HORNSWOGGLE
04-30-2010, 02:16 PM
Bellator 20 heads to Majestic Theatre in San Antonio on May 27, Sanchez vs. Kelly added (http://mmajunkie.com/news/18948/bellator-20-heads-to-ajestic-theatre-in-san-antonio-on-may-27-sanchez-vs-kelly-added.mma)
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Apr 30, 2010 at 2:30 pm ET
http://mmajunkie.com/dyn/images/fighters/eddie-sanchez-2.jpgAfter its middleweight tournament semifinal fights were revealed (http://mmajunkie.com/news/18942/schambari-vs-baker-ii-and-shlemenko-vs-hess-in-middleweight-semis-at-bellator-20.mma) on Thursday for the card, Bellator Fighting Championships today announced a host site for its upcoming Bellator 20 event: the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio.
The Texas show takes place May 27 and airs live on FOX Sports Net.
In addition to tournament bouts of Eric Schambari vs. Bryan Baker and Alexander Shlemenko vs. Jared Hess, Bellator 20 features a non-tourney heavyweight bout between UFC vet Eddie Sanchez (11-3 MMA, 1-0 BFC) and EliteXC vet Ralph Kelly (5-10 MMA, 0-0 BFC).
With Bellator 19, which takes place May 20 outside of Dallas, Bellator remains in the Lone Star State for back-to-back weeks.
"Bellator is thrilled at the opportunity to bring our brand (of) mixed-martial-arts events and our television partners at FOX Sports Net, NBC, Telemundo and Mun2 to the thousands of passionate MMA fans in the San Antonio area," Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney stated. "Our two main-event fights feature four of the most exciting middleweights out there right now, including a man, Alexander Shlemenko, who I believe is one of the top fighters to come out of Russia in many years. It should be a great night of fights."
Sanchez, who went 3-3 in the UFC, looks for his fourth consecutive win since his release from the organization. The California-based fighter set a still-standing Bellator record with a 10-second knockout of Jay White at Bellator 7 in 2009.
Kelly, a San Antonio-based fighter, launched his pro career in a February 2007 with a 4-1 record. However, he's since posted a 1-9 mark with stoppage losses to the likes of Brett Rogers, Justin Wren and Jonathan Ivey. The lone victory during that stretch came to one-time UFC superstar Mark Kerr.
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Apr 30, 2010 at 2:30 pm ET
http://mmajunkie.com/dyn/images/fighters/eddie-sanchez-2.jpgAfter its middleweight tournament semifinal fights were revealed (http://mmajunkie.com/news/18942/schambari-vs-baker-ii-and-shlemenko-vs-hess-in-middleweight-semis-at-bellator-20.mma) on Thursday for the card, Bellator Fighting Championships today announced a host site for its upcoming Bellator 20 event: the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio.
The Texas show takes place May 27 and airs live on FOX Sports Net.
In addition to tournament bouts of Eric Schambari vs. Bryan Baker and Alexander Shlemenko vs. Jared Hess, Bellator 20 features a non-tourney heavyweight bout between UFC vet Eddie Sanchez (11-3 MMA, 1-0 BFC) and EliteXC vet Ralph Kelly (5-10 MMA, 0-0 BFC).
With Bellator 19, which takes place May 20 outside of Dallas, Bellator remains in the Lone Star State for back-to-back weeks.
"Bellator is thrilled at the opportunity to bring our brand (of) mixed-martial-arts events and our television partners at FOX Sports Net, NBC, Telemundo and Mun2 to the thousands of passionate MMA fans in the San Antonio area," Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney stated. "Our two main-event fights feature four of the most exciting middleweights out there right now, including a man, Alexander Shlemenko, who I believe is one of the top fighters to come out of Russia in many years. It should be a great night of fights."
Sanchez, who went 3-3 in the UFC, looks for his fourth consecutive win since his release from the organization. The California-based fighter set a still-standing Bellator record with a 10-second knockout of Jay White at Bellator 7 in 2009.
Kelly, a San Antonio-based fighter, launched his pro career in a February 2007 with a 4-1 record. However, he's since posted a 1-9 mark with stoppage losses to the likes of Brett Rogers, Justin Wren and Jonathan Ivey. The lone victory during that stretch came to one-time UFC superstar Mark Kerr.