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HISAKI KATO TAKES ON A.J. MATTHEWS IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CLASH AS BELLATOR MMA INVADES MEMPHIS ON OCT. 21

 

GOITI YAMAUCHI-RYAN COUTURE SQUARE OFF IN LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN CARD BOUT – RICKY RAINEY VS. GILBERT SMITH CONFIRMED FOR PRELIMINARY CARD

Santa Monica, Calif. (September 16, 2016) – A middleweight pairing pitting Hisaki Kato (6-2) ngokumelene A.J. Matthews (8-5) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove” at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., ngo-Okthoba 21.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, a lightweight faceoff pitting Yamauchi up (19-3) ngokumelene Ryan Couture (10-4) completes the SPIKE-televised main card. The first of what will be a stacked preliminary card is also official, with the news that Ricky “The Sniper” Rainey (11-4) ezolwa Gilbert “Chocolate Thunder” Smith (12-5). Additional undercard bouts will be announced shortly.

Tickets for the event are on sale now at Bellator.com, Ticketmaster or FedExForum Box Office. Main card action kicks off LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. CT, while prelims streams live on Bellator.com futhi I Bellator Mobile App.

Since signing with Bellator MMA, the calm and subdued Kato has been in nothing but absolute barn burners once the cage door shuts. The exciting fights have even transcended combat sport iterations, when at "Bellator MMA: Dynamite 2” Kato delivered a spinning back fist that stopped Joe Schilling in his tracks, the second finish in as many tries for “The Japanese Musketeer” against “Stitch Em’ Up.” Currently situated in France, the 33-year-old has had one MMA contest thus far in 2016, stopping Yuta Watanabe in April.

When he’s not traveling the world in an effort to learn everything there is to know about the different martial arts disciplines, Matthews is putting his skills to the test under the Bellator MMA umbrella. A veteran of Strikeforce, “The Mercenary” has laced up the gloves seven times previously for the Viacom-owned promotion, stopping his opponent in all but one of his victories. Primarily training at Alliance MMA throughout his career, Matthews has spent much of his time as of late in Thailand, even taking a Muay Thai bout before meeting Ben Reiter at "Bellator 156: Galvão vs.. Dantas 2.”

At nje kweminyaka engu-23 ubudala, Yamauchi is one of the premiere young talents in the sport of MMA today. Prior to joining Bellator MMA, the Japanese submission specialist amassed an unfathomable 14-1 irekhodi 11 submissions and one knockout. Since merging with the Scott Coker-led promotion, Yamauchi has strung together a promising mark of 5-2 with three rear-naked choke submissions. Of his 19 career wins, 15 sebefikile ngendlela yokuzithoba, while no opponent has yet been able to finish the elusive fighter. Yamauchi will now jump up in weight class and join the lightweight division for a clash with one of the most legendary last names in MMA, Couture.

Known to many as the son of former world champion Randy Couture, Ryan has made 14 professional appearances over his career, all of which took place under the bright lights of a national promotion like Strikeforce or Bellator MMA. Residing in Las Vegas, the 34-year-old submission specialist enters the cage having won four of his past five contests, with each of his victories coming by way of rear-naked choke submission. Although there is a noticeable age difference between his opponent, Yamauchi made his professional debut a mere two months after Couture, in October of 2010. Tune in to SPIKE on October 21 to see which Bellator MMA lightweight powerhouse will emerge victorious.

 

Qedela "Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove” Main Card:

Middleweight Main Event: Alexander Shlemenko (53-9) vs. Kendall Grove (23-15)

Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Bobby Lashley (14-2) vs. Josh Appelt (12-5)

Middleweight Feature Bout: Hisaki Kato (6-2) vs. A.J. Matthews (8-5)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Yamauchi up (19-3) vs. Ryan Couture (10-4)

 

IKhadi Preliminary:

Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Ricky Rainey (11-4) vs. Gilbert Smith (12-5)

HUMAN HIGHLIGHT REEL RAYMOND DANIELS TAKES ON STEFANO BRUNO AT ‘BELLATOR KICKBOXING: ST. LOUIS’ ON JUNE 24 – LIVE & FREE ON SPIKE AT 11/10C

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IN ADDITION: KERI MELENDEZ-SARAH HOWELL SHOWDOWN COMPLETES DYNAMIC BELLATOR KICKBOXING CARD

Santa Monica, Calif. (June 14, 2016) – The SPIKE-televised "Bellator sokulwa: St. Louis" event on June 24 at Scottrade Center is now complete, with the addition of two fights featuring Bellator Kickboxers Raymond Daniels (11-3) futhi Keri Melendez (3-1), ngubani izohlangana Stefano Bruno (23-2-1) futhi Sarah Howell (DEBUT) ngokulandelana.

 

The fights join a main event that features a middleweight rematch between Joe Schilling (27-8) futhi Hisaki Kato (6-2), who initially competed against one another in a mixed martial arts contest that saw Kato get the better of the kickboxing ace with a “Knockout of the Year” winning superman punch.

 

"Bellator Kickboxing: St. Louis” will air immediately following the highly anticipated “Bellator: Dynamite 2” event LIVE and FREE on Spike at 11 p.m. KANYE/10 p.m. CT. Tickets for the double feature event start at just $30 and are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and the at Scottrade Center Box Office.

 

A native of California, Daniels is one of the most widely known kickboxers in America, having made a splash as both and amateur and professional. “The Real Deal” went 17-0 njengoba an amateur, nge nine knockouts, finishing all 17 bouts in the first round. Daniels made his professional debut in 2007, winning each of his first four fights, three of which ended in knockouts for the 36-year-old welterweight. Daniels was also a competitor at Bellator’s inaugural "Bellator sokulwa: Torino " event in Italy this year, earning his first career victory with the Scott Coker-led promotion. The win was the eighth of his professional career and it came spectacularly 30 imizuzwana singene emzuliswaneni wokuqala, giving him five first-round knockouts in total.

