SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Tháng sáu 8, 2015) – With an unfortunate injury forcing the withdrawal of Yamauchi lên, Emmanuel "El Matador" Sanchez (10-1) receives the call to step in against former featherweight champion Pat "Paddy Mike" Curran (20-7). With this change of opponent, and four newly announced matchups, "Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” on Tháng sáu 26 is now complete with 13 total scraps to sink your teeth into.

 

The additional fights include heavyweight bouts between Alex Huddleston (5-1) vs. Javy Ayala (8-3) và Derek OHI (5-4) vs. Frederick Brown (2-1) as well as featherweights Greg Scott (3-3) vs. Gaston Reyno (3-0) và lightweights Marcio Navarro (13-11) vs. Cody Carrillo (8-11).

 

"Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov "được quảng bá bởi một cuộc đụng độ nặng giữa chuyên gia nổi bật của Pháp Cheick “The Darkness” Kongo (22-10-2) và cựu Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5). Các sự kiện diễn ra Tháng sáu 26 tại Kansas Event sao Center Arena trong Mulvane, Có thể.

 

Thẻ chính của đêm phát sóng trực tiếp và miễn phí trên Spike tại 9 giờ chiều. VÀ/ 8 giờ chiều. CT, trong khi những cơn sơ bộ về dòng Spike.com tại 7 giờ chiều. VÀ/ 6 giờ chiều. CT. Vé cho “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov "bắt đầu chỉ $17 và hiện đang có sẵn tại Ticketmaster.com.

 

Cặp bố thêm trên thẻ SPIKE-truyền hình bao gồm lightweights Dave “Các Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs.Nhà vệ sinh “The Natural” Alessio (35-17) và một cuộc thi giữa sluggers hạng trung với Joe “Stitch 'Em Up” Schilling (2-4) vs. 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 này Tháng Ba vừa qua. 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. Gần đây nhất, “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. Scott, a Whichita native, made his Bellator MMA debut in 2011 and has had a mixed bag of success.

 

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

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Thứ sáu, Tháng sáu 26, Kanas sao Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

Thẻ chính (9 giờ chiều. VÀ)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Sự kiện chính: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)

Bellator Lightweight Feature Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator lông Feature Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (10-1)

Bellator Middleweight Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

Thẻ sơ bộ

Bellator lông sơ bộ Fight: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Wolf (18-10)

Bellator Bantamweight sơ bộ Fight: Jeimeson Šaudiņš (8-4) vs. Aaron Ely (4-2)

Bellator Lightweight sơ bộ Fight: Bobby Cooper (12-5) vs. Pablo Villaseca (9-0)

Bellator Heavyweight sơ bộ Fight: Daniel Gallemore (4-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (7-0)

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

Bellator Heavyweight sơ bộ Fight: Alex Huddleston (5-1) vs. Javy Ayala (8-3)

Bellator lông sơ bộ Fight: Greg Scott (3-3) vs. Gaston Reyno (3-0)

Bellator Heavyweight sơ bộ Fight: Derek OHI (5-4) vs. Frederick Brown (2-1)

Bellator Lightweight sơ bộ Fight: Marcio Navarro (13-11) vs. Cody Carrillo (8-11)