SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 16, 2015) – A thrilling 13-bout lineup for May’s “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Grove” is now complete with the addition of women’s featherweights A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene “Danny Masseling” Blencowe (5-4), bantamweights Shawn “Bunch the Great” Bunch (3-1) vs.Rolando Perez (7-4) dan 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. Grove” four main card contests.
The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) terhadap yang menjulang tinggi peninju Hawaiian Kendall “Spyder” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Alune (16-4) vs. Mike “Marin” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “The Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) dan bantamweightsDarrion “Serigala” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Bat” Silva (22-4).
“Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” berlaku pada Jumaat, Mei 15, di Pechanga Resort & Kasino dalam Temecula, Calif. Kad utama pada malam itu disiarkan secara langsung dan percuma di Spike di 9 petang. DAN (6 petang. Waktu tempatan PT), manakala serangan awal strim pada Spike.com.
Tiket untuk “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove,” yang bermula pada hanya $50, kini dijual di Pechanga.com dan Pechanga Resort & Box office Casino.
Pintu untuk “Bellator: Halsey vs. Grove” terbuka di 4 petang. PT waktu tempatan, dan pertandingan pertama berlaku 45 minit kemudian.
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, antara lain.
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. Walau bagaimanapun, 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.
Sementara itu, 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. Masih, 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. Grove” - Jumaat, Mei 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.
Kad Utama (9 petang. DAN)
Bellator middleweight Tajuk Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)
Bellator-hotel bantamweight Fight: Eduardo Alune (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
Bellator-hotel welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)
Bellator-hotel bantamweight Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)
Kad Awal (7:45 petang. DAN)
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. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)
Bellator bantamweight 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 (lebih kurang. 11 petang. DAN)
Bellator Ringan Dark Prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)
Bellator Ringan Dark Prelim: Shawn Bunch (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)
Bellator Ringan Dark Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)
Bellator Ringan Dark Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)