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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Mei 18, 2015) – A card loaded with explosive contests has received one more potential slugfest, as middleweight sluggers Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) en 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” vindt plaats Juni 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Mei.
Additional matchups include lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “Het natuurlijke” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) nemen Yamauchi up (18-2).
De nacht van de belangrijkste kaart uitgezonden live en gratis op Spike bij 9 p.m. EN/ 8 p.m. CT, terwijl voorlopige aanvallen streamen op Spike.com. Extra periodes zal binnenkort bekend worden gemaakt.
Tickets voor “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” die beginnen bij slechts $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, zijn verkrijgbaar bij Ticketmaster.com.
De 31-jarige Schilling heeft gevochten professioneel sinds 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, waar hij zowel het Amerikaanse. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, ook, werken zijn weg naar GLORY's Last Man Standing toernooi afgelopen juni, concurrerende drie keer in één avond. Schilling maakte zijn Bellator MMA debuut in november, scoren een “Knock-out van het Jaar” 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. op juni 26th voor de eerste keer. 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 seconden.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Vrijdag, Juni 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator Zwaargewicht Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lichtgewicht Feature Vecht: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator vedergewicht Feature Vecht: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Bellator vedergewicht Feature Vecht: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)