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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) u 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) kontra scrapper ħawajjan towering Kendall “Il Spyder” Grove (21-14), eks Champion tad-Dinja tal-Bellator MMA Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Il Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “Il Maniac MENIFEE” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) u bantamweightsDarrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” sseħħ fuq Il-ġimgħa, Mejju 15, fi Pechanga Resort & Casino fil Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. U (6 p.m. Ħin lokali PT), filwaqt bouts preliminari nixxiegħa fuq Spike.com.

 

Biljetti għall “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” li tibda fi ftit $50, huma bħalissa fuq bejgħ fi Pechanga.com u l-Resort Pechanga & Uffiċċju kaxxa Casino.

 

Bibien għal “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” miftuħa 4 p.m. PT ħin lokali, u l-ewwel konkors iseħħ 45 minuti wara.

 

Jenkins, of Oceanside, Calif., is one of the most experienced competitors in women’s MMA. Ġlieda professjonalment minn dakinhar 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, fost oħrajn.

 

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. Madankollu, 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.

 

Sadanittant, 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” - Il-ġimgħa, Mejju 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Main Card (9 p.m. U)

 

Bellator Middleweight Titolu Ġlieda: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

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

Bellator Dehru Ġlieda welterweight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

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

Card preliminari (7:45 p.m. U)

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

Dark Fights (approx. 11 p.m. U)

 

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

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

Bellator Lightweight Dark Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. ian Butler (1-1)

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

 

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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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TWEET EASY: #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) jieħu fuq Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

The new addition finalizes the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove,” li jinkludi Champion tad-Dinja tal-Piż Medju Bellator MMA mhux megħlub Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) kontra scrapper ħawajjan toweringKendall “Il Spyder” Grove (21-14), eks Champion tad-Dinja tal-Bellator MMA Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Il Marine” Richman (18-5), u welterweights Fernando “Il Maniac MENIFEE” Gonzalez (23-13) vs.“Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” sseħħ fuq Il-ġimgħa, Mejju 15, fi Pechanga Resort & Casino fil Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike at 9 p.m. U (6 p.m. PT ħin lokali), filwaqt bouts preliminari nixxiegħa fuq Spike.com.

 

Biljetti għall “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” li tibda fi ftit $50, huma bħalissa fuq bejgħ fi Pechanga.com u l-Resort Pechanga & Uffiċċju kaxxa Casino.

 

Bibien għal “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” miftuħa 4 p.m. PT ħin lokali, u l-ewwel konkors iseħħ 45 minuti wara.

 

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

 

Barra minn hekk, 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.

 

Bouts addizzjonali se jitħabbru dalwaqt.

 

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 fil-passat tiegħu 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 jirbaħ karriera jkunu ġejjin mill-waqfien, including eight knockouts and nine submissions.

 

A former cast member on Bellator MMA’s “Fight Master” serje, 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, ta '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” - Il-ġimgħa, Mejju 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Main Card (9 p.m. U)

 

Bellator Middleweight Titolu Ġlieda: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

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

Bellator Dehru Ġlieda welterweight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

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

Card preliminari (7:45 p.m. U)

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

Bouts Dark (approx. 11 p.m. U)

 

Bellator Lightweight Dark Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. ian Butler (1-1)

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“Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” karta preliminari tieħu forma ma 'Jesse Juarez vs.. Ricky Rainey, Joe Taimanglo vs.. Antonio Duarte, u Jordan Parsons-Julio Cesar Neves Jr..

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 9, 2015) - Karta preliminari mgħobbija b’talent għal May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” avveniment qed jibda jieħu l-forma biż-żieda ta 'welterweights Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky “L-sniper” Rainey (10-3), bantamweights Joe “Il-Juggernaut” Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Anthony “Tigra” Duarte (18-5) u featherweight Ġordan “Boy Pretty” Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar “Ftit Bat” Neves Jr.. (30-0).

 

Iż-żidiet il-ġodda jikkumplimentaw il-karta ewlenija ta 'erba' bout għal “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove,” li jinkludi Champion tad-Dinja tal-Piż Medju Bellator MMA mhux megħlub Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) kontra scrapper ħawajjan towering Kendall “Il Spyder” Grove (21-14), eks Champion tad-Dinja tal-Bellator MMA Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Il Marine” Richman (18-5), heavyweights dawl Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Razor” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) u welterweights Fernando “Il Maniac MENIFEE” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” sseħħ fuq Il-ġimgħa, Mejju 15, fi Pechanga Resort & Casino fil Temecula, Calif. Il-karta ewlenija tal-lejl tixxandar live fuq Spike TV fi 9 p.m. U (6 p.m. PT ħin lokali), filwaqt bouts preliminari nixxiegħa fuq Spike.com.

