LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT BETWEEN LINTON ‘THE SWARM’ VASSELL AND FRANCIS ‘LIMITLESS’ CARMONT ALSO OFFICIAL

SANTA MONICA, California. (Abril 22, 2016) – The recently announced international tentpole event, "Bellator 158: Londres," now features two additional mouth-watering matchups during the event’s main card, con la adición de hoy de Michael Página "Venom" (10-0) versus Fernando González (25-13) in a welterweight bout at The O2 in London. “MVP” is fresh off a first-round submission during the main card of "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " esta noche and now sets his sights on impressing in his home country.

Adicionalmente, the stacked main card now also features a light heavyweight pairing between Linton “The Swarm” Vassell (16-5) y Francis “Limitless” Carmont (24-11). The two new contests join an event that already features Kimbo Slice (6-2) teniendo en James Thompson (20-16) y Josh Koscheck (17-10) contra Paul Daley "Semtex" (38-13-2). Concursos adicionales se anunciarán en breve.

In the United Kingdom, the event will be broadcast free on SPIKE UK and Channel 5, while in America the card will air FREE on SPIKE. Exact broadcast details for "Bellator 158: London” will be revealed in the near future. Tickets for the event are on sale now and start at only ￡40.00. They are available at TheO2.co.uk or The O2 Box Office.

As was showcased esta noche en "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson," mixed martial arts fans and pundits alike would be hard-pressed to find a striker — or submission specialist — as dynamic as Page. Other than his win against Jeremie Holloway, look no further than his previous outings against Charlie Ontiveros, or his 65-second knockout of Rudy Bears for explosive examples. Pero, now “Venom” looks to strike against Gonzalez, que no es ajeno a ser el perdedor cuando ingresa a la refriega de Bellator MMA. Un orgulloso hijo de londres, Inglaterra, the 29-year-old Page has only reached the judges’ scorecards once in his nine professional outings. “MVP” will enter the cage at The O2 in London with an unblemished record, hometown support and momentum, all on his side.

González, a 32-year-old Menifee, California. is looking to build upon his split decision victory over Gilbert Smith en "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” and add to his impressive five-fight winning streak. Un veterano de la promoción Strikeforce fundada por Scott Coker, así como World Extreme Cagefighting, González ha estado compitiendo profesionalmente desde 2003 and was originally slated to fight “MVP” in March, but the fight fell through when the Englishman withdrew due to injury. Ahora, Gonzalez looks to solidify himself as the No. 1 contender to the crown at 170-pounds and prove that he truly is the stiffest test Page has faced in his 10-fight career.

Vassell is fresh off of a victory over Bellator’s Emanuel Newton in a bout that went the distance at the record-shattering event that was"Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie ". Vassell has now won 11 de su pasado 13 fights and will be chomping at the bit to get back in the cage in front of his hometown fans. Vassell joins Thompson, Daley and Page on a card that features a strong contingent of British talent as the card continues to grow.

Proveniente de París, Francia, the 34-year-old Carmont will enter the cage for the first time in 2016 and fourth under the Bellator MMA umbrella. In his most recent appearance, at the tournament-style "Bellator MMA: Dinamita 1, " Carmont replaced an injured Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal, who was forced to drop out after suffering a rib injury earlier in the event. After winning his first bout of the evening, “Limitless” surrendered a loss to Phil Davis in the final round of the tournament-style contest. Ahora, “Limitless” looks to upset the hometown faithful during the main card of "Bellator 158: London.”

Actualizado “Bellator 158: Londres” lucha tarjeta:

Bellator MMA Evento Principal de peso pesado: Kimbo Slice 6-2) vs. James Thompson (20-16)

Evento co-principal de peso welter de Bellator MMA: Josh Koscheck (17-10) vs. Paul Daley (38-13-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout: Michael Página (10-0) vs. Fernando González (25-13)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Bout: Linton Vassell (16-5) vs. Francis Carmont (24-11)