ALSO, CONNECTICUT’S BRENNAN WARD RETURNS AGAINST FERNANDO GONZALEZ IN EXPLOSIVE MATCHUP

LOS ANGELES — Following Bellator NYC 在麦迪逊广场花园, Bellator MMA returns to the Empire State to make its Upstate New York debut set to invade Turning Stone ResortCasino in Verona, 纽约州. with a welterweight main event pitting former Bellator champ 安德烈Koreshkov (19-2) 针对 赤帝Njokuani (17-4, 1 NC) 在周五, August 25for Bellator 182.

此外, a second welterweight bout will serve as the evening’s co-main showdown when 布伦南病房 (14-5) 会见 冈萨雷斯 (26-14) in a bout sure to produce fireworks, while featherweight A.J. 麦基 returns to the cage fresh off an ESPN “体育中心” Top-Ten finish of Dominic Mazzotta in his last outing.

Bellator 182: Koreshkov VS. 知道 将现场直播和免费秒杀 9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT, 而初步行动将流于Bellator.com和Bellator移动应用. 门票 Bellator 182 go on sale 星期五, 六月 2 在 10:00 A.M. AND 为 $85, $65, $47 和 $37 and can be purchased in person at the Turning Stone Box Office, 拨打 877.833.SHOW, 或在Ticketmaster.com上在线.

Additional main and preliminary card bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.

The 26-year-old Russian phenom Koreshkov has been ascendant since his very first professional fight, claiming 19 career victories over 21 结束, including wins in each of his first 13 竞赛. Fighting out of Omsk, 俄罗斯, “Spartan” will be making his 13th career appearance under the Bellator MMA banner and his first of 2017. Under the direction of Bellator MMA, Koreshkov has accrued a total of 10 victories over a four-year run, highlighted by a welterweight world title triumph over current champion 道格拉斯·利马 and a successful title defense over 本森亨德森 在 Bellator 153. 由于使他的专业首演 2010, Koreshkov has collected 13 饰面, 含 10 击倒, eight of which came in the first round, making him one of the most dangerous 170-pounders in the game.

战斗在外面拉斯维加斯, 内华达州。, Njokuani enters the cage riding momentum of an impressive streak that has seen him win eight consecutive bouts and 12 他最后的 13. 自从加入Bellator MMA战局 2015, the 28-year-old Njokuani has collected four victories, including a pair of knockout finishes. 最近, “Chidi Bang Bang” defeated 梅尔文Guillard 在 Bellator 171 一月, adding to his current run of success.

The 28-year-old Ward enters the contest as one of the most feared fighters in Bellator MMA’s stacked 170-pound class. 同 13 finishes over his 14 事业胜利, 包括9击倒, “Irish” possesses the perfect combination of pure strength and fearlessness. A 14-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, the Waterford, 康涅狄格州. native will look to earn his 10th win under the direction of the Scott Coker-led promotion. Since joining Bellator MMA in 2012, Ward has yet to see a bout enter the third frame and has finished six of his nine opponents in the opening round. Fans can expect to see fireworks when Ward is inside the Bellator cage on 八月 25.

来自梅尼菲, 加利福尼亚州。, the 33-year-old Gonzalez will enter the Bellator cage for the eighth time in his 14-year professional career. 自从与 Bellator MMA 合作以来，Gonzalez 取得了巨大的成功; collecting six victories over a seven-fight, three-year span, highlighted by a first round knockout of Karo Parisyan.Gonzalez has come on strong as of late, tallying nine wins over his last 12 结束, including a pair of first round knockouts and a five-fight winning streak from 2014-16. 同 16 他 26 事业胜利所击倒或提交的方式来, the 40-fight veteran will look to add to that total as he prepares to go toe-to-toe with one of the most unshakable talents the welterweight division has to offer.

受人尊敬的综合格斗老将安东尼奥·麦基的儿子, A.J. 麦基 他的整个童年都在健身房度过，吸收了他所能获得的每一点知识和经验. The 22-year-old prodigy has applied that knowledge inside the Bellator cage and has made quite a splash in his first eight fights as an MMA professional, racking up six finishes in eight outings. 长滩, 加利福尼亚州. native heads to the East Coast looking to stay undefeated with another impressive finish.

Nationally-recognized for hosting legendary, fight-of-the-year-level boxing events, rivaling venues in major cities such as Las Vegas, Miami and New York City, Turning Stone was one of the first venues in New York to host professional MMA after it was legalized by the State last year, further distinguishing it as the premier destination for live combat sports. 该 八月 25 Bellator MMA event will mark Turning Stone’s third professional MMA event in less than a year.

更新 Bellator 182: Koreshkov VS. 知道主卡:

次中量级的主要事件: 安德烈Koreshkov (19-2) VS. 赤帝Njokuani (17-4, 1 NC)

重量级的合作主要事件: 布伦南病房 (14-5) VS. 冈萨雷斯 (26-14)

羽特征回合: A.J. 麦基 (8-0) VS. TBD