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

 

Santa Monica, Kalifornia. (Április 15, 2015) – A four-fight Spike-broadcast main card for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Liget” has received another thrilling contest, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Darrion “A farkas” Caldwell (6-0) felveszi Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

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

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget” zajlik Péntek, Május 15, A Pechanga Resort & Casino Temecula, Kalifornia. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. ÉS (6 p.m. PT helyi idő), míg az előzetes roham patak Spike.com.

 

Jegyek a “Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget,” kezdőértékével csak $50, Jelenleg az eladó Pechanga.com és a Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Ajtók “Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget” nyitva 4 p.m. PT helyi idő, és az első verseny zajlik 45 perc múlva.

 

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

 

Továbbá, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Borotva” 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.

 

További roham hamarosan bejelentenek.

 

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 a múltjában 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 karrier győzelem jött a leállás, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” sorozat, 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, A San Diego, Kalifornia., 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. Liget” - Péntek, Május 15, Pechanga Resort & Kaszinó, Temecula, Kalifornia.

Fő Card (9 p.m. ÉS)

 

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

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

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

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

Előzetes Card (7:45 p.m. ÉS)

 

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

Bellator félnehézsúlyú Prelim Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

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

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

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

 

Sötét roham (kb. 11 p.m. ÉS)

 

Bellator Könnyű Sötét prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)