Talent Filled Feature Fights Complete Bellator 48 Fight Card
Jul 19, 2011
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Bellator Fighting Championships’ highly
successful Summer Series will come to a close on August 20th from
Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut LIVE on MTV2. While the main
card includes the Finals of Bellator’s Featherweight Summer Series
Tournament, two heavyweight special feature fights that include
Ricco “Suave” Rodriguez vs. Seth “Silverback” Petruzelli and
Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Cole Konrad taking on MMA
veteran Paul Buentello, and a lightweight battle between the
undefeated Rene Nazare and Costa Rican native Juan Barrantes, the
night will host a slew of feature fights loaded with talent.
Danbury native and 4-time Bellator veteran (4-0 in Bellator) Dan Cramer will take on New Haven resident and true finisher John “Red Velvet” Clarke in a middleweight showdown. Cramer enters the fight riding a three fight win streak, including victories at Bellator 34, 39, and 46 respectively.
“I’ve been tremendously successful at Mohegan Sun and with
Bellator, so I’m pumped to be fighting in front of friends, family,
and the fans at Bellator 48 this August,” said Cramer.
North Haven’s own Andrew Calandrelli will be making his Bellator debut against Philadelphia native Matt Nice in a lightweight tilt. Calandrelli owns and operates a 5,000 square foot MMA training center in New Haven, and will be looking to impress the Mohegan Sun faithful.
NCAA Division I All-American Nik “The Machete” Fekete is back with Bellator after appearing in the promotion’s Season 4 Light Heavyweight Tournament, and takes on Mark Griffin in a feature fight showdown. Griffin is known for his knockout power, so all eyes will be on this intriguing fight.
Rounding out the local action will be Saul “The Spider” Almeida against Tateki Matsuda in a featherweight affair. Originally from Brazil, Almeida regularly trains with Team Blackhouse which is home to the Nogueira brothers and Anderson Silva. “The Spider” was also the winner of the 2010 Bellator open tryout that was held in Boston, and will finally be getting his chance inside the Bellator cage.
“Mohegan Sun has been a fantastic venue partner for us since our first season, so to be able to bring this type of stacked fight card to our East Coast fans was a no-brainer,” said Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney.
The full list of Feature Fights is listed below:
Dan Cramer vs. John Clarke
Andrew Calandrelli vs. Matt Nice
Brett Oteri vs. Ryan Quinn
Nik Fekete vs. Mark Griffin
Saul Almeida vs. Tateki Matsuda
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator
About Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.
About MTV2
MTV2 is a man's best friend, available in nearly 80 million homes and with the highest concentration of males 12-24 and 12-34 on TV today. A vibrant mix of music, lifestyle and action sports programming, MTV2 has reflected the habits and behavior of young people since its launch in 1996. MTV2 is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom, one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.
Danbury native and 4-time Bellator veteran (4-0 in Bellator) Dan Cramer will take on New Haven resident and true finisher John “Red Velvet” Clarke in a middleweight showdown. Cramer enters the fight riding a three fight win streak, including victories at Bellator 34, 39, and 46 respectively.
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North Haven’s own Andrew Calandrelli will be making his Bellator debut against Philadelphia native Matt Nice in a lightweight tilt. Calandrelli owns and operates a 5,000 square foot MMA training center in New Haven, and will be looking to impress the Mohegan Sun faithful.
Welterweights square off when the nearly undefeated Brett Oteri
(8-1) takes on another Danbury native in Ryan Quinn, who is 2-0
with Bellator at Mohegan Sun.
NCAA Division I All-American Nik “The Machete” Fekete is back with Bellator after appearing in the promotion’s Season 4 Light Heavyweight Tournament, and takes on Mark Griffin in a feature fight showdown. Griffin is known for his knockout power, so all eyes will be on this intriguing fight.
Rounding out the local action will be Saul “The Spider” Almeida against Tateki Matsuda in a featherweight affair. Originally from Brazil, Almeida regularly trains with Team Blackhouse which is home to the Nogueira brothers and Anderson Silva. “The Spider” was also the winner of the 2010 Bellator open tryout that was held in Boston, and will finally be getting his chance inside the Bellator cage.
“Mohegan Sun has been a fantastic venue partner for us since our first season, so to be able to bring this type of stacked fight card to our East Coast fans was a no-brainer,” said Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney.
The full list of Feature Fights is listed below:
Dan Cramer vs. John Clarke
Andrew Calandrelli vs. Matt Nice
Brett Oteri vs. Ryan Quinn
Nik Fekete vs. Mark Griffin
Saul Almeida vs. Tateki Matsuda
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator
About Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotional company headquartered in Chicago. Bellator’s founder/CEO, Bjorn Rebney, is an experienced fighting sports and entertainment professional with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in the areas of live event production, television production, fighter relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations.
About MTV2
MTV2 is a man's best friend, available in nearly 80 million homes and with the highest concentration of males 12-24 and 12-34 on TV today. A vibrant mix of music, lifestyle and action sports programming, MTV2 has reflected the habits and behavior of young people since its launch in 1996. MTV2 is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom, one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.
