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Santa Monica, Calif. (Ka 18, 2015) – A card loaded with explosive contests has received one more potential slugfest, as middleweight sluggers Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) na Hisaki Kato (4-1) will clash in the fourth and final main-card matchup of next month’s “Bellator Emmanuel: 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 Emmanuel: Kongo vs. Volkov” na-ewe ebe June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Nwere ike.
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) na-ewere on Yamauchi elu (18-2).
The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. NA/ 8 p.m. CT, mgbe mbido oké strimụ na Spike.com. Agbakwunyere oké ga-mara ọkwa obere oge.
Tiketi maka “Bellator Emmanuel: Kongo vs. Volkov,” nke na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, ugbu a dị na Ticketmaster.com.
The 31-afọ Schilling e na-alụ ọgụ ebe ọ bụ na professionally 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, ebe ọ akwụ ma U.S. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, nakwa, na-arụ ọrụ ụzọ ya otuto Ikpeazụ Man Dịwara ndorondoro a gara aga June, mpi ugboro atọ na otu uhuruchi. Schilling mere ya Bellator Emmanuel mpụta mbụ ke November, isi a “Knockout nke 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. na June 26nke maka oge mbụ. 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 sekọnd.
“Bellator Emmanuel: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Friday, June 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator Heavyweight Main Omume: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Kedu otu m ga Njirimara Ọgụ: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator Featherweight Njirimara Ọgụ: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi elu (18-2)
Bellator Featherweight Njirimara Ọgụ: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)