SANTA MONICA, Calif. (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 " ved Kansas stjerne Arena i Mulvane, Kansas, på Februar 26.
I tillegg, 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 komme tilbake til aksjon mot en motstander som vil bli avslørt på et senere tidspunkt.
The contests will take up three slots of the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas,” som airs live på Spike på 9 pm. OG/8 pm. CT, mens foreløpige bouts vil streame live på Bellator.com og Bellator Mobile App. Andre kamper vil bli annonsert snart.
Billetter til "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " som starter på bare $27, er i salg nå kl KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, samt Kansas stjerne Arena billettkontoret.
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 ved "Bellator 145: Med en hevn. "
Oppdatert "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 tungvekt Feature Bout: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)