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

 

Santa Monica, Message. (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) qaadanaysaa 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) ka hor qaadnay scrapper HawaiiKendall “Spyder The” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Marine ayaa” Richman (18-5), iyo welterweights Fernando “Xukun Menifee The” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” dhacdaa Friday, May 15, at Pechanga Resort & Casino ee Temecula, Message. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. IYO (6 p.m. PT waqtiga maxalliga ah), halka roonaadaan hordhac qulquli on Spike.com.

 

Qiimaha tikidhada “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” kaas oo bilaaban doono oo kaliya $50, ayaa haatan ku iib Pechanga.com iyo Resort Pechanga ah & Xafiiska sanduuqa Casino.

 

Albaabada u “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” furan 4 p.m. PT waqtiga maxalliga ah, iyo tartanka hore waxa ay dhici 45 daqiiqo ka dib.

 

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 The” Reiter (15-0) iyo lightweights Steve “Thunderbeast” Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).

 

Intaa waxaa dheer, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Mandiil” 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.

 

Roonaadaan dheeraad ah ayaa lagu dhawaaqi doonaa muddo yar.

 

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 in uu la soo dhaafay 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 guul mustaqbalkiisa u imid by dhamaadkii ciyaarta, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” taxane, 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, of San Diego, Message., 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” - Friday, May 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Message.

Card Main (9 p.m. IYO)

 

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

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

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

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

Card hordhac ah (7:45 p.m. IYO)

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

Dark roonaadaan (qiyaastii. 11 p.m. IYO)

 

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