SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Juni 3, 2015) – With a complete four-fight main card already announced for “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” on June 26, the promotion has turned its focus to the preliminary showcase with four new fights.
The newly announced bouts include bantamweights Jeimeson “The Minion” Saudino (8-4) vs. Aaron “The Cyborg” Ely (4-2), lichtgewichten Bobby “Super Duper” Cooper (12-5) vs. Pablo Villaseca (9-0), as well as heavyweights Daniel “Big Kansas” Gallemore (4-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (7-0), and female featherweights Iona Razafiarison (2-0) en Bryanna “Pink Ranger” Fissori (1-0).
"Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” is headlined by a heavyweight clash between French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5). Het evenement vindt plaats Juni 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Mei.
De nacht van de belangrijkste kaart uitgezonden live en gratis op Spike bij 9 p.m. EN/ 8 p.m. CT, terwijl voorlopige aanvallen streamen op Spike.com op 6:45 p.m. EN/ 5:45 p.m. CT. Tickets voor “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” start at just $17 and are currently available at Ticketmaster.com.
Additional announced pairings on the SPIKE-televised card include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs.John “Het natuurlijke” Alessio (35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) and a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1) on the event’s featured portion.
In a bantamweight battle between two Kansas natives, Wichita’s Saudino is a scrapper who has won half of his eight professional victories without the judge’s help. He looks to improve to nine wins against Leavenworth’s Ely, a ground game specialist who has earned all four professional victories by submission. This 135-pound bout will be a must-see showcase of Midwest MMA talent.
RFA and Titan FC veteran Cooper has already earned two victories in the Bellator cage and will look to make his fight at Bellator 139 three in a row. He goes up against Villaseca, a Chilean MMA prospect with an unblemished professional record at 9-0, with three knockouts and three submission finishes.
Emporia’s “Big Kansas” Gallemore is a heavyweight who’s hands have earned all four of his victories, three of which have taken place under the Bellator banner. He will meet the undefeated Sakai, a dangerous Brazilian striker who has finished six of seven of his opponents with either his fists or knees.
Iony Razafiarison is a coming off of a unanimous decision victory in her professional debut this past January, and will look to make an immediate impact in her first fight with the Bellator promotion. She will take on Bryanna Fissori, who also makes her promotional debut at Bellator 139 after winning her first career victory by knockout last October.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Vrijdag, Juni 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Hoofd Card (9 p.m. EN)
Bellator Zwaargewicht Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lichtgewicht Feature Vecht: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator vedergewicht Feature Vecht: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Bellator middengewicht Feature Vecht: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)
Voorlopige Card
Bellator vedergewicht Prelim Vecht: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Wolf (18-10)
Bellator Bantamgewicht Prelim Vecht: Jeimeson Šaudiņš (8-4) vs. Aaron Ely (4-2)
Bellator Lichtgewicht Prelim Vecht: Bobby Cooper (12-5) vs. Pablo Villaseca (9-0)
Bellator Zwaargewicht Prelim Vecht: Daniel Gallemore (4-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (7-0)
Bellator vedergewicht Prelim Vecht: Iona Razafiarison (2-0) vs. Bryanna Fissori (1-0)