SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO
Santa Monica, CALIF. (Ақпан 10, 2015) – The main card of «Bellator 151: Уоррен В.С.. Caldwell” бойыншаНаурыз 4 is complete with today’s announcement that Гилберт Смит (12-4) will replace Майкл Page and now face Фернандо Гонсалес (24-13) кештің тең басты іс-шараға.
Одан басқа, Sirwan Kakai (12-3) қарсы, оның жарнамалық дебют жасайды Joe Taimanglo (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.
Билеттер «Bellator 151: Уоррен В.С.. 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. Ашық іс-шара үшін есік 5:00 p.m. CT Жергілікті уақыт, with the first contest taking place one hour later.
«Bellator 151: Уоррен В.С.. Caldwell” кезінде Spike тірі және еркін таратылса 9 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com мен Беллатор қосымша.
Smith will be making his Bellator MMA debut against a fighter who is currently in the midst of a four-fight winning streak. «Түн ортасы 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 Пауыл «зат Семтекс» Дейли. 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 төбелес. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.
«Bellator Жаңаланды 151: Уоррен В.С.. Caldwell” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Джо Уоррен (13-4) VS. Darrion Caldwell (8-0)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Гилберт Смит (12-4) VS. Фернандо Гонсалес (24-13)
Беллатор MMA салмағы Мүмкіндік Bout: Ямаути дейін (19-2) VS. Bubba Дженкинс (10-2)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Sirwan Kakai (12-3) VS. Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1)
Алдын ала Card:
Беллатор MMA Полулегкий алдын ала Bout: Крис Джонс (10-3) VS. Ray Wood (5-1)
Беллатор MMA петуха алдын ала Bout: Стив Гарсия (6-0) VS. Ricky Turcios (5-0)
Беллатор MMA салмағы алдын ала Bout: Джастин Patterson (6-1) VS. Chance Rencountre (8-1)
Беллатор MMA Полулегкий алдын ала Bout: Treston Thomison (8-4) VS. Aaron Roberson (5-3)
Беллатор MMA салмағы алдын ала Bout: Роджер Кэрролл (16-13) VS. Нейман Грейси (3-0)
Беллатор MMA орташа алдын ала Bout: Derek Palmer (Дебют) VS. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)
Беллатор MMA Полулегкий алдын ала Bout: Shane Peterson (13-4) VS. Стивен Banaszak (5-5)