SANTA MONICA, Californie. (Février 11, 2015) – A fifth and final main card fight has been added to “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2” at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on Février 26, with the news that Kendall Grove (22-15) has agreed to fight Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1).

 

En outre, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) contre l'ancien champion Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 Caroline du Nord) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5). "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " also features the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she meets Rebecca Ruth (5-1) and a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) contre Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

 

The contests make up the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2,” qui sera diffusée en direct sur Spike au 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, tandis combats préliminaires afflueront en direct sur Bellator.com et Mobile App Bellator.

 

Les billets pour «Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " qui commencent à juste $27, sont en vente dès maintenant à KansasStarEventCenter.com ou Ticketmaster.com, ainsi que le box-office Kansas étoile Arena.

Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Joey Beltran à "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," en Septembre. Le gagnant de “The Ultimate Fighter: 3," a combattu professionnellement depuis 2003 for promotions all around the world, notably ProElite and UFC. This will be “Da Spyder’s” sixth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner as he hopes to climb back towards a 185-pound title shot – he competed for the gold last year against Brandon Halsey.

 

A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated Ben Reiter the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef. " It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"Avec 12 de son 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.

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

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: 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 Léger Feature Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 Caroline du Nord) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco France (13-3-1)

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

 

Carte préliminaire:

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Grégory Babene (16-11) vs. Brandon Farran (12-10)

Bellator MMA plume Feature Bout: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Feature Bout: David Hammons (1-1) vs. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)

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

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

Bellator MMA plume Feature Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Feature Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. André Fialho (5-0)

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