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DOUS NOVOS ataques COMPLETE 'bellator 155: CARVALHO VS. CARD PRINCIPAL Manhoef 'en Boise ON MAIO 20 - Só en Spike

Marzo 25, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. (Marzo 24, 2016) - A corrosión ataque lixeiro Marcin Held (21-4) contra Dave Jansen (20-3) e unha vinculación concurso pesado Persecución Gormley (12-5) contra Joey Beltran (17-12), foron engadidos á tarxeta principal de "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " no CenturyLink Arena, en Boise, Idaho en maio 20.

As loitas unirse a unha tarxeta que xa posúe un evento principal do Campionato do Mundo Middleweight colosal, cando Rafael Carballo (12-1) defende o seu cinto contra o ardente Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Alén, ex-campión do bellator MMA Pena Pat Curran (21-7) vai regresar á acción, por primeira vez desde xuño, cando afronta o resilientes Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) no evento co-principal do card.

Os ingresos para "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " comezan en só $25 e xa están á venda no Bellator.com, Oficina Arena Box CenturyLink ou CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com. O evento vai ao aire en directo e gratuíta pola Spike en 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT. Un oito-loita aires card preliminar vivir Bellator.com eO bellator Mobile App comezando o 6:30 p.m. E.

realizada, un 13-loita bellator MMA veterano, mira para comezar outra raia longa gañador tras ver a súa última serie de seis loita estalou nas mans do campión da división Will Brooks durante "Bellator 145: With A Vengeance ". A 24-year-old especialista en finalizações gravou vitorias en 11 da súa última 13 loitas, con seis dos sete anteriores benvida por KO ou finalización. O seu enfrontamento suculento con "The Fugitive" no "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " marca a súa 2016 estrea e primeira loita desde novembro de 2015.

Tras unha vitoria por decisión unánime do nativo polaco volta 2013 ás "Bellator 93,"Dave Jansen vai mirar para bater unha vez fóra Realizada en loita recurso leve da noite. "O Fugitivo" entra na súa novena loita con bellator MMA e mira para engadir á súa impresionante 7-1 rexistro coa promoción. Con series de vitorias de sete e 13 pelexas polo seu ilustre carreira de nove anos, a 36-year-old nativa Oregon volverá ter os ollos postos en comezar un novo tramo de vitorias cando pisa na gaiola en maio 20.

Na acción pesado, Chase Gormley vai mirar para construír nunha carreira impresionante de tres anos que o viu gañar cinco das súas últimas seis loitas, cando asume Joey Beltran. Fighting Championship Titan chefão pesado gañou o título da promoción cunha vitoria por decisión unánime contra Jon Madsen en marzo de 2015.

Dende que entrou na pelexa bellator MMA en 2013, Beltran xa competiu contra algúns dos mellores loitadores de promoción ten que ofrecer, con combates contra:Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Vladimir "O Conserxaría" Matyushenko, Emanuel Newton, e Brian Rogers. Tras a transición aos medios en abril 2015, "O Mexicutioner" gañou dous dos tres loitas, pero agora volve á división de pesos pesados que xa habitaron.

Actualizado "bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef "Tarxeta de loita

Bellator MMA Middleweight título mundial loita: Rafael Carballo (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)

Bellator MMA Co-Main Event Pena: Pat Curran (21-7) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Bout Característica: Dan Charles (10-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)

Bellator MMA Característica Lightweight Bout: Dave Jansen (20-3) vs. Marcin Held (21-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Bout Característica: Joey Beltran (17-12) vs. Persecución Gormley (12-5)

Card preliminar

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Joe Hamilton (3-0) vs. Tyler Freeland (3-0)

Bellator MMA Flyweight preliminar Bout: veta Arteaga (1-0) vs. Jackie Vandenburgh (0-1)

