Santa Monica, Calif. (April 16, 2015) – A thrilling 13-bout lineup for May’s “Bellator Emmanuel: 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) na 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 Emmanuel: Halsey vs. Grove” four main card contests.
The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Ehi” Halsey (8-0) megide towering Hawaiian scrapper 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) na bantamweightsDarrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Ụsụ” Silva (22-4).
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” na-ewe ebe Friday, Ka 15, na Pechanga amalite & Cha cha na Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. NA (6 p.m. Pt obodo oge), mgbe mbido oké strimụ na Spike.com.
Tiketi maka “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” nke na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $50, nwere ugbu a na-ere na Pechanga.com na Pechanga amalite & Cha cha igbe ọrụ.
Ụzọ maka “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” emeghe na 4 p.m. Pt obodo oge, na mbụ zoo-ewe ebe 45 nkeji mesịrị.
Jenkins, of Oceanside, Calif., is one of the most experienced competitors in women’s MMA. Fighting professionally since 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, n'etiti ndị ọzọ.
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. Otú ọ dị, 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.
Ka ọ dịgodị, 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. N'agbanyeghị, 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, Ka 15, Pechanga amalite & Cha cha, Temecula, Calif.
Main Kaadị (9 p.m. NA)
Bellator Middleweight Mbụ Ọgụ: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)
Bellator apụta Bantamweight Ọgụ: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
Bellator apụta Welterweight Ọgụ: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)
Bellator apụta Bantamweight Ọgụ: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)
Mbido Kaadị (7:45 p.m. NA)
Bellator Middleweight Prelim Ọgụ: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)
Bellator Ìhè Heavyweight Prelim Ọgụ: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)
Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Ọgụ: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim Ọgụ: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Obere. (30-0)
Bellator Welterweight Prelim Ọgụ: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)
Dark Fights (approx. 11 p.m. NA)
Bellator Kedu otu m ga Ọchịchịrị Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)
Bellator Kedu otu m ga Ọchịchịrị Prelim: Shawn ụyọkọ (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)
Bellator Kedu otu m ga Ọchịchịrị Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)
Bellator Kedu otu m ga Ọchịchịrị Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)