BRAZILIAN PHENOM BRUNA ELLEN ALSO ADDED TO STACKED UNDERCARD
ГОЛІВУД, КАЛИФОРНИЯ. — (Січень. 13, 2017) – A pair of heavyweight fights featuring undefeated blue chip prospects Jarod Trice(1-0) і Тайрелл Фортуна (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 є Браун Елен (2-1), хто візьме на себе Carmella James (Дебют) 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) проти Jordan Young (5-0), разом з Гастон Рейно (6-1, 2 Північна Кароліна) проти Justin Overton (3-2).
A catchweight bout putting Мелвін Гуіллард (32-16-2, 3 Північна Кароліна) against knockout artist Чіді Njokuani (16-4, 1 Північна Кароліна) will serve as the evening’s main event, while fans will have the opportunity to see the return of “The King of Kansas” Девід Rickels (17-4, 2 Північна Кароліна) in a lightweight co-main event fight with Aaron Derrow (14-8). Undefeated phenom A.J. Маккі (6-0) візьме на себе Brandon Phillips (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.
Квитки на Bellator 171: Гуіллард проти. Njokuani починаються $24 і вже у продажу вKansasStarEventCenter.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. І/8 p.m. Коннектикут, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
A highly touted wrestling prospect out of Detroit, Мічиган, 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, Бразилія, 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. Зараз, the 20-year-old Brazilian makes her second appearance under the Scott Coker-led promotion in the same venue where she made her debut.
Повна Bellator 171: Гуіллард проти. Njokuani Головна Карта:
175 фунт. Catchweight Main Event: Мелвін Гуіллард (32-16-2, 3 Північна Кароліна) проти. Чіді Njokuani (16-4, 1 Північна Кароліна)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Дейв Rickels (17-4, 2 Північна Кароліна) проти. Aaron Derrow (14-8)
Вага Особливість Fight: A.J. Маккі (6-0) проти. Brandon Phillips (6-2)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Jessica Middleton (1-0) проти. Alice Yauger (4-4)
Попереднє Card:
Попередній поєдинок середньої ваги: Chris Harris (7-0) проти. Jordan Young (5-0)
Напівлегка вага Preliminary Бій: Гастон Рейно (6-1, 2 Північна Кароліна) проти. Justin Overton (3-2)
Weltereweight Preliminary Bout: Will Lavine (Дебют) проти. Domo Garcia (Дебют)
Попередній поєдинок у напівважкій вазі: Chance Rencountre (8-2) проти. Jake Lindsay (11-5)
Попередній поєдинок у напівважкій вазі: Johnny Marigo (2-0) проти. Joe Fulk (4-4)
Попередній поєдинок у напівважкій вазі: Manny Meraz (8-3) проти. Scott Heston (4-1)
Полегшений попередній поєдинок: Craig Farley (Дебют) проти. Mike Breeden (Дебют)
Попередній поєдинок у важкій вазі: Jarod Trice (1-0) проти. Kevin Woltkamp (1-2)
Попередній поєдинок у важкій вазі: Тайрелл Фортуна (1-0) проти. Will Johnson (Дебют)
Попередній поєдинок у напівважкій вазі: Браун Елен (2-1) проти. Carmella James (Дебют)