Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson 7pm ET Prelims/8pm ET Main Card Discussion

[shonuf]

Bellator MMA 153: Koreshkov Vs. Henderson

Friday 04.22.2016 at 08:00 PM ET

Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson

U.S. Broadcast: Spike TV | Prelims: Spike.com
Promotion: Bellator MMA
Ownership: Bellator Sport Worldwide, LLC
Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena
Location: Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Enclosure: Cage
TV Announcers: Sean Grande, Jimmy Smith
Ring Announcer: Michael C. Williams
Post-Fight Interviews: Jimmy Smith
Number of MMA Bouts: 14​

Main Card: (Spike TV: 8pm ET)

170lbs- Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)
Welterweight Title Fight

145lbs- Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. Henry Corrales (12-2)

170lbs- Evangelista Santos (20-16) vs. Brennan Ward (13-3)

155lbs- Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone Santos (27-5)

170lbs- Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)

Preliminary Card: (http://bellator.spike.com/live) 7pm ET

170lbs- Chris Honeycutt (6-1) vs. Matt Secor (7-2)
155lbs- Dean Hancock (2-0) vs. Sam Watford (1-0)
145lbs- Chris Foster (8-4) vs. Vovka Clay
155lbs- Jay Bakanowski (3-2) vs. TJ Hepburn (4-2)
205lbs- Joe Cronin (19-16) vs. Mike Zichelle (7-4)
145lbs- Matt Bessette (17-7) vs. Keith Richardson (14-6)
185lbs- Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)
135lbs- Blair Tugman (7-6) vs. Jay Perrin (2-1)
155lbs- Djamil Chan (11-2) vs. Richard Patishnock (6-3)

Betting Odds

Weigh In Results

Spoiler

Champ Andrey Koreshkov (170) vs. Benson Henderson (170) – for welterweight title
Henry Corrales (146) vs. Patricio Freire (146)
Evangelista Santos (168.25) vs. Brennan Ward (171)
Brent Primus (156) vs. Gleristone Santos (156.75)
Jeremie Holloway (171) vs. Michael Page (170)
Chris Honeycutt (171) vs. Matt Secor (171)
Dean Hancock (156) vs. Sam Watford (156)
Vovka Clay (150) vs. Chris Foster (149.75)
Joe Cronin (195) vs. Mike Zichelle (193)
Matt Bessette (145.75) vs. Keith Richardson (146)
Tim Caron (185) vs. Justin Sumter (186)
Jay Perrin (136) vs. Blair Tugman (136)
Djamil Chan (155.75) vs. Richard Patishnock (157.8)

CANCELLED & FIZZLED BOUTS

FIZZLED170 lbsAndrey Koreshkov vs. Brennan Ward
CANCELLED145 lbsPatricio Freire vs. John Teixeira Teixeira Rib Injury
CANCELLED145 lbsPete Rogers vs. Mike Mangan Rogers Withdrew​

 

[mime]

excited for this and they are actually promoting it, I just saw a commercial for this during the Warriors/Rockets game which probably cost a lot

 

[Steve08]

Fucking amped is me dude. WOO

 

[CC27]

Overall a good card, only complaint is Ward isnt fighting MVP.

Instead of each getting a squash match if they fought each other it would be perfect.

Also got two prelims that are interesting.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

I am really looking forward to this card.

 

[shonuf]

Overall a good card, only complaint is Ward isnt fighting MVP.

Instead of each getting a squash match if they fought each other it would be perfect.

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Think they make the fight any time soon if both win?

 

[greenskye23]

Think they make the fight anytime soon if both win?

I feel like they really want to give ward the next the title shot but thats just me

 

[Meathead Jock]

Bout Sheet taken from the Bellator snapchat.

 

[greenskye23]

Btw i actually kind of like both fights (ward vs cyborg, and mvp vs holloway) they should be fun to watch at least i would imagine and i honestly think holloway has a great chance to come away with a K.O dude has serious power

 

[Kinger85]

really excited for this one.

Well the main event at least.

 

[chunglii]

Middle school was probably tough for Tugman.

 

[CC27]

Think they make the fight any time soon if both win?

They've been on same card how many times now, like they are building up to a fight. Doing the fight next in UK in the summer makes the most sense but who knows.

 

[Go Go Plata]

Love it. Can't wait

 

[GNP45]

Very good card. Cyborg vs Ward is gonna be dope. You know they're gonna throw down. This reminds me of the old Bellator days when there were actual fights to look forward to. Hooray!

 

[WallyBear]

lol I already forget about the Ward vs Cyborg matchup. Classic Rich Chou.

 

[beefcake180]

Only one hour of prelims? what the fuck?

Lot to like on the main card though. Excited.

 

[LUDELOW]

so only 3 prelims will be broadcasted in 1 hour?

 

[MattyMatt926]

Think J. Holloway can easily put a stop to the MVP hype train tonight with a 1st round KO. +700 for me with a great chance of a nice payday...

Nice card, everyone enjoy...

 

[shonuf]

so only 3 prelims will be broadcasted in 1 hour?

as with all Bellator cards. Make sure to check back. The times they put on their own site and the times the send out to the press are pretty much incorrect every show.

 

[chunglii]

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Bout Sheet taken from the Bellator snapchat.

none of these fights seem like mismatches to me, but if you look at the Bellator records, they all look like squash matches lol