KANSAS’ OWN JESSICA MIDDLETON MAKES SPIKE DEBUT DURING FLYWEIGHT BOUT AGAINST ALICE YAUGER
GASTON REYNO ADDED TO STACKED PRELIMINARY CARD
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. - (ม.ค.. 12, 2017) – A featherweight feature fight pitting A.J. แมค (6-0) กับ Brandon Phillips (6-2) ได้รับการเพิ่มบัตรหลัก SPIKE ถ่ายทอดสดของ Bellator 171 at the Kansas Star Arena on Jan. 27.
นอกจากนี้, Kansas’ own Jessica Middleton (1-0) จะใช้เวลาใน Alice Yauger (4-4) in a female flyweight clash, while Uruguayan knockout artist แกสตัน 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 เมลวิน Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) and knockout specialist Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC). “The King of Kansas” เดวิด 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.
ตั๋วสำหรับ Bellator 171: Guillard ครับ. Njokuani เริ่มต้นที่ $24 และมีการขายในขณะนี้ที่ 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. และ/8 p.m. 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 เรย์ไม้, earning a hard-fought unanimous decision win atBellator 166. A native of Long Beach, พระเจ้ากาหลิบ, 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, กับสี่ knockouts, 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 วิลลิส ที่ 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, แคนซัส, 28-year-old Jessica Middleton will look to add to her impressive professional debut, a clutch victory over บราวน์เอลเลน 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, เท็กซัส, 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, อุรุกวัย, 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 ม.ค.. 27, where he will look to build off of an impressive knockout win over L.J. Hermreck at Bellator 159.
ปรับปรุง Bellator 171: Guillard ครับ. Njokuani บัตรหลัก:
175 ปอนด์. Catchweight Main Event: เมลวิน Guillard (32-16-2, 3 NC) vs. Chidi Njokuani (16-4, 1 NC)
Lightweight Feature Fight: เดฟ Rickels (17-4, 2 NC) vs. Aaron Derrow (14-8)
คุณลักษณะการต่อสู้มวย: A.J. แมค (6-0) vs. Brandon Phillips (6-2)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Jessica Middleton (1-0) vs. Alice Yauger (4-4)
Updated Preliminary Card:
มิดเดิ้ลเบื้องต้นการแข่งขัน: Chris Harris (7-0) vs. Jordan Young (5-0)
เฟเธอร์เวทเบื้องต้นการแข่งขัน: แกสตัน Reyno (6-1, 2 NC) vs. Justin Overton (3-2)
Weltereweight Preliminary Bout: Will Lavine (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Domo Garcia (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก)
มวยปล้ำเบื้องต้นการแข่งขัน: โอกาสพบ (8-2) vs. Jake Lindsay (11-5)
Bantamweight Preliminary Bout: Johnny Marigo (2-0) vs. Joe Fulk (4-4)
มวยปล้ำเบื้องต้นการแข่งขัน: แมนนี่เมราซ (8-3) vs. Scott Heston (4-1)
น้ำหนักเบาเบื้องต้นการแข่งขัน: Craig Farley (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก) vs. Mike Breeden (เปิดตัวครั้งแรก)