Bellators newest heavyweights Ewerton Teixeira (чап) and Lorenzo Hood

Санта Моника, Calif. (Май 4, 2015) – Bellator MMA’s heavyweight division will now play host to a pair of the hardest-hitting heavyweights in the game, as promotion officials are proud to announce the addition of Brazilian K-1 champion Ewerton Teixeira (3-0), as well as Blackzilians slugger Lorenzo “The Samoan Silverback” Hood (9-2).

Debut dates and opponents will be announced for both fighters in the near future.

A third dan black belt in Kyokushin karate, 33-сола Teixeira шудааст racking то унвонҳо дар мусобиқаҳои дасте бақувват, барои зиёда аз даҳ сол. Teixeira кунгураи ҷанг standup дар расид 2008, чун, ки соли Гран-K-1 Ҷаҳон дар унвони Фукуока, ҷазо диҳад ва сипас роҳи худро ба мусобиқа Бут ба K-1 Ҷаҳон Гран-ниҳоии кард ҷиҳод, where he would come up just short against Errol Zimmerman (though Teixeira would avenge that result in 2010).

Teixeira then turned his attention to MMA in 2012, and he has remained undefeated through his first three professional contests in the sport and is now ready to try his hand at MMA’s highest level.

Дар ҳамин ҳол, 6-пиёда-3 Ҳуд шудааст рақобат касбӣ аз соли 2009 and has never had a fight go past the first round. Аз нӯҳ ғалабаҳои касб худ, all nine have come by knockout. Ҳуд кардааст, дар тамоми U.S ҷиҳод. ҳангоми мусобиқа оид ба мадори минтақавӣ, earning himself recognition as one of the top heavyweight prospects in the sport.

Competing under the tutelage of former world champion Rashad Evans, the 26-year-old Hood’s work at Florida’s Blackzilians camp has prepared him for an opportunity to compete against the world’s best fighters, and Bellator MMA will now offer him a platform to prove his talent.