BRAZILIAN PHENOM BRUNA ELLEN ALSO ADDED TO STACKED UNDERCARD
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — (Jan. 13, 2017) – A pair of heavyweight fights featuring undefeated blue chip prospects Jarod Trice(1-0) und Tyrell Fortune (1-0) have been added to the Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card of Bellator 171 at the Kansas Star Arena on Jan. 27.
Also added to the preliminary portion of Bellator 171 ist Brown Ellen (2-1), , die stattfinden wird auf Carmella James (Debüt) in a female flyweight clash. The new additions join a competitive undercard that is highlighted by a middleweight fight pitting the undefeated Chris Harris (7-0) gegen Jordan Young (5-0), zusammen mit Gaston Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) gegen Justin Overton (3-2).
A catchweight bout putting Melvin Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) gegen KO-Künstler Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC) will serve as the evening’s main event, while fans will have the opportunity to see the return of “The King of Kansas” David Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) in a lightweight co-main event fight with Aaron Derrow (14-8). Undefeated phenom A.J. McKee (6-0) dauert an Brandon Phillips (6-2) in a featherweight feature fight and Kansas’ own Jessica Middleton (1-0) Herausforderungen Alice Yauger (4-4) in a female flyweight bout on the SPIKE-televised main card.
Tickets für Bellator 171: Guillard vs.. Njokuani ab $24 und sind ab sofort beiKansasStarEventCenter.com, sowie Ticketmaster.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. UND/8 p.m. CT, Vorläufige Maßnahmen werden auf Bellator.com und der Bellator Mobile App übertragen.
A highly touted wrestling prospect out of Detroit, Michigan, Jarod Trice will make his second appearance inside of the Bellator MMA cage and is looking to build off of an impressive professional debut. The 27-year-old standout was awarded three All-American honors, as well as a National Title at 120 kg and two Greco Roman National Titles, prior to joining the Bellator MMA fray in 2016. Now Trice is looking to make a name for himself in the world of MMA, after delivering an exceptional performance in his first career win over Tommie Britton at Bellator 167 just over one month ago. Kansas’ Kevin Woltkamp (1-2) will challenge Trice, and will look to play the role hometown spoiler when he competes in front of thousands of friends and family.
After earning state championships in nearly every national age-group in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling during high school, Fortune went on to compete at Grand Canyon University’s highly acclaimed program, where he was named the 2013 Division II Wrestler of the Year, taking home a NCAA Division II championship in the process. Das Portland, Erz. native began his career under the direction of Bellator MMA last year, earning a sensational first round knockout victory in his debut at Bellator 163. The 26-year-old now hopes to preserve his unblemished record when he enters the cage for the second time against Will Johnson, who will be making his professional debut.
Hailing from Sao Paulo, Brasilien, Ellen enters the bout looking to build off the momentum she came into Bellator with after signing with the Viacom-owned promotion last year. The flyweight prospect began her professional career with back-to-back victories in 2015, including one victory coming after a brilliant knockout win in the opening round of action. Jetzt, the 20-year-old Brazilian makes her second appearance under the Scott Coker-led promotion in the same venue where she made her debut.
Komplett Bellator 171: Guillard vs.. Njokuani Hauptkarte:
175 Pfund. Catchweight Main Event: Melvin Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) vs. Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC)
Leichter Feature-Kampf: Dave Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) vs. Aaron Derrow (14-8)
Federgewicht Kampf Eigenschaft: A.J. McKee (6-0) vs. Brandon Phillips (6-2)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Jessica Middleton (1-0) vs. Alice Yauger (4-4)
Vorläufige Karte:
Mittelgewichtler Preliminary Bout: Chris Harris (7-0) vs. Jordan Young (5-0)
Federgewicht Preliminary Kampf: Gaston Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) vs. Justin Overton (3-2)
Weltereweight Vorläufiger Kampf: Will Lavine (Debüt) vs. Domo Garcia (Debüt)
Weltergewicht Vorrunde: Chance Rencountre (8-2) vs. Jake Lindsay (11-5)
Bantamgewicht vorläufiger Kampf: Johnny Marigo (2-0) vs. Joe Fulk (4-4)
Weltergewicht Vorrunde: Manny Meraz (8-3) vs. Scott Heston (4-1)
Leichter vorläufiger Kampf: Craig Farley (Debüt) vs. Mike Breeden (Debüt)
Schwergewicht vorläufiger Kampf: Jarod Trice (1-0) vs. Kevin Woltkamp (1-2)
Schwergewicht vorläufiger Kampf: Tyrell Fortune (1-0) vs. Will Johnson (Debüt)
Vorgewicht im Fliegengewicht: Brown Ellen (2-1) vs. Carmella James (Debüt)