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SANTA MONICA, क्यालिफोर्निया. (फेब्रुअरी 22, 2015) - यो शुक्रबार, Bellator MMA brings a world championship matchup between two highly skilled mixed martial arts practitioners when bantamweight champion मार्कोस "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) defends his strap against former champion and former friend and training partner, एडुआर्डो "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) "माBellator 150: Galvao पद. Dantas 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this शुक्रबार, फेब्रुअरी 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. र/8 p.m. CT, जबकि प्रारम्भिक bouts प्रत्यक्ष मा प्रवाह हुनेछ Bellator.com र यो Bellator मोबाइल अनुप्रयोग. "को लागि टिकटBellator 150: Galvao पद. Dantas 2 " जो सिर्फ मा सुरु $27, मा अहिले बिक्रीमा छन् KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, साथै यस कन्सास स्टार एरिना बक्स कार्यालय रूपमा.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick कांगो (23-10-2) विरुद्धमा Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. साथै कार्डमा, केंडल ग्रोभ (22-15) मा लिन्छ Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), गृहनगर मनपर्ने दाऊदले Rickels (16-4, 1 कांग्रेस) will return to action against बबी Cooper (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), जो मा लिन्छ Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
"तिनीहरूले,"जो संसारको-प्रख्यात प्रचारहरु लागि लडेका छ विश्व चरम Cagefighting र Shooto को रुचि देखि 2003, यस को लागि प्रतिस्पर्धा हुनेछ 11th यस Bellator एमएमए बैनर अन्तर्गत समय. यो 34 वर्षीया चार-लडाई विजेता लकीर को बीचमा वर्तमान छ र आफ्नो अन्तिम आठ स्क्रापहरू सात मा विजयी देखा छ. आफ्नो अन्तिम outing मा, Galvao समाप्त जो वारेन मा "Bellator 135: वारेन बनाम. Galvao " via submission to win his first-ever championship and fulfil a promise he made to his mother before her unfortunate passing.
यसैबीच, Dantas आफ्नो पहिलो बैठक उहाँले Galvao विरुद्ध थियो सफलता नक्कल गर्न देख गरिनेछ, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of माइक Richman मा एकमत निर्णय मार्फत "Bellator 137: Halsey बनाम. ग्रोव। " यो Bellator सीजन 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come अक्टोबर 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, मत्ती 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 मा "Bellator 139: कोङ्गो बनाम. 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 कान्छा Beltran मा "Bellator 143: वारेन बनाम. डेविस," सेप्टेम्बर मा. 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 ब्रान्डन Halsey.
A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” France has strung together a five-fight winning streak as of late, most recently handing the formerly undefeated बेन Reiter the first loss of his young career at "Bellator 146: Kato बनाम. Manhoef। " It’s safe to classify the 33-year-old Arizona native as a “submission specialist,"संग 12 को आफ्नो 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 माइकल Chandler यो पछिल्लो नोभेम्बर. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, यो पिंजरा आफ्नो बाटो मा छ कि, उहाँले एक मा लिएर गर्नुपर्छ जब या जो Bellator एमएमए हल्के प्रतिभा को जो छ. 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. अब, “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. अब, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on फेब्रुअरी 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.
पूर्ण "Bellator 150: Galvao पद. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: मार्कोस Galvao (17-6-1) बनाम. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick कांगो (23-10-2) बनाम. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
Bellator एमएमए हल्के विशेषता bout: डेव Rickels (16-4, 1 कांग्रेस) बनाम. बबी Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: केंडल ग्रोभ (22-15) बनाम. फ्रान्सिस्को फ्रान्स (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) बनाम. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
प्रारम्भिक कार्ड:
Bellator एमएमए हैवीवेट विशेषता bout: David Hammons (1-1) बनाम. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) बनाम. Gregory Babene (16-11)
Bellator एमएमए Welterweight विशेषता bout: Manny Meraz (7-1) बनाम. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Bellator एमएमए Featherweight विशेषता bout: Gaston Reyno (5-0) बनाम. Chuka विलिस (6-2)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) बनाम. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Bellator एमएमए हल्के विशेषता bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) बनाम. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator एमएमए Featherweight विशेषता bout: Thai Clark (5-0) बनाम. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator एमएमए हल्के विशेषता bout: Jason Witt (7-2) बनाम. Jonathan Gary (11-6)
