Philipe lins

Across the Pond Profile: UFC fighter Philipe Lins

When a mixed martial artist gets cast aside by a promotion, it can often lead to a career resurrection and a new tone of fierce intent that feeds the burn of the flame. In today’s episode of Across The Pond, you will meet a hulk of a heavyweight ready to show the big boys that skill coupled with size counts for more than fulfilling a dream at UFC On ESPN 10 on July 27.  A professional mixed martial artist since August 2005 and representing American Top Team, Philipe Lins owns a 14-4 record in 18 professional bouts comprised of eight knockouts, four submissions, and two decisions, Prior to debuting with the UFC at UFC On ESPN Plus 29 in May 2020, Lins fought for PFL MMA and Bellator MMA and has finished 12 of his 14 victories thus far in his tenure as a pro-MMA fighter. In his MMA debut, he defeated Maurillo de Souza da Silva via TKO in the second round. Lins also defeated his next four opponents that included wins over Daniel Alexandre Freitas Bonfim. He defeated Ubritan Marinho Lima via unanimous decision. Lins defeated Armando Sixel via TKO in round two. Then in his debut outing with Bellator MMA at Bellator 116, he submitted Travis Clark in the first round via rear-naked choke. Lins tapped out James Austen Heidlage via rear-naked choke in round one at Bellator 121. At Bellator 159 he defeated Gulherme Viana via TKO in the second round. For his debut appearance with PFL at PFL 4 Lins defeated UFC veteran Alex Nicholson via TKO in round two. He submitted Caio Alencar in the first round at PFL 8. Lins defeated yet another veteran of the UFC in Jered Rosholt via TKO in the second round at the same event. He defeated Josh Copeland via TKO in round four to become the PFL heavyweight champion. For his second outing with the UFC at UFC On ESPN 10 on July 27, Lins will take on Tanner Boser in an encounter at heavyweight. Good luck Philipe! Lins v Nicholson PFL 4

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Bellator MMA 168 Live Results

Bellator 168 – Sakara Vs Beltran is held today, December 10th at the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence Italy. The event will be shown live by Spike TV. Alessio Sakara Def. Joey Beltran By TKO – 1:20 of Round 1 Goiti Yamauchi Def. Valeriu Mircea By Triangle Choke – 3:33 of Round 1 Ed Ruth Def. Emanuele Palombi  By TKO – 1:33 of Round 1 Philipe Lins Def. Kleber Silva By TKO – 3:42 of Round 2 John Salter Def. Claudio Annicchiarico By TKO – 1:40 of Round 1

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Bellator MMA gear up for Bellator 168 – Sakara vs Beltran

This Saturday December 10th, Bellator MMA will bring us live from Italy, Bellator 168 – Sakara vs Beltran. The event will be held at the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence, Italy and air live on Spike TV. Previously stated to headline was the much anticipated rematch for the Bellator Middleweight Championship between Rafael Carvalho and Melvin Manhoef. Sadly for the die hard MMA fans, just five days ago Carvalho pulled out from the fight because of an injury. Meanwhile that leaves the spotlight open for Alessio Sakara and Joey Beltran who face off in the middleweight division. Could either of these guys pull off a performance of the night and get the eyes of the MMA world on them. Both guys will be looking to find success in life beyond the UFC and in what better way than one on one in the octagon. They are known for having heavy hands with long histories in finishing opponents Joey Beltran comes into this fight following a loss to Chase Gromley while Alessio Sakara comes into this fight following a win over Brian Rogers. Who do you think will win when these middleweight monsters clash this Saturday? Bellator 168 will also showcase their growing and highly impressive Kickboxing matches featuring Joe Schilling, Jordan Watson and Denise Kielholtz fighting Gloria Peritore for the Bellator Kickboxing Female Flyweight Championship and more. Announced for the card; MMA Alessio Sakara Vs. Joey Beltran – Middleweight Philipe Lins Vs. Kleber Silva – Light Heavyweight Claudio Annicchiarico Vs. John Salter – Middleweight Goiti Yamauchi Vs. Valeriu Mircea – Lightweight Kickboxing Bellator Kickboxing Female Flyweight Championship Denise Kielholtz Vs. Gloria Peritore Giorgio Petrosyan Vs. Jordan Watson – Lightweight Joe Schilling Vs. Vittorio Lermano – Middleweight Karim Ghjji Vs. Luca Novello – Welterweight Kevin Ross Vs. Alessio Arduini – Bantamweight

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