Jansen-McAfee Targeted for Bellator 39
Mike Whitman Mar 26, 2011
Two WEC veterans will lock horns on April 2, as Dave Jansen
(Pictured) meets Scott
McAfee in a lightweight duel at Bellator 39.
Sherdog.com confirmed the bout with multiple sources on Friday. Bellator 39 goes down from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between reigning champion Eddie Alvarez and Season 2 tournament winner Pat Curran. Also slated for the event is a pair of welterweight scraps, as UFC exile Ben Saunders meets Matt Lee and former Bellator 170-pound king Lyman Good squares off with Olympic judoka Rick Hawn in the first welterweight tournament semifinal.
Formerly of Team Quest and now training at a variety of gyms in the Pacific Northwest, Jansen is likely best known by fans for his three appearances inside the WEC. Undefeated through nearly three years of pro competition, Jansen made his WEC debut in 2009, outpointing Rich Crunkilton at WEC 43. However, back-to-back defeats followed for the Oregonian, as Jansen was bested by both Kamal Shalorus and Ricardo Lamas in 2010.
McAfee has won four of his last five fights. The Alaskan is a veteran of the defunct Palace Fighting Championship promotion and made his first and only WEC appearance in 2007, losing by first round guillotine choke to Marcus Hicks. In 2008, the lightweight moved from Alaska to Sacramento, Calif., to train with Team Alpha Male. The 27-year-old has finished all but one of his career victims and has never been knocked out.
Sherdog.com confirmed the bout with multiple sources on Friday. Bellator 39 goes down from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between reigning champion Eddie Alvarez and Season 2 tournament winner Pat Curran. Also slated for the event is a pair of welterweight scraps, as UFC exile Ben Saunders meets Matt Lee and former Bellator 170-pound king Lyman Good squares off with Olympic judoka Rick Hawn in the first welterweight tournament semifinal.
Formerly of Team Quest and now training at a variety of gyms in the Pacific Northwest, Jansen is likely best known by fans for his three appearances inside the WEC. Undefeated through nearly three years of pro competition, Jansen made his WEC debut in 2009, outpointing Rich Crunkilton at WEC 43. However, back-to-back defeats followed for the Oregonian, as Jansen was bested by both Kamal Shalorus and Ricardo Lamas in 2010.
McAfee has won four of his last five fights. The Alaskan is a veteran of the defunct Palace Fighting Championship promotion and made his first and only WEC appearance in 2007, losing by first round guillotine choke to Marcus Hicks. In 2008, the lightweight moved from Alaska to Sacramento, Calif., to train with Team Alpha Male. The 27-year-old has finished all but one of his career victims and has never been knocked out.
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