NEWLY ANNOUNCED EVENT TAKES PLACE Септември 16 AT H-E-B CENTER AT CEDAR PARK, TEXAS
Санта Моника, Калифорнија (Јули, 22) – Bellator MMA is heading back to the “Lone Star State,” where a heavyweight bout pitting Cheick конго(24-10-2) против Тони Џонсон (10-2) will serve as the main event of "Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Џонсон," што се одвива на Септември 16 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, Тексас, 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. Билети за "Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson” со почеток во $25 can be purchased at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster, or the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Box Office starting next Петок, Јули 29 with an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale running the Среда и Четврток 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. Standing 6 нога 4, Kongo will have a noticeable height advantage over his shorter opponent. Со половина од неговите 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, Небраска, 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, време"Bellator 148: Дејли наспроти. Урих “ почетокот на оваа година.
Ажурирано "Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson” Main Card:
Bellator МЛД во тешка категорија на главниот настан: Cheick конго (24-10-2) наспроти. Тони Џонсон (10-2)