 

With a stellar record of 23-2-1, Italian kickboxer Stefano Bruno will have his hands full when he steps into the ring with Daniels on the 24th of June. One half of what many kickboxing pundits considered the fight of the year in 2015 against Hosam Radwan, Bruno has competed all around the globe and has truly made a name for himself in the welterweight division.

 

The queen of the infamous Skrap Pack in Northern California, Melendez made her first appearance with Bellator during the kickboxing portion of "Bellator: Dynamite 1, " recording a unanimous decision victory over Hadley Griffith in front of her home town faithful. Melendez tallied a 4-1 amateur mark before taking her talents to the professional circuit, lapho okwamanje yena lisiphatheleni 3-1 irekhodi Kickboxing. The 32-year-old flyweight will look to build off her impressive debut last year, when she takes on Sarah Howell in the kickboxing portion of Bellator’s “Dynamite 2” on June 24 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

 

Making your professional debut in anything is an arduous task, but making your debut against Melendez will be tougher than usual for Howell, who comes into the fight with no pro experience. Hailing from Washington – which coincidentally was the homestate of Melendez’s last opponentthe proud mother has been documenting her road to “Dynamite 2” through her blog, which can be found lapha.

 

Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: St. Louis” Fight Card:

Bellator Kickboxing Middleweight Main Event: Joe Schilling (27-8) vs. Hisaki Kato (6-2)

Bellator Kickboxing Welterweight Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (11-3) vs. Stefano Bruno (23-2-1)

Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight Feature Bout: Keri Melendez (3-1) vs. Sarah Howell (DEBUT)

LIGHT wesibhakela umncintiswano PITTING Houston ALEXANDER KWABANTU UGUILHERME Viana ucedzela 'BELLATOR 146: Kato VS. IKHADI MANHOEF 'MAIN

FINAL EZINHLANU imincintiswano zokukwazi uphinde wakuqinisekisa FOR NOV. 20

Santa Monica, Calif. (October 28, 2015) - A umncintiswano ukukhanya sosondonzima featuring Houston Alexander (16-12) Ukuqhathanisa William Viana (6-2) ucedzela ikhadi main of "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef " at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, KULUNGILE., on November 20.

 

Ikhadi isiqephu of “Bellator 146: 'Kato vs. Manhoef,” Akazikhukhumezi siphile on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. CT, kanti neziqubu wokulungiselela ziyogobhozela on Spike.com at 6 p.m. CT. Amathikithi for "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef " ezisendalini manje eHhovisi WinStar World Casino and Resort Box, kanye Ticketmaster. Ticket amanani isukela: $75, $55, $45 neminyango umcimbi evulekile at 5:00 p.m. CT Isikhathi sendawo, kanye emncintiswaneni wokuqala ukuthatha indawo Ngemva kwehora.

Umemezele Ngaphambilini pairings for the event zihlanganisa isenzo featherweight featuring Bubba Jenkins (9-2), othatha on Jordan Parsons (11-1) futhi Hisaki Kato (5-1) ohlangabezana Melvin Manhoef (29-12-1) in a middleweight headlining ukukhangwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, a pitting welterweight scrap Ricky Rainey (11-3) ngokumelene Chidi Njokuani (13-4) futhi isici engasindi mpi pitting Brandon Girtz (13-4) ngokumelene Derek Fields (15-5) ngeke futhi zenzeke.

Slate Ikhadi sika zokukwazi ubuye seliphelele, ne ukwengeza imincintiswano ezintsha ezinhlanu. A mpi middlweight phakathi Ben Reiter (16-0) futhi Francisco France (12-3), iziqubu abesifazane ababili baka, one featuring Arlene Blencowe (6-5) ngokumelene Gabrielle Holloway (5-3) futhi Julia Budd (7-2) Ukuqhathanisa Roberta Rovel(4-0), futhi a pitting welterweight scrap Andre Santos (37-10) ngokumelene Josh nokuba (36-14), futhi umbhangqwana 145-pounders uya empini uma Israel Giron (18-4) ihlangana Mark Dickman (10-2).

At-engu-43 ubudala, Houston Alexander iye ukuncintisana efanele kusukela 2001, lacing up the amagilavu ​​kusukela ukukhushulwa ukuthandwa Ultimate Fighting Championship, Shark ayalwa, Uvuko Ukulwa Alliance, NSS and Bellator MMA. "I Assassin" waziwa eyodwa-Punch amandla akhe Knockout, ikhono le standout igqubu Training Center uye luboniswe 11 of yakhe 16 iwina njengoba professional. Manje, isiphukuphuku of wakhe wokugcina ezimbili iziqubu, Alexander ubukeka ukuqeda 2015 on a inothi okusezingeni ngezithukuthuku yakhe Nov. 20 Umphikisi.

Coming off a behluliwe Bellator MMA yakhe DEBUT, the Viana engu-29 ubudala ubheka bounce back ngokumelene Umphikisi onesifo ezingaphezu kuka izikhathi ezimbili nakho kwakhe. Zimemezele kusukela Brazil, Viana uye wenza ophela ukulwa ekuseni off ophilayo, ephumula umuntu emi okuphambene naye ngaphakathi yezinyoni izikhathi ezinhlanu ngaphambi kokufinyelela scorecards abahluleli '.

