‘KING MO’ MEETS LIAM MCGEARY IN LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT AT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
ЛОС-АНДЖЕЛЕС – On the heels of his recent Bellator signing, Гегард Мусасі (42-6-2) will make his promotional debut against former champ Олександр Шлеменко (56-9, 1 Північна Кароліна) на П'ятниця, Жовтень 20 на Bellator 185: Мусасі проти. Шлеменко, an event that takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Коннектикут.
На додаток, the co-main event of Bellator 185: Мусасі проти. Шлеменко will feature a light heavyweight contest pitting “King Mo” Лаваль (21-6, 1 Північна Кароліна) against former titleholder Ліам Мак-Гирі (12-2). Additional main and preliminary card bouts will be announcing in the coming weeks.
The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Коннектикут, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets for this massive event start at $30, with an exclusive Bellator Nation Presale offer on Середа, Липня 19 на 10 a.m. І через Четвер, July at 10 p.m. І. Tickets go on sale to the general public on П'ятниця, Липня 21 на 10 a.m. І and are available at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.
Long-considered to be one of the elite two-division threats in MMA, Mousasi is set for his Bellator debut and is currently riding a five-fight win streak that includes recent knockout victories over two former world champions in Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort. Prior to his UFC tenure, Mousasi captured the STRIKEFORCE light heavyweight title, as well as the DREAM light heavyweight and middleweight titles in Japan. “The Dreamcatcher,” who currently trains out of The Netherlands, has earned victories over some of the sports’ biggest names, including Dan Henderson, “Jacare” Souza, Mark Hunt, Ovince Saint-Preux, Мелвін Манхуф, Hector Lombard and “Babalu” Sobral.
Шлеменко, a former middleweight champion, has competed under the Viacom-owned promotion’s umbrella since Bellator 16 в 2010. Known for his vicious finishing ability, “Storm” ruled with an iron fist over Bellator’s 185-pound division, defending his belt on three occasions. One of the most dominant champions in Bellator history and currently riding a five-fight win streak, which includes a TKO victory over Кендалл Гроув на Bellator 162, Shlemenko has his sights set on earning a shot at once again becoming world champion.
It was only a matter of time before “King Mo” Lawal and Liam McGeary squared off inside the Bellator cage. On the heels of a unanimous decision victory over “Rampage” Jackson at Bellator 175, the king of Bellator’s “money-weight” division returns to meet Britain’s McGeary. Never one to shy away from a fight, the former STRIKEFORCE champion, has stepped inside the Bellator cage on 14 separate occasions and was also victorious during RIZIN’s first open-weight tournament in 2015.
Widely regarded as one of the top light heavyweights in the world, McGeary will enter his bout with Lawal looking to once again stake his claim on the division he once sat atop of. A member of Team Renzo Gracie in New York, McGeary brings his renowned jiu-jitsu skills to the table against an opponent who has yet to be submitted in 27-fights as a professional. Of the 34-year-old’s 12 перемог, 11 have come before reaching the judges’ scorecards, a feat McGeary hopes to continue in the co-main event of Bellator 185: Мусасі проти. Шлеменко.
Оновлений Bellator 185: Мусасі проти. Шлеменко Картка боротьби:
Middleweight Main Event: Гегард Мусасі (42-6-2) проти. Олександр Шлеменко (56-9, 1 Північна Кароліна)
У напівважкій спільно Головною подією: Мухаммеду "Король Мо" Лаваль (21-6, 1 Північна Кароліна) проти. Ліам Мак-Гирі (12-2)
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