سانتا مونیکا, کالیفرنیا (اوت 10, 2016) – A bantamweight showdown pitting جو وارن (13-5) در برابر سیروان Kakai (12-4) به کارت اصلی اضافه شده است "Bellator 161: کنگو در مقابل. جانسون," که می گیرد در سپتامبر 16 inside the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, وابسته به تکزاس, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE.
The bantamweight contest joins a heavyweight main event featuring Cheick کنگو (24-10-2) مصرف در تونی جانسون (10-2), and the U.S. اولین آناستازیا یانکووا (3-0), که در دیدار Veta ارتیگا (2-0). مسابقات اضافی طی هفته های آینده اعلام خواهد شد.
بلیط "Bellator 161: کنگو در مقابل. Johnson” شروع در تنها $25 can be purchased at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster, or the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Box Office. The event will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 p.m. و/9 p.m. CT.
A 15-fight veteran of Bellator MMA and champion in not one but two different weight classes, Warren enters the cage with an 11-4 mark under the Scott Coker-led promotion, including multiple streaks of five consecutive wins. تاریخ دوستیابی به 2015, the 2006 Pan American and World Champion wrestler has made three consecutive appearances in Bellator’s main event, including an impressive unanimous decision victory over L.C. Davis at "Bellator 143: وارن در مقابل. دیویس. " Hailing from Denver, کلرادو, the “Baddest Man on the Planet” will look to become the first-ever fighter to knock out Kakai when the two meet in main card action on SPIKE.
Nicknamed “Zohan,” Kakai comes into the fight in search of his first career win under the Bellator MMA banner. در فقط 26 سال, the Swedish submission specialist hopes to make a splash against the former two-division champion in Warren. از زمان اولین حضور حرفه ای خود در 2008, Kakai has recorded 12 wins as a pro, with half coming by way of submission. Prior to joining the Bellator MMA fray, Kakai made a splash fighting under the direction of the UFC, recording a unanimous decision victory over Danny Martinez in his promotional debut. Kakai now faces one of the most challenging opponents Bellator MMA’s stacked bantamweight division has to offer when he enters the cage on September 16 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park.
به روز شده در "Bellator 161: کنگو در مقابل. Johnson” Main Card:
سنگین وزن رویداد اصلی صفحه اصلی: Cheick کنگو (24-10-2) در مقابل. تونی جانسون (10-2)
رویداد مشترک اصلی Bantamweight: جو وارن (13-5) در مقابل. سیروان Kakai (12-4)
مسابقه ویژه وزن سبک: آناستازیا یانکووا (3-0) در مقابل. Veta ارتیگا (2-0)