SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Februaro 10, 2015) – The main card of “Bellator 151: Warren #kontra?. Caldwell” SurMarto 4 is complete with today’s announcement that Gilbert Smith (12-4) Anstataŭigos Mikaelo #Pa?o and now face Fernando Gonzalez (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.

 

Krome, Sirwan Kakai (12-3) will make his promotional debut against Joe Taimanglo (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.

Biletoj por “Bellator 151: Warren #kontra?. Caldwell” are on sale now and start at just $45. You can purchase tickets at the WinStar World Casino and Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. Pordojn por la okazaĵo estas malfermita 5:00 P.M. CT Loka tempo, with the first contest taking place one hour later.

“Bellator 151: Warren #kontra?. Caldwell” aerumas vivan kaj libera sur Spike ĉe 9 P.M. ET/8 P.M. CT, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.Com Kaj La Bellator Poŝtelefono App.

 

Smith will be making his Bellator MMA debut against a fighter who is currently in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. ?Midnight 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 MMA: 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 Bataloj. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.

 

Ĝisdatigita "Bellator 151: Warren #kontra?. Caldwell” Fight Card:

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

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

Bellator Featherweight MMA Karakterizaĵo Bout: Goiti Yamauchi (19-2) #Kontra?. Bubba Jenkins (10-2)

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

 

Prepara Karto:

Bellator MMA Featherweight Prepara Bout: Chris Jones (10-3) #Kontra?. Ray Wood (5-1)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Prepara Bout: Steve Garcia (6-0) #Kontra?. Ricky Turcios (5-0)

Bellator MMA Veltero Prepara Bout: Justin Patterson (6-1) #Kontra?. Chance Rencountre (8-1)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Prepara Bout: Treston Thomison (8-4) #Kontra?. Aaron Roberson (5-3)

Bellator MMA Veltero Prepara Bout: Roger Carroll (16-13) #Kontra?. Neiman Gracie (3-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Prepara Bout: Derek Palmer (Debuto) #Kontra?. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Prepara Bout: Shane Peterson (13-4) #Kontra?. Stephen Banaszak (5-5)