WRESTLING PRODIGY JOEY DAVIS MATCHED WITH KEITH CUTRONE FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL DEBUT
Santa Monica, CALIF. (August 1, 2016) – The announcement of his Bellator MMA arrival had "Beebi viil" Kevin Ferguson Jr. trending on social media for two-straight days, ja täna, Bellator Officials have confirmed that his first challenge as a professional mixed martial artist will be Jonathan Tomasian in a welterweight attraction at “Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull.”
Veel, Ferguson’s teammate at “Body Shop Gym," Joey Davis will also make his professional debut, kui ta võtab Keith Cutrone (1-0) at 170-pounds.
The stacked event takes place on August 26 Honda keskuses Anaheimis, Californias., ja see toimub otseülekandes ja TASUTA kanalil SPIKE kell 10 Pärastlõunal. JA/9 Pärastlõunal. CT. Piletid alustada vaid $30 and can be purchased now on Ticket and at the Honda Center Box Office. Doors for “Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull”avatud 4:45 Pärastlõunal. PT kohaliku aja järgi ja esimene eellahing – mis otseülekandes Bellator.com ja Bellator Mobile App — algab 5:00 Pärastlõunal. PT.
These two welterweight matchups join a card that features a stellar 155-pound main event between Benson Henderson (23-6) ja Patrick "Pitbull" (25-3). Lisaks, välja on kuulutatud ka kaks silmapaistvat sulgkaalu võitlust, nähes noori ja võitmatuid A.J. McKee (4-0) kohtuda endise KOTC tiitlinimekirjaga Henry Corrales (12-3) ja NCAA rahvuslik meister maadleja Bubba Jenkins (11-2) ette võtma Georgi "Meeletu" Karakhanyan (24-6-1).
Aprillis sõlmiti arendusleping, “Baby Slice” makes his pro debut on the event’s Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card. The son of the late, suurepärane “Kimbo Slice,” Ferguson Jr. broke onto the scene very quietly earlier this year in an amateur bout in Western Massachusetts, kus ta saavutas just nokaudivõidu 83 sekundit arvesse esimese vooru. MMA reporter Chuck Mindenhall viibis kohapeal katta lugu. ‘Baby Slice’ trains at Antonio McKee’s “Body Shop Gym” in Long Beach alongside other “Bellator 160” competitors McKee, Jenkins and Davis.
Tomasian makes his professional debut under Bellator’s bright lights in a high profile situation that he hopes to make the most of. The 20-year-old Santa Clara, Californias., native has slightly more cage time than Slice, winning both of his amateur outings, once by knockout and the other by decision. Tomasian is currently training with Manny Rocha at Strive Jiu Jitsu Academy in Lodi Calif., where he has earned a purple belt in the art.
Davis is a 21-year-old standout wrestler who competed at Notre Dame College, where he accumulated an incredible undefeated 131-0 record and four consecutive NCAA Division II Championships during his college tenure, temast sai ainus II divisjoni maadleja, kes on kunagi võitnud neli riigi tiitlit ja jäänud karjääri jooksul alistamata. Nüüd, Davis looks to parlay his wrestling success in the mixed martial arts cage on Aug. 26 in the Anaheim, where Davis will have plenty of hometown fans in attendance.
Amassing an 8-1 record on the amateur circuit, Cutrone has previously gotten his feet wet professionally, winning his pro debut via stoppage this past March. “The Bone” is a Strikeforce veteran, competing at the promotion’s “Challengers 11” card in 2010. With a strong base in wrestling and jiu-jitsu, Cutrone held a regional title at 185-pounds before permanently moving to welterweight as a professional.
"Bellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull” SPIKE-Televi põhikaart:
Lightweight No. 1 Contender põhiturniir: Benson Henderson (23-6) vs. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (25-3)
Kerge funktsiooni löök: Saad Awad (19-7) vs. Derek Anderson (13-2)
Featherweight Feature Bout: A.J. McKee (4-0) vs. Henry Corrales (12-3)
Featherweight Feature Bout: Bubba Jenkins (11-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-6-1)
Bellator.com-i vooderdatud esialgne kaart:
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Joey Davis (Pro Debut) vs. Keith Cutrone (1-0)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Pro Debut) vs. Jonathan Tomasian (Pro Debut)