ТАКСАМА: LENA OVCHYNNIKOVA SET FOR BELLATOR MMA DEBUT

SANTA MONICA, Халіф. (Студзеня 15, 2015) – An injury to Аўгуста Сака has derailed his previously announced pairing with Шэйх Конга (23-10-2) during “Bellator 150: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2 " ў Канзас Star Arena у Mulvane, Канзас. У выніку, Виниций Кейруш (8-3) has agreed to fight Kongo in the co-main event on Лютага 26.

 

У дадатак, the main card will feature the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she meets Rebecca Ruth (5-1).

 

Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line at “Bellator 150: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2 " in a rematch pitting Маркас "Лоро" Гальвао(17-6-1) супраць экс-чэмпіёна Эдуарда "Дуду" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, Дэвід Rickels (16-4, 1 Паўночная Караліна) will return to action against Бобі Купер (12-5).

 

The contests make up the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2,” якая выходзіць у эфір жыць на Spike ў 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Канэктыкут, у той час як папярэднія паядынкі будуць трансляваць у прамым эфіры на Bellator.com і Bellator Mobile App.

 

Квіткі на "Bellator 150: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2 " якія пачынаюцца за ўсё $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, а таксама ў касах Канзас Зорка Арэна.

 

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, Митрион, 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.

 

After nearly two years out of action, Queiroz returned to the Bellator MMA cage against Эвертан Тэйшэйра на "Bellator 139: Конга супраць. Ваўкоў," defeating his Brazilian opponent via second round arm-triangle choke. “Spartan” hopes to plant the seeds for a busy 2016 with the matchup against Kongo, where a win can undoubtedly place him in the midst of the heavyweight title picture.

 

Hailing from Ukraine, Ovchynnikova will enter the fray fresh off a new exclusive, multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA. “Hunter” has previously fought the likes of Joanne Calderwood and at only 28-years-old has already competed professionally since 2006. Зараз, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Лютага 26 against a tough foe in Ruth.

 

“Becky” Ruth was undefeated in 2015, winning all three of her matchups by echnical knockout under the Shamrock Fighting Championships banner. The lone loss on the Missouri native’s record came against Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger, via controversial split decision.

 

The “Bellator 150: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2 " undercard has also nearly been completed, with the announcement of eight pairings which are listed below. An undefeated Bellator MMA prospect will be in action during the preliminary portion of the event, калі Гастон Рэйна (5-0) returns to the cage with the intent of keeping his unblemished record intact.

Абноўлена "Bellator 150: Гальвао супраць. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Маркас Гальвао (17-6-1) супраць. Эдуарда Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Шэйх Конга (23-10-2) супраць. Виниций Кейруш (8-3)

Bellator MMA Лёгкі вага Функцыя Бута: Дэйв Rickels (16-4, 1 Паўночная Караліна) супраць. Бобі Купер (12-5)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) супраць. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)

 

Папярэдняе Card:

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Babene (16-11) супраць. Трэй Х'юстан (11-3)

Bellator MMA вага Асаблівасць Бут: Гастон Рэйна (5-0) супраць. Чука Уіліс (6-2)

Bellator MMA Цяжкавагавік Feature Bout: Даніэль Gallemore (4-3) супраць. Фрэдэрык Браўн (3-2)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) супраць. Julian Marquez (2-0)

Bellator MMA Лёгкі вага Функцыя Бута: Marcio Navarro (14-11) супраць. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator MMA вага Асаблівасць Бут: Thai Clark (5-0) супраць. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA сярэдняя вага Характарыстыка Бута: Manny Meraz (7-1) супраць. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator MMA Лёгкі вага Функцыя Бута: Jason Witt (7-2) супраць. Jonathan Gary (11-6)