SANTA MONICA, Kalifornië. (Desember 21, 2015) – A heavyweight contest pitting Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) against the undefeated Augusto Sakai (9-0) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " by Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas, op Februarie 26.
Daarbenewens, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) en die voormalige kampioen Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) sal terugkeer tot aksie teen 'n teenstander wat geopenbaar sal word op 'n later datum.
The contests will take up three slots of the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas,” wat die eerste keer uitgestuur woon op Spike op 9 namiddag. EN/8 namiddag. CT, terwyl voorlopige Bouts live op sal stroom Bellator.com en Die Bellator Mobile App. Bykomende gevegte sal binnekort bekend gemaak word.
Kaartjies vir "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " wat begin by net $27, is nou te koop by KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, sowel as die Kansas Star Arena loket.
Kongo will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, looking to add to his impressive promotional mark of 5-2. The Paris native has fought a who’s who in the mixed martial arts landscape, with notable wins against Mirko Cro Cop, Pat Barry, Matt Mitrione, and Alexander Volkov already on his record. In his last outing – which just so happened to be inside the Kansas Star Arena — Kongo impressively defeated Volkov via unanimous decision.
Maintaining an unblemished record to begin his professional career, Sakai will face arguably his stiffest competition to date when he meets Kongo on Februarie. 26. With seven finishes in nine outings, the 24-year-old Brazilian most recently finished Alex Huddleston by "Bellator 145: Met 'n wraak. "
Updated "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Co-Main Event: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. TBA
Bellator Plaasmoorde Swaargewig Kenmerk Bout: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)