SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Febrero 10, 2015) – The main card of "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell " enMarzo 4 is complete with today’s announcement that Gilbert Smith (12-4) reemplazará Michael Página and now face Fernando González (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.
Adicionalmente, Sirwan Kakai (12-3) hará su debut promocional en contra Joe Taimanglo (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.
Las entradas para "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell " están a la venta ahora y comienzan en solo $45. Puede comprar boletos en la taquilla de WinStar World Casino and Resort, así como Ticketmaster.com y Bellator.com. Puertas para el evento abierto en 5:00 p.m. Connecticut hora local, with the first contest taking place una hora despues.
"Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell " se transmite en vivo y gratis por Spike en 9 p.m. Y/8 p.m. Connecticut, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com y La aplicación móvil de Bellator.
Smith will be making his Bellator MMA debut against a fighter who is currently in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. "Medianoche 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.
González tomó una breve pausa de MMA para competir en la parte de kickboxing de la innovadora "Bellator MMA: Dinamita 1 " evento en septiembre, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renowned striker Paul Daley "Semtex". González ahora regresa a su zona de confort de MMA, donde ha encadenado una impresionante racha ganadora de cuatro peleas. Un veterano de la promoción Strikeforce fundada por Scott Coker, así como World Extreme Cagefighting, González ha estado compitiendo profesionalmente desde 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 termina en su 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 peleas. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.
Actualizado "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Carta de lucha de Caldwell:
Evento principal de peso gallo de Bellator MMA: Joe Warren (13-4) vs. Darrion Caldwell (8-0)
Evento co-principal de peso welter de Bellator MMA: Gilbert Smith (12-4) vs. Fernando González (24-13)
Bellator MMA peso pluma Característica Bout: Yamauchi arriba (19-2) vs. Bubba Jenkins (10-2)
Combate de características de peso gallo de Bellator MMA: Sirwan Kakai (12-3) vs. Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1)
Tarjeta Preliminar:
Bellator MMA peso pluma preliminar Bout: Chris Jones (10-3) vs. Ray Madera (5-1)
Bellator MMA peso gallo preliminar Bout: Steve García (6-0) vs. Ricky Turcios (5-0)
Bellator MMA welter preliminar Bout: Justin Patterson (6-1) vs. Encuentro casual (8-1)
Bellator MMA peso pluma preliminar Bout: Treston Thomison (8-4) vs. Aaron Roberson (5-3)
Bellator MMA welter preliminar Bout: Roger Carroll (16-13) vs. Neiman Gracie (3-0)
Bellator MMA de peso medio preliminar Bout: Derek Palmer (Debut) vs. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)
Bellator MMA peso pluma preliminar Bout: Shane Peterson (13-4) vs. Stephen Banaszak (5-5)