Galvao out of Bellator 150 Kongo/Vinicius new main
After consulting physicians, Bellator officials have decided to to pull Marcos Galvao from his Bellator MMA Bantamweight Title defense against former champion Eduardo Dantas.
Over the course of fight week, Marcos “Loro” Galvao 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.
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.
As a result, Cheick Kongo against Vinicius Queiroz will now serve as the headliner and David Rickels vs. Bobby Cooper is the new co-main event.
“Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Queiroz,” airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary bouts will stream live on Bellator.com and The Bellator Mobile App.
Complete “Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2” Fight Card:
CheickKongo (23-10-2) vs. ViniciusQueiroz (8-3)
Dave Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) vs. Bobby Cooper (12-5)
Kendall Grove (22-15) vs. Francisco France (13-3-1)
Gaston Reyno (5-0) vs. Chuka Willis (6-2)
Lena Ovchynnikova (10-3) vs. Rebecca Ruth (5-1)
Prelim Card:
David Hammons (1-1) vs. Kyle Noblitt (1-0)
Brandon Farran (12-10) vs. Gregory Babene (16-11)
Manny Meraz (7-1) vs. Andre Fialho (5-0)
Chris Harris (4-0) vs. Julian Marquez (2-0)
Marcio Navarro (14-11) vs. Henry Lindsay (4-5)
Thai Clark (5-0) vs. DeronCarlis (4-1)
Jason Witt (7-2) vs. Jonathan Gary (11-6)