NEWLY ANNOUNCED EVENT TAKES PLACE સપ્ટેમ્બર 16 AT H-E-B CENTER AT CEDAR PARK, TEXAS
SANTA MONICA, કેલિફ (જુલાઈ, 22) – Bellator MMA is heading back to the “Lone Star State,” where a heavyweight bout pitting Cheick કોંગો(24-10-2) સામે ટોની જોહ્ન્સનનો (10-2) will serve as the main event of "વોરિયર 161: કોંગો વિ. જોહ્ન્સનનો," જેના પર સ્થાન લે સપ્ટેમ્બર 16 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, ટેક્સાસ, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE.
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. માટે ટિકિટ "વોરિયર 161: કોંગો વિ. Johnson” શરુઆતમાં $25 can be purchased at Bellator.com, ટિકિટમાસ્ટરના, or the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Box Office starting next શુક્રવારે, જુલાઈ 29 with an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale running the બુધવારે અને ગુરુવારે 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. સ્ટેન્ડિંગ 6 પગ 4, Kongo will have a noticeable height advantage over his shorter opponent. તેના અડધા સાથે 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, નેબ્રાસ્કા, 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, દરમિયાન"વોરિયર 148: Daley વિ. Uhrich” અગાઉ આ વર્ષે.
સુધારાશે "વોરિયર 161: કોંગો વિ. Johnson” Main Card:
વોરિયર એમએમએ હેવીવેઇટ મુખ્ય ઇવેન્ટ: Cheick કોંગો (24-10-2) વિ. ટોની જોહ્ન્સનનો (10-2)