JUSTIN ‘THE BIG PYGMY’ WREN RETURNS TO ACTION IN EVENT’S FEATURED PRELIMINARY BOUT

Santa Monica, CALIF. (Ақпан 2, 2015) –An injury to Майк Bronzoulis has shifted things during the SPIKE-televised main card of «Bellator 149: Shamrock қарсы. Грейси « бойынша Feb. 19 Хьюстон Toyota орталығында, Техас. Қазір, the lightweight contest will pit Мелвин Guillard (32-15-2) қарсы Derek Fields (15-6).

 

Одан басқа, Justin “The Big Pygmy Viking” Wren (11-2) returns to action in what will be his second appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, кезде ол сай Juan Torres (4-4) in heavyweight fisticuffs.

 

The fights join a card that already features a double main event — Кен Shamrock (28-16-2) сай Royce Грейси (14-2-3) үшінші рет және Kimbo Slice (5-2) олардың достық жыл бұрын аяқталды, өйткені оны қоңырау келеді адамды күресуге болады, Dhafir Harris, жақсы «ретінде белгіліКөкірек 5000« (2-0). In featherweight action, Эммануэль Санчес (12-2) will look to continue his torrid pace when he meets Даниэль Pineda (21-11) and former light heavyweight titlist Emanuel Newton (25-9) шайқас Линтон Vassell (15-5).

 

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Guillard suffered a horrific broken hand during his Bellator MMA debut against Brandon Girtz Осы жылдың басында. “The Young Assassin” has made it clear that he intends on eventually fighting for the 155-pound title, and his road to the gold begins on Feb. 19 against a tough Texas native with plenty to prove. Of Guillard’s 32 кәсіби ретінде жеңіс, 23 victories have come before reaching the judges’ scorecards.

 

Known as “The Stallion” to those familiar with his mixed martial arts career, Campos will come into his meeting with Guillard riding a two-fight skid. During his eight-fight tenure with Bellator MMA, the 27-year-old Texan has faced a plethora of top lightweight talent, going up against names the likes of: Майкл Чандлер, Patricky Freire, Brandon Girtz (2X), and Estevan Payan.

 

You would be hard-pressed to find a better story in all of MMA than the one that Wren can tell. The two-time National High School Wrestling Champion generated massive amounts of media attention on the road to his promotional debut at «Bellator 141: Guillard қарсы. Girt,” where he defeated Josh Burns. His story begins several years earlier, жылы 2010, when Wren confronted an opponent tougher than any he could face in combat sports: addiction.

 

With an opportunity to continue fighting on the table, Wren left the sport and began his recovery process. A chance meeting with a friend led Wren on a trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he came across and developed a deep connection with the Mbuti Pygmies, many of whom were enslaved, living on only the scraps the slave masters would pay them with. Wren found his calling there and wanted to do everything in his power to help the Pygmies. With multiple visits to the Congo, including a stint that lasted a year, Wren started a foundation called “Fight for the Forgotten.” Through his efforts, Wren and his staff of 17 have systematically bought the land of the slave owners, and have thus far legally given 2,740 acres of rainforest to the Pygmies, effectively freeing them from slavery.

 

Partnering with other groups like Shalom University and joining forces with Water4.org, Wren and his charity are responsible for drilling 26 water wells to help provide both the Pygmies and the former slave masters with clean water, and have plans to drill hundreds more. Одан басқа, the team has begun a sustainable farming project to benefit and provide food to both the Pygmies and non-Pygmies of the community.

 

Take a look below at the complete 19-fight «Bellator 149: Shamrock қарсы. Грейси « card and be sure to tune into SPIKE on February 19 жанында 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT for an event that has something for every fight fan.

Completed “Bellator 149: Shamrock қарсы. Gracie” Fight Card

Беллатор MMA Openweight Басты оқиға: Кен Shamrock (28-16-2) VS. Royce Грейси (14-2-3)

Беллатор MMA ауыр салмақта Басты оқиға: Kimbo Slice (5-2) VS. “Dada 5000” (2-0)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Emanuel Newton (25-5) VS. Линтон Vassell (15-5)

Беллатор MMA Жеңіл ерекшелігі Bout: Мелвин Guillard (32-15-2) VS. Derek Fields (15-6)

Беллатор MMA салмағы Мүмкіндік Bout: Эммануэль Санчес (12-2) VS. Даниэль Pineda (21-11)

 

Алдын ала Card:

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Джастин Рен (11-2) VS. Juan Torres (4-4)

Беллатор MMA петуха алдын ала Bout: Davis Sylvester (5-3) VS. Jeremy Mahon (5-4)

Беллатор MMA салмағы алдын ала Bout: Чарли Ontiveros (6-4) VS. James Christopherson (2-2)

Беллатор MMA орташа алдын ала Bout: Ruben Esparsa (1-0) VS. C.J. Hancock (Дебют)

Беллатор MMA орташа алдын ала Bout: Adrian Yanez (3-1) VS. Daniel Santos (3-0)

Беллатор MMA орташа алдын ала Bout: Isaac Villanueva (9-7) VS. Richard Knepp (3-3)

Беллатор MMA Жеңіл алдын ала Bout: Mike Trinh (2-3) VS. Angel Zamora (2-2)

Беллатор MMA Жеңіл алдын ала Bout: Jason Langellier (2-0) VS. Anthony Ivy (1-0)

Беллатор MMA петуха алдын ала Bout: Manny Lozoya (Дебют) VS. Jacob Norsworthy (1-5)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Amateur Bout: Leomana Martinez (2-0) VS. Casey Jones (2-0)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Amateur Bout: Chris Solis (2-0) VS. Alex Macedo (2-0)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Amateur Bout: Jonathan Davis (2-0) VS. Shawn Solis (1-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Amateur Bout: Hunter Scott-Gregg (1-0) VS. Ricardo Deluque (1-0)