CHRIS HONEYCUTT-KENDALL GROVE SET FOR 2017 DEBUTS IN MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
好萊塢, CALIF. (二月 3, 2017) – A welterweight fight pitting 安德烈Koreshkov (19-2) 針對 岡薩雷斯 (25-14) and a middleweight bout featuring 克里斯·哈尼科特 (9-1, 1 NC) 針對 肯德爾格羅夫 (23-16, 1 NC) 已被添加到的主卡 Bellator 174: Corenen vs. 好處 三月 3 at WinStar World Casino & 度假村在Thackerville, 行.
The bouts will join a card that is headlined by the first-ever Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight World Title fight pitting 馬洛斯沙科嫩 (23-7) 針對 朱莉婭·巴德 (9-2). One additional main card contest will be announced shortly.
Bellator 174: 科嫩VS. 好處 will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT, 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.
Hailing from Omsk, 俄羅斯, the 26-year-old Koreshkov will enter the cage for the 22ND time in his professional career and 13日 under the Bellator MMA banner. “Spartan” began his career with 13 連勝, 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 道格拉斯·利馬 and a successful title defense over 本森·亨德森. 同 10 他 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 邁克爾頁, becoming just the second opponent to take him the distance in a controversial split decision. 同 16 他 25 事業勝利所擊倒或提交的方式來, 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 登場, following an impressive 2016 campaign that saw him emerge victorious in each of his three bouts. A native of Fresno, 加利福尼亞州. “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, 夏威夷, 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 他 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′ 幀. 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 三月 3.
更新 Bellator 174: 科嫩VS. 好處 主卡:
女子羽量級世界冠軍布特: 馬洛斯沙科嫩 (23-7) VS. 朱莉婭·巴德 (9-2)
次中量級聯手主賽事: 安德烈Koreshkov (19-2) VS. 岡薩雷斯 (25-14)
Middleweight Feature Fight: 克里斯·哈尼科特 (9-1, 1 NC) VS. 肯德爾格羅夫 (23-16, 1 NC)
初步卡:
輕量級初步回合: 科迪菲斯特 (12-6) VS. Jonathan Gary (12-7)
重量級初步回合: Jason Witt (7-3) VS. 賈斯汀·帕特森 (8-1)
羽初步回合: Emmanuel Rivera (5-0) VS. Treston Thomison (10-4)