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MULVANE, Bealtaine. (Feabhra 26, 2015) – A week removed from the most watched Bellator MMA event in company history, the Scott Coker-led promotion returned to action on SPIKE with "Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Queiroz,” an event that delivered five spectacular main card fights.

 

Sa tráthnóna ar imeacht is mó, Cheick Kongo (24-10-2) intelligently managed the distance between he and Vinicius Spartan (8-4), kicking and jabbing his way to a split decision victory (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).

 

Spartan did have his moments during the heavyweight encounter, securing takedowns in rounds two and three, followed by a knockdown late. Ach sa deireadh, Kongo received the benefit of the doubt from the Kansas-appointed judges. The Frenchman has now won two straight, and improved to 6-2 overall under the Bellator MMA banner.

It only took David Rickels (17-4) three minutes and 49 seconds to finish Bobby Cooper (12-6) in front of a sellout crowd at Kansas Star Arena on Friday. Both men had their moments during the action, but after a knee to the body dropped Cooper to his knees, “The Caveman” pummelled his foe with hammerfists until referee John McCarthy called a stop to the action.

Kendall Grove (23-15) Stop Francisco An Fhrainc (13-4-1) with a vicious punch 35 soicind isteach sa dara babhta, winning by knockout. The victory was an emotional one for “Da Spyder,” who recently lost his brother and made it clear his performance was dedicated to his late sibling. Grove has now won three of his last four tilts, all via finish.

Chuka Willis (7-2) láimh Gaston Reyno (5-1) the first defeat of his mixed martial arts career on Friday, winning via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27). The scrap went back-and-forth over the course of 15 nóiméad, with multiple submission attempts and knockdowns by both men. But in the end – much to the delight of the partisan crowd – Willis earned the nod.

Former Shamrock FC Flyweight Champion Rebecca Ruth (6-1) defeated Lena Ovchynnikova (10-4) trí chinneadh d'aon toil (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) in the opening main card fight at "Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Queiroz.” For “Ruthless” the win is the first of her career via the judges’ scorecards and extended her current winning streak to four straight.

 

Réamh Torthaí Cárta:

 

Kyle Noblitt (2-0) defeated David Hammons (1-2) via TKO (punches)

Rome Lindsay (5-5) defeated Marcio Navarro (14-12) via TKO (punches) 2:30, R1

Chris Harris (5-0) defeated Julian Marquez (2-1) trí chinneadh d'aon toil (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Andre Fialho (6-0) defeated Manny Meraz (7-2) via knockout (punches) :29, R1

Gregory Ebene (17-11) defeated Brandon Farran (12-11) via aighneacht (chúl-naked choke) 3:37, R1

Thai Clark (6-0) defeated Deron Carlis (4-2) trí chinneadh d'aon toil (29-28 x3)

MULVANE, Bealtaine. (Feabhra 25, 2015) – Over the course of fight week, Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) has been battling an illness. After consulting physicians, Bellator officials have decided to to pull him from his Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title defense against former champion Eduardo Dantas (17-4).

 

After making weight inside Kansas Star Arena at 10 a.m. CT, Dantas was paid his show money. The fight will be rescheduled in the near future.

 

Mar thoradh air sin, Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) aghaidh Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will now serve as the headliner and David Rickels (16-4) versus Bobby Cooper (12-5) is the new co-main event. Rounding out the SPIKE-televised card will be a middleweight attraction pitting Kendall Grove (22-15) aghaidh Kiko France (13-3-1), the Bellator MMA debut of Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she fights Rebecca Ruth (5-1) agus Gaston Reyno (5-0) – fresh off his new exclusive multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA – will fight against Chuka Willis (6-2).

 

“Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Queiroz,” cheolta beo ar Spike ag 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, cé go mbeidh réamh babhtaí sruth beo ar Bellator.com agus An Bellator Mobile App.

Comhlánaigh "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Main Imeacht: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Co-Main Event: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco An Fhrainc (13-3-1)

Bellator MMA featherweight Bout Gné: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)

 

Réamh Cárta:

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Bout Gné: David Hammons (1-1) vs. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) vs. Gregory Ebene (16-11)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Gné: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) vs. Julian Marquez (2-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Gné Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator MMA featherweight Bout Gné: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Gné Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Feabhra 22, 2015) - Dé hAoine, 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) ag "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2.

 

The event emanates from the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas this Dé hAoine, Feabhra 26, and airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. AGUS/8 p.m. CT, cé go mbeidh réamh babhtaí sruth beo ar Bellator.com agus An Bellator Mobile App. Ticéid le haghaidh "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2 " a thosú ag díreach $27, ar díol anois ag KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, chomh maith leis an oifig na dticéad Kansas Star Arena.

 

In addition to the title fight, a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) aghaidh Vinicius Queiroz (8-3) will anchor the number two spot. Chomh maith leis sin ar an gcárta, Kendall Grove (22-15) Bíonn ar Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1), is fearr leat bhaile dúchais 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), a ghlacann ar Rebecca Ruth (5-1).

 

"Tá siad,"A bhfuil throid le haghaidh ardú céime a bhfuil cáil dhomhanda an maith leis na Domhanda Extreme Cagefighting agus Shooto ó 2003, Beidh san iomaíocht do na 11^ú am faoi mheirge Bellator MMA. Is é an 34-bliain d'aois faoi láthair i measc na streak bhuaigh ceithre troid agus tagtha chun cinn victorious i seacht gcinn de chuid ocht scraps caite. Ina turas déanaí, Galvao críochnaithe Joe Warren ag "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.

 

Idir an dá linn, Beidh Dantas bheith ag iarraidh a dhúbailt an rath a bhí sé i gcoinne Galvao ina chéad chruinniú, which resulted in a second-round knockout at “Bellator 89.” Last May, the 27-year-old Nova Uniao product dispelled of Mike Richman via chinneadh d'aon toil ag "Bellator 137: Halsey vs. Garrán. " An Séasúr Bellator 5 Bantamweight Tournament winner is looking to become a two-time bantamweight champion come Deireadh Fómhair 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 ag "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 ag "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," i mí Mheán Fómhair. 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 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,"Le 12 de chuid 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 i mí na Samhna seo caite. Rickels always comes ready to put on a show, bíodh sé ar a bhealach chun an Cage, nó nuair atá sé ag cur ar a a hiad na Bellator MMA tallann lightweight. The 27-year-old will be making his 16^úappearance 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. Anois, “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. Anois, Ovchynnikova looks to solidify herself as a top contender in the budding women’s flyweight division on Feabhra 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.

 

 

Comhlánaigh "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Gné Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco An Fhrainc (13-3-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)

 

Réamh Cárta:

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Bout Gné: David Hammons (1-1) vs. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Brandon Farran (12-10) vs. Gregory Ebene (16-11)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Gné: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator MMA featherweight Bout Gné: 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 Lightweight Gné Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator MMA featherweight Bout Gné: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Gné Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Feabhra 11, 2015) – A fifth and final main card fight has been added to “Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2” at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on Feabhra 26, with the news that Kendall Grove (22-15) has agreed to fight Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1).

 

Chomh maith leis sin, Bellator MMA’s Bantamweight Championship will be on the line in a rematch pitting Marcos "Loro" Galvao (17-6-1) i gcoinne iar-churadh Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas (17-4) and hometown favorite, David Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) will return to action against Bobby Cooper (12-5). "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2 " also features the Bellator MMA debut of newly signed women’s flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3), when she meets Rebecca Ruth (5-1) and a heavyweight co-main event of Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) aghaidh Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

 

The contests make up the televised portion of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2,” a cheolta beo ar Spike ag 9 p.m. AGUS/8 p.m. CT, cé go mbeidh réamh babhtaí sruth beo ar Bellator.com agus An Bellator Mobile App.

 

Ticéid le haghaidh "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2 " a thosú ag díreach $27, ar díol anois ag KansasStarEventCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com, chomh maith leis an oifig na dticéad Kansas Star Arena.

Grove capped off 2015 with an emphatic knockout of Joey Beltran ag "Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis," i mí Mheán Fómhair. 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 Brandon Halsey.

 

A veteran of Strikeforce, “Kiko” 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,"Le 12 de chuid 13 wins as a professional coming by way of making his opponent tap.

Comhlánaigh "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title Main Event: Marcos Galvao (17-6-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (17-4)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Cheick Kongo (23-10-2) vs. Vinicius Queiroz (8-3)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Gné Bout: Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco An Fhrainc (13-3-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)

 

Réamh Cárta:

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Gregory Ebene (16-11) vs. Brandon Farran (12-10)

Bellator MMA featherweight Bout Gné: Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Bout Gné: David Hammons (1-1) vs. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (4-0) vs. Julian Marquez (2-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Gné Bout: Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)

Bellator MMA featherweight Bout Gné: Thai Clark (5-0) vs. Deron Carlis (4-1)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Gné: Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Gné Bout: Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)