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

as featherweight standout Bubba Jenkins meets gritty Midwestern veteran Joe Wilk

Easy Tweet: ".@2sinsurrJenkins futhi @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

Santa Monica, Calif. (May 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez” umcimbi, 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” Grez (24-5), “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez” takes place June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” 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.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE / 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi ozothutha on Spike.com at 7 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, njengamanje kuyatholakala atTicketmaster.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 iminyaka yobudala, 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 at Bellator 132 ngoJanuwari. The Corona, Calif. 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 Ukubonakala. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 of yakhe 18 career victories by way of submission.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” - Friday, June 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander grez (24-5)

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

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)

Bellator middleweight Isici Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

IKhadi Preliminary

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

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

as featherweight standout Bubba Jenkins meets gritty Midwestern veteran Joe Wilk

Easy Tweet: ".@2sinsurrJenkins futhi @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

Santa Monica, Calif. (May 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez” umcimbi, 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” Grez (24-5), “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez” takes place June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” 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.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE / 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi ozothutha on Spike.com at 7 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, njengamanje kuyatholakala atTicketmaster.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 iminyaka yobudala, 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 at Bellator 132 ngoJanuwari. The Corona, Calif. 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 Ukubonakala. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 of yakhe 18 career victories by way of submission.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” - Friday, June 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander grez (24-5)

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

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)

Bellator middleweight Isici Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

IKhadi Preliminary

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

Easy Tweet: ".@2sinsurrJenkins futhi @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

Santa Monica, Calif. (May 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez” umcimbi, 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” Grez (24-5), “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez” takes place June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” 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.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE / 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi ozothutha on Spike.com at 7 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, njengamanje kuyatholakala atTicketmaster.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 iminyaka yobudala, 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 at Bellator 132 ngoJanuwari. The Corona, Calif. 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 Ukubonakala. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 of yakhe 18 career victories by way of submission.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” - Friday, June 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander grez (24-5)

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

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)

Bellator middleweight Isici Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

IKhadi Preliminary

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