Bellator’s inaugural PPV has added another solid main card bout as Cheick Kongo will face Vinicius Spartan in a heavyweight tournament final.
According toBellator CEO & Chairman Bjorn Rebney, “Kongo vs. Spartan should be absolute fireworks, and will be a fantastic way to kick off what should be a historic night on November 2nd from the Long Beach Arena.”
Kongo, who secured the final’s appearance with a KO of Mark Goldbeer added “I want to fight the best in Bellator so I can be the best. When I try to do things as a competitor, I want to be the best. I messed up before because I wasn't focused like I've been from the beginning. But, now … I will be the best. It's my time. I came to Bellator for the opportunity to show the best Cheick Kongo. And that's it.”
Facing Kongo will be Spartan, who’s fresh off of a KO of Lavar Johnson to move himself onward in the tourney. According to the Tram Nogueira member, “Winning a Bellator tournament today is very difficult and actually achieving victory has tremendous value, I prefer it to be difficult and I know Cheick is going to be very tough--that is a motivating factor for me and my team.”
The complete Bellator November 2nd PPV:
Main Card (PPV)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Rampage Jackson (32-11) vs. Tito Ortiz (16-11-1)
Lightweight Title Fight: Michael Chandler (12-0) vs. Eddie Alvarez (24-3)
Light Heavyweight Interim Title Fight: King Mo Lawal (11-2) vs. Emanuel Newton (21-7-1)
Featherweight Title Fight: Pat Curran (19-4) vs. Daniel Straus (21-4)
Heavyweight Tournament Finals: Cheick Kongo (19-8) vs. Vinicius Spartan (7-3)
Preliminary Card (SPIKE TV)
Fight Master Welterweight Finals: Joe Riggs (39-14) vs. Mike Bronzoulis (15-5)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Terry Etim (15-5) vs. Patrick Cenoble (9-2)
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Joe Williams (10-3) vs. Jesse Juarez (20-8)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Brandon Halsey (4-0) vs. Hector Ramirez (9-5-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Mike Guymon (14-6-1) vs. Aaron Miller (14-8)
Featherweight Feature Fight: Joe Camacho (13-18-3) vs. Cleber Luciano (8-5)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Darren Smith (4-3) vs. Josh Smith (8-5)
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