එසේම, CONNECTICUT’S BRENNAN WARD RETURNS AGAINST FERNANDO GONZALEZ IN EXPLOSIVE MATCHUP
ලොස් ඇන්ජලීස් — Following Bellator යොවුන් සේනාංකයේ මැඩිසන් චතුරස්රය වත්ත දී, Bellator MMA returns to the Empire State to make its Upstate New York debut set to invade Turning Stone ResortCasino in Verona, ප්ලේන්ස් හි. with a welterweight main event pitting former Bellator champ අන්ෙදේ Koreshkov (19-2) එරෙහිව Chidi Njokuani (17-4, 1 එන්.සී.) සිකුරාදා, August 25for Bellator 182.
ඊට අමතරව, a second welterweight bout will serve as the evening’s co-main showdown when බ්රෙනන් වෝඩ් (14-5) හමුවෙයි ප්රනාන්දු මහතා ගොන්සාලේස් (26-14) in a bout sure to produce fireworks, while featherweight A.J. McKee returns to the cage fresh off an ESPN “SportsCenter” Top-Ten finish of Dominic Mazzotta in his last outing.
Bellator 182: Koreshkov එදිරිව. Njokuani will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 ප.ව.. සහ/8 ප.ව.. සී.ටී., while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. සඳහා ප්රවේශපත් Bellator 182 පාවිච්චි යන්න සිකුරාදා, ජූනි මස 2 දී 10:00 a.m. සහ සඳහා $85, $65, $47 හා $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 අවසන්, including wins in each of his first 13 තරඟ. Fighting out of Omsk, රුසියාව, “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 ඩග්ලස් ලීමා and a successful title defense over බෙන්සන් හෙන්ඩර්සන් දී Bellator 153. ඔහුගේ වෘත්තීයමය ආරම්භය සිදු කළ දා සිට 2010, Koreshkov has collected 13 finishes, ඇතුළු 10 knockouts, eight of which came in the first round, making him one of the most dangerous 170-pounders in the game.
ලාස් වේගාස් පිටතට සටන්, නෙවාඩා., Njokuani enters the cage riding momentum of an impressive streak that has seen him win eight consecutive bouts and 12 ඔහුගේ අවසාන 13. දී Bellator ඵම්එම්ඒ පොරයට එක්වීමට සිට 2015, the 28-year-old Njokuani has collected four victories, including a pair of knockout finishes. ඉතා මෑතක, “Chidi Bang Bang” defeated Melvin Guillard දී Bellator 171 ජනවාරි මාසයේ දී, 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. සමග 13 finishes over his 14 වෘත්තීය ජයග්රහණ, නවය knockouts ඇතුළු, “Irish” possesses the perfect combination of pure strength and fearlessness. A 14-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, the Waterford, ඇවොන්. 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 අගෝස්තු 25.
Hailing from Menifee, කැලිපෝර්නියාවේ., 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 අවසන්, including a pair of first round knockouts and a five-fight winning streak from 2014-16. සමග 16 ඔහුගේ 26 career victories coming by way of knockout or submission, 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. 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 splash in his first eight fights as an MMA professional, racking up six finishes in eight outings. The Long Beach, කැලිපෝර්නියාවේ. 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. මෙම අගෝස්තු 25 Bellator MMA event will mark Turning Stone’s third professional MMA event in less than a year.
යාවත්කාලීන කිරීම Bellator 182: Koreshkov එදිරිව. Njokuaniප්රධාන කාඩ්:
Welterweight ප්රධාන උත්සවය: අන්ෙදේ Koreshkov (19-2) එදිරිව. Chidi Njokuani (17-4, 1 එන්.සී.)
Welterweight Co-Main Event: බ්රෙනන් වෝඩ් (14-5) එදිරිව. ප්රනාන්දු මහතා ගොන්සාලේස් (26-14)
පිහාටු බර විශේෂාංගය: A.J. McKee (8-0) එදිරිව. TBD