WRESTLING PRODIGY JOEY DAVIS MATCHED WITH KEITH CUTRONE FOR HIS PROFESSIONAL DEBUT
Santa Monika, CALIF. (Avgust 1, 2016) – The announcement of his Bellator MMA arrival had "Chaqaloq tili" Kevin Ferguson Jr. trending on social media for two-straight days, and today, 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: Merilend va boshqalar. Pitbull.”
Bunga qo'chimcha, Ferguson’s teammate at “Body Shop Gym," Jey Devis will also make his professional debut, qachon u oladi Keith Cutrone (1-0) 170 funtda.
The stacked event takes place on Avgust 26 An'axeimdagi Honda markazida, Calif., va havo yashaydi va Spike-da bepul 10 p.m. VA/9 p.m. CT. Chiptalar faqat boshlanadi $30 and can be purchased now on Ticketmaster and at the Honda Center Box Office. Doors for “Bellator 160: Merilend va boshqalar. Pitbull "ochiq 4:45 p.m. PT Mahalliy vaqt va birinchi dastlabki bosqinchilik - qaysi oqimlar yashaydi Bellator.com va Bellator mobil ilovasi — da boshlanadi 5:00 p.m. PT.
These two welterweight matchups join a card that features a stellar 155-pound main event between Benson Merilend (23-6) va Patrik "pitbull" (25-3). Bundan tashqari, Ikki vaznli vaznli janglar ham e'lon qilindi, yosh va mag'lubiyatni ko'rish A.J. McKee (4-0) sobiq KOTC Titsist bilan tanishing Henry Corrales (12-3) va NCAA milliy chempion kurashchisi Bubba Jenkins (11-2) olish Georgi "jinni" Karaxanyan (24-6-1).
Aprel oyida rivojlanish bitimiga imzo chekdi, “Baby Slice” makes his pro debut on the event’s Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card. The son of the late, Ajoyib "kimbo tilim,” Ferguson Jr. broke onto the scene very quietly earlier this year in an amateur bout in Western Massachusetts, u erda u pley-off o'yinini to'pladi 83 birinchi turda ichiga soniya. MMA reportagi Chak ongenhall saytda edi hikoyani qoplash. ‘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, Calif., 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, II kurashchining to'rtta milliy unvonini qo'lga kiritish va martaba bilan mag'lubiyatga uchragan yagona bo'linmaga aylaning. Hozir, 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: Merilend va boshqalar. Pitbull "Spike-televizion asosiy karta:
Lightweight No. 1 Tanlov Asosiy tadbir: Benson Merilend (23-6) va boshqalar. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (25-3)
Engil vazn toifasidagi jang: Siz Avad (19-7) va boshqalar. Derek Anderson (13-2)
Engil vaznli jang: A.J. McKee (4-0) va boshqalar. Henry Corrales (12-3)
Engil vaznli jang: Bubba Jenkins (11-2) va boshqalar. Georgi Karahanyan (24-6-1)
Bellator.com-oqimli dastlabki kartasi:
Welter vaznida vazn toifasi: Jey Devis (Pro debyut) va boshqalar. Keith Cutrone (1-0)
Welter vaznida vazn toifasi: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Pro debyut) va boshqalar. Jonathan Tomasian (Pro debyut)