BRENNAN WARD vs. SAAD AWAD & MARLOES COENEN vs. TALITA NOGUEIRA ALSO SET FOR MAIN CARD ACTION
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (九月 23, 2016) – A light heavyweight title fight pitting current belt-holder 利亚姆McGeary (11-0) 针对 菲尔“先生. 美妙的“戴维斯 (16-3) will serve as the main event at “Bellator 163: 麦基里 vs. 戴维斯” 上 十一月 4 在金神体育馆安卡斯维尔, 康涅狄格州.
The SPIKE-televised main card will also feature a welterweight battle between 你阿瓦德 (19-8) and Connecticut’s own 布伦南病房 (13-4), as well as a female featherweight contest pitting Marloes Coenen (23-7) against undefeated Brazilian 塔利塔诺盖拉 (6-0).
门票 “Bellator 163: 麦基里 vs. 戴维斯“ 到货了在 Bellator.com, as well as the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster. The event can be seen live and free on SPIKE at 9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT, 而初步行动将流于Bellator.com和Bellator移动应用.
Undefeated light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary returns to the same venue where he was crowned king in 2015. 现在, the 33-year-old British striker will look to defend his title for the second time since winning the belt in a hard-fought victory over 伊曼纽尔·牛顿 在 “Bellator 134.” An eight-time veteran of Bellator MMA, McGeary has finished his opponent in 10 他 11 career bouts, including eight first round wins – one coming against MMA legend 蒂托·奥尔蒂斯. Standing at 6’6”, McGeary will have a noticeable height advantage over his opponent Davis when the two take center stage on 十一月 4 inside Mohegan Sun Arena.
“先生. Wonderful” returns to the Bellator MMA cage having won three consecutive contests and seven of his last nine. 来自哈里斯堡的称呼, 佩恩。, Davis has finished his opponent in eight of his 16 职业生涯胜, including five submission victories. A 13-fight veteran of the UFC, the 31-year-old Davis will likely not be fazed by the bright lights of what is quite possibly the biggest challenge of his illustrious career. The former NCAA National Champion wrestler will try to take this contest to the ground and display his impeccable grappling skillset against the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt.
With a dozen fights under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion, the Bellator MMA veteran Awad will enter the cage for the 28日 time in his career and third of the calendar year. A native of San Bernardino, 加利福尼亚州。, Awad’s 2016 campaign is highlighted by a spectacular first round finish of Brazilian standout “机器人”桑托斯 在 “Bellator 154: 戴维斯VS. 莫景,” as well as a “Fight of the Year” candidate against 德里克·安德森 在 “Bellator 160: 亨德森VS. 斗犬“。 With eight first round knockout victories under his belt, five of which came in the opening minute of action, the 33-year-old “Assassin” will undoubtedly come out guns blazing at 170-pounds on 十一月 4 in search of his 16日 career finish.
It wouldn’t feel like a complete Bellator MMA card in Connecticut without New London’s own, “Irish” Ward. The 28-year-old former NCAA All-American lives just 10 miles from Mohegan Sun Arena, where he has emerged victorious four times, including three knockouts and one submission. 参加过 12 场 Bellator MMA 比赛的老将, Ward has recorded wins in four of his last five bouts dating back to 2015, highlighted by a pair of first round KO’s at Mohegan Sun Arena. 同 12 of the welterweight’s 13 career victories coming by way of knockout and submission, look for Ward to attack early and often when he enters the cage in front of friends and family on十一月 4.
Dutch submission specialist Coenen will be making her fourth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner after making her promotional debut in 2014. The 35-year-old former Strikeforce competitor enters the cage having won four of her last six contests, including her first two bouts with the Scott Coker-led promotion. The 30-fight veteran nicknamed “Rumina” has finished her opponents in 20 of her 23 职业生涯胜, including a remarkable 17 submission victories.
The undefeated 30-year-old Nogueira will be making her Bellator MMA debut inside Mohegan Sun Arena on十一月 4. The fight will be her first since 2013, when the Brazilian grappler collected her sixth career win, fourth of the submission variety. Nogueira was originally slated to make her promotional debut in 2015, before a knee injury forced her to withdraw from of a scheduled bout with fellow featherweight 朱莉娅·巴德 在 “Bellator 133.” 现在, “Treta” will look to maintain her unblemished mark and put her name in title contention when she enters the cage in what will surely be the stiffest test of her flourishing career.
“Bellator 163: 麦基里 vs. Davis” Main Card:
轻重量级世界冠军布特: 利亚姆McGeary (11-0) VS. 菲尔·戴维斯 (16-3)
次中量级功能回合: 你阿瓦德 (19-8) VS. 布伦南病房 (13-4)
羽特征回合: Marloes Coenen (23-7) VS. 塔利塔诺盖拉 (6-0)
初步卡:
重量级的初步回合: 约什 - 狄克曼 (15-7, 1 NC) VS. 泰勒·金 (11-4)
羽初步回合: 布莱尔Tugman (8-6) VS. 沃尔特·史密斯,Cotito (4-4, 1 NC)
中量级初步回合: 迈克尔·齐歇尔 (8-4) VS. 蒂姆·卡隆 (5-0)
重量级初步回合: 伊利亚Kotau (1-1) VS. 卡洛斯·科里亚 (1-0)
飞锤初步回合: 萨拉支付 (1-3) VS. 汉娜·雷吉娜 (登场)