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SANTA MONICA, Халиф. (Февраль 22, 2015) - В эту пятницу, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion Маркос "Лоро" Гальвао (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, Эдуардо "Дуду" Dantas (17-4) в "Bellator 150: Гальвао против. Dantas 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Пятница, Февраль 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. И/8 p.m. Коннектикут, в то время как предварительные поединки будут транслировать в прямом эфире на Bellator.com и Bellator Mobile App. Билеты на "Bellator 150: Гальвао против. Dantas 2 " которые начинаются всего $27, уже в продаже в KansasStarEventCenter.com или Ticketmaster.com, а также в кассах Канзас Звезда Арена.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Шейх Конго (23-10-2) против Виниций Кейруш (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Кроме того, на карте, Кендалл Гроув (22-15) берет на себя Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), родной любимый Дэвид Rickels (16-4, 1 Северная Каролина) will return to action against Бобби Купер (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), который берет на себя Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
"Они,"Кто боролся за всемирно известных рекламных подобные World Extreme Cagefighting и Shooto начиная с 2003, будут бороться за 11й раз под знаменем Bellator MMA. 34-летний является в настоящее время в разгар четыре побед подряд и стала победителем в семи из последних восьми обрезков. В своей последней прогулке, Гальвао закончил Джо Уоррен на "Bellator 135: Уоррен против. Гальвао " via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.
Тем временем, Dantas будут искать, чтобы повторить успех он имел против Гальвао в их первой встрече, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Майк Richman единогласным решением судей в "Bellator 137: Хэлси против. Роща ". Bellator сезон 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Октября 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 Эвертон Тейшейра на "Bellator 139: Конго против. Волков," 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 Джои Белтран на "Bellator 143: Уоррен против. Дэвис," в сентябре. The winner of“The Ultimate Fighter: 3," боролся профессионально с 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 Бен Рейтер the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: Като против. Манхуф ". It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"С 12 из его 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 в прошлом ноябре. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, будь то на его пути к клетке, или когда он принимает на Кто есть кто в Bellator MMA легкий таланта. 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 Пабло Villaseca. Сейчас, “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. Сейчас, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Февраль 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.
Полный "Bellator 150: Гальвао против. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Маркос Гальвао (17-6-1) против. Эдуардо Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Шейх Конго (23-10-2) против. Виниций Кейруш (8-3)
Bellator MMA Легкий вес Функция Бута: Дэйв Rickels (16-4, 1 Северная Каролина) против. Бобби Купер (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Кендалл Гроув (22-15) против. Франциско Франция (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) против. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Предварительное Card:
Bellator MMA в супертяжелом Особенность Бута: David Hammons (1-1) против. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) против. Gregory Babene (16-11)
Bellator MMA средний вес Характеристика Бута: Manny Meraz (7-1) против. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Bellator MMA вес Особенность Бут: Гастон Рейно (5-0) против. Чука Уиллис (6-2)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) против. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Bellator MMA Легкий вес Функция Бута: Марсио Наварро (14-11) против. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA вес Особенность Бут: Thai Clark (5-0) против. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA Легкий вес Функция Бута: Jason Witt (7-2) против. Jonathan Gary (11-6)