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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Maggio 18, 2015) – A card loaded with explosive contests has received one more potential slugfest, as middleweight sluggers Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) e 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” si svolge Giugno 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Maggio.
Additional matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. Giovanni “Il naturale” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Picchiettare “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) assumendo Yamauchi up (18-2).
Carta principale La notte va in onda in diretta e gratis su Spike 9 p.m. E/ 8 p.m. CT, mentre attacchi preliminari streaming su Spike.com. Attacchi supplementari saranno annunciati a breve.
Biglietti “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” che partono da soli $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, sono attualmente disponibili presso Ticketmaster.com.
Il 31-year-old Schilling ha combattuto professionalmente dal 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, dove ha conseguito sia U.S. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, anche, lavorando il suo modo di ultimo torneo di GLORY Man Standing scorso giugno, in competizione per tre volte in una sola serata. Schilling ha debuttato Bellator MMA nel mese di novembre, Segnare un “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. giugno 26th per la prima volta. 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 secondi.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Venerdì, Giugno 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, Mulvane, Kansas
Bellator Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lotta Feature Lightweight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator piuma Caratteristica Lotta: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Bellator piuma Caratteristica Lotta: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)