Santa Monica, Kalifornia. (Április 16, 2015) – A thrilling 13-bout lineup for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Liget” 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) és John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert “A harcos” 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. Liget” four main card contests.
The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bika” Halsey (8-0) ellen magasodó Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “A Spyder” Liget (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mikrofon “A Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “A Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) és bantamweightsDarrion “A farkas” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget” zajlik Péntek, Május 15, A Pechanga Resort & Casino Temecula, Kalifornia. The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. ÉS (6 p.m. PT helyi idő), míg az előzetes roham patak Spike.com.
Jegyek a “Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget,” kezdőértékével csak $50, Jelenleg az eladó Pechanga.com és a Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.
Ajtók “Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget” nyitva 4 p.m. PT helyi idő, és az első verseny zajlik 45 perc múlva.
Jenkins, az Oceanside, Kalifornia., is one of the most experienced competitors in women’s MMA. Fighting szakmailag óta 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, többek között a.
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. Viszont, 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.
Eközben, 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. Még mindig, Perez is unbeaten in his past four contests and now looks to get his first win in the promotion.
Yoo, of Irvine, Kalifornia., makes his professional debut. He meets Morales, of Carson, Kalifornia., who picked up a submission victory in the Bellator cage in his first professional contest.
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Liget” - Péntek, Május 15, Pechanga Resort & Kaszinó, Temecula, Kalifornia.
Fő Card (9 p.m. ÉS)
Bellator középsúlyú cím Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)
Bellator Kiemelt Bantamweight Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
Bellator Kiemelt váltósúlyú Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)
Bellator Kiemelt Bantamweight Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)
Előzetes Card (7:45 p.m. ÉS)
Bellator középsúlyú Prelim Fight: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)
Bellator félnehézsúlyú 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 váltósúlyú Prelim Fight: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)
Dark Fights (kb. 11 p.m. ÉS)
Bellator Könnyű Sötét prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)
Bellator Könnyű Sötét prelim: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)
Bellator Könnyű Sötét prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)
Bellator Könnyű Sötét prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)