Santa Monica, Calif. (Abril 5, 2016) – A duo of Bellator MMA’s top welterweights, Chidi “Chidi Bang Bang” Njokuani (14-4) at Douglas “The Phenom” Lima (26-6), will square off in the co-main event of "Bellator 156: Galvao kumpara. Dantas 2 " sa Hunyo 17 loob Save Mart Center sa Fresno, Calif.
The fight joins a main card that features a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" galvao (17-6-1) laban sa Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4), with Galvao’s Bellator MMA bantamweight title on the line.
"Bellator 156: Galvao kumpara. Dantas 2 " mapapanood live sa spike sa 9 p.m. AT/8 p.m. CT, habang preliminary bouts ay mag-stream nang live sa Bellator.com at Ang Bellator Mobile App. Karagdagang fights ay inihayag sa ilang sandali.
Mga tiket para sa kaganapan ay nagsisimula sa lamang $25 and are on sale at the Save Mart Center Box Office, pati na rin ang Ticketmaster.com at 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 kumpara. Dantas 2.”
Douglas Lima will be entering the cage for the 11ika panahon sa ilalim ng banner 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. Bago ang pagkatalo, “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.
Nai-update "Bellator 156: Galvao kumpara. Dantas 2 "Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Kaganapan ng Co-Main ng Bellator MMA Welterweight: Chidi Njokuani (14-4) vs. Douglas Lima (26-6)