Veteran knockout artist Benji “The Lumo” Radach returns to the cage to face Ben Reiter at “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove”

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

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (Mulole 7, 2015) – One of MMA’s hardest-hitting pioneers will return to action for the first time since 2010, monga Benji “The Lumo” 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 “Ng'ombe” Halsey (8-0) motsutsa ataliatali Hawaii scrapper Kendall “The Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Sitima” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “The Menifee wamisala” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) ndipo bantamweights DarrionThe WolfCaldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” chichitika padziko Friday, Mulole 15, pa Pechanga Amachita & Casino mu Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. AND (6 p.m. PT m'deralo nthawi), pamene kuyambirira mwauchidakwa akukhamukira pa Spike.com.

 

Matikiti “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” amene kuyamba pa $50, Pakalipano pa malonda pa Pechanga.com ndi Pechanga Amachita & Casino bokosi ofesi.

 

Zitseko kwa “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” lotsegula nthawi 4 p.m. PT m'deralo nthawi, ndipo woyamba mpikisano chikuchitika 45 patapita mphindi.

 

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, MuriloNinjaRua and Scott Smith, pakati ena, Radach put his fighting career on hold in 2010, as he addressed a variety of nagging injuries. Tsopano mokwanira anachira, 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” - Friday, Mulole 15, Pechanga Amachita & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Main Khadi (9 p.m. AND)

 

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

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

Bellator Zopezedwa Welterweight Nkhondo: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

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

Kuyambirira Khadi (7:45 p.m. AND)

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

Mdima mwauchidakwa (pafupifupi. 11 p.m. AND)

 

Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)

Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: Shawn Gulu (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)

Bellator opepuka Mdima Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

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

 

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