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Bellator MMA welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov will seek his second title defense against familiar foe Douglas Lima on Nov. Adidas Superstar Dames Wit . 10 in Tel Aviv, Israel.Officials announced the 170-pound title fight on Wednesday. The Bellator 163 event will air on Nov. 11 on Spike TV in the United States.Koreshkov (19-1) is coming off a dominant five-round decision against former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson on April 22. It was Koreshkovs sixth win in a row.The 26-year-old Russians only loss came at the hands of former Bellator champion and current ONE Championship titleholder Ben Askren in 2013.Lima (27-6) earned the title shot by defeating Paul Daley at Bellator 158 in July.Lima won the vacant Bellator title back in 2014, but he surrendered it in his first attempted defense to Koreshkov in a five-round decision loss the following year. He trains out of Atlanta. http:///...r-huarache-rood.html .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. http:///...hoenen-wit-roze.html . -- Linebacker Myles Jack ran for four touchdowns, defensive end Cassius Marsh caught a scoring pass, and No. http://www.airforce1sale.nl/ . The 29-year-old from Port Colborne, Ont., has nothing but good things to say about former U.S. marine Liz (Girlrilla) Carmouche ahead of their co-main event Wednesday on the UFCs "Fight for the Troops" televised card in Fort Campbell, Ky.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Gerald Henderson decided to re-sign with the Bobcats because he had unfinished business to resolve in Charlotte. The 25-year-old Henderson has been through some incredibly trying times in four seasons -- the Bobcats are 106-206 during that span, including an NBA record-worst 7-59 in 2011-12. But he said Monday at a press conference the challenge of turning things around is huge motivation for him. "You go through anything tough and its easy to give up and say you want to move on or whatnot," said Henderson, who signed a three-year, $18 million deal last week with the Bobcats. "As bad as it got, and I was part of the problem, it was kind of one of those things where you look at as it can only get better. With the pieces weve added we can find our way out of it." Henderson, who averaged a career-high 15.5 points per game last season, is particularly excited about the addition of big men Al Jefferson and Cody Zeller, who he said will not only help the team, but should also free up open looks for him and the teams other guards. "I think with more attention on guys down low it frees up the perimeter a bunch," Henderson said. "Any team with a good big man, you will see the guards get more freedom and have more open shots. With Al, teams are going to have to double team him so you have more chances for open shots." Henderson is eager to cash in. He improved his 3-point shooting from 23.4 per cent in 2011-12 to 33 per cent last year, giving the Bobcats hope that he can develop into a legitimate shooting guard. This season Henderson wants to take that a step further and his goal is to shoot better than 40 per cent from beyond the 3-point arc. "That is kind of where the game is going," Henderson said. "The 3-point line is where a lot of teams try to take advantage of it. That is something in my game where I want to take advantaage of. http:///...kers-654280-001.html. ." Henderson has always been a player whose strength is getting to the basket and drawing fouls, something which former coach Mike Dunlap encouraged. But he said new Bobcats coach Steve Clifford has placed an added emphasis on 3-point shooting. "I know that is the direction our team is going," Henderson said. Its always been my nature to get closer to the basket; Ive always played like that. But as the game evolves, my game has to evolve too. And Im working hard to improve that." Henderson, the 12th overall pick in 2009, said hes looking forward to working with Bobcats new assistant coach Mark Price, whom he referred to as a "shooting expert." Bobcats president of basketball operations Bob Higgins said the teams intention was always to re-sign Henderson, even though negotiations dragged at times as the two sides struggled to work out a deal both sides could live with. Higgins said that while Hendersons improved play over the final 21 games -- he averaged 23.9 points on 47.5 per cent shooting -- certainly turned some heads and was encouraging to see, it wasnt the determining factor in getting him back in a Bobcats uniform. "We always wanted him back," Higgins said. Now Henderson is eager to be part of the solution in Charlotte, a team that is just 28-120 over the past two seasons -- by far the worst combined record in the NBA. Henderson guarantees the Bobcats would be better this season, but wasnt ready to make a prediction on how many games theyll win. Charlotte was 21-61 last season, the second-worst record in the league behind only the Orlando Magic. "Thats a tough question," Henderson said. "Its hard to put numbers on a situation like this. I know this year will be better. Well be much improved. But to put a number on it and put added pressure on yourself isnt really fair." 12:52ET 05-08-13 Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
