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Santa Monica, Kalifornia. (Május 18, 2015) – A card loaded with explosive contests has received one more potential slugfest, as middleweight sluggers Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) és Hisaki Kato (4-1) will clash in the fourth and final main-card matchup of next month’s “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” event which airs live on Spike.
Headlined by a heavyweight contest between French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5), “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” zajlik Június 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Május.
Additional matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. János “a Natural” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) figyelembe a Yamauchi up (18-2).
The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. ÉS/ 8 p.m. CT, míg az előzetes roham patak Spike.com. További roham hamarosan bejelentenek.
Jegyek a “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” kezdőértékével csak $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, jelenleg minden Ticketmaster.com.
A 31 éves Schilling már harcok szakmailag óta 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, ahol elnyerte mind az Egyesült Államokon kívül. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, is, dolgozik azon, hogy Glory Last Man Standing versenyen az elmúlt június, versengő háromszor egy este. Schilling tette Bellator MMA debütált novemberben, pontozási egy “Knockout of the Year” candidate stoppage of noted striker Melvin Manhoef.
A karate stylist who first made his name in Japan in the sport of Kudo – a hybrid version of MMA that involves fighting in a gi, gloves and a mask – the 32-year-old Kato will fight in the U.S. Június 26th az első alkalommal. Kato’s transition in 2013 to traditional MMA rules has proven to be a rousing success, as he’s earned four knockout victories in his first five bouts. Three of those wins were earned in the first round, including an April 2014 victory that came in just 53 másodperc.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Péntek, Június 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, Mulvane, Kansas
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lightweight Feature Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator Featherweight Feature Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Bellator Featherweight Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)