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“Bellator: Unfinished Business” gets touch of local flavor with Malcolm Smith vs. Luke Nelson and Kain Royer vs. Enrique Watson

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 27, 2015) – June’s blockbuster “Bellator: Unfinished Business” event is getting a little local flavor, as two new preliminary contests feature fighters from “The Show Me State.”

 

The new all-Missouri contests include lightweights Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1) futhi middleweights Kain Royer(1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0).

 

Featuring omunye ukulwa kulindelwe kakhulu emlandweni mdlalo Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, “Bellator: Unfinished Business” takes place Friday, June 19, at St. Louis’ Scottrade Center and airs live on Spike.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator: Unfinished Business,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $30, Okwamanje ukudayisa mhlaka Ticketmaster.com

 

Imincintiswano engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

A five-time Shamrock FC veteran, Smith makes his Bellator MMA debut as he looks to rebound from a split-decision loss to Cory Hunter in March. Prior to the disappointing result, Smith kwaba 4-1 in his previous five fights – a run that included two TKO victories and one submission.

 

Smith now meets three-time Shamrock FC fighter Nelson, who turned pro in December 2013 and also competes under the Bellator MMA banner for the first time. Nelson has earned both of his career wins to date via first-round stoppage, while his lone career loss went the distance, when he came up just short via split decision.

 

Royer and Watson have also spent the early stages of their professional careers competing exclusively under the Shamrock FC banner.

 

A submission specialist, Royer built an impressive amateur record fighting on Missouri’s regional scene before turning professional in 2013. An action-first fighter, both of yakhe pro contests have ended in the first round. Royer now meets Watson, who made his professional debut this past June with a first-round TKO victory.

 

“Bellator MMA: Unfinished Business” - Friday, May June 19, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, You.

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Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Kimbo Slice (4-2) vs. Ken Shamrock (28-15-2)

Bellator featherweight Title Fight: Field Patricio Pitbull (23-2) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (24-4-1)

Bellator Okufakiwe Fight Heavyweight: Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14)

Bellator Okufakiwe Fight Esilula: Michael Chandler (12-3) vs. Derek Fields (15-4)

 

IKhadi Preliminary

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Fight: Justin Guthrie (17-8) vs. Steven Mann (10-1)

Bellator Strawweight Prelim Fight: Miles McDonald (0-1) vs. Dan O'Connor (5-4)

Bellator Esilula Prelim Fight: Malcolm Smith (4-4) vs. Luka Nelson (2-1)

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Kain Royer (1-1) vs. Enrique Watson (1-0)

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Ukungqubuzana kweWelterweight kushaya uMichael “Venom” ongakaze ehlulwe kuRudy “Bad News” Bears ongezwe ku “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov”

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 24, 2015) - Michael "Venom" Page (7-0) uzobheka ukugcina umgqigqo wakhe wokungahlulwa uphila lapho ehlangana nomakadebona abangama-29 Rudy "Bad News" Bears (16-13) ngokuthambekela kwe-welterweight ku “Bellator: Lima vs. Koreshkov,” ebanjwa Friday, July 17, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

 

The July 17 Umcimbi ulungiselela ukuba ngumbukiso omkhulu wethalente le-welterweight, esivele iqukethe ama-bouts amenyezelwe phambilini phakathi kweBellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas “I-Phenom” Eluhlaza (26-5) futhi Russian Knockout umculi Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov (17-1), kanye ne Chris Honeycutt (6-0), othatha on Paul Bradley (22-6).

 

Ama-pounders amabili angama-170 ahlangana ekhadini eliyinhloko le- “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov,” lapho Akazikhukhumezi bukhoma and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE / 8 p.m. CT.

 

Amathikithi alo mcimbi aseqalile ukuthengiswa manje, futhi ayatholakala eMohegan Sun Arena Box Office noma Ticketmaster.com.

