Bellators newest heavyweights Ewerton Teixeira (left) and Lorenzo Hood

 

SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Maio 4, 2015) – Bellator MMA’s heavyweight division will now play host to a pair of the hardest-hitting heavyweights in the game, as promotion officials are proud to announce the addition of Brazilian K-1 champion Ewerton Teixeira (3-0), as well as Blackzilians slugger Lorenzo “The Samoan Silverback” Hood (9-2).

 

Debut dates and opponents will be announced for both fighters in the near future.

 

A third dan black belt in Kyokushin karate, a 33-year-old Teixeira vén acumulando títulos en competicións en folga desde hai máis dunha década. Teixeira alcanzou o auxe da loita standup en 2008, cando gañou Gran Premio do K-1 World daquel ano en Fukuoka título e, a continuación, abriu camiño para o ataque do campionato K-1 World Grand Prix de Final, where he would come up just short against Errol Zimmerman (though Teixeira would avenge that result in 2010).

 

Teixeira then turned his attention to MMA in 2012, and he has remained undefeated through his first three professional contests in the sport and is now ready to try his hand at MMA’s highest level.

 

Entrementes, o 6-foot-3 capa vén competindo profesionalmente desde 2009 and has never had a fight go past the first round. Das súas nove vitorias na carreira, all nine have come by knockout. Portada loitou ao longo do U.S. mentres competía no circuíto rexional de, earning himself recognition as one of the top heavyweight prospects in the sport.

 

Competing under the tutelage of former world champion Rashad Evans, the 26-year-old Hood’s work at Florida’s Blackzilians camp has prepared him for an opportunity to compete against the world’s best fighters, and Bellator MMA will now offer him a platform to prove his talent.