MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT PITTING KENDALL GROVE AGAINST FRANCISCO FRANCE COMPLETES ‘BELLATOR 150’ MAIN CARD

Santa Monica, Calif. (Pebrero 11, 2015) – A fifth and final main card fight has been added to “Bellator 150: Galvao kumpara. Dantas 2” at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on Pebrero 26, sa balita na Kendall Grove (22-15) has agreed to fight Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1).

 

At saka, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" galvao (17-6-1) laban sa dating kampeon Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5). "Bellator 150: Galvao kumpara. 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) laban sa Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

 

The contests make up the televised portion ofBellator 150: Galvao kumpara. Dantas 2,” na kung saan mapapanood live sa pako sa 9 p.m. AT/8 p.m. CT, habang preliminary bouts ay mag-stream nang live sa Bellator.com at Ang Bellator Mobile App.

 

Tiket para sa "Bellator 150: Galvao kumpara. Dantas 2 " kung saan magsisimula lamang $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, pati na rin ang mga box office Kansas Star Arena.

Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Joey Beltran sa "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," noong Setyembre. The winner of “The Ultimate Fighter: 3," has fought professionally since 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,"Na may 12 ng kanyang 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.

Complete "Bellator 150: Galvao kumpara. 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 Magaang Tampok Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

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

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

 

Paunang Card:

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

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

Bellator MMA matimbang Tampok 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 Magaang Tampok Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

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

Bellator MMA welterweyt Tampok Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)

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

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