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SAAD AWAD-DEREK ANDERSON SET FOR ‘BELLATOR 160’ MAIN CARD ACTION AT HONDA CENTER IN ANAHEIM

COMPTON’S JOEY DAVIS AND ‘BABY SLICE’ KEVIN FERGUSON JR. TO ANCHOR BELLATOR.COM-STREAMED PRELIMINARY CARD

Санта-Моника, Калифорни мужийн (Оны долдугаар сар, 26) - A, хөнгөн дайралт хийвэл pitting Та Awad (19-7) эсрэг Дерек Андерсон (13-2) has been added to the main card of the recently announced "Bellator 160: Хендерсоны сүсэг. Pitbull” дээр үйл явдал Наймдугаар 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Калифорни мужийн.

 

Үүнээс гадна, the highly-anticipated professional debuts of wrestling sensation Joey Davis болон "Baby зүсмэл гэж яригдах" Кевин Фергюсон Jr. are set for must-see preliminary action against opponents to be named later.

 

"Bellator 160: Хендерсоны сүсэг. Pitbull” -нд болдог Наймдугаар 26 from Anaheim California’s Honda Center, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 p.m. БОЛОН/9 p.m. СТ.

 

үйл явдал тасалбар зүгээр л эхлэх $30 and can be purchased now on Ticketmaster and at the Honda Center Box Office. Нээлттэй арга хэмжээний Хаалга 4:45 p.m. PT local time and the first preliminary bout – which streams live on Bellator.com болон Bellator Mobile App — эхэлдэг 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, үед Хендерсоны Бенсон (23-6) эсрэг явдаг Patricio “Pitbull” (25-3). Нэмж хэлэхэд, two standout featherweight fights have also been announced, seeing the young and undefeated A.J. МкКий (4-0) meet former KOTC titlist Хенри Corrales (12-3) and NCAA National Champion Wrestler Bubba Женкинс (11-2) авах 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” үед "Bellator 154: Дэвис сүсэг. Хаан 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, Калифорни мужийн. 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, Калифорни мужийн.

 

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 Түүний эхний 12 залгуулдаг. 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 Наймдугаар 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 Аарон Пико, Харин Рут, Jarod Trice болон 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. МкКий, 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, их "Kimbo Зүсмэлийн,” 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 Эхний шатанд орж секунд. MMA reporter Chuck Mindenhall was on-site to cover the story.

"Bellator 160: Хендерсоны сүсэг. Pitbull” SPIKE-Televised Main Card:

Bellator MMA Lightweight No. 1 Contender Main Event: Хендерсоны Бенсон (23-6) сүсэг. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (25-3)

Bellator ММА Хөнгөн сайхны дайралт хийвэл: Та Awad (19-7) сүсэг. Дерек Андерсон (13-2)

Bellator ММА өд сайхны дайралт хийвэл: A.J. МкКий (4-0) сүсэг. Хенри Corrales (12-3)

 

Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:

Bellator ММА Welterweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Joey Davis (Pro Дэбют) сүсэг. TBD

Bellator ММА Welterweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Кевин Фергюсон Jr. (Pro Дэбют) сүсэг. TBD