Bellator 161 is coming your way tonight from the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas. Tonight’s main event is a heavyweight matchup between UFC veteran Cheick Kongo and Tony Johnson. Returning to the Bellator cage is former featherweight and bantamweight champion Joe Warren, who faces off against former UFC fighter Sirwan Kakai.
Bloody Elbow is your place to watch the preliminary card stream, which airs tonight at 6:50 PM ET/3:50 PM PT, and is viewable at the top of the page. The main card will be broadcast on Spike TV at 9 PM ET/PT (delayed to the west coast). For your breakdown of tonight’s event, check out Eddie Mercado’s preview, as well as Zane Simon, Eddie Mercado, and Victor Rodriguez on the MMA Vivisection.
Full fight results will be published immediately after the conclusion of Bellator 161. Here’s tonight’s fight lineup:
Main card (9 PM ET, Spike)
Cheick Kongo def. Tony Johnson via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Joe Warren def. Sirwan Kakai via submission (neck crank) (Round 3, 1:04)
Anastasia Yankova def. Veta Arteaga via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Derek Campos def. Djamil Chan via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Preliminary card (6:50 PM ET, Spike.com)
Emily Ducote def. Kenya Miranda via submission (armbar) (Round 2, 4:37)
Daniel Pineda def. Mark Dickman via submission (rear-naked choke) (Round 3, 2:07)
Garrett Scott def. Waylon Brunstrup via submission (rear-naked choke) (Round 1, 0:50)
About the author