 

Ikhasi ngokungangabazeki lingenye yezinkanyezi ezikhuphuka ngokushesha kunazo zonke ubuciko bempi obuhlanganisiwe. Ibonisa isivinini esivuthayo nokunemba kokukhomba, Isitayela sesiteleka se- "Venom's" esingajwayelekile sakhiwe esikhathini sokufunda sonke emikhakheni ehlukahlukene yokuma. Lo mfana oneminyaka engama-28 usevele unokunqoba okuthathu kweBellator MMA, kufaka phakathi ukunqoba kwesinqumo ngoNah-Shon Burrell kulo Okthoba owedlule, kanye ne-knockout kunqoba uRicky Rainey noRyan Sanders. Izimpumelelo eziyisithupha zamakhasi ayisikhombisa ezemisebenzi zifike ekugcineni ngomjikelezo wokuqala.

 

Umdabu waseMissouri oneminyaka engama-36, Amabhere aqala ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe kwezemidlalo esikoleni esiphakeme. Ukulwa ngokomsebenzi kusukela 2007, Amabhele avele izikhathi eziyisikhombisa phambilini ngaphansi kwesibhengezo seBellator MMA futhi manje ubuyela kuphromoshini ngemuva kokunqoba ukunqoba emuva nasesiteji sesifunda. Amabhere ancintisane neMMA notables ukuthandwa kukaZak Cummings, Paul Daley, Jason High, URyan Jensen, U-Isaac Vallie-Flagg noTyron Woodley, phakathi kokunye.

 

Imincintiswano eyengeziwe ye- “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

“Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” - Friday, July 17, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

 

Bellator Welterweight Isihloko Fight: UChamp Douglas Lima (26-5) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (17-1)

Bellator Welterweight Isici Fight: Chris Honeycutt (6-0) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6)

Bellator Welterweight Isici Fight: Michael Page (7-0) vs. Bears Rudy (16-13)

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“Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” uthola okunye ukungqubuzana phakathi kwe-welterweight standout njengoChris “The Cutt” I-honeycutt ihlangana noPaul “The Gentleman” Bradley

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 22, 2015) - Ithemba le-welterweight elingenakunqotshwa Chris “The Cutt” Honeycutt (6-0) uthola ukuvivinywa okunzima kunakho konke emsebenzini wakhe, njengoba ehlangana nalowo owayengumlingani we-All-American kanye nomakadebona weminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye weMMA Paul “The Gentleman” Bradley (22-6).

 

Okufakiwe Bellator MMA World Champion Douglas “I-Phenom” Eluhlaza (26-5) ukubeka isihloko sakhe emgqeni ngokumelene nomculi we-Russian knockout Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov (17-1), “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” ithatha indawo Friday, July 17, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

 

Ababambisi ababili abahlotshisiwe bahlangana ekhadini eliyinhloko le- “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov,” lapho Akazikhukhumezi bukhoma and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE / 8 p.m. CT.

 

Amathikithi alo mcimbi aqala ukudayiswa ngalo Lwesihlanu, April 24th at 10 a.m. KANYE, futhi ayatholakala eMohegan Sun Arena Box Office noma Ticketmaster.com. IBellator Nation presale iyenzeka njengamanje. Joyina Incwajana yeBellator uhlu noma silandele ezinkundleni zokuxhumana (Twitter / Facebook) ukuthola ikhodi yokuqala kanye nemininingwane.

 

I-Honeycutt eneminyaka engu-26 iyisikhathi esiphindwe kabili se-NCAA Division I All-American wrestler ephuma e-Edinboro University. Ukulandela umsebenzi wakhe we-wrestling, okuphele ngokuqeda umgijimi ku- 2012 I-NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship, U-Honeycutt ucele usizo lukazakwabo we-Edinboro wrestling uJosh Koscheck futhi manje uziqeqesha enkampanini ende yase-DMA yase-Dethrone Base Camp eFresno, Calif.

 

U-Honeycutt wenza i-Bellator MMA yakhe yokuqala ngo-Septhemba 2014, beshaya i-TKO ukunqoba u-Aaron Wilkinson. Uthole ukunqoba kwakhe kwesibili kokunyuswa ngoFebhuwari, beshaya iTKO inqoba uClayton MacFarlane.

 

UBradley oneminyaka engama-31 ungowokuzalwa e-Iowa naye owathola ama-honors we-NCAA Division I All-American ngenkathi encintisana ne-University of Iowa eyaziwayo. UBradley uphendukele ku-MMA ku 2006 futhi uzuzile 11 Ukunqoba okulandelanayo ukuvula umsebenzi wakhe, ngiphakamisa isihloko seRingi of Combat middleweight endleleni.

