SANTA Monica, Calif. (Afrilu 16, 2015) – A thrilling 13-bout lineup for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Garka” 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) da kuma 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. Garka” four main card contests.
The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Sa” Halsey (8-0) da al'ummar Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “A Spyder” Garka (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “A Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “A Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) kuma bantamweightsDarrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Garka” faruwa a Jumma'a, Mayu 15, a Pechanga Dabbab & Gidan caca a Temecula, Calif. The night’s main card airs live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. DA (6 p.m. Santa gida lokaci), yayin da na farko bouts jera a kan Spike.com.
Tikiti na “Bellator: Halsey vs. Garka,” wanda a fara a kawai $50, a halin yanzu sayarwa a Pechanga.com da Pechanga Dabbab & Gidan caca akwatin ofishin.
Doors ga “Bellator: Halsey vs. Garka” bude a 4 p.m. Santa gida lokaci, kuma na farko da hamayya faruwa 45 da minti daga baya.
Jenkins, of Oceanside, Calif., 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, da sauransu.
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. Duk da haka, 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.
A halin yanzu, 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. Har yanzu, Perez is unbeaten in his past four contests and now looks to get his first win in the promotion.
Yoo, of Irvine, Calif., makes his professional debut. He meets Morales, of Carson, Calif., who picked up a submission victory in the Bellator cage in his first professional contest.
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Garka” - Jumma'a, Mayu 15, Pechanga Dabbab & Gidan caca, Temecula, Calif.
Babban Card (9 p.m. DA)
Bellator Middleweight Title Kuma ku yãƙi: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Garka (21-14)
Bellator Featured Bantamweight Kuma ku yãƙi: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
Bellator Featured Welterweight Kuma ku yãƙi: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)
Bellator Featured Bantamweight Kuma ku yãƙi: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)
Na farko Card (7:45 p.m. DA)
Bellator Middleweight Prelim Kuma ku yãƙi: A.J. Matthews (7-3) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)
Bellator Light matakin matsakaicin nauyi Prelim Kuma ku yãƙi: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)
Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Kuma ku yãƙi: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)
Bellator Featherweight Prelim Kuma ku yãƙi: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)
Bellator Welterweight Prelim Kuma ku yãƙi: Yesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)
Dark Fights (kimanin. 11 p.m. DA)
Bellator Lightweight Dark Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)
Bellator Lightweight Dark Prelim: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)
Bellator Lightweight Dark Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)
Bellator Lightweight Dark Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)