Bellator 139: Pre-Fight Report – Breaking UFC News
By Nathan “Diesel” Hendrickson
Bellator 139 will take place this Friday, June 26th at the Kansas Star Arena just right outside of Wichita, Kansas in Mulvane.
The lineup on the Spike TV Main Card:
Heavyweight Main Event: Cheick Kongo, 22-10-2 vs. Alexander Volkov, 24-5
Lightweight Feature Fight: Dave Rickels, 16-3 vs. John Alessio, 35-17
Featherweight Feature Fight: Pat Curran, 20-7 vs. Emmanuel Sanchez, 10-1
Middleweight Feature Fight: Joe Schilling, 2-4 vs. Hisaki Kato, 4-1
Preliminary Card available on Spike.com:
Featherweight Feature Fight: Bubba Jenkins, 8-2 vs. Joe Wilk, 17-10
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Augusto Sakai, 7-0 vs. Daniel Gallemore, 18-1
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Jeimeson Saudino, 6-1 vs. Aaron Ely, 4-2
Lightweight fight: Bobby Cooper, 9-3 vs. Pablo Vallaseca, 9-0
Women’s Featherweight fight: Iony Razafiarison, 2-0 vs. Bryanna Fissori, 1-0
Heavyweight fight: Alex Huddleston, 5-1 vs. Javy Ayala, 8-3
Featherweight fight: Greg Scott, 3-3 vs. Gaston Reyno, 3-0
Heavyweight fight: Derek Bohi, 6-3 vs. Frederick Brown, 2-1
Lightweight fight: Marcio Navarro, 13-11 vs. Cody Carrillo, 8-11
RSR will be cageside covering all the action, so ensure you check us out for the full report.
What to watch for:
An aging 40 year old Cheick Kongo is always in shape and shows an amazing physique. He is a knockout artist, but this former UFC vet is no spring chicken. Former champ 26 year old Volkov is experienced and younger, and is 5-1 since losing his title in 2013. I would expect Volkov to put another nail in the coffin of Kongo’s once-great career if he can last past round 1.
Striker Dave Rickles vs. grappler John Alessio? Man, I don’t know about that one!
I’ll go out on a limb and predict that favorite Pat Curran will be beaten by Emmanuel Sanchez in an upset. Sanchez is a hungry “Up and Comer” and Curran has been inconsistent in his last few fights. I could (and often am) be wrong!
Joe Schilling will likely get into a stand-up battle with Hisaki Kato and get a finish.
I’ll admit I don’t know anything about the preliminary card fighters except for Marcio Navarro, who is an MMA and kickboxing veteran who has fought on Dale “Apollo” Cook’s cards in Tulsa. He is a dangerous veteran, and will likely get a victory by decision.
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