Another huge MMA card will be coming to Sioux Falls as Bellator returns to the Sanford Pentagon for Bellator 265.
Bellator 265 will take place inside of the Sanford Pentagon on Friday, August 20th highlighted by a couple of big-name heavyweights, a local standout, a featherweight bout, and a rescheduled women s flyweight match.
Cheick Kongo (30-11-2) will fight Sergei Kharitonov (32-8). Kongo has been an active MMA fighter since 2001 and was signed with the UFC from 2006-2013. He joined Bellator in October 2013 and has fought for the Bellator Heavyweight Championship twice. Kharitonov, like Kongo, has been fighting since the early 2000s and has 40 professional fights on his record. Kharitonov made his name in the PRIDE Fighting Championships in Japan from 2003-2007. He also made appearances in Strikeforce before joining Bellator.
MMA heavyweight Kongo and more coming to Sanford Pentagon for fight
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Bellator Returns to Sioux Falls for Nationally Televised Event
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Cheick Kongo vs Sergei Kharitonov headlines Bellator 265 on Aug 20 in South Dakota
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