Bellator adds DREAM vet Joe Warren to season-two featherweight tourney
Quote:Bellator's season-two tournaments continue to take shape, and the organization today announced another solid addition to the 145-pound field.Three-time DREAM veteran and world-class wrestler Joe Warren (2-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC) will compete in Bellator's next featherweight tournament.
Warren is best known to MMA fans as the man who knocked off former WEC champ Chase Beebe and top-ranked Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto in his first two professional contests before falling to Bibiano Fernandes in DREAM's 2009 featherweight grand prix.
"We are very excited about this signing and being the MMA organization that brought Joe back to the States," Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney stated in today's official release. "Joe has the ability, drive, confidence and personality to become a star in our sport.
"His first two wins would make a good career for most fighters, and as his stand-up continues developing, the sky is the limit for Joe Warren."
Warren was an accomplished freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler before making the transition to mixed martial arts. A gold-medal winner in the World Championships and Pan American Championships, Warren began training in MMA just a few short months before his 2009 DREAM debut.
"My hands are getting quicker; I’m seeing the openings quicker," Warren stated. "I'm just getting better every single day. I’m already 1,000 times better than I was in my last fight.
Monday, February 1, 2010
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