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

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (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. Grez,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” 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.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/ 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, njengamanje kuyatholakala at Ticketmaster.com.

 

Kongo, a-foot 6-4 Frenchman, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo manje igxile kuphela MMA futhi uye wakha 4-2 irekhodi ngaphansi banner Bellator MMA. 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 yakhe 24 career ngokunqoba, Volkov has scored 17 by Knockout.

 

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

 

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander grez (24-5)

Bellator Esilula Isici Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

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

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

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (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. Grez,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” 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.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/ 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, njengamanje kuyatholakala at Ticketmaster.com.

 

Kongo, a-foot 6-4 Frenchman, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo manje igxile kuphela MMA futhi uye wakha 4-2 irekhodi ngaphansi banner Bellator MMA. 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 yakhe 24 career ngokunqoba, Volkov has scored 17 by Knockout.

 

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

 

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander grez (24-5)

Bellator Esilula Isici Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: 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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EASY TWEET: "@TheCaveman316 liba @JohnAllesio79 at @kansasstararena ngoba #Bellator139!

Futhi: Featherweight Faceoff! @PatCurranMMA & @GoitiOfficial"

 

 

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 8, 2015) Bellator MMA has announced plans for a summer return to the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi., 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 David "The 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) ubuso Yamauchi up (18-2).

 

Ukulwa engeziwe, including a main event, uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

The event will broadcast live at 9 p.m. EST/ 8 p.m. EST Live and Free on Spike. The preliminary card will be streamed on Spike.com beginning at 7:30 p.m. EST/ 6:30 p.m. EST Amathikithi ukuqala at $20 hamba on ukudayiswa lokhu ngoMgqibelo, April 11 at 10 a.m. CT, and can be purchased online at KansasStarEventCenter.com noma 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 of yakhe 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.

 

KULELI VIKI: Bellator Lightweight World Champion Will Brooks looks to defend his title for the first time against former lightweight tournament winner Dave Jansen. Futhi ekhadini, 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, April 10, at 9/8c from the Bren Events Center at UC Irvine.

 

About Bellator MMA

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About Kansas Star Arena

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