MMA FIGHT COVERAGE – BELLATOR MMA EXCLUSIVE – TYREE FORTUNE 

Carlos Ortiz from MMA Fight Coverage speaks with the # 7 ranked Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Tyree Fortune ahead if his fight against the # 6 ranked Light Heavyweight holding the identical fight record of 5-0 Grant Neal taking place Friday, May 21, at Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 airing on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT. 

Tyree Fortune has an undefeated record after 5 professional fights heading into his 3rd Bellator MMA event.  The twin brother to fellow Bellator MMA Heavyweight fighter Tyrell Fortune is based out of Portland Oregon at American Top Team. Tyree remains where the two were born while Tyrell lives in Tempe Az and trains out of Arizona Combat Sports. 

The included audio enters into some technical difficulties toward the end. Here are some of the things that were said below. For the entire interview please take a listen.

“What I know about Grant is he will come forward and he is ready to fight.”

“My strategy is to keep pace with him and if I see a finish, go for it. “

Will we being seeing Tyree here with his brother in the Phoenix area: “I’m probably going to start cross training with them. Just to get the experience because I have never trained anywhere else. It will be a great turning point in my career. I need to have experiences, that’s how you grow as a person as an athlete.” According to Tyree’s Facebook Page he is Fighter/Coach out of American Top Team PDX / Bellator MMA Coach at Peninsula Wrestling Club.

“I would like to fight my way to the title but after the tournament if somebody wants to fight for the title that’s just fine too. I want to earn it. I don’t want it gifted to me.”

Tyree Fortune Bellator MMA EXCLUSIVE Interview

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CHAMPION RYAN BADER VS INTERIM TITLIST VALENTIN MOLDAVSKY SET FOR SAT JAN 29 2022 PHOENIX ARIZONA
BELLATOR MMA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT UNIFICATION BOUT PITTING CHAMPION RYAN BADER AGAINST INTERIM TITLIST VALENTIN MOLDAVSKY SET FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022 IN PHOENIX

LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA Heavyweight World Champion Ryan Bader (28-7, 1 NC) returns to the division following his impressive run in the BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix and will now meet interim heavyweight kingpin Valentin Moldavsky (11-1) to headline BELLATOR MMA 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky. The long-awaited title unification bout takes place on Saturday, Jan. 29 at the Footprint Center, home of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury.

In addition, former bantamweight world champion Darrion Caldwell (14-5) returns to action against the winner of Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2, Enrique Barzola (16-5-2), who makes his BELLATOR debut.

The main card will air live on SHOWTIME beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, while the preliminary card begins at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT and airs on the BELLATOR and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channels, as well as Pluto TV.

Tickets for BELLATOR MMA 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky go on sale Thursday, Dec. 16 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. A special presale will be taking place the day prior.

A former two-division champion, Ryan Bader has had nothing but high-profile bouts since signing with BELLATOR MMA in 2017, defeating Fedor Emelianenko, King Mo, Matt Mitrione, Linton Vassell, Lyoto Machida, Phil Davis and has gone toe-to-toe with Vadim Nemkov, Corey Anderson and Cheick Kongo. A winner in eight of his last 11 bouts, Arizona State University’s “Darth” Bader will once again have a partisan crowd in attendance when he meets Valentin Moldavksy at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. Making his return to the heavyweight division for the first time since 2019, Bader’s last title defense came against the aforementioned Kongo, a bout Bader was controlling until an accidental eye poke prematurely ended the contest.

The winner of the first-ever interim title in BELLATOR history, Valentin Moldavsky became Bader’s mandatory challenger following a dominant win over Tim Johnson at BELLATOR 261. Training under the tutelage of heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko, Moldavsky has begun carving out his own legacy, accruing a perfect 6-0 record within the confines of the BELLATOR cage. A multi-time European Sambo champion, Moldavsky has defeated top heavyweight contenders such as Johnson, Javy Ayala, Linton Vassell, and Roy Nelson on his climb to the top. Born in Ukraine, the 30-year-old looks to join teammate Vadim Nemkov and become the undisputed champion of the heavyweight division on January 29.

