Bellator 163: McGeary vs Davis - November 4 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

Bellator 163
November 4, 2016
Mohegan Sun Arena        
Uncasville, Connecticut, USA

Main Card:
Liam McGeary (11-0)         vs.          (16-3) Phil Davis   
Main Event |  Title Fight | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93 kg)
Brennan Ward (13-4)         vs.       (19-8 ) Saad Awad    
Co-Main Event | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77 kg)
Paul Daley (38-14)             vs. (14-2) Derek Anderson   
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 kg)
Sergei Kharitonov (23-5)     vs.          (9-5) Javy Ayala    
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70kg)
Marloes Coenen (23-7)        vs.    (6-0) Talita Nogueira    
Main Card | Female Featherweight | 145 lbs (66kg)

A light heavyweight title fight pitting current belt-holder Liam McGeary (11-0) against Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis (16-3) will serve as the main event at "Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis" on November 4 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

Also on the card  Paul Daley (38-14), Brennan Ward (13-4) and Marloes Coenen (23-7)

Hope Daley and Ward get good opponents.  I'd like to see Daley against Page.

Ward grew on me......i hated him especially his interviews the guy is a bro for sure haha but his fight style is fun to watch and when hes on hes a top tier guy,just still learning and tightening his game.

Daley is fun to watch always puts on a show.......if mvp beats gonzales give him daley.

Marloes.......has the fight speed of royce gracie lol shes looked geriatric and out of place since her return.I hope she got a serious strength and conditioning coach ......

fka wrote:Ward grew on me......i hated him especially his interviews the guy is a bro for sure haha but his fight style is fun to watch and when hes on hes a top tier guy,just still learning and tightening his game.

Daley is fun to watch always puts on a show.......if mvp beats gonzales give him daley.

Marloes.......has the fight speed of royce gracie lol shes looked geriatric and out of place since her return.I hope she got a serious strength and conditioning coach ......

Ward has impressed me as well, even with his recent loss to Cyborg. He had a big win over Hasegawa at Rizin.

Yup, Daley vs. MVP is a good fight to make at 170.

A light heavyweight title fight pitting current belt-holder Liam McGeary (11-0) against Phil "Mr. Wonderful" Davis (16-3) will serve as the main event at "Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis" on November 4 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

The main card will also feature a welterweight battle between Saad Awad (19-8 ) and Connecticut's own Brennan Ward (13-4), as well as a female featherweight contest pitting Marloes Coenen (23-7) against undefeated Brazilian Talita Nogueira (6-0).

Undefeated light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary returns to the same venue where he was crowned king in 2015. Now, the 33-year-old British striker will look to defend his title for the second time since winning the belt in a hard-fought victory over Emanuel Newton at "Bellator 134." An eight-time veteran of Bellator MMA, McGeary has finished his opponent in 10 of his 11 career bouts, including eight first round wins – one coming against MMA legend Tito Ortiz. Standing at 6'6", McGeary will have a noticeable height advantage over his opponent Davis when the two take center stage on November 4 inside Mohegan Sun Arena.

"Mr. Wonderful" returns to the Bellator MMA cage having won three consecutive contests and seven of his last nine. Hailing from Harrisburg, Penn., Davis has finished his opponent in eight of his 16 career wins, including five submission victories. A 13-fight veteran of the UFC, the 31-year-old Davis will likely not be fazed by the bright lights of what is quite possibly the biggest challenge of his illustrious career. The former NCAA National Champion wrestler will try to take this contest to the ground and display his impeccable grappling skillset against the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt.

Excellent card upgrade with title fight I've been waiting for.

CDF47 wrote:Excellent card upgrade with title fight I've been waiting for.  

Agreed. It's nice McGeary is finally healthy.

Rocksoldier84 wrote:

CDF47 wrote:Excellent card upgrade with title fight I've been waiting for.  

Agreed. It's nice McGeary is finally healthy.

Yeah, it's been over one year since his last fight. Glad to see that as well.

Hes gonna be rusty honestly i was hoping hed get someone before davis to warm up but its a great matchup.great card so far im hyped.

fka wrote:Hes gonna be rusty honestly i was hoping hed get someone before davis to warm up but its a great matchup.great card so far im hyped.

That is a long layoff to go into a big fight like this.  Maybe his vet skills can pull him through training and into the fight like there was no downtime.

Preliminary Card: (Spike.com-7pm et)
265lbs- Josh Diekmann (15-7) vs. Tyler King (11-4)
145lbs- Blair Tugman (8-6) vs. Walter Smith-Cotito (4-4)
185lbs- Tim Caron (6-0) vs. Mike Zichelle (8-4)
170lbs- Carlos Correia (1-0) vs. Ilya Kotau (1-1)
125lbs- Sarah Payant (1-3) vs. HHannah Regina (0-0)

Prelims....

I'm gonna watch for Phil Davis. He's a local guy for me. I've been rooting for him since he started.

MAIN CARD (Spike, 9 p.m. ET)

Champ Liam McGeary vs. Phil Davis – for light-heavyweight title
Saad Awad vs. Brennan Ward
Marloes Coenen vs. Talita Nogueira
Derek Anderson vs. Paul Daley
Javy Ayala vs. Sergei Kharitonov
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 7 p.m. ET)

Josh Diekmann vs. Tyler King
Walter Smith-Cotito vs. Blair Tugman
Tim Caron vs. Mike Zichelle
Carlos Correia vs. Ilya Kotau
Sarah Payant vs. Hannah Regina

Full card

Solid imo..

