EASY TWEET: Hard-hitting MMA vet @benjyradach returns to face undefeated former @PennWrestling star @BenReiterMMA Me 15 #La ap
SANTA MONICA, Kalifòni. (Me 7, 2015) – One of MMA’s hardest-hitting pioneers will return to action for the first time since 2010, kòm Benji “Razwa a” Radach(21-6) has agreed to replace an injured A.J. Matthews (7-3) in a middleweight preliminary fight against Ben “Hunter nan” Reiter (15-0-1).
The new addition again finalizes a full nine-bout preliminary card scheduled in support of four main-card contests at “La ap mma: Halsey vs. Grove.”
The night’s featured matchups include undefeated Bellator MMA World Middleweight Champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) kont imans scrapper Hawaiian Kendall “Spide a” Grove (21-14), former Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Marin nan” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “Menifee Maniac a” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) ak bantamweights Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “Morcego” Silva (22-4).
“La ap: Halsey vs. Grove” pran plas sou Vandredi, Me 15, nan Pechanga Resort & Kazino nan Temecula, Kalifòni. The night’s main card airs live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. AK (6 p.m. PT lè lokal), pandan y ap epizod preliminè kouran sou Spike.com.
Tikè pou “La ap: Halsey vs. Grove,” ki kòmanse nan jis $50, se kounye a sou vant nan Pechanga.com ak Pechanga Resort nan & Biwo bwat kazino.
Pòt pou “La ap: Halsey vs. Grove” louvri nan 4 p.m. PT lè lokal, ak konpetisyon an premye pran plas 45 minit pita.
Fighting professionally since 2001, Radach fought for many of MMA’s biggest promotions, including Strikeforce, EliteXC, the International Fight League and the UFC. Seventeen of Radach’s 21 career wins have come by knockout, and he makes no secret of his intentions when he enters the cage. Boasting past clashed with MMA notables such as Brian Foster, Gerald Harris, Matt Horwich, Chris Leben, Gustavo Machado, Murilo “Ninja” Rua and Scott Smith, nan mitan lòt moun, Radach put his fighting career on hold in 2010, as he addressed a variety of nagging injuries. Koulye a, konplètman refè, Radach looks to make a successful return to action.
Radach now meets a top undefeated prospect and former UPenn wrestling star Reiter, who fights for the second time under the Bellator MMA banner after spending much of his early career in Peru.
“La ap: Halsey vs. Grove” - Vandredi, Me 15, Pechanga Resort & Kazino, Temecula, Kalifòni.
Kat Main (9 p.m. AK)
La ap Middleweight Tit goumen: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall Grove (21-14)
La ap en bantamweight goumen: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)
La ap en wèltèr goumen: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)
La ap en bantamweight goumen: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)
Kat Preliminè (7:45 p.m. AK)
La ap Middleweight prelim goumen: Benji Radach (21-6) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)
La ap limyè pwa loud prelim goumen: Virgil zwiker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)
La ap bantamweight prelim goumen: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)
La ap Plum prelim goumen: Lòt bò larivyè Jouden Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. (30-0)
La ap wèltèr prelim goumen: Izayi Juárez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)
Nwa Epizod (approx. 11 p.m. AK)
La ap lejè Nwa prelim: John Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)
La ap lejè Nwa prelim: Shawn Pakèt (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)
La ap lejè Nwa prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)
La ap lejè Nwa prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)