SANTA MONICA, क्यालिफोर्निया. (जुन 8, 2015) – With an unfortunate injury forcing the withdrawal of Yamauchi माथि, ईम्यानुएल "एल Matador" Sanchez (10-1) receives the call to step in against former featherweight champion पेट "धान माइक" Curran (20-7). With this change of opponent, and four newly announced matchups, "Bellator एमएमए: कोङ्गो बनाम. Volkov” on जुन 26 is now complete with 13 total scraps to sink your teeth into.

 

The additional fights include heavyweight bouts between एलेक्स Huddleston (5-1) बनाम. Javy Ayala (8-3) र डेरेक OHI (5-4) बनाम. फ्रेडरिक भूरा (2-1) as well as featherweights ग्रेग स्कट (3-3) बनाम. Gaston Reyno (3-0) र lightweights Marcio Navarro (13-11) बनाम. Cody Carrillo (8-11).

 

"Bellator एमएमए: कोङ्गो बनाम. Volkov” is headlined by a heavyweight clash between French striking specialist Cheick “The Darkness” Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion सिकन्दर “Drago” Volkov (24-5). घटना ठाँउ लिन्छ जुन 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, May.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. र/ 8 p.m. CT, प्रारम्भिक bouts मा Spike.com प्रवाह गर्दा 7 p.m. र/ 6 p.m. CT. को लागि टिकट “Bellator: कोङ्गो बनाम. Volkov” start at just $17 and are currently available at Ticketmaster.com.

 

Additional announced pairings on the SPIKE-televised card include lightweights डेव “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) बनाम.यूहन्ना “प्राकृतिक” Alessio (35-17) and a contest between middleweight sluggers with जो “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) बनाम. Hisaki Kato (4-1).

 

The 24-year-old Sanchez is an explosive featherweight, fighting with Duke Roufus out of the famed Roufusport gym in Milwaukee. The two-time Bellator veteran has shined throughout his current six-fight winning streak, most recently scoring a first-round rear naked choke over Stephen Banaszak at Bellator 128 followed by a dominant unanimous decision over Costa Rican standout Alejandro Villalobos at Bellator 135 यो पछिल्लो मार्च. Sanchez faces stiff competition in former featherweight kingpin Curran, who has been involved in some of the most memorable Bellator fights of all time.

 

Huddleston, 28, is a key training has won four consecutive tilts since dropping the first fight of his professional career in 2011. सबै भन्दा हाल, “The Shaved Gorilla” stopped Derek Bohl at Bellator 130. Standing opposite Huddleston inside the cage will be the 26-year-old Ayala, who is on a three-fight promotional winning streak of his own. The California native has stopped his last three foes before reaching the judges’ discretion.

 

In the second added heavyweight feature, Bohl will seek his first win for the Southern California-based promotion. “Marshmallow” has won his first two bouts in 2015 on the regional circuit. Brown will have his second opportunity at success for Bellator against Bohl. The hometown fighter was finished by Daniel Gallemore at Bellator 113, which was his last time in action.

 

Undefeated at 3-0, Reyno will bring the tenacity he has shown on the independent MMA scene to the Bellator cage. “Tonga” has finished every fight he has been involved in and will look to make a mark on the featherweight division with his debut. स्कट, a Whichita native, made his Bellator MMA debut in 2011 and has had a mixed bag of success.

 

अन्तमा, a pair of experienced lightweights will round out the preliminary portion of the card when Navarro and Carrillo tangle inside the steel mesh. संग 43 professional bouts between them, both veterans will attempt to string together some wins under the Bellator banner.

 

“Bellator एमएमए: कोङ्गो बनाम. Volkov” - शुक्रबार, जुन 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

मुख्य कार्ड (9 p.m. र)

 

Bellator हैवीवेट मुख्य घटना: Cheick कांगो (22-10-2) बनाम. सिकन्दर Volkov (24-5)

Bellator हल्का सुविधा सङ्घर्ष: डेव Rickels (16-3) बनाम. यूहन्ना Alessio (35-17)

Bellator featherweight सुविधा सङ्घर्ष: पेट curran (20-7) बनाम. Emmanuel Sanchez (10-1)

Bellator Middleweight सुविधा सङ्घर्ष: जो Schilling (2-4) बनाम. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

प्रारम्भिक कार्ड

Bellator featherweight Prelim सङ्घर्ष: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) बनाम. जो ब्वाँसो (18-10)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim सङ्घर्ष: Jeimeson Šaudiņš (8-4) बनाम. हारून Ely (4-2)

Bellator हल्का Prelim सङ्घर्ष: बबी Cooper (12-5) बनाम. Pablo Villaseca (9-0)

Bellator हैवीवेट Prelim सङ्घर्ष: दानियल Gallemore (4-2) बनाम. Augusto Sakai (7-0)

Bellator Female Featherweight Prelim Fight: Iona Razafiarison (2-0) बनाम. Bryanna Fissori (1-0)

Bellator हैवीवेट Prelim सङ्घर्ष: एलेक्स Huddleston (5-1) बनाम. Javy Ayala (8-3)

Bellator featherweight Prelim सङ्घर्ष: ग्रेग स्कट (3-3) बनाम. Gaston Reyno (3-0)

Bellator हैवीवेट Prelim सङ्घर्ष: डेरेक OHI (5-4) बनाम. फ्रेडरिक भूरा (2-1)

Bellator हल्का Prelim सङ्घर्ष: Marcio Navarro (13-11) बनाम. Cody Carrillo (8-11)