kickboxers Joe Schilling, Raymond Daniels, Kevin Ross, Keri Melendez and Anastasia Yankova joined Coker at the podium during today’s press conference.
“Kickboxing is a thrilling, non-stop action-packed sport that I believe will resonate with MMA fans,” said Coker. “Our first goal is to develop stars and showcase these incredible athletes on the #1 home for combat sports, Spike TV.
Bellator Kickboxing will make its debut as a co-promoted show with “Bellator 152” and Oktagon Kickboxing on April 16 at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy.
The Bellator Kickboxing event will be headlined by a scrap between Melvin Manhoef and Alexandru Negrea, as well as a five round title tilt between when Mustapha Haida challenges Karim Ghajii for his ISKA 75 KG belt.