Raug Monica, California. (Lub Xya hli ntuj 15, 2015) - Melvin “The Young Assassin” Guillard’s (32-14-2 2 NC) first bout under the Bellator MMA banner will come in lightweight action against Brandon "Mob khaub thuas Yob" Girtz (11-4) rau Friday, Aug. 28 ntawm Pechanga Resort & Twv txiaj yuam pov nyob rau hauv Temecula, California.
Lub contest ua hauj lwm pab raws li lub headlining sib ntau sib tw ntawm “Bellator MMA: Guillard vs. Girt,” uas airs nyob rau ntsia hlau loj ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. I, thaum tej yam xub thawj bouts yuav kwj rau Spike.com ntawm 7 p.m. THIAB. Ntxiv bouts yuav qhia tawm uas tsocai.
Daim pib rau Bellator 141, uas pib ntawm cia li $50, mus ntawm kev muag khoom no hnub Friday ntawm Pechanga.com thiab cov Pechanga Resort & Twv txiaj yuam pov thawv chaw ua hauj lwm. Qhov rooj rau cov kev tshwm sim qhib 4 p.m. PT hauv zos lub sij hawm, thiab cov thawj contest yuav siv sij hawm muab ib teev tom qab.
"Txij li thaum kos npe rau Melvin [Guillard] nyob rau hauv Tej zaum, peb tau txhawj xeeb kom tau nws hauv lub Bellator tawb,"Bellator MMA Thawj Tswj Hwm Scott Coker hais tias. "Brandon Girtz tau ua zoo rau peb thiab yuav fim nws stiffest sib txeeb mus rau hnub tim thaum nws muaj raws li lub 50-sib ntaus qub tub rog. Kuv yeej nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau cov kev tshwm sim, raws li tau zoo raws li rov qab mus rau ib qho ntawm peb nyiam venues nyob rau hauv Pechanga Resort thiab twv txiaj yuam pov. "
Tsuas 32 xyoo ntawm hnub nyoog, "Tus Hluas neeg tua neeg" tau amassed 50 kev bouts nyob rau hauv ib txoj hauj lwm uas hnub rov qab mus rau 2002. Nrog 21 yeej los ntawm KO, Guillard tau generated ib tug loj kiv cua puag nrog nws sib ntaus sib tua exciting style.
Yug nyob rau hauv New Orleans, lub knockout artist tau honed nws txawj ib co ntawm cov saum toj kawg nkaus MMA gyms nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no xws li: Jackson lub MMA, Blackzilians, Grudge Training Center thiab American sab saum toj Team, qhov uas nws tam sim no u. Thaum lub sij hawm nws 22-sib ntaus stint nrog qhov kawg sib ntaus Championship, Guillard tsoo MMA zoo BJ Penn cov ntaub ntawv rau feem ntau KO tus nyob rau hauv lub khaub-ncaws nyias faib nrog yim, ib tug accolade hais tias nws tseem tuas rau hnub no.
Ib NCAA Division II All-American ntawm Minnesota State University, Girtz tau sib rau Bellator MMA txij li thaum 2012, accruing ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 4-2. Nws yog muaj kev ruaj ntseg hais tias lub Northway Martial Arts-product yog ib tug "cuav kws khomob tshwjxeeb,"Nrog nws xya tus 11 kev yeej los ntawm txoj kev ua nws tus nrog sib ntaus siv tawm.
"Mob khaub thuas Yob" raug officially cleared mus rov qab mus rau active kev sib tw nyob rau hauv Tej zaum tom qab kev txom nyem ib ACL raug mob thaum lub sij hawm txoj kev kawm. Qhov no rov qab bout yuav Girtz thawj tsos nyob rau hauv 2015, thiab yuav pab raws li thawj zaug lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv ib tug headlining lub luag hauj lwm.