{"id":264645,"date":"2017-11-29T17:30:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T01:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=264645"},"modified":"2017-11-29T16:03:01","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T00:03:01","slug":"michael-mcdonald-valerie-letourneau-make-bellator-debut-bellato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-mcdonald\/michael-mcdonald-valerie-letourneau-make-bellator-debut-bellato\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael McDonald and Val\u00e9rie L\u00e9tourneau to Make Bellator Debut at Bellator 191"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The long-awaited Bellator debut for former UFC bantamweight Michael McDonald was made official on Wednesday in a press release sent out by the promotion.<\/p>\n

McDonald will fight Peter Ligier, a French fighter with an 8-1-1 record, including five finishes. McDonald hasn’t fought since \u00a0July of 2016 against John Lineker. Lineker won that bout via knockout bringing McDonald’s UFC record to 6-3. During that time he won five fight night bonuses and challenged Renan Barao for the interim bantamweight championship.<\/p>\n

In addition to McDonald, former UFC women’s strawweight title challenger Valerie L\u00e9tourneau will make her Bellator debut against Kate Jackson who fought and won in Bellator this past August.<\/p>\n

L\u00e9tourneau is on a three-fight losing skid stemming from a 2015 loss to then-champion Joanna\u00a0J\u0119drzejczyk. She was released from the promotion in December then false started at Bellator 181 when she was forced to pull out of a fight with Emily Ducote at Bellator 181.<\/p>\n

According to the release, ‘two of Bellator\u2019s top recent free agent signings’, will both compete on the same night, December 15th, at UFC 191.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0BAMMA will also host an event during Bellator 191 as the two promotions will share the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle,\u00a0<\/span>England. BAMMA is shown on the promotional poster for Bellator 191 as well. There is no word on how this will be work for the Bellator broadcast, though.<\/p>\n

Bellator 191 will be the last Bellator event of the year. 2017 was rife with big-name signings, picking up fan favorite Roy Nelson and former Strike force champion, Gegard Mousasi among others<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the full fight card:<\/p>\n

Main Card:<\/u><\/p>\n

Bantamweight:\u00a0Michael McDonald (17-4) vs. Peter Ligier (8-1-1)<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Flyweight:\u00a0Valerie L\u00e9tourneau\u00a0<\/strong>(8-6) vs. Kate Jackson (9-2-1)<\/p>\n

Heavyweight:\u00a0James Thompson (20-16, 1 NC) vs. Philip De Fries (13-6, 1 NC)<\/p>\n

Lightweight:\u00a0Jeremy Petley (11-8) vs. Lewis Monarch\u00a0<\/strong>(9-2)<\/p>\n

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Preliminary Card:<\/u><\/p>\n

Lightweight:\u00a0Mohammad Yahya\u00a0<\/strong>(3-1) vs. Ash Griffiths (4-4)<\/p>\n

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This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 11\/29\/2017.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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