Bellator MMA Pena preliminar Bout: Vince Morales (3-1) vs. Hamilton Ash (3-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Brendon Raftery (4-2) vs. Casey Johnson (4-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight preliminar Bout: Scott Thometz (9-5) vs. Josh Tyler (7-3)

Bellator MMA Middleweight preliminar Bout: Sean Powers (9-5) vs. Will Noland (15-6)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Ricky Steele (5-0) vs. Erick Cronkhite (2-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight preliminar Bout: Jesse Brock (21-8) vs. Olly Bradstreet (39-12)

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FIVE-FIGHT MAIN CARD NOW COMPLETE FOR INAUGURAL ‘BELLATOR KICKBOXING: TORINO’ EVENT ON APRIL 16 IN ITALY

Marzo 19, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

KEVIN ROSS, RAYMOND DANIELS & DENISE KIELHOLTZ RECEIVE OPPONENTS

SANTA MONICA, TAL. (Marzo 18, 2016) – Bellator Kickboxing’s groundbreaking inaugural event, "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino," has been finalized with the opponents for Kevin Ross (30-9), Raymond Daniels (10-3) e Denise Kielholtz (43-2). Ross will square off against Matteo Taccini (24-3-1), while Daniels takes on Francesco Moricca (15-2-1) and Kielholtz goes head to head with Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1) at the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy on Abril 16.

The trio of Italy natives join a card that already features some of the top athletes in kickboxing, including one of the most accomplished knockout artists in all of combat sports, Melvin Manhoef (37-12), who takes on the always dangerous Alexandru Negrea (8-2). Tamén, a 165-pound ISKA title fight between Mustapha Haida(37-3-3) e Karim Ghajji (95-12) will take place in the co-main event slot. “No Mercy” is also scheduled to return to MMA when he challenges for the Bellator MMA middleweight title against Rafael Carballo en“Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef” en Maio 20.

The debut of "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " will take place on April 16 and be televised Friday, Abril 22 en 11:00 p.m. ET / ES, immediately following "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " on SPIKE. Entrementes, "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Campos” airs on SPIKE Saturday, Abril 16 en 10 p.m. ET / ES.

American Muay Thai standout Ross is also referred to as “The Soul Assassin,” and he will look to live up to that name come April 16. Ross and his opponent, who is a 2014 ISKA Champion out of Rome are currently scheduled to be the very first fight in Bellator Kickboxing history. The two will undoubtedly look to kick off the promotion’s first event with an emphatic, memorable performance.

The pair of flyweights will come out swinging when Kielholtz and Vernocchi bring their impressive skill sets to the cage in an enticing matchup. Dutch striking specialist Kielholtz recently went “5 Rounds” in a Bellator digital piece.

In the welterweight division, Daniels, a 35-year-old American southpaw will be opposite Moricca, an Italian slugger and winner of the 2015 Ring Rules tournament, looking to impress in front of his home crowd. Daniels has made a name for himself as one of the top karate fighters in the USA and through his numerous knockouts by way of spinning-kick, translating to an instant fan-favorite wherever he fights.

For additional information about the "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Campos” evento, prema aquí.

Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:

Bellator Kickboxing Middleweight Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (37-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)

Bellator Kickboxing 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)

Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (10-3) vs. Francesco Moricca (0-0)

Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)

Bellator Kickboxing Bantamweight Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (30-9) vs. Matteo Taccini (0-0)

Complete "bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Campos” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Lightweight Main Event: Patricky Freire (15-7) vs. Derek Campos (16-6)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Alessio Sakara (17-11) vs. Brian Rogers (12-8)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Anastasia Yankova (2-0) vs. Anjela Pink (Estrea)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniele Miceli (2-0) vs. Daniele Scatizzi (6-2)

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DAN CHARLES SET TO FIGHT AUGUSTO SAKAI DURING MAIN CARD OF ‘BELLATOR 155: CARVALHO VS. Manhoef '

Marzo 17, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. (Marzo 17, 2016) – A heavyweight bout between Dan "The Man" Charles (10-3) e Augusto Sakai (9-0) has been added to the main card of "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " no CenturyLink Arena, en Boise, Idaho en maio 20.

