MICHAEL ‘VENOM’ PAGE, LINTON ‘THE SWARM’ VASSELL ALSO SET TO COMPETE
SANTA MONICA, ಕ್ಯಾಲಿಫೋರ್ನಿಯಾ. (ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 18, 2016) – It was the most-watched fight in the history of mixed martial arts with 7.28 ಮಿಲಿಯನ್ ವೀಕ್ಷಕರು, ಮತ್ತು ಭಾನುವಾರ night Bellator MMA President Scott Coker joined ESPN’s SportsCenter to officially announce that Kimbo ಸ್ಲೈಸ್ (6-2) ಮತ್ತು ಜೇಮ್ಸ್ ಥಾಮ್ಸನ್ (20-16) are going to run it back inside the world famous O2 Arena in London on July 16 during the main event of "ಫೈಟಿಂಗ್ 158: London.” The tentpole event also features another highly anticipated rematch in the co-main event — when a grudge match nearly six years in the making boils over as ಜೋಶ್ Koscheck (17-10) ಪಡೆದಿರುತ್ತದೆ ಪಾಲ್ "semtex" ಡೇಲಿ (38-13-2).
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 "ಫೈಟಿಂಗ್ 158: London” will be revealed in the near future.
"ಟಿಕೆಟ್ಫೈಟಿಂಗ್ 158: ಲಂಡನ್," go on sale this Friday, ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 22, with a Bellator Nation presale running thisಗುರುವಾರ, ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 21. Tickets starting at £40.00 will be available at TheO2.co.uk or The O2 Box Office.
ಜೊತೆಗೆ, a pair of English natives will also be in action on July 16, ಯಾವಾಗ ಮೈಕೆಲ್ "ನಂಜು" ಪುಟ (9-0) ಮತ್ತು Linton “The Swarm” Vassell (16-5) face yet-to-be-announced opponents. London’s Page, also known as “MVP,” will be competing during the main card of "ಫೈಟಿಂಗ್ 153: Koreshkov ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಹೆಂಡರ್ಸನ್ " ಈ ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ, live and free on Spike at 8 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/7 p.m. ಸಿಟಿ.
Fresh off his performance in the main event of "ಫೈಟಿಂಗ್ 149: ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಶಾಮ್ರಾಕ್. ಗ್ರೇಸಿ," the record-shattering card that generated 3.5 ಮಿಲಿಯನ್ ವೀಕ್ಷಕರು, Slice returns to action against the man he previously defeated back in 2008. It’s without question that Slice, a member of American Top Team in his home state of Florida, is one of the most must-see competitors in the sport of mixed martial arts, as it’s become increasingly clear fans can never truly expect what will happen when the brawler enters the Bellator cage.
“The Colossus” will likely have a sold-out O2 Arena strongly in his corner, being that he hails from Bristol, England and hasn’t fought on home turf since 2010. ಥಾಂಪ್ಸನ್, 37, has been calling for a rematch with Slice since their infamous meeting nearly eight years ago and would like nothing more than to bounce back from a recent string of bad luck with a win against a name the likes of the former YouTube sensation. Thompson’s resume already features wins against Dan Severn, Don Frye and ಬಾಬಿ ಲ್ಯಾಶ್ಲೆಯು, ಇತರರನ್ನು.
ಕಾರ್ಡ್ನ ಸಹ-ಮುಖ್ಯ ಈವೆಂಟ್ನಲ್ಲಿ, Koscheck will make his promotional debut a little over a year after signing with Bellator MMA. Its pained the Fresno native to be out of action for so long, especially after being forced to withdraw from a headlining spot in his hometown against ಮ್ಯಾಟ್ ಸೆಕರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ “Bellator 148,” a card that “Semtex” went on to main event. It was there that the seeds for a rematch were cemented even further, as Daley trashed “Kos” in front of his partisan fans, pushing the 38-year-old to return.
While Daley may have the results as of late to upstage his foe, Koscheck owns a victory over the Brit in their first meeting, which Daley followed with an infamous punch after the bell that changed the trajectory of his career. ಈಗ, with nine wins in his last ten fights, Daley returns home to put an end to a moment in his profession that has cast a shadow over most of his success, while Koscheck looks to prove that their first meeting was no fluke.
These two momentous matchups are set to take place on ಜುಲೈ 16 at the legendary 20,000-seat O2 Arena, as Kimbo Slice-James Thompson II and Josh Koscheck-Paul Daley II emanate from the United Kingdom, and there’s no other place to watch the action unfold than FREE on Spike.
ಅಪ್ಡೇಟ್ಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ "ಫೈಟಿಂಗ್ 158: London” Fight Card
ಫೈಟಿಂಗ್ ಎಂಎಂಎ ಹೆವಿವೇಟ್ ಮೇನ್ ಈವೆಂಟ್: Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (6-2) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಜೇಮ್ಸ್ ಥಾಮ್ಸನ್ (20-16)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: ಜೋಶ್ Koscheck (17-10) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಪಾಲ್ ಡೇಲಿ (38-13-2)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout: ಮೈಕಲ್ ಪೇಜ್ (9-0) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಟಿಬಿಎ
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Bout: ಲಿಂಟನ್ Vassell (16-5) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಟಿಬಿಎ