TOU: LENA OVCHYNNIKOVA SET FOR BELLATOR MMA DEBUT
SANTA MONICA, Kalifòni. (Janvye 15, 2015) – An injury to Augusto Sakai has derailed his previously announced pairing with Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) during “La ap 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2 " a Kansas Star Arena nan MULVANE, Kansas. Kòm yon rezilta, Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) has agreed to fight Kongo in the co-main event on Fevriye 26.
Anplis de sa, 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 “La ap 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2 " in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvão(17-6-1) kont ansyen chanpyon Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5).
The contests make up the televised portion of “La ap 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2,” ki difuze ap viv sou Spike nan 9 p.m. AK/8 p.m. CT, pandan y ap epizod preliminè pral kouran viv sou Bellator.com ak La ap mobil App a.
Biyè pou "La ap 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2 " ki kòmanse nan jis $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, osi byen ke biwo nan bwat Kansas Star 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 Txekiera nan "La ap 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. Koulye a,, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Fevriye 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 “La ap 150: Galvão 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, lè Gaston Reyno (5-0) returns to the cage with the intent of keeping his unblemished record intact.
À "la ap 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvão (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
La ap mma lejè Feature Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Kat Preliminè:
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Babene (16-11) vs. Trey Houston (11-3)
La ap mma Plum Feature Bout: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)
La ap mma Lour Feature Bout: Danyèl Gallemore (4-3) vs. Frederick Brown (3-2)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) vs. Julian Marquez (2-0)
La ap mma lejè Feature Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
La ap mma Plum Feature Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)
La ap mma wèltèr Feature Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)
La ap mma lejè Feature Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)