EASY Tweet: Hard-hitting MMA vet @benjyradach returns to face undefeated former @PennWrestling star @BenReiterMMA Mei 15 #Bellator
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Mei 7, 2015) – One of MMA’s hardest-hitting pioneers will return to action for the first time since 2010, kama Benji “Wembe” Radach(21-6) has agreed to replace an injured A.J. Matthews (7-3) in a middleweight preliminary fight against Ben “Hunter” Rider (15-0-1).
The new addition again finalizes a full nine-bout preliminary card scheduled in support of four main-card contests at “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove.”
The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) dhidi ya towering Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “Spyder” Grove (21-14), zamani Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) na bantamweights Darrion “Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Popo” Silva (22-4).
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” unafanyika juu ya Ijumaa, Mei 15, katika Pechanga Resort & Casino katika Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. NA (6 p.m. PT ndani ya muda), wakati kikohozi awali mkondo juu ya Spike.com.
Tiketi kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” ambayo kuanza saa tu $50, sasa ni juu ya kuuza katika Pechanga.com na Pechanga Resort & Casino sanduku ofisi.
Milango kwa ajili ya “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” wazi katika 4 p.m. PT ndani ya muda, na mashindano ya kwanza unafanyika 45 dakika baadaye.
Fighting professionally since 2001, Radach fought for many of MMA’s biggest promotions, including Strikeforce, EliteXC, the International Fight League and the UFC. Seventeen of Radach’s 21 career wins have come by knockout, and he makes no secret of his intentions when he enters the cage. Boasting past clashed with MMA notables such as Brian Foster, Gerald Harris, Matt Horwich, Chris Leben, Gustavo Machado, Murilo “Ninja” Rua and Scott Smith, miongoni mwa wengine, Radach put his fighting career on hold in 2010, as he addressed a variety of nagging injuries. Sasa kikamilifu zinalipwa, Radach looks to make a successful return to action.
Radach now meets a top undefeated prospect and former UPenn wrestling star Reiter, who fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after spending much of his early career in Peru.
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - Ijumaa, Mei 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.
Kuu ya Kadi (9 p.m. NA)
Bellator Middleweight Title Kupambana: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)
Bellator Matukio Bantamweight Kupambana: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
Bellator Matukio Kupambana welterweight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)
Bellator Matukio Bantamweight Kupambana: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)
Awali Kadi (7:45 p.m. NA)
Bellator Middleweight Prelim Kupambana: Benji Radach (21-6) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)
Bellator Mwanga Heavyweight Prelim Kupambana: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)
Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Kupambana: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim Kupambana: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)
Bellator welterweight Prelim Kupambana: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)
Dark kikohozi (takriban. 11 p.m. NA)
Bellator Lightweight giza Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)
Bellator Lightweight giza Prelim: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)
Bellator Lightweight giza Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)
Bellator Lightweight giza Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)