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Santa Monica, Calif. (Pebruari 22, 2015) - Jumaah ieu, 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) di "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Jumaah, Pebruari 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT, bari bouts awal bakal ngalirkeun data langsung dina Bellator.com jeung Nu Bellator Mobile App. Tiket pikeun "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2 " nu mimitian jam saukur $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, kitu ogé kotak kantor Kansas Star sarena.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) ngalawan Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Ogé dina kartu eta, Kendall rungkun (22-15) dicokot Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), paporit kampung halaman David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Dadan Cooper (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), anu dicokot Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
"Maranéhanana,"Anu geus bajoang pikeun promosi-dunya renowned nu likes of World ekstrim Cagefighting jeung Shooto saprak 2003, bakal pasaingna pikeun 11th waktu dina kaayaan banner Bellator MMA. 34 taun umurna geus geuwat di satengahing a coret menang opat fight sarta geus mecenghul victorious di tujuh dalapan scraps pamungkas nya. Dina outing panungtungan-Na, Galvao réngsé Joe Warren di "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.
Samentara éta, Dantas bakal néangan ka jadi gaduh panulisan kasuksésan manéhna ngalawan Galvao dina rapat kahiji maranéhanana, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Mike Richman via kaputusan unanimous di "Bellator 137: Halsey vs. Rungkun. " Nu Bellator Season 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 di "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 Angga Beltran di "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Sadikin," dina bulan Séptember. 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,"Jeung 12 téh nya 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 ieu November katukang. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, naha éta dina jalan ka kandang, atawa lamun ceuk urang nyokot dina anu kitu anu of Bellator MMA bakat lightweight. 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. Ayeuna, “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. Ayeuna, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Pebruari 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.
Lengkep "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 Feature Lightweight bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Dadan Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall rungkun (22-15) vs. Francisco Perancis (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Card awal:
Bellator MMA Heavyweight 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 Feature Lightweight 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 Feature Lightweight bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)