 

UBradley waya esibayeni seBellator MMA 2013, nasekubukekeni kathathu kuze kube manje, uthathe ukunqoba kwezinqumo kuJosh Neer noKarl Amoussou. Ngenkathi isisekelo sikaBradley sigxile ekulweni, ukhule waba ngumculi ophelele wempi ngesikhathi sakhe kulo mdlalo futhi manje ungumnqobi wesikhombisa womsebenzi wakhe ngokunqonqoza kanye nabanye abayisikhombisa abeza ngendlela yokuthumela.

 

Imincintiswano eyengeziwe ye- “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

“Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” - Friday, July 17, Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.

 

Bellator Welterweight Isihloko Fight: UChamp Douglas Lima (26-5) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (17-1)

Bellator Welterweight Isici Fight: Chris Honeycutt (6-0) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6)

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International knockout artists Cheick Kongo and Alexander Volkov clash on June 26 in headlining bout of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez”

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on June 26.

 

The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/ 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, njengamanje kuyatholakala at Ticketmaster.com.

 

Kongo, a-foot 6-4 Frenchman, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo manje igxile kuphela MMA futhi uye wakha 4-2 irekhodi ngaphansi banner Bellator MMA. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.”

 

The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. In yakhe 24 career ngokunqoba, Volkov has scored 17 by Knockout.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” - Friday, June 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

 

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander grez (24-5)

Bellator Esilula Isici Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)

Easy Tweet: ".@ Kongo4real futhi @AlexDragoVolkov set to headline #Bellator139 at the @KansasStarArena on June 26. http://bit.ly/1GfVzbx"

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 21, 2015) – French striking specialist Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) and former Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion Alexander “Drago” Grez (24-5) will stand toe-to-toe in the Bellator MMA cage on June 26.

 

The two sluggers clash in the five-round main event of “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” which takes place at Kansas Star Event Center Arena in Mulvane, Kwangathi.

 

The heavyweight slugfest joins previously announced matchups of lightweights Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-3) vs. John “The Natural” Alessio (35-17) and former Bellator MMA featherweight champion Pat “Paddy Mike” Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2) on the event’s featured portion.

 

The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE/ 8 p.m. CT, kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $17 and include cageside seats for just $97, njengamanje kuyatholakala at Ticketmaster.com.

 

Kongo, a-foot 6-4 Frenchman, is a striking ace who boasts black belts in both Karate and Kendo. A multiple-time world champion in kickboxing, Kongo manje igxile kuphela MMA futhi uye wakha 4-2 irekhodi ngaphansi banner Bellator MMA. One of the most imposing figures in all of MMA, Kongo boasts 12 career knockout victories, including the sport’s 2011 “Knockout of the Year.”

 

The 26-year-old Volkov is an eight-time Bellator MMA veteran who rose to the promotion’s highest rank in 2012 as the Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Champion. Though he would eventually cede the belt to current title holder Vitaly Minakov, Volkov bounced right back with three-consecutive stoppage wins. In yakhe 24 career ngokunqoba, Volkov has scored 17 by Knockout.

 

“Bellator MMA: Kongo vs. Grez” - Friday, June 26, Kanas Star Event Center Arena, MULVANE, Kansas

 

Bellator wesibhakela Main Indawo: Cheick Kongo (22-10-2) vs. Alexander grez (24-5)

Bellator Esilula Isici Fight: Dave Rickels (16-3) vs. John Alessio (35-17)

Bellator featherweight Isici Fight: Pat Curran (20-7) vs. Yamauchi up (18-2)

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Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima meets Russian knockout artist Andrey Koreshkov on July 17 at Mohegan Sun Arena

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 20, 2015) – Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas “I-Phenom” Eluhlaza (26-5), one of the most talented and well-rounded 170-pound fighters on the planet today, puts his title on the line against Russian knockout artist Andrey “Spartan” Koreshkov (17-1) on Friday, July 16, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

 

“Douglas Lima is an incredible champion who is in for one of the toughest fights of his life against Koreshkov,” said Bellator President Scott Coker. “When the rest of this card is announced, we’ll have put together one of the greatest showcases of welterweight talent ever assembled on one night.”

