McGeary vs. Phil Davis at Bellator 163 on November 4

A light heavyweight title fight pitting current belt-holder Liam McGeary against Phil ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Davis will serve as the main event at Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis on November 4 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

The undefeated light heavyweight champion 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. 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.

‘Mr. Wonderful’ returns to the Bellator MMA cage having won three consecutive contests and seven of his last nine. Hailing from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Davis has finished his opponent in eight of his 16 career wins, including five submission victories. The former NCAA National Champion wrestler will try to take this contest to the ground and display his impeccable grappling skillset against the John Danaher brown belt.

The SPIKE-televised main card will also feature a female featherweight contest pitting Marloes Coenen against undefeated Brazilian Talita Nogueira, as well as a welterweight battle between Saad Awad and Connecticut’s own Brennan Ward.

The Dutch submission specialist Coenen will be making her fourth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner. The 35-year-old former Strikeforce competitor enters the cage having won four of her last six contests, including her first two bouts with the Scott Coker-led promotion. The 30-fight veteran nicknamed Rumina has finished her opponents in 20 of her 23 career wins, including a remarkable 17 submission victories.

The undefeated 30-year-old Nogueira will be making her Bellator MMA debut. The fight will be her first since 2013, when the Brazilian grappler collected her sixth career win. Nogueira was originally slated to make her promotional debut in 2015, before a knee injury forced her to withdraw from oa scheduled bout with fellow featherweight Julia Budd at Bellator 133. Now, ‘Treta’ will look to maintain her unblemished mark and put her name in title contention when she enters the cage in what will be the stiffest test of her career.

The event can be seen live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com.

Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis Main Card:
Champion Liam McGeary (11-0) vs. Phil Davis (16-3)
Saad Awad (19-8) vs. Brennan Ward (13-4)
Marloes Coenen (23-7) vs. Talita Nogueira (6-0)

Prelim Card:
Heavyweight : Josh Diekmann (15-7, 1 NC) vs. Tyler King (11-4)
Featherweight: Blair Tugman (8-6) vs. Walter Smith-Cotito (4-4, 1 NC)
Middleweight: Michael Zichelle (8-4) vs. Tim Caron (5-0)
Welterweight: Ilya Kotau (1-1) vs. Carlos Corriea (1-0)
Flyweight: Sarah Payant (1-3) vs. Hannah Regina (Debut)