HOLLYWOOD, ເຊັ່ນ. (Jan. 10, 2017) – A catchweight bout pitting Melvin Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) ຕໍ່ Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC) ຈະຮັບໃຊ້ເປັນເຫດການຕົ້ນຕໍຂອງ Bellator 171 at the Kansas Star Arena on Jan. 27.

The SPIKE-televised main card will feature the return of “The King of Kansas” David Rickels (17-4, 2 NC), who will meet Aaron Derrow (14-8). Lastly, a middleweight fight pitting undefeated prospect Chris Harris (7-0) ຕໍ່ Jordan Young (5-0) will be featured during the preliminary portion of the event.

ປີ້​ສໍາ​ລັບ​ການ Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani ເລີ່ມ​ຕົ້ນ​ທີ່ $24 ແລະ​ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ການ​ຂາຍ​ໃນ​ປັດ​ຈຸ​ບັນ​ຢູ່​ໃນ KansasStarEventCenter.com, as well as Ticketmaster.com. Additional main and preliminary card bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.The event will be broadcast live and free on SPIKE at 9 p.m. ແລະ/8 p.m. CT, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ການດໍາເນີນການເບື້ອງຕົ້ນຈະຖ່າຍທອດໃນ Bellator.com ແລະ Bellator App Mobile.

After beginning his professional career 11-0, Guillard continued to make a name for himself under the direction of UFC, where he fought 22 times over a nine-year stint. “The Young Assassin” has made 50 professional appearances inside the cage over his 15-year career, making him one of the most experienced veterans Njokuani has ever faced. ມີ 21 ຂອງ​ລາວ 32 professional wins coming by way of knockout, we can be sure to see fireworks fly when Guillard returns to action inside Kansas Star Arena on Jan. 27.

A native of Las Vegas, ລັດ​ເນ​ວາ​ດາ, Njokuani enters the cage riding momentum of an impressive streak that has seen him win seven consecutive bouts and 11 ຂອງ​ລາວ​ຫຼ້າ​ສຸດ 12. ນັບ​ຕັ້ງ​ແຕ່​ການ​ເຂົ້າ​ຮ່ວມ​ການ​ຕໍ່​ສູ້ Bellator MMA ໃນ 2015, the 28-year-old Njokuani has collected three victories, including a pair of knockout finishes. ສ່ວນ​ຫຼາຍ​ບໍ່​ດົນ​ມາ​ນີ້, “Chidi Bang Bang” made quick work of rising star Andre Fialho ຢູ່​ໃນ ‘Bellator 167,’ handing the Portuguese powerhouse the first loss of his young career with a brutal stoppage just 21 seconds into the fight. ມີ 10 ຂອງ​ລາວ 16 career wins coming by way of knockout, Njokuani brings a fearless style of fighting that pairs perfectly with his equally unshakable opponent Guillard.

ສະ​ບັບ​ປັບ​ປຸງ Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani ບັດ​ຕົ້ນ​ຕໍ:

175 lb. Catchweight Main Event: Melvin Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) vs. Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Dave Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) vs. Aaron Derrow (14-8)

Updated Preliminary Card:

Middleweight Feature Bout: Chris Harris (7-0) vs. Jordan Young (5-0)