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SANTA Monica, Kalifornia. (Febroary 22, 2015) - Zoma, 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) amin'ny "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Zoma, Febroary 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. SY/8 p.m. CT, raha toaka mialoha dia hitanjozotra velona amin'ny Bellator.com ary Ny Bellator Mobile App. Tickets for "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " izay manomboka any fotsiny $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, ary koa ny Kansas Star Arena boaty birao.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) manohitra Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Ary amin'ny karatra, Kendall Grove (22-15) maka amin'ny Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), tanàna nahaterahany amin'ny toerana tena 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), izay mandray amin'ny Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
"Izy ireo,"Izay efa niady ho an'ny izao tontolo izao-malaza fisondrotana ny tiany ny World Extreme Cagefighting sy Shooto hatramin'ny 2003, dia nifaninana ho an'ny 11faha- fotoana eo ambany MMA Bellator faneva. Ny 34 taona dia ankehitriny eo afovoan'ny ady ny efatra-nahazo streak ary efa nivoaka ho mpandresy tamin'ny fito amin'ny valo farany Manary. Amin'ny farany ankalamanjana, Galvao vita Joe Warren amin'ny "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.
Mandritra izany fotoana izany, Dantas dia mitady ny haka tahaka ny fahombiazana hamely Galvao ao amin'ny fivoriana voalohany, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Mike Richman niarahana niombon-kevitra amin'ny alalan'ny fanapahan-kevitra amin'ny "Bellator 137: Halsey vs. Grove. " The Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Oktobra 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 amin'ny "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 amin'ny "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," tamin'ny Septambra. 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,"Amin'ny 12 ny 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 io lasa Novambra. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, na izany teny an-dalana ho any amin'ny tranom-borona, na raha ny maka amin'ny iza no iza ny Bellator MMA maivana talenta. The 27-year-old will be making his 16faha-appearance 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. Ankehitriny, “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. Ankehitriny, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Febroary 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 maivana Feature bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco Frantsa (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Mialoha Card:
Bellator MMA lanja mavesatra Feature bout: 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 Welterweight Feature bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Bellator MMA Featherweight 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 maivana Feature bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA maivana Feature bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)