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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Februari 22, 2015) - Iki ana, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion Marcos "Loro" Galvão (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) ing "UFC 150: Galvão vs.. Rizal 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Ana, Februari 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 P.M. Lan/8 P.M. CT, nalika bouts pambuka bakal stream urip ing Bellator.com lan UFC Mobile App. Tiket "UFC 150: Galvão vs.. Dantas 2 " kang miwiti ing mung $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, sarta box office Kansas Star Arena.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) marang Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Uga ing kertu, Kendall Grove (22-15) njupuk ing Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), favorit kampung halamanipun David 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), sing njupuk Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
"Padha,"Sing wis perang kanggo promosi donya-kesuwur seneng Donya Extreme Cagefighting lan Shooto wiwit 2003, bakal saingan kanggo 11th wektu ing banner Bellator MMA. Ing 34 taun-lawas iku saiki ing tengah-tengah tilas menang papat-perang lan wis metu unggul ing pitung wolung scraps kang pungkasan. Ing outing kang pungkasan, Galvão rampung Joe Warren ing "Bellator 135: Warren vs. Galvão " via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.
Kangge, Dantas bakal looking kanggo duplikat sukses dhèwèké marang Galvão ing patemon pisanan sing, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “UFC 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Mike Richman liwat kaputusan unanimous ing "Bellator 137: Halsey vs. Grove. " Ing Bellator Mangsa 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Oktober 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 ing "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 ing "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," ing September. 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 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,"Karo 12 kang 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 iki November kepungkur. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, apa iku ing cara kanggo kandhang, utawa nalika iku njupuk ing sing saka Wikimedia MMA talent entheng. The 27-year-old will be making his 16thappearance 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. Saiki, “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. Saiki, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Februari 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.
Lengkap "Wikimedia 150: Galvão vs.. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Santos (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
Wikimedia MMA Feature Entheng bab: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco Prancis (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Card pambuka:
Wikimedia MMA Abot Feature bab: David Hammons (1-1) vs. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) vs. Gregory Babene (16-11)
Wikimedia MMA Welterweight Feature bab: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Wikimedia MMA Featherweight Feature bab: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) vs. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Wikimedia MMA Feature Entheng bab: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Wikimedia MMA Featherweight Feature bab: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Wikimedia MMA Feature Entheng bab: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)