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SANTA MONICA, Californie. (Février 22, 2015) - Ce vendredi, 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) à "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Vendredi, Février 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, tandis combats préliminaires afflueront en direct sur Bellator.com et Mobile App Bellator. Les billets pour «Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " qui commencent à juste $27, sont en vente dès maintenant à KansasStarEventCenter.com ou Ticketmaster.com, ainsi que le box-office Kansas étoile Arena.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) contre Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Également sur la carte, Kendall Grove (22-15) prend Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), favori ville natale David Rickels (16-4, 1 Caroline du Nord) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), qui prend Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
"Ils,"Qui a combattu pour les promotions de renommée mondiale les goûts de World Extreme Cagefighting et Shooto depuis 2003, seront en compétition pour le 11e temps sous la bannière Bellator MMA. Le 34-year-old est actuellement au milieu d'une série de victoires à quatre combat et a émergé victorieux dans sept de ses huit derniers morceaux. Dans sa dernière sortie, Galvao terminé Joe Warren à "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.
En attendant, Dantas sera cherche à reproduire le succès qu'il avait contre Galvao dans leur première réunion, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Mike Richman par décision unanime au "Bellator 137: Halsey vs. Grove. " La Saison Bellator 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Octobre 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 à "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 Beltran à "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," en Septembre. Le gagnant de“The Ultimate Fighter: 3," a combattu professionnellement depuis 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 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,"Avec 12 de son 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 Michael Chandler ce passé Novembre. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, que ce soit sur le chemin de la cage, ou quand il prend sur un qui est qui de Bellator MMA talent léger. The 27-year-old will be making his 16eappearance 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 Pablo Villaseca. Maintenant, “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. Maintenant, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Février 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.. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: 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 Léger Feature Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 Caroline du Nord) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco France (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Carte préliminaire:
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: David Hammons (1-1) vs. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) vs. Grégory Babene (16-11)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. André Fialho (5-0)
Bellator MMA plume Feature 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 Léger Feature Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA plume Feature Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA Léger Feature Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)