SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO

Santa Monica, CALIF. (Februar 10, 2015) – The main card of "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” påMarts 4 is complete with today’s announcement that Gilbert Smith (12-4) will replace Michael Page and now face Fernando Gonzalez (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.

 

Desuden, Sirwan Kakai (12-3) vil gøre hans salgsfremmende debut mod Joe Taimanglo (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.

Billetter til "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” are on sale now and start at just $45. You can purchase tickets at the WinStar World Casino and Resort Box Office, samt Ticketmaster.com og Bellator.com. Døre til arrangementet åbne på 5:00 p.m. CT lokal tid, with the first contest taking place one hour later.

"Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” airs levende og gratis på SPIKE på 9 p.m. OG/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com og Den Bellator Mobile App.

 

Smith will be making his Bellator MMA debut against a fighter who is currently in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. "Midnat Magic” is on a bit of a roll of his own, coming into the promotion riding a two-bout winning streak. A veteran of UFC and most recently RFA, Smith won the regional promotion’s welterweight belt in June, defending the title one time before signing with Bellator.

 

Gonzalez took a brief hiatus from MMA to compete in the kickboxing portion of the groundbreaking "Bellator: Dynamite 1 " event in September, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renowned striker Paul "Semtex" Daley. Gonzalez now returns to his comfort zone of MMA, where he has strung together an impressive four-fight winning streak. A veteran of the Scott Coker-founded Strikeforce promotion, as well as World Extreme Cagefighting, Gonzalez has been competing professionally since 2003.

 

Kakai is one of Bellator MMA’s latest signings, joining the fray after a two-fight stint in the UFC. “Zohan," 26, hails from Sweden and owns 10 finishes in his 12 victories as a professional fighter. With a bantamweight title fight one-week prior and another marquee 135-pound pairing in the main event, it will be interesting to see what a win does for Kakai in the grand scheme of things.

 

Taimanglo will be making his seventh appearance under the Bellator MMA umbrella, and is riding a two-fight winning streak. A Guam-native, “The Juggernaut” has stopped his opponent in 21 of his victories and has only lost twice in his last 14 slagsmål. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.

 

Opdateret "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell” Fight Card:

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Joe Warren (13-4) vs. Darrion Caldwell (8-0)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Gilbert Smith (12-4) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (24-13)

Bellator Fjervægt Feature Bout: Yamauchi op (19-2) vs. Bubba Jenkins (10-2)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Sirwan Kakai (12-3) vs. Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1)

 

Indledende Card:

Bellator Fjervægt Indledende Bout: Chris Jones (10-3) vs. Ray Wood (5-1)

Bellator Bantamvægt Indledende Bout: Steve Garcia (6-0) vs. Ricky Turcios (5-0)

Bellator Weltervægt Indledende Bout: Justin Patterson (6-1) vs. Chance Rencountre (8-1)

Bellator Fjervægt Indledende Bout: Treston Thomison (8-4) vs. Aaron Roberson (5-3)

Bellator Weltervægt Indledende Bout: Roger Carroll (16-13) vs. Neiman Gracie (3-0)

Bellator mellemvægt Indledende Bout: Derek Palmer (Debut) vs. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)

Bellator Fjervægt Indledende Bout: Shane Peterson (13-4) vs. Stephen Banaszak (5-5)