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BELLATOR MMA 273: BADER VS. MOLDAVSKY MAIN CARD:

Saturday, Jan. 29 – live on SHOWTIME

10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT

Heavyweight World Title Main Event: #C-Ryan Bader (28-7, 1 NC) vs. #IC-Valentin Moldavsky (11-1)

Bantamweight Bout: Darrion Caldwell (14-5) vs. Enrique Barzola (16-5-2)

PRELIMINARY CARD:

BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV

7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT  

*Card subject to change.

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HEADLINES UFC® 274 AT FOOTPRINT CENTER
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(C) CHARLES OLIVEIRA vs. (#1) JUSTIN GAETHJE

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(#5) MICHAEL CHANDLER vs. (#7) TONY FERGUSON

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 “COMBATE AMERICAS: MEXICO VS. USA”  
COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES THE MMA RETURN OF SIX-DIVISION WORLD BOXING CHAMPION AMANDA SERRANO IN TUCSON, ARIZ. ON SATURDAY, OCT. 13

Bantamweight Main Event:
Erik Perez vs. John Castaneda

Flyweight Co-Main Event:

Amanda Serrano vs. Erendira Ordoñez

Preliminary Bout Card:

Bantamweight: Anthony Birchak vs. Adam Martinez

Bantamweight: Juan Pablo Gonzalez vs. Mario Bautista

Bantamweight: Arturo Guzman vs. KaseyTanner

Featherweight: Jair Perez vs. Peter De La Cruz

Catchweight (160 pounds): Misael Iñarritu vs. Peter Quezada

More info: http://mmafightradio.com/2018/09/20/combate-americas-tucson-ariz-on-saturday-oct-13/

 

 

 

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Saturday, October 20 Live on Pay-Per-View from the Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi “BKFC 3: The Takeover” will feature Heavyweight Tournament Finals, the return of Bobby Gunn & Kendall Grove, the BKFC debut of UFC veteran Joe Riggs & the Quarterfinals of the Men’s Lightweight Tournament More info @ http://mmafightradio.com/2018/09/24/bkfc-3-the-takeover-with-bobby-gunn-kendall-grove-bkfc-debut-of-ufc-veteran-joe-riggs/

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Johnny Hennigan ” Impact”

Professional wrestler, actor, producer and writer. Johnny is best known for his time as “Johnny Nitro” and “John Morrison” in the WWE. For 9 years he astonished the wrestling world with his extreme athleticism and acrobatic maneuvers.

John Hennigan’s Charisma coupled with his ability to perform physical stunts brought him into the action genre, and in 2011 he made the move from the ring to the big screen. His most recent projects include the films, “Hercules” and “20ft Below: The Darkness Descending”. He produced and starred in the film, “Boone the Bounty Hunter”.

He is on the current season of Survivor and just became the Impact Wrestling World Champion as of this past Sat.



 

 

 Kamuela Kirk posted:

“I’m very excited to announce that I have just signed an exclusive 3 fight deal with LFA (@LFAfighting). My next fight for them will be live on AXS TV in exactly 4 weeks from tonight, on November 9th, at the Comerica Theater in downtown Phoenix. More fighters break into the UFC after fighting for LFA than any other organization in the world, so this is a big step forward. Thank you Brian Butler-Au & Bryan Hamper for making this happen.  #MakingMoves”.

➯ DM me for sponsorship opportunities

➯ Contact Noelani Kirk for tickets! We took over the venue in June and we’ll do it again next month #TeamKirk.“

#MMA #LFA #November9th #OneStepCloser #TheJawaiian #KamuelaKirk #Represented

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Co-Main Event | Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
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BJJ BLACK BELT
DANIEL MADRID
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CHRIS HARRIS

MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN

CO-MAIN EVENT:

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ANTHONY BIRCHAK
vs.
BRAZILIAN PROSPECT
RAPHAEL MONTINI

BANTAMWEIGHT WAR

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COMERICA THEATRE
in PHOENIX, ARIZONA

Tickets are on sale NOW through ComericaTheatre.com

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