Bellators newest heavyweights Ewerton Teixeira (stânga) and Lorenzo Hood

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Mai 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, în vârstă de 33 de ani, Teixeira a fost adunand titluri izbitoare concursuri pentru mai mult de un deceniu. Teixeira a ajuns la apogeul de luptă standup în 2008, când a câștigat în acel an a Grand Prix K-1 World în Fukuoka titlu și apoi a luptat drumul său spre campionat meci K-1 World Grand Prix Final de, 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.

 

Între timp, 6-picior-3 Hood a fost în competiție profesional de la 2009 and has never had a fight go past the first round. De nouă victorii carierei sale, all nine have come by knockout. Hood a luptat de-a lungul S.U.A. în timp ce concurează pe circuitul regional, 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.