Bellators newest heavyweights Ewerton Teixeira (bar) and Lorenzo Hood

 

SANTA Monica, Calif. (Mayu 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, da 33 mai shekaru Teixeira da aka racking sama sunayen sarauta a karin gasa fiye da shekaru goma. Teixeira isa ga pinnacle na standup yãƙi a cikin 2008, a lõkacin da ya sanã'anta cewa shekara ta K-1 Grand Prix Duniya a Fukuoka take, sa'an nan kuma suka yi jihãdi hanyarsa zuwa K-1 Grand Prix Duniya Final ta gasar fadan, 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.

 

A halin yanzu, da 6-ƙafa-3 Hood da aka gasar da fasaha tun 2009 and has never had a fight go past the first round. Da ya tara aiki cin nasarar yaki, all nine have come by knockout. Kaho ya yi yaƙi a ko'ina cikin U.S. yayin da gasar a yankin kewaye, 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.