SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Aprīlis 9, 2015) – A talent-laden preliminary card for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Birzs” event is starting to take shape with the addition of welterweights Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky “Snaiperis” Rainey (10-3), bantamweights Joe “The Juggernaut” Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Anthony “Tīģeris” Duarte (18-5) un viegls Jordānija “Pretty Boy” Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar “Morceguinho” Neves Jr. (30-0).
The new additions complement the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Birzs,” which includes undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bullis” Halsey (8-0) pret stiprs Havaju Scrapper Kendall “Spyder” Birzs (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Slaistīties “Marine” Richman (18-5), gaismas smagsvari Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Skuveklis” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) un welterweights Fernando “Menifee maniaks” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Birzs” notiek Piektdiena, Maijs 15, at Pechanga Resort & Casino Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. UN (6 p.m. PT vietējais laiks), bet provizoriskie bouts plūsma uz Spike.com.
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Durvis “Bellator: Halsey vs. Birzs” atvērts 3:30 p.m. PT vietējais laiks, un pirmais konkurss notiek 30 minūtes vēlāk. Papildu bouts tiks paziņoti tuvākajā laikā.
Juarez, no Torrance, Calif., is a seven-time Bellator MMA veteran whose days with the company date back to the promotion’s second show. The 33-year-old has been fighting professionally since 2006 but is currently enjoying one of the best runs of his career at 5-1 in his past six appearances, a run that includes Bellator MMA wins over Ron Keslar, Joe Williams and Jordan Smith.
Rainey, no Gastonia, North Carolina, fights for the fourth time under the Bellator MMA banner. All three of Rainey’s Bellator MMA fights have ended in the first round, as he’s bracketed TKO wins over Johnny Cisneros and Andy Murad around a loss to top contender Michael “Inde” Lappuse. Seven of Rainey’s 10 career wins have come by finish, including six by knockout.
A five-time Bellator MMA veteran, Taimanglo has quickly established himself as one of Guam’s top fighting exports. A scrappy 30-year-old, Taimanglo never fails to entertain. He fought most recently in September, scoring a decision win over Michael Parker.
Fighting professionally since 2006, Duarte hails from Tijuana, Meksika. He makes his Bellator MMA debut on the strength of back-to-back submission wins over Marco Beristain and Ed West. Fifteen of Duarte’s 18 career wins come by way of stoppage, ieskaitot 11 by tapout.
The 24-year-old Parsons, of Fargo, N.D., is a member of California’s famed Alliance MMA. Fighting professionally, Parsons has established himself as one of the top prospects in the world after winning 10 no viņa pirmā 11 profesionālās cīņas, including three by knockout and two by submission. Parsons made his Bellator MMA debut in April 2014, scoring a knockout win over Tim Bazer just four seconds into the second round.
Brazil’s Neves Jr. has compiled an incredible career mark of 30-0 despite being just 20 gadus vecs. Konkurējošie profesionāli kopš 2011, kad viņš bija tikko 17 gadus vecs, Neves Jr. already owns a pair of Bellator MMA victories by TKO, as he downed Poppies Martinez in the first round of a September 2014 matchup and finished Josh Arocho in the second round of an April 2014 izcīņa.
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Birzs” - Piektdiena, Maijs 15, Pechanga Resort & Kazino, Temecula, Calif.
Galvenais Card (9 p.m. UN)
Bellator middleweight Title Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)
Bellator Featured bantamweight cīņa: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
Bellator Featured Light Heavyweight cīņa: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)
Bellator Featured papildsvars cīņa: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)
Iepriekšēja Card (7 p.m. UN)
Bellator papildsvars, atlases cīņa: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)
Bellator bantamweight, atlases cīņa: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)
Bellator viegls, atlases cīņa: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)