SANTA MONICA, Халіф. (Ліпеня 24, 2015) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce the signing of Кэры Эн Тэйлар-Мелендэс ў выключнай, мульты-бой здзелка. The 31-year-old has previously competed in kickboxing and muay Thai, but fully intends on transitioning to the sport of mixed martial arts in the future.

Taylor-Melendez will debut as a kickboxer in front of her home town on Чэрвеня 19 at the highly anticipated "Bellator: Dynamite”show in San Jose, Халіф. An opponent for Taylor-Melendez has yet to be decided upon.

Муж былога WEC і Strikeforce чэмпіён Мелендэс і саўладальнік Эль Вучэбнага Цэнтра Ніно ў Сан-Францыска, Тэйлар-Мелендэс ўпершыню ўзняла адзінаборствы блізка да 10 шмат гадоў таму, making a name for herself on unsanctioned cards held in the Bay Area. Пасля збярыце 4-1 аматарскія запісы, яна ўзяла свае таленты ў прафесійнай схеме, дзе яна ў цяперашні час трымае 2-1 кікбоксінг запіс.

“I’m very honored for the opportunity to fight on such a big stage with a great promotion and promoter. I actually fought for Scott Coker before Gilbert and we both have a great relationship with him, so I feel very comfortable with this situation,” Taylor-Melendez said. “Even though I haven’t been super active as a fighter I have never really stopped training and look forward to testing my skills as a muay Thai fighter and a mixed martial artist. My goal is to go out there and do my best and make my daughter, my family and team proud.”