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

 

SANTA MONICA, Kalifornia. (Kwiecień 15, 2015) – A four-fight Spike-broadcast main card for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Gaj” has received another thrilling contest, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) przyjmuje Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Gaj,” w tym niepokonany mistrz świata Bellator MMA wagi średniej Brandon “Byk” Halsey (8-0) wobec potężnego Hawaiian scrapperKendall “Spyder” Gaj (21-14), były mistrz świata Bellator MMA Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mikrofon “Marine” Richman (18-5), i welterweights Fernando “Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Grzeczny” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Gaj” odbywa się Piątek, Maj 15, w Pechanga Resort & Kasyno w Temecula, Kalifornia. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. I (6 p.m. PT czasu lokalnego), podczas gdy wstępne ataki strumieniowo na Spike.com.

 

Bilety na “Bellator: Halsey vs. Gaj,” które zaczynają się już $50, Aktualnie w sprzedaży w Pechanga.com i Pechanga Resort & Kasyno box office.

 

Drzwi “Bellator: Halsey vs. Gaj” otwarte w 4 p.m. PT czasu lokalnego, i pierwszy konkurs odbywa się 45 minut później.

 

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

 

Dodatkowo, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Brzytwa” Razak Hassan Al- (12-4) that was initially announced as a main-card matchup will now be featured on the night’s preliminary card, zamiast.

 

Dodatkowe ataki zostaną ogłoszone wkrótce.

 

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 w przeszłości 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 zwycięstw kariery pochodzić od zatrzymania, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” seria, 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, Kalifornii., 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. Gaj” - Piątek, Maj 15, Pechanga Resort & Kasyno, Temecula, Kalifornia.

Karta główna (9 p.m. I)

 

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

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

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

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

Karta wstępna (7:45 p.m. I)

 

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

Bellator wadze półciężkiej Prelim Walki: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Hassan Al- (12-4)

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

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

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

 

Ciemne ataki (ok. 11 p.m. I)

 

Bellator Lekkie Mroczny Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)