COMPTON’S JOEY DAVIS AND ‘BABY SLICE’ KEVIN FERGUSON JR. TO ANCHOR BELLATOR.COM-STREAMED PRELIMINARY CARD
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (Jiyè, 26) - Yon bout opozan ki lejè Ou Awad (19-7) kont Derek Anderson (13-2) has been added to the main card of the recently announced "La ap 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” evènman sou Out 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Kalifòni.
Anplis de sa, the highly-anticipated professional debuts of wrestling sensation Joey Davis ak “Baby Slice” Kevin Ferguson Jr. are set for must-see preliminary action against opponents to be named later.
"La ap 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” pran plas sou Out 26 from Anaheim California’s Honda Center, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 p.m. AK/9 p.m. CT.
Tikè pou evènman an kòmanse nan jis $30 and can be purchased now on Ticketmaster and at the Honda Center Box Office. Pòt pou evènman an louvri nan 4:45 p.m. PT local time and the first preliminary bout – which streams live on Bellator.com ak La ap mobil App a — kòmanse nan 5:00 p.m. PT. Additional contests will be announced in the coming weeks.
The lightweight encounter joins a card that already features another stellar 155-pound affair in the main event, lè Benson Henderson (23-6) ap moute kont Patricio “Pitbull” (25-3). Anplis de sa, two standout featherweight fights have also been announced, seeing the young and undefeated A.J. McKee (4-0) meet former KOTC titlist Henry Corrales (12-3) and NCAA National Champion Wrestler Bubba Jenkins (11-2) pran sou Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan (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” nan "La ap 154: Davis vs. Wa 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, Kalifòni. 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, Kalifòni.
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 nan premye l ' 12 bout. During his Bellator MMA debut in 2013, “Barbaric” earned a win over the savvy veteranPatricky “Pitbull.” 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 Out 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 Arawon Pico, Men, Rit, Jarod Trice ak 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. McKee, 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 segonn nan premye tou an. MMA reporter Chuck Mindenhall was on-site to cover the story.
"La ap 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” SPIKE-Televised Main Card:
Bellator MMA Lightweight No. 1 Contender Main Event: Benson Henderson (23-6) vs. Patricio "Pitbull" FREIRE (25-3)
La ap mma lejè Feature Bout: Ou Awad (19-7) vs. Derek Anderson (13-2)
La ap mma Plum Feature Bout: A.J. McKee (4-0) vs. Henry Corrales (12-3)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
La ap mma wèltèr Preliminè Bout: Joey Davis (Pro Debut) vs. Poko deside
La ap mma wèltèr Preliminè Bout: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Pro Debut) vs. Poko deside