אויך, 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 בעללאַטאָר 188
לאס אנדזשעלעס – Bellator MMA is set for its return to Dublin, ירעלאַנד, as undefeated sensation אַ.דזש. מאַקי (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 בעללאַטאָר 187: McKee vs. מאָר at 3Arena on נאוועמבער. 10.
In addition to the new main event, ירעלאַנד ס Sinead Kavanagh (4-2) וועט שלאַכט Maria Casanova (2-4-1) in a women’s featherweight main card bout, ווייַלע Kevin “Baby Slice” Ferguson Jr. (1-1) will compete against Fred Freeman (1-0) אין אַ 165 pound-catchweight contest.
James Gallagher was initially slated to headline against ירמיהו 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) אין אַ בעללאַטאָר 187 featherweight matchup.
בעללאַטאָר 187: McKee vs. מאָר will be broadcast free on SPIKE at 9 פּ.ם. און/ 8 פּ.ם. קאָרט. Tickets for the event are on sale now and currently available at Ticketmaster.ie.
Labiano will now move to בעללאַטאָר 188: פּיטבולל ווס. וועיטשעל 2 one week later in Tel Aviv, where he is set to take on Israel-born Noad Lahat (11-3) in a main card featherweight bout. בעללאַטאָר 188 takes place inside Menora Mivtachim Arena and airs on SPIKE at 9 פּ.ם. און/ 8 פּ.ם. קאָרט אויף נאוועמבער. 17.
The son of respected MMA veteran Antonio McKee, אַ.דזש. מאַקי 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. The Long Beach, 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 דניאל וועיטשעל and Mike Wilkinson, the 30-year-old SBG Ireland standout most recently stopped Michal Horejsi via punches at בעללאַטאָר 177 this past April. Moore grew up 90 minutes from 3Arena and will undoubtedly have home field advantage against McKee on נאוועמבער. 10.
Fresh off his first-round TKO finish of D.J. Griffin, בייַ בעללאַטאָר 179 אין לאָנדאָן, 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, קאַליף., Slice is one of the main sparring partners for A.J. מאַקי, אהרן פּיקאָ און Joey Davis. Fighting out of St. לוי, Fred Freeman made his professional debut in March, finishing his opponent with punches in the second round of their regional matchup. Before turning pro, 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 בעללאַטאָר 169. A three-time veteran of BAMMA, “KO” most recently took on אַרלין בלענקאָווע, who now fights דזשוליאַ נוץ 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.
Complete בעללאַטאָר 187: McKee vs. מאָר Fight Card:
Featherweight Main Event: אַ.דזש. מאַקי (9-0) ווס. Brian Moore (10-5)
Women’s Featherweight Main Card Bout: Sinead Kavanagh (4-2) ווס. Maria Casanova (2-4-1)
165 לב. Catchweight Main Card Bout: Kevin “Baby Slice” Ferguson Jr. (1-1) ווס. Fred Freeman (1-0)
Featherweight Main Card Bout: Charlie Ward (3-3) ווס. John Redmond (7-12)
פּרעלימינאַרי קאַרד:
Featherweight Preliminary Bout: Decky Dalton (7-3) ווס. Andre Goncalves (3-1)
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