Bobby Cooper vs. David Rickels added to Bellator 150

David Rickels

After previously being named to the card for Bellator 150, David Rickels has an opponent lined up for the event.

Rickels (16-4 MMA, 10-4 BMMA) will fight in front of his hometown fans against Bobby Cooper (12-5 MMA, 2-0 BMMA).

Bellator 150 takes place Feb. 26 at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kan. The main card will air on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie. In the main event, Marcos Galvao defends his bantamweight title in a rematch with former champ Eduardo Dantas.

Rickels dropped his most recent bout, losing by TKO to Michael Chandler at Bellator 145. Prior to that bout, he was doing well against tough veteran John Alessio before an unintentional illegal knee resulted in a no-contest. After starting his Bellator career with eight wins in nine fights, Rickels is 2-3 in his previous five bouts.

Cooper has alternated wins and losses as of late but has found success in his two trips to the Bellator cage. His most recent bout was a split decision victory over Pablo Villaseca at Bellator 139.

The latest Bellator 150 card includes:

• Marcos Galvao vs. Eduardo Dantas – for bantamweight title
• Bobby Cooper vs. David Rickels
• Cheick Kongo vs. Augusto Sakai

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