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

سانتا مونیکا, کیلیفورنیا. (فروری 2, 2015) –An injury to مائیک Bronzoulis has shifted things during the SPIKE-televised main card of "Bellator 149: بمقابلہ Shamrock کی. Gracie " پر فروری. 19 ہیوسٹن میں ٹویوٹا سینٹر میں, ٹیکساس. اب, the lightweight contest will pit میلوئن Guillard (32-15-2) کے خلاف ڈیریک قطعات (15-6).

 

اس کے علاوہ, Justin “The Big Pygmy Viking” Wren (11-2) returns to action in what will be his second appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, جب وہ ملاقات Juan Torres (4-4) in heavyweight fisticuffs.

 

The fights join a card that already features a double main event — کین Shamrock کی (28-16-2) سے ملاقات رایچو Gracie (14-2-3) تیسری بار اور Kimbo سلائس (5-2) ان کی دوستی سال قبل ختم ہونے کے بعد اسے باہر بلا رہا ہے وہ آدمی جو مقابلہ کریں گے, Dhafir ہیرس, بہتر "کے طور پر جاناسینے 5000" (2-0). In featherweight action, بذریعہ Emmanuel سانچیز (12-2) will look to continue his torrid pace when he meets ڈینیل Pineda نے (21-11) and former light heavyweight titlist امینویل نیوٹن (25-9) لڑائیوں لنٹن Vassell (15-5).

 

صرف میں اس مخلوط مارشل آرٹ وینگانجا آغاز کے لئے ٹکٹ $50 اور Bellator.com اب فروخت پر ہیں, کے طور پر اچھی طرح سے کے طور پر HoustonToyotaCenter.com, the Toyota Center Box Office and Houston area Randall’s locations.

 

"Bellator 149: بمقابلہ Shamrock کی. Gracie " لائیو اور بڑھتی ہوئی وارداتوں پر مفت نشر 9 بجے. ET / 8 بجے. CT, ابتدائی bouts کے لائیو پر سٹریم گا جبکہ Bellator.com اور لڑائی موبائل اپلی کیشن.

 

Guillard suffered a horrific broken hand during his Bellator MMA debut against برینڈن Girtz اس سال کے اوائل. “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 ایک پیشہ ور کے طور پر جیت, 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: مائیکل چانڈلر, Patricky Freire, برینڈن Girtz (2ایکس), 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 بمقابلہ. میں girt,” where he defeated Josh Burns. His story begins several years earlier, میں 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. اس کے علاوہ, 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: بمقابلہ Shamrock کی. Gracie " card and be sure to tune into SPIKE on February 19 میں 9 بجے. ET / 8 بجے. CT for an event that has something for every fight fan.

Completed “Bellator 149: بمقابلہ Shamrock کی. Gracie” Fight Card

لڑائی متحدہ مجلس عمل Openweight اہم واقعہ: کین Shamrock کی (28-16-2) بنام. رایچو Gracie (14-2-3)

لڑائی ایم ایم اے ہیوی ویٹ اہم واقعہ: Kimbo سلائس (5-2) بنام. “Dada 5000” (2-0)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: امینویل نیوٹن (25-5) بنام. لنٹن Vassell (15-5)

لڑائی MMA ہلکے نمایاں مککیبازی: میلوئن Guillard (32-15-2) بنام. ڈیریک قطعات (15-6)

لڑائی متحدہ مجلس عمل ہلکا پھلکا نمایاں کریں مککیبازی: بذریعہ Emmanuel سانچیز (12-2) بنام. ڈینیل Pineda نے (21-11)

 

ابتدائی کارڈ:

Bellator MMA Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: جسٹن Wren نے (11-2) بنام. Juan Torres (4-4)

لڑائی MMA Bantamweight ابتدائی مککیبازی: Davis Sylvester (5-3) بنام. Jeremy Mahon (5-4)

لڑائی MMA ویلٹر ویٹ ابتدائی مککیبازی: چارلی Ontiveros (6-4) بنام. James Christopherson (2-2)

لڑائی MMA مڈل ابتدائی مککیبازی: Ruben Esparsa (1-0) بنام. C.J. Hancock (پہلی فلم)

لڑائی MMA مڈل ابتدائی مککیبازی: Adrian Yanez (3-1) بنام. Daniel Santos (3-0)

لڑائی MMA مڈل ابتدائی مککیبازی: Isaac Villanueva (9-7) بنام. Richard Knepp (3-3)

لڑائی MMA ہلکے ابتدائی مککیبازی: Mike Trinh (2-3) بنام. Angel Zamora (2-2)

لڑائی MMA ہلکے ابتدائی مککیبازی: Jason Langellier (2-0) بنام. Anthony Ivy (1-0)

لڑائی MMA Bantamweight ابتدائی مککیبازی: Manny Lozoya (پہلی فلم) بنام. Jacob Norsworthy (1-5)

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

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

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

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