KANSAS’ OWN JESSICA MIDDLETON MAKES SPIKE DEBUT DURING FLYWEIGHT BOUT AGAINST ALICE YAUGER

GASTON REYNO ADDED TO STACKED PRELIMINARY CARD

好莱坞, CALIF. — (一月. 12, 2017) – A featherweight feature fight pitting A.J. 麦基 (6-0) 针对 布兰登·菲利普斯 (6-2) 已被添加到的穗电视主卡 Bellator 171 at the Kansas Star Arena on Jan. 27.

此外, Kansas’ own 杰西卡·米德尔顿（Jessica Middleton） (1-0) 将在 Alice Yauger (4-4) in a female flyweight clash, while Uruguayan knockout artist 加斯顿Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) 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 梅尔文Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) and knockout specialist 赤帝Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC). “The King of Kansas” 大卫Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) also returns to the Bellator cage, as he will take on Aaron Derrow (14-8) in a lightweight feature fight.

门票 Bellator 171: Guillard VS. Njokuani 开始 $24 而在销售现在 KansasStarEventCenter.com, 以及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. AND/8 P.M. CT, 而初步行动将流于Bellator.com和Bellator移动应用.

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 雷·伍德, earning a hard-fought unanimous decision win atBellator 166. A native of Long Beach, 加利福尼亚州。, 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, 四击倒, 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 竹卡威利斯 在 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, 堪萨斯州, 28-year-old Jessica Middleton will look to add to her impressive professional debut, a clutch victory over 艾伦·布朗 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, 得克萨斯州, 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, 乌拉圭, 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 一月. 27, where he will look to build off of an impressive knockout win over L.J. Hermreck at Bellator 159.

更新 Bellator 171: Guillard VS. Njokuani 主卡:

175 磅. 重量级主赛事: 梅尔文Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) VS. 赤帝Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC)

轻量级功能战: 戴夫Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) VS. Aaron Derrow (14-8)

羽量级功能扑灭: A.J. 麦基 (6-0) VS. 布兰登·菲利普斯 (6-2)

Flyweight Feature Fight: 杰西卡·米德尔顿（Jessica Middleton） (1-0) VS. Alice Yauger (4-4)

更新初步卡:

中量级初步回合: 克里斯·哈里斯 (7-0) VS. 乔丹年轻 (5-0)

羽初步回合: 加斯顿Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) VS. Justin Overton (3-2)

Weltereweight Preliminary Bout: Will Lavine (登场) VS. Domo Garcia (登场)

重量级初步回合: 机会相遇 (8-2) VS. Jake Lindsay (11-5)

轻量级初步回合: 约翰尼·马里戈 (2-0) VS. Joe Fulk (4-4)

重量级初步回合: 曼尼·梅拉兹 (8-3) VS. Scott Heston (4-1)

轻量级初步回合: Craig Farley (登场) VS. Mike Breeden (登场)