{"id":319829,"date":"2019-07-19T07:28:30","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T14:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=319829"},"modified":"2019-07-19T07:28:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T14:28:30","slug":"myles-jury-signs-with-bellator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/myles-jury-signs-with-bellator\/","title":{"rendered":"Myles Jury signs with Bellator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC lightweight contender Myles Jury, who recently became a free agent, has signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/27217449\/bellator-signs-jury-multifight-deal-sources-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN.com&#8217;s Ariel Helwani<\/a> first broke the news. He added that Jury, who has previously competed as a featherweight, will compete as a lightweight in Bellator. He is expected to make his promotional debut later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Jury (17-4) was a highly-touted prospect who was 9-0 when the UFC signed him to fight on The Ultimate Fighter 15. He defeated Akbarh Arreola to get into the house, but lost a split decision to Al Iaquinta in the opening round. At the time, the loss to Iaquinta was deemed a big upset, but as we know now, Iaquinta has had the better MMA career, so in hindsight it wasn&#8217;t a bad loss. It also won Jury a bonus for &#8220;Fight of the Season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not to say Jury was a bust in the UFC. In fact, he actually had a very solid run in the Octagon. Overall, Jury went 8-4 in the UFC with notable victories over Diego Sanchez, Takanori Gomi, and Michael Johnson. However, after moving down to 145lbs, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-phoenix-results-andre-fili-defeats-myles-jury-highlights\/\">he dropped back-to-back fights<\/a> to Chad Mendes and Andre Fili before becoming a free agent, and the two losses led to the UFC choosing to let him go. That&#8217;s when Bellator swooped in and signed him to this free agent deal.<\/p>\n<p>Despite coming off of two straight losses heading into this Bellator debut, this should still be a good signing for the promotion. There are plenty of potentially fun matchups for Jury in Bellator, and he can likely be matched up against a lesser fighter in his organization debut to get his feet wet before stepping up in competition. Plus, he&#8217;s young enough that he can potentially finally exhibit his untapped potential in his new home.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think Myles Jury should fight in his Bellator debut?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 7\/19\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC lightweight contender Myles Jury, who recently became a free agent, has signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator. ESPN.com&#8217;s Ariel Helwani first broke the news. He added that Jury, who has previously competed as a featherweight, will compete as a lightweight in Bellator. He is expected to make his promotional debut later this year. 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