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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Maí 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 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” fer fram Júní 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Maí.
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) taka á Yamauchi upp (18-2).
The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. OG/ 8 p.m. CT, en bráðabirgðatölur lota streyma á Spike.com. Önnur lota verður tilkynnt innan skamms.
Miðar “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” sem byrja á bara $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, eru nú í boði á Ticketmaster.com.
The 31-ára gamall Schilling hefur verið að berjast faglega síðan 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, þar sem hann unnið bæði bandarískt. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, eins vel, vinna leið sína til Síðasta Man Standing mót dýrð er síðasta júní, að keppa þrisvar sinnum í einni kvöldi. Schilling gerði sitt Bellator MMA frumraun í nóvember, sindur a “Knockout ársins” 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. júní 26th í fyrsta skipti. 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 sekúndur.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Föstudagur, Júní 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, Mulvane, Kansas
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Léttur Feature Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator Featherweight Feature Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi upp (18-2)
Bellator Featherweight Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)