Bellator announced the undercard for it’s Bellator 30 event taking place in Louisville, KY at Fourth Street Live! on September 23rd. Headlining the local main event is well-rounded Louisville favorite John Troyer (10-6) facing off against undefeated Richmond-native Josh Clark (3-0) in a middleweight fight.
In the local co-main event of the evening, two undefeated Louisville-based heavyweights go to war when massive knockout artist Ron “The Monster” Sparks (5-0) collides with ground-and-pound specialist Greg Maynard (2-0).
Additionally, two more Louisville-based fighters clash when undefeated Thomas “TJ” Barber (3-0) takes on B.J. Ferguson (5-2) in fast-paced Featherweight action.
Louisville’s Mike “The Crazii Cajun” Fleniken (3-2) will be looking for payback after suffering a loss in his prior Bellator appearance when he faces off against undefeated up-and-comer Jeremiah Riggs(1-0) in a middleweight matchup.
Rounding out the card will be Stoney “The Skuller” Hale (3-1) fighting Louisville product Mike O’ Donnell (2-2). Hale is no stranger to Bellator action, recording an impressive submission victory over Mike Fleniken in his previous outing at Bellator 23.
A Bellator Special Feature Fight between Season 2 Middleweight Tournament finalist Bryan “The Beast” Baker(10-2) and battle-tested UFC and PRIDE veteran Jeremy Horn(85-19-5), who brings more than a hundred fight’s worth of experience to the fight.
The Bellator Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament moves into the semifinals when Zack “Fun Size” Makovsky(10-2) squares off with the dangerous Bryan Goldsby(15-8) for one of the two spots in the Bantamweight Championship Title match.
The Bantamweight semifinals continue when the crowd-pleasing Ed “Wild” West (14-4) takes on hard-hitting Jose Vega(9-2) for the second spot in the finals.
And a Bellator Season 4 Welterweight Qualifying match rounds out the main card as Jacob “Tick Tock” McClintock (6-1) meets Louisville based Brent Weedman(16-5) in a battle of Bellator veterans.