Qedela "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef"Ukulwa Card

IKhadi Main:

Bellator middleweight Isici Fight: Hisaki Kato (5-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (29-12-1)

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Bubba Jenkins (9-2) vs. Jordan Parsons (11-1)

Bellator Welterweight Isici Fight: Ricky Rainey (11-3) vs. Chidi Njokuani (13-4)

Bellator Esilula Isici Fight: Brandon Girtz (13-4) vs. Derek Fields (15-5)

 

IKhadi Preliminary:

Bellator middleweight Isici Fight: Ben Reiter (16-0) vs. Francisco France (12-3)

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Israel Giron (18-4) vs. Mark Dickman (10-2)

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Arlene Blencowe (6-5) vs. Gabrielle Holloway

Bellator Welterweight Isici Fight: Andre Santos (37-10) vs. Josh nokuba (36-14)

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Julia Budd (7-2) vs. Roberta Rovel (4-0)

Bellator wesibhakela Isici Fight: Zach Rosol (1-0) vs. Alonzo Menifield (DEBUT)

Bellator Catchweight (140 lbs.) Isici Fight: Stephen Banaszak (4-5) vs. George Pacurariu (10-4)

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Treston Thomison (8-3) vs. Chris Jones (9-3)

Bellator Bantamweight Isici Fight: Eli Tamez (9-0) vs. Roshaun Jones (2-3)

Bellator Welterweight Isici Fight: Justin Patterson (6-0) vs. Sean Holden (3-1)

Bellator Catchweight (195 lbs.) Isici Fight: Bubba McDaniel (25-10) vs. Kenyon Jackson (3-2)

Rematch engasindi PHAKATHI Brandon GIRTZ-Derek Campos Kungezwe MAIN ikhadi 'BELLATOR 146: Kato VS. Manhoef '

EZIYISITHUPHA imincintiswano olwandulelayo uphinde wakuqinisekisa FOR NOV. 20

Santa Monica, Calif. (October 29, 2015) - A engasindi scrap pitting Brandon Girtz (13-4) ngokumelene Derek Fields (15-5) ufakiwe"Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef " at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, KULUNGILE., on November 20.

Enyakazayo 155-ganda kuyokwenzeka ikhadi main of “Bellator 146: 'Kato vs. Manhoef,” lapho Airs siphile on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. CT, kanti neziqubu wokulungiselela ziyogobhozela on Spike.com at 6 p.m. CT.

 

Amathikithi for "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef " ezisendalini manje eHhovisi WinStar World Casino and Resort Box, kanye Ticketmaster. Ticket amanani isukela: $75, $55, $45 neminyango umcimbi evulekile at 5:00 p.m. CT Isikhathi sendawo, kanye emncintiswaneni wokuqala ukuthatha indawo Ngemva kwehora.

Umemezele Ngaphambilini pairings for the event zihlanganisa isenzo featherweight featuring Bubba Jenkins (9-2), othatha on Jordan Parsons (11-1) futhi Hisaki Kato (5-1) ohlangabezana Melvin Manhoef (29-12-1) in a middleweight headlining ukukhangwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, a pitting welterweight scrap Ricky Rainey (11-3) ngokumelene Chidi Njokuani (13-4) ngeke futhi zenzeke.

Slate Ikhadi sika zokukwazi nalo kolweni ne ukwengeza imincintiswano eziyisithupha. A mpi wesibhakela phakathi Zach Rosol (1-0) futhi Alonzo Menifield, iziqubu ezimbili catchweight, one featuring Bubba McDaniel (25-10) ngokumelene Kenyon Jackson (3-2) futhi Stephen Banaszak (4-5) Ukuqhathanisa George Pacurariu(10-4). Futhi, a pitting featherweight scrap Treston Thomison (8-3) ngokumelene Chris Jones (9-3), isici bantamweight kanye Eli Tamez (9-0) ohlushwa Roshaun Jones (2-3) futhi welterweights Justin Patterson (6-0) ihlangana Sean Holden (3-1).

Coming off a empini abaningi exubile karate abezindaba amalungu kanye nabalandeli sicabangele ukuba kube ecasukile, Girtz kuthanda "Gingqelani Cold" indlela yakhe ibe "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef " egibele umfutho sakhe uqhekeko Isinqumo win ngokumelene Melvin Guillard at "Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Ezibophe. " Manje, kanye kwi amabili e last ezimbili ukubukeka kwakhe Bellator MMA, the Minnesota ohlala engu-30 ubudala uyobheka ukuze ahlenge ngokwakhe Isinqumo ukulahlekelwa ngazwilinye wahlupheka ngokumelene Campos iminyaka engaphezu kwamakhulu amabili ngaphambi.

On the kolunye uhlangothi kuyoba Campos, nozayo off ukuhlulwa ebulawa Michael Chandler ngalesi esidlule June amarekhodi-breaking"Bellator 138: Business kungasebenziswa okudala " umcimbi. "Lo Stallion" ziyothembela ukuphinda impumelelo abhekana nazo ngezithukuthuku Girtz ngesikhathi "Bellator 96"lapho wathatha ekhaya inqwaba 29-28 kuzo zonke abahluleli abathathu ehlezi cageside. Campos uzobe ukuncintisana besemakhaya, kanye Lubbock, Texas kokuba drive iDemo kude Thackerville, KULUNGILE.

"Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef"Kubuyekeziwe Ukulwa Card

IKhadi Main:

Bellator middleweight Isici Fight: Hisaki Kato (5-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (29-12-1)

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Bubba Jenkins (9-2) vs. Jordan Parsons (11-1)

Bellator Welterweight Isici Fight: Ricky Rainey (11-3) vs. Chidi Njokuani (13-4)

Bellator Esilula Isici Fight: Brandon Girtz (13-4) vs. Derek Fields (15-5)

 

IKhadi Preliminary:

Bellator wesibhakela Isici Fight: Zach Rosol (1-0) vs. Alonzo Menifield (DEBUT)

Bellator Catchweight (140 lbs.) Isici Fight: Stephen Banaszak (4-5) vs. George Pacurariu (10-4)

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Treston Thomison (8-3) vs. Chris Jones (9-3)

Bellator Bantamweight Isici Fight: Eli Tamez (9-0) vs. Roshaun Jones (2-3)

Bellator Welterweight Isici Fight: Justin Patterson (6-0) vs. Sean Holden (3-1)

Bellator Catchweight (195 lbs.) Isici Fight: Bubba McDaniel (25-10) vs. Kenyon Jackson (3-2)

YEJORDANI Parsons isethwe NAKHO BELLATOR Bubba Jenkins AT ' 146: Kato VS. Manhoef '

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (September 30, 2015) - A ezibalulekile featherweight matchup ufakiwe ukubuya Bellator MMA ukuba WinStar World Ikhasino e Thackerville, KULUNGILE., nini Bubba "The Kid esiyingqayivele" Jenkins (9-2) ihlangana Jordan Parsons (11-1) at "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef. "

 

Enyakazayo 145-ganda kuyokwenzeka ikhadi main of “Bellator 146: 'Kato vs. Manhoef,” lapho Airs siphile on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. CT, kanti neziqubu wokulungiselela ziyogobhozela on Spike.com at 6 p.m. CT.

 

In umcimbi main Kusihlwa sika, Hisaki Kato (5-1) uyobheka ukwakha phezu Okuthathe-esondweni lakhe sekugcineni of Joe Schilling in June nge ukunqoba ngokumelene MMA mgogodla Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef (29-12-1). Imincintiswano engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

Amathikithi for "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef " ezisendalini manje eHhovisi WinStar World Casino and Resort Box, kanye Ticketmaster. Ticket amanani isukela: $75, $55, $45 neminyango umcimbi evulekile at 5:00 p.m. CT Isikhathi sendawo, kanye emncintiswaneni wokuqala ukuthatha indawo Ngemva kwehora.

Jenkins bounced emuva kusuka kuphela ukulahlekelwa umsebenzi wakhe iDemo yesibili, nge sekugcineni umxhwele Joe Wolf at "Bellator 139: Kongo vs. Grez," The California native oneminyaka engu-27 ubudala uyindaba ukuba ikusasa esigabeni featherweight futhi uye wayeka Umphikisi wakhe eziyisikhombisa out of eziyisishiyagalolunye ezama. Kuyoba ezithakazelisayo ukubona ukuthi kubambana kwakhe lozalo uyasukuma ngokumelene a fighter ubukhulu Parsons.

Ligcwele ubhekwa njengomunye amathemba phezulu in konke MMA, Parsons uye wangena oyakuzesabisa Bellator MMA in lishisa senkazimulo, kokuqeda zombili kwabaphikisi bakhe engakafiki scorecards abahluleli '. A umkhiqizo Alliance MMA in San Diego, Calif., "Boy Pretty" uzobe ebhekene umncintiswano wakhe stiffest yimanje lapho uhlangana yakhe Nov. 20th Umphikisi.

 

"Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef "Kubuyekeziwe Bout Sheet

Bellator MMA middleweight Isici Fight: Hisaki Kato (5-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (29-12-1)

Bellator MMA featherweight Isici Fight: Jordan Parsons (11-1) vs. Bubba Jenkins (9-2)

OFFICIAL 'BELLATOR MMA: Kongo VS. IMIPHUMELA VOLKOV ' & IZITHOMBE

OKHUNYE: BELLATOR MMA IZIMPAWU JOSH "Kos" KOSCHECK multi-IMPI Deal

Chofoza lapha ukuze uthole BELLATOR 139 IZITHOMBE

 

MULVANE, Kwangathi. (June 26, 2015) - Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) zisetshenziswa ibutho elikhulu Indololwane iziteleka ukunqoba Alexander grez (24-6) via isinqumo ngazwilinye kwenzeka main of Bellator MMA: "Kongo vs. Volkov "kusukela Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi., ngolwesihlanu.

The engumFulentshi kwaba lukhuni nemizamo yakhe ukwehlisa futhi "Drago" kwaba ukusebenzisa ubude bakhe ukuba sizixoshe, wachitha ubude ezinhle nazo wesibhakela emhlane wakhe.

With the ukunqoba, Kongo ngcono ukuba 4-2 ngaphansi isambulela Bellator MMA, kanti Volkov manje kwehla izinqumo ezimbili ezilandelanayo.

 

In the umcimbi co-main, Dave Rickels (16-3, 1 NC) kwaba ezibonakala belibangise a umisiwe okumangalisayo John Alessio (35-17, 1 NC) kodwa idolo ill-belulekwa ukuba yinhloko Alessio ababeke kuholele akukho emncintiswaneni.

 

The Derby oneminyaka engu-26 ubudala, Kwangathi. bomdabu kwadingeka yangaphambili World Extreme Cagefighting esincintisana wobbled ngokumelene yezinyoni, kodwa kungenzeka ukuduma kwayo abalandeli langakubo ziye clouded isinqumo sakhe making, njengoba Rickels waphonsa kwedolo futhi njengoba unompempe Chile Rob Hinds wakhomba off the lwa.

