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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Tháng tư 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 “Sói” Caldwell (6-0) mất trên 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 “Bò đực” Halsey (8-0) chống lại cao chót vót scrapper HawaiiKendall “Các Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Làm biếng “The Marine” Richman (18-5), và welterweights Fernando “Các Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” diễn ra trên Thứ sáu, Có thể 15, tại Pechanga Resort & Casino ở Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 giờ chiều. VÀ (6 giờ chiều. PT giờ địa phương), trong khi những cơn sơ bộ về dòng Spike.com.

 

Vé cho “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” mà bắt đầu chỉ $50, hiện đang được bán tại Pechanga.com và Pechanga Resort & Phòng vé Casino.

 

Cửa “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” mở tại 4 giờ chiều. PT giờ địa phương, và các cuộc thi đầu tiên diễn ra 45 phút sau.

 

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

 

Ngoài ra, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Dao cạo” 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.

 

Cơn bổ sung sẽ được công bố ngay.

 

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 trong quá khứ của mình 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 thắng sự nghiệp đã đi qua đình, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” loạt, 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” - Thứ sáu, Có thể 15, Pechanga Resort & Sòng bạc, Temecula, Calif.

Thẻ chính (9 giờ chiều. VÀ)

 

Bellator Middleweight Tiêu đề Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator nổi bật Bantamweight Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator Các người nặng Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

Bellator nổi bật Bantamweight Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

Thẻ sơ bộ (7:45 giờ chiều. VÀ)

 

Bellator Middleweight sơ bộ Fight: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator nhẹ Heavyweight sơ bộ Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Bantamweight sơ bộ Fight: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator lông sơ bộ Fight: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

Bellator người nặng sơ bộ Fight: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Tối cơn (approx. 11 giờ chiều. VÀ)

 

Bellator Lightweight tối sơ bộ: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)