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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Tháng hai 22, 2015) - Thứ sáu này, 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) tại "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Thứ sáu, Tháng hai 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 giờ chiều. VÀ/8 giờ chiều. CT, trong khi những cơn sơ bộ sẽ truyền hình trực tiếp trên Bellator.com và Các Bellator Mobile App. Vé cho "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " mà bắt đầu chỉ $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, cũng như các phòng vé Kansas Star Arena.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) chống lại Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Cũng trên thẻ, Kendall Grove (22-15) mất trên Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), quê hương yêu thích 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), Đấng đã mang lấy Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
"Họ,"Những người đã chiến đấu cho chương trình khuyến mãi nổi tiếng thế giới thích của thế giới cực Cagefighting và Shooto từ 2003, sẽ phải cạnh tranh với các 11th thời gian theo các biểu ngữ Bellator MMA. 34 tuổi là hiện nay ở giữa một vệt thắng bốn trận chiến và đã nổi lên chiến thắng trong bảy tám phế liệu cuối cùng của ông. Trong chuyến đi chơi cuối cùng của ông, Galvao xong Joe Warren tại "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.
Trong khi đó, Dantas sẽ tìm cách để nhân đôi thành công ông đã chống lại Galvao trong cuộc họp đầu tiên của họ, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Mike Richman thông qua quyết định nhất trí tại "Bellator 137: Halsey vs. Grove. " Các Bellator Mùa 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Tháng mười 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 tại "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 tại "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," trong tháng. 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,"Với 12 của mình 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 này tháng mười một vừa qua. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, cho dù đó là trên con đường của mình để lồng, hoặc khi anh ta tham gia vào một người là người của Bellator MMA tài năng nhẹ. 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. Hiện nay, “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. Hiện nay, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Tháng hai 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 Feature Lightweight Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco Pháp (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Thẻ sơ bộ:
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 người nặng Feature Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Bellator MMA lông 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 lông 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)