BELLATOR 179 PRELIMINARY MATCHUPS SET
Los Angeles — A newly announced heavyweight bout featuring Cheick Kongo (26-10-2) lodi si Augusto Sakai (9-0-1) has been added to the already-electric Bellator 179: Daley la. MacDonald ìṣẹlẹ, 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.
Afikun ohun ti, preliminary matchups featuring some of the U.K.’s best up-and-coming talent have been finalized for the event.
Bellator 179: Daley la. MacDonald will be broadcast on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ATI/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 ati axs.com.
Imudojuiwọn Bellator 179: Daley la. MacDonald Akọkọ Kaadi:
Welterweight Main ti oyan: Paul Daley (39-14-2) la. Rory MacDonald (18-4)
Welterweight Feature Bout: Michael Page (12-0) la. Derek Anderson (14-3)
Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Liam McGeary (12-1) la. Linton Vassell (17-5)
Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick Kongo (26-10-2) la. Augusto Sakai (9-0-1)
Alakoko Kaadi:
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jay Dods (6-0) la. Alfie Davis (6-1)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Rob Beech (4-1) la. Stav Economou (17-5)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Jamie Powell (6-1) la. Amir Albazi (8-0)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Umer Kayani (4-3) la. Nathan Jones (10-5)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Dan Vinni (14-14) la. Alex Lohore (10-1)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Liam Etebar (6-1) la. Rafal Cejra Cejrowski (2-0)
Catchweight Preliminary Bout (150 lbs.): Jeremy Petley (10-8) la. Chase Morton (6-3)
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Marcin Prostko (4-5) la. Mike Shipman (9-1)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Salih Kulucan (4-5) la. Diego Barbosa (3-0)