NEWLY ANNOUNCED EVENT TAKES PLACE กันยายน 16 AT H-E-B CENTER AT CEDAR PARK, เท็กซัส
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (กรกฎาคม, 22) – Bellator MMA is heading back to the “Lone Star State,” where a heavyweight bout pitting Cheick คองโก(24-10-2) กับ โทนี่จอห์นสัน (10-2) will serve as the main event of "Bellator 161: คองโกครับ. จอห์นสัน," ซึ่งจะเกิดขึ้นใน กันยายน 16 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, เท็กซัส, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE.
The Scott Coker-led promotion will be holding its first-ever event at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, which is just a short drive from Austin. ตั๋วสำหรับ "Bellator 161: คองโกครับ. Johnson” เริ่มต้นที่ $25 can be purchased at Bellator.com, ทิ, or the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Box Office starting next วันศุกร์, กรกฎาคม 29 with an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale running the วันพุธ และ วันพฤหัสบดี prior. การแข่งขันเพิ่มเติมจะประกาศในไม่กี่สัปดาห์ข้างหน้า.
Hailing from Paris, Kongo will enter the cage for the ninth time under the direction of Bellator MMA and make his third consecutive appearance in a card’s main event. An 18-fight veteran of the UFC, Kongo hopes to add to his current two-fight winning streak and 6-2 mark since joining the Viacom-owned promotion back in 2013. ยืน 6 เท้า 4, Kongo will have a noticeable height advantage over his shorter opponent. กับครึ่งหนึ่งของเขา 24 career wins coming by way of knockout, Kongo will also attempt to finish Johnson for the first time of his professional career.
A native of North Platte, เนบราสก้า, Johnson has strung together an impressive streak of three straight victories, including two in a row since re-joining the Bellator MMA fray. After making his professional debut in 2008, the 30-year-old made his Bellator MMA debut with a unanimous decision win over Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis at “Bellator 46.” Since challenging current UFC Champion Daniel Cormier in 2010, Johnson has gone 6-1 with three knockout finishes, including noteworthy victories over Alexander Volkov and most recently Raphael Butler, ในระหว่าง"Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” ปีก่อนหน้านี้.
อัปเดต "Bellator 161: คองโกครับ. Johnson” Main Card:
Bellator วีคเฮฟวี่เวทเหตุการณ์: Cheick คองโก (24-10-2) vs. โทนี่จอห์นสัน (10-2)