COMPTON’S JOEY DAVIS AND ‘BABY SLICE’ KEVIN FERGUSON JR. TO ANCHOR BELLATOR.COM-STREAMED PRELIMINARY CARD
SANTA MONICA, קליפורניה (יולי, 26) - A חורי התקף קל אתה עוואד (19-7) נגד דרק אנדרסון (13-2) has been added to the main card of the recently announced "Bellator 160: הנדרסון לעומת. Pitbull” אירוע ב נִשׂגָב 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, קליפורניה.
בנוסף, the highly-anticipated professional debuts of wrestling sensation ג'ואי דייויס ו "פרוסת תינוק" Kevin Ferguson Jr. are set for must-see preliminary action against opponents to be named later.
"Bellator 160: הנדרסון לעומת. Pitbull” מתרחש ב נִשׂגָב 26 from Anaheim California’s Honda Center, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 p.m. ו/9 p.m. CT.
כרטיסים לאירוע להתחיל רק $30 and can be purchased now on Ticketmaster and at the Honda Center Box Office. דלתות לאירוע פתוח ב 4:45 p.m. PT local time and the first preliminary bout – which streams live on Bellator.com ו את האפליקציה לנייד Bellator — מתחיל ב 5:00 p.m. PT. תחרויות נוספות יפורסמו בשבועות הקרובים.
The lightweight encounter joins a card that already features another stellar 155-pound affair in the main event, כאשר בנסון הנדרסון (23-6) עולה נגד פטריסיו "פיטבול" (25-3). בנוסף, two standout featherweight fights have also been announced, seeing the young and undefeated A.J. מקי (4-0) meet former KOTC titlist הנרי קוראלס (12-3) and NCAA National Champion Wrestler באבא ג'נקינס (11-2) לָקַחַת עַל עַצמוֹ ג'ורג'י "משוגע" קרחניאן (24-6-1).
An 11-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, Awad is currently in the midst of his second stint with the Scott Coker-led promotion, posting a 7-4 mark since making his promotional debut in 2009. Awad hopes to build off his impressive win over Brazilian standoutEvangelista “Cyborg” ב "Bellator 154: דייוויס vs. המלך Mo," where “Assassin” was able to escape Santos’ ferocious ankle lock submission attempt and emerge victorious with a series of pummeling blows. Now the 33-year-old San Bernardino, קליפורניה. native will look to put his unique skillset on full display in front of his friends and family when he enters the cage in Anaheim, קליפורניה.
Similar to his opponent, Anderson was able to make a name for himself early in his professional career, exploding out of the gate with victories in 11 שלו ראשון 12 קצוות. During his Bellator MMA debut in 2013, “Barbaric” earned a win over the savvy veteranפטריק "פיטבול.” Since then, the 26-year-old Anderson has made five more appearances under the promotion’s direction, including a second victory over the elder “Pitbull” brother. Also hailing from the Southern California area, Anderson expects to have a large hometown following of his own in attendance on נִשׂגָב 26.
Joey Davis is a 21-year-old standout wrestler, who competed at Notre Dame College where he accumulated an incredible undefeated 131-0 record and four consecutive NCAA Division II Championships, becoming the only Division II wrestler to ever win four national titles and go unbeaten in a career. The most recent signing of Bellator’s “New Breed,” a group of top wrestling products that the promotion has signed including אהרון פיק, ורות, Jarod Trice ו Terrell Fortune, will be the first to make his promotional debut. Davis trains at Antonio McKee’s “Body Shop Gym” alongside other “Bellator 160” competitors A.J. מקי, Bubba Jenkins and “Baby Slice.”
Signed to a developmental deal in April, Ferguson Jr., also known as “Baby Slice” will anchor the Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card along with Davis, his aforementioned “Body Shop Gym” teammate. In an eerily similar storyline to the hit-movie “Creed,” the son of the late, great “Kimbo Slice,” quietly broke onto the scene earlier this year in an amateur bout that played out in Western Massachusetts, where he scored a knockout victory just 83 שניות לתוך הסיבוב הראשון. MMA reporter Chuck Mindenhall was on-site to cover the story.
"Bellator 160: הנדרסון לעומת. Pitbull” SPIKE-Televised Main Card:
Bellator MMA Lightweight No. 1 Contender Main Event: בנסון הנדרסון (23-6) לעומת. פטריסיו "Pitbull" פריירה (25-3)
בלאטור התכונה Lightweight באוט: אתה עוואד (19-7) לעומת. דרק אנדרסון (13-2)
בוט תכונת Bellator MMA במשקל הנוצה: A.J. מקי (4-0) לעומת. הנרי קוראלס (12-3)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
בלאטור במשקל חצי כבד ראשוני באוט: ג'ואי דייויס (את הופעת בכורה של Pro) לעומת. TBD
בלאטור במשקל חצי כבד ראשוני באוט: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (את הופעת בכורה של Pro) לעומת. TBD