PRELIMINARY CARD CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE
SANTA MONICA, क्यालिफोर्निया (अगस्ट 2, 2016) – A flyweight matchup pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) विरुद्धमा Jaimelene Nievera (4-1) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 160: हेंडरसन बनाम. Pitbull” मा अगस्ट 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, क्यालिफोर्निया.
The fight joins a main card that includes a lightweight main event between fellow superstars बेन्सन हेंडरसन (23-6) र Patricio “Pitbull”(25-3). साथै, undefeated knockout कलाकार A.J. McKee (4-0) clashes with former KOTC titlist हेनरी Corrales (12-3), while explosive lightweights तपाईं AWAD (19-7) र डेरेक एन्डरसन (13-2) go toe-to-toe in a matchup that you do not want to miss.
During the must-see preliminary portion of the event, Bubba Jenkins (11-2) will look for revenge against Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan (24-6-1) in a featherweight rematch. Welterweight कदम मा, both Kevin “Baby Slice” Ferguson Jr. र Joey Davis will both suit up for the first time under the Bellator umbrella when they make their professional debuts.
"Bellator 160: हेंडरसन बनाम. Pitbull” मा ठाँउ लिन्छ अगस्ट 26 inside Anaheim California’s Honda Center, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 p.m. र/9 p.m. CT.
मा खुला घटना लागि दरवाजे 4:45 p.m. PT local time and the first preliminary bout – which streams live on Bellator.com र यो Bellator मोबाइल अनुप्रयोग — मा सुरु 5:00 p.m. PT. घटना लागि टिकट बस मा सुरु $30 and can be purchased now on Ticketmaster and at the Honda Center Box Office.
Fighting out of Ukraine, Ovchynnikova will enter the cage in search of her first win under the Bellator MMA banner since joining the promotion at the beginning of this year. After making her professional debut in 2006, “Hunter” came out guns blazing, earning victories in each of her initial eight bouts. Of her 11 career wins, eight have come by way of submission, including six of the armbar variety.
Nievera will prepare to challenge the Ukrainian star in what is surely the stiffest test of her young career. Fresh off an emphatic knockout win over Stephanie Frausto at "Bellator 154: डेविस बनाम. राजा मो," the Union City, क्यालिफोर्निया।, native is eager to once again step back into the cage and represent Bellator MMA. Nicknamed “Queenie,” the 31-year-old Dragon House MMA product has her eyes set on building off of her current three-fight winning streak when she takes center stage in Anaheim on अगस्ट 26.
अपडेट "Bellator 160: हेंडरसन बनाम. Pitbull” SPIKE-Televised Main Card:
Lightweight No. 1 Contender Main Event: बेन्सन हेंडरसन (23-6) बनाम. Patricio "Pitbull" FREIRE (25-3)
हल्का सह-मुख्य घटना: तपाईं AWAD (19-7) बनाम. डेरेक एन्डरसन (13-2)
Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) बनाम. Jaimelene Nievera (4-1)
Featherweight Feature Bout: A.J. McKee (4-0) बनाम. हेनरी Corrales (12-3)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Bubba Jenkins (11-2) बनाम. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-6-1)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Joey Davis (प्रो पदार्पण) बनाम. Keith Cutrone (1-0)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (प्रो पदार्पण) बनाम. Johnny Tomasian (प्रो पदार्पण)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Gabriel Green (2-0) बनाम. Alex Trinidad (1-0)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: स्टीव रमिरेज (4-1) बनाम. Ron Henderson (4-2)