Bellators newest heavyweights Ewerton Teixeira (лево) and Lorenzo Hood

 

Санта Моника, Калифорнија. (Мај 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 Тешеира (3-0), as well as Blackzilians slugger Lorenzo “The Samoan Silverback” Хауба (9-2).

 

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

 

A third dan black belt in Kyokushin karate, 33-годишниот Тешеира се соберат титули во ударниот натпревари за повеќе од една деценија. Тешеира достигна врвот на standup борби во 2008, кога ја добил таа година К-1 World Grand Prix во Фукуока насловот, а потоа се бореле својот пат кон титулата рунда на К-1 World Grand Prix Завршни е, 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.

 

Во меѓувреме, на 6-метарски-3 Худ се натпреваруваат професионално од 2009 and has never had a fight go past the first round. Од неговите девет победи во кариерата, all nine have come by knockout. Црвенкапа се бореше во текот на U.S. додека се натпреваруваат на регионалните коло, 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.