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

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 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) tar på 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 “Bull” Halsey (8-0) mot ruvende Hawaiian scrapperKendall “Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Marine” Richman (18-5), og welterweights Fernando “Den Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” foregår på Fredag, Mai 15, ved Pechanga Resort & Casino i Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 pm. OG (6 pm. PT lokal tid), mens foreløpige bouts streame på Spike.com.

 

Billetter til “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” som starter på bare $50, er for tiden på salg på Pechanga.com og Pechanga Resort & Casino billettkontoret.

 

Dører for “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” åpen på 4 pm. PT lokal tid, og den første konkurransen finner sted 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 lettvektere Steve “Thunderbeast” Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).

 

Dess, 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.

 

Andre bouts vil bli annonsert snart.

 

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 hans 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 seire har kommet etter stans, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” Serien, 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, Mai 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Hovedkortet (9 pm. OG)

 

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

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

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

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

Foreløpige kort (7:45 pm. OG)

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

Mørke Bouts (ca.. 11 pm. OG)

 

Bellator Lett Mørk Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)