ИСТО: LENA OVCHYNNIKOVA SET FOR BELLATOR MMA DEBUT

Санта Моника, Калифорнија. (Јануари 15, 2015) – An injury to Аугусто Sakai has derailed his previously announced pairing with Cheick конго (23-10-2) during “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " Универзитетот од Канзас ѕвезда Арена во Mulvane, Канзас. Како резултат, Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) has agreed to fight Kongo in the co-main event on Февруари 26.

 

Во прилог, the main card will feature the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she meets Ребека Рут (5-1).

 

Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line at “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " in a rematch pitting Маркос "Loro" Galvao(17-6-1) против поранешниот шампион Едуардо "Дуду" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, Дејвид Rickels (16-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) will return to action against Боби Купер (12-5).

 

The contests make up the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2,” што се емитува во живо на Спајк на 9 вечер. И/8 вечер. КТ, додека прелиминарните борби ќе поток во живо на Bellator.com и На Bellator мобилен стан.

 

Билетите за "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " кој со почеток во само $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, како и благајните Канзас ѕвезда Арена.

 

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, Мет 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 Тешеира на "Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Волков," 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. Сега, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Февруари 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, кога Гастон Рејно (5-0) returns to the cage with the intent of keeping his unblemished record intact.

Ажурирано "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Маркос Galvao (17-6-1) наспроти. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

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

Bellator МЛД Лесни Функција Бу: Дејв Rickels (16-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Боби Купер (12-5)

Меч за одлики во лесна категорија Bellator MMA: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) наспроти. Ребека Рут (5-1)

 

Прелиминарните картички:

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Babene (16-11) наспроти. Треј Хјустон (11-3)

Bellator МЛД Featherweight Функција Бу: Гастон Рејно (5-0) наспроти. Чука Вилис (6-2)

Bellator МЛД Во тешка категорија Функција Бу: Даниел Gallemore (4-3) наспроти. Фредерик Браун (3-2)

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

Bellator МЛД Лесни Функција Бу: Marcio Navarro (14-11) наспроти. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator МЛД Featherweight Функција Бу: Thai Clark (5-0) наспроти. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator МЛД боксер од полусредна категорија Функција Бу: Manny Meraz (7-1) наспроти. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator МЛД Лесни Функција Бу: Jason Witt (7-2) наспроти. Jonathan Gary (11-6)