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سانتا مونيكا, كاليفورنيا. (فبراير 22, 2015) - يوم الجمعة, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion ماركوس "لورو" غالفاو (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, إدواردو "دودو" دانتاس (17-4) في "Bellator 150: غالفاو مقابل. دانتاس 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this الجمعة, فبراير 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 عصرا. و/8 عصرا. CT, في حين نوبات الأولية سوف تيار يعيش على Bellator.com و وBellator موبايل التطبيق. تذاكر ل"Bellator 150: غالفاو مقابل. دانتاس 2 " التي تبدأ في فقط $27, هي للبيع الآن في KansasStarEventCenter.com أو Ticketmaster.com, وكذلك شباك التذاكر كنساس ستار الساحة.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of شيخ كونغو (23-10-2) ضد فينيسيوس كيروش (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. أيضا على بطاقة, كيندال غروف (22-15) يأخذ على Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), المفضلة مسقط ديفيد Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against بوبي كوبر (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), الذي يأخذ على Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
"هم,"الذي ناضل من اجل الترقيات ذات الشهرة العالمية أمثال العالم المتطرفة Cagefighting وShooto منذ 2003, سوف تكون منافسة ل 11عشر المرة تحت راية Bellator MMA. اللاعب البالغ من العمر 34 عاما حاليا في خضم المعركة أربعة متتالية وبرز منتصرا في سبع من آخر ثماني قصاصات. في اخر نزهة, أنهى غالفاو جو وارن في "Bellator 135: وارن مقابل. غالفاو " via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.
في غضون, سوف تبحث دانتاس لتكرار النجاح الذي كان ضد غالفاو في اجتماعها الأول, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of مايك ريتشمان عبر قرار بالإجماع في "Bellator 137: هالسي مباراة. بستان ". الموسم Bellator 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come أكتوبر 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, بات باري, 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 تيكسيرا في "Bellator 139: كونغو مقابل. فولكوف," 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 جوي بلتران في "Bellator 143: وارن مقابل. ديفيس," في سبتمبر. 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 براندون هالسي.
A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” France has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated بن رايتر the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: كاتو مقابل. Manhoef ". It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"مع 12 من له 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 مايكل تشاندلر في نوفمبر الماضي. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, سواء كان في طريقه الى القفص, أو عندما انه أخذ على منظمة الصحة العالمية الذي من Bellator MMA المواهب خفيفة الوزن. The 27-year-old will be making his 16عشرappearance 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 بابلو فيلاسيكا. الآن, “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. الآن, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on فبراير 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.
الكامل "Bellator 150: غالفاو مقابل. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: ماركوس جالفاو (17-6-1) مقابل. إدواردو دانتاس (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: شيخ كونغو (23-10-2) مقابل. فينيسيوس كيروش (8-3)
Bellator MMA ميزة خفيفة الوزن بوت: ديف Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) مقابل. بوبي كوبر (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: كيندال غروف (22-15) مقابل. فرانسيسكو فرنسا (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: لينا أوفشينيكوفا (10-3) مقابل. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
بطاقة أولية:
Bellator MMA الوزن الثقيل ميزة بوت: David Hammons (1-1) مقابل. كايل نوبلت (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) مقابل. جريجوري بابيني (16-11)
Bellator MMA وزن الوسط ميزة بوت: Manny Meraz (7-1) مقابل. أندريه فيالهو (5-0)
Bellator MMA وزن الريشة ميزة بوت: غاستون رينو (5-0) مقابل. تشوكا ويليس (6-2)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: كريس هاريس (4-0) مقابل. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Bellator MMA ميزة خفيفة الوزن بوت: مارسيو نافارو (14-11) مقابل. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA وزن الريشة ميزة بوت: Thai Clark (5-0) مقابل. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA ميزة خفيفة الوزن بوت: Jason Witt (7-2) مقابل. جوناثان جاري (11-6)
