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Raug Monica, California. (Tej zaum 18, 2015) – A card loaded with explosive contests has received one more potential slugfest, as middleweight sluggers Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) thiab 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 Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5), “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Lub rau hli ntuj 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Tej zaum.
Additional matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “lub Ntuj” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) kev noj nyob Yamauchi li (18-2).
The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. THIAB/ 8 p.m. I, thaum ntej bouts kwj rau Spike.com. Ntxiv bouts yuav qhia tawm uas tsocai.
Daim pib rau “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” uas pib ntawm cia li $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, uas tam sim no muaj nyob rau ntawm Ticketmaster.com.
31-xyoo-laus Schilling tau sib ntaus sib tua tso txij li thaum 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, qhov chaw uas nws khwv tau ob U.S. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, raws li zoo, ua hauj lwm nws txoj kev mus KOOB MEEJ lub Xeem txiv neej sawv sib tw dhau los no rau hli ntuj, sib tw peb zaug nyob rau hauv ib thaum yav tsaus ntuj. Schilling ua nws Bellator MMA debut nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis, kos ib tug “Knockout ntawm lub xyoo” 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. Lub rau hli ntuj 26th rau thawj lub sij hawm. 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 vib nas this.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator Heavyweight Main tshwm sim: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Sib Feature sib ntaus: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator Featherweight Feature sib ntaus: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi li (18-2)
Bellator Featherweight Feature sib ntaus: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)