The fight joins a card that already features an enthralling Middleweight World Championship main event, cando Rafael Carballo (12-1) defends his belt against the explosive power of Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (30-12-1). Alén, ex-campión do bellator MMA Pena Pat Curran (21-7) vai regresar á acción, por primeira vez desde xuño, when he faces the always-dangerous Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1) no evento co-principal do card.

Os ingresos para "Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " comezan en só $25 e xa están á venda no Bellator.com, Oficina Arena Box CenturyLink ou CenturyLinkArenaBoise.com.

"Bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef " vai ao aire en directo e gratuíta pola Spike en 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, mentres loitas preliminares ha transmitir ao vivo en Bellator.com eO bellator Mobile App. Additional contests will be announced in the coming weeks.

After an injury bumped Sakai from the co-main event of "Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Spartan," the 24-year-old Brazilian heavyweight is ready to return to action and has his sights set on remaining unbeaten in his 2016 estrea. Sakai is coming off of another flawless year under the Bellator MMA banner, recording victories in each of his two appearances, including a unanimous decision win over Alex Huddleston in his most recent bout at "Bellator 145: With A Vengeance ".

Dan "The Man" Charles, enters his sixth fight with Bellator MMA and looks to add to his impressive 10-3 rexistro profesional. The 30-year-old Phoenix native, capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Persecución Gormley en "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," en setembro.

Actualizado "bellator 155: carballo vs. Manhoef "Tarxeta de loita

Bellator MMA Middleweight título mundial loita: Rafael Carballo (12-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-12-1)

Bellator MMA Co-Main Event Pena: Pat Curran (21-7) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-5-1)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Bout Característica: Dan Charles (10-3) vs. Augusto Sakai (9-0)

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MATT MITRIONE CHOOSES BELLATOR MMA, SIGNING AN EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT WITH THE PROMOTION

Marzo 15, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

SANTA MONICA (Marzo 14, 2016) – Last week, top mixed martial art’s free agent Matt Mitrione (9-5) joined Ariel Helwani’s “MMA Hour” show and revealed that he had been fielding offers from multiple promotions, including a great bid he had received from Bellator MMA. In a very rare move, Helwani had Mitrione rejoin his popular talk show for a second straight week to announce that the paperwork has been finalized, making Mitrione the newest member of Bellator MMA’s heavyweight division.

“There comes a time in every athlete’s life, where the scenarios change and the landscape has eroded from what made you fall in love with it initially,” said Mitrione. “It has become that time for me. After a mutually beneficial free agency period, I’ve decided to move my career to Bellator. I’ve enjoyed almost every second of my career and unlike most that switch organizations due to being cut or no longer being able to perform at the sports highest levels, I am bringing a body and skillset that are only getting better and I cannot wait to test my abilities against the best Bellator has to offer.”

Lovingly referred to as “Meathead,” Mitrione is one of the few fighters to have started his professional career with the UFC without previously competing on the regional circuit. His 14-bout stint with that promotion began in 2009, where he faced formidable opponents the likes of: Kimbo Slice, Gabriel Gonzaga, Ben Rothwell, Derrick Lewis, Brendan Schaub, Roy Nelson, Shawn Jordan and Travis Brown amongst others.

Prior to competing in MMA, Mitrione earned a scholarship to play defensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers football team, not far from where he grew up in Springfield, Enfermo. Tras a facultade, he played in the NFL for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings until 2005.

At the conclusion of his professional football career, the Shotokan Karate Black Belt focused all of his attention on the sport of MMA. Mitrione spent time training with Duke Roufus and the highly-respected Roufusport team before landing with the famed Blackzilians camp in Boca Raton, FLA, where he trains today.