 

"Kansas, Ngiyaxolisa,"Rickels kusho. "Le mpi wayehamba ngokufana ncamashí I kulindeleke. Uzobona ngami ukwenza lokhu aphinde, ngaphandle ngokuzayo, Ngiya ngokomthetho uqede esitheni sami. I kneed ekhanda, I screwed up, Ngangibona uke wama ngasiphi kulokhu kwesibili, kodwa mina ngifuna ukuwuqeda. "

 

In ngeke yini Akungabazeki bagcina ngokuthi "Knockout konyaka" obengenele ukhetho, Hisaki Kato (5-1) siphelile Joe Schilling (2-5) eyesibili-round Superman ngezibhakela ukuba isibonakaliso e Bellator MMA yakhe DEBUT.

 

"Ngangikholelwa kuNkulunkulu mina. Ngazi ukuthi izandla ezisindayo ngempela futhi kwakuthatha shot eyodwa nje big ukuba aphume knock kuye,"Kato wathi ngemva kwempi. "Ngizizwa Ngenza umsebenzi omkhulu lokumelela MMA Japanese. Akukona nje kuphela mayelana kulokho kubambana, siyahlonipha abatelekile kanye. "

 

Kato tikhombise kulokho kubambana kwakhe emzuliswaneni wokuqala, angazenzi the Thai-class emhlabeni Muay of Schilling emhlabathini. Kodwa ngemva ngisho ukushintshisana embalwa ukuvula slate yesibili, Kato eseshaya Punch ibekwe ngokuphelele ukuthi wathumela labo ababekhona uxokozele. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi i-international Japanese iwine yonke amahlanu ukulwa kwakhe by KO noma TKO.

 

In the kokuvula main ikhadi iziqubu zokuba kusihlwa, Pat Curran (21-7) seligibela track yokuwina nge ngazwi-linye (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Isinqumo phezu umdlalo Emmanuel Sanchez (10-2).

 

Curran ekuqaleni ngesenzo nobuso Yamauchi up, kodwa ukulimala wadala ithuba Sanchez ukugcwalisa-in isaziso esifushane. The featherweights ezimbili walondoloza ijubane torrid phezu inkambo 15 amaminithi, kodwa wala majaji amathathu aqokwe ikhomishana Kansas bonke yavuna yangaphambili 145-iphawundi iqhawe.

 

Emva fight, "Paddy Mike" wathembisa ukuqhubeka ngcono izikebhe yakhe.

 

"Ngangimhlonipha ngempela ngempela lokhu win,"Curran kusho. "Ngifuna ukuba umbonge sandise inkonzo on amasonto amathathu isaziso futhi ukuthatha ukulwa. Ngiya aqhubeka eza, Ziningi ukuthuthukisa futhi ngiyasebenza on. Ngiya liya emuva ejimini futhi ulokhu ungenisa kangcono. "

 

Josh Koscheck Kusayinwa:

 

Bellator MMA futhi wamemezela ukusayinwa Josh "Kos" Koscheck (17-10) to a multi-fight deal. The welterweight ufika ukukhuthazwa Scott Coker-kwaholela kusukela Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lapho waqongelela irekhodi lakhe ekulweni ezinye amagama elaliphawuleka kakhulu ekwehlukanisweni welterweight, kuhlanganise Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes.

 

Koscheck, kuyinto owabe Division I wrestling iqhawe ngubani manje ijoyina i ultra-yokuncintisana welterweight division, lapho rematch ngokumelene Paul Daley obungaba khona ophawulekayo.

 

Ezenye owandulelayo:

Frederick Brown (3-1) wayeka Derek OHI (6-4) kanye punches in the Bellator 139 Umcimbi dark main. Lobuchwepheshe Knockout weza :29 imizuzwana singene emzuliswaneni wokuqala.

Aaron Ely (5-2) zisetshenziswa yakhe bahlakaniphe amakhono kulokho kubambana ukuhambisa Jeimeson Šaudiņš (8-5) nge emi guillotine binda at 1:05 round amabili. "Lo Cyborg" uye wathola yonke ukunqoba kwakhe amahlanu ngendlela yokuzithoba.

 

Yilwa lone abesifazane the Bellator 139 ikhadi akazange ukudanisa, njengoba Bryanna Fissori (2-0) wathola ngazwi-linye 29-28 Isinqumo win ngokumelene Iona Razafiarison (2-1). Umehluko kwaba ifremu lwesithathu nolokugcina, lapho "The Pink Ranger" bathola entabeni umnyuziki futhi wanisa punches, efuna sekugcineni futhi bamukela ubengaqondile ukusuka kubahluleli.

Alex Huddleston (6-1) kuwukwenza umkhuba ezilahliwe aqeda ekuseni, kokuphothula imbangi yakhe Javy Ayala (8-4) via rear-naked choke a mere 72-seconds after the opening bell sounded. With the win, "Le Shaved Gorilla" has amabili kuphela lokuqala round ukulwa kwakhe ezimbili ngaphansi banner Bellator MMA.

 

Ngaphambi Augusto Sakai (10-0) futhi Daniel Gallemore (4-3) babekwazi ukuthola off indle zabo for a nxazonke wesithathu, Ekhoneni Gallemore yamisa ukulwa. Somewhere endleleni, "Big Kansas" waqala unenkinga ebona, enikeza Sakai the win nge TKO nokugcina umlando fighter waseBrazil sika elingenasici ukuze aqale umsebenzi wakhe professional.

 

Bubba Jenkins (9-2) kwabuyela endleleni yakhe ngokuwina ngokumelene Joe Wolf (19-10) ngolwesihlanu ebusuku, kokuphothula Kansas-bomdabu kanye punches at 1:00 eyodwa round. "The Kid Ingoxi Yemibhalo" ngcono 6-2 ngaphakathi yezinyoni Bellator MMA.

