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

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (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 “Vargen” Caldwell (6-0) tar på 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) mot tornar Hawaiian scrapperKendall “Den Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), och welterweights Fernando “Den Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” sker på Fredag, Maj 15, på Pechanga Resort & Casino i Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. OCH (6 p.m. PT lokal tid), medan preliminära skjutningarna strömma på Spike.com.

 

Biljetter till “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” som börjar på just $50, finns för närvarande på försäljning till Pechanga.com och Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Dörrar till “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” öppen vid 4 p.m. PT lokal tid, och den första tävlingen äger rum 45 minuter senare.

 

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) och lättviktare Steve “Thunderbeast” Kozola (5-0) vs. ian Butler (1-1).

 

Dessutom, 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.

 

Ytterligare skjutningarna kommer att meddelas inom kort.

 

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 i hans förflutna 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 karriär segrar har kommit genom stopp, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” serie, 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, 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. Grove” - Fredag, Maj 15, Pechanga Resort & Kasino, Temecula, Calif.

Huvud Card (9 p.m. OCH)

 

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

Bellator Utvalda Bantamvikt Slagsmål: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator Utvalda Weltervikt Slagsmål: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Mille (7-1)

Bellator Utvalda Bantamvikt Slagsmål: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

Preliminära kortet (7:45 p.m. OCH)

 

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

Bellator Lätt Tungvikt Prelim Slagsmål: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

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

Bellator Fjäder Prelim Slagsmål: Jordanien Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

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

 

Mörka Bouts (ca.. 11 p.m. OCH)

 

Bellator Lätt Mörk Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. ian Butler (1-1)