SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Juli 24, 2015) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce the signing of Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez till en exklusiv, multi-fight deal. The 31-year-old has previously competed in kickboxing and muay Thai, but fully intends on transitioning to the sport of mixed martial arts in the future.

Taylor-Melendez will debut as a kickboxer in front of her home town on Juni 19 at the highly anticipated "Bellator: Dynamite”show in San Jose, Calif. An opponent for Taylor-Melendez has yet to be decided upon.

Maken till tidigare WEC och Strikeforce mästare Gilbert Melendez och delägare i El Nino Training Center i San Francisco, Taylor-Melendez tog först upp kampsporter nära 10 år sedan, making a name for herself on unsanctioned cards held in the Bay Area. Efter omdragning upp en 4-1 amatör rekord, hon tog sina talanger till den professionella kretsen, där hon för närvarande har en 2-1 kickboxning rekord.

“I’m very honored for the opportunity to fight on such a big stage with a great promotion and promoter. I actually fought for Scott Coker before Gilbert and we both have a great relationship with him, so I feel very comfortable with this situation,” Taylor-Melendez said. “Even though I haven’t been super active as a fighter I have never really stopped training and look forward to testing my skills as a muay Thai fighter and a mixed martial artist. My goal is to go out there and do my best and make my daughter, my family and team proud.”