Bellators newest heavyweights Ewerton Teixeira (majtas) and Lorenzo Hood

 

SANTA MONICA, Kalif. (Maj 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, Teixeira 33-vjeçari ka qenë tortues deri tituj në garat në grevë për më shumë se një dekadë. Teixeira arritur majën e luftimeve Standup në 2008, kur ai fitoi K-1 Grand Prix Botërore atë vit në titullin Fukuoka dhe pastaj luftuan në rrugën e tij në kampionatin periudhë e K-1 Grand Prix Botërore Final-së, 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.

 

Ndërkohë, 6-foot-3 Hood ka qenë duke konkurruar në mënyrë profesionale që 2009 and has never had a fight go past the first round. E nëntë fitoret e tij të karrierës, all nine have come by knockout. Hood ka luftuar gjatë gjithë U.S. ndërsa konkurrojnë në qark rajonal, 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.