Click above for “What to Watch: Gavao vs. Dantas”
SANTA MONICA, Халіф. (Лютого 22, 2015) - У цю п'ятницю, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion Маркос "Лоро" Гальван (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, Едуардо "Дуду" Dantas (17-4) в "Bellator 150: Гальван проти. Dantas 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this П'ятниця, Лютого 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Коннектикут, в той час як попередні поєдинки транслюватимуть в прямому ефірі на Bellator.com і Bellator Mobile App. Квитки на "Bellator 150: Гальван проти. Dantas 2 " які починаються всього $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, а також у касах Канзас Зірка Арена.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Шейх Конго (23-10-2) проти Вініцій Кейруш (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Крім того, на карті, Кендалл Гроув (22-15) бере на себе Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), рідний улюблений Девід Rickels (16-4, 1 Північна Кароліна) will return to action against Боббі Купер (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), який бере на себе Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
"Вони,"Хто боровся за всесвітньо відомих рекламних подібні World Extreme Cagefighting і Shooto починаючи з 2003, боротимуться за 11ї раз під прапором Bellator MMA. 34-річний є в даний час в розпал чотири перемог поспіль і стала переможцем у семи з останніх восьми обрізків. У своїй останній прогулянці, Гальван закінчив Джо Уоррен на "Bellator 135: Уоррен проти. Гальван " via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.
Тим часом, Dantas будуть шукати, щоб повторити успіх він мав проти Гальван в їх першій зустрічі, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Майк Richman одноголосним рішенням суддів у "Bellator 137: Хелсі проти. Роща ". Bellator сезон 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Жовтень 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, Мітріон, 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 Евертон Тейшейра на "Bellator 139: Конго проти. 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 Джої Белтран на "Bellator 143: Уоррен проти. Девіс," у вересні. 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 Брендон Хелсі.
A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” France has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated Бен Рейтер the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: Като проти. Манхуф ". It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"З 12 з його 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 в минулому листопаді. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, будь то на його шляху до клітки, або коли він приймає на Хто є хто в Bellator MMA легкий таланту. The 27-year-old will be making his 16їappearance 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. Зараз, “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. Зараз, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Лютого 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.
Повний "Bellator 150: Гальван проти. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Маркос Гальван (17-6-1) проти. Едуардо Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Шейх Конго (23-10-2) проти. Вініцій Кейруш (8-3)
Bellator MMA Легка вага Функція Бута: Дейв Rickels (16-4, 1 Північна Кароліна) проти. Боббі Купер (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Кендалл Гроув (22-15) проти. Франциско Франція (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) проти. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Попереднє Card:
Bellator MMA в суперважкій Особливість Бута: David Hammons (1-1) проти. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) проти. Григорій Бабене (16-11)
Bellator MMA середня вага Характеристика Бута: Manny Meraz (7-1) проти. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Bellator MMA вага Особливість Бут: Гастон Рейно (5-0) проти. Чука Вілліс (6-2)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) проти. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Bellator MMA Легка вага Функція Бута: Marcio Navarro (14-11) проти. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA вага Особливість Бут: Thai Clark (5-0) проти. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA Легка вага Функція Бута: Jason Witt (7-2) проти. Jonathan Gary (11-6)