CHICAGO, Ill — Bellator Fighting Championships is headed back to “The Sunshine State” on
Friday, July 20th for Bellator 72 LIVE from The USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.
Featuring the finals of the Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament between
Bryan Baker and Karl Amoussou, Bellator 72 will also showcase the debut of
dynamic knockout artist Paul “Semtex” Daley as well as a bad blood welterweight
trilogy fight between Marius Zaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf. Additionally,
the semifinals of the Bellator Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament will
take place as Attila Vegh meets Emanuel Newton and Travis Wiuff will face Tim
Carpenter. Also, a stacked preliminary card full of the area’s top talent will
be in action. Tickets for Bellator 72 are on sale at all online Ticketmaster
outlets as well as visiting the USF Sun Dome Box Office. Tickets are priced
from $30-$120.
After competing in the
Bellator Season 5 and Season 6 Welterweight Tournament, Ben “Killa B” Saunders
will make his return to the cage as he squares off against longtime veteran,
Brian Warren. Warren is currently riding a 5-fight winning streak and is
looking to earn the biggest win of his career when he meets Saunders in this
catchweight bout at 178lbs.
An intriguing heavyweight
matchup will also be featured as once-defeated Tampa native Chris Barnett will
face off against nearby Ocala fighter, Tom Sauer. Barnett, who owns notable
victories over Jonathan Ivey and Kenny Garner, looks to build off back-to-back
wins in his previous two outings while Sauer, a veteran of 37 professional
fights, attempts to add to his impressive 3-fight winning streak.
Bellator Season 6
Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinalist Raul “Smash Mode” Amaya will make his
return to the Bellator cage when he meets fellow Florida fighter, Kenny Moss in
a welterweight contest. “Smash Mode,” who owns a near-perfect 9-1 record with
all 9 of his wins coming by stoppage, looks to get back to his winning ways
when he faces Moss who is making his promotional debut inside the Bellator
cage.
Undefeated wrestling phenom
Shanon “The Heartbreak Kid” Slack will make his return to the Bellator cage
opposite Tampa’s own, Matt McCook in a featherweight contest. Slack, a 2008
U.S. Olympic Alternate will try to build off his dominating performance over
Booker Arthur at Bellator 69 while McCook faces the toughest test of his career
when the two lock horns in Tampa.
A pair of local Florida
fighters will meet inside the Bellator cage as Gracie Tampa product Paul Barrow
will take the hometown support with him when he meets Orlando’s Jason
Carapellucci in a contest at 150lbs. Carapellucci is currently in the midst of
a 6-fight winning streak while Barrow, looks to upend his opponent when he
enters enemy territory on July 20th.
A welterweight showdown
between two Florida natives will round out the card as Ryan DeRocher battles
Julien Williams, who calls Orlando home. Both competitors are known for their
dynamic finishing skills and are prepared to entertain and impress the Tampa
crowd when they kick start the action from The USF Sun Dome.
MAIN CARD:
Welterweight Tournament Final Fight: Bryan
Baker (18-3) vs. Karl Amoussou (15-4-2)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Paul Daley
(29-12-2) vs. Rudy Bears (14-10)
Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Fight:
Emanuel Newton (18-6-1) vs. Attila Vegh (26-4-2)
Light Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Fight:
Tim Carpenter (9-1) vs. Travis Wiuff (67-14)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Waachiim
Spiritwolf (9-10-1) vs. Marius Zaromskis (17-6)
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Catchweight Feature Fight: Ben Saunders
(13-5-2) vs. Brian Warren (18-15-1)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Chris Barnett (7-1)
vs. Tom Sauer (25-12)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Kenny Moss (5-2)
vs. Raul Amaya (9-1)
Featherweight Feature Fight: Matt McCook (8-5)
vs. Shanon Slack (4-0)
Catchweight Feature Fight: Jason Carapelluci
(6-2) vs. Paul Barrow (4-2)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Julien Williams
(2-1) vs. Ryan DeRocher (3-3)
For more information, visit
Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman
& CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator 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, Latin for Warrior, is partnered with entertainment industry
leaders Viacom and Fremantle Entertainment, and is the world’s leading
tournament-based mixed martial arts organization. Bellator’s Founder, Chairman
& 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.
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