KANSAS’ OWN JESSICA MIDDLETON MAKES SPIKE DEBUT DURING FLYWEIGHT BOUT AGAINST ALICE YAUGER
GASTON REYNO ADDED TO STACKED PRELIMINARY CARD
ហូលីវូដ, រដ្ឋ California. — (មករា. 12, 2017) – A featherweight feature fight pitting A.J. ម៉ាក់គី (6-0) ប្រឆាំងនឹង Brandon Phillips (6-2) ត្រូវបានបន្ថែមទៅកាតចម្បង Spike-ផ្សាយតាមទូរទស្សន៍របស់ Bellator 171 at the Kansas Star Arena on Jan. 27.
លើសពីនេះទៀត, Kansas’ own Jessica Middleton (1-0) នឹងយកនៅលើ Alice Yauger (4-4) in a female flyweight clash, while Uruguayan knockout artist Gaston 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 Melvin បានហ្គីយ៉ា (32-16-2, 3 NC) and knockout specialist Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC). “The King of Kansas” លោក David 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.
សំបុត្រសម្រាប់ Bellator 171: ហ្គីយ៉ាទល់នឹង. Njokuani ចាប់ផ្តើម $24 ហើយមានដាក់លក់នៅពេលនេះ 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. និង/8 p.m. ភាព CT, 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 រ៉េឈើ, earning a hard-fought unanimous decision win atBellator 166. A native of Long Beach, រដ្ឋ California ។, 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, បួនលើក, 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 វីលី នៅ 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, កែន, 28-year-old Jessica Middleton will look to add to her impressive professional debut, a clutch victory over Ellen គោះត្នោត 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, រដ្ឋតិចសាស់, 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, អ៊ុយរូហ្គាយ, 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 មករា. 27, where he will look to build off of an impressive knockout win over L.J. Hermreck at Bellator 159.
ធ្វើឱ្យទាន់សម័យ Bellator 171: ហ្គីយ៉ាទល់នឹង. Njokuani កាតចម្បង:
175 lb. Catchweight Main Event: Melvin បានហ្គីយ៉ា (32-16-2, 3 NC) ទល់នឹង. Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC)
Lightweight Feature Fight: លោក Dave Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) ទល់នឹង. Aaron Derrow (14-8)
ប្រយុទ្ធលក្ខណៈពិសេស featherweight: A.J. ម៉ាក់គី (6-0) ទល់នឹង. Brandon Phillips (6-2)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Jessica Middleton (1-0) ទល់នឹង. Alice Yauger (4-4)
ធ្វើបច្ចុប្បន្នភាពកាតដំបូង:
មធ្យមបឋម Bout: Chris Harris (7-0) ទល់នឹង. ហ្ស៊កដានីវ័យក្មេង (5-0)
ប្រភេទទម្ងន់ស្រាលដំបូង Bout: Gaston Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) ទល់នឹង. Justin Overton (3-2)
Weltereweight Preliminary Bout: Will Lavine (ជាលើកដំបូង) ទល់នឹង. Domo Garcia (ជាលើកដំបូង)
ខ្សែក្រវាត់ទម្ងន់មធ្យមបឋម Bout: Chance Rencountre (8-2) ទល់នឹង. Jake Lindsay (11-5)
កីឡាករដំបូង Bout: Johnny Marigo (2-0) ទល់នឹង. Joe Fulk (4-4)
ខ្សែក្រវាត់ទម្ងន់មធ្យមបឋម Bout: Manny Meraz (8-3) ទល់នឹង. Scott Heston (4-1)
ទំងន់ស្រាលដំបូង Bout: Craig Farley (ជាលើកដំបូង) ទល់នឹង. Mike Breeden (ជាលើកដំបូង)
