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SANTA MONICA, California. (Febrero 22, 2015) - Este viernes, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) a "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Viernes, Febrero 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. Y/8 p.m. Connecticut, mientras que los combates preliminares transmitir en directo por Bellator.com y La aplicación móvil de Bellator. Las entradas para "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " que comienzan en sólo $27, están a la venta en KansasStarEventCenter.com o Ticketmaster.com, así como de la taquilla de Kansas Estrella Arena.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) contra Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. También en la tarjeta, Kendall Grove (22-15) adquiere Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), favorito local David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) volverá a la acción en contra Bobby Cooper (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), que asume Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
"Ellos,"Quien ha luchado para promociones de renombre mundial de la talla de World Extreme Cagefighting y Shooto desde 2003, estarán compitiendo para el 11º tiempo bajo el estandarte Bellator MMA. El 34-años de edad, es actualmente en medio de una racha de cuatro peleas y ha salido victorioso en siete de sus últimos ocho trozos. En su última pelea, Galvao terminó Joe Warren en "Bellator 135: Warren vs. Galvao " via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.
Mientras tanto, Dantas se busca duplicar el éxito que tuvo en contra Galvao en su primera reunión, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Mike Richman por decisión unánime en "Bellator 137: Halsey vs. Grove ". La temporada de Bellator 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Octubre 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 en "Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov," 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 Beltrán en "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," en septiembre. El ganador de“The Ultimate Fighter: 3," ha luchado profesionalmente desde 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.
Un veterano de Strikeforce, “Kiko” France has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated Ben Reiter the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef ". It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"Con 12 de su 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.
Un evento de Bellator MMA en Mulvane, Kansas no sería lo mismo sin "The Caveman,”Que volverá a la acción por primera vez desde que compitió contra Michael Chandler en noviembre pasado. Rickels siempre viene listo para montar un espectáculo, ya sea en su camino a la jaula, o cuando él está tomando en un quién es quién de Bellator MMA talento de peso ligero. El joven de 27 años hará su 16ºaparición bajo el banner promocional.
La última vez que Bobby Cooper peleó dentro del Kansas Star Arena, se llevó a casa una victoria por decisión dividida muy disputada sobre"Bellator 147" co-cabeza de cartel Pablo Villaseca. Ahora, "Super Duper" buscará mudarse a 3-0 bajo la bandera de Bellator MMA cuando se enfrenta a Rickels en territorio hostil. Vale la pena señalar que el nativo de Missouri solo ha perdido dos veces en sus últimas ocho apariciones en MMA.
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. Ahora, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Febrero 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.
Complete "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Tarjeta de lucha Dantas de 2 ":
Evento principal del título de peso gallo de Bellator MMA: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
Bellator MMA Característica Ligera Bout: David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco Francia (13-3-1)
Combate de características de peso mosca de Bellator MMA: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Tarjeta Preliminar:
Bellator MMA de peso pesado Bout Característica: David Hammons (1-1) vs. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) vs. Gregory Babene (16-11)
Bellator MMA welter de funciones: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Bellator MMA peso pluma Característica Bout: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) vs. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Bellator MMA Característica Ligera Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA peso pluma Característica Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA Característica Ligera Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)