EASY TWEET: Hard-hitting MMA vet @benjyradach returns to face undefeated former @PennWrestling stjarna @BenReiterMMA Maí 15 #Bellator

 

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Maí 7, 2015) – One of MMA’s hardest-hitting pioneers will return to action for the first time since 2010, eins Benji “The Razor” Radach(21-6) has agreed to replace an injured A.J. Matthews (7-3) in a middleweight preliminary fight against Ben “The Hunter” Reiter (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) gegn éta Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “The Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “The Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) og bantamweights Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” fer fram á Föstudagur, Maí 15, á Pechanga Resort & Casino í Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. OG (6 p.m. PT staðartíma), en bráðabirgðatölur lota streyma á Spike.com.

 

Miðar “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” sem byrja á bara $50, eru nú á sölu á Pechanga.com og Pechanga Resort & Casino aðgöngumiðasala.

 

Hurðir fyrir “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” opinn á 4 p.m. PT staðartíma, og fyrsta keppni fer fram 45 mínútum síðar.

 

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 líf, Gustavo Machado, Murilo “Ninja” Rua and Scott Smith, meðal annarra, Radach put his fighting career on hold in 2010, as he addressed a variety of nagging injuries. Nú að fullu batna, 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” - Föstudagur, Maí 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Main Card (9 p.m. OG)

 

Bellator Middleweight Title Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)

Bellator Grein Bantamweight berjast: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator Grein welterweight berjast: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

Bellator Grein Bantamweight berjast: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

Forkeppni Card (7:45 p.m. OG)

 

Bellator Middleweight Prelim Fight: Benji Radach (21-6) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator Light Heavyweight Prelim Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Fight: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator Featherweight Prelim Fight: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)

Bellator welterweight Prelim Fight: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Dark lota (u.þ.b.. 11 p.m. OG)

 

Bellator Léttur Dark Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)

Bellator Léttur Dark Prelim: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)

Bellator Léttur Dark Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

Bellator Léttur Dark Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)