Paul 'Semtex' Daley
British striker Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley (30-12-2) appears to have his next opponent in Kyle Baker (12-6) after the ‘Alley Cat’ posted the news on his Facebook page this past Saturday, identifying next months Bellator 79 event in Canada as the host for their welterweight bout.
MMAWeekly.com has also confirmed the matchup since Baker made his announcement.
Bellator 79 is expected to take place on November 2, 2012 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario and will feature the Season Seven heavyweight tournament semi-final bouts between Richard Hale vs. Thiago Santos and Vinicius Kappke de Queiroz vs. Alexander Volkov.
Daley debuted with Bellator this past July, finishing veteran Rudy Bears via first round TKO at the Tampa, Florida event. The win put ‘Semtex’ back into the win column after a split decision defeat at the hands of Kazuo Misaki at the Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey show in March of this year. Daley is 3-1 over his last four matches.
This bout marks the debut for Baker inside the Bellator cage, entering the fight on a 1-2 record over his last three following a decision loss to Lucio Linhares at a CWCF event in Dubai this past March. The ‘Alley Cat’ has scored most of his wins by (T)KO with nine, while also earning one by submission and two by decision over his pro-career.