Although the lineup for Bellator’s New York debut extravaganza has held together quite well (so far), the card did take a blow today with the withdrawal of Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez . Taylor-Melendez (1-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA), the wife of UFC fighter Gilbert Melendez, was scheduled to meet Sadee Monseratte Williams (0-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at the Spike-televised Bellator 180 card, which airs prior to Bellator NYC on pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden in New York City. She’s been forced to withdraw from the contest due to an undisclosed injury, which Taylor-Melendez confirmed on Instagram following an initial report from MMAFighting.com . There will be no replacement opponent for Williams, and a result of the fight being scrapped a women’s flyweight fight between undefeated pro boxing standout Heather Hardy (0-0 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who is making her MMA debut at the event, and Alice Yauger (4-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) will be elevated from the non-televised prelims, which stream on MMAjunkie
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