NEWLY ANNOUNCED EVENT TAKES PLACE 九月 16 AT H-E-B CENTER AT CEDAR PARK, TEXAS

SANTA MONICA, CALIF (七月, 22) – Bellator MMA is heading back to the “Lone Star State,” where a heavyweight bout pitting 谢赫·金刚(24-10-2) 针对 托尼·约翰逊 (10-2) 将作为重头戏 “Bellator 161: 金刚VS. 约翰逊,” 这发生在 九月 16 在雪松公园的 H-E-B 中心, 得克萨斯州, 并且将现场直播和免费的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. 门票 “Bellator 161: 金刚VS. 约翰逊” 开始 $25 可在 Bellator.com 购买, 特玛, or the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Box Office starting next 星期五, 七月 29 with an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale running the 星期三 和 星期四 prior. 其他比赛将在未来几周内公布.

 

来自巴黎, 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. 站在 6 脚 4, Kongo will have a noticeable height advantage over his shorter opponent. With half of his 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, 内布拉斯加, Johnson has strung together an impressive streak of three straight victories, including two in a row since re-joining the Bellator MMA fray. 在完成职业首秀后 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, 中“Bellator 148: 戴利VS. Uhrich” 今年早些时候，.

 

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Bellator MMA重量级的主要事件: 谢赫·金刚 (24-10-2) VS. 托尼·约翰逊 (10-2)