SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Dicembre 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 " a Kansas Stella Arena di Mulvane, Kansas, su Febbraio 26.
In aggiunta, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos “Loro” Galvao (17-6-1) e l'ex campione Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) tornerà in azione contro un avversario che si rivelerà in un secondo momento.
The contests will take up three slots of the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas,” che andrà in onda in diretta su Spike 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, mentre attacchi preliminari saranno in diretta su streaming Bellator.com e Il Mobile App Bellator. Combattimenti supplementari saranno annunciati a breve.
I biglietti per "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " che partono da soli $27, sono già in vendita presso KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, così come il botteghino Kansas Stella 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 Febbraio. 26. With seven finishes in nine outings, the 24-year-old Brazilian most recently finished Alex Huddleston a "Bellator 145: With A Vengeance ".
Aggiornato "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 MMA Heavyweight funzione di incontro: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)