CODY WALKER STEPS UP ON SHORT NOTICE TO CHALLENGE UNDEFEATED A.J. MCKEE, WHILE GEORGI KARAKHANYAN-BUBBA JENKINS MOVED TO SPIKE-TELEVISED CARD
Santa Monica, រដ្ឋ California (ខែសីហា 16, 2016) – Just nine days before the highly anticipated "Bellator 160: Henderson មកទល់នឹង. Pitbull” ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍នៅលើ ខែសីហា 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, រដ្ឋ California ។, injuries sustained by main card fighters លោក Henry corrals និង Lena Ovchynnikova have shaken things up a bit. កីឡាករមិនស្គាល់ចាញ់ក្នុងប្រភេទទម្ងន់ស្រាល A.J. ម៉ាក់គី (4-0) នឹងឥឡូវនឹងប្រឈមមុខនឹង Cody Walker (7-2), ខណៈពេលដែល Bubba Jenkins (11-2) និង Georgi Karakhanyan (24-6-1) find themselves in a featherweight feature fight during the SPIKE-televised main card.
The fights join a main card that spotlights a super fight at 155-pounds between ប៊ែនសឹន Henderson (23-6) និង Patricio "ចម្រៀង" (25-3), as the two will duke it out for a shot at Michael Chandler’s championship belt. លើសពីនេះទៀត, an explosive lightweight contest pitting អ្នក Awad (19-7) ប្រឆាំងនឹង លោក Derek Anderson បាន (13-2) will serve as the evening’s co-main event.
In preliminary action, welterweight Kevin “Baby Slice” Ferguson Jr. និង នាង Joey ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ Davis will make their professional debuts, ខណៈពេលដែល Chinzo Machida (3-2) will compete for the first time under the Bellator MMA banner.
Tickets for the event start at $30 and can be purchased now on Ticketmaster and at Honda Center Box Office. ទ្វារបើកចំហនៅ 4:45 p.m. ក្រុមហ៊ុន PT local time and the first preliminary bout – which streams live on Bellator.com និង កម្មវិធីទូរស័ព្ទនេះ Bellator — ចាប់ផ្តើមនៅ 5:00 p.m. ក្រុមហ៊ុន PT.
After beginning his career 7-1 ជាការស្ម័គ្រចិត្តមួយ, the 21-year-old “Mercenary” has made a splash on the professional circuit, recording a perfect 4-0 mark through his first four bouts. McKee has fought under the Bellator MMA banner ever since he made his professional debut in 2015, finishing all of his contests in the opening frame, including three knockouts and a rear-naked choke submission. McKee’s most recent victory came at the expense of Italian Danilo Belluardo during the mixed martial arts portion of Bellator MMA’s first-ever event overseas, "Bellator 152: Freire vs. Souza.” The Long Beach, រដ្ឋ California. native will now take his flashy personality to the Honda Center, where he will have the chance to put his unique skill set on full display in front of his hometown fans.
Agreeing to take a professional mixed martial arts contest on short notice is no easy task, doing so against an undefeated fighter the caliber of McKee is even more daunting. But that’s exactly the scenario Walker finds himself in now ahead of next Friday’s ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍. A two-time competitor for Bellator, “The Crow” will look to move above .500 within the promotion when he enters the cage at Honda Center. The 28-year-old Texan has ended all seven of his professional victories via TKO or KO, including four in the first round.
A longtime veteran of Bellator MMA, Karakhanyan will look to get back on track after dropping two closely contested decision losses against Jenkins, who he handily defeated nearly two years ago via guillotine submission. Known to many mixed martial arts fans as “Insane,” the 31-year-old has finished 18 របស់គាត់ 24 ឈ្នះជាវិជ្ជាជីវៈមួយ, earning himself multiple titles in regional promotions along the way. Following multiple setbacks to his knee, the Russian fighter is finally healthy and now looks to climb the 145-pound ladder in a competitive division that he once sat atop as the No. 1 បូកសរុប.
Just a few years ago, Bubba Jenkins was widely regarded as the top MMA prospect in all of the sport, though the title became tainted following the aforementioned loss to Karakhanyan at “Bellator 132.” The former NCAA National Champion wrestler with Arizona State University now has three consecutive wins under his belt, and is looking for redemption. Heading into his 11th fight under the Scot Coker-led promotion, the 28-year-old “Highlight Kid” looks to put on a standout performance in Bellator’s incredibly deep featherweight division. អ៊ីចឹងនៅក្នុង ខែសីហា 26 to see if the Corona, រដ្ឋ California ។, native can return the favor and finish Karakhanyan in front of his local supporters.
ពេញលេញ "Bellator 160: Henderson មកទល់នឹង. Pitbull” SPIKE-Televised Main Card:
Lightweight No. 1 Contender Main Event: ប៊ែនសឹន Henderson (23-6) ទល់នឹង. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (25-3)
សហមេស្រាលព្រឹត្តិការណ៍: អ្នក Awad (19-7) ទល់នឹង. លោក Derek Anderson បាន (13-2)
Featherweight Feature Bout: A.J. ម៉ាក់គី (4-0) ទល់នឹង. Cody Walker (7-2)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Bubba Jenkins (11-2) ទល់នឹង. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-6-1)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
ប្រភេទទម្ងន់ស្រាលដំបូង Bout: Chinzo Machida (3-2) ទល់នឹង. Mario Navarro (4-4)
ខ្សែក្រវាត់ទម្ងន់មធ្យមបឋម Bout: នាង Joey ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ Davis (គាំទ្រលើកដំបូង) ទល់នឹង. Keith Cutrone (1-0)
ខ្សែក្រវាត់ទម្ងន់មធ្យមបឋម Bout: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (គាំទ្រលើកដំបូង) ទល់នឹង. Jon Tomasian (គាំទ្រលើកដំបូង)
ទំងន់ស្រាលដំបូង Bout: Gabriel Green (2-0) ទល់នឹង. Alex Trinidad (1-0)
ប្រភេទទម្ងន់ស្រាលដំបូង Bout: លោក Steve រ៉ាម៉ៃរ៉េស (4-1) ទល់នឹង. Ron Henderson (4-2)
ប្រភេទទម្ងន់ស្រាលដំបូង Bout: Kyle Estrada (3-2) ទល់នឹង. David Duran (3-4)
ទំងន់ស្រាលដំបូង Bout: Mike Segura (4-3) ទល់នឹង. Jacob Rosales (3-2)
ខ្សែក្រវាត់ទម្ងន់មធ្យមបឋម Bout: Jonny Cisneros (9-4) ទល់នឹង. Andy Murad (12-2)
ទំងន់ស្រាលដំបូង Bout: Jake Roberts (6-0) ទល់នឹង. លោក Stephen លោក Martinez (11-4)