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

 

SANTA MONICA, Califa. (Abril 15, 2015) – A four-fight Spike-broadcast main card for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Bosque” has received another thrilling contest, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Darrion “O lobo” Caldwell (6-0) assume Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Bosque,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Touro” Halsey (8-0) contra altaneiro scrapper HawaiianKendall “Da Spyder” Bosque (21-14), ex-campeão mundial do Bellator MMA Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Microfone “The Marine” Richman (18-5), e welterweights Fernando “O Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Bosque” ocorre em Sexta-feira, Maio 15, em Pechanga Resort & Casino em Temecula, Califa. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. E (6 p.m. PT hora local), enquanto lutas preliminares de fluxo em Spike.com.

 

Os ingressos para “Bellator: Halsey vs. Bosque,” que começam em apenas $50, Atualmente à venda no Pechanga.com e Pechanga & Bilheteria Casino.

 

Portas para “Bellator: Halsey vs. Bosque” aberta em 4 p.m. PT hora local, ea primeira competição acontece 45 minutos mais tarde.

 

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) e pesos leves Steve “Thunderbeast” Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).

 

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

 

Ataques adicionais serão anunciados em breve.

 

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 em seu passado 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 vitórias de carreira vêm pela paralisação, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” série, 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, de 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. Bosque” - Sexta-feira, Maio 15, Pechanga Resort & Cassino, Temecula, Califa.

Cartão Principal (9 p.m. E)

 

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

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

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

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

Card preliminar (7:45 p.m. E)

 

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

Bellator Light Heavyweight Preliminar Luta: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

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

Bellator Pena Preliminar Luta: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

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

 

Escuras Bouts (aprox. 11 p.m. E)

 

Bellator leve escuro Preliminar: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)