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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprīlis 15, 2015) – A four-fight Spike-broadcast main card for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Birzs” has received another thrilling contest, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Darrion “Vilks” Caldwell (6-0) uzņemas Rafael “Nūja” Silva (22-4).

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Birzs,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bullis” Halsey (8-0) pret stiprs Havaju ScrapperKendall “Spyder” Birzs (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Slaistīties “Marine” Richman (18-5), un welterweights Fernando “Menifee maniaks” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Birzs” notiek Piektdiena, Maijs 15, at Pechanga Resort & Casino Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. UN (6 p.m. PT vietējais laiks), bet provizoriskie bouts plūsma uz Spike.com.

 

Biļetes “Bellator: Halsey vs. Birzs,” kas sākas tikai $50, Pašlaik uz pārdošanu Pechanga.com un Pechanga Resort & Kazino kasē.

 

Durvis “Bellator: Halsey vs. Birzs” atvērts 4 p.m. PT vietējais laiks, un pirmais konkurss notiek 45 minūtes vēlāk.

 

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

 

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

 

Papildu bouts tiks paziņoti tuvākajā laikā.

 

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 “Nūja” 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 viņa agrāk 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 karjeras uzvar atnācu pēc apstāšanās, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” sērija, 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. Birzs” - Piektdiena, Maijs 15, Pechanga Resort & Kazino, Temecula, Calif.

Galvenais Card (9 p.m. UN)

 

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

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

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

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

Iepriekšēja Card (7:45 p.m. UN)

 

Bellator middleweight, atlases cīņa: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator Light Heavyweight, atlases cīņa: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator bantamweight, atlases cīņa: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator viegls, atlases cīņa: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

Bellator papildsvars, atlases cīņa: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Dark Bouts (apm. 11 p.m. UN)

 

Bellator Lightweight Dark atlases: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)