Bellator 191: McDonald vs. Ligier - December 15 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

Bellator 191
December 15, 2017
Metro Radio Arena
Newcastle, England

Main Card:
Michael McDonald (17-4)  vs.         (8-1) Peter Ligier   
Main Event |  Title Fight | Bantamweight | 135 lbs (61 kg)
Valérie Létourneau (8-6)   vs.      (9-2) Kate Jackson   
Co-Main Event | Female Flyweight | 125 lbs (57 kg)
James Thompson (20-16)  vs.     (13-6) Phil De Fries  
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120 kg)
Jeremy Petley (11-8)         vs.   (8-2) Lewis Monarch  
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 kg)

Bamma 33:
Ryan Scope (10-1)             vs. (16-7) Mickael Lebout  
Main Event | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 kg)
Colin Fletcher (15-8)           vs.   (10-2) Anthony Dizy  
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 kg)
Rhys McKee (5-1)               vs.        (4-1) Kams Ekpo  
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 kg)
Nathan Jones (11-6)            vs.   (7-1) Adam Proctor  
Main Card | Welterweight | 170 lbs (77 kg)

Michael McDonald (17-4) and Valerie Letourneau (8-6), will both make their long-awaited promotional debuts during Bellator 191 at Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England on Friday, Dec. 15.

"Mayday" will take on Peter Ligier (8-1-1) in a bantamweight main event, while "Trouble" will compete at flyweight against Kate Jackson(9-2-1) in the co-main event. In addition, British heavyweights collide when James "The Colossus" Thompson (20-16, 1 NC) returns to the Bellator cage where he meets Philip De Fries (13-6, 1 NC). Finally, a lightweight contests have also been added, as Jeremy Petley (11-8) battles Lewis Monarch (9-2)

At only 26 years of age, McDonald will enter the Bellator cage with experience against some of the top bantamweights the sport of MMA has to offer, including Renan Barao, John Lineker, Urijah Faber and Brad Pickett. A veteran of the WEC and UFC veteran, the Modesto, Calif.-native signed with Bellator following a nine-fight, five-year run with his former promotion. With 15 finishes in his 17 wins as a professional, McDonald will look to hand Ligier his first stoppage loss of his career.

Hailing from Paris, France, Ligier turned pro in 2013 and has competed exclusively on the European circuit throughout his 10-fight career. Also known as "BadAzz," the 31-year-old has finished his opponent in five out of eight opportunities, amounting to an impressive finishing rate of 63%. Now making his debut with Bellator, Ligier formerly competed for BAMMA in 2014.