SIRWAN KAKAI MAKES PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AGAINST JOE TAIMANGLO
SANTA MONICA, КАЛИФОРНИЯ. (Лютого 10, 2015) – The main card of "Bellator 151: Уоррен проти. Caldwell” наБерезня 4 is complete with today’s announcement that Гілберт Сміт (12-4) will replace Michael Page and now face Фернандо Гонсалес (24-13) in the evening’s co-main event.
На додаток, Сірван какао (12-3) зробить свій рекламний дебют проти Джо Таймангло (21-6) in the fourth and final main card contest. Seven preliminary scraps have also been confirmed and can be found below.
Квитки на "Bellator 151: Уоррен проти. 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. Двері для цього заходу відкритого в 5:00 p.m. Коннектикут місцевий час, with the first contest taking place one hour later.
"Bellator 151: Уоррен проти. Caldwell” виходить в ефір в прямому ефірі і безкоштовно на шип в 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Коннектикут, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com і 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. "Плануючи 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: Динаміт 1 " event in September, losing a tightly contest decision to world-renowned striker Павло "Семтекс" Дейлі. 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 бої. Look for the 31-year-old to make an impression against the bantamweight division’s newest commodity.
Оновлене "Bellator 151: Уоррен проти. Caldwell” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Джо Уоррен (13-4) проти. Darrion Колдуелл (8-0)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Гілберт Сміт (12-4) проти. Фернандо Гонсалес (24-13)
Bellator MMA вага Особливість Бут: Ямаучи до (19-2) проти. Bubba Дженкінс (10-2)
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Feature Bout: Сірван какао (12-3) проти. Джо Таймангло (21-6-1)
Попереднє Card:
Bellator MMA легка вага Попереднє Бута: Кріс Джонс (10-3) проти. Рей Вуд (5-1)
Bellator MMA найлегшій Попередній Бута: Стів Гарсія (6-0) проти. Ricky Turcios (5-0)
Bellator MMA середня вага Попереднє Бута: Джастін Паттерсон (6-1) проти. Chance Rencountre (8-1)
Bellator MMA легка вага Попереднє Бута: Treston Thomison (8-4) проти. Aaron Roberson (5-3)
Bellator MMA середня вага Попереднє Бута: Роджер Керролл (16-13) проти. Нейман Грейсі (3-0)
Bellator MMA Середній Попереднє Бута: Derek Palmer (Дебют) проти. Jermayne Barnes (0-1)
Bellator MMA легка вага Попереднє Бута: Shane Peterson (13-4) проти. Стівен Banaszak (5-5)