KANSAS’ OWN JESSICA MIDDLETON MAKES SPIKE DEBUT DURING FLYWEIGHT BOUT AGAINST ALICE YAUGER
GASTON REYNO ADDED TO STACKED PRELIMINARY CARD
Холливудын, Калифорни мужийн. - (Эцсийн. 12, 2017) – A featherweight feature fight pitting A.J. МкКий (6-0) эсрэг Brandon Phillips (6-2) баяжуулалтын-телевизээр гол карт руу нэмэгдсэн байна Bellator 171 at the Kansas Star Arena on Jan. 27.
Үүнээс гадна, Kansas’ own Jessica Middleton (1-0) авах болно Alice Yauger (4-4) in a female flyweight clash, while Uruguayan knockout artist Гастон Reyno (6-1, 2 Сүлжээний Холболт) highlights a stacked preliminary card when he meets Justin Overton (3-2).
The evening’s main event features a 175-pound catchweight showdown between MMA veteran Мелвин Guillard (32-16-2, 3 Сүлжээний Холболт) and knockout specialist Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт). “The King of Kansas” Дэвид Rickels (17-4, 2 Сүлжээний Холболт) also returns to the Bellator cage, as he will take on Aaron Derrow (14-8) in a lightweight feature fight.
Зориулсан хэрэгслээр зорчих тасалбар Bellator 171: Guillard сүсэг. Njokuani эхлэх $24 одоо үед худалдаанд байгаа 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. БОЛОН/8 p.m. СТ, while preliminary action will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App.
McKee enters the Bellator MMA cage undefeated and continues to prove that he is one of the top young prospects in the sport of MMA. With each of McKee’s six professional fights coming under the direction of Bellator MMA, the 21-year-old Team BodyShop product has made a name for himself from day one, showing both exceptional power and elusiveness every time he steps into the cage. After finishing each of his first five opponents with opening round victories, “Mercenary” was finally taken the distance in his most recent bout with Рэй Мод, earning a hard-fought unanimous decision win atBellator 166. A native of Long Beach, Калифорни мужийн., McKee will return to the Midwest in search of his first win of 2017.
Taking his ninth professional fight, 27-year-old Brandon Phillips will participate in the main card action for the first time in his Bellator MMA career. Phillips began his professional career with a bang, delivering five consecutive victories, Дөрвөн knockouts нь, and earning well-deserved attention from the Scott Coker-led promotion. Phillips made his Bellator MMA debut in 2016, collecting a unanimous decision victory over Chuka Уиллис үед Bellator 159. After recording finishes in five of six career wins, the Oklahoma City native will make the short trip up North to Kansas Star Arena, where he will have the opportunity to add to that impressive total.
Fighting out of Wichita, Канзас, 28-year-old Jessica Middleton will look to add to her impressive professional debut, a clutch victory over Bruna Ellen at last year’s Bellator 159 when she competes on Jan. 27. Following an undefeated amateur career, the hometown favorite now hopes to preserve her unblemished professional mark in a flyweight fight with Alice Yauger. An eight-fight veteran of MMA, Yauger enters the bout having won each of her last two contests and three of her past four. Hailing from Arlington, АНУ-ын Техасын, the 38-year-old Yauger hopes to use her experience advantage when she makes her promotional debut against the younger Middleton.
Making his fourth appearance under the Bellator MMA banner, Reyno enters the bout in search of his third win under the promotion and second in a row. A native of Montevideo, Уругвай, Reyno has delivered finishes in each of his six career victories, including five straight first round stoppages to begin his professional career. “Tonga” will now direct his attention to Kansas Star Arena and Эцсийн. 27, where he will look to build off of an impressive knockout win over L.J. Hermreck at Bellator 159.
Шинэчлэгдсэн Bellator 171: Guillard сүсэг. Njokuani Үндсэн карт:
175 LB. Catchweight Main Event: Мелвин Guillard (32-16-2, 3 Сүлжээний Холболт) сүсэг. Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 Сүлжээний Холболт)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Дэйв Rickels (17-4, 2 Сүлжээний Холболт) сүсэг. Aaron Derrow (14-8)
Featherweight онцлог тэмцэх: A.J. МкКий (6-0) сүсэг. Brandon Phillips (6-2)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Jessica Middleton (1-0) сүсэг. Alice Yauger (4-4)
Updated Preliminary Card:
Middleweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Chris Harris (7-0) сүсэг. Jordan Young (5-0)
Өд урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Гастон Reyno (6-1, 2 Сүлжээний Холболт) сүсэг. Justin Overton (3-2)
Weltereweight Preliminary Bout: Will Lavine (Дебют) сүсэг. Domo Garcia (Дебют)
Welterweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Chance Rencountre (8-2) сүсэг. Jake Lindsay (11-5)
Bantamweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Johnny Marigo (2-0) сүсэг. Joe Fulk (4-4)
Welterweight урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Manny Meraz (8-3) сүсэг. Scott Heston (4-1)
Хөнгөн урьдчилсан дайралт хийвэл: Craig Farley (Дебют) сүсэг. Mike Breeden (Дебют)