WRESTLING PRODIGY JOEY DAVIS MATCHED WITH KEITH CUTRONE FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL DEBUT
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (สิงหาคม 1, 2016) – The announcement of his Bellator MMA arrival had “ เบบี้สไลซ์” Kevin Ferguson Jr. trending on social media for two-straight days, and today, Bellator Officials have confirmed that his first challenge as a professional mixed martial artist will be Jonathan Tomasian in a welterweight attraction at “Bellator 160: เฮนเดอครับ. Pitbull.”
นอกจากนี้, Ferguson’s teammate at “Body Shop Gym," โจอี้เดวิส will also make his professional debut, เมื่อเขาใช้เวลาใน Keith Cutrone (1-0) at 170-pounds.
The stacked event takes place on สิงหาคม 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, พระเจ้ากาหลิบ, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 p.m. และ/9 p.m. CT. ตั๋วเริ่มต้นที่เพียงแค่ $30 and can be purchased now on ทิ and at the Honda Center Box Office. Doors for “Bellator 160: เฮนเดอครับ. Pitbull”เปิดที่ 4:45 p.m. PT local time and the first preliminary bout – which streams live on Bellator.com และ Bellator App มือถือ — เริ่มต้นที่ 5:00 p.m. PT.
These two welterweight matchups join a card that features a stellar 155-pound main event between เฮนเดอเบนสัน (23-6) และ พาทริ "พิตบูล" (25-3). นอกจากนี้, two standout featherweight fights have also been announced, seeing the young and undefeated A.J. แมค (4-0) meet former KOTC titlist เฮนรี่กอร์ราเล (12-3) and NCAA National Champion Wrestler Bubba เจนกินส์ (11-2) ใช้เวลาในการ จอร์จิ“ วิกลจริต” Karakhanyan (24-6-1).
Signed to a developmental deal in April, “Baby Slice” makes his pro debut on the event’s Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card. The son of the late, great “Kimbo Slice,” Ferguson Jr. broke onto the scene very quietly earlier this year in an amateur bout in Western Massachusetts, where he scored a knockout victory just 83 วินาทีในรอบแรก. MMA reporter Chuck Mindenhall was on-site to cover the story. ‘Baby Slice’ trains at Antonio McKee’s “Body Shop Gym” in Long Beach alongside other “Bellator 160” competitors McKee, Jenkins and Davis.
Tomasian makes his professional debut under Bellator’s bright lights in a high profile situation that he hopes to make the most of. The 20-year-old Santa Clara, พระเจ้ากาหลิบ, native has slightly more cage time than Slice, winning both of his amateur outings, once by knockout and the other by decision. Tomasian is currently training with Manny Rocha at Strive Jiu Jitsu Academy in Lodi Calif., where he has earned a purple belt in the art.
Davis is a 21-year-old standout wrestler who competed at Notre Dame College, where he accumulated an incredible undefeated 131-0 record and four consecutive NCAA Division II Championships during his college tenure, becoming the only Division II wrestler to ever win four national titles and go unbeaten in a career. ตอนนี้, Davis looks to parlay his wrestling success in the mixed martial arts cage on Aug. 26 in the Anaheim, where Davis will have plenty of hometown fans in attendance.
Amassing an 8-1 record on the amateur circuit, Cutrone has previously gotten his feet wet professionally, winning his pro debut via stoppage this past March. “The Bone” is a Strikeforce veteran, competing at the promotion’s “Challengers 11” card in 2010. With a strong base in wrestling and jiu-jitsu, Cutrone held a regional title at 185-pounds before permanently moving to welterweight as a professional.
"Bellator 160: เฮนเดอครับ. Pitbull” SPIKE-Televised Main Card:
Lightweight No. 1 Contender Main Event: เฮนเดอเบนสัน (23-6) vs. พาทริ "พิตบูล" แฟร (25-3)
Lightweight Feature Bout: คุณอ (19-7) vs. ดีเร็กเดอร์สัน (13-2)
Featherweight Feature Bout: A.J. แมค (4-0) vs. เฮนรี่กอร์ราเล (12-3)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Bubba เจนกินส์ (11-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-6-1)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
มวยปล้ำเบื้องต้นการแข่งขัน: โจอี้เดวิส (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก Pro) vs. Keith Cutrone (1-0)
มวยปล้ำเบื้องต้นการแข่งขัน: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก Pro) vs. Jonathan Tomasian (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก Pro)