LIVE AND FREE ON SPIKE – Juin 17
SANTA MONICA, Californie. (Juin 10, 2016) – Une blessure non divulguée à “Bellator 158” competitor Josh Koscheck has paved the way for a new co-main feature bout at "Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " piqûres Chidi “Chidi Bang Bang” Njokuani (14-4) contre Thiago Jambo (18-4) sur Juin 17 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, COMME. Jambo will be making his promotional debut in place of Douglas Lima.
The fight completes a card that features a Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title rematch pitting Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) contre Eduardo Dantas (17-4), while Fresno native, Chris Honeycutt (7-1) returns home to take on Mikkel Parlo (13-2) in a middleweight slugfest. Pour compléter la carte principale, John Salter (11-3) et Brandon Halsey (9-1) duke it out in a 185-pound feature bout.
"Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " airs LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, tandis combats préliminaires afflueront en direct sur Bellator.com etMobile App Bellator. Les billets pour l'événement commencent à seulement $25 and are currently on sale at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
Having not lost a fight in his last six appearances dating back to 2013, “Chidi Bang Bang” will try to keep the train rolling as he prepares for Jambo. The 27-year-old Las Vegas native finished his 2015 campaign on a high note, recording a unanimous decision victory over Ricky “The Sniper” Rainey in his promotional debut at "Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef. " Njokuani will face one of the stiffest tests of his career when he meets Jambo in the co-headliner of "Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2.”
The 35-year-old Goncalves has landed himself a golden opportunity when he steps into the cage with Njokuani in the co-feature on Juin 17. The 12-year professional most recently earned his 18e career win by defeating Matt Baker via technical knockout in the second round of their contest and now the Brazilian welterweight will be making his Bellator MMA debut after impressively recording six wins over his last seven fights dating back to 2010.
Complete "Bellator 156: Galvao vs.. Dantas carte 2 ":
Bellator MMA coq Titre Bout: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chidi Njokuani (14-4) vs. Thiago Jambo Goncalves (18-4)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Halsey (9-1) vs. John Salter (11-3)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Honeycutt (7-1) vs. Mikkel Parlo (13-2)
Carte préliminaire:
Bellator MMA Middleweight préliminaire Bout: A.J. Matthews (8-4) vs. Ben Reiter (16-1)
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight préliminaire Bout: Jermaine McDermott (2-0) vs. Blake Watkins (5-0)
Bellator MMA 140lb. Combat préliminaire: Paul Ruiz (6-4) vs. Christian Navarro (5-0)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Préliminaire: Javy Ayala (8-5) vs. Roy Boughton (14-7)
Bellator MMA léger préliminaire Bout: Nick Bustamante (5-1) vs. Antoine Smith (3-5)
Bellator MMA léger préliminaire Bout: C.J. Keith (8-3) vs. Banques Carrington (4-0)
Bellator MMA plume préliminaire Bout: Justin Smitley (10-7) vs. TBD
Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight préliminaire Bout: Jean-Paul Elias (3-0) vs. Jose Cabesas (5-8)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Préliminaire: Chris Lewis (0-0) vs. Gil Medina (1-0)
Bellator MMA léger préliminaire Bout: Luis Jauregui (3-2) vs. Ryan Tobar (3-2)