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

as featherweight standout Bubba Jenkins meets gritty Midwestern veteran Joe Wilk

Easy Tweet: ».@2sinsurrJenkins in @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 pri @KansasStarArena junij 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx»

SANTA MONICA, Kalifornija. (Maj 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” Dogodek, 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, Maj.

 

Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Naravni” Alessio(35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Ppri “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.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. IN / 8 p.m. CT, medtem ko je predhodni napadi tok na Spike.com na 7 p.m. IN / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Dodatne napadi bodo znani v kratkem.

 

Vstopnice za “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” ki se začnejo na samo $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, Trenutno so na voljo naTicketmaster.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. Just 27 let, 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 na Bellator 132 v januarju. The Corona, Kalifornija. 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 nastopov. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 njegovega 18 career victories by way of submission.

 

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

Glavni Card (9 p.m. IN)

 

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

Bellator Lahki Feature Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator lahka stvar Feature Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)

Bellator Srednja kategorija Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

Predhodni Card

Bellator lahka stvar Prelim Fight: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Wolf (18-10)

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

as featherweight standout Bubba Jenkins meets gritty Midwestern veteran Joe Wilk

Easy Tweet: ».@2sinsurrJenkins in @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 pri @KansasStarArena junij 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx»

SANTA MONICA, Kalifornija. (Maj 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” Dogodek, 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, Maj.

 

Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Naravni” Alessio(35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Ppri “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.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. IN / 8 p.m. CT, medtem ko je predhodni napadi tok na Spike.com na 7 p.m. IN / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Dodatne napadi bodo znani v kratkem.

 

Vstopnice za “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” ki se začnejo na samo $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, Trenutno so na voljo naTicketmaster.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. Just 27 let, 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 na Bellator 132 v januarju. The Corona, Kalifornija. 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 nastopov. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 njegovega 18 career victories by way of submission.

 

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

Glavni Card (9 p.m. IN)

 

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

Bellator Lahki Feature Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator lahka stvar Feature Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)

Bellator Srednja kategorija Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

Predhodni Card

Bellator lahka stvar Prelim Fight: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Wolf (18-10)

Easy Tweet: ».@2sinsurrJenkins in @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 pri @KansasStarArena junij 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx»

SANTA MONICA, Kalifornija. (Maj 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” Dogodek, 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, Maj.

 

Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Naravni” Alessio(35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Ppri “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.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. IN / 8 p.m. CT, medtem ko je predhodni napadi tok na Spike.com na 7 p.m. IN / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Dodatne napadi bodo znani v kratkem.

 

Vstopnice za “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” ki se začnejo na samo $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, Trenutno so na voljo naTicketmaster.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. Just 27 let, 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 na Bellator 132 v januarju. The Corona, Kalifornija. 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 nastopov. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 njegovega 18 career victories by way of submission.

 

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

Glavni Card (9 p.m. IN)

 

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

Bellator Lahki Feature Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator lahka stvar Feature Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)

Bellator Srednja kategorija Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

Predhodni Card

Bellator lahka stvar Prelim Fight: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Wolf (18-10)