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Santa Monica, Calif. (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) og Hisaki Kato (4-1) will clash in the fourth and final main-card matchup of next month’s “Bellator: 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 Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5), “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” finder sted Juni 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Maj.
Additional matchups include 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) at tage på Yamauchi op (18-2).
The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. OG/ 8 p.m. CT, mens foreløbige anfald streame på Spike.com. Yderligere anfald vil blive annonceret inden længe.
Billetter til “Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov,” der starter ved lige $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, Der er i øjeblikket tilgængelige på Ticketmaster.com.
Den 31-årige Schilling har kæmpet professionelt siden 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, hvor han tjente både US. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, samt, arbejder sig vej til herlighed s Last Man Standing turnering denne sidste juni, konkurrerende tre gange i en enkelt aften. Schilling fik sin Bellator debut i november, scoring a “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. juni 26th for første gang. 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 sekunder.
“Bellator: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Fredag, Juni 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, Mulvane, Kansas
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Letvægts Feature Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator Fjervægt Feature Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi op (18-2)
Bellator Fjervægt Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)