Bellator hat nun offiziell in einer Pressemitteilung verk\u00fcndet, dass TNA Wrestler Kurt Angle in der kommenden Woche auf dem Bellator Fan Fest in Missouri auftreten wird.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s True! It\u2019s Damn True! \u2013 Bellator MMA signs Former WWE and Current TNA Superstar Kurt Angle<\/p>\n Santa Monica (Oct. 28, 2015) \u2013 On November 5, combat sports fans from all around the country will converge on the Dave & Busters in Maryland Heights, Missouri for the \u201eOfficial Bellator Fan Fest,\u201c where they can meet several of their favorite athletes and receive photos and autographs.<\/p>\n Bellator officials announced today that TNA superstar, former WWE superstar and Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle will join the epic line up, which is already packed with star power the likes of Kimbo Slice, Liam McGeary, Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz.<\/p>\n WHAT:<\/p>\n Bellator Fan Fest at Dave & Buster\u2019s<\/p>\n Fans of all ages are invited to Dave and Buster\u2019s in Maryland Heights, MO to meet and receive autographs from some of the greatest and most popular MMA fighters of all time. Fans will also have the opportunity to win tickets and great prizes, as well as snap a photograph with the Bellator ring girls.<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/p>\n Dave & Buster\u2019s WHEN:<\/p>\n Thursday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. CT<\/p>\n WHO:<\/p>\n Kurt Angle was a Pennsylvania High School State Champion Wrestler, and an All-State linebacker on the Mt. Lebanon High School Football team. The two-sport star pursued wrestling at Clarion University\u2019s D-1 program, where he collected a slew of accolades including one National runner up, two National Championships, three All-American honors, and countless additional championships.<\/p>\n After college, Angle won gold at the FILA Wrestling World Championships and began training for the 1996 Olympic games under the tutelage of Dave Schultz at the Foxcatcher Club before his highly publicized murder. After Schultz\u2019s death, Angle would leave Foxcatcher and join the Dave Schultz Wrestling Club in his memory.<\/p>\n When the Olympic trials concluded, Angle had earned his spot to compete in the Olympics, but suffered two fractures of his cervical vertebrae, two herniated discs and four pulled muscles in the process. With five months to rest and rehab, Angle would win his Olympic gold medal in the 90-100 kg division.<\/p>\n After winning the gold, Angle parlayed his wrestling skills into an amazing career in professional wrestling in several organizations such as TNA, ECW, NWA, WCW, IGF and most notably the WWF\/WWE.<\/p>\n Angle is the only professional wrestler in history to have won championships in WWE, WCW, TNA and IWGP, totaling an impressive 13 World Championships and 21 total championship belts. In 2010, Dave Meltzer\u2019s \u201eWrestling Observer Newsletter\u201c named Angle the \u201eWrestler of the Decade\u201c for the 2000s.<\/p>\n There is only one Kimbo Slice. The unmistakable bearded brawler achieved fame through a series of street fights that garnered extreme levels of attention on YouTube. After parlaying his fame into an MMA career, Kimbo exploded onto the scene and became one of the sports most popular stars of all-time. Kimbo has been the focal point of the first and third-most watched MMA fights in the sport\u2019s history. This past June in St. Louis, his fight against Ken Shamrock shattered Bellator MMA\u2019s viewership records.<\/p>\n The first British World Champion in the history of MMA will always be Liam McGeary. At 6\u20196 the towering fighter has achieved notoriety around the world with his impressive skillset which has seen him end fights with impressive knockout power as well as jiu-jitsu prowess. Currently undefeated at 11-0, the future is bright for the Bellator MMA Champion. Most recently, McGeary defeated fellow Fan Fest participant Tito Ortiz in the main event of the groundbreaking \u201eBellator MMA: Dynamite 1.\u201c<\/p>\n The name Gracie is synonymous with MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, the man who is considered to have invented the sport as we know it today. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie would dismantle multiple opponents in a single night, many of whom were much larger than him. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight. Today, it\u2019s hard to find an MMA fighter who hasn\u2019t trained in the art of jiu-jitsu.<\/p>\n Often referred to as \u201eThe Godfather\u201c of MMA, Ken Shamrock is a pioneer of the sport, and introduced an incredible brand of MMA that helped shape the sport into what it is today. With incredible suplexes and leg locks, \u201eThe World\u2019s Most Dangerous Man\u201c always made for must-see TV. His heated rivalries with guys like Royce Gracie and Tito Ortiz generated incredible buzz, and helped popularize the sport. His fight with Tito Ortiz was at one time the second-most watched MMA fight of all time.<\/p>\n \u201eThe People\u2019s Champion\u201c Tito Ortiz is a fan-favorite all over the world. The former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion was one of the toughest competitors in the cage. Utilizing his wrestling background, Ortiz was a grinder who defended his title an impressive five times. Always with a flare for the dramatic, Ortiz had intense rivalries in the cage with guys like Ken Shamrock, as well as outside the cage with UFC President Dana White.<\/p>\n FIGHT INFO:<\/p>\n \u201eBellator 145\u201c features two world title bouts. Patricio \u201ePitbull\u201c Freire (24-2) defends his featherweight strap against Daniel Straus (23-6) and Will \u201eIll Will\u201c Brooks (16-1) meets submission specialist Marcin Held (21-3), with the 155-pound belt on the line. The event will also feature a trio of Missouri natives with Michael Chandler (13-3), who fights David Rickels (16-3, 1 NC); heavyweight Bobby \u201eThe Dominator\u201c Lashley (13-2) who looks to avenge a previous loss on his record when he finally meets James Thompson (20-14) in a rematch; and Justin Lawrence (8-2) who meetsEmmanuel Sanchez (11-2).<\/p>\n Tickets for \u201eBellator 145,\u201c which start at just $30, are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center. Doors for the event open at 5:00 p.m. CT local time, and the first contest takes place one hour after.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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