 

Kuthathe 15 uvalwe olwaba imizuzu ukuthola winner phakathi lightweights Pablo Villaseca (9-1) futhi Bobby Cooper (12-5). Ekupheleni, abahluleli ababili amaphuzu ukulwa esivuna umuntu abakubiza "Super Duper,"Emnikeza isinqumo uqhekeko (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Ukunqoba.

 

In the iziqubu ukuvulwa kusihlwa, Gaston Reyno (4-0, 2 NC) wenza umsebenzi okusheshayo of Greg Scott (3-4), Abama win ukuzithoba emva kuphela 1:17 of featherweight action.

OFFICIAL nesisindo-IN IMIPHUMELA, IZITHOMBE KWABAHLOLWAYO KUSUKELA "BELLATOR MMA: Kongo VS. VOLKOV "

MULVANE, Kwangathi. (June 25, 2015) - Alandelayo nesisindo-ins at Kansas Star Arena ngoLwesine, the Bellator 139 umcimbi omkhulu phakathi Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) futhi Alexander grez (24-5) kuzoqhubeka njengoba kamuva kuhlelwe-amahora angu-24 ngaphansi kuka.

Ngaphezu Headliner, "Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,"Okusho Akazikhukhumezi bukhoma and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE / 8 p.m. CT, izimpawu ezintathu ezengeziwe kumele ngibone main neziqubu ikhadi.

In the umcimbi co-main, isimo ekhaya hero David "The Caveman" Rickels (16-3) ibheka waluqeda samanje Yokuwina streak John "The Natural" Alessio (35-17). Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi Rickels ethokozisayo once engena yezinyoni, kodwa kungcono walkouts yakhe ukuthi nazo amavoti amaningi ukunakwa

The njalo-esijabulisayo Joe Schilling (2-4) kuzoqhubeka ijubane lakhe torrid e 2015 lapho ehlangana elisha yokukhangisa Hisaki Kato (4-1). "Stitch Em 'Up" isivele ngesenzo ukuncintisana phakathi ingxenye Kickboxing of "Bellator: Dynamite "in September.

In the iziqubu kokuvula isiqephu ubusuku, owabe Bellator featherweight Champion Pat Curran (20-7) uzozama uzobuqeda yakhe yamanje ezimbili-impi skid lapho ehlangana engu-24 ubudala Emmanuel Sanchez (10-1) isaziso iDemo. "Paddy Mike" ekuqaleni ngesenzo nobuso Yamauchi up, kodwa ukulimala nokuphazamiseka ngenxa yokubambezeleka kwenkomfa enyakazayo.

Chofoza lapha ukuze uthole BONKE kala-IN IZITHOMBE

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (238.6) vs. Alexander grez (242)

 

Bellator Fight Esilula: David Rickels (155.9) vs. John Alessio (155.4)

 

Bellator middleweight Fight: Joe Schilling (185.9) vs. Hisaki Kato (185.5)

Bellator featherweight Fight: Pat Curran (145.6) vs. Emmanuel Sanchez (145.5)

 

IKhadi Preliminary (6:45 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Fight: Derek OHI (264) vs. Frederick Brown (229.4)

 

Bellator Bantamweight Fight: Jeimeson Šaudiņš (134.3) vs. Aaron Ely (134.7)

 

Bellator featherweight Fight: Iona Razafiarison (140.8) vs. Bryanna Fissori (144)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Fight: Alex Huddleston (248.6) vs. Javy Ayala (263.9)

 

Bellator Heavyweight Fight: Daniel Gallemore (264.9) vs. Augusto Sakai (263)

 

Bellator featherweight Fight: Bubba Jenkins (145.9) vs. Joe Wolf (145.8)

 

Bellator Fight Esilula: Bobby Cooper (155.9) vs. Pablo Villaseca (156)

 

Bellator featherweight Fight: Greg Scott (145.7) vs. Gaston Reyno (145)

Emmanuel Sanchez Replaces Injured Goiti Yamauchi; Plus Four Additional Preliminary Bouts Complete 13-Fight “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” Card On June 26

Santa Monica, Calif. (June 8, 2015) – With an unfortunate injury forcing the withdrawal of Yamauchi up, Emmanuel "El Matador" Sanchez (10-1) receives the call to step in against former featherweight champion Pat "Paddy Mike" Curran (20-7). With this change of opponent, and four newly announced matchups, "Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” on June 26 is now complete with 13 total scraps to sink your teeth into.

 

The additional fights include heavyweight bouts between Alex Huddleston (5-1) vs. Javy Ayala (8-3) futhi Derek OHI (5-4) vs. Frederick Brown (2-1) as well as featherweights Greg Scott (3-3) vs. Gaston Reyno (3-0) futhi lightweights Marcio Navarro (13-11) vs. Cody Carrillo (8-11).

 

"Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” is headlined by a heavyweight clash between French striking specialist Cheick “The Darkness” Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (24-5). Lo mcimbi senzeka June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/ 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi ozothutha on Spike.com at 7 p.m. KANYE/ 6 p.m. CT. Amathikithi for “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” start at just $17 and are currently available at Ticketmaster.com.

 

Additional announced pairings on the SPIKE-televised card include lightweights Dave “The CavemanRickels (16-3) vs.John “The Natural” Alessio (35-17) and a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Stitch ‘Em UpSchilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1).

