Bellator 179 “MacDonald vs. Daley” heads to SSE Arena in London, England on May 19, 2017. Over half a year after signing with the promotion, Bellator MMA fans will finally get to see Rory MacDonald debut against Paul Daley in the night’s main event.
An intriguing new fight has been added to the card with just a couple of weeks to go before the show. A new press release confirms Kevin “Baby Slice” Ferguson Jr. (0-1) will take a fight on the “Prelims” portion of Bellator 179 against D.J. Griffin (0-0) in London.
Ferguson’s famous father Kimbo Slice was expected to compete at Bellator 158 in London last year, but his sudden and shocking passing cancelled that bout. Now Ferguson will hope to fulfill his father’s dream to fight in London.
For “Baby Slice” this fight is also a chance for redemption following an inauspicious debut in San Jose where the 0-1 Aaron Hamilton submitted him in the second round to hit the .500 mark in his young career. Ferguson will now be looking to do the exact same thing.
“On a personal level, this fight means a lot to me, because I get to show the people in London how a Slice gets down. Just like Pops told me, keep your guard up, and stand your ground. I'm going to Slice this Griffin guy up real bad.”
The updated Bellator 179 card for London can be found below.
Bellator 179 "MacDonald vs. Daley" (Spike TV):
Welterweight: Rory MacDonald vs. Paul Daley
Welterweight: Michael Page vs. Derek Anderson
Light Heavyweight: Liam McGeary vs. Linton Vassell
Heavyweight: Cheick Kongo vs. Augusto SakaiBellator 179 "Prelims" Card (Spike.com):
Catchweight (165 lbs.): Kevin Ferguson Jr. vs. D.J. Griffin
Lightweight: Jay Dods vs. Alfie Davis
Heavyweight: Dan Konecke vs. Stav Economou
Heavyweight: Neil Grove vs. Lukasz Parobiec
Flyweight: Jamie Powell vs. Amir Albazi
Welterweight: Umer Kayani vs. Nathan Jones
Welterweight: Dan Vinni vs. Alex Lohore
Middleweight: Liam Etebar vs. Rafal Cejra Cejrowski
Catchweight (150 lbs.): Jeremy Petley vs. Chase Morton
Middleweight: Marcin Prostko vs. Mike Shipman
Bantamweight: Salih Kulucan vs. Diego Barbosa
To check out the latest Bellator MMA-related news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive news archive right here.