The extremely popular and well-spoken Mitrione has allowed the judges to determine the result of his fight only twice, contra Joey Beltran e Cheick Kongo, both of whom currently fight for Bellator MMA. His entertaining fighting style has earned him recognition with “Performance of the Night” (dúas veces) e “Loita da Noite” eloxios.

Prior to his last fight with his former promotion, Mitrione was forced to participate in a media session barefoot, as his shoes didn’t adhere to the strict company uniform policy. He will have no such problems at Bellator, where he is free to secure his own sponsors and keep his feet warm with the footwear of his choosing.

Bellator has been bolstering their heavyweight division as of late, and Mitrione becomes the second heavyweight free agent the promotion has signed in as many months, como Sergei Kharitonov joined the fray in February. The division is currently championed by Vitaly Minakov, and includes other top names like Slice, Bobby Lashley, Cheick Kongo, Vinicius “Spartan,” Tony Johnson, Justin Wren, Dan Charles e Augusto Sakai.

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CHEICK KONGO INCHES PAST VINICIUS SPARTAN IN ‘BELLATOR 150’ MAIN EVENT ON SPIKE

Febreiro 28, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

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MULVANE, Maio. (Febreiro 26, 2015) – A week removed from the most watched Bellator MMA event in company history, the Scott Coker-led promotion returned to action on SPIKE with "Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Queiroz,” an event that delivered five spectacular main card fights.

No evento principal da noite, Cheick Kongo (24-10-2) intelligently managed the distance between he and Vinicius Spartan (8-4), kicking and jabbing his way to a split decision victory (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).

Spartan did have his moments during the heavyweight encounter, securing takedowns in rounds two and three, followed by a knockdown late. Pero no extremo, Kongo received the benefit of the doubt from the Kansas-appointed judges. The Frenchman has now won two straight, and improved to 6-2 overall under the Bellator MMA banner.

It only took David Rickels (17-4) three minutes and 49 seconds to finish Bobby Cooper (12-6) in front of a sellout crowd at Kansas Star Arena on Friday. Both men had their moments during the action, but after a knee to the body dropped Cooper to his knees, “The Caveman” pummelled his foe with hammerfists until referee John McCarthy called a stop to the action.

Kendall Grove (23-15) parado Francisco Francia (13-4-1) with a vicious punch 35 segundos para a segunda quenda, winning by knockout. The victory was an emotional one for “Da Spyder,” who recently lost his brother and made it clear his performance was dedicated to his late sibling. Grove has now won three of his last four tilts, all via finish.

Chuka Willis (7-2) handed Gaston Reyno (5-1) the first defeat of his mixed martial arts career on Friday, winning via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27). The scrap went back-and-forth over the course of 15 actas, with multiple submission attempts and knockdowns by both men. But in the end – much to the delight of the partisan crowd – Willis earned the nod.

Former Shamrock FC Flyweight Champion Rebecca Ruth (6-1) derrotado Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) por decisión unánime (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) in the opening main card fight at "Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Queiroz.” For “Ruthless” the win is the first of her career via the judges’ scorecards and extended her current winning streak to four straight.

Resultados card preliminar:

Kyle Noblitt (2-0) derrotado David Hammons (1-2) por TKO (socos)

Rome Lindsay (5-5) derrotado Marcio Navarro (14-12) por TKO (socos) 2:30, R1

Chris Harris (5-0) derrotado Julian Marquez (2-1) por decisión unánime (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Andre Fialho (6-0) derrotado Manny Meraz (7-2) por nocaute (socos) :29, R1

Gregory Babene (17-11) derrotado Brandon Farran (12-11) por finalización (mata-león) 3:37, R1

Thai Clark (6-0) derrotado Deron Carlis (4-2) por decisión unánime (29-28 x3)

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ILLNESS REMOVES MARCOS GALVAO FROM CARD, CHEICK KONGO VERSUS VINICIUS QUEIROZ PROMOTED TO MAIN EVENT SLOT

Febreiro 26, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

MULVANE, Maio. (Febreiro 25, 2015) – Over the course of fight week, Marcos "Loro" Galvão (17-6-1) has been battling an illness. After consulting physicians, Bellator officials have decided to to pull him from his Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title defense against former champion Eduardo Dantas (17-4).

