SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIE (Août 8, 2016) - Chinzo Machida (3-2) will make his promotional debut in featherweight preliminary action at "Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” sur Août 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., contre Mario Navarro (4-4).

The fight joins a main card that includes a lightweight main event between fellow superstars Benson Henderson (23-6) et Patricio "Pitbull" (25-3). En outre, invaincu knockout artiste A.J. McKee (4-0) clashes with former KOTC titlist Henry Corrales (12-3), while explosive lightweights Vous Awad(19-7) et Derek Anderson (13-2) go toe-to-toe in a matchup that you do not want to miss. Rounding out the televised action is a women’s flyweight encounter pitting Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) contre Jaimelene Nievera (4-1).

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. En action welterweight, les deux Kevin “Baby Slice” Ferguson Jr. et Joey Davis will both suit up for the first time under the Bellator umbrella and make their professional debuts.

"Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” aura lieu le Août 26 inside Anaheim California’s Honda Center, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT.

Portes pour l'événement ouvert à 4:45 p.m. PT local time and the first preliminary bout – which streams live on Bellator.com et Mobile App Bellator — commence à 5:00 p.m. PT. Les billets pour l'événement commencent à seulement $30 and can be purchased now on Ticketmaster and at the Honda Center Box Office.

Machida, the elder brother of former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, has only fought five times in his career, but is currently riding a two-fight winning streak. Machida impressively finished Brian Wood via flying knee for Resurrection Fighting Alliance in 2014 et Août 26 Machida will be fighting an opponent who’s currently on the opposite end of the spectrum, and has lost his last two outings. If unfamiliar with Machida’s handy work, look no further than his aforementioned finish of Wood here.

Navarro, 33, has competed almost exclusively in his home state of California, avec 7 de 8 fights taking place a short drive from his home in Huntington Beach. A two-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, “Handsome” has competed against Cleber Luciano and Brandon Bender under the Scott Coker-led promotion and will look to get back to his winning ways in Anaheim, Calif., le août. 26.

Complete "Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” SPIKE-Televised Main Card:

Lightweight No. 1 Contender Main Event: Benson Henderson (23-6) vs. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (25-3)

Co-Main Event Léger: Vous Awad (19-7) vs. Derek Anderson (13-2)

Bout de fonctionnalités poids mouche: Lena Ovchynnikova (11-4) vs. Jaimelene Nievera (4-1)

Bout de fonctionnalités poids plume: A.J. McKee (4-0) vs. Henry Corrales (12-3)

 

Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:

Poids plume préliminaire Bout: Chinzo Machida (3-2) vs. Mario Navarro (4-4)

Poids plume préliminaire Bout: Bubba Jenkins (11-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-6-1)

Welters préliminaire Bout: Joey Davis (Pro Debut) vs. Keith Cutrone (1-0)

Welters préliminaire Bout: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Pro Debut) vs. Jon Tomasian (Pro Debut)

Bout léger préliminaire: Gabriel vert (2-0) vs. Alex Trinidad (1-0)

Masselotte préliminaire Bout: Steve Ramirez (4-1) vs. Ron Henderson (4-2)

Masselotte préliminaire Bout: Kyle Estrada (3-2) vs. David Duran (3-4)

Bout léger préliminaire: Mike Segura (4-3) vs. Jacob Rosales (3-2)

Welters préliminaire Bout: Jonny Cisneros (9-4) vs. Andy Murad (12-2)

Bout léger préliminaire: Jake Roberts (6-0) vs. Stephen Martinez (11-4)