{"id":61932,"date":"2016-08-01T21:52:58","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T02:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=61932"},"modified":"2016-08-01T21:55:01","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T02:55:01","slug":"kimbo-slice-shocker-kevin-ferugson-jr-steps-into-cage-breaking-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=61932","title":{"rendered":"Kimbo Slice SHOCKER: Kevin Ferguson, JR Steps Into Cage – Breaking UFC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Kimbo<\/a>The announcement of his Bellator MMA arrival had \u201cBaby Slice\u201d 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 \u201cBellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, Ferguson\u2019s teammate at \u201cBody Shop Gym,\u201d Joey Davis will also make his professional debut, when he takes on Keith Cutrone (1-0) at 170-pounds.<\/p>\n

The stacked event takes place on August 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 10 p.m. ET\/9 p.m. CT. Tickets start at just $30 and can be purchased now on Ticketmaster and at the Honda Center Box Office. Doors for \u201cBellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull\u201dopen 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.<\/p>\n

These two welterweight matchups join a card that features a stellar 155-pound main event between Benson Henderson (23-6) and 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

Signed to a developmental deal in April, \u201cBaby Slice\u201d makes his pro debut on the event\u2019s Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card. The son of the late, great \u201cKimbo Slice,\u201d Ferguson Jr. broke onto the scene very quietly earlier this year in an amateur bout 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. \u2018Baby Slice\u2019 trains at Antonio McKee\u2019s \u201cBody Shop Gym\u201d in Long Beach alongside other \u201cBellator 160\u201d competitors McKee, Jenkins and Davis.<\/p>\n

Tomasian makes his professional debut under Bellator\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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, becoming the only Division II wrestler to ever win four national titles and go unbeaten in a career. Now, 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.<\/p>\n

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. \u201cThe Bone\u201d is a Strikeforce veteran, competing at the promotion\u2019s \u201cChallengers 11\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

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

Featherweight Feature Bout: Bubba Jenkins (11-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-6-1)<\/p>\n

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

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Joey Davis (Pro Debut) vs. Keith Cutrone (1-0)<\/p>\n

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Kevin Ferguson Jr. (Pro Debut) vs. Jonathan Tomasian (Pro Debut)<\/p>\n

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The announcement of his Bellator MMA arrival had \u201cBaby Slice\u201d 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 \u201cBellator 160: Henderson vs. Pitbull.\u201d In addition, Ferguson\u2019s teammate at […]<\/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":[15570,15571],"class_list":["post-61932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mma-2","tag-jr-steps-into-cage-breaking-ufc-news","tag-kimbo-slice-shocker-kevin-ferguson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61932","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=61932"}],"version-history":[{"count":-1,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61932\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=61932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=61932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=61932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}