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

 

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

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” na-ewe ebe Friday, Ka 15, na Pechanga amalite & Cha cha na Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. NA (6 p.m. Pt obodo oge), mgbe mbido oké strimụ na Spike.com.

 

Tiketi maka “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” nke na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $50, nwere ugbu a na-ere na Pechanga.com na Pechanga amalite & Cha cha igbe ọrụ.

 

Ụzọ maka “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” emeghe na 4 p.m. Pt obodo oge, na mbụ zoo-ewe ebe 45 nkeji mesịrị.

 

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

 

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

 

Agbakwunyere oké ga-mara ọkwa obere oge.

 

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 “Ụsụ” 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 ya n'oge gara aga 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 ọrụ Enwee Mmeri na-abịa site stoppage, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” usoro, 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, nke 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” - Friday, Ka 15, Pechanga amalite & Cha cha, Temecula, Calif.

Main Kaadị (9 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Middleweight Mbụ Ọgụ: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

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

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

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

Mbido Kaadị (7:45 p.m. NA)

 

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

Bellator Ìhè Heavyweight Prelim Ọgụ: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

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

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

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

 

Ọchịchịrị oké (approx. 11 p.m. NA)

 

Bellator Kedu otu m ga Ọchịchịrị Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)