Sucks that the prelim hw fight is actually better matched than the Sergei fight, imo an insult to the fans

Also I don't understand the logic on the 2 ww's vs lw's fights

Would have prefer this

Liam/Davis
Ward/Daley
Sergei/Lashley
Coenen/Nog

MR.WILLIE wrote:MAIN CARD (Spike, 9 p.m. ET)

Champ Liam McGeary vs. Phil Davis – for light-heavyweight title
Saad Awad vs. Brennan Ward
Marloes Coenen vs. Talita Nogueira
Derek Anderson vs. Paul Daley
Javy Ayala vs. Sergei Kharitonov
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 7 p.m. ET)

Josh Diekmann vs. Tyler King
Walter Smith-Cotito vs. Blair Tugman
Tim Caron vs. Mike Zichelle
Carlos Correia vs. Ilya Kotau
Sarah Payant vs. Hannah Regina

Full card

Solid imo..

Sucks that the prelim hw fight is actually better matched than the Sergei fight, imo an insult to the fans

Also I don't understand the logic on the 2 ww's vs lw's fights

Would have prefer this

Liam/Davis
Ward/Daley
Sergei/Lashley
Coenen/Nog

If Daley wins this I'd like to see him fight MVP next.

The Sergei/Lashley fight is a must in the near future. Fight is so interesting on paper, striker vs. grappler with two top HWs outside UFC (legend vs. WWE star). Just a real interesting fight.

Tune up fights suck! When upsets happens the plans goes out the window, don't defend Bellator like they have been giving us great hw fights, lol Christ

CDF47 wrote:

MR.WILLIE wrote:MAIN CARD (Spike, 9 p.m. ET)

Champ Liam McGeary vs. Phil Davis – for light-heavyweight title
Saad Awad vs. Brennan Ward
Marloes Coenen vs. Talita Nogueira
Derek Anderson vs. Paul Daley
Javy Ayala vs. Sergei Kharitonov
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 7 p.m. ET)

Josh Diekmann vs. Tyler King
Walter Smith-Cotito vs. Blair Tugman
Tim Caron vs. Mike Zichelle
Carlos Correia vs. Ilya Kotau
Sarah Payant vs. Hannah Regina

Full card

Solid imo..

Sucks that the prelim hw fight is actually better matched than the Sergei fight, imo an insult to the fans

Also I don't understand the logic on the 2 ww's vs lw's fights

Would have prefer this

Liam/Davis
Ward/Daley
Sergei/Lashley
Coenen/Nog

If Daley wins this I'd like to see him fight MVP next.

The Sergei/Lashley fight is a must in the near future. Fight is so interesting on paper, striker vs. grappler with two top HWs outside UFC (legend vs. WWE star). Just a real interesting fight.

That's 2 great fights my friend...Daley vs page wow....Sergei vs lashley nice

163 is a good event with a great main event brother, I'll like them to fix the hw division soon

MR.WILLIE wrote:

CDF47 wrote:

MR.WILLIE wrote:MAIN CARD (Spike, 9 p.m. ET)

Champ Liam McGeary vs. Phil Davis – for light-heavyweight title
Saad Awad vs. Brennan Ward
Marloes Coenen vs. Talita Nogueira
Derek Anderson vs. Paul Daley
Javy Ayala vs. Sergei Kharitonov
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 7 p.m. ET)

Josh Diekmann vs. Tyler King
Walter Smith-Cotito vs. Blair Tugman
Tim Caron vs. Mike Zichelle
Carlos Correia vs. Ilya Kotau
Sarah Payant vs. Hannah Regina

Full card

Solid imo..

Sucks that the prelim hw fight is actually better matched than the Sergei fight, imo an insult to the fans

Also I don't understand the logic on the 2 ww's vs lw's fights

Would have prefer this

Liam/Davis
Ward/Daley
Sergei/Lashley
Coenen/Nog

If Daley wins this I'd like to see him fight MVP next.  

The Sergei/Lashley fight is a must in the near future.  Fight is so interesting on paper, striker vs. grappler with two top HWs outside UFC (legend vs. WWE star).  Just a real interesting fight.

That's 2 great fights my friend...Daley vs page wow....Sergei vs lashley nice

163 is a good event with a great main event brother, I'll like them to fix the hw division soon

Yeah, HW is a bit of a mess, especially with Minakov vacating the belt. They have fights setup and hopefully they lead into a tournament type deal where the winners are fight for the vacant belt soon. I think that is what they are doing.

Daley/Page is the fight to make but there is still talk of Daley/Kosheck 2. Personally, I'd rather see Daley/Page. It would be Page's toughest fight yet and would be interesting with the two different style strikers.

Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Ed Ruth (Debut) vs. Mark Mangiardi (Debut)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Forune (Debut) vs. Cody Miskell (Debut)

Can't wait the prelims are great,main card is great,my seats are great.......global mma where you at?

I'm looking forward to it.

Rocksoldier84 wrote:I'm looking forward to it.

Same here