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SANTA MONICA, Կրոնապետ. (Փետրվար 22, 2015) - Այս ուրբաթ, 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) է "Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2.
The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Ուրբաթ, Փետրվար 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 կեսօրից. ՈՒ/8 կեսօրից. CT, իսկ նախնական մենամարտերը պիտի հոսքի ուղիղ եթերում Bellator.com իսկ The Bellator Mobile App. Տոմսերը «Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2 " որն սկսել է ընդամենը $27, are on sale now at KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, ինչպես նաեւ Կանզասի Star Արենա տոմսարկղ.
In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) դեմ Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Նաեւ քարտի, Kendall Grove (22-15) վերցնում է Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), հայրենի քաղաքը սիրած David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5), plus the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), ով վերցնում է Rebecca Ruth (5-1).
«Նրանք,«Ով է կռվել աշխարհահռչակ խթանումների սիրում Համաշխարհային Extreme Cagefighting եւ SHOOTO վեր 2003, պետք է մրցում համար 11րդ Ժամանակն ներքո Bellator MMA դրոշի. 34-ամյա ներկայումս մեջ մի չորս-պայքարի հաղթող շերտ, եւ հաղթանակած յոթ իր վերջին ութ գրություններ. Իր վերջին զբոսանք, Galvao ավարտվել Joe Warren ի «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.
Մինչդեռ, Dantas կլինի փնտրում կրկնօրինակել հաջողությունը նա ունեցել դեմ Galvao իրենց առաջին հանդիպման ժամանակ, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Mike Richman միջոցով միաձայն որոշման «Bellator 137: Halsey vs. Grove " The Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Հոկտեմբեր 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 ի «Bellator 139: Kongo 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 ի «Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis,« ի սեպտեմբերին. The winner of“The Ultimate Fighter: 3,« ի վեր պրոֆեսիոնալ պայքար է մղել 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,»Հետ 12 իր 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 այս անցած նոյեմբերին. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, արդյոք դա իր ճանապարհը դեպի վանդակի, կամ երբ նա հաշվի վրա, թե ով ով է Bellator MMA թեթեւ տաղանդի. The 27-year-old will be making his 16րդappearance 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. Այժմ, “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. Այժմ, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Փետրվար 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.
Complete »Bellator 150: Galvao vs.. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Էդուարդո Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)
Bellator MMA Թեթեւ Խաղարկային Բուտը: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco France (13-3-1)
Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Լենա Օվչիննիկովա (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Նախնական Card:
Bellator MMA ծանրքաշային Խաղարկային Բուտը: 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 Խաղարկային Բուտը: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Խաղարկային Bout: 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 Թեթեւ Խաղարկային Բուտը: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Bellator MMA Featherweight Խաղարկային Bout: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)
Bellator MMA Թեթեւ Խաղարկային Բուտը: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)