SANTA MONICA, Kalifòni. (Avril 5, 2016) – A duo of Bellator MMA’s top welterweights, Chidi “Chidi Bang Bang” Njokuani (14-4) ak Douglas “The Phenom” Lima (26-6), will square off in the co-main event of "La ap 156: Galvão vs. Dantas 2 " sou Jen 17 andedan Save Mart Center nan Fresno, Kalifòni.
The fight joins a main card that features a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvão (17-6-1) kont Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4), with Galvao’s Bellator MMA bantamweight title on the line.
"La ap 156: Galvão vs. Dantas 2 " difuze ap viv sou Spike a 9 p.m. AK/8 p.m. CT, pandan y ap epizod preliminè pral kouran viv sou Bellator.com ak La ap mobil App a. Batay Lòt pral anonse yon ti tan.
Tikè pou evènman an kòmanse nan sèlman $25 and are on sale at the Save Mart Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
“Chidi Bang Bang” has not lost in his past six fights dating back to March of 2013 and finished last year strong, recording a unanimous decision victory overRicky “The Sniper” Rainey in his Bellator MMA debut at "La ap 146: Kato vs. Manhoef.” The 27-year-old Las Vegas native is now looking to solidify himself atop Bellator’s always-competitive welterweight division when he takes on “The Phenom” in the co-main event of "La ap 156: Galvão vs. Dantas 2.”
Douglas Lima will be entering the cage for the 11th tan anba banyè la la ap mma, having already won eight of his 10 bouts with the Viacom-owned organization. The former Bellator MMA welterweight titlist saw his impressive five-fight winning streak come to an end in July of 2015, when current champion Andrey Koreshkov edged out a unanimous decision victory over Lima to win the title. Anvan yo fè defèt la, “The Phenom’s” hot streak consisted of five consecutive knockouts, four of which came in the first two rounds. Lima will now begin the climb back up the ladder, with the ultimate goal being to regain the strap by year’s end.
À "la ap 156: Galvão vs. Dantas Kat 2 ":
Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Title Main Event: Marcos Galvão (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Chidi Njokuani (14-4) vs. Douglas Lima (26-6)