SANTA MONICA, CALIF (Օգոստոս 4, 2016) – A flyweight bout pitting Anastasia Yankova (3-0) դեմ VETA Arteaga (2-0) has been added to the SPIKE-televised portion of «Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson,« որը տեղի է ունենում Սեպտեմբեր 16 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, Տեխաս.

The fight joins a main card that features a heavyweight main event pitting French phenom Cheick Kongo (24-10-2) against the streaking Tony Johnson (10-2). Additional main and preliminary contests will be announced shortly.

Դռներ Միջոցառման բաց է 7:45 կեսօրից. CT local time and the first preliminary bout – which streams live on Bellator.com իսկ The Bellator Mobile App — սկսվում է 8:00 կեսօրից. CT. Տոմսերը Միջոցառման սկիզբը `ժամը պարզապես $25 and can be purchased now at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster, or the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Box Office.

The 25-year-old Yankova will make her second appearance of the year, after garnering the attention of the MMA world with an impressive promotional debut in Italy at «Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza.” The Russian submission specialist began her professional career 2-0, before earning her first victory under the direction of Bellator MMA with an impressive first round armbar victory. An avid artist outside of the cage, Yankova hopes to carve out her next masterpiece when she returns to action on Յոթ. 16.

Since making her professional debut earlier this year, Arteaga has strung together back-to-back wins, including a unanimous decision victory over Jackie Vandenburgh in her promotional debut at «Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef » Առայժմ, each of Arteaga’s first two wins have gone to the judges’ table, leaving the 28-year-old Boise, Idaho native itching for her first career stoppage win.

Թարմացվել է `« Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson” Main Card:

Bellator MMA Ծանրաքաշ Main Event: Cheick Kongo (24-10-2) vs. Tony Johnson (10-2)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Anastasia Yankova (3-0) vs. VETA Arteaga (2-0)