SANTA MONICA, Calif. (ເດືອນ​ກໍ​ລະ​ກົດ 24, 2015) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce the signing of Keri Anne Taylor​, Melendez ການ​ເພາະ​ເປັນ, ການ​ຈັດ​ການ​ຫຼາຍ​, ການ​ຕໍ່​ສູ້. 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 ເດືອນ​ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 19 at the highly anticipated "Bellator: Dynamite”show in San Jose, Calif. An opponent for Taylor-Melendez has yet to be decided upon.

ຄູ່​ສົມ​ລົດ​ຂອງ​ອະ​ດີດ WEC ແລະ Strikeforce ແຊ້ມ Gilbert Melendez ແລະ​ການ​ຮ່ວມ​ມື​ຂອງ​ເຈົ້າ​ຂອງ​ຂອງ​ສູນ El Nino ການ​ຝຶກ​ອົບ​ຮົມ​ໃນ San Francisco ໄດ້, Taylor​, Melendez ທໍາ​ອິດ​ໄດ້​ເຖິງ​ກິ​ລາ​ການ​ຕໍ່​ສູ້​ຢ່າງ​ໃກ້​ຊິດ​ກັບ 10 ປີ​ກ່ອນ​ຫນ້າ​ນີ້, making a name for herself on unsanctioned cards held in the Bay Area. ຫຼັງ​ຈາກ racking ເຖິງ​ເປັນ 4-1 ການ​ບັນ​ທຶກ​ນັກ​ສ​ມັກ​ເລ່ນ, ນາງ​ໄດ້​ເອ​ົ​າ​ຄວາມ​ສາ​ມາດ​ຂອງ​ນາງ​ທີ່​ຈະ​ໄດ້​ເປັນ​ມື​ອາ​ຊີບ​ວົງ​ຈອນ, ບ່ອນ​ທີ່​ນາງ​ໄດ້​ປະ​ຈຸ​ບັນ​ຖື​ໄດ້ 2-1 ການ​ບັນ​ທຶກ kickboxing.

“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.”