SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprilie 5, 2016) – A duo of Bellator MMA’s top welterweights, Chidi “Chidi Bang Bang” Njokuani (14-4) și Douglas “The Phenom” Lima (26-6), will square off in the co-main event of "Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " pe Iunie 17 în interiorul Save Mart Center din Fresno, Calif.
The fight joins a main card that features a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) împotriva Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4), with Galvao’s Bellator MMA bantamweight title on the line.
"Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " difuzat în direct pe Spike la 9 p.m. ȘI/8 p.m. CT, în timp ce crize preliminare vor transmite în flux live pe Bellator.com și Mobile App Bellator. Lupte suplimentare vor fi anunțate în curând.
Biletele pentru eveniment încep de la numai $25 and are on sale at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
“Chidi Bang Bang” has not lost in his past six fights dating back to March of 2013 and finished last year strong, recording a unanimous decision victory overRicky “The Sniper” Rainey in his Bellator MMA debut at "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef.” The 27-year-old Las Vegas native is now looking to solidify himself atop Bellator’s always-competitive welterweight division when he takes on “The Phenom” in the co-main event of "Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2.”
Douglas Lima will be entering the cage for the 11lea timp sub egida Bellator MMA, having already won eight of his 10 bouts with the Viacom-owned organization. The former Bellator MMA welterweight titlist saw his impressive five-fight winning streak come to an end in July of 2015, when current champion Andrey Koreshkov edged out a unanimous decision victory over Lima to win the title. Înainte de înfrângerea, “The Phenom’s” hot streak consisted of five consecutive knockouts, four of which came in the first two rounds. Lima will now begin the climb back up the ladder, with the ultimate goal being to regain the strap by year’s end.
Actualizat "Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas Card 2 ":
Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chidi Njokuani (14-4) vs. Douglas Lima (26-6)