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SANTA MONICA, Халіф. (Лютага 22, 2015) - У гэтую пятніцу, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion Маркас "Лоро" Гальвао (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, Эдуарда "Дуду" Dantas (17-4) ў "Bellator 150: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Пятніца, Лютага 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Канэктыкут, у той час як папярэднія паядынкі будуць трансляваць у прамым эфіры на Bellator.com і Bellator Mobile App. Квіткі на "Bellator 150: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2 " якія пачынаюцца за ўсё $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, а таксама ў касах Канзас Зорка Арэна.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Шэйх Конга (23-10-2) супраць Виниций Кейруш (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Акрамя таго, на карце, Кендал Гроўв (22-15) бярэ на сябе Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), родны любімы Дэвід Rickels (16-4, 1 Паўночная Караліна) will return to action against Бобі Купер (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), які бярэ на сябе Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
"Яны,"Хто змагаўся за сусветна вядомых рэкламных падобныя World Extreme Cagefighting і Shooto пачынаючы з 2003, будуць змагацца за 11й раз пад сцягам Bellator MMA. 34-гадовы з'яўляецца ў цяперашні час у разгар чатыры перамог запар і стала пераможцам у сямі з апошніх васьмі абрэзкаў. У сваёй апошняй прагулцы, Гальвао скончыў Джо Уорэн на "Bellator 135: Уорэн супраць. Гальвао " via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.
Тым часам, Dantas будуць шукаць, каб паўтарыць поспех ён меў супраць Гальвао ў іх першай сустрэчы, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Майк Richman аднагалосным рашэннем суддзяў у "Bellator 137: Хэлси супраць. Гай ". Bellator сезон 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Кастрычнік 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, Митрион, 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 Эвертан Тэйшэйра на "Bellator 139: Конга супраць. Ваўкоў," 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 Джоі Белтран на "Bellator 143: Уорэн супраць. Дэвіс," ў верасні. 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 Брэндон Хэлси.
A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” France has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated Бэн Рэйтэр the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: Като супраць. Манхуф ". It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"З 12 з яго 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 у мінулым лістападзе. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, няхай гэта будзе на яго шляху да клеткі, ці калі ён прымае на Хто ёсць хто ў Bellator MMA лёгкі таленту. The 27-year-old will be making his 16йappearance 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 Пабла 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 Лютага 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.
Поўны "Bellator 150: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Маркас Гальвао (17-6-1) супраць. Эдуарда Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Шэйх Конга (23-10-2) супраць. Виниций Кейруш (8-3)
Bellator MMA Лёгкі вага Функцыя Бута: Дэйв Rickels (16-4, 1 Паўночная Караліна) супраць. Бобі Купер (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Кендал Гроўв (22-15) супраць. Францыска Францыя (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) супраць. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Папярэдняе Card:
Bellator MMA ў суперцяжкай Асаблівасць Бута: David Hammons (1-1) супраць. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) супраць. Gregory Babene (16-11)
Bellator MMA сярэдняя вага Характарыстыка Бута: Manny Meraz (7-1) супраць. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Bellator MMA вага Асаблівасць Бут: Гастон Рэйна (5-0) супраць. Чука Уіліс (6-2)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) супраць. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Bellator MMA Лёгкі вага Функцыя Бута: Marcio Navarro (14-11) супраць. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA вага Асаблівасць Бут: Thai Clark (5-0) супраць. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA Лёгкі вага Функцыя Бута: Jason Witt (7-2) супраць. Jonathan Gary (11-6)