Bellator 161: Kongo vs. Johnson will be held on September 16, 2016 at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Cedar Park, Texas. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV.
Official fight card
Fight card (Spike TV)
Heavyweight Cheick Kongo vs. Tony Johnson
Bantamweight Joe Warren vs. Sirwan Kakai
Women's Flyweight Anastasia Yankova vs. Veta Arteaga
Lightweight Derek Campos vs. Djamil Chan
Preliminary card (Spike.com)
Women's Flyweight Kenya Miranda vs. Emily Ducote
Featherweight Mark Dickman vs. Daniel Pineda
Middleweight Gregory Babene vs. Francisco France
Background
The event is headlined by a Heavyweight fight between former UFC Veteran Cheick Kongo And Tony Johnson. Kongo is currently riding a two-fight winning streak over Vinicius Queiroz and Alexander Volkov Kongo also owns wins against Shawn Jordan, Matt Mitrione, Pat Barry and Mirko Filipovic. It’s Kongo’s third consecutive Bellator headliner slot. Meanwhile, Johnson boasts a three-fight winning streak, including a pair of victories under the Bellator banner – a January win over Raphael Butler and an April 2015 win over Volkov. Johnson also owns wins against UFC contender Derrick Lewis and former UFC champion Tim Sylvia.