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SANTA MONICA, Kalif. (Maj 18, 2015) – A card loaded with explosive contests has received one more potential slugfest, as middleweight sluggers Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) dhe 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) dhe ish-Bellator MMA Heavyweight kampion bote Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5), “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” ndodh Qershor 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Mund.
Additional matchups include lightweights Dave “Njeri i shpellave” Rickels (16-3) vs. Nevojtore “Natyrore” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Në kohën e duhur “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) duke marrë në Yamauchi up (18-2).
The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 ores. DHE/ 8 ores. CT, ndërsa periudhave të shkurtra paraprake derdhet mbi Spike.com. Periudhave të shkurtra të tjera do të shpallet së shpejti.
Biletat për “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” që të fillojë në vetëm $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, janë aktualisht në dispozicion në Ticketmaster.com.
Shilling 31-vjeçari ka luftuar në mënyrë profesionale që prej 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, ku ai fitoi të dy U.S. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, po ashtu, duke punuar rrugën e tij për lavdinë e Fundit turneun Man Përhershëm kjo qershor kaluara, konkurrojnë tri herë në një mbrëmje të vetme. Shilling bëri debutimin e tij Bellator MMA në nëntor, duke shënuar një “Knockout i Vitit” 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. në qershor 26th për herë të parë. 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 sekonda.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - E premte, Qershor 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator Heavyweight Event Main: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Feature Fight Lightweight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator featherweight Feature Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Bellator featherweight Feature Fight: Joe Shilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)