he tested positive for marijuana. Green was a Mid-American Conference Champion and three-time Division 1 NCAA Qualifier. Green also worked part-time at Walmart as a cashier before signing a contract with Bellator MMA. Green has three children: two daughters named Tsajelia, Dahlia and a son named Desmond Jr. Mixed martial arts career Early career Green started his professional career in 2012. He fought mainly for northeastern American promotions. In the first year of his career, he amassed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season Nine
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and polar regions, the seasons are marked by changes in the intensity of sunlight that reaches the Earth's surface, variations of which may cause animals to undergo hibernation or to migrate, and plants to be dormant. Various cultures define the number and nature of seasons based on regional variations, and as such there are a number of both modern and historical cultures whose number of seasons varies. The Northern Hemisphere experiences most direct sunlight during May, June, and July, as the hemisphere faces the Sun. The same is true of the Southern Hemisphere in November, December, and January. It is Earth's axial tilt that causes the Sun to be higher in the sky during the summer months, which increases the solar flux. However, due to season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akop Stepanyan
Akop Stepanyan (russian: Акоп Степанян, hy, Հակոբ Ստեփանյան; born May 6, 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist of Armenian heritage who competed in the featherweight and lightweight divisions of Bellator Fighting Championships and Absolute Championship Berkut. Mixed martial arts career M-1 Global Stepanyan lost via submission (armbar) to Zagalav Mahachev at M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 2 in the first round. Post-M-1 Global Stepanyan lost via unanimous decision (30–28, 29–28, 29–28) to Djamal Kurbanov at FEFoMP - Vladivostok Pankration Open Cup 2009 on April 25, 2009. Return to M-1 Global Stepanyan lost via submission (rear-naked choke) to Magomed Magomedov at M-1 Challenge - 2009 Selections 5 in the first round. Stepanyan was released from the M-1 after going 0-2 in the promotion. Bellator MMA In July, Stepanyan signed in Bellator. Stepanyan was then entered into the season seven featherweight tournament. His quarterfinal opponent was B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev
Magomedrasul Magomedalievich Khasbulaev (russian: Магомедрасул Магомедалиевич Хасбулаев; born October 23, 1986) is a Russian mixed martial artist, who at one time fought in the Featherweight division for the Bellator Fighting Championships. Khasbulaev is a Combat Sambo Russia National Champion. He is the former ACA Featherweight Champion. Mixed martial arts career Early career Khasbulaev made his professional debut in April 2009, his coach was his brother, Shamil Zavurov. Khasbulaev reached tournament final where he lost to Shamil Zavurov via submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round. Khasbulaev faced Daniel Weichel on March 5, 2011 at M-1 Challenge XXIII: Grishin vs Guram. He lost via submission (triangle choke) in the first round. Bellator MMA In July Khasbulaev signed with the Bellator Fighting Championships. In his North American debut, Khasbulaev faced Nayeb Hezam on October 12, 2012 at Bellator 76. He won the fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season Eight
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight'' is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics from 2007 to 2011. The series serves as a canonical continuation of the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', and follows the events of that show's final televised season. It is produced by Joss Whedon, who wrote or co-wrote three of the series arcs and several one-shot stories. The series was followed by ''Season Nine'' in 2011. The series was originally supposed to consist of about 25 issues, but eventually expanded to a 40-issue run. The series also spawned a handful of spin-off titles, including a ''Tales of the Vampires'' follow-up and one-shots focusing on Willow and Riley. The success of the series prompted IDW Publishing and Joss Whedon to publish a concurrent continuation of the ''Angel'' television series, titled '' Angel: After the Fall'', and a ''Spike'' comic book series, which bridges some aspects of continuity between ''After the Fall'' and ''Season Eight''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Bezerra
Alexandre Bezerra (born 25 September 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division. Mixed martial arts career Early career Bezerra made his professional MMA debut in July 2008. He quickly established an 8-1 record over the next two years while fighting in his native Brazil. This drew the attention of Bellator Fighting Championships and he was signed with the company in 2011. He currently trains in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Daddis Fight Camps and at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu United alongside Roberto Godoi black belt and MMA fighter Wilson Reis. Bellator Fighting Championships Bezzera made his debut for Bellator in June 2011, fighting Sam Jones at Bellator 46. He won the fight via submission in the first round. He subsequently fought Jesse Gross and Scott Heckman and won both fights via submission and TKO. In his fourth Bellator fight, Bezerra defeated Doug Evans via submission in the first round. In his fifth Bellator fight, Bezerra de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellator 88
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 W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
