NEWLY ANNOUNCED EVENT TAKES PLACE سبتمبر 16 AT H-E-B CENTER AT CEDAR PARK, TEXAS
سانتا مونيكا, CALIF (يوليو, 22) – Bellator MMA is heading back to the “Lone Star State,” where a heavyweight bout pitting شيخ كونغو(24-10-2) ضد توني جونسون (10-2) will serve as the main event of "Bellator 161: كونغو مقابل. جونسون," الذي يقام على سبتمبر 16 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, تكساس, وهذه المرة سيقاتل الاثنان في مباراة ملاكمة.
The Scott Coker-led promotion will be holding its first-ever event at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, which is just a short drive from Austin. تذاكر ل "Bellator 161: كونغو مقابل. Johnson” ابتداء من الساعة $25 can be purchased at Bellator.com, تيكت, or the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Box Office starting next الجمعة, يوليو 29 with an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale running the الأربعاء و الخميس prior. Additional contests will be announced in the coming weeks.
Hailing from Paris, Kongo will enter the cage for the ninth time under the direction of Bellator MMA and make his third consecutive appearance in a card’s main event. An 18-fight veteran of the UFC, Kongo hopes to add to his current two-fight winning streak and 6-2 mark since joining the Viacom-owned promotion back in 2013. واقفا 6 قدم 4, Kongo will have a noticeable height advantage over his shorter opponent. مع نصف له 24 career wins coming by way of knockout, Kongo will also attempt to finish Johnson for the first time of his professional career.
A native of North Platte, نبراسكا, Johnson has strung together an impressive streak of three straight victories, including two in a row since re-joining the Bellator MMA fray. After making his professional debut in 2008, the 30-year-old made his Bellator MMA debut with a unanimous decision win over Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis at “Bellator 46.” Since challenging current UFC Champion Daniel Cormier in 2010, Johnson has gone 6-1 with three knockout finishes, including noteworthy victories over Alexander Volkov and most recently Raphael Butler, خلال"Bellator 148: دالي مقابل. Uhrich” سابقا في هذه السنة.
تحديث "Bellator 161: كونغو مقابل. Johnson” Main Card:
Bellator MMA الوزن الثقيل الحدث الرئيسي: شيخ كونغو (24-10-2) مقابل. توني جونسون (10-2)