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Santa Monica, Калифорния. (Ақпан 22, 2015) - Бұл жұма, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion Маркос «Loro» Galvao (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, Эдуардо «Dudu» Dantas (17-4) «деңгейіндеБеллатор 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Жұма, Ақпан 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/8 p.m. CT, Алдын-ала айқастар тірі бойынша ағынмен, ал Bellator.com мен Беллатор қосымша. «БилеттерБеллатор 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 « онда жай бойынша басталады $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, сондай-ақ Канзас Star Арена кинокассада ретінде.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Конго (23-10-2) қарсы Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Сондай-ақ, карточка бойынша, Kendall Grove (22-15) қабылдайды Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), туған сүйікті Дэвид Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), кім қабылдайды Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
«Олар,«Бері әлемге әйгілі акциялар Дүниежүзілік Extreme Cagefighting және Shooto көреді шайқасты кім 2003, үшін бәсекелес болады 11ші Bellator MMA ту астында уақыты. 34 жастағы төрт күрес жеңіске жолақтар ортасында қазіргі болып табылады және оның соңғы сегіз бөліктерін жеті жеңді пайда болды. Соңғы серуен өз, Дайын Galvao Джо Уоррен жанында «Bellator 135: Уоррен В.С.. Galvao « via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.
Сонымен қатар, Dantas ол өзінің алғашқы кездесуде Galvao қарсы болды табысқа қайталамауы қарап болады, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Беллатор 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Майк Richman кезінде бірауыздан шешімімен арқылы «Bellator 137: Halsey В.С.. Grove. « Bellator Сезон 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Қазан 23.
Kongo will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, looking to add to his impressive promotional mark of 5-2. The Parisian native has fought a who’s who in the mixed martial arts landscape, with notable wins against Mirko Cro Cop, Pat Barry, Matt Mitrione, and Alexander Volkov already on his record. In his last outing – which just so happened to be inside the Kansas Star Arena — Kongo impressively defeated Volkov via unanimous decision.
After nearly two years out of action, Queiroz returned to the Bellator MMA cage against Ewerton Teixeira жанында «Bellator 139: Конго қарсы. Волков,« defeating his fellow Brazilian opponent via second round arm-triangle choke. “Spartan” hopes to plant the seeds for a busy 2016 with the matchup against Kongo, where a win can undoubtedly place him in the midst of the heavyweight title picture.
Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Joey Beltran жанында «Bellator 143: Уоррен В.С.. Дэвис,« қыркүйек айында. The winner of“The Ultimate Fighter: 3,« has fought professionally since 2003 for promotions all around the world, notably ProElite and UFC. This will be “Da Spyder’s” sixth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner as he hopes to climb back towards a 185-pound title shot – he competed for the gold last year against Brandon Halsey.
A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” France has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated Бен Reiter the first loss of his young career at «Bellator 146: Kato қарсы. Manhoef. « It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,«Бар 12 оның 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.
A Bellator MMA event in Mulvane, Kansas just wouldn’t be the same without “The Caveman,” who will return to action for the first time since competing against Майкл Чандлер Бұл өткен жылдың қараша айында. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, ол торға жолында ма, немесе ол Беллатор MMA жеңіл талант кім екен ол қабылдау болғанда,. The 27-year-old will be making his 16шіappearance under the promotional banner.
The last time Bobby Cooper fought inside the Kansas Star Arena, he took home a closely contested split decision victory over“Bellator 147” co-headliner Пабло Villaseca. Қазір, “Super Duper” will look to move to 3-0 under the Bellator MMA banner when he faces Rickels in hostile territory. It’s worth noting that the Missouri native has only lost twice in his last eight MMA appearances.
Hailing from Ukraine, Ovchynnikova will enter the fray fresh off a new exclusive, multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA. “Hunter” has previously fought the likes of Joanne Calderwood and at only 28-years-old has already competed professionally since 2006. Қазір, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Ақпан 26 against a tough foe in Ruth.
“Becky” Ruth was undefeated in 2015, winning all three of her matchups by technical knockout under the Shamrock Fighting Championships banner. The lone loss on the Missouri native’s record came against Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger, via controversial split decision.
«Беллатор аяқтаңыз 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Маркос Galvao (17-6-1) VS. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Конго (23-10-2) VS. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
Беллатор MMA Жеңіл ерекшелігі Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) VS. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) VS. Франциско Франция (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) VS. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Алдын ала Card:
Беллатор MMA ауыр салмақта ерекшелігі Bout: David Hammons (1-1) VS. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) VS. Gregory Babene (16-11)
Беллатор MMA салмағы ерекшелігі Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) VS. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Беллатор MMA салмағы Мүмкіндік Bout: Gaston Reyno (5-0) VS. Chuka Уиллис (6-2)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) VS. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Беллатор MMA Жеңіл ерекшелігі Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) VS. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Беллатор MMA салмағы Мүмкіндік Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) VS. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Беллатор MMA Жеңіл ерекшелігі Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) VS. Jonathan Gary (11-6)