ҲАМЧУНИН: LENA OVCHYNNIKOVA SET FOR BELLATOR MMA DEBUT

Санта Моника, Calif. (Январ 15, 2015) – An injury to Августо Sakai has derailed his previously announced pairing with Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) during “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " Дар Канзас Star Арсаи дар Mulvane, Канзас. Дар натиҷа, Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) has agreed to fight Kongo in the co-main event on Феврал 26.

 

Дар Илова, the main card will feature the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she meets Rebecca Ruth (5-1).

 

Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line at “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " in a rematch pitting Маркос "Loro" Galvao(17-6-1) бар зидди қаҳрамони собиқ Эдуардо "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, Дэвид Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Боби андеша (12-5).

 

The contests make up the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2,” ки airs зиндагӣ оид ба хӯшае дар 9 Земле. ВА/8 Земле. Ч., дар ҳоле, њамасола пешакӣ сӯи хоҳад зинда оид ба Bellator.com ва Дар Bellator Барномасозони Mobile.

 

Чипта барои "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " , ки дар ҳамон оғози $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, инчунин дафтари қуттии Канзас Star Arena.

 

Kongo will be making his eighth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, looking to add to his impressive promotional mark of 5-2. The Paris native has fought a who’s who in the mixed martial arts landscape, with notable wins against Mirko Cro Cop, Pat Barry, Мат 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 дар "Bellator 139: Kongo новое. Волков," defeating his 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.

 

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. Ҳозир, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Феврал 26 against a tough foe in Ruth.

 

“Becky” Ruth was undefeated in 2015, winning all three of her matchups by echnical 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.

 

The “Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " undercard has also nearly been completed, with the announcement of eight pairings which are listed below. An undefeated Bellator MMA prospect will be in action during the preliminary portion of the event, кай Гастон Reyno (5-0) returns to the cage with the intent of keeping his unblemished record intact.

Навсозӣ "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Маркос Galvao (17-6-1) против. Эдуардо Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) против. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

Bellator MMA Фарқияти Lightweight Бут: Дэйв Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) против. Боби андеша (12-5)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) против. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)

 

Card пешакӣ:

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Babene (16-11) против. Trey Хьюстон (11-3)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Бут Фарқияти: Гастон Reyno (5-0) против. Chuka Уиллис (6-2)

Bellator MMA Гаронвазн Feature Bout: Дониёл Gallemore (4-3) против. Фредерик Браун (3-2)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) против. Julian Marquez (2-0)

Bellator MMA Фарқияти Lightweight Бут: Marcio Navarro (14-11) против. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Бут Фарқияти: Thai Clark (5-0) против. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Бут Фарқияти: Manny Meraz (7-1) против. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator MMA Фарқияти Lightweight Бут: Jason Witt (7-2) против. Jonathan Gary (11-6)