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Santa Monica, Calif. (May 18, 2015) – A card loaded with explosive contests has received one more potential slugfest, as middleweight sluggers Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling (2-4) futhi Hisaki Kato (4-1) will clash in the fourth and final main-card matchup of next month’s “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” 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” Grez (24-5), “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” ithatha indawo June 26 at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.
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) ukuthatha on Yamauchi up (18-2).
The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/ 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com. Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.
Amathikithi for “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $17 and include cage side seats for just $97, njengamanje kuyatholakala at Ticketmaster.com.
The Schilling oneminyaka engu-31 ubudala ubelwa efanele kusukela 2006, starting his combat sports career in muay Thai, lapho wazakhela kokubili U.S. and world titles. Since he’s turned his focus to MMA, Schilling continues to compete in kickboxing events, kanjalo, ukusebenza eya Last Man Standing mqhudelwano INKAZIMULO lokhu June esidlule, ancintisanayo izikhathi ezintathu ngobusuku obubodwa. Schilling wenza Bellator MMA wakhe DEBUT in November, amagoli a “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. on June 26th okokuqala. 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 seconds.
“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” - Friday, June 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas
Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander grez (24-5)
Bellator Esilula Isici Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)
Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)
Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Joe Schilling (2-4) vs. Hisaki Kato (4-1)