 

The two elite combatants headline the newly announced “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” umcimbi, lapho Akazikhukhumezi bukhoma and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE / 8 p.m. CT.

 

Tickets for the event go on sale Friday, April 24th at 10 a.m. KANYE, futhi ayatholakala eMohegan Sun Arena Box Office noma Ticketmaster.com. Bellator Nation presale begins lokhu ngoLwesibili. Joyina Incwajana yeBellator uhlu noma silandele ezinkundleni zokuxhumana (Twitter / Facebook) ukuthola ikhodi yokuqala kanye nemininingwane.

 

Additional information, including ticketing details and the night’s full lineup of world-class MMA action, uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

The 27-year-old Lima is a Brazilian-born athlete who now makes his home in Atlanta. Fighting under the Bellator MMA banner since 2011, Lima is an impressive 8-1 in the promotion and an incredible 14-1 in esidlule yakhe 15 overall appearances. Lima earned his way to the Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title with an eight-man tournament victory that included knockout wins over Ben Saunders, Bryan Baker and Michail Tsarev. Lima then claimed the title with an April 2014 knockout win over Rick Hawn. Overall, Lima boasts five consecutive knockout victories and now looks to defend his belt for the first time.

 

Koreshkov is also fresh off an eight-man tournament win, claiming a decision victory over Adam McDonough after previously registering knockouts of Justin Baesman and Nah-Shon Burrell. The 24-year-old Koreshkov is a Russian national medalist in both pankration and hand-to-hand combat and has lost just once in 18 professional MMA appearances. He owns 10 wins by knockouts and three by submission and also owns a 2012 victory over former Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Lyman Good.

 

Expect fireworks when Lima and Koreshkov collide.

 

Imincintiswano eyengeziwe ye- “Bellator MMA: Lima vs. Koreshkov” uzobe umemezele maduze.

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“Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” finalizes action-packed 13-fight lineup with additions of A.J. Jenkins vs. Arlene Blencowe, Shawn Bunch vs. Rolando Perez and John Yoo vs. Albert Morales

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 16, 2015) – A thrilling 13-bout lineup for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” is now complete with the addition of women’s featherweights A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene “Angerfist” Blencowe (5-4), bantamweights Shawn “Bunch the Great” Bunch (3-1) vs.Rolando Perez (7-4) futhi John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert “The Warrior” Morales (1-0) to the evening’s preliminary card.

 

The three new additions finalize a nine-fight preliminary card scheduled in support of “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” four main card contests.

 

The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) ngokumelene emide scrapper Hawaiian Kendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “The Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) futhi bantamweightsDarrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” ithatha indawo Friday, May 15, at Pechanga Resort & Ikhasino in Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE (6 p.m. PT isikhathi sendawo), kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $50, Okwamanje ukudayisa mhlaka Pechanga.com kanye Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Doors for “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” evulekile at 4 p.m. PT Isikhathi sendawo, futhi emncintiswaneni lokuqala luthatha 45 Ngemva kwemizuzu.

 

Jenkins, of Oceanside, Calif., is one of the most experienced competitors in women’s MMA. Ukulwa ngokomsebenzi kusukela 2004, Jenkins now makes her Bellator MMA debut. The 33-year-old boasts past tussles with MMA notables Shayna Baszler, Tonya Evinger, Jan Finney, Kelly Kobold and Sarah Schneider, phakathi kwabanye.

 

An Australian native, Blencowe is a world-class athlete and former Women’s International Boxing Association World light welterweight champion. After turning her attention to MMA in 2013, Blencowe initially garnered only mixed results as she adjusted to life in the sport. Nokho, she has racked up three-consecutive stoppage wins as of late, and that run earned her a call from Bellator MMA.

 

Bunch is one of MMA’s most elite-level wrestlers as a two-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time U.S. Olympic Team alternate. He now trains with the famed American Kickboxing Academy banner and has spent his entire professional MMA career under the Bellator MMA banner.

