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SANTA MONICA, Kalifornija. (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 “Volk” Caldwell (6-0) prevzame Rafael “Bat” 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) proti visok Hawaiian scrapperKendall “Spyder” Grove (21-14), nekdanji Bellator MMA svetovni prvak Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Marine” Richman (18-5), in welterweights Fernando “Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” poteka Petek, Maj 15, na Pechanga Resort & Casino v Temecula, Kalifornija. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. IN (6 p.m. PT lokalni čas), medtem ko je predhodni napadi tok na Spike.com.

 

Vstopnice za “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” ki se začnejo na samo $50, Trenutno na naprodaj Pechanga.com in Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Vrata za “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” odprt pri 4 p.m. PT lokalni čas, in prvo tekmovanje poteka 45 minut kasneje.

 

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) in lightweights Steve “Thunderbeast” Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).

 

Poleg tega, 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.

 

Dodatne napadi bodo znani v kratkem.

 

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 “Bat” 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 v njegovi preteklosti 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 karierne zmag so prišli s zaustavitvi, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” series, 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, Kaliforniji., 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” - Petek, Maj 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Kalifornija.

Glavni Card (9 p.m. IN)

 

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

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

Bellator Oblikovan Velterska kategorija Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

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

Predhodni Card (7:45 p.m. IN)

 

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

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

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

Bellator lahka stvar Prelim Fight: Jordanija Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

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

 

Dark napadi (ca.. 11 p.m. IN)

 

Bellator Lahki Dark Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)