Santa Monica, Calif. (December 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 " på Kansas Stjerne Arena i Mulvane, Kansas, på Februar 26.
Desuden, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) og tidligere mester Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vil vende tilbage til aktion mod en modstander, som vil blive afsløret på et senere tidspunkt.
The contests will take up three slots of the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas,” der sender live på Spike på 9 p.m. OG/8 p.m. CT, mens foreløbige anfald vil streame live på Bellator.com og Den Bellator Mobile App. Yderligere kampe vil blive annonceret inden længe.
Billetter til "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " der starter ved lige $27, er til salg nu kl KansasStarEventCenter.com eller Ticketmaster.com, samt Kansas stjerne Arena box office.
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 Februar. 26. With seven finishes in nine outings, the 24-year-old Brazilian most recently finished Alex Huddleston på "Bellator 145: Med en hævn. "
Opdateret "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 Heavyweight Feature Bout: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)