(PRESS RELEASE) -- Thackerville, OK. – The January 24th fight card from WinStar World Casino has been finalized, as Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren defends his title against Karl Amoussou, Muhammed Lawal makes his long awaited Bellator debut, and the Season 8 Welterweight Tournament beings.
The full fight card for Bellator MMA is below:
MAIN CARD:
Bellator Welterweight Championship Fight: Ben Askren (10-0) vs. Karl Amoussou (16-4-2)
Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Fight: Przemyslaw Mysiala (16-7) vs. Muhammed Lawal (8-1)
Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal Fight: Douglas Lima (22-5) vs. Michail Tsarev (24-3)
Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal Fight: Koffi Adzitso (18-9) vs. Ben Saunders (13-5-2)
Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal Fight: Marius Zaromskis (19-7) vs. Brent Weedman (20-8)
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal Fight: Raul Amaya (10-1) vs. Jose Gomes (32-8)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Matt Jones (4-3) vs. Cortez Coleman (8-3)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Chris Pham (2-0) vs. Jason Sampson (9-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Zach Church (1-1) vs. Damon Jackson (3-0)
Featherweight Feature Fight: Mike Maldonado (3-0) vs. Joseph Salas (2-3)
Featherweight Feature Fight: Hunter Tucker (4-0) vs. Javier Obregon (4-3)
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About Bellator MMA Bellator MMA is the world’s largest tournament based Mixed Martial Arts organization. Televised to nearly 500 Million homes worldwide in over 107 countries, Bellator’s majority owner is entertainment giant Viacom. In the United States, Bellator can be seen on Spike TV, the MMA television leader. With over 150 world-class athletes under contract, Bellator is home to many of the sport’s top mixed martial artists. Bellator’s founder & CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment executive with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator’s core philosophy is that title shots should be earned, not given. This belief gave rise to Bellator’s real sport, tournament-based format, which gives Bellator’s tournaments a true playoff feel that keeps the sport true and distances itself from the subjective side of fighting sports found in organizations that utilize a matchmaking/casting formula. Bellator MMA is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, live event orchestration, fighter development/relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Newport Beach, California.
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