A peek at Bellator 163

Bellator 163 is already promising to be an exciting event courtesy of the main bout -- a light heavyweight title fight between Liam McGeary (11-0) and Phil Davis (16-3).

Connecticut's own Brennan Ward (13-4) will also appear on the main card at Bellator 163 on Nov. 4 at Mohegan Sun. But Waterford resident Ward, who will fight Saad Awad (19-8) in a welterweight bout, will not be the only Connecticut-based fighter to compete.

The preliminary card includes;

Thomas English (6-6) vs. Christopher Foster (9-4) of Middletown in a featherweight bout.

Ilya Kotau (1-1) of Danbury vs. Carlos Corriea (1-0) of Naugatuck in a welterweight bout.

Josh Diekmann (15-7, 1 NC) of Groton vs. Tyler King (11-4) in a heavyweight bout.

Blair Tugman (8-6) of North Haven vs. Walter Smith-Cotito (4-4, 1 NC) in a featherweight bout.

The main card includes;

Welterweight Bout: Paul Daley (38-14-2) vs. Derek Anderson (14-2)

Heavyweight Bout: Sergei Kharitonov (23-5) vs. Javy Ayala (9-5)

Featherweight Bout: Marloes Coenen (23-7) vs. Talita Nogueira (6-0)

The preliminary card also includes;

Middleweight Bout: Ed Ruth (Debut) vs. Mark Mangiardi (Debut)

Heavyweight Bout: Tyrell Fortune (Debut) vs. Cody Miskell (Debut)

Catchweight Bout: Neiman Gracie (4-0) vs. Rudy Bears (16-14)

Middleweight Bout: Michael Zichelle (8-4) vs. Tim Caron (5-0)

Flyweight Bout: Sarah Payant (1-3) vs. Hannah Regina (Debut)

Welterweight Bout: Keenan Raymond (3-3) vs. Kastroit Xhema (Debut)

Welterweight Bout: James Boran (6-0) vs. Vinicius De Jesus (4-1)

(Editorial Note: card provided courtesy of Bellator).