NEWLY ANNOUNCED EVENT TAKES PLACE 九月 16 AT H-E-B CENTER AT CEDAR PARK, TEXAS
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (七月, 22) – Bellator MMA is heading back to the “Lone Star State,” where a heavyweight bout pitting 謝赫·金剛(24-10-2) 針對 托尼·約翰遜 (10-2) will serve as the main event of “Bellator 161: 金剛VS. 約翰遜,” 這發生在 九月 16 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, 得克薩斯州, 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. 門票 “Bellator 161: 金剛VS. Johnson” 開始 $25 can be purchased at Bellator.com, 特瑪, or the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Box Office starting next 星期五, 七月 29 with an exclusive Bellator Nation pre-sale running the 星期三 和 星期四 prior. Additional contests will be announced in the coming weeks.
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. 站在 6 腳 4, Kongo will have a noticeable height advantage over his shorter opponent. 與他一半的 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, 內布拉斯加, 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, 中“Bellator 148: 戴利VS. Uhrich” 今年早些時候，.
更新了“Bellator 161: 金剛VS. Johnson” Main Card:
Bellator MMA重量級的主要事件: 謝赫·金剛 (24-10-2) VS. 托尼·約翰遜 (10-2)