SANTA MONICA, California. (Diciembre 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 " en Kansas Estrella Arena en Mulvane, Kansas, en Febrero 26.
Adicionalmente, El Campeonato de peso gallo de Bellator MMA estará en juego en una revancha en boxes Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) y el ex campeón Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) volverá a la acción en contra de un oponente que será revelada en una fecha posterior.
Los concursos ocuparán tres espacios de la parte televisada de “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas,” que se transmite en vivo por Spike en 9 p.m. Y/8 p.m. Connecticut, mientras que los combates preliminares transmitir en directo por Bellator.com y La aplicación móvil de Bellator. Peleas adicionales se anunciarán en breve.
Las entradas para "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " que comienzan en sólo $27, están a la venta en KansasStarEventCenter.com o Ticketmaster.com, así como de la taquilla de Kansas Estrella Arena.
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 Febrero. 26. With seven finishes in nine outings, the 24-year-old Brazilian most recently finished Alex Huddleston en "Bellator 145: Con una venganza."
Actualizado "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Tarjeta de lucha Dantas de 2 ":
Evento principal del título de peso gallo de Bellator MMA: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Lightweight Co-Main Event: David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. TBA
Bellator MMA de peso pesado Bout Característica: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)