 

The 24-year-old Sanchez is an explosive featherweight, fighting with Duke Roufus out of the famed Roufusport gym in Milwaukee. The two-time Bellator veteran has shined throughout his current six-fight winning streak, most recently scoring a first-round rear naked choke over Stephen Banaszak at Bellator 128 followed by a dominant unanimous decision over Costa Rican standout Alejandro Villalobos at Bellator 135 lokhu March esidlule. Sanchez faces stiff competition in former featherweight kingpin Curran, who has been involved in some of the most memorable Bellator fights of all time.

 

Huddleston, 28, is a key training has won four consecutive tilts since dropping the first fight of his professional career in 2011. Iningi muva, “The Shaved Gorilla” stopped Derek Bohl at Bellator 130. Standing opposite Huddleston inside the cage will be the 26-year-old Ayala, who is on a three-fight promotional winning streak of his own. The California native has stopped his last three foes before reaching the judges’ discretion.

 

In the second added heavyweight feature, Bohl will seek his first win for the Southern California-based promotion. “Marshmallow” has won his first two bouts in 2015 on the regional circuit. Brown will have his second opportunity at success for Bellator against Bohl. The hometown fighter was finished by Daniel Gallemore at Bellator 113, which was his last time in action.

 

Undefeated at 3-0, Reyno will bring the tenacity he has shown on the independent MMA scene to the Bellator cage. “Tonga” has finished every fight he has been involved in and will look to make a mark on the featherweight division with his debut. Scott, a Whichita native, made his Bellator MMA debut in 2011 and has had a mixed bag of success.

 

Lastly, a pair of experienced lightweights will round out the preliminary portion of the card when Navarro and Carrillo tangle inside the steel mesh. With 43 professional bouts between them, both veterans will attempt to string together some wins under the Bellator banner.

 

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

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

 

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. Emmanuel Sanchez (10-1)

Bellator middleweight Isici Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

IKhadi Preliminary

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Wolf (18-10)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Fight: Jeimeson Šaudiņš (8-4) vs. Aaron Ely (4-2)

Bellator Esilula Prelim Fight: Bobby Cooper (12-5) vs. Pablo Villaseca (9-0)

Bellator wesibhakela Prelim Fight: Daniel Gallemore (4-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (7-0)

Bellator Female Featherweight Prelim Fight: Iona Razafiarison (2-0) vs. Bryanna Fissori (1-0)

Bellator wesibhakela Prelim Fight: Alex Huddleston (5-1) vs. Javy Ayala (8-3)

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Greg Scott (3-3) vs. Gaston Reyno (3-0)

Bellator wesibhakela Prelim Fight: Derek OHI (5-4) vs. Frederick Brown (2-1)

Bellator Esilula Prelim Fight: Marcio Navarro (13-11) vs. Cody Carrillo (8-11)

Bellator Knocks Out Four Additional Preliminary Bouts for Kansas Card On June 26

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Santa Monica, Calif. (June 3, 2015) – With a complete four-fight main card already announced for “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” on June 26, the promotion has turned its focus to the preliminary showcase with four new fights.

 

The newly announced bouts include bantamweights Jeimeson “The Minion” Saudino (8-4) vs. Aaron “The Cyborg” Ely (4-2), lightweights Bobby “Super Duper” Cooper (12-5) vs. Pablo Villaseca (9-0), as well as heavyweights Daniel “Big Kansas” Gallemore (4-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (7-0), and female featherweights Iona Razafiarison (2-0) futhi Bryanna “Pink Ranger” Fissori (1-0).

 

"Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” is headlined by a heavyweight clash between French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (24-5). Lo mcimbi senzeka June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/ 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi ozothutha on Spike.com at 6:45 p.m. KANYE/ 5:45 p.m. CT. Amathikithi for “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” start at just $17 and are currently available at Ticketmaster.com.

 

Additional announced pairings on the SPIKE-televised card include lightweights Dave “The CavemanRickels (16-3) vs.John “The Natural” Alessio (35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) and a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Stitch ‘Em UpSchilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1) on the event’s featured portion.

 

In a bantamweight battle between two Kansas natives, Wichita’s Saudino is a scrapper who has won half of his eight professional victories without the judge’s help. He looks to improve to nine wins against Leavenworth’s Ely, a ground game specialist who has earned all four professional victories by submission. This 135-pound bout will be a must-see showcase of Midwest MMA talent.

 

RFA and Titan FC veteran Cooper has already earned two victories in the Bellator cage and will look to make his fight at Bellator 139 three in a row. He goes up against Villaseca, a Chilean MMA prospect with an unblemished professional record at 9-0, with three knockouts and three submission finishes.

 

Emporia’s “Big Kansas” Gallemore is a heavyweight who’s hands have earned all four of his victories, three of which have taken place under the Bellator banner. He will meet the undefeated Sakai, a dangerous Brazilian striker who has finished six of seven of his opponents with either his fists or knees.

 

Iony Razafiarison is a coming off of a unanimous decision victory in her professional debut this past January, and will look to make an immediate impact in her first fight with the Bellator promotion. She will take on Bryanna Fissori, who also makes her promotional debut at Bellator 139 after winning her first career victory by knockout last October.

 

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

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

 

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)

Bellator middleweight Isici Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

IKhadi Preliminary

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Wolf (18-10)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Fight: Jeimeson Šaudiņš (8-4) vs. Aaron Ely (4-2)

Bellator Esilula Prelim Fight: Bobby Cooper (12-5) vs. Pablo Villaseca (9-0)

Bellator wesibhakela Prelim Fight: Daniel Gallemore (4-2) vs. Augusto Sakai (7-0)

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Iona Razafiarison (2-0) vs. Bryanna Fissori (1-0)

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” receives first prelim fight, as featherweight standout Bubba Jenkins meets gritty Midwestern veteran Joe Wilk

 

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“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” receives first prelim fight,

as featherweight standout Bubba Jenkins meets gritty Midwestern veteran Joe Wilk

Easy Tweet: ".@2sinsurrJenkins futhi @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

Santa Monica, Calif. (May 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez” umcimbi, Bellator MMA officials are now turning their attention to the evening’s Spike.com-streamed preliminary lineup.

