Vinicius Queiroz Vinicius Queiroz got a little bit of a gift when Augusto Sakai had to pull out of a heavyweight matchup with Cheick Kongo at Bellator 150. Queiroz (8-3 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) stepped in to face Kongo (23-10-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) at Friday’s event, which takes place at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kan., with a main card on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie. And it’s a fight that is big enough for him that he believes it might be the most important moment of his career. “Kongo is a great adversary,” Queiroz told MMAjunkie. “I have a lot of respect for him as an athlete and as a person. I’d say he’s one of the legends of the sport who’s still active
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Bellator 150′s Vinicius Queiroz wants epic win vs. Kongo, then he’ll think about titles – MMA Junkie