Bellator 170's Brennan Ward says he and Paul Daley are incapable of being boring

You can understand why welterweight Brennan Ward is excited to fight Paul Daley at Bellator 170, and why the rest of the MMA world should be excited for it, as well.

“Fans know they’re going to tune in,” Ward (14-4 MMA, 9-4 BMMA) told MMAjunkie Radio. “Paul and I are incapable of putting on a boring fight, win or lose.”

Ward is one of Bellator’s most prolific knockout artists, as is Daley (38-14-2 MMA, 4-1 BMMA), who’s heavy hands have put people away in just about every major MMA promotion out there.

They meet in the co-main event of the Spike-televised card on Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif.

Ward, fresh off a blistering knockout of Saad Awad at Bellator 163, can’t wait to get into the cage with Daley, who’s looking to rebound after a two-fight knockout streak was snapped with a decision setback to current champ Douglas Lima at Bellator 158.

A bad weight cut forced Daley from a fight with Derek Anderson on the same card that Ward delivered his latest highlight-reel finish. But Ward isn’t concerned about anything getting in the way of their business.

“I’m super excited to fight Paul,” Ward said. “We’re always boys when we’re at the fights. He’s one of the last old-school guys like me.

“We’re not out here, posting all our (expletive) workouts on Instagram and Facebook and (expletive). We handle our business, we get in the cage, and we throw it down. That’s why we’re the co-main event on the biggest fight (card) of the year.”

Bellator 170 is headlined by the retirement fight of UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz opposite three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen. It’s likely to be the biggest platform on which Ward has fought while under the Bellator banner, and he’s ready to get to work.

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