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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 15, 2015) – A four-fight Spike-broadcast main card for May’s “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” has received another thrilling contest, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Darrion “Ulven” Caldwell (6-0) tager på Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) mod tårnhøje Hawaiian scrapperKendall “Den Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), og welterweights Fernando “Den Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” finder sted på Fredag, Maj 15, på Pechanga Resort & Casino i Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. OG (6 p.m. PT lokal tid), mens foreløbige anfald streame på Spike.com.

 

Billetter til “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” der starter ved lige $50, er i øjeblikket til salg på Pechanga.com og Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Døre til “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” åben ved 4 p.m. PT lokal tid, og den første konkurrence foregår 45 minutter senere.

 

Two new bouts have also been added to the night’s preliminary card, with middleweights A.J. “The Mercenary” Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben “The Hunter” Reiter (15-0) og letvægtere Steve “Thunderbeast” Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).

 

Derudover, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Razor” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) that was initially announced as a main-card matchup will now be featured on the night’s preliminary card, instead.

 

Yderligere anfald vil blive annonceret inden længe.

 

A New Jersey native now fighting out of Arizona, Caldwell was a Division I wrestler at North Carolina State. Caldwell made his MMA debut in 2012 and has kept his record perfect through the first six fights of his career, including Bellator MMA wins over Anthony Dizy, Joe Pingitore and Lance Surma. Previously competing as a featherweight, the 27-year-old Caldwell now moves down to the bantamweight division.

 

He now faces “Morcego” Silva, a battle-tested 30-year-old fighter with championship-level experience in the Bellator MMA cage. With nearly a decade of professional fights to his name, Silva is an incredible 14-1 i sin fortid 15 overall appearances. His only loss during that run was a 25-minute decision against former Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Champion Joe Warren. Seventeen of Silva’s 22 karriere vinder er kommet med standsning, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” serie, Matthews fought most recently in November, earning a decision win over Kyle Bolt. He now meets undefeated prospect Reiter, an intriguing individual who left Wall Street to pursue a career in MMA and now fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after spending much of his early career in Peru.

 

Kozola, San Diego, Calif., fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after debuting with a knockout victory over Jonathan Rivera in January. He now meets Butler, who returns to the promotion after a November Bellator MMA debut that saw him suffer a submission loss to Joao Paulo Faria.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Fredag, Maj 15, Pechanga Resort & Kasino, Temecula, Calif.

Hovedkortet (9 p.m. OG)

 

Bellator mellemvægt titel Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator Featured Bantamvægt Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator Featured Welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

Bellator Featured Bantamvægt Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

Indledende Card (7:45 p.m. OG)

 

Bellator Mellemvægt Foreløbigt Fight: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Foreløbigt Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Bantamvægt Foreløbigt Fight: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator Fjervægt Foreløbigt Fight: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

Bellator Welterweight Foreløbigt Fight: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Mørke Bouts (ca.. 11 p.m. OG)

 

Bellator Letvægts Mørk Foreløbigt: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)