ADEMÁS: LENA OVCHYNNIKOVA SET FOR BELLATOR MMA DEBUT

SANTA MONICA, California. (Enero 15, 2015) – An injury to Augusto Sakai has derailed his previously announced pairing with Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) during “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " en Kansas Estrella Arena en Mulvane, Kansas. Como resultado, Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) has agreed to fight Kongo in the co-main event on Febrero 26.

 

Adicionalmente, 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: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao(17-6-1) contra el ex campeón Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) volverá a la acción en contra Bobby Cooper (12-5).

 

The contests make up the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2,” que se transmite en vivo por Spike en 9 p.m. Y/8 p.m. Connecticut, mientras que los combates preliminares transmitir en directo por Bellator.com y La aplicación móvil de Bellator.

 

Las entradas para "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " que comienzan en sólo $27, están a la venta en KansasStarEventCenter.com o Ticketmaster.com, así como de la taquilla de Kansas Estrella Arena.

 

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, Matt Mitrione, 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 Ewerton Teixeira en "Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Volkov," 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. Ahora, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Febrero 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: Galvao vs.. 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, cuándo Gaston Reyno (5-0) returns to the cage with the intent of keeping his unblemished record intact.

Actualizado "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Tarjeta de lucha Dantas de 2 ":

Evento principal del título de peso gallo de Bellator MMA: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

Bellator MMA Característica Ligera Bout: David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

Combate de características de peso mosca de Bellator MMA: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)

 

Tarjeta Preliminar:

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Babene (16-11) vs. Trey Houston (11-3)

Bellator MMA peso pluma Característica Bout: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)

Bellator MMA De peso pesado Característica Bout: Daniel Gallemore (4-3) vs. Federico Castaño (3-2)

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

Bellator MMA Característica Ligera Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator MMA peso pluma Característica Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA welter de funciones: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator MMA Característica Ligera Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)