JUGA, SBG’S SINEAD ‘KO’ KAVANAGH AND KEVIN ‘BABY SLICE’ FERGUSON JR. BOTH SET TO COMPETE ON THE CARD
JEREMIAH LABIANO NOW TAKES ON ISRAEL’S NOAD LAHAT IN BELLATOR’S RETURN TO TEL AVIV AT Bellator 188
LOS ANGELES – Bellator MMA is set for its return to Dublin, Irlandia, as undefeated sensation A.J. McKee (9-0) will look to play the role of spoiler against Brian Moore (10-5), a teammate of James Gallagher at Dublin’s SBG, in the featherweight main event of Bellator 187: McKee vs. Moore at 3Arena on November. 10.
In addition to the new main event, Irlandia Sinead Kavanagh (4-2) akan pertempuran Maria Casanova (2-4-1) in a women’s featherweight main card bout, sementara Kevin "Baby Slice" Ferguson Jr. (1-1) akan bersaing Fred Freeman (1-0) di sebuah 165 pound-catchweight contest.
James Gallagher was initially slated to headline against Yeremia Monaghan, but was forced to withdraw from the card after suffering an injury during training, leaving room for his divisional rival to headline an event in hostile territory. Moore’s previously scheduled opponent, Andre Goncalves (3-1), will now face Northern Ireland’s Decky Dalton (7-3) di sebuah Bellator 187 featherweight matchup.
Bellator 187: McKee vs. Moore will be broadcast free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. DAN/ 8 p.m. CT. Tickets for the event are on sale now and currently available at Ticketmaster.ie.
Labiano will now move to Bellator 188: Pitbull vs. Weichel 2 one week later di Tel Aviv, where he is set to take on Israel-born Noad Semua (11-3) in a main card featherweight bout. Bellator 188 takes place inside Menora Mivtachim Arena and airs on SPIKE at 9 p.m. DAN/ 8 p.m. CT pada tanggal November. 17.
The son of respected MMA veteran Antonio McKee, A.J. McKee spent his entire childhood in the gym soaking up every bit of knowledge and experience available to him. The 22-year-old prodigy has applied that knowledge inside the Bellator cage and has made quite a statement in his first nine fights as an MMA professional, racking up seven finishes in nine outings. Pantai Panjang, Calif.-native now heads to Ireland, a country that is all too familiar with “Mercenary” due to his feud with Gallagher.
Known around “The Emerald Isle” as “Pikeman,” Brian Moore will be making his third appearance in the Bellator cage and his first main event. Having previously competed against top-rated competition the likes of Daniel Weichel and Mike Wilkinson, the 30-year-old SBG Ireland standout most recently stopped Michal Horejsi via punches at Bellator 177 April lalu. Moore grew up 90 minutes from 3Arena and will undoubtedly have home field advantage against McKee on November. 10.
Fresh off his first-round TKO finish of D.J. Grifon, di Bellator 179 di London, the son of the legendary Kimbo Slice will return to Europe in search of his second victory as professional. Also training under the tutelage of Antonio McKee at Team Bodyshop in Long Beach, California., Slice is one of the main sparring partners for A.J. McKee, Aaron Pico dan Joey Davis. Bertarung di St. Louis, Fred Freeman made his professional debut in March, finishing his opponent with punches in the second round of their regional matchup. Sebelum menjadi profesional, Freeman laced up the gloves nine times as an amateur.
Set for her fourth Bellator appearance, Sinead Kavanagh returns to the site of her promotional debut, a venue that saw her defeat Elina Kallionidou with a decisive victory at Bellator 169. A three-time veteran of BAMMA, “KO” most recently took on Arlene Blencowe, who now fights Julia Manfaat for the women’s featherweight title. A native of France, Maria Casanova has competed professionally since 2015. With two submission victories on her resume, the KTP Scola-product will look to hand Kavanagh the first submission loss of her career.
Lengkap Bellator 187: McKee vs. Moore Fight Card:
Featherweight Main Event: A.J. McKee (9-0) vs. Brian Moore (10-5)
Pertandingan Kartu Utama Kelas Bulu Putri: Sinead Kavanagh (4-2) vs. Maria Casanova (2-4-1)
165 lb. Pertandingan Kartu Utama Kelas Catch: Kevin "Baby Slice" Ferguson Jr. (1-1) vs. Fred Freeman (1-0)
Pertandingan Kartu Utama Kelas Bulu: Charlie Ward (3-3) vs. John Redmond (7-12)
Kartu awal:
Pertandingan Awal Kelas Bulu: Decky Dalton (7-3) vs. Andre Goncalves (3-1)
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