 

Khonamanjalo, Alliance MMA product Perez is a 10-year veteran of the sport who made his Bellator MMA in November and fought to a rarely-seen split draw. Still, Perez is unbeaten in his past four contests and now looks to get his first win in the promotion.

 

Yoo, of Irvine, Calif., makes his professional debut. He meets Morales, of Carson, Calif., who picked up a submission victory in the Bellator cage in his first professional contest.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Friday, May 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator middleweight Title Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator Okufakiwe Bantamweight Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator Okufakiwe Welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

Bellator Okufakiwe Bantamweight Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

IKhadi Preliminary (7:45 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator middleweight Prelim Fight: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator Light wesibhakela Prelim Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Fight: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Fight: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Dark Fights (ngu. 11 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator Esilula Dark Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)

Bellator Esilula Dark Prelim: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)

Bellator Esilula Dark Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

Bellator Esilula Dark Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)

 

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Three-for-one, Wednesday Matinee

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“Bellator MMA: Uncut” returns with a focus on this past week’s “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen” card. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the main card competitors before and after they go to war inside the cage. The eight minute video showcases all the hard work and personal sacrifice these individuals put into their craft.

 

Arguably one of the best fights on the “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen” card didn’t air on television, but instead took place during the preliminary portion of the event. Joey Beltran shined in his middleweight debut against Brian Rogers in a fight that featured a little bit of everything including a ferocious slugfest, a comeback as well as a showcase of toughness and will all rolled into one.

 

Ngaphezu kwalokho, our post-lims featured Chad George’s sekugcineni of Mark Vorgeas with a Von Flue choke, making it only the second time in Bellator history this technique was used to end a fight.

The two fights took place on the Spike.com-streamed preliminary card of “Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen,” which aired this past Friday night during a Spike telecast that peaked with over 900K viewers.

EASY TWEETS:

Relive the oohs and aahs from last Fridays #BellatorMMA event with #BellatorUncut https://youtu.be/e26WvI7Eczk

.@Mexicutioner760 looked to be the first fighter to win in 3 different weight classes. In his way: @BRogthePredator! #Bellator136 https://youtu.be/l6L_acDCNd8

Watch hometown scrapper @Savage135’s rare Von Flue choke win from last Friday’s #Bellator136! https://youtu.be/XttOuAopLRA

 

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“Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” adds top bantamweights Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva to evening’s Spike-televised main card

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EASY TWEET: #BellatorMMA adds @morcego_mma and @thewolf_mma to the May 15 Event headlined by @BrandBullHalsey & @kendallgrovemma

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 15, 2015) – A four-fight Spike-broadcast main card for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” has received another thrilling contest, as undefeated bantamweight prospect Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) liba Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) ngokumelene emide scrapper HawaiianKendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), futhi welterweights Fernando “The Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” ithatha indawo Friday, May 15, at Pechanga Resort & Ikhasino in Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. KANYE (6 p.m. PT Isikhathi sendawo), kanti iziqubu zokukwazi usakaze on Spike.com.

 

Amathikithi for “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” okuyinto ukuqala at nje $50, Okwamanje ukudayisa mhlaka Pechanga.com kanye Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Doors for “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” evulekile at 4 p.m. PT Isikhathi sendawo, futhi emncintiswaneni lokuqala luthatha 45 Ngemva kwemizuzu.

 

Two new bouts have also been added to the night’s preliminary card, with middleweights A.J. “The Mercenary” Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben “The Hunter” Reiter (15-0) futhi lightweights Steve “Thunderbeast” Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1).

 

Ukwengeza, a light heavyweight matchup of Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Razor” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) that was initially announced as a main-card matchup will now be featured on the night’s preliminary card, instead.

 

Iziqubu engeziwe uzobe umemezele maduze.

 

A New Jersey native now fighting out of Arizona, Caldwell was a Division I wrestler at North Carolina State. Caldwell made his MMA debut in 2012 and has kept his record perfect through the first six fights of his career, including Bellator MMA wins over Anthony Dizy, Joe Pingitore and Lance Surma. Previously competing as a featherweight, the 27-year-old Caldwell now moves down to the bantamweight division.

