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 vesi. Dantas 2 " pa Kansas Star chi mu Mulvane, Kansas, pa February 26.
Kuphatikiza apo, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) ndi kale ngwazi Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) adzabwerera kwa chotsutsana mdani udzavumbulutsikawo zapambuyo pake.
The contests will take up three slots of the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vesi. Dantas,” amene akudzitukumula moyo kukwera pa 9 p.m. AND/8 p.m. CT, pamene ayi kuyambirira idzakhamukira moyo pa Bellator.com ndipo The Bellator Mobile App. Zoonjezerapo ndewu adzakhala analengeza posachedwapa.
Matikiti "Bellator 150: Galvao vesi. Dantas 2 " amene kuyamba pa $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, komanso Kansas Star chi bokosi ofesi.
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, Mat 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 Feb. 26. With seven finishes in nine outings, the 24-year-old Brazilian most recently finished Alex Huddleston pa "Bellator 145: Ndi kubwezera A. "
Kusinthidwa "Bellator 150: Galvao vesi. 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 katswiri woposa onse Mbali podwala: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)