CHRIS HONEYCUTT-KENDALL GROVE SET FOR 2017 DEBUTS IN MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (فبراير 3, 2017) – A welterweight fight pitting أندري Koreshkov (19-2) ضد فرناندو جونزاليس (25-14) and a middleweight bout featuring كريس هونيكات (9-1, 1 NC) ضد كيندال غروف (23-16, 1 NC) وقد أضيفت إلى البطاقة الرئيسية Bellator 174: Corenen vs. مصلحة في مارس 3 at WinStar World Casino & منتجع في Thackerville, حسنا.
The bouts will join a card that is headlined by the first-ever Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight World Title fight pitting Marloes كوينين (23-7) ضد جوليا بود (9-2). One additional main card contest will be announced shortly.
Bellator 174: كوينين مقابل. مصلحة سيتم بثها مباشرة ومجانية على SPIKE في 9 عصرا. و/8 عصرا. CT, بينما سيتم بث الإجراء الأولي على Bellator.com وتطبيق Bellator Mobile. Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino & Resort Box Office, وكذلك Ticketmaster و Bellator.com.
Hailing from Omsk, روسيا, the 26-year-old Koreshkov will enter the cage for the 22الثانية time in his professional career and 13عشر under the Bellator MMA banner. “Spartan” began his career with 13 انتصارات متتالية, including his first five wins under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion. Koreshkov continued to see success as his name began to grow in the mixed martial arts world, collecting six wins over his last seven fights, including a welterweight world title victory over current champion دوغلاس ليما and a successful title defense over بنسون هندرسون. مع 10 من له 19 career wins coming by way of knockout, the Russian phenom possesses the type of power that can put an emphatic end to any opponent’s night when he is in the cage.
A 39-fight veteran of mixed martial arts, Gonzalez will be making his seventh appearance under the direction of Bellator MMA. Since joining the promotion in 2014, “The Menifee Maniac” has tallied five victories, including a brutal knockout of Karo Parisyan just 1:43 into the bout. In his most recent contest, Gonzalez nearly edged the undefeated مايكل الصفحة, becoming just the second opponent to take him the distance in a controversial split decision. مع 16 من له 25 مهنة يفوز القادمة عن طريق خروج المغلوب أو تقديم, the 33-year-old Gonzalez continues to be one of the most feared strikers in Bellator MMA’s stacked welterweight division.
The 28-year-old Honeycutt will make his 2017 لاول مرة, following an impressive 2016 campaign that saw him emerge victorious in each of his three bouts. A native of Fresno, كاليفورنيا. “The Cutt” had a blazing start to his professional career, earning victories in each of his first six contests, including four knockouts and three first-round finishes. Honeycutt continued to see success under the Bellator MMA umbrella, collecting five wins over a three year stretch. Fireworks are all but guaranteed in this slugfest, as the equally fearless Grove hopes to give the Thackerville fan base exactly what they came for.
Hailing from Maui, هاواي, Grove will be making his make his eighth appearance for Bellator MMA, as the veteran continues to climb the ranks in a competitive middleweight class. “Da Spyder” has finished 17 من له 23 career victims, including seven of his last eight, making him must-see television every time he competes on SPIKE. The 34-year-old striker also holds a significant height advantage over his opponent, standing at 6’6′ compared to Honeycutt’s 5’10′ frame. With each of his last six bouts ending in a stoppage, we can be sure to see more of the same aggressive style when he and Honeycutt go toe-to-toe inside WinStar World Casino & Resort on مارس 3.
تحديث Bellator 174: كوينين مقابل. مصلحة بطاقة الرئيسية:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Bout: Marloes كوينين (23-7) مقابل. جوليا بود (9-2)
وزن الوسط المشارك الحدث الرئيسي: أندري Koreshkov (19-2) مقابل. فرناندو جونزاليس (25-14)
Middleweight Feature Fight: كريس هونيكات (9-1, 1 NC) مقابل. كيندال غروف (23-16, 1 NC)
بطاقة أولية:
خفيفة الوزن الأولي بوت: كودي فيستر (12-6) مقابل. جوناثان جاري (12-7)
وزن الوسط الأولية بوت: Jason Witt (7-3) مقابل. جوستين باترسون (8-1)
المباراة التمهيدية لوزن الريشة: Emmanuel Rivera (5-0) مقابل. Treston Thomison (10-4)