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International knockout artists Cheick Kongo and Alexander Volkov clash on June 26 in headlining bout of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov”

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SANTA MONICA, Ill. (Aprilis 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) et priore Bellator MMA Pullover Mundus Champion Alexander “Draco” Volkov (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on June 26.

 

The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, May.

 

The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Naturalis” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.

 

Nocturnae main card iactare liberum in quo uiuit et dens 9 p.m. ATQUE/ 8 p.m. CT, dum in praevia temporis daret precibus Spike.com.

 

Additional erit nuntiatum in brevi temporis daret.

 

Nullam enim “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” quod satus procul iustus $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, at sunt available Ticketmaster.com.

 

Kongo, a IV-VI-pes homo Gallus, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Nunc solum spectet, et ædificavit Kongo MMA 4-2 sub vexillo MMA record Bellator. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.”

 

The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. In his 24 career victorias, Volkov has scored 17 a knockout.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Friday, June 26, Kanas stella Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)

Bellator Lightweight proelium Feature: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator featherweight proelium Feature: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)

Securus Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real atque @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

 

SANTA MONICA, Ill. (Aprilis 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) et priore Bellator MMA Pullover Mundus Champion Alexander “Draco” Volkov (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on June 26.

 

The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, May.

 

The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Naturalis” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.

 

Nocturnae main card iactare liberum in quo uiuit et dens 9 p.m. ATQUE/ 8 p.m. CT, dum in praevia temporis daret precibus Spike.com.

 

Additional erit nuntiatum in brevi temporis daret.

 

Nullam enim “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” quod satus procul iustus $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, at sunt available Ticketmaster.com.

 

Kongo, a IV-VI-pes homo Gallus, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Nunc solum spectet, et ædificavit Kongo MMA 4-2 sub vexillo MMA record Bellator. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.”

 

The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. In his 24 career victorias, Volkov has scored 17 a knockout.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Friday, June 26, Kanas stella Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

 

Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)

Bellator Lightweight proelium Feature: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator featherweight proelium Feature: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)

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BELLATOR MMA ANNOUNCES RETURN TO KANSAS STAR ARENA ON JUNE 26 WITH TWO FEATURED BOUTS IN DAVE RICKELS vs. JOHN ALESSIO & PAT CURRAN vs. GOITI YAMAUCHI

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SANTA MONICA, Ill. (Aprilis 8, 2015) Bellator MMA has announced plans for a summer return to the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, May., on June 26 for an event currently titled “Bellator 139.”

 

The first two fights confirmed to take place on the “Bellator 139” main card have been announced with Kansas’ own Davidem "Caveman" Rickels (16-3) taking on Pride Fighting Championships veteran John Alessio (35-17) in lightweight action and former featherweight champ Pat Curran (20-7) facies Yamauchi up (18-2).

 

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The event will broadcast live at 9 p.m. EST/ 8 p.m. CST Ago et libero in Spike. The preliminary card will be streamed on Spike.com beginning at 7:30 p.m. EST/ 6:30 p.m. CST Nullam at incipiens $20 go on sale hoc Saturday, Aprilis 11 at 10 a.m. CT, and can be purchased online at KansasStarEventCenter.com aut Ticketmaster.com.

 

A fan-favorite in the Kansas area, Rickels will be making his 14th appearance for the Scott Coker-led promotion since 2011. “The Caveman,” a 26-year-old who competed for the 155-pound title against Michael Chandler at Bellator 97, was most recently in action against Davi Ramos at Bellator 130, winning via unanimous decision.

 

Alessio, 35, has not been in action since May of 2014, when he earned a unanimous decision win against Eric Wisely at Bellator 119. The 53-fight veteran has competed professionally since 1998 against the likes of Pat Miletich, Diego Sanchez and Paul Daley.

 

A former Bellator MMA 145 pound champion, Curran will return to action for the first time since his split decision loss to Daniel Weichel at Bellator 133. “Paddy Mike” has been involved in some of the most entertaining scraps in promotional history and will look to continue that trend against Yamauchi.

 

At only 22-years-old, Yamauchi is already making waves in Bellator’s featherweight division. The Japanese competitor holds victories over Mike Richman and Martin Stapleton and has earned 15 eius 18 professional wins before reaching the judges’ scorecards. The upcoming bout with Curran will serve as his toughest test to date under the Bellator banner.

 

HIC WEEK: Bellator Lightweight World Champion Will Brooks looks to defend his title for the first time against former lightweight tournament winner Dave Jansen. Item in card, World Champion kickboxer Joe Schilling returns to the Bellator cage for the first time since he produced a Knockout of the Year candidate over Melvin Manhoef last November. Schilling faces a tough Rafael Carvalho at “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen,” which airs Live and Free on Spike this Friday, Aprilis 10, at 9/8c from the Bren Events Center at UC Irvine.

 

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