SANTA MONICA, Kalif. (April 16, 2015) – A thrilling 13-bout lineup for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Lug” is now complete with the addition of women’s featherweights A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene “Angerfist” Blencowe (5-4), bantamweights Shawn “Bunch the Great” Bunch (3-1) vs.Rolando Perez (7-4) i John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert “The Warrior” Morales (1-0) to the evening’s preliminary card.
The three new additions finalize a nine-fight preliminary card scheduled in support of “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Lug” four main card contests.
The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bik” Halsey (8-0) protiv visokih Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “The Spyder” Lug (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mikrofon “The Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “The Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) i bantamweightsDarrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Lug” odvija na Petak, Maj 15, na Pechanga Resort & Casino u Temecula, Kalif. The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 poslije podne. I (6 poslije podne. PT po lokalnom vremenu), dok su preliminarni napade stream na Spike.com.
Ulaznice za “Bellator: Halsey vs. Lug,” koje se kreću od samo $50, Trenutno se nalazite na prodaju Pechanga.com i Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.
Vrata za “Bellator: Halsey vs. Lug” otvorena u 4 poslije podne. PT po lokalnom vremenu, a prvi takmičenje odvija 45 minuta kasnije.
Jenkins, of Oceanside, Kalifornija, is one of the most experienced competitors in women’s MMA. Fighting professionally since 2004, Jenkins now makes her Bellator MMA debut. The 33-year-old boasts past tussles with MMA notables Shayna Baszler, Tonya Evinger, Jan Finney, Kelly Kobold and Sarah Schneider, između ostalog.
An Australian native, Blencowe is a world-class athlete and former Women’s International Boxing Association World light welterweight champion. After turning her attention to MMA in 2013, Blencowe initially garnered only mixed results as she adjusted to life in the sport. Međutim, she has racked up three-consecutive stoppage wins as of late, and that run earned her a call from Bellator MMA.
Bunch is one of MMA’s most elite-level wrestlers as a two-time NCAA Division I All-American and two-time U.S. Olympic Team alternate. He now trains with the famed American Kickboxing Academy banner and has spent his entire professional MMA career under the Bellator MMA banner.
U međuvremenu, Alliance MMA product Perez is a 10-year veteran of the sport who made his Bellator MMA in November and fought to a rarely-seen split draw. Još, Perez is unbeaten in his past four contests and now looks to get his first win in the promotion.
Yoo, of Irvine, Kalifornija, makes his professional debut. He meets Morales, of Carson, Kalifornija, who picked up a submission victory in the Bellator cage in his first professional contest.
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Lug” - Petak, Maj 15, Pechanga Resort & Kazino, Temecula, Kalif.
Glavni Card (9 poslije podne. I)
Bellator Middleweight Naslov Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)
Bellator Izdvojeni bantam Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
Bellator Izdvojeni Welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)
Bellator Izdvojeni bantam Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)
Preliminarni Card (7:45 poslije podne. I)
Bellator Middleweight Prelim Fight: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)
Bellator Light Heavyweight Prelim Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Al-Hassan Razak (12-4)
Bellator bantam 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 Fights (cca. 11 poslije podne. I)
Bellator Lagani Dark Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)
Bellator Lagani Dark Prelim: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)
Bellator Lagani Dark Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)
Bellator Lagani Dark Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)