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

Fevriye 28, 2016 FNU47 Kite yon kòmantè

MULVANE, Me. (Fevriye 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 "La ap 150: Kongo vs. Queiroz,” an event that delivered five spectacular main card fights.

Nan evènman prensipal aswè a, 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. Men, nan fen a, 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) sispann Francisco Lafrans (13-4-1) with a vicious punch 35 segonn nan wonn nan dezyèm, 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) men 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 minit, 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) bat Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) via desizyon inanim (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) in the opening main card fight at "La ap 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.

Rezilta Kat Preliminè:

Kyle Noblitt (2-0) bat David Hammons (1-2) via TKO (pwenson)

Rome Lindsay (5-5) bat Marcio Navarro (14-12) via TKO (pwenson) 2:30, R1

Chris Harris (5-0) bat Julian Marquez (2-1) via desizyon inanim (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Andre Fialho (6-0) bat Manny Meraz (7-2) via pentch (pwenson) :29, R1

Gregory Babene (17-11) bat Brandon Farran (12-11) via soumisyon (dèyè-toutouni toufe) 3:37, R1

Thai Clark (6-0) bat Deron Carlis (4-2) via desizyon inanim (29-28 x3)

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

Fevriye 26, 2016 FNU47 Kite yon kòmantè

MULVANE, Me. (Fevriye 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.

Kòm yon rezilta, Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) kont Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will now serve as the headliner and David Rickels (16-4) kont 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) kont Kiko France (13-3-1), the Bellator MMA debut of Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she fights Rebecca Ruth (5-1) ak Gaston Reyno (5-0) – fresh off his new exclusive multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA – will fight against Chuka Willis (6-2).

“La ap 150: Kongo vs. Queiroz,” difuze ap viv sou Spike a 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, pandan y ap epizod preliminè pral kouran viv sou Bellator.com ak La ap mobil App a.

Ranpli "la ap 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

La ap mma lour Main Evènman: 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 Lafrans (13-3-1)

La ap mma Plum Feature Bout: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)

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

Kat Preliminè:

La ap mma lour Feature Bout: David Hammons (1-1) vs. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)

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

La ap mma wèltèr Feature Bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)

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

La ap mma lejè Feature Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

La ap mma Plum Feature Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)

La ap mma lejè Feature Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)

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'La ap 150: Galvão VS. DANTAS 2’ THIS FRIDAY – UPDATED FIGHT CARD INFORMATION

Fevriye 23, 2016 FNU47 Kite yon kòmantè

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SANTA MONICA, Kalifòni. (Fevriye 22, 2015) - Sa a Vandredi, 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) nan "La ap 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2.

The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Vandredi, Fevriye 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. AK/8 p.m. CT, pandan y ap epizod preliminè pral kouran viv sou Bellator.com ak La ap mobil App a. Biyè pou "La ap 150: Galvão vs. Dantas 2 " ki kòmanse nan jis $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, osi byen ke biwo nan bwat Kansas Star Arena.

In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) kont Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Epitou sou kat la, Kendall Grove (22-15) pran sou Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), peyi pi renmen 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), ki moun ki pran sou Rebecca Ruth (5-1).

"Yo,"Ki te goumen pou pwomosyon mond-ki renome renmen nan Mondyal Extreme Cagefighting ak Shooto depi 2003, pwal fè konkirans pou la 11^th tan anba banyè la la ap mma. 34-zan la se jounen jodi a nan mitan an nan yon kat-batay genyen tras e li te parèt viktorye nan sèt nan dènye uit Scraps l '. Nan pwomnad dènye l ', Galvão fini Joe Warren nan "La ap 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.

Pandan se tan, Dantas pral kap kopi siksè nan li te gen kont Galvão nan premye reyinyon yo, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “La ap 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Mike Richman via inanim desizyon an "La ap 137: Halsey vs. Grove. " Sezon la ap 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Oktòb 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 Txekiera nan "La ap 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 nan "La ap 143: Warren vs. Davis," nan mwa septanm nan. 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 "La ap 146: Kato vs. Manhoef. " It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"Ak 12 nan l ' 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 sa a Novanm sot pase. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, si li nan sou wout li nan kalòj la, oswa lè li te pran sou yon moun ki nan Ki moun ki nan la ap mma ki lejè talan. 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. Koulye a,, “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. Koulye a,, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Fevriye 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.

Ranpli "la ap 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)

La ap mma lejè Feature Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)