WRESTLING PRODIGY JOEY DAVIS MATCHED WITH KEITH CUTRONE FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL DEBUT
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (八月 1, 2016) – The announcement of his Bellator MMA arrival had “Baby Slice” 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: 亨德森VS. Pitbull.”
此外, Ferguson’s teammate at “Body Shop Gym,” Joey Davis will also make his professional debut, 他對當 Keith Cutrone (1-0) 在170磅.
The stacked event takes place on 八月 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, 加利福尼亞州。, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 P.M. AND/9 P.M. CT. 門票開始只是 $30 and can be purchased now on 特瑪 and at the Honda Center Box Office. Doors for “Bellator 160: 亨德森VS. Pitbull”在開放 4:45 P.M. PT local time and the first preliminary bout – which streams live on Bellator.com 和 該Bellator移動應用 — 在開始 5:00 P.M. PT.
These two welterweight matchups join a card that features a stellar 155-pound main event between 本森·亨德森 (23-6) 和 帕特里西奧“鬥犬” (25-3). 另外, two standout featherweight fights have also been announced, seeing the young and undefeated A.J. 麥基 (4-0) meet former KOTC titlist 亨利·科拉萊斯 (12-3) and NCAA National Champion Wrestler 布巴·詹金斯 (11-2) 擔當 Georgi “Insane” 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 秒進入第一輪. 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, 加利福尼亞州。, 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. 現在, 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: 亨德森VS. Pitbull” SPIKE-Televised Main Card:
Lightweight No. 1 Contender Main Event: 本森·亨德森 (23-6) VS. 帕特里西奧“鬥犬”弗萊雷 (25-3)
輕量級功能回合: 你阿瓦德 (19-7) VS. 德里克·安德森 (13-2)
Featherweight Feature Bout: A.J. 麥基 (4-0) VS. 亨利·科拉萊斯 (12-3)
Featherweight Feature Bout: 布巴·詹金斯 (11-2) VS. 格奧爾基Karakhanyan (24-6-1)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
重量級初步回合: Joey Davis (親亮相) VS. Keith Cutrone (1-0)
重量級初步回合: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (親亮相) VS. Jonathan Tomasian (親亮相)