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SANTA MONICA, 加利福尼亞州. (二月 22, 2015) - 這個星期五, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion 馬科斯“羅洛”加爾旺 (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, 愛德華多“嘟嘟”丹塔斯 (17-4) 在“Bellator 150: 加爾旺主場迎戰. 丹塔斯 2.

 

The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this 星期五, 二月 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 P.M. AND/8 P.M. CT, 而初步的較量將串流直播上 Bellator.com 和 該Bellator移動應用. 門票“Bellator 150: 加爾旺主場迎戰. 丹塔斯2“ 這在剛開始 $27, 現在在發售 KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, 以及堪薩斯星競技場票房.

 

In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of 謝赫·金剛 (23-10-2) 針對 維尼修斯奎羅斯 (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. 也對卡, 肯德爾格羅夫 (22-15) 發生在 Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), 家鄉的喜愛 大衛Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against 庫珀鮑比 (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), 誰需要對 Rebecca Ruth (5-1).

 

“他們,“誰打了享譽全球的世界促銷極端Cagefighting和Shooto的喜歡，因為 2003, 將爭奪 11^日 在Bellator MMA旗號時間. 這位34歲的目前是在一個四戰連勝之中，並已經取得了勝利在七他的最後八下腳料. 在他的最後一次郊遊, 加爾旺完成 喬·沃倫 在 “Bellator 135: 沃倫VS. 加爾旺“ via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.

 

與此同時, 丹塔斯將期待複製在自己的第一次會議上，他曾反對加爾旺的成功, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of 邁克·里奇曼 在通過一致決定 “Bellator 137: 哈爾西VS. 格羅夫。“ 該Bellator季 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come 十月 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, 馬特·米特里恩, 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特謝拉 在 “Bellator 139: 金剛VS. 沃爾科夫,” 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 喬伊·貝爾特蘭 在 “Bellator 143: 沃倫VS. 戴維斯,” 九月. 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 布蘭登·哈爾西.

 

A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” France has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated 本·瑞特 the first loss of his young career at “Bellator 146: 加藤VS. Manhoef。“ It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,“與 12 他 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 邁克爾·錢德勒 去年11月. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, 無論是在他的途中籠子, 或者當他取了誰的的Bellator MMA輕量級的人才誰. The 27-year-old will be making his 16^日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 巴勃羅Villaseca. 現在, “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. 現在, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on 二月 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.

 

 

完成“Bellator 150: 加爾旺主場迎戰. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: 馬科斯加爾旺 (17-6-1) VS. 愛德華多·丹塔斯 (17-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: 謝赫·金剛 (23-10-2) VS. 維尼修斯奎羅斯 (8-3)

Bellator MMA輕量級特徵回合: 戴夫Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) VS. 庫珀鮑比 (12-5)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: 肯德爾格羅夫 (22-15) VS. 舊金山法國 (13-3-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) VS. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)

 

初步卡:

Bellator MMA重量級特徵回合: David Hammons (1-1) VS. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) VS. 格雷戈里·巴本 (16-11)

Bellator MMA重量級特徵回合: Manny Meraz (7-1) VS. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator羽量級MMA特徵回合: 加斯頓Reyno (5-0) VS. 竹卡威利斯 (6-2)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) VS. Julian Marquez (2-0)

Bellator MMA輕量級特徵回合: 馬爾西奧·納瓦羅 (14-11) VS. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator羽量級MMA特徵回合: Thai Clark (5-0) VS. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA輕量級特徵回合: Jason Witt (7-2) VS. Jonathan Gary (11-6)