SANTA MONICA, Kalif. (April 9, 2015) – A talent-laden preliminary card for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Lug” event is starting to take shape with the addition of welterweights Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky “The Sniper” Rainey (10-3), bantamweights Joe “The Juggernaut” Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonije “Tigre” Duarte (18-5) i pero Jordan “Pretty Boy” Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar “Morceguinho” Neves Jr. (30-0).

 

The new additions complement the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Lug,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bik” Halsey (8-0) protiv visokih Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “The Spyder” Lug (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mikrofon “The Marine” Richman (18-5), light teškaša Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Brijač” Al-Hassan Razak (12-4) i welterweights Fernando “The Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Lug” odvija na Petak, Maj 15, na Pechanga Resort & Casino u Temecula, Kalif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 poslije podne. I (6 poslije podne. PT po lokalnom vremenu), dok su preliminarni napade stream na Spike.com.

 

Ulaznice za “Bellator: Halsey vs. Lug,” koje se kreću od samo $50, Trenutno se nalazite na prodaju Pechanga.com i Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Vrata za “Bellator: Halsey vs. Lug” otvorena u 3:30 poslije podne. PT po lokalnom vremenu, a prvi takmičenje odvija 30 minuta kasnije. Dodatni napade će biti objavljen uskoro.

 

Juarez, of Torrance, Kalifornija, is a seven-time Bellator MMA veteran whose days with the company date back to the promotion’s second show. The 33-year-old has been fighting professionally since 2006 but is currently enjoying one of the best runs of his career at 5-1 in his past six appearances, a run that includes Bellator MMA wins over Ron Keslar, Joe Williams and Jordan Smith.

 

Rainey, of Gastonia, N.C., fights for the fourth time under the Bellator MMA banner. All three of Rainey’s Bellator MMA fights have ended in the first round, as he’s bracketed TKO wins over Johnny Cisneros and Andy Murad around a loss to top contender Michael “Venom” Stranica. Seven of Rainey’s 10 career wins have come by finish, including six by knockout.

 

A five-time Bellator MMA veteran, Taimanglo has quickly established himself as one of Guam’s top fighting exports. A scrappy 30-year-old, Taimanglo never fails to entertain. He fought most recently in September, scoring a decision win over Michael Parker.

 

Fighting professionally since 2006, Duarte hails from Tijuana, Meksiko. He makes his Bellator MMA debut on the strength of back-to-back submission wins over Marco Beristain and Ed West. Fifteen of Duarte’s 18 career wins come by way of stoppage, uključujući 11 by tapout.

 

The 24-year-old Parsons, of Fargo, N.D., is a member of California’s famed Alliance MMA. Fighting professionally, Parsons has established himself as one of the top prospects in the world after winning 10 njegove prve 11 profesionalne borbe, including three by knockout and two by submission. Parsons made his Bellator MMA debut in April 2014, scoring a knockout win over Tim Bazer just four seconds into the second round.

 

Brazil’s Neves Jr. has compiled an incredible career mark of 30-0 despite being just 20 godina star. U konkurenciji profesionalno od 2011, kada je bio samo 17 godina star, Neves Jr. already owns a pair of Bellator MMA victories by TKO, as he downed Poppies Martinez in the first round of a September 2014 matchup and finished Josh Arocho in the second round of an April 2014 takmičenje.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Lug” - Petak, Maj 15, Pechanga Resort & Kazino, Temecula, Kalif.

Glavni Card (9 poslije podne. I)

 

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

Bellator Izdvojeni bantam Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator Izdvojeni Light u teškoj kategoriji Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Al-Hassan Razak (12-4)

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

 

Preliminarni Card (7 poslije podne. I)

 

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

Bellator bantam 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)