سانتا مونیکا, کیلیفورنیا. (جولائی 24, 2015) – Bellator MMA is pleased to announce the signing of ڈاؤن لوڈ Keri این ٹیلر Melendez کی ایک خصوصی کرنا, کثیر جنگ سودا. 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 جون 19 at the highly anticipated "Bellator: Dynamite”show in San Jose, کیلیفورنیا. An opponent for Taylor-Melendez has yet to be decided upon.

سابق WEC اور Strikeforce چیمپیئن گلبرٹ Melendez کی اور سان فرانسسکو میں El Nino ٹریننگ سینٹر کے شریک مالک کی اہلیہ, ٹیلر Melendez کی سب سے پہلے قریبی لڑاکا کھیلوں اٹھا لیا 10 سال پہلے, making a name for herself on unsanctioned cards held in the Bay Area. اپ racking کے بعد ایک 4-1 شوکیا ریکارڈ, وہ پیشہ ور سرکٹ کرنے کے لئے اس کی پرتیبھا لیا, جہاں وہ اس وقت ایک کی ڈگری حاصل کی 2-1 کک باکسنگ ریکارڈ.

“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.”