終極格鬥冠軍賽UFC®重臨澳門威尼斯人
2014年第二場「UFC格鬥之夜」
五回合主賽事
(7) 邁克爾‧比斯平vs. (12)康李
同場上演：
次中量級對決：
(9) 金東炫vs. 赫克托‧隆巴德
《UFC澳門格鬥之夜：比斯平
VS. 康李》
將於澳門威尼斯人金光綜藝館矚目上演
門票於2014年6月23日之周內公開發售
將於澳門威尼斯人金光綜藝館矚目上演
門票於2014年6月23日之周內公開發售
終極格鬥冠軍賽（Ultimate
Fighting Championship® ）年內第二度重臨澳門，於8月23日（星期六）在金光綜藝館舉行《UFC澳門格鬥之夜：比斯平 VS. 康李》。這項綜合格鬥賽事由UFC及金沙中國聯合呈獻，藉此一同致力推動綜合格鬥運動在亞洲地區的蓬勃發展。門票將於2014年6月23日之周內開始透過金光票務™公開發售。更多賽事詳情將於稍後公佈。
是次賽事由生於越南的康李（Cung Le，9-2，現居於加州聖荷西）領銜。這位前Strikeforce中量級冠軍及格鬥運動傳奇人物，自2012年在金光綜藝館擊敗佛蘭克林（Rich Franklin）後，將首度回歸八角籠。康李在《終極鬥士》之中國總決賽成功擔任導師和總教練，他期待能運用其出色的搏鬥、跆拳道、功夫和散打技巧，贏得當代最富觀賞性鬥士之稱號。
與康李對陣的是經驗豐富的UFC悍將及《終極鬥士》第三季冠軍邁克爾‧比斯平（Michael “The Count” Bisping，25-6，現居於加州橘郡，生於英國曼徹斯特）。這位選手擁有無可爭議的格鬥技巧，在其漫長的UFC職業生涯中曾囊括三個「當晚最佳比賽」（Fight of the Night）獎賞，以及曾八度以技術性擊倒對方取勝。他曾戰勝Alan Belcher、Brian Stann及Chris Leben等多位好手，唯一未能實現的是奪得UFC腰帶，如能戰勝康李的話，他便能向中量級鬥士們證明他已為再奪更多的冠軍頭銜作好準備。
UFC亞洲區執行副總裁兼董事總經理馬富生（Mark
Fischer）表示：「我們很高興宣佈我們即將重臨澳門及金光綜藝館，這個場地過去兩年曾多次上演令人讚嘆的UFC格鬥賽事。金沙中國有限公司是具備獨特遠見的卓越合作夥伴，協助我們在東南亞推廣MMA格鬥運動以及UFC品牌。」
除了比斯平與康李的對決外，兩位狀態急升的次中量級鬥士亦將於澳門進行對決。於該級別排名第九、生於韓國的金東炫（Dong Hyun Kim，19-2-1，1NC，現居於南韓釜山）將對陣排名第七、在170磅級別火速冒起的赫克托‧隆巴德（Hector Lombard，34-4-1，現居於佛羅里達州椰子溪）。剛於今年三月在金光綜藝館以技術性擊倒約翰•海瑟威（John Hathaway）的金東炫，期待藉著這場賽事戰勝前柔道世界冠軍隆巴德，從而成為UFC 中成就最輝煌的亞裔鬥士之一。
UFC® RETURNS TO THE VENETIAN MACAO TO HOST SECOND FIGHT
NIGHT OF 2014
FIVE-ROUND MAIN EVENT
(7) MICHAEL BISPING vs. (12)
CUNG LE
IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT:
WELTERWEIGHTS:
(9) DONG HYUN KIM vs. HECTOR
LOMBARD
TICKETS FOR UFC® FIGHT NIGHT MACAO: BISPING
VS. LE
AT COTAI ARENA –
VENETIAN MACAO
ON SALE WEEK OF JUNE 23,
2014
Cementing
a commitment to the burgeoning MMA scene in Asia and with Sands China Ltd., the
Ultimate Fighting Championship® returns to the Cotai Arena in Macao
for a second time in 2014 on Saturday, August 23 with UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le. Ticket sales begin the week of
June 23, 2014, via Cotai Ticketing™, with details to
be announced in due course.
Headlined
by Vietnamese-born Cung
Le (9-2, fighting out of San Jose, California), the
former Strikeforce middleweight champion and legend of combat sports returns to
the Octagon™ for the first time since a dominant knockout of Rich Franklin in
the same arena in 2012. After a successful stint coaching and teaching on The Ultimate Fighter China, Le looks to use his impressive arsenal
of wrestling, taekwondo, kung fu and sanshou in laying claim to the title of
most entertaining fighter of his generation.
Standing
in the way will be formidable UFC veteran and The Ultimate Fighter Season 3 champion Michael “The Count” Bisping (25-6, fighting out of Orange County, California by
way of Manchester, England). A polarising figure to fans, no one can dispute
Bisping’s skills as he’s racked up three Fight of the Night bonuses and eight
TKO victories in his long UFC career. With notable wins over Alan Belcher,
Brian Stann and Chris Leben, the one thing that has eluded Bisping has been the
UFC belt and a win over Cung Le would show the middleweight division that
Bisping is ready to make one more title run.
“We’re
excited to announce our return to Macao and the Cotai Arena, a venue that has
seen incredible UFC performances over the last two years,” said Mark Fischer,
UFC Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Asia. “Sands China Ltd.
has proven to be an exceptional partner and visionary in helping us grow the
sport of MMA and the UFC brand in Southeast Asia.”
In
addition to the Bisping-Le showdown, two surging welterweights will meet in
Macao when the division’s ninth-ranked competitor and Korean-born Dong Hyun Kim (19-2-1, 1NC,
fighting out of Busan, South Korea) meets the explosive seventh-ranked Hector Lombard (34-4-1,
fighting out of Coconut Creek, Florida), who has taken the 170 lb. class by
storm. Kim, who most recently overwhelmed John Hathaway by KO at the Cotai
Arena in March, will look to build on his resume as one of the most
accomplished Asian fighters in the UFC with a win over former judo world
champion Lombard.
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