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

 

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

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Zabel,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Dem” Halsey (8-0) kundër tmerrshëm scrapper HawaiianKendall “Spyder” Zabel (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mikrofon “Detare” Richman (18-5), dhe welterweights Fernando “Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Zabel” zhvillohet në E premte, Maj 15, në Pechanga Resort & Kazino në Temecula, Kalif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 ores. DHE (6 ores. PT Koha lokale), ndërsa periudhave të shkurtra paraprake derdhet mbi Spike.com.

 

Biletat për “Bellator: Halsey vs. Zabel,” që të fillojë në vetëm $50, janë aktualisht në shitje në Pechanga.com dhe Pechanga Resort & Zyra kuti Casino.

 

Dyer për “Bellator: Halsey vs. Zabel” hapur në 4 ores. PT Koha lokale, dhe garë parë merr vendin 45 minuta më vonë.

 

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

 

Përveç kësaj, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Brisk rroje” 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.

 

Periudhave të shkurtra të tjera do të shpallet së shpejti.

 

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 në të kaluarën e tij 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 fiton karrierës kanë ardhur nga ndalimin, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” seri, 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, i 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. Zabel” - E premte, Maj 15, Pechanga Resort & Kazino, Temecula, Kalif.

Card kryesore (9 ores. DHE)

 

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

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

Bellator zgjedhura Fight peshë e lehtë: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

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

Card paraprak (7:45 ores. DHE)

 

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

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

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

 

Errëta periudhave të shkurtra (përafërsisht. 11 ores. DHE)

 

Bellator lehtë errët Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)