COMPTON’S JOEY DAVIS AND ‘BABY SLICE’ KEVIN FERGUSON JR. TO ANCHOR BELLATOR.COM-STREAMED PRELIMINARY CARD
SANTA MONICA, కాలిఫోర్నియా (జూలై, 26) - ఒక తేలికపాటి బాక్సింగ్ pitting మీరు Awad (19-7) వ్యతిరేకంగా డెరెక్ ఆండర్సన్ (13-2) has been added to the main card of the recently announced "వారియర్ 160: హెండర్సన్ vs. Pitbull” ఈవెంట్ ఆగష్టు 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, కాలిఫోర్నియా.
అదనంగా, the highly-anticipated professional debuts of wrestling sensation Joey Davis మరియు “Baby Slice” Kevin Ferguson Jr. are set for must-see preliminary action against opponents to be named later.
"వారియర్ 160: హెండర్సన్ vs. Pitbull” న జరుగుతుంది ఆగష్టు 26 from Anaheim California’s Honda Center, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 ప్రధానమంత్రి. AND/9 ప్రధానమంత్రి. CT.
ఈవెంట్ టికెట్లు కేవలం వద్ద మొదలు $30 and can be purchased now on Ticketmaster and at the Honda Center Box Office. వద్ద ఓపెన్ ఈవెంట్ కోసం తలుపులు 4:45 ప్రధానమంత్రి. PT local time and the first preliminary bout – which streams live on Bellator.com మరియు వారియర్ మొబైల్ App — వద్ద ప్రారంభమవుతుంది 5:00 ప్రధానమంత్రి. 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, ఉన్నప్పుడు బెన్సన్ హెండర్సన్ (23-6) వ్యతిరేకంగా వెళుతుంది Patricio “Pitbull” (25-3). అదనంగా, two standout featherweight fights have also been announced, seeing the young and undefeated ఎ.జె. మెక్కీ (4-0) meet former KOTC titlist హెన్రీ కర్రలే (12-3) and NCAA National Champion Wrestler బుబ్బా జెంకిన్స్ (11-2) తీసుకుంటే 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” వద్ద "వారియర్ 154: డేవిస్ vs. కింగ్ మో," 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, కాలిఫోర్నియా. 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, కాలిఫోర్నియా.
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 తన మొదటి 12 చివరలను. 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 ఆగష్టు 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 ఆరోన్ పికో, మరియు రూత్, Jarod Trice మరియు 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. మెక్కీ, 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 మొదటి రౌండ్ లోకి సెకన్లు. MMA reporter Chuck Mindenhall was on-site to cover the story.
"వారియర్ 160: హెండర్సన్ vs. Pitbull” SPIKE-Televised Main Card:
Bellator MMA Lightweight No. 1 Contender Main Event: బెన్సన్ హెండర్సన్ (23-6) vs. Patricio "పిట్బుల్" Freire (25-3)
వారియర్ MMA బరువున్న ఫీచర్ బౌట్: మీరు Awad (19-7) vs. డెరెక్ ఆండర్సన్ (13-2)
వారియర్ MMA Featherweight ఫీచర్ బౌట్: ఎ.జె. మెక్కీ (4-0) vs. హెన్రీ కర్రలే (12-3)
Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:
వారియర్ MMA వేల్టర్వెయిట్ ప్రిలిమినరీ బౌట్: Joey Davis (ప్రో అరంగేట్రం) vs. TBD
వారియర్ MMA వేల్టర్వెయిట్ ప్రిలిమినరీ బౌట్: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (ప్రో అరంగేట్రం) vs. TBD