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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 15, 2015) – A four-fight Spike-broadcast main card for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Rungkun” has received another thrilling contest, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) dicokot Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Rungkun,” nu ngawengku undefeated Bellator MMA Dunya Middleweight Jawara Brandon “Banteng” Halsey (8-0) ngalawan towering scrapper HawaiKendall “Nu Spyder” Rungkun (21-14), urut Bellator MMA Dunya Jawara Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Nu Marine” Richman (18-5), jeung welterweights Fernando “Nu Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Rungkun” lumangsung dina Jumaah, Mei 15, di Pechanga Resort & Kasino di Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. AND (6 p.m. PT waktu lokal), bari bouts awal ngalirkeun data dina Spike.com.

 

Tiket pikeun “Bellator: Halsey vs. Rungkun,” nu mimitian jam saukur $50, nu ayeuna diobral di Pechanga.com jeung Pechanga Resort & Kasino kotak kantor.

 

Lawang pikeun “Bellator: Halsey vs. Rungkun” kabuka di 4 p.m. PT waktu lokal, jeung kontes kahiji lumangsung 45 menit saterusna.

 

Two new bouts have also been added to the night’s preliminary card, with middleweights A.J. “The Mercenary” Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben “Nu punter” Reiter (15-0) jeung lightweights Steve “Thunderbeast” Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).

 

Sajaba ti, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Agul” 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.

 

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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 di jaman baheula-Na 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 ngéléhkeun karir geus datang ku stoppage, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” runtuyan, 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, tina 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. Rungkun” - Jumaah, Mei 15, Pechanga Resort & Kasino, Temecula, Calif.

Card utama (9 p.m. AND)

 

Bellator Middleweight Ibing ngalawan: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall rungkun (21-14)

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

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

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

Card awal (7:45 p.m. AND)

 

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

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

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

Bellator Featherweight Prelim ngalawan: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Pokna JR. (30-0)

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

 

Poék Bouts (approx. 11 p.m. AND)

 

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