CHRIS HONEYCUTT-KENDALL GROVE SET FOR 2017 DEBUTS IN MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
HOLLYWOOD, કેલિફ. (ફેબ્રુઆરી 3, 2017) – A welterweight fight pitting એન્ડ્રે Koreshkov (19-2) સામે ફર્નાન્ડો ગોન્ઝાલીઝ (25-14) and a middleweight bout featuring ક્રિસ Honeycutt (9-1, 1 એનસી) સામે કેન્ડેલ ગ્રોવ (23-16, 1 એનસી) મુખ્ય કાર્ડ ઉમેરવામાં આવ્યા છે વોરિયર 174: Corenen vs. લાભ માર્ચ પર 3 at WinStar World Casino & Thackerville માં રિસોર્ટ, ઓકે.
The bouts will join a card that is headlined by the first-ever Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight World Title fight pitting Marloes Coenen (23-7) સામે જુલિયા Budd (9-2). One additional main card contest will be announced shortly.
વોરિયર 174: Coenen વિ. લાભ will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 વાગ્યાની. અને/8 વાગ્યાની. સીટી, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App. Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at the WinStar World Casino & Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com.
ઓમ્સ્કથી કરાવેલ, રશિયા, the 26-year-old Koreshkov will enter the cage for the 22nd time in his professional career and 13મી under the Bellator MMA banner. “Spartan” began his career with 13 સતત જીત, 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 ડગ્લાસ લિમા and a successful title defense over બેન્સન હેન્ડરસન. સાથે 10 તેમના 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 માઈકલ પેજમાં, becoming just the second opponent to take him the distance in a controversial split decision. સાથે 16 તેમના 25 કારકિર્દી નોકઆઉટ અથવા શરણાગતિ માર્ગ દ્વારા આવતા જીતી, 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 પદાર્પણ, following an impressive 2016 campaign that saw him emerge victorious in each of his three bouts. A native of Fresno, કેલિફ. “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, હવાઈ, 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 તેમના 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 માર્ચ 3.
સુધારાશે વોરિયર 174: Coenen વિ. લાભ મુખ્ય કાર્ડ:
Women’s Featherweight World Title Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-7) વિ. જુલિયા Budd (9-2)
વેલ્ટરવેઇટ કો-મુખ્ય ઇવેન્ટ: એન્ડ્રે Koreshkov (19-2) વિ. ફર્નાન્ડો ગોન્ઝાલીઝ (25-14)
Middleweight Feature Fight: ક્રિસ Honeycutt (9-1, 1 એનસી) વિ. કેન્ડેલ ગ્રોવ (23-16, 1 એનસી)
પ્રાથમિક કાર્ડ:
લાઇટવેઇટ પ્રારંભિક વારો: કોડી Pfister (12-6) વિ. Jonathan Gary (12-7)
વેલ્ટરવેઇટ પ્રારંભિક વારો: Jason Witt (7-3) વિ. જસ્ટિન પેટરસન (8-1)
ફેધર વેઇટ પ્રારંભિક વારો: Emmanuel Rivera (5-0) વિ. Treston Thomison (10-4)