EASY TWEET: #BellatorMMA adds @morcego_mma and @thewolf_mma to the May 15 Event headlined by @BrandBullHalsey & @kendallgrovemma

 

Raug Monica, California. (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 15, 2015) – A four-fight Spike-broadcast main card for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” has received another thrilling contest, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Heev nyuj” Halsey (8-0) tiv thaiv towering Hawaiian scrapperKendall “Lub Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Lub Tubrog nkoj” Richman (18-5), thiab welterweights Fernando “Lub Menifee cov neeg vwm Flash” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Friday, Tej zaum 15, ntawm Pechanga Resort & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Temecula, California. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. THIAB (6 p.m. PT hauv zos lub sij hawm), thaum ntej bouts kwj rau Spike.com.

 

Daim pib rau “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” uas pib ntawm cia li $50, uas tam sim no rau cov muag khoom nyob rau ntawm lub Pechanga.com thiab cov Pechanga Resort & Twv txiaj yuam pov thawv chaw ua hauj lwm.

 

Qhov rooj rau “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” qhib ntawm 4 p.m. PT hauv zos lub sij hawm, thiab cov thawj contest yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw 45 feeb tom qab.

 

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

 

Tsis tas li ntawd, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Rab chais” 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.

 

Ntxiv bouts yuav qhia tawm uas tsocai.

 

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 nyob rau hauv nws yav dhau los 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 hauj lwm yeej tau tuaj los ntawm stoppage, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” series, 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, ntawm San Diego, California., 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” - Friday, Tej zaum 15, Pechanga Resort & Twv txiaj yuam pov, Temecula, California.

Main Card (9 p.m. THIAB)

 

Bellator Middleweight Title sib ntaus: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator Featured Bantamweight sib ntaus: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

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

Bellator Featured Bantamweight sib ntaus: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

Preliminary Card (7:45 p.m. THIAB)

 

Bellator Middleweight Prelim sib ntaus: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator teeb Heavyweight Prelim sib ntaus: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim sib ntaus: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim sib ntaus: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

Bellator Welterweight Prelim sib ntaus: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Tsaus bouts (approx. 11 p.m. THIAB)

 

Bellator Hnav Tsaus Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)