Хьюстон, АНУ-ын Техасын (Хоёрдугаар сар, 19) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce its next tentpole event, "Bellator 154: Дэвис сүсэг. Хаан Mo,” which will emanate from the SAP Center in San Jose, Калифорни мужийн., нд 14 and air LIVE on SPIKE.
A light heavyweight bout to determine the No. 1 contender for Liam McGeary’s (11-0) title will anchor the card, үед Мохаммед "Хаан Мо" Lawal(19-4, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) үгийн утганд яг тохирч Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (15-3, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) in a contest that was supposed to decide the victor of the 205-pound tournament at"Bellator ММА: Dynamite 1. "
But that’s not all –
The evening’s co-main event will feature a fight that mixed martial arts fans and media members have yearned for since Жош Thomson (22-8, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт) chose to sign with Bellator MMA last year. “The Real Punk” will meet longtime lightweight standout "Төмөр" гэж Майкл Чандлер (14-3) who’s fresh off a new longterm contract extension with the Scott Coker-led promotion.
Tickets for this MMA supershow start at $30 болон худалдаанд гарах Баасан, Хоёрдугаар сар 26 үед 10 a.m. Bellator.com нь, түүнчлэн SAP-ийн төв Box Office болон Ticketmaster гэх мэт. Bellator Nation Presale offer will begin Wednesday February 24.
To reach this point, both Lawal and Davis had to dispatch of multiple opponents over the course of one night to win two separate tournaments. Lawal most recently was victorious in a light heavyweight tournament for Rizin FF in Japan, beating Brett McDermott, Өндөр Теодор, and Jiri Prochazka, running his current winning streak to seven-fights.
For Davis, his Bellator MMA debut came in September, when he ran through both Emanuel Ньютон болон Francis Carmont enroute to winning the tourney at "Bellator ММА: Dynamite 1. " The 31-year-old Alliance MMA product was slated to face “King Mo” in the final of the bracket, but Lawal suffered a broken rib that forced the fight to be delayed.
Chandler and Thomson have seemingly been on a collision course since Thomson entered the Bellator MMA fray, mainly due to a barrage of questions to both men that revolved around the other and when/if they would eventually meet inside the cage.
After racking up two wins – both in San Jose – against Майк Bronzoulis болон Пабло Villaseca, Thomson, a member of American Kickboxing Academy, has his sights set on a matchup with the 14-fight Bellator veteran.
A native of Missouri, “Iron Mike” has been riding a wave of momentum following emphatic victories against Дерек талбарууд болон Дэйв Rickels. The 29-year-old former lightweight kingpin has made it clear that he intends on fighting everyone on the Bellator MMA roster, which he hopes culminates in another run with championship gold wrapped around his waist.
"Bellator 154: Дэвис сүсэг. King Mo” takes place on May 14, and airs live on SPIKE at 9 p.m. БОЛОН/8 p.m. СТ — Үүнийг битгий алдаарай.