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

 

Santa Monica, Dorella. (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) nka ka 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 “Poho” Halsey (8-0) khahlanong le lelele Hawaii scrapperKendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Ke dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs.. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), le welterweights Fernando “The Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs..“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs.. Grove” etsahala ka Labohlano, Ka 15, ka Pechanga Resort & Casino a Temecula, Dorella. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. LE (6 p.m. PT nako ya lehae), ha a ntse a selelekela bouts phallela ho ka Spike.com.

 

Ditekete tsa “Bellator: Halsey vs.. Grove,” e leng qala ka feela $50, ba jaanong jaana re Sale at Pechanga.com le Pechanga Resort & Casino lebokose le reng ofisi.

 

Dikgoro ka “Bellator: Halsey vs.. Grove” butsweng ka 4 p.m. PT nako ya lehae, 'me ba pele tlholisanong etsahala 45 ka mor'a metsotso e.

 

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

 

Ekelletsa moo, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs.. “Lehare” 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.

 

Eketsehileng bouts tla ile a phatlalatsa nakoana ka.

 

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 a mo nakong ee fetileng 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 mosebetsi a hapa ba tlile ka stoppage, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” letoto, 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, ea San Diego, Dorella., 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” - Labohlano, Ka 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Dorella.

Main Card (9 p.m. LE)

 

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

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

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

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

Selelekela Card (7:45 p.m. LE)

 

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

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

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

Bellator Featherweight Prelim Ntoa: Jordane Parsons (10-1) vs.. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Ntoa: Jese Juárez (22-9) vs.. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Lefifi Bouts (approx. 11 p.m. LE)

 

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