SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO
SANTA MONICA, Kalifas. (Vasaris 10, 2015) – The main card of "Bellator 151: Warrenas vs. Caldwell” apieKovas 4 is complete with today’s announcement that Gilbertas Smithas (12-4) will replace Michael Page and now face Fernando Gonzalezas (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.
Papildomai, Sirwan Kakai (12-3) bus padaryti savo reklaminį debiutavo prieš Joe Taimanglo (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.
Bilietai "Bellator 151: Warrenas vs. 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. Durys renginio atidaryti 5:00 p.m. KT vietinis laikas, with the first contest taking place one hour later.
"Bellator 151: Warrenas vs. Caldwell” transliuoja gyvai ir nemokamai Spike ne 9 p.m. IR/8 p.m. KT, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com ir 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. "Vidurnakčio 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: Dinamitas 1 " event in September, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renowned striker Paulius "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 kovas. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.
Atnaujinta "Bellator 151: Warrenas vs. Caldwell” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Joe Warren (13-4) vs. Darrion Caldwell (8-0)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Gilbertas Smithas (12-4) vs. Fernando Gonzalezas (24-13)
Bellator MMA lengvas Žanras Bout: Yamauchi iki (19-2) vs. Bubba Jenkins (10-2)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Sirwan Kakai (12-3) vs. Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1)
Preliminari kortelė:
Bellator MMA lengvas Preliminari Bout: Chrisas Jonesas (10-3) vs. Ray Mediena (5-1)
Bellator MMA Gaidys Preliminari Bout: Steve'as Garcia (6-0) vs. Ricky Turcios (5-0)
Bellator MMA negu vidutinis svoris Preliminari Bout: Justinas Patterson (6-1) vs. Chance Rencountre (8-1)
Bellator MMA lengvas Preliminari Bout: Treston Thomison (8-4) vs. Aaron Roberson (5-3)
Bellator MMA negu vidutinis svoris Preliminari Bout: Rogeris Carroll (16-13) vs. Neiman Gracie (3-0)
Bellator MMA Artimieji Preliminari Bout: Derek Palmer (Debiutas) vs. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)
Bellator MMA lengvas Preliminari Bout: Shane Peterson (13-4) vs. Stephenas Banaszak (5-5)