SANTA MONICA, Calif. (ເດືອນເມສາ 9, 2015) – A talent-laden preliminary card for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” event is starting to take shape with the addition of welterweights Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky “Sniper ໄດ້” Rainey (10-3), Bantamweight Joe “The Juggernaut” Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Anthony “Tigre” Duarte (18-5) ແລະເບົາ ຈໍແດນ “Boy Pretty” Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar “Morceguinho” Neves Jr. (30-0).
The new additions complement the four-bout main card for “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove,” ເຊິ່ງປະກອບມີແຊ້ມ Bellator MMA ທີ່ບໍ່ມີປະສົບການໃນການແຂ່ງຂັນ Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) ຕໍ່ Scrappers ຮາວາຍ towering Kendall “Spyder ການ” Grove (21-14), ອະດີດແຊ້ມ Bellator MMA ແຊ້ມໂລກ Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “ນ້ໍາ” Richman (18-5), heavyweights ແສງສະຫວ່າງ Virgil “Rezdog” Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. “Razor” Razak Al-Hassan (12-4) ແລະ welterweights Fernando “ການໂຄສະນາ Maniac Menifee” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1).
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” ໃຊ້ເວລາສະຖານທີ່ສຸດ ວັນສຸກ, ພຶດສະພາ 15, ທີ່ Pechanga Resort & ຄາສິໂນໃນ Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ແລະ (6 p.m. PT ເວລາທ້ອງຖິ່ນ), ໃນຂະນະທີ່ການແຂ່ງຂັນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນນ້ໍາກ່ຽວກັບການ Spike.com.
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ປະຕູສໍາລັບການ “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” ເປີດຢູ່ 3:30 p.m. PT ເວລາທ້ອງຖິ່ນ, ແລະການແຂ່ງຂັນຄັ້ງທໍາອິດຈະໃຊ້ເວລາສະຖານທີ່ 30 ນາທີຕໍ່ມາ. bouts ເພີ່ມເຕີມຈະໄດ້ຮັບການປະກາດບໍ່ດົນ.
Juarez, ຂອງ Torrance, Calif., is a seven-time Bellator MMA veteran whose days with the company date back to the promotion’s second show. The 33-year-old has been fighting professionally since 2006 but is currently enjoying one of the best runs of his career at 5-1 in his past six appearances, a run that includes Bellator MMA wins over Ron Keslar, Joe Williams and Jordan Smith.
Rainey, ຂອງ Gastonia, N.C., fights for the fourth time under the Bellator MMA banner. All three of Rainey’s Bellator MMA fights have ended in the first round, as he’s bracketed TKO wins over Johnny Cisneros and Andy Murad around a loss to top contender Michael “Venom” Page. Seven of Rainey’s 10 career wins have come by finish, including six by knockout.
A five-time Bellator MMA veteran, Taimanglo has quickly established himself as one of Guam’s top fighting exports. A scrappy 30-year-old, Taimanglo never fails to entertain. He fought most recently in September, scoring a decision win over Michael Parker.
ສູ້ກັນຢ່າງມືອາຊີບຕັ້ງແຕ່ນັ້ນມາ 2006, Duarte hails from Tijuana, ເມັກຊິໂກ. He makes his Bellator MMA debut on the strength of back-to-back submission wins over Marco Beristain and Ed West. Fifteen of Duarte’s 18 career wins come by way of stoppage, ລວມທັງ 11 by tapout.
The 24-year-old Parsons, of Fargo, N.D., is a member of California’s famed Alliance MMA. Fighting professionally, Parsons has established himself as one of the top prospects in the world after winning 10 ຂອງຕົນຄັ້ງທໍາອິດ 11 ການຕໍ່ສູ້ມືອາຊີບ, including three by knockout and two by submission. Parsons made his Bellator MMA debut in April 2014, scoring a knockout win over Tim Bazer just four seconds into the second round.
Brazil’s Neves Jr. has compiled an incredible career mark of 30-0 despite being just 20 ປີ. ການແຂ່ງຂັນເປັນມືອາຊີບນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ 2011, ໃນເວລາທີ່ເຂົາເປັນພຽງ 17 ປີ, Neves Jr. already owns a pair of Bellator MMA victories by TKO, as he downed Poppies Martinez in the first round of a September 2014 matchup and finished Josh Arocho in the second round of an April 2014 ການແຂ່ງຂັນ.
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” - ວັນສຸກ, ພຶດສະພາ 15, Pechanga Resort & ຄາສິໂນ, Temecula, Calif.
ບັດຕົ້ນຕໍ (9 p.m. ແລະ)
Bellator Middleweight Title ຕໍ່ສູ້ກັບ: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)
Bellator ທີ່ແນະນໍາການຕໍ່ສູ້ Bantamweight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
Bellator ທີ່ແນະນໍາການຕໍ່ສູ້ Light ຮຸ່ນ: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)
ການຕໍ່ສູ້ Welterweight Bellator ທີ່ແນະນໍາ: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)
ບັດ Preliminary (7 p.m. ແລະ)
ການຕໍ່ສູ້ Bellator Welterweight Prelim: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)
ການຕໍ່ສູ້ Bellator Bantamweight Prelim: ໂຈ້ທິມປັງໂລ (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)
ການຕໍ່ສູ້ Bellator Featherweight Prelim: ຈໍແດນ Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)