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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (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) och 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) och tidigare Bellator MMA Heavyweight världsmästare Alexander “Drago” Volkov (24-5), “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” sker Juni 26 vid Kansas Star Event Center Arena i Mulvane, Kan.
Additional matchups include lightweights Dave “Den Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) tar på Yamauchi upp (18-2).
Nattens huvudkortet sänds live gratis Spike på 9 p.m. OCH/ 8 p.m. CT, medan preliminära skjutningarna strömma på Spike.com. Ytterligare skjutningarna kommer att meddelas inom kort.
Biljetter till “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov,” som börjar på just $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, är för närvarande tillgängliga på Ticketmaster.com.
Den 31-årige Schilling har kämpat professionellt sedan 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, där han tjänade både US. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, samt, arbetar hans sätt att GLORY s Last Man Standing turnering detta tidigare juni, konkurrerande tre gånger i en enda kväll. Schilling gjorde sin Bellator MMA-debut i november, scoring en “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. på juni 26th för första gången. 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 sekunder.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Volkov” - Fredag, Juni 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, Mulvane, Kansas
Bellator Heavy Main Event: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander Volkov (24-5)
Bellator Lätt Feature Slagsmål: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator Fjäder Feature Slagsmål: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi upp (18-2)
Bellator Fjäder Feature Slagsmål: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)