After making weight inside Kansas Star Arena at 10 a.m. CT, Dantas was paid his show money. The fight will be rescheduled in the near future.

Como resultado, Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) contra Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will now serve as the headliner and David Rickels (16-4) contra Bobby Cooper (12-5) is the new co-main event. Rounding out the SPIKE-televised card will be a middleweight attraction pitting Kendall Grove (22-15) contra Kiko France (13-3-1), the Bellator MMA debut of Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she fights Rebecca Ruth (5-1) e Gaston Reyno (5-0) – fresh off his new exclusive multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA – will fight against Chuka Willis (6-2).

“Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Queiroz,” vai ao aire en directo na Spike en 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, mentres loitas preliminares ha transmitir ao vivo en Bellator.com e O bellator Mobile App.

Complete "bellator 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

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

Bellator MMA Lightweight Co-Main Event: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

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

MMA bellator Pena Bout Característica: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)

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

Card preliminar:

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

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

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

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

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

MMA bellator Pena Bout Característica: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)

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

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"Bellator 150: Galvão VS. DANTAS 2’ THIS FRIDAY – UPDATED FIGHT CARD INFORMATION

Febreiro 23, 2016 FNU47 Leave a comment

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SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Febreiro 22, 2015) - Este venres, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion Marcos "Loro" Galvão (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) ás "Bellator 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2.

The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Venres, Febreiro 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. E/8 p.m. CT, mentres loitas preliminares ha transmitir ao vivo en Bellator.com e O bellator Mobile App. Entradas para "Bellator 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2, " que comezan en só $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, así como a taquilla Kansas Estrella Arena.

In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) contra Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Tamén na tarxeta, Kendall Grove (22-15) asume Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), cidade natal favorito David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), que asume Rebecca Ruth (5-1).

"Eles,"Que loitou para promocións de renome mundial dos gustos de World Extremo Cagefighting e Shooto desde 2003, estarán competindo para o 11^th tempo baixo a bandeira bellator MMA. A 34-year-old está actualmente no medio dunha serie de vitorias de catro loitas e saíu vitorioso en sete dos seus últimos oito chatarras. Na súa última excursión, Galvão rematou Joe Warren en "Bellator 135: Warren vs. Galvão " via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.

Entrementes, Dantas estará mirando para duplicar o éxito que tivo contra Galvão na súa primeira reunión, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Mike Richman por decisión unánime en "Bellator 137: Halsey vs. Grove. " O bellator Temporada 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Outubro 23.

Kongo will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, looking to add to his impressive promotional mark of 5-2. The Parisian 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 fellow 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.

Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Joey Beltran en "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," en setembro. 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” France 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,"Con 12 da súa 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.

A Bellator MMA event in Mulvane, Kansas just wouldn’t be the same without “The Caveman,” who will return to action for the first time since competing against Michael Chandler en novembro pasado. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, se é no seu camiño para a gaiola, ou cando está tomando nun quen é quen do bellator MMA talento leve. The 27-year-old will be making his 16^thappearance under the promotional banner.

The last time Bobby Cooper fought inside the Kansas Star Arena, he took home a closely contested split decision victory over“Bellator 147” co-headliner Pablo Villaseca. Agora, “Super Duper” will look to move to 3-0 under the Bellator MMA banner when he faces Rickels in hostile territory. It’s worth noting that the Missouri native has only lost twice in his last eight MMA appearances.

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. Agora, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Febreiro 26 against a tough foe in Ruth.

“Becky” Ruth was undefeated in 2015, winning all three of her matchups by technical 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.

Complete "bellator 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)

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