 

The first preliminary contest booked features featherweight standout BubbaThe Highlight KidJenkins (8-2), as he looks to build his way back to a title shot against 28-fight veteran Joe “The NoseWilk (18-10).

 

Featuring a heavyweight contest between French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (24-5), “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez” takes place June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “The CavemanRickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” Alessio(35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) and a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Stitch ‘Em UpSchilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1) 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 ozothutha on Spike.com at 7 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

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

 

Jenkins, a former NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Arizona State University, also earned All-American honors during a separate stint at Penn State University. Just 27 iminyaka yobudala, Jenkins has already fought seven times under the Bellator MMA banner and is considered one of the top up-and-coming fighters in the 145-pound division. “The Highlight Kid” was one step away from a shot at the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title before coming up short against Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 132 ngoJanuwari. The Corona, Calif. resident now looks to get back on the winning track at Bellator 139.

 

Wilk is a 33-year-old Kansas native who already boasts 28 professional contests to his name and made his Bellator MMA debut this past October, where he suffered a TKO loss to fellow Sunflower State veteran Ricky Musgrave. Wilk has been a staple on the Midwestern scene since 2007 and has incredibly fought to a judges decision only once in his 28 Ukubonakala. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 of yakhe 18 career victories by way of submission.

 

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

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

 

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)

Bellator middleweight Isici Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

IKhadi Preliminary

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Wolf (18-10)

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” receives first prelim fight,

as featherweight standout Bubba Jenkins meets gritty Midwestern veteran Joe Wilk

Easy Tweet: ".@2sinsurrJenkins futhi @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

Santa Monica, Calif. (May 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez” umcimbi, Bellator MMA officials are now turning their attention to the evening’s Spike.com-streamed preliminary lineup.

 

The first preliminary contest booked features featherweight standout BubbaThe Highlight KidJenkins (8-2), as he looks to build his way back to a title shot against 28-fight veteran Joe “The NoseWilk (18-10).

 

Featuring a heavyweight contest between French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (24-5), “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez” takes place June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “The CavemanRickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” Alessio(35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) and a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Stitch ‘Em UpSchilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1) 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 ozothutha on Spike.com at 7 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

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

 

Jenkins, a former NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Arizona State University, also earned All-American honors during a separate stint at Penn State University. Just 27 iminyaka yobudala, Jenkins has already fought seven times under the Bellator MMA banner and is considered one of the top up-and-coming fighters in the 145-pound division. “The Highlight Kid” was one step away from a shot at the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title before coming up short against Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 132 ngoJanuwari. The Corona, Calif. resident now looks to get back on the winning track at Bellator 139.

 

Wilk is a 33-year-old Kansas native who already boasts 28 professional contests to his name and made his Bellator MMA debut this past October, where he suffered a TKO loss to fellow Sunflower State veteran Ricky Musgrave. Wilk has been a staple on the Midwestern scene since 2007 and has incredibly fought to a judges decision only once in his 28 Ukubonakala. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 of yakhe 18 career victories by way of submission.

 

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

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

 

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)

Bellator middleweight Isici Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

IKhadi Preliminary

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Wolf (18-10)

Easy Tweet: ".@2sinsurrJenkins futhi @JoeNoseMMA set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

Santa Monica, Calif. (May 18, 2015) – With an incredible four-fight Spike-broadcast main card already locked up for next month’s “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez” umcimbi, Bellator MMA officials are now turning their attention to the evening’s Spike.com-streamed preliminary lineup.

 

The first preliminary contest booked features featherweight standout BubbaThe Highlight KidJenkins (8-2), as he looks to build his way back to a title shot against 28-fight veteran Joe “The NoseWilk (18-10).

 

Featuring a heavyweight contest between French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (24-5), “Bellator: Kongo vs. Grez” takes place June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

Additional announced matchups include lightweights Dave “The CavemanRickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” Alessio(35-17), former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) and a contest between middleweight sluggers with Joe “Stitch ‘Em UpSchilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1) 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 ozothutha on Spike.com at 7 p.m. KANYE / 6 p.m. CT.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

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

 

Jenkins, a former NCAA Division I wrestling champion at Arizona State University, also earned All-American honors during a separate stint at Penn State University. Just 27 iminyaka yobudala, Jenkins has already fought seven times under the Bellator MMA banner and is considered one of the top up-and-coming fighters in the 145-pound division. “The Highlight Kid” was one step away from a shot at the Bellator MMA Featherweight World Title before coming up short against Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 132 ngoJanuwari. The Corona, Calif. resident now looks to get back on the winning track at Bellator 139.

 

Wilk is a 33-year-old Kansas native who already boasts 28 professional contests to his name and made his Bellator MMA debut this past October, where he suffered a TKO loss to fellow Sunflower State veteran Ricky Musgrave. Wilk has been a staple on the Midwestern scene since 2007 and has incredibly fought to a judges decision only once in his 28 Ukubonakala. He’s at his most dangerous on the mat, where he’s earned a remarkable 15 of yakhe 18 career victories by way of submission.

 

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

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

 

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)

Bellator middleweight Isici Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)

 

IKhadi Preliminary

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Bubba Jenkins (8-2) vs. Joe Wolf (18-10)