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SANTA MONICA, Kalif. (Maj 18, 2015) – A card loaded with explosive contests has received one more potential slugfest, as middleweight sluggers Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) i 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) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Aleksandar “Drago” Volkov (24-5), “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” odvija Jun 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Maj.
Additional matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. Jovan “The Natural” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) uzimajući u Yamauchi up (18-2).
The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 poslije podne. I/ 8 poslije podne. CT, dok su preliminarni napade stream na Spike.com. Dodatni napade će biti objavljen uskoro.
Ulaznice za “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” koje se kreću od samo $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, su trenutno dostupni na Ticketmaster.com.
U 31-godišnjak Schilling se bori profesionalno od 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, gdje je stekao i U.S. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, kao, rade svoj put do Last Man Standing turnira GLORY je u junu ove godine, natječu tri puta u jednoj večeri. Schilling napravio svoj debi u novembru Bellator MMA, postigao “Knockout of the Year” 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. juna 26th po prvi put. 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 sekundi.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Petak, Jun 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kanzas
Bellator u teškoj kategoriji Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lagani Feature Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator Featherweight Feature Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Bellator Featherweight Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)