BRAZILIAN PHENOM BRUNA ELLEN ALSO ADDED TO STACKED UNDERCARD
HOLLYWOOD, Калифорнија. — (Јан. 13, 2017) – A pair of heavyweight fights featuring undefeated blue chip prospects Jarod Trice(1-0) и Тајрел Фортун (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 е Bruna Ellen (2-1), што ќе го преземе Carmella James (Деби) 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) против Jordan Young (5-0), заедно со Гастон Рејно (6-1, 2 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти Justin Overton (3-2).
A catchweight bout putting Мелвин Guillard (32-16-2, 3 Соединетите Американски Држави) against knockout artist Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави) will serve as the evening’s main event, while fans will have the opportunity to see the return of “The King of Kansas” Дејвид Rickels (17-4, 2 Соединетите Американски Држави) in a lightweight co-main event fight with Aaron Derrow (14-8). Undefeated phenom A.J. Меки (6-0) ќе ги преземе за Брендон Филипс (6-2) in a featherweight feature fight and Kansas’ own Jessica Middleton (1-0) challenges Alice Yauger (4-4) in a female flyweight bout on the SPIKE-televised main card.
Билети за Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani со почеток во $24 и се на продажба сегаKansasStarEventCenter.com, како и Ticketmaster.com. Настанот ќе се емитува во живо и бесплатно на SPIKE на 9 вечер. И/8 вечер. КТ, додека прелиминарната акција ќе се пренесува на Bellator.com и апликацијата Bellator Mobile.
A highly touted wrestling prospect out of Detroit, Мичиген, 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. The Portland, Ore. 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, Бразил, 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. Сега, the 20-year-old Brazilian makes her second appearance under the Scott Coker-led promotion in the same venue where she made her debut.
Заврши Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani Главната картичка:
175 lb. Catchweight Main Event: Мелвин Guillard (32-16-2, 3 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 Соединетите Американски Држави)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Дејв Rickels (17-4, 2 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Aaron Derrow (14-8)
Featherweight Тема борба: A.J. Меки (6-0) наспроти. Брендон Филипс (6-2)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Jessica Middleton (1-0) наспроти. Alice Yauger (4-4)
Прелиминарните картички:
Прелиминарен меч во средна категорија: Chris Harris (7-0) наспроти. Jordan Young (5-0)
Перолесна Preliminary Напад: Гастон Рејно (6-1, 2 Соединетите Американски Држави) наспроти. Justin Overton (3-2)
Weltereweight Preliminary Bout: Will Lavine (Деби) наспроти. Domo Garcia (Деби)
Прелиминарен меч во тешка категорија: Chance Rencountre (8-2) наспроти. Jake Lindsay (11-5)
Прелиминарен меч во Бантам категорија: Johnny Marigo (2-0) наспроти. Joe Fulk (4-4)
Прелиминарен меч во тешка категорија: Manny Meraz (8-3) наспроти. Scott Heston (4-1)
Лесен прелиминарен меч: Craig Farley (Деби) наспроти. Mike Breeden (Деби)
Прелиминарен меч во тешка категорија: Jarod Trice (1-0) наспроти. Kevin Woltkamp (1-2)
Прелиминарен меч во тешка категорија: Тајрел Фортун (1-0) наспроти. Will Johnson (Деби)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Bruna Ellen (2-1) наспроти. Carmella James (Деби)