 

Biljetti għall “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” li tibda fi ftit $50, huma bħalissa fuq bejgħ fi Pechanga.com u l-Resort Pechanga & Uffiċċju kaxxa Casino.

 

Bibien għal “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” miftuħa 3:30 p.m. PT ħin lokali, u l-ewwel konkors iseħħ 30 minuti wara. Bouts addizzjonali se jitħabbru dalwaqt.

 

Juarez, tal f'Torrance, Calif., huwa veteran ta ’seba’ darbiet Bellator MMA li l-ġranet tiegħu mal-kumpanija jmorru lura għat-tieni wirja tal-promozzjoni. Ir-raġel ta ’33 sena ilu jiġġieled professjonalment minn dakinhar 2006 iżda bħalissa qed igawdi waħda mill-aqwa ġirjiet tal-karriera tiegħu 5-1 fis-sitt dehriet tal-passat tiegħu, ġirja li tinkludi lil Bellator MMA jirbaħ fuq Ron Keslar, Joe Williams u Jordan Smith.

 

Rainey, ta 'Gastonia, N.C., jiġġieled għar-raba 'darba taħt il-bandalora Bellator MMA. It-tliet ġlied ta ’Rainator’s Bellator MMA intemmu fl-ewwel rawnd, hekk kif huwa parentesi jirbaħ it-TKO fuq Johnny Cisneros u Andy Murad madwar telfa kontra l-aqwa kontendent Michael “Velenu” Page. Sebgħa minn Rainey’s 10 ir-rebħiet fil-karriera waslu sal-aħħar, inklużi sitta bi eliminatorja.

 

Veteran tal-Bellator MMA għal ħames darbiet, Taimanglo malajr stabbilixxa lilu nnifsu bħala wieħed mill-aqwa esportazzjonijiet ta 'ġlied ta' Guam. Żagħżugħ ta ’30 sena skrappjat, Taimanglo qatt ma jonqos milli jiddeverti. Huwa ġġieled l-aktar reċenti f'Settembru, skorja rebħa ta ’deċiżjoni fuq Michael Parker.

 

Ġlieda professjonalment minn dakinhar 2006, Duarte ġej minn Tijuana, Messiku. Huwa jagħmel id-debutt tiegħu fil-Bellator MMA fuq il-qawwa ta 'rebħiet ta' sottomissjoni back-to-back fuq Marco Beristain u Ed West. Ħmistax minn Duarte 18 rebħiet fil-karriera jiġu permezz ta 'waqfien, Inklużi 11 bit-tapout.

 

Il-Parsons ta ’24 sena, ta 'Fargo, N.D., huwa membru tal-famuża Alliance MMA ta ’California. Ġlieda professjonalment, Parsons stabbilixxa ruħu bħala wieħed mill-aqwa prospetti fid-dinja wara li rebaħ 10 tal-ewwel tiegħu 11 tissielet professjonali, inklużi tlieta minn eliminatorja u tnejn permezz ta 'sottomissjoni. Parsons għamel id-debutt tiegħu fil-Bellator MMA f'April 2014, skorja rebħa eliminatorja fuq Tim Bazer erba 'sekondi biss fit-tieni rawnd.

 

Il-Brażiljan Neves Jr.. ġabret marka tal-karriera inkredibbli ta ' 30-0 minkejja li huwa ġust 20 snin qodma. Kompetizzjoni professjonalment peress 2011, meta kien biss 17 snin qodma, Neves Jr.. diġà għandu par ta 'rebħiet Bellator MMA minn TKO, hekk kif waqqa 'Poppies Martinez fl-ewwel rawnd ta' Settembru 2014 partita u spiċċa Josh Arocho fit-tieni rawnd ta ’April 2014 konkors.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Il-ġimgħa, Mejju 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Main Card (9 p.m. U)

 

Bellator Middleweight Titolu Ġlieda: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

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

Bellator Dehru Ġlieda Light Heavyweight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Dehru Ġlieda welterweight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

 

Card preliminari (7 p.m. U)

 

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

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

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