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) och 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) mot tornar Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “Den Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “Den Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) och bantamweightsDarrion “Vargen” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” sker på Fredag, Maj 15, på Pechanga Resort & Casino i Temecula, Calif. Nattens huvudkortet sänds live gratis Spike på 9 p.m. OCH (6 p.m. PT lokal tid), medan preliminära skjutningarna strömma på Spike.com.
Biljetter till “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” som börjar på just $50, finns för närvarande på försäljning till Pechanga.com och Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.
Dörrar till “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” öppen vid 4 p.m. PT lokal tid, och den första tävlingen äger rum 45 minuter senare.
Jenkins, of Oceanside, Calif., is one of the most experienced competitors in women’s MMA. Kämpar professionellt sedan 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, bl.
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. Emellertid, 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.
Under tiden, 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. Fortfarande, 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” - Fredag, Maj 15, Pechanga Resort & Kasino, Temecula, Calif.
Huvud Card (9 p.m. OCH)
Bellator Mellanvikt Titel Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)
Bellator Utvalda Bantamvikt Slagsmål: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
Bellator Utvalda Weltervikt Slagsmål: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Mille (7-1)
Bellator Utvalda Bantamvikt Slagsmål: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)
Preliminära kortet (7:45 p.m. OCH)
Bellator mellanvikt Prelim Slagsmål: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)
Bellator Lätt Tungvikt Prelim Slagsmål: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)
Bellator Bantamvikt Prelim Slagsmål: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)
Bellator Fjäder Prelim Slagsmål: Jordanien Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)
Bellator Weltervikt Prelim Slagsmål: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)
Dark Fights (ca.. 11 p.m. OCH)
Bellator Lätt Mörk Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)
Bellator Lätt Mörk Prelim: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)
Bellator Lätt Mörk Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. ian Butler (1-1)
Bellator Lätt Mörk Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)