LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT BETWEEN LINTON ‘THE SWARM’ VASSELL AND FRANCIS ‘LIMITLESS’ CARMONT ALSO OFFICIAL
Санта Моника, Калифорнија. (Април 22, 2016) – The recently announced international tentpole event, "Bellator 158: Лондон," now features two additional mouth-watering matchups during the event’s main card, со денешната додавање на Мајкл "отровот" Page (10-0) наспроти Фернандо Гонзалез (25-13) in a welterweight bout at The O2 in London. “MVP” is fresh off a first-round submission during the main card of "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Хендерсон " вечерва and now sets his sights on impressing in his home country.
Во прилог, the stacked main card now also features a light heavyweight pairing between Linton “The Swarm” Vassell (16-5) и Francis “Limitless” Carmont (24-11). The two new contests join an event that already features Kimbo сечете (6-2) преземање на Џејмс Томпсон (20-16) и Џош Koscheck (17-10) против Павле "семтекс" Дејли (38-13-2). Дополнителни избори ќе биде објавен наскоро.
In the United Kingdom, the event will be broadcast free on SPIKE UK and Channel 5, while in America the card will air FREE on SPIKE. Exact broadcast details for "Bellator 158: London” will be revealed in the near future. Tickets for the event are on sale now and start at only ￡40.00. They are available at TheO2.co.uk or The O2 Box Office.
As was showcased вечерва на "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Хендерсон," mixed martial arts fans and pundits alike would be hard-pressed to find a striker — or submission specialist — as dynamic as Page. Other than his win against Џереми Холовеј, look no further than his previous outings against Charlie Ontiveros, or his 65-second knockout of Rudy Bears for explosive examples. Но,, now “Venom” looks to strike against Gonzalez, who is no stranger to being the underdog when he enters the Bellator MMA fray. A proud son of London, Англија, the 29-year-old Page has only reached the judges’ scorecards once in his nine professional outings. “MVP” will enter the cage at The O2 in London with an unblemished record, hometown support and momentum, all on his side.
Гонзалес, a 32-year-old Menifee, Калифорнија. is looking to build upon his split decision victory over Гилберт Смит на "Bellator 151: Ворен наспроти. Caldwell” and add to his impressive five-fight winning streak. A veteran of the Scott Coker-founded Strikeforce promotion, as well as World Extreme Cagefighting, Gonzalez has been competing professionally since 2003 and was originally slated to fight “MVP” in March, but the fight fell through when the Englishman withdrew due to injury. Сега, Gonzalez looks to solidify himself as the No. 1 contender to the crown at 170-pounds and prove that he truly is the stiffest test Page has faced in his 10-fight career.
Vassell is fresh off of a victory over Bellator’s Емануел Њутн in a bout that went the distance at the record-shattering event that was"Bellator 149: Vs Шамрок. Gracie. " Vassell has now won 11 од неговите последни 13 fights and will be chomping at the bit to get back in the cage in front of his hometown fans. Vassell joins Thompson, Daley and Page on a card that features a strong contingent of British talent as the card continues to grow.
Hailing from Paris, Франција, the 34-year-old Carmont will enter the cage for the first time in 2016 and fourth under the Bellator MMA umbrella. In his most recent appearance, at the tournament-style "Bellator МЛД: Динамит 1 " Carmont replaced an injured Мухамед "Кинг Мо" Lawal, who was forced to drop out after suffering a rib injury earlier in the event. After winning his first bout of the evening, “Limitless” surrendered a loss to Фил Дејвис in the final round of the tournament-style contest. Сега, “Limitless” looks to upset the hometown faithful during the main card of "Bellator 158: London.”
Ажурирано “Bellator 158: Лондон” Карта за борба:
Bellator МЛД во тешка категорија на главниот настан: Kimbo сечете 6-2) наспроти. Џејмс Томпсон (20-16)
Ко-главен настан за белтер категорија Bellator MMA: Џош Koscheck (17-10) наспроти. Пол Дејли (38-13-2)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout: Мајкл страна (10-0) наспроти. Фернандо Гонзалез (25-13)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Bout: Линтон Vassell (16-5) наспроти. Френсис Carmont (24-11)