SANTA MONICA, KALIFORNIA (August 10, 2016) – A bantamweight showdown pitting Joe Warren (13-5) proti Sirwan kaka (12-4) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson," ktorý sa koná Septembra 16 inside the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, Texas, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE.
The bantamweight contest joins a heavyweight main event featuring Cheick Kongo (24-10-2) prevzatie Tony Johnson (10-2), and the U.S. debut Anastasia Yankova (3-0), ktorá spĺňa veta Arteaga (2-0). Additional contests will be announced in the coming weeks.
Vstupenky na "Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson” začínajú iba $25 can be purchased at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster, or the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Box Office. The event will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 p.m. A/9 p.m. CT.
A 15-fight veteran of Bellator MMA and champion in not one but two different weight classes, Warren enters the cage with an 11-4 mark under the Scott Coker-led promotion, including multiple streaks of five consecutive wins. Počnúc rokom 2015, the 2006 Pan American and World Champion wrestler has made three consecutive appearances in Bellator’s main event, including an impressive unanimous decision victory over L.C. Davis at "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis. " Hailing from Denver, Colorado, the “Baddest Man on the Planet” will look to become the first-ever fighter to knock out Kakai when the two meet in main card action on SPIKE.
Nicknamed “Zohan,” Kakai comes into the fight in search of his first career win under the Bellator MMA banner. Na práve 26 rokov, the Swedish submission specialist hopes to make a splash against the former two-division champion in Warren. Since making his professional debut in 2008, Kakai has recorded 12 wins as a pro, with half coming by way of submission. Prior to joining the Bellator MMA fray, Kakai made a splash fighting under the direction of the UFC, recording a unanimous decision victory over Danny Martinez in his promotional debut. Kakai now faces one of the most challenging opponents Bellator MMA’s stacked bantamweight division has to offer when he enters the cage on September 16 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.
Aktualizované "Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson” Main Card:
Hlavná udalosť v ťažkej váhe: Cheick Kongo (24-10-2) proti. Tony Johnson (10-2)
Bantamweight Co-Main Event: Joe Warren (13-5) proti. Sirwan kaka (12-4)
Funkčný zápas so mušou váhou: Anastasia Yankova (3-0) proti. veta Arteaga (2-0)