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 February 26, with the news that middleweight Kendall Grove has agreed to fight Francisco “Kiko” France (13-3-1).

Grove (22-15) capped off 2015 with a violent knockout over fellow UFC veteran Joey Beltran at Bellator 143 in September. The winner of  third season of The Ultimate Fighter, Grove has fought professionally since 2003 for promotions all around the world. This will be “Da Spyder’s” sixth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner as he hopes to climb back towards another 185-pound title shot. He previously failed to capture gold gold last year against former champion Brandon Halsey.

A veteran of Strikeforce, Kiko (13-3-1) has strung together a five-fight winning streak, most recently handing the formerly undefeated Ben Reiter the first loss of his young career at Bellator 146. The 33-year-old Arizona native has earned submission wins in 12 of his 13 wins as a professional bouts

The contests rounds out the televised portion of Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2.

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