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SANTA MONICA, Kalifornië. (Mei 18, 2015) – A card loaded with explosive contests has received one more potential slugfest, as middleweight sluggers Joe “Steek 'Em Up” Schilling (2-4) en Hisaki Kato (4-1) will clash in the fourth and final main-card matchup of next month’s “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” event which airs live on Spike.
Headlined by a heavyweight contest between French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) en voormalige Bellator MMA Swaargewig wêreldkampioen Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5), “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” plaasvind Junie 26 by Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kan.
Additional matchups include lightweights Dave “Die Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Die Natuurlike” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) neem op Yamauchi up (18-2).
Die nag se belangrikste card eerste keer uitgestuur live en gratis op Spike op 9 namiddag. EN/ 8 namiddag. CT, terwyl voorlopige Bouts stroom op Spike.com. Bykomende aanvalle sal binnekort bekend gemaak word.
Kaartjies vir “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” wat begin by net $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, is tans beskikbaar by Ticketmaster.com.
Die 31-jarige Schilling is professioneel veg sedert 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, waar hy verdien beide U.S. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, sowel, werk sy pad na glorie se laaste man staan toernooi die afgelope Junie, meeding drie keer in 'n enkele aand. Schilling het sy Bellator MMA debuut in November, scoring 'n “Uitklophou van die Jaar” candidate stoppage of noted striker Melvin Manhoef.
A karate stylist who first made his name in Japan in the sport of Kudo – a hybrid version of MMA that involves fighting in a gi, gloves and a mask – the 32-year-old Kato will fight in the U.S. Junie 26ste vir die eerste keer. Kato’s transition in 2013 to traditional MMA rules has proven to be a rousing success, as he’s earned four knockout victories in his first five bouts. Three of those wins were earned in the first round, including an April 2014 victory that came in just 53 sekondes.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Vrydag, Junie 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator Swaargewig Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Liggewig Feature Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator veertje Feature Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Bellator veertje Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)