 

He now faces “Morcego” Silva, a battle-tested 30-year-old fighter with championship-level experience in the Bellator MMA cage. With nearly a decade of professional fights to his name, Silva is an incredible 14-1 in esidlule yakhe 15 overall appearances. His only loss during that run was a 25-minute decision against former Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Champion Joe Warren. Seventeen of Silva’s 22 career kwi sebefikile by stoppage, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” series, Matthews fought most recently in November, earning a decision win over Kyle Bolt. He now meets undefeated prospect Reiter, an intriguing individual who left Wall Street to pursue a career in MMA and now fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after spending much of his early career in Peru.

 

Kozola, of San Diego, Calif., fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after debuting with a knockout victory over Jonathan Rivera in January. He now meets Butler, who returns to the promotion after a November Bellator MMA debut that saw him suffer a submission loss to Joao Paulo Faria.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Friday, May 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

IKhadi Main (9 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator middleweight Title Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator Okufakiwe Bantamweight Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator Okufakiwe Welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

Bellator Okufakiwe Bantamweight Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

IKhadi Preliminary (7:45 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator middleweight Prelim Fight: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator Light wesibhakela Prelim Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Fight: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

Bellator Welterweight Prelim Fight: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Dark iziqubu (ngu. 11 p.m. KANYE)

 

Bellator Esilula Dark Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

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Ungenzi. 6 Light Heavyweight in the World Phil Davis joins Bellator MMA

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Phil Davis Signing

Santa Monica, Calif. (April 15, 2015) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce the signing of the sixth* ranked Light Heavyweight in the world, Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis (13-3, 1 NC), i okukhethekile, multi-impi deal.

 

“I can’t wait to be fighting in Bellator and wreck shop on everyone,"Kusho Davis. “I am the absolute best and most dominant grappler to ever fight in MMA and I’m excited to get in there and compete at my new home.”

Born and raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Phil attended college close to home at Penn State University, where he became a four-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler for the Nittany Lions.

 

Davis had his first professional MMA fight in 2008 and accrued nine wins in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, including victories against the likes of Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Lyoto Machida, Alexander Gustafsson, Brian Stann and Glover Teixeira.

A member of Alliance MMA in San Diego, Calif., where he trains alongside Bellator stars like Michael Chandler and Joey Beltran, "Mr. Wonderful” joins the promotions Light Heavyweight division, which is currently upheld by champion Liam McGeary.

 

“Phil is a world class Mixed Martial Artist and we are very happy to be adding him to OUR roster of some of the best Light Heavyweights in the world,"Kusho umengameli ukukhuthazwa sika, Scott Coker. “Bellator remains fully committed to building its world-class roster by signing top free agents like Davis, as well as grooming up-and-coming stars. We’ve got some amazing matchups in mind for ‘Mr. Wonderful’ that we will be announcing in the weeks to come.”


Bellator’s Light Heavyweight division is one of the deepest in the promotion, with stars like McGeary, Tito Ortiz, "INkosi Mo" Lawal, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell.

 

*Ranking according to www.sherdog.com

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Bellator MMA continues to strengthen its roster with addition of Brazilian featherweight Gleristone “Toninho Furia” Santos

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Santa Monica, Calif. (April 14, 2015) – Bellator MMA officials are proud to announce the addition of exciting Brazilian featherweight prospect Gleristone “Toninho Furia” Santos (27-4), who has signed an exclusive, multi-impi deal.

 

Santos’s debut date and opponent will be announced in the near future.

 

Long njengelinye lamazwe amathemba Brazil phezulu, the Santos oneminyaka engu-26 ubudala wangenela in 2005, lapho eneminyaka nje 16 engamashumi zokunqoba zuza ayisishiyagalolunye neziqubu yakhe yokuqala professional. Wazalelwa Campina Grande, Paraíba, Santos okwamanje inama nine-impi ngokuwina streak futhi kuyinto Amazing 16-1 in esidlule yakhe 17 Ukubonakala. "

 

Toninho” joins several other talented Brazilian fighters on the Bellator roster including Featherweight World Champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima, Bantamweight World Champion Marcos Galvao, Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas, Patricky "Pitbull" Freire, Rafael Carvalho, Neiman Gracie, Goiti Yamauchi amongst others.