{"id":61830,"date":"2016-07-26T16:54:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T21:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=61830"},"modified":"2016-07-26T16:55:14","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T21:55:14","slug":"dana-white-is-elated-about-bellator-160-breaking-news-ufc-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=61830","title":{"rendered":"Dana White is Elated about Bellator 160 Breaking News – UFC Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"B<\/a>A lightweight bout pitting Saad Awad (19-7) against Derek Anderson (13-2) has been added to the main card of the recently announced \u201cBellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull\u201d event on August 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.<\/p>\n

In addition, the highly-anticipated professional debuts of wrestling sensation Joey Davis and \u201cBaby Slice\u201d Kevin Ferguson Jr. are set for must-see preliminary action against opponents to be named later. <\/p>\n

\u201cBellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull\u201d takes place on August 26 from Anaheim California\u2019s Honda Center, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 p.m. ET\/9 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the event start at just $30 and can be purchased now on Ticketmaster and at the Honda Center Box Office. Doors for the event open at 4:45 p.m. PT local time and the first preliminary bout \u2013 which streams live on Bellator.com and The Bellator Mobile App — begins at 5:00 p.m. PT. Additional contests will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

The lightweight encounter joins a card that already features another stellar 155-pound affair in the main event, when Benson Henderson (23-6) goes up against Patricio \u201cPitbull\u201d (25-3). Additionally, two standout featherweight fights have also been announced, seeing the young and undefeated A.J. McKee (4-0) meet former KOTC titlist Henry Corrales (12-3) and NCAA National Champion Wrestler Bubba Jenkins (11-2) take on Georgi \u201cInsane\u201d Karakhanyan (24-6-1).<\/p>\n

An 11-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, Awad is currently in the midst of his second stint with the Scott Coker-led promotion, posting a 7-4 mark since making his promotional debut in 2009. Awad hopes to build off his impressive win over Brazilian standout Evangelista \u201cCyborg\u201d at \u201cBellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo,\u201d where \u201cAssassin\u201d was able to escape Santos\u2019 ferocious ankle lock submission attempt and emerge victorious with a series of pummeling blows. Now the 33-year-old San Bernardino, Calif. native will look to put his unique skillset on full display in front of his friends and family when he enters the cage in Anaheim, Calif.<\/p>\n

Similar to his opponent, Anderson was able to make a name for himself early in his professional career, exploding out of the gate with victories in 11 of his first 12 bouts. During his Bellator MMA debut in 2013, \u201cBarbaric\u201d earned a win over the savvy veteran Patricky \u201cPitbull.\u201d Since then, the 26-year-old Anderson has made five more appearances under the promotion\u2019s direction, including a second victory over the elder \u201cPitbull\u201d brother. Also hailing from the Southern California area, Anderson expects to have a large hometown following of his own in attendance on August 26.<\/p>\n

Joey 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, becoming the only Division II wrestler to ever win four national titles and go unbeaten in a career. The most recent signing of Bellator\u2019s \u201cNew Breed,\u201d a group of top wrestling products that the promotion has signed including Aaron Pico, Ed Ruth, Jarod Trice and Terrell Fortune, will be the first to make his promotional debut. Davis trains at Antonio McKee\u2019s \u201cBody Shop Gym\u201d alongside other \u201cBellator 160\u201d competitors A.J. McKee, Bubba Jenkins and \u201cBaby Slice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Signed to a developmental deal in April, Ferguson Jr., also known as \u201cBaby Slice\u201d will anchor the Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card along with Davis, his aforementioned \u201cBody Shop Gym\u201d teammate. In an eerily similar storyline to the hit-movie \u201cCreed,\u201d the son of the late, great \u201cKimbo Slice,\u201d quietly broke onto the scene earlier this year in an amateur bout that played out in Western Massachusetts, where he scored a knockout victory just 83 seconds into the first round. MMA reporter Chuck Mindenhall was on-site to cover the story.<\/p>\n

\u201cBellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull\u201d SPIKE-Televised Main Card:<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Lightweight No. 1 Contender Main Event: Benson Henderson (23-6) vs. Patricio \u201cPitbull\u201d Freire (25-3)<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Lightweight Feature Bout: Saad Awad (19-7) vs. Derek Anderson (13-2)<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: A.J. McKee (4-0) vs. Henry Corrales (12-3)<\/p>\n

Bellator.com-Streamed Preliminary Card:<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Joey Davis (Pro Debut) vs. TBD<\/p>\n

Bellator MMA Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Pro Debut) vs. TBD<\/p>\n

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A lightweight bout pitting Saad Awad (19-7) against Derek Anderson (13-2) has been added to the main card of the recently announced \u201cBellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull\u201d event on August 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. In addition, the highly-anticipated professional debuts of wrestling sensation Joey Davis and \u201cBaby Slice\u201d Kevin Ferguson Jr. are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10374],"tags":[15542],"class_list":["post-61830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mma-2","tag-dana-white-is-elated-about-bellator-160-breaking-news-ufc-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=61830"}],"version-history":[{"count":-3,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61830\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}