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

SANTA MONICA, ແຄ​ລິ​ຟໍ​ເນຍ. (ກຸມ​ພາ 2, 2015) –An injury to Mike Bronzoulis has shifted things during the SPIKE-televised main card of "Bellator 149: vs Shamrock. Gracie " ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ Feb. 19 ຢູ່​ສູນ​ໂຕ​ໂຍ​ຕ້າ​ໃນ Houston, Texas. ໃນ​ປັດ​ຈຸ​ບັນ, the lightweight contest will pit Melvin Guillard (32-15-2) ຕໍ່ Derek Fields (15-6).

 

ນອກ​ຈາກ​ນັ້ນ, Justin “The Big Pygmy Viking” Wren (11-2) returns to action in what will be his second appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, ໃນ​ເວ​ລາ​ທີ່​ທ່ານ​ໄດ້​ພົບ​ປະ Juan Torres (4-4) in heavyweight fisticuffs.

 

The fights join a card that already features a double main event — Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) ພົບ Royce Gracie (14-2-3) ສໍາ​ລັບ​ການ​ໃຊ້​ເວ​ລາ​ທີ​ສາມ​ແລະ Kimbo Slice (5-2) ຈະ​ຕໍ່​ສູ້​ກັບ​ຜູ້​ຊາຍ​ຜູ້​ທີ່​ໄດ້​ຮັບ​ການ​ໂທ​ຫາ​ເຂົາ​ອອກ​ນັບ​ຕັ້ງ​ແຕ່​ມິດ​ຂອງ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ໄດ້​ສິ້ນ​ສຸດ​ລົງ​ປີ​ກ່ອນ​ຫນ້າ​ນີ້, Dhafir Harris, ເປັນ​ທີ່​ຮູ້​ຈັກ​ດີ​ຂຶ້ນ​ເປັນ "ຫນ້າ​ເອິກ 5000" (2-0). In featherweight action, Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) will look to continue his torrid pace when he meets Daniel Pineda (21-11) and former light heavyweight titlist Emanuel Newton (25-9) ຮົບ Linton VASSELL (15-5).

 

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Guillard suffered a horrific broken hand during his Bellator MMA debut against Brandon Girtz ກ່ອນ​ຫນ້າ​ນັ້ນ​ໃນ​ປີ​ນີ້. “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 wins ເປັນ​ມື​ອາ​ຊີບ, 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: Michael Chandler, 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 vs. ຄາດ,” where he defeated Josh Burns. His story begins several years earlier, ໃນ 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. ນອກ​ຈາກ​ນັ້ນ, 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: vs Shamrock. Gracie " card and be sure to tune into SPIKE on February 19 ຢູ່​ໃນ 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT for an event that has something for every fight fan.

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

Bellator MMA Openweight ເຫດ​ການ: Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) vs. Royce Gracie (14-2-3)

Bellator MMA ຮຸ່ນ​ເຫດ​ການ: Kimbo Slice (5-2) vs. “Dada 5000” (2-0)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Emanuel Newton (25-5) vs. Linton VASSELL (15-5)

Bellator MMA Lightweight ຄຸນນະສົມບັດການແຂ່ງຂັນ: Melvin Guillard (32-15-2) vs. Derek Fields (15-6)

ຄຸນ​ນະ​ສົມ​ບັດ​ການ​ແຂ່ງ​ຂັນ Bellator ຄັນ MMA: Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) vs. Daniel Pineda (21-11)

 

ບັດ Preliminary:

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Justin ນົກ​ກະ​ຈິບ (11-2) vs. Juan Torres (4-4)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Davis Sylvester (5-3) vs. Jeremy Mahon (5-4)

Bellator MMA Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Charlie Ontiveros (6-4) vs. James Christopherson (2-2)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Ruben Esparsa (1-0) vs. C.J. Hancock (Debut)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Adrian Yanez (3-1) vs. Daniel Santos (3-0)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Isaac Villanueva (9-7) vs. Richard Knepp (3-3)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Mike Trinh (2-3) vs. Angel Zamora (2-2)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Jason Langellier (2-0) vs. Anthony Ivy (1-0)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Manny Lozoya (Debut) 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)