BRAZILIAN PHENOM BRUNA ELLEN ALSO ADDED TO STACKED UNDERCARD
האָלליוואָאָד, קאַליף. — (Jan. 13, 2017) – A pair of heavyweight fights featuring undefeated blue chip prospects Jarod Trice(1-0) און Tyrell Fortune (1-0) have been added to the Bellator.com-streamed preliminary card of בעללאַטאָר 171 at the Kansas Star Arena on Jan. 27.
Also added to the preliminary portion of בעללאַטאָר 171 איז Bruna Ellen (2-1), ווער וועט נעמען אויף Carmella James (דעבוט) 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) קעגן Jordan Young (5-0), צוזאמען מיט גאַסטאָן ריינאָ (6-1, 2 נק) קעגן Justin Overton (3-2).
A catchweight bout putting מעלווין גויללאַרד (32-16-2, 3 נק) against knockout artist טשידי נדזשאָקואַני (16-4, 1 נק) will serve as the evening’s main event, while fans will have the opportunity to see the return of “The King of Kansas” דוד ריקקעלס (17-4, 2 נק) in a lightweight co-main event fight with Aaron Derrow (14-8). Undefeated phenom אַ.דזש. מאַקי (6-0) וועט נעמען אויף 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.
טיקקעץ פֿאַר בעללאַטאָר 171: גויללאַרד ווס. Njokuani אָנהייב בייַ $24 און ביסט אויף פאַרקויף איצט בייַKansasStarEventCenter.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com. The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 פּ.ם. און/8 פּ.ם. קאָרט, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
A highly touted wrestling prospect out of Detroit, מישיגן, 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 בעללאַטאָר 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 בעללאַטאָר 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, Brazil, 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. איצט, the 20-year-old Brazilian makes her second appearance under the Scott Coker-led promotion in the same venue where she made her debut.
Complete בעללאַטאָר 171: גויללאַרד ווס. Njokuani הויפּט קאַרד:
175 לב. Catchweight Main Event: מעלווין גויללאַרד (32-16-2, 3 נק) ווס. טשידי נדזשאָקואַני (16-4, 1 נק)
Lightweight Feature Fight: דייוו ריקקעלס (17-4, 2 נק) ווס. Aaron Derrow (14-8)
פעדערווייט שטריך פייט: אַ.דזש. מאַקי (6-0) ווס. Brandon Phillips (6-2)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Jessica Middleton (1-0) ווס. Alice Yauger (4-4)
פּרעלימינאַרי קאַרד:
Middleweight Preliminary Bout: Chris Harris (7-0) ווס. Jordan Young (5-0)
פעאַטהערוועיגהט Preliminary באָוט: גאַסטאָן ריינאָ (6-1, 2 נק) ווס. Justin Overton (3-2)
Weltereweight Preliminary Bout: Will Lavine (דעבוט) ווס. Domo Garcia (דעבוט)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Chance Rencountre (8-2) ווס. Jake Lindsay (11-5)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Johnny Marigo (2-0) ווס. Joe Fulk (4-4)
Welterweight Preliminary Bout: Manny Meraz (8-3) ווס. Scott Heston (4-1)
Lightweight Preliminary Bout: Craig Farley (דעבוט) ווס. Mike Breeden (דעבוט)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Jarod Trice (1-0) ווס. Kevin Woltkamp (1-2)
Heavyweight Preliminary Bout: Tyrell Fortune (1-0) ווס. Will Johnson (דעבוט)
Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Bruna Ellen (2-1) ווס. Carmella James (דעבוט)