Bellator 161: "Kongo vs. Johnson" takes place this Friday (Sept. 16, 2016) at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas, featuring a Heavyweight showdown between two contenders -- Tony "Hulk" Johnson and Cheick Kongo -- who are both looking to inch closer to competing for the division's vacant title. Johnson is on a three-fight win streak, but Kongo -- an experienced Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator veteran -- would be happy to stop his momentum.
The four-fight Spike TV broadcast also features a Bantamweight fight with a former champion in two weight classes, Joe Warren, as well as the United States debut of one of the biggest Internet viral sensations in women's mixed martial arts (MMA) today, Anastasia Yankova.