Bellator 179 PRELIMINARY MATCHUPS SET

LOS ANGELES — A newly announced heavyweight bout featuring Cheick Kongo (26-10-2) proti Augusto Sakai (9-0-1) has been added to the already-electric Bellator 179: Daley vs. MacDonald udalosť, which emanates from The SSE Arena, Wembley on May 19.

Kongo, the French-born heavyweight, is currently riding a four-fight win streak that includes wins over Oli Thompson and Alexander Volkov, while the 25-year-old Sakai looks to stay unbeaten and make a name for himself in the division.

Ďalej, preliminary matchups featuring some of the U.K.’s best up-and-coming talent have been finalized for the event.

Bellator 179: Daley vs. MacDonald sa bude vysielať na SPIKE o 9 p.m. A/8 p.m. CT. Tickets for the event are on sale now at The SSE Arena, Wembley Box Office (0844 815 0815), ssearena.co.uk a axs.com.

Aktualizované Bellator 179: Daley vs. MacDonald Hlavné Card:

Welterweight Main Event: Paul Daley (39-14-2) proti. Rory MacDonald (18-4)

Funkčný zápas welterovej váhy: Michael Page (12-0) proti. Derek Anderson (14-3)

Ľahký ťažký váhový zápas: Liam McGear (12-1) proti. Linton Vassell (17-5)

Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick Kongo (26-10-2) proti. Augusto Sakai (9-0-1)

Predbežné Card:

Ľahký prípravný zápas: Jay Dods (6-0) proti. Alfie Davis (6-1)

Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Rob Beech (4-1) proti. Stav Economou (17-5)

Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Jamie Powell (6-1) proti. Amir Albazi (8-0)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Umer Kayani (4-3) proti. Nathan Jones (10-5)

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Dan Vinni (14-14) proti. Alex Lohore (10-1)

Middleweight Predbežné Bout: Liam Etebar (6-1) proti. Rafal Cejra Cejrowski (2-0)

Catchweight Preliminary Bout (150 lbs.): Jeremy Petley (10-8) proti. Chase Morton (6-3)

Middleweight Predbežné Bout: Marcin Prostko (4-5) proti. Mike Shipman (9-1)

Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Salih Kulucan (4-5) proti. Diego Barbosa (3-0)