Bellators newest heavyweights Ewerton Teixeira (vänster) and Lorenzo Hood

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (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” Huva (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-årige Teixeira har omdragning upp titlar i slående tävlingar i mer än ett decennium. Teixeira nått höjdpunkten av standup striderna i 2008, när han tjänade det årets K-1 World Grand Prix i Fukuoka titel och sedan kämpade sig fram till K-1 World Grand Prix finalen mästerskap bout, 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.

 

Under tiden, 6-fot-3 Hood har tävlat professionellt sedan 2009 and has never had a fight go past the first round. Av hans nio karriär segrar, all nine have come by knockout. Hood har kämpat hela US. samtidigt som de konkurrerar på den regionala krets, 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.