JUSTIN ‘THE BIG PYGMY’ WREN RETURNS TO ACTION IN EVENT’S FEATURED PRELIMINARY BOUT

Санта Моника, Калифорнија. (Февруари 2, 2015) –An injury to Мајк Bronzoulis has shifted things during the SPIKE-televised main card of "Bellator 149: Vs Шамрок. Gracie " на Февруари. 19 во Тојота Центарот во Хјустон, Тексас. Сега, the lightweight contest will pit Мелвин Guillard (32-15-2) против Дерек Полињата (15-6).

 

Во прилог, Justin “The Big Pygmy Viking” Wren (11-2) returns to action in what will be his second appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, кога тој ги задоволува Juan Torres (4-4) in heavyweight fisticuffs.

 

The fights join a card that already features a double main event — Кен Shamrock (28-16-2) ги исполнува Ројс Gracie (14-2-3) по трет пат и Kimbo сечете (5-2) ќе се бори човекот кој му е довикуваа од нивното пријателство заврши пред неколку години, Dhafir Харис, подобро познат како "Градите 5000" (2-0). In featherweight action, Емануел Санчез (12-2) will look to continue his torrid pace when he meets Даниел Pineda (21-11) and former light heavyweight titlist Емануел Њутн (25-9) битки Линтон Vassell (15-5).

 

Билетите за овој мешани боречки вештини спектакл со почеток во само $50 и се на продажба сега во Bellator.com, како и HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

 

"Bellator 149: Vs Шамрок. Gracie " емитува во живо и бесплатно на Спајк во 9 вечер. ЕТ / 8 вечер. КТ, додека прелиминарните борби ќе поток во живо на Bellator.com и На Bellator мобилен стан.

 

Guillard suffered a horrific broken hand during his Bellator MMA debut against Брендон Girtz почетокот на оваа година. “The Young Assassin” has made it clear that he intends on eventually fighting for the 155-pound title, and his road to the gold begins on Feb. 19 against a tough Texas native with plenty to prove. Of Guillard’s 32 победи како професионален, 23 victories have come before reaching the judges’ scorecards.

 

Known as “The Stallion” to those familiar with his mixed martial arts career, Campos will come into his meeting with Guillard riding a two-fight skid. During his eight-fight tenure with Bellator MMA, the 27-year-old Texan has faced a plethora of top lightweight talent, going up against names the likes of: Мајкл Чендлер, Patricky Фреире, Брендон Girtz (2X), and Estevan Payan.

 

You would be hard-pressed to find a better story in all of MMA than the one that Wren can tell. The two-time National High School Wrestling Champion generated massive amounts of media attention on the road to his promotional debut at "Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Girt,” where he defeated Josh Burns. His story begins several years earlier, во 2010, when Wren confronted an opponent tougher than any he could face in combat sports: addiction.

 

With an opportunity to continue fighting on the table, Wren left the sport and began his recovery process. A chance meeting with a friend led Wren on a trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he came across and developed a deep connection with the Mbuti Pygmies, many of whom were enslaved, living on only the scraps the slave masters would pay them with. Wren found his calling there and wanted to do everything in his power to help the Pygmies. With multiple visits to the Congo, including a stint that lasted a year, Wren started a foundation called “Fight for the Forgotten.” Through his efforts, Wren and his staff of 17 have systematically bought the land of the slave owners, and have thus far legally given 2,740 acres of rainforest to the Pygmies, effectively freeing them from slavery.

 

Partnering with other groups like Shalom University and joining forces with Water4.org, Wren and his charity are responsible for drilling 26 water wells to help provide both the Pygmies and the former slave masters with clean water, and have plans to drill hundreds more. Во прилог, the team has begun a sustainable farming project to benefit and provide food to both the Pygmies and non-Pygmies of the community.

 

Take a look below at the complete 19-fight "Bellator 149: Vs Шамрок. Gracie " card and be sure to tune into SPIKE on February 19 на 9 вечер. ЕТ / 8 вечер. CT for an event that has something for every fight fan.

Completed “Bellator 149: Vs Шамрок. Gracie” Fight Card

Bellator МЛД Openweight главниот настан: Кен Shamrock (28-16-2) наспроти. Ројс Gracie (14-2-3)

Bellator МЛД во тешка категорија на главниот настан: Kimbo сечете (5-2) наспроти. “Dada 5000” (2-0)

Белатор ММА Лесен тежок натпревар во тешка категорија: Емануел Њутн (25-5) наспроти. Линтон Vassell (15-5)

Bellator МЛД Лесни Функција Бу: Мелвин Guillard (32-15-2) наспроти. Дерек Полињата (15-6)

Bellator МЛД Featherweight Функција Бу: Емануел Санчез (12-2) наспроти. Даниел Pineda (21-11)

 

Прелиминарните картички:

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Џастин Врен (11-2) наспроти. Juan Torres (4-4)

Bellator МЛД bantamweight Прелиминарните Бу: Davis Sylvester (5-3) наспроти. Jeremy Mahon (5-4)

Bellator МЛД боксер од полусредна категорија Прелиминарните Бу: Чарли ONTIVEROS (6-4) наспроти. James Christopherson (2-2)

Bellator МЛД средна Прелиминарните Бу: Ruben Esparsa (1-0) наспроти. C.J. Hancock (Деби)

Bellator МЛД средна Прелиминарните Бу: Adrian Yanez (3-1) наспроти. Daniel Santos (3-0)

Bellator МЛД средна Прелиминарните Бу: Isaac Villanueva (9-7) наспроти. Richard Knepp (3-3)

Bellator МЛД Лесни Прелиминарните Бу: Mike Trinh (2-3) наспроти. Angel Zamora (2-2)

Bellator МЛД Лесни Прелиминарните Бу: Jason Langellier (2-0) наспроти. Anthony Ivy (1-0)

Bellator МЛД bantamweight Прелиминарните Бу: Manny Lozoya (Деби) наспроти. Jacob Norsworthy (1-5)

Bellator MMA Bantamweight Amateur Bout: Leomana Martinez (2-0) наспроти. Casey Jones (2-0)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Amateur Bout: Chris Solis (2-0) наспроти. Alex Macedo (2-0)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Amateur Bout: Jonathan Davis (2-0) наспроти. Shawn Solis (1-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Amateur Bout: Hunter Scott-Gregg (1-0) наспроти. Ricardo Deluque (1-0)