Report: Five Fights Added To Bellator 217, Karl Moore In Action
Five more bouts have been added to the upcoming Bellator 217 card according to MMA Fighting as Karl Moore faces Yannick Bahati, Kiefer Crosbie faces Daniel Olejniczak, Will Fleury faces Shaun Taylor, Ryan Curtis faces Luis Gonzalez and Ian Cleary faces Micky Doran.
Moore (8-2-0) is going to be making his Bellator MMA debut in this bout and is the current Cage Warriors Light Heavyweight Champion.
Bahati (8-4-0-1NC) is also going to be making his promotional debut, plus the fighter is a former two division champion in the EFC Worldwide promotion.
Crobie (5-0-0) has already competed once in Bellator MMA, defeating Orlando D’Ambrosio by unanimous decision at Bellator 211.
Olejniczak (2-2-1) is making his Bellator MMA debut in this bout and the fighter did go undefeated as an amateur competitor.
Fleury (4-1-0) is currently winless under the Bellator MMA banner, dropping a bout to Alen Amedovski at Bellator 203.
Taylor (8-1-0) will make his Bellator MMA debut in this bout and is also returning to action for the first time in over a year.
Curtis (3-1-0) is will make his promotional debut in this bout and will also compete for the first time in over a year.
Gonzalez (5-4-0) is competing for the first time in Bellator MMA and he has previously challenged for the Tachi Palace Fights Flyweight Title.
Cleary (1-0-0) is going to be fighting for the first time in Bellator MMA and is back in action for the first time in two-plus years.
Doran (0-0-0) is making his professional MMA debut in this bout, having won two of three fights as an amateur competitor.
Bellator 217 takes place on Saturday, February 23 from the 3 Arena in Dublin, Ireland with James Gallagher and Steven Graham headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, which airs live on the Paramount Network.