ក៏, CONNECTICUT’S BRENNAN WARD RETURNS AGAINST FERNANDO GONZALEZ IN EXPLOSIVE MATCHUP
ទីក្រុង Los Angeles — Following Bellator កម្មវិធី NYC Madison Square Garden នៅ, Bellator MMA returns to the Empire State to make its Upstate New York debut set to invade Turning Stone ResortCasino in Verona, N.Y.. with a welterweight main event pitting former Bellator champ លោក Andrey Koreshkov (19-2) ប្រឆាំងនឹង Chidi Njokuani (17-4, 1 NC) នៅថ្ងៃសុក្រ, August 25for Bellator 182.
លើសពីនេះទៀត, a second welterweight bout will serve as the evening’s co-main showdown when Brennan វួដ (14-5) ជួប កីឡាករ Fernando Gonzalez (26-14) in a bout sure to produce fireworks, while featherweight A.J. ម៉ាក់គី returns to the cage fresh off an ESPN “SportsCenter” Top-Ten finish of Dominic Mazzotta in his last outing.
Bellator 182: Koreshkov ទល់នឹង. Njokuani will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. និង/8 p.m. ភាព CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. សំបុត្រសម្រាប់ Bellator 182 ចេញលក់ ថ្ងៃសុក្រ, ខែមិថុនា 2 នៅ 10:00 a.m. និង សម្រាប់ $85, $65, $47 និង $37 and can be purchased in person at the Turning Stone Box Office, by calling 877.833.SHOW, or online at Ticketmaster.com.
Additional main and preliminary card bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
The 26-year-old Russian phenom Koreshkov has been ascendant since his very first professional fight, claiming 19 career victories over 21 បញ្ចប់, including wins in each of his first 13 ការប្រលងប្រជែង. Fighting out of Omsk, ប្រទេសរុស្ស៊ី, “Spartan” will be making his 13th career appearance under the Bellator MMA banner and his first of 2017. Under the direction of Bellator MMA, Koreshkov has accrued a total of 10 victories over a four-year run, highlighted by a welterweight world title triumph over current champion លោក Douglas លីម៉ា and a successful title defense over ប៊ែនសឹន Henderson នៅ Bellator 153. Since making his professional debut in 2010, Koreshkov has collected 13 បញ្ចប់, រួមទាំង 10 លើក, eight of which came in the first round, making him one of the most dangerous 170-pounders in the game.
ប្រយុទ្ធគ្នាចេញពីទីក្រុង Las Vegas, Nev ។, Njokuani enters the cage riding momentum of an impressive streak that has seen him win eight consecutive bouts and 12 ការចុងក្រោយរបស់គាត់ 13. ចាប់តាំងពីការចូលរួមការប្រកួតក្បាច់ប្រដាល់ចម្រុះដែលមានការប្រកួតជម្រុះ Bellator នៅ 2015, the 28-year-old Njokuani has collected four victories, including a pair of knockout finishes. ថ្មីបំផុត, “Chidi Bang Bang” defeated Melvin បានហ្គីយ៉ា នៅ Bellator 171 នៅក្នុងខែមករា, adding to his current run of success.
The 28-year-old Ward enters the contest as one of the most feared fighters in Bellator MMA’s stacked 170-pound class. ជាមួយនឹង 13 finishes over his 14 ទទួលបានជ័យជម្នះក្នុងអាជីព, រួមទាំងប្រាំបួនដង, “Irish” possesses the perfect combination of pure strength and fearlessness. A 14-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, the Waterford, ហ៊ុគ. native will look to earn his 10th win under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion. Since joining Bellator MMA in 2012, Ward has yet to see a bout enter the third frame and has finished six of his nine opponents in the opening round. Fans can expect to see fireworks when Ward is inside the Bellator cage on ខែសីហា 25.
Hailing from Menifee, រដ្ឋ California ។, the 33-year-old Gonzalez will enter the Bellator cage for the eighth time in his 14-year professional career. Gonzalez has seen a great deal of success since joining forces with Bellator MMA; collecting six victories over a seven-fight, three-year span, highlighted by a first round knockout of Karo Parisyan.Gonzalez has come on strong as of late, tallying nine wins over his last 12 បញ្ចប់, including a pair of first round knockouts and a five-fight winning streak from 2014-16. ជាមួយនឹង 16 របស់គាត់ 26 ទទួលបានជ័យជម្នះក្នុងអាជីពចូលមកដោយវិធីនៃពូលឬការដាក់ស្នើ, the 40-fight veteran will look to add to that total as he prepares to go toe-to-toe with one of the most unshakable talents the welterweight division has to offer.
The son of respected MMA veteran Antonio McKee, A.J. ម៉ាក់គី 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 splash in his first eight fights as an MMA professional, racking up six finishes in eight outings. The Long Beach, រដ្ឋ California. native heads to the East Coast looking to stay undefeated with another impressive finish.
Nationally-recognized for hosting legendary, fight-of-the-year-level boxing events, rivaling venues in major cities such as Las Vegas, Miami and New York City, Turning Stone was one of the first venues in New York to host professional MMA after it was legalized by the State last year, further distinguishing it as the premier destination for live combat sports. នេះ ខែសីហា 25 Bellator MMA event will mark Turning Stone’s third professional MMA event in less than a year.
ធ្វើឱ្យទាន់សម័យ Bellator 182: Koreshkov ទល់នឹង. Njokuaniកាតចម្បង:
ខ្សែក្រវាត់ទម្ងន់មធ្យមព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ចម្បង: លោក Andrey Koreshkov (19-2) ទល់នឹង. Chidi Njokuani (17-4, 1 NC)
Welterweight Co-Main Event: Brennan វួដ (14-5) ទល់នឹង. កីឡាករ Fernando Gonzalez (26-14)
Featherweight Feature Bout: A.J. ម៉ាក់គី (8-0) ទល់នឹង. TBD