“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” receives first prelim fight,

as featherweight standout Bubba Jenkins meets gritty Midwestern veteran Joe Wilk

Fácil Tweet: ".@2sinsurrJenkins e @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 no @KansasStarArena en xuño 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Maio 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” evento, Bellator MMA officials are now turning their attention to the evening’s Spike.com-streamed preliminary lineup.

 

The first preliminary contest booked features featherweight standout Bubba “The Highlight Kid” Jenkins (8-2), as he looks to build his way back to a title shot against 28-fight veteran Joe “The Nose” Wilk (18-10).

 

Featuring 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: Kongo vs. Volkov” takes place June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Maio.

 

Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. Baño “The Natural” Alessio(35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pen “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi-se (18-2) unnd a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1) on the event’s featured portion.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. E / 8 p.m. CT, mentres loitas preliminares de fluxo en Spike.com en 7 p.m. E / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Ataques adicionais serán anunciados en breve.

 

Os ingresos para “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” que comezan en só $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, Actualmente dispoñible enTicketmaster.com.

 

Jenkins, a former NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Arizona State University, also earned All-American honors during a separate stint at Penn State University. Só 27 anos de idade, Jenkins has already fought seven times under the Bellator MMA banner and is considered one of the top up-and-coming fighters in the 145-pound division. “The Highlight Kid” was one step away from a shot at the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title before coming up short against Georgi Karakhanyan no bellator 132 en xaneiro. The Corona, Califa. resident now looks to get back on the winning track at Bellator 139.

 

Wilk is a 33-year-old Kansas native who already boasts 28 professional contests to his name and made his Bellator MMA debut this past October, where he suffered a TKO loss to fellow Sunflower State veteran Ricky Musgrave. Wilk has been a staple on the Midwestern scene since 2007 and has incredibly fought to a judges’ decision only once in his 28 aparencias. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 da súa 18 career victories by way of submission.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Venres, Xuño 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

Tarxeta Principal (9 p.m. E)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)

Bellator Loita Característica Lightweight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator Pena Loita Característica: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi-se (18-2)

Bellator dos medios loita Característica: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

Card preliminar

Bellator Pena Preliminar Loita: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Lobo (18-10)

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” receives first prelim fight,

as featherweight standout Bubba Jenkins meets gritty Midwestern veteran Joe Wilk

Fácil Tweet: ".@2sinsurrJenkins e @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 no @KansasStarArena en xuño 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Maio 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” evento, Bellator MMA officials are now turning their attention to the evening’s Spike.com-streamed preliminary lineup.

 

The first preliminary contest booked features featherweight standout Bubba “The Highlight Kid” Jenkins (8-2), as he looks to build his way back to a title shot against 28-fight veteran Joe “The Nose” Wilk (18-10).

 

Featuring 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: Kongo vs. Volkov” takes place June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Maio.

 

Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. Baño “The Natural” Alessio(35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pen “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi-se (18-2) unnd a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1) on the event’s featured portion.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. E / 8 p.m. CT, mentres loitas preliminares de fluxo en Spike.com en 7 p.m. E / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Ataques adicionais serán anunciados en breve.

 

Os ingresos para “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” que comezan en só $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, Actualmente dispoñible enTicketmaster.com.

 

Jenkins, a former NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Arizona State University, also earned All-American honors during a separate stint at Penn State University. Só 27 anos de idade, Jenkins has already fought seven times under the Bellator MMA banner and is considered one of the top up-and-coming fighters in the 145-pound division. “The Highlight Kid” was one step away from a shot at the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title before coming up short against Georgi Karakhanyan no bellator 132 en xaneiro. The Corona, Califa. resident now looks to get back on the winning track at Bellator 139.

 

Wilk is a 33-year-old Kansas native who already boasts 28 professional contests to his name and made his Bellator MMA debut this past October, where he suffered a TKO loss to fellow Sunflower State veteran Ricky Musgrave. Wilk has been a staple on the Midwestern scene since 2007 and has incredibly fought to a judges’ decision only once in his 28 aparencias. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 da súa 18 career victories by way of submission.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Venres, Xuño 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

Tarxeta Principal (9 p.m. E)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)

Bellator Loita Característica Lightweight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator Pena Loita Característica: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi-se (18-2)

Bellator dos medios loita Característica: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

Card preliminar

Bellator Pena Preliminar Loita: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Lobo (18-10)

Fácil Tweet: ".@2sinsurrJenkins e @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 no @KansasStarArena en xuño 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Maio 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” evento, Bellator MMA officials are now turning their attention to the evening’s Spike.com-streamed preliminary lineup.

 

The first preliminary contest booked features featherweight standout Bubba “The Highlight Kid” Jenkins (8-2), as he looks to build his way back to a title shot against 28-fight veteran Joe “The Nose” Wilk (18-10).

 

Featuring 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: Kongo vs. Volkov” takes place June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Maio.

 

Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. Baño “The Natural” Alessio(35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pen “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi-se (18-2) unnd a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1) on the event’s featured portion.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. E / 8 p.m. CT, mentres loitas preliminares de fluxo en Spike.com en 7 p.m. E / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Ataques adicionais serán anunciados en breve.

 

Os ingresos para “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” que comezan en só $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, Actualmente dispoñible enTicketmaster.com.

 

Jenkins, a former NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Arizona State University, also earned All-American honors during a separate stint at Penn State University. Só 27 anos de idade, Jenkins has already fought seven times under the Bellator MMA banner and is considered one of the top up-and-coming fighters in the 145-pound division. “The Highlight Kid” was one step away from a shot at the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title before coming up short against Georgi Karakhanyan no bellator 132 en xaneiro. The Corona, Califa. resident now looks to get back on the winning track at Bellator 139.

 

Wilk is a 33-year-old Kansas native who already boasts 28 professional contests to his name and made his Bellator MMA debut this past October, where he suffered a TKO loss to fellow Sunflower State veteran Ricky Musgrave. Wilk has been a staple on the Midwestern scene since 2007 and has incredibly fought to a judges’ decision only once in his 28 aparencias. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 da súa 18 career victories by way of submission.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Venres, Xuño 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

Tarxeta Principal (9 p.m. E)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)

Bellator Loita Característica Lightweight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator Pena Loita Característica: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi-se (18-2)

Bellator dos medios loita Característica: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

Card preliminar

Bellator Pena Preliminar Loita: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Lobo (18-10)