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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (ກຸມພາ 22, 2015) - ວັນສຸກນີ້, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) ຢູ່ "Bellator 150: Galvao ທຽບ. Dantas 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this ວັນສຸກ, ກຸມພາ 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. ແລະ/8 p.m. CT, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນຈະໄດ້ນ້ໍາດໍາລົງຊີວິດໃນ Bellator.com ແລະ The Bellator App ມືຖື. ປີ້ສໍາລັບການ "Bellator 150: Galvao ທຽບ. Dantas 2 " ເຊິ່ງເລີ່ມຕົ້ນມີພຽງແຕ່ $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນກັບຫ້ອງການຫ້ອງ Kansas ສນາມຫລິ້ນກິ Star.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick ຄອງໂກ (23-10-2) ຕໍ່ Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. ນອກຈາກນີ້ຍັງກ່ຽວກັບການບັດ, Kendall Grove (22-15) ໃຊ້ເວລາໃນ Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), favorite ບ້ານເກີດ David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby ການຮ່ວມມື (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), ທີ່ໃຊ້ເວລາ Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
"ພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າ,"ຜູ້ທີ່ໄດ້ fought ສໍາລັບການສົ່ງເສີມການຂອງໂລກ, ມີຊື່ສຽງເຊັ່ນ: ຂອງໂລກ Cagefighting ທີ່ສຸດແລະ Shooto ນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ 2003, ຈະໄດ້ຮັບການແຂ່ງຂັນສໍາລັບການ 11th ທີ່ໃຊ້ເວລາພາຍໃຕ້ການປ້າຍໂຄສະນາ Bellator MMA. ໄດ້ 34 ປີອາຍຸເປັນປັດຈຸບັນຢູ່ໃນທ່າມກາງຂອງສີ່ຕໍ່ສູ້ streak ຊະນະແລະໄດ້ເກີດຄວາມເຊື່ອໃນເຈັດຂອງແປດ scraps ສຸດທ້າຍຂອງຕົນ. ໃນການອອກນອກບ້ານສຸດທ້າຍຂອງເຂົາ, Galvao ສໍາເລັດ Joe Warren ຢູ່ໃນ "Bellator 135: Warren vs. Galvao " via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.
ໃນຂະນະດຽວ, Dantas ຈະໄດ້ຮັບການຊອກຫາກັບຊ້ໍາຄວາມສໍາເລັດເພິ່ນໄດ້ມີການຕໍ່ຕ້ານ Galvao ໃນກອງປະຊຸມຄັ້ງທໍາອິດຂອງພວກເຂົາ, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Mike Richman ຜ່ານການຕັດສິນໃຈ unanimous ໃນ "Bellator 137: Halsey vs. Grove. " ລະດູ Bellator 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come ຕຸລາ 23.
Kongo will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, looking to add to his impressive promotional mark of 5-2. The Parisian native has fought a who’s who in the mixed martial arts landscape, with notable wins against Mirko Cro Cop, Pat Barry, Matt Mitrione, and Alexander Volkov already on his record. In his last outing – which just so happened to be inside the Kansas Star Arena — Kongo impressively defeated Volkov via unanimous decision.
After nearly two years out of action, Queiroz returned to the Bellator MMA cage against Ewerton Teixeira ຢູ່ໃນ "Bellator 139: ຄອງ vs. Volkov," defeating his fellow Brazilian opponent via second round arm-triangle choke. “Spartan” hopes to plant the seeds for a busy 2016 with the matchup against Kongo, where a win can undoubtedly place him in the midst of the heavyweight title picture.
Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Joey Beltran ຢູ່ໃນ "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," ໃນເດືອນກັນຍາ. The winner of“The Ultimate Fighter: 3," has fought professionally since 2003 for promotions all around the world, notably ProElite and UFC. This will be “Da Spyder’s” sixth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner as he hopes to climb back towards a 185-pound title shot – he competed for the gold last year against Brandon Halsey.
A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” France has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated Ben Reiter the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef. " It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"ມີ 12 ຂອງລາວ 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.
A Bellator MMA event in Mulvane, Kansas just wouldn’t be the same without “The Caveman,” who will return to action for the first time since competing against Michael Chandler ນີ້ໄລຍະຜ່ານມາພະຈິກ. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, ບໍ່ວ່າຈະເປັນໃນວິທີການລາວກັບ cage ໄດ້, ຫຼືໃນເວລາທີ່ເຂົາໄດ້ກິນກ່ຽວກັບຜູ້ທີ່ເປັນຜູ້ທີ່ມີພອນສະຫວັນ lightweight Bellator MMA. The 27-year-old will be making his 16thappearance under the promotional banner.
The last time Bobby Cooper fought inside the Kansas Star Arena, he took home a closely contested split decision victory over“Bellator 147” co-headliner Pablo Villaseca. ໃນປັດຈຸບັນ, “Super Duper” will look to move to 3-0 under the Bellator MMA banner when he faces Rickels in hostile territory. It’s worth noting that the Missouri native has only lost twice in his last eight MMA appearances.
Hailing from Ukraine, Ovchynnikova will enter the fray fresh off a new exclusive, multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA. “Hunter” has previously fought the likes of Joanne Calderwood and at only 28-years-old has already competed professionally since 2006. ໃນປັດຈຸບັນ, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on ກຸມພາ 26 against a tough foe in Ruth.
“Becky” Ruth was undefeated in 2015, winning all three of her matchups by technical knockout under the Shamrock Fighting Championships banner. The lone loss on the Missouri native’s record came against Resurrection Fighting Alliance champion Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger, via controversial split decision.
ສໍາເລັດ "Bellator 150: Galvao ທຽບ. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick ຄອງໂກ (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
Bellator MMA Lightweight ຄຸນນະສົມບັດການແຂ່ງຂັນ: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby ການຮ່ວມມື (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco ຝລັ່ງ (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
ບັດ Preliminary:
Bellator MMA ຮຸ່ນຄຸນນະສົມບັດການແຂ່ງຂັນ: David Hammons (1-1) vs. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) vs. Gregory Babene (16-11)
Bellator MMA Welterweight ຄຸນນະສົມບັດການແຂ່ງຂັນ: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)
ຄຸນນະສົມບັດການແຂ່ງຂັນ Bellator ຄັນ MMA: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) vs. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Bellator MMA Lightweight ຄຸນນະສົມບັດການແຂ່ງຂັນ: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
ຄຸນນະສົມບັດການແຂ່ງຂັນ Bellator ຄັນ MMA: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA Lightweight ຄຸນນະສົມບັດການແຂ່ງຂັນ: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)