SANTA MONICA, КАЛИФОРНИЯ (Август 4, 2016) – A flyweight bout pitting Anastasia Yankova (3-0) против Вета Артеага (2-0) has been added to the SPIKE-televised portion of "Bellator 161: Конго против. Джонсон," который состоится Сентябрь 16 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, Техас.

The fight joins a main card that features a heavyweight main event pitting French phenom Шейх Конго (24-10-2) против исчерчивать Тони Джонсон (10-2). Additional main and preliminary contests will be announced shortly.

Двери для этого мероприятия открытого в 7:45 p.m. Коннектикут local time and the first preliminary bout – which streams live on Bellator.com и Bellator Mobile App — начинается с 8:00 p.m. Коннектикут. Билеты на мероприятия начинаются всего $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 против. 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 Семь. 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: Карвалью против. Манхуф ". До сих пор, 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.

Обновлено "Bellator 161: Конго против. Johnson” Main Card:

Bellator MMA в супертяжелом Главное событие: Шейх Конго (24-10-2) против. Тони Джонсон (10-2)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Anastasia Yankova (3-